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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gina Masterton, Indigenous Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology totajla/Shutterstock Last year, more than 1,200 people died in road crashes across Australia. But not all Australians face the same level of risk on our roads. Government data across five states and territories ... <a title="First Nations people are 3 times more likely to die on the road. Here’s how to fix Australia’s transport injustice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/first-nations-people-are-3-times-more-likely-to-die-on-the-road-heres-how-to-fix-australias-transport-injustice-236395/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people are 3 times more likely to die on the road. Here’s how to fix Australia’s transport injustice">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry Walton, Curator Invertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, CC BY-SA It has long been suspected that a small pāua (known as abalone, ormers or ear-shells overseas) found around a remote island chain north of Aotearoa New Zealand ... <a title="‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/the-paua-that-clings-to-the-sea-a-new-species-of-abalone-found-only-in-waters-off-a-remote-nz-island-chain-236568/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Briggs, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock As Australia’s electricity supply shifts to clean energy, a big challenge is looming. How do we “keep the lights on” as big coal plants close, and a far-flung network of wind and solar generators ... <a title="Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/australia-needs-tradies-and-materials-to-build-the-power-grid-of-the-future-so-where-are-they-237858/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock, CC BY There are many reasons a child should learn a musical instrument. Not only does it give them the opportunity to make music, a significant body of research points to benefits for cognitive and academic achievement. This ... <a title="When is a good time for a child to start music lessons?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/when-is-a-good-time-for-a-child-to-start-music-lessons-237225/" aria-label="Read more about When is a good time for a child to start music lessons?">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Syed Shams, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock As the world grapples with the intensifying challenges of climate change, businesses are under increasing pressure to take action. To avert catastrophe, this will have to go beyond merely complying with new regulations and minimum standards. Business ... <a title="Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/bold-climate-action-benefits-more-than-just-the-environment-its-also-great-for-business-237771/" aria-label="Read more about Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Schokman, Research Fellow, Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Courtesy of Prime What do you know about narcolepsy? As a rare sleep disorder, you might not have heard much about it, or if you have, your perception may have been formed ... <a title="Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/03/narcolepsy-is-reduced-to-a-punch-line-in-pop-culture-what-does-that-mean-for-people-who-live-with-it-235600/" aria-label="Read more about Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tariq Choucair, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Authorities in Brazil, the country with the world’s fifth largest number of internet users, have banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The ban came into effect over the weekend. It ... <a title="Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/brazil-just-banned-x-could-other-countries-follow-suit-237960/" aria-label="Read more about Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/view-from-the-hill-australians-dont-need-to-be-told-high-interest-rates-are-smashing-the-economy-but-is-there-an-alternative-237969/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Still or sparkling? It’s a question you’ll commonly hear in a café or restaurant and you probably have a preference. But is there any difference for your health? If you love the fizz, here’s why ... <a title="Is still water better for you than sparkling water?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/is-still-water-better-for-you-than-sparkling-water-237125/" aria-label="Read more about Is still water better for you than sparkling water?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Winter has ended dramatically across Australia’s southern states, as fierce winds and storms usher in spring. Over the weekend, intense winds from a powerful cold front brought down trees, damaged powerlines, brought ... <a title="Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/worried-about-your-trees-after-the-windstorms-here-are-7-signs-you-might-be-at-risk-237963/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University, Macquarie University How can we tell if the Reserve Bank of Australia – which sets the interest rates that shape our national and household budgets – is doing a good job? That’s partly what the Albanese government set out ... <a title="After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/after-working-for-the-rba-for-30-years-heres-how-id-make-it-more-accountable-237958/" aria-label="Read more about After working for the RBA for 30 years, here’s how I’d make it more accountable">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Harvey, UQ Amplify Research Fellow, The University of Queensland The full significance of Harry Mosby’s silver-medal win in the men’s discus at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Canada was unrecognised for 45 years: Paralympics Australia thought he was a Western Australian. In truth, Mosby was a ... <a title="What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/02/what-a-forgotten-torres-strait-island-paralympian-teaches-us-about-representation-achievement-and-history-232587/" aria-label="Read more about What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history">Read more</a>
