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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Gena Melendrez/Shutterstock Heatwaves are among the world’s deadliest weather hazards. Every year, vast numbers of people are killed by heat stress and it can worsen health problems such as diabetes, asthma ... <a title="To keep your cool in a heatwave, it may help to water your trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/to-keep-your-cool-in-a-heatwave-it-may-help-to-water-your-trees-246486/" aria-label="Read more about To keep your cool in a heatwave, it may help to water your trees">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne One of the executive orders US President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance. The US Agency for International Development, USAID, was ordered to halt funding. ... <a title="In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/in-freezing-foreign-aid-the-us-leaves-people-to-die-and-allows-china-to-come-to-the-rescue-249024/" aria-label="Read more about In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Associate Professor of Healthcare Innovations, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University Parts of North Queensland have received almost two metres of rain since the weekend, causing flash and riverine flooding that claimed the lives of two women around Ingham. While some North ... <a title="Returning home after a flood? Prioritise your health and take it one step at a time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/returning-home-after-a-flood-prioritise-your-health-and-take-it-one-step-at-a-time-248902/" aria-label="Read more about Returning home after a flood? Prioritise your health and take it one step at a time">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriette Richards, Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University Despite the many musical achievements celebrated at this year’s Grammy Awards, it was Bianca Censori’s red carpet appearance that won the award for most headlines. Walking the red carpet with her husband Ye (Kanye West), nominated ... <a title="Bold statement, or a product of misogyny? What Bianca Censori’s ‘naked dress’ says about fashion on the red carpet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/bold-statement-or-a-product-of-misogyny-what-bianca-censoris-naked-dress-says-about-fashion-on-the-red-carpet-249001/" aria-label="Read more about Bold statement, or a product of misogyny? What Bianca Censori’s ‘naked dress’ says about fashion on the red carpet">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University Beyoncé appeared visibly astonished to hear her album Cowboy Carter had won best country album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Onstage, the singer offered a heartfelt reflection on musical genre: I think sometimes genre is a code word to ... <a title="Beyoncé is right – music genres can force artists into conformity. But ditching them isn’t an option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/beyonce-is-right-music-genres-can-force-artists-into-conformity-but-ditching-them-isnt-an-option-249016/" aria-label="Read more about Beyoncé is right – music genres can force artists into conformity. But ditching them isn’t an option">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, PhD Candidate in Theatre, Monash University Matto Lucas/UMAC/Midsumma Milo Hartill is “Black, fat and f**gy”, according to the title of her new cabaret work. Actor, model, influencer and one helluva singer, 24-year-old Hartill shines. Black, Fat and F**gy is an autobiographical show, tracing defining moments ... <a title="Milo Hartill’s Black, Fat and F**gy is rough around the edges – and all the more beautiful for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/milo-hartills-black-fat-and-f-gy-is-rough-around-the-edges-and-all-the-more-beautiful-for-it-248998/" aria-label="Read more about Milo Hartill’s Black, Fat and F**gy is rough around the edges – and all the more beautiful for it">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Valentina_G/Shutterstock Many people looking to improve their health try to boost fibre intake by eating more vegetables. But while all veggies offer health benefits, not all are particularly high in fibre. You can eat loads ... <a title="Some vegetables are pretty low in fibre. So which veggies are high-fibre heroes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/some-vegetables-are-pretty-low-in-fibre-so-which-veggies-are-high-fibre-heroes-246238/" aria-label="Read more about Some vegetables are pretty low in fibre. So which veggies are high-fibre heroes?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blake Lawrence, PhD Candidate (Design) and Performance Artist, University of Technology Sydney Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania. Giacomo Cosua/Sydney Festival The first weeks of 2025 have seen catastrophic wildfires locally and internationally, record global ocean temperatures, and unprecedented coral bleaching events. Trump has signed executive orders to exit from the ... <a title="Watching the doom loop: Sydney Festival artists witness climate change, and imagine our post-apocalyptic future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/watching-the-doom-loop-sydney-festival-artists-witness-climate-change-and-imagine-our-post-apocalyptic-future-249017/" aria-label="Read more about Watching the doom loop: Sydney Festival artists witness climate change, and imagine our post-apocalyptic future">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney Melbourne’s status as the sporting capital of Australia is well-established: the Victorian city hosts annual events such as the Australian Open tennis tournament, the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Melbourne Cup horseracing carnival, Boxing Day cricket Test ... <a title="It’s the most American of sports, so why is the NFL looking to Melbourne for international games?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/its-the-most-american-of-sports-so-why-is-the-nfl-looking-to-melbourne-for-international-games-248870/" aria-label="Read more about It’s the most American of sports, so why is the NFL looking to Melbourne for international games?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmeline Norris, PhD Candidate, Conservation Biology, James Cook University Tree kangaroos are easily spotted with thermal drones. Emmeline Norris Bennett’s tree kangaroos, one of Australia’s most mysterious marsupials, have long eluded researchers. Our new study, published in Australian Mammalogy today, has achieved a breakthrough: using thermal drones ... <a title="Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/rare-almost-mythical-australian-tree-kangaroos-can-finally-be-studied-thanks-to-new-tech-246334/" aria-label="Read more about Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Borell, Kairangahau/Researcher, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Lake Alice Hospital, one of many institutions investigated by the abuse-in-state-care inquiry. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY A new study using a large collection of demographic data has revealed the lasting and damaging consequences for children placed in ... <a title="24 years of life lost: people placed in state care have died earlier, more violent deaths – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/24-years-of-life-lost-people-placed-in-state-care-have-died-earlier-more-violent-deaths-new-study-248540/" aria-label="Read more about 24 years of life lost: people placed in state care have died earlier, more violent deaths – new study">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lea Frermann, Senior Lecturer in Natural Language Processing, The University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne TA Design/Shutterstock Until a few weeks ago, few people in the Western world had heard of a small Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company known as DeepSeek. But on January 20, it ... <a title="OpenAI says DeepSeek ‘inappropriately’ copied ChatGPT – but it’s facing copyright claims too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/05/openai-says-deepseek-inappropriately-copied-chatgpt-but-its-facing-copyright-claims-too-248863/" aria-label="Read more about OpenAI says DeepSeek ‘inappropriately’ copied ChatGPT – but it’s facing copyright claims too">Read more</a>
