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September 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Aotearoa New Zealand is a land of birds, from the smallest of wrens to the mightiest of moa. The ancestors of some species have been here for tens of millions of years, while others ... <a title="Are kiwi and moa recent immigrants from Australia? Neither fossils nor genetic evidence support the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/17/are-kiwi-and-moa-recent-immigrants-from-australia-neither-fossils-nor-genetic-evidence-support-the-story-238577/" aria-label="Read more about Are kiwi and moa recent immigrants from Australia? Neither fossils nor genetic evidence support the story">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University Bricolage/Shutterbox For many Australians, the family home is their largest financial asset. With an increasing variety of ways to tap into home equity, the temptation to access this wealth is ever growing. Homeowners increase the ... <a title="Young homeowners are more likely to use their home as an ‘ATM’ than their Boomer parents. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/17/young-homeowners-are-more-likely-to-use-their-home-as-an-atm-than-their-boomer-parents-heres-why-238924/" aria-label="Read more about Young homeowners are more likely to use their home as an ‘ATM’ than their Boomer parents. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By David Robie in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket list for years. For me, it was for more than half a century, ever since I had been editor of the Melbourne Sunday Observer, which campaigned against ... <a title="Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war resistance Củ Chi tunnels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/up-close-and-friendly-with-vietnams-war-resistance-cu-chi-tunnels/" aria-label="Read more about Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war resistance Củ Chi tunnels">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney It has not yet been a week since the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – in which the Democrat was widely held to have bested the Republican – and the US presidential election has ... <a title="Another assassination attempt, baseless claims about pets, and Taylor Swift: the US election is wild, but does any of it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/another-assassination-attempt-baseless-claims-about-pets-and-taylor-swift-the-us-election-is-wild-but-does-any-of-it-matter-239083/" aria-label="Read more about Another assassination attempt, baseless claims about pets, and Taylor Swift: the US election is wild, but does any of it matter?">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer of Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University ParinPix/Shutterstock The federal government is stepping up its fight against scams, which last year cost Australians more than A$2.7 billion. On Friday, the federal treasury released a draft scam prevention framework. The government said the plan ... <a title="Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/australias-new-scam-prevention-draft-is-welcome-but-it-needs-to-be-broader-in-scope-238995/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Health at every size (or HAES) is a lifestyle counselling approach that promotes mindful eating and lifestyle behaviours to pursue health and wellness, without focusing on weight loss. Weight loss is seen as a beneficial side ... <a title="What is ‘health at every size’ lifestyle counselling? How does it compare with weight-focused treatments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/what-is-health-at-every-size-lifestyle-counselling-how-does-it-compare-with-weight-focused-treatments-234376/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘health at every size’ lifestyle counselling? How does it compare with weight-focused treatments?">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Neal, Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The destruction of nature is a global crisis. Establishing protected areas of forest is a common policy governments use to tackle the problem. Indeed most countries, including Australia, have signed a ... <a title="National parks and other protected areas often fail to conserve Earth’s forests, research finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/national-parks-and-other-protected-areas-often-fail-to-conserve-earths-forests-research-finds-237567/" aria-label="Read more about National parks and other protected areas often fail to conserve Earth’s forests, research finds">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvette Grant, PhD (Dance) Candidate and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne Benjamin Garrett and Callum Linnane star in Wheeldon’s new ballet production. Christopher Rogers-Wilson Christopher Wheeldon and The Australian Ballet’s Oscar, which had its world premiere in Melbourne on September 13, is based on the ... <a title="Oscar: the tragedy and beauty of Wilde’s life, and an historic moment on the ballet stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/oscar-the-tragedy-and-beauty-of-wildes-life-and-an-historic-moment-on-the-ballet-stage-235649/" aria-label="Read more about Oscar: the tragedy and beauty of Wilde’s life, and an historic moment on the ballet stage">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Obama and managed it poorly. Real GDP grew more slowly under Trump than it had under any president since the second world war. ... <a title="What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/what-would-a-second-trump-presidency-mean-for-the-global-economy-239069/" aria-label="Read more about What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanette King, Professor, Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury Getty Images Ko tēnei te Wiki o te Reo Māori – it’s Māori Language Week. It’s been 52 years since the landmark moment on September 14 1972, when Hana Te Hemara and her fellow ... <a title="A ‘forever language’ – te Wiki o te Reo Māori marks 52 years of extraordinary progress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/a-forever-language-te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori-marks-52-years-of-extraordinary-progress-238974/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘forever language’ – te Wiki o te Reo Māori marks 52 years of extraordinary progress">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin West, PhD Candidate in Drama and Theatre Studies, The University of Queensland David Kelly/QPAC/Brisbane Festival Unapologetically sentimental, uncynically joyful, and brimming with wholeheartedness, Love Stories delivers exactly what its title promises. Adapted by Tim McGarry from Trent Dalton’s 2021 book and directed by Sam Strong, this ... <a title="A new play brings Trent Dalton’s Love Stories to the stage in a joyful and exuberant celebration of love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/a-new-play-brings-trent-daltons-love-stories-to-the-stage-in-a-joyful-and-exuberant-celebration-of-love-235663/" aria-label="Read more about A new play brings Trent Dalton’s Love Stories to the stage in a joyful and exuberant celebration of love">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University Artist’s impression. Oliver Hull The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper published last week in Earth & Planetary Science Letters, my colleagues ... <a title="Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/hidden-craters-reveal-earth-may-once-have-had-a-ring-like-saturn-239068/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn">Read more</a>
