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July 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Hughes, Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University One of the most significant achievements of the 26th United Nations climate conference in Glasgow (COP26) three years ago was the launch of the Global Methane Pledge. The goal is to reduce global methane emissions at least ... <a title="Methane is turbocharging unnatural disasters – Australia must get serious about reducing emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/31/methane-is-turbocharging-unnatural-disasters-australia-must-get-serious-about-reducing-emissions-234480/" aria-label="Read more about Methane is turbocharging unnatural disasters – Australia must get serious about reducing emissions">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carly Tozer, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO In the past few years in Australia, seasonal rainfall and temperatures have left a lot of people confused. Sometimes, the hot, dry conditions usually associated with an El Niño have not eventuated. Similarly, there have been years where a La Niña ... <a title="Is Australia’s climate confusing you? Here’s why rainfall and temperatures don’t always behave as expected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/31/is-australias-climate-confusing-you-heres-why-rainfall-and-temperatures-dont-always-behave-as-expected-233345/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s climate confusing you? Here’s why rainfall and temperatures don’t always behave as expected">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Levon Ellen Blue, Associate professor, The University of Queensland Velishchuk Yevhen/Shutterstock Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have enjoyed an astonishing rise into mainstream consciousness in recent years. Despite all the hype – perhaps partly because of it – investing in them can still expose us to serious ... <a title="Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/31/think-youre-immune-to-crypto-scams-you-might-be-more-at-risk-than-you-realise-235667/" aria-label="Read more about Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris McMillan, Professional Teaching Fellow in Sociology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images It’s one thing to aspire to be the “greenest games in history”, quite another to achieve it. While the Paris Olympics are responding to the threat to sport from the climate crisis, ... <a title="As the Paris Olympics try to go green, NZ sports bodies are stuck in the starting blocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/31/as-the-paris-olympics-try-to-go-green-nz-sports-bodies-are-stuck-in-the-starting-blocks-235094/" aria-label="Read more about As the Paris Olympics try to go green, NZ sports bodies are stuck in the starting blocks">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The inflation figure due to be released to is different than most. It’s focusing the minds of politicians as well as economists. Inflation has been falling for the past five quarters, getting closer and closer ... <a title="Why the RBA is highly unlikely to lift interest rates next week, even if inflation climbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/why-the-rba-is-highly-unlikely-to-lift-interest-rates-next-week-even-if-inflation-climbs-235683/" aria-label="Read more about Why the RBA is highly unlikely to lift interest rates next week, even if inflation climbs">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernard Njindan Iyke, Lecturer in Finance, La Trobe University Sobrevolando Patagonia/Shutterstock Even now, decades after we first began trying to avert the worst of global warming, more than 80% of the world’s total energy comes from fossil fuels. You might think this would make fossil fuel production ... <a title="For decades, governments have subsidised fossil fuels. But why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/for-decades-governments-have-subsidised-fossil-fuels-but-why-213467/" aria-label="Read more about For decades, governments have subsidised fossil fuels. But why?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Wastnage, Adjunct Industry Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Winter is always a tough time to be an airline in Australia. This current cold snap has been exacerbated by a cost-of-living crisis, causing would-be holidaymakers to tighten their belts as the aviation industry again braces ... <a title="Rex Airlines’ future up in the air amid questions about viability of small airlines in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/rex-airlines-future-up-in-the-air-amid-questions-about-viability-of-small-airlines-in-australia-235761/" aria-label="Read more about Rex Airlines’ future up in the air amid questions about viability of small airlines in Australia">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Andrejevic, Professor, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Monash University CCTV AI Facial Recognition Camera Authentificating People on Street Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Automated facial recognition is becoming widespread in Australia. The technology has already been used by retail outlets, sport stadiums and casinos around the country. ... <a title="Australians like facial recognition for ID but don’t want it used for surveillance, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/australians-like-facial-recognition-for-id-but-dont-want-it-used-for-surveillance-new-survey-shows-235530/" aria-label="Read more about Australians like facial recognition for ID but don’t want it used for surveillance, new survey shows">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate – Social Media and Communication, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney NataSnow/Shutterstock Australia is one of several countries currently considering a social media ban for children. Nationally, there are calls to raise the age a young person can legally use social media from ... <a title="From selfie injuries to viral stunts, social media can be risky for children. Could a ban help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/from-selfie-injuries-to-viral-stunts-social-media-can-be-risky-for-children-could-a-ban-help-234393/" aria-label="Read more about From selfie injuries to viral stunts, social media can be risky for children. Could a ban help?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Professor of Film, Media, and Popular Culture, Auckland University of Technology Bringing Wolverine into the MCU was possible due to Disney’s re-acquisition of the rights to the X-Men characters, previously hekd by 20th Century Fox. IMDB Last week, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) latest offering, ... <a title="Is Deadpool & Wolverine the hit Marvel needs? It’s entertaining – but it likely won’t cure our superhero fatigue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/is-deadpool-and-wolverine-the-hit-marvel-needs-its-entertaining-but-it-likely-wont-cure-our-superhero-fatigue-235675/" aria-label="Read more about Is Deadpool & Wolverine the hit Marvel needs? It’s entertaining – but it likely won’t cure our superhero fatigue">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Last week, Donald Trump promised a Christian audience that if they voted for him in 2024, they wouldn’t have to vote again in four years. Christians, get out and vote, just ... <a title="Does Donald Trump really want to be a dictator?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/does-donald-trump-really-want-to-be-a-dictator-234669/" aria-label="Read more about Does Donald Trump really want to be a dictator?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Ellmer, Researcher, The University of Queensland Action sports used to be a niche interest but they are continuing to gain in popularity, especially among younger generations. So, why are more people turning to sports such as BMX, skateboarding and surfing? The popularity of the X-Games would ... <a title="No coaches, no worries? How action sport athletes are bucking traditional sports pathways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/no-coaches-no-worries-how-action-sport-athletes-are-bucking-traditional-sports-pathways-234481/" aria-label="Read more about No coaches, no worries? How action sport athletes are bucking traditional sports pathways">Read more</a>
