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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Russell, ARC DECRA Associate Professor in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, La Trobe University Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria. Nationally, our per capita imprisonment rate outpaces Canada, the United Kingdom ... <a title="Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/prisons-dont-create-safer-communities-so-why-is-australia-spending-billions-on-building-them-247238/" aria-label="Read more about Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bioantika, PhD Candidate, Global Centre for Mineral Security, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland An excavator dredges sea sand in Lhokseumawe, Sumatra. Mohd Arafat/Shutterstock Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation. The ban was ... <a title="The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/the-last-time-it-was-legal-exports-of-sea-sand-destroyed-dozens-of-indonesian-islands-now-the-ban-is-being-lifted-246325/" aria-label="Read more about The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Vlcek, Lecturer in inclusive education, RMIT University Annie Spratt/Unsplash, CC BY From next week, schools will start to return for term 1. This can be a nervous time for some students, who might be anxious about new teachers, classes and routines. Returning to school after the ... <a title="Is your child nervous about going back to school? Try asking them what they are looking forward to" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/is-your-child-nervous-about-going-back-to-school-try-asking-them-what-they-are-looking-forward-to-247798/" aria-label="Read more about Is your child nervous about going back to school? Try asking them what they are looking forward to">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynn Buckley, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Reforms to the Companies Act are meant to make Aotearoa New Zealand an easier and safer place to do business. But key gaps in the reforms mean they could fall short of achieving these goals. ... <a title="NZ’s Companies Act is finally being reformed – but will the changes go far enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/nzs-companies-act-is-finally-being-reformed-but-will-the-changes-go-far-enough-246038/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Companies Act is finally being reformed – but will the changes go far enough?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tuba Degirmenci, PhD Candidate School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations, Queensland University of Technology Tsuguliev/Shutterstock We’ve all seen the marketing message “handmade with love”. It’s designed to tug at our heartstrings, suggesting extra care and affection went into crafting a product. As Valentine’s Day approaches, many ... <a title="Does ‘made with love’ sell? Research reveals who values handmade products the most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/does-made-with-love-sell-research-reveals-who-values-handmade-products-the-most-247351/" aria-label="Read more about Does ‘made with love’ sell? Research reveals who values handmade products the most">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University Kerolos Melad/Pexels Last year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued at least nine recall notices on products that didn’t comply with the mandatory standard for nightwear for children. All of these items posed a ... <a title="Your fuzzy flannel pyjamas could be incredibly flammable – here’s what to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/your-fuzzy-flannel-pyjamas-could-be-incredibly-flammable-heres-what-to-know-247448/" aria-label="Read more about Your fuzzy flannel pyjamas could be incredibly flammable – here’s what to know">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Carson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia The war in Gaza will leave its mark in many ways, long after the recently negotiated ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. One legacy relates to how the chaos of war provides the perfect ... <a title="‘Every blast is an open wound’: how the chaos of war breeds deadly superbugs that spread around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/every-blast-is-an-open-wound-how-the-chaos-of-war-breeds-deadly-superbugs-that-spread-around-the-world-245946/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Every blast is an open wound’: how the chaos of war breeds deadly superbugs that spread around the world">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Maximiliano Véjares Washington DC Chile’s recent local elections, in which moderate, traditional parties staged a comeback, offer a promising sign of political stability. Following five years of uncertainty marked by a social uprising in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, and two unsuccessful attempts to rewrite the Pinochet-era constitution, ... <a title="Chile: Back to the Future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/chile-back-to-the-future/" aria-label="Read more about Chile: Back to the Future">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong On his first day in office, Donald Trump launched his second term with a barrage of executive orders. Unsurprisingly, many could have a major impact on Mexico, which shares a 3,145-kilometre ... <a title="Trump’s war on migrants could make an enemy of the country he needs most: Mexico" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/trumps-war-on-migrants-could-make-an-enemy-of-the-country-he-needs-most-mexico-247894/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s war on migrants could make an enemy of the country he needs most: Mexico">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Macquarie University Nial Wheate Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently issued a safety alert requiring extra warnings to be included with the asthma and hay fever drug montelukast. The warnings are for users and their families to look for signs of ... <a title="Why a common asthma drug will now carry extra safety warnings about depression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/why-a-common-asthma-drug-will-now-carry-extra-safety-warnings-about-depression-247893/" aria-label="Read more about Why a common asthma drug will now carry extra safety warnings about depression">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer and Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) program, RMIT University When a tennis player serves at 200km/h in 30°C heat, their clothing isn’t just fabric. It becomes a key part of their performance. Modern tennis wear functions as a mini climate-control system ... <a title="‘A mini climate-control system’: the tech behind sportswear at the Australian Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/a-mini-climate-control-system-the-tech-behind-sportswear-at-the-australian-open-247889/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A mini climate-control system’: the tech behind sportswear at the Australian Open">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Last week, Australian Open player Destanee Aiava revealed she had struggled with borderline personality disorder. The tennis player said a formal diagnosis, after suicidal behaviour and severe panic attacks, “was a relief”. But “it also felt like a death sentence ... <a title="For tennis star Destanee Aiava, borderline personality disorder felt like ‘a death sentence’ – and a relief. What is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/for-tennis-star-destanee-aiava-borderline-personality-disorder-felt-like-a-death-sentence-and-a-relief-what-is-it-247451/" aria-label="Read more about For tennis star Destanee Aiava, borderline personality disorder felt like ‘a death sentence’ – and a relief. What is it?">Read more</a>
