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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne After this spring’s heat, humidity, rain and storms across Australia, you may be wondering what summer has in store. The Bureau of Meteorology’s long-range summer forecast, released today, gives some indication of how the coming months ... <a title="This summer will likely be wetter and warmer for most Australians, bureau forecast says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/this-summer-will-likely-be-wetter-and-warmer-for-most-australians-bureau-forecast-says-244520/" aria-label="Read more about This summer will likely be wetter and warmer for most Australians, bureau forecast says">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fethi Mansouri, Deakin Distinguished Professor/UNESCO Chair-holder; Founding Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Shutterstock The Australian Human Rights Commission this week launched the National Anti-racism Framework. It’s an important moment. For the first time, the country has a comprehensive approach to tackle, if ... <a title="Can we end racism in Australia? Yes, according to the first-ever national plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/can-we-end-racism-in-australia-yes-according-to-the-first-ever-national-plan-244734/" aria-label="Read more about Can we end racism in Australia? Yes, according to the first-ever national plan">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Thomas Rosenzweig/Shutterstock Extreme temperature and rainfall events are increasing around the world, including Australia. What makes them extreme is their rarity and severity compared to the typical climate. A region’s “climate” is defined ... <a title="‘Unprecedented’ climate extremes are everywhere. Our baselines for what’s normal will need to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/unprecedented-climate-extremes-are-everywhere-our-baselines-for-whats-normal-will-need-to-change-244298/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Unprecedented’ climate extremes are everywhere. Our baselines for what’s normal will need to change">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia interstid/Shutterstock Picture this: you’ve just woken up and rolled out of bed. Your feet hit the floor, and your legs buckle. They are in absolute agony – that run yesterday has really come back to haunt you. ... <a title="There are 2 main ways to stretch – the one you should choose depends on what you want your body to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/there-are-2-main-ways-to-stretch-the-one-you-should-choose-depends-on-what-you-want-your-body-to-do-244048/" aria-label="Read more about There are 2 main ways to stretch – the one you should choose depends on what you want your body to do">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Derek Arnold, Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Gunter Nuyts/Shutterstock Tell a man he shouldn’t think of a pink elephant and he can’t get that beast out of his mind! This quote, from Curt Siodmak’s 1974 novel City in the Sky, describes how hard it ... <a title="The pink elephant test: what your visual imagination predicts about your ability to control your thoughts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/the-pink-elephant-test-what-your-visual-imagination-predicts-about-your-ability-to-control-your-thoughts-244274/" aria-label="Read more about The pink elephant test: what your visual imagination predicts about your ability to control your thoughts">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University As federal parliament rushes to a close, it’s become clearer that a dedicated agency to enforce the nation’s various whistleblower protection laws will be an important priority for the 48th ... <a title="For the sake of our democracy, Australia urgently needs a whistleblower protection authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/for-the-sake-of-our-democracy-australia-urgently-needs-a-whistleblower-protection-authority-244387/" aria-label="Read more about For the sake of our democracy, Australia urgently needs a whistleblower protection authority">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Nasreen, Postdoc Housing Researcher, the University of Sydney, Macquarie University Rental costs have hit record highs across Australia – in Sydney, for example, tiny two-bedroom apartments can fetch weekly rents well beyond $700. The housing crisis is forcing some people into an impossible choice: homelessness or ... <a title="20 people in a two-bedroom apartment: the growing health and safety risks of ‘hot bedding’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/20-people-in-a-two-bedroom-apartment-the-growing-health-and-safety-risks-of-hot-bedding-244279/" aria-label="Read more about 20 people in a two-bedroom apartment: the growing health and safety risks of ‘hot bedding’">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Willow Sainsbury, Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau It will come as no surprise to anyone that New Zealand needs more trained psychologists. Shortages have been reported across the country, increasing wait times and making it harder for people to ... <a title="NZ urgently needs more psychologists – changing an outmoded training model would help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/nz-urgently-needs-more-psychologists-changing-an-outmoded-training-model-would-help-243259/" aria-label="Read more about NZ urgently needs more psychologists – changing an outmoded training model would help">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Jandt, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Otago Getty Images As we transition to warmer weather in the austral summer, many changes take place. Domestic dogs and cats may shed winter coats. Fish such as bass and trout prepare fat reserves for migrations to deeper waters. ... <a title="Royal gardens: how queen bees and wasps set our backyards abuzz in readiness for summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/royal-gardens-how-queen-bees-and-wasps-set-our-backyards-abuzz-in-readiness-for-summer-242110/" aria-label="Read more about Royal gardens: how queen bees and wasps set our backyards abuzz in readiness for summer">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Cameron Webb/NSW Health Pathology Warm weather is here and mosquitoes are on the rise in Australia. Unseasonably large swarms are causing problems in some parts of Sydney already. Health authorities track mosquitoes across the country ... <a title="Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/mosquito-borne-diseases-are-on-the-rise-heres-how-collecting-mozzies-in-your-backyard-can-help-science-244511/" aria-label="Read more about Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Wheeler, Physical activity researcher, Deakin University | Lecturer in science communication, The University of Melbourne Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock In many households, screens are part of daily life – from work to entertainment. But for parents, setting boundaries around screens isn’t just about kids; it’s also about modelling ... <a title="We’re quick to limit kids’ screen time. Parents can also benefit from setting boundaries for themselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/were-quick-to-limit-kids-screen-time-parents-can-also-benefit-from-setting-boundaries-for-themselves-240904/" aria-label="Read more about We’re quick to limit kids’ screen time. Parents can also benefit from setting boundaries for themselves">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre Shutterstock The federal government this week tasked an expert panel with making Australia’s largest grid, the National Electricity Market, fit for our changing energy system. Reform is badly needed. Australia is trying to transition to renewable energy using rules established in 1998 ... <a title="Australia’s electricity market is getting a big makeover – and these 3 changes will make it future-proof" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/28/australias-electricity-market-is-getting-a-big-makeover-and-these-3-changes-will-make-it-future-proof-244739/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s electricity market is getting a big makeover – and these 3 changes will make it future-proof">Read more</a>
