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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Burrows, Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock For many of us, eating particular foods can be comforting: a pick-me-up during a hard task; a reward after a long day at work; a satiating end to a lovely dinner. But some people have a compulsive ... <a title="Concerned about overeating? Here’s what you need to know about food addiction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/concerned-about-overeating-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-food-addiction-169352/" aria-label="Read more about Concerned about overeating? Here’s what you need to know about food addiction">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Morgain, Senior research fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Zareth Long undertaking controlled burn in Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area, WA Annette Ruzicka, Bush Heritage Australia, Author provided Australia’s plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 relies heavily on unproven technologies ... <a title="5 big ideas: how Australia can tackle climate change while restoring nature, culture and communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/5-big-ideas-how-australia-can-tackle-climate-change-while-restoring-nature-culture-and-communities-172156/" aria-label="Read more about 5 big ideas: how Australia can tackle climate change while restoring nature, culture and communities">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Gobby, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum, Curtin University Shutterstock There is a pressing need to prepare for the impact of the climate crisis on schools and school education in Australia. A Western Australian parliamentary inquiry into the response of the state’s schools to climate change reflects this ... <a title="Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/curriculum-is-a-climate-change-battleground-and-states-must-step-in-to-prepare-students-172392/" aria-label="Read more about Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Job vacancies in Australia are at a record level. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ job vacancy rate, measuring the proportion of available jobs currently unfilled, is now more than 2.5% – the highest level since the series ... <a title="Australia has record job vacancies, but don’t expect it to lead to higher wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/australia-has-record-job-vacancies-but-dont-expect-it-to-lead-to-higher-wages-172146/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has record job vacancies, but don’t expect it to lead to higher wages">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Professor of Law, University of Auckland Shutterstock Hard on the heels of the political deal-making by major powers and corporate lobbyists at the COP26 climate conference, similar manoeuvres are shaping the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), scheduled to begin on November 30 ... <a title="Divided and paralysed, can the WTO negotiate a pandemic recovery plan that is fair for all?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/divided-and-paralysed-can-the-wto-negotiate-a-pandemic-recovery-plan-that-is-fair-for-all-172484/" aria-label="Read more about Divided and paralysed, can the WTO negotiate a pandemic recovery plan that is fair for all?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy van Duivenvoorde, Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology, Flinders University Panoramic view of the Batavia ship exterior oak planking. Patrick E. Baker/Western Australian Museum The wrecking of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia in 1629 is perhaps the best-known maritime disaster in Australian history. The subject ... <a title="We studied the tree rings of the Batavia shipwreck timbers – they told us much about global seafaring history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/we-studied-the-tree-rings-of-the-batavia-shipwreck-timbers-they-told-us-much-about-global-seafaring-history-171495/" aria-label="Read more about We studied the tree rings of the Batavia shipwreck timbers – they told us much about global seafaring history">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is pushing for universities to shift from “publish or perish” incentives to focus on commercialising their research, industry needs and “national priorities”. Announcing $242.7 million for a yet-to-be-selected small group of “trailblazer” universities, the government wants to ... <a title="Morrison says universities should shift focus from ‘publish or perish’ towards commercialising research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/morrison-says-universities-should-shift-focus-from-publish-or-perish-towards-commercialising-research-172522/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison says universities should shift focus from ‘publish or perish’ towards commercialising research">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep-dive into how Aotearoa New Zealand is in the cross-hairs of two distinct political powers – one has been around for awhile and applies influence operations aimed at elites; and the other uses cultural and ideological diffusion that is ... <a title="LIVE@MIDDAY: Why Bannonism-Trumpism Has Set Its Sights on Aotearoa New Zealand – Buchanan and Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/livemidday-why-bannonism-trumpism-has-set-its-sights-on-aotearoa-new-zealand-buchanan-and-manning/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@MIDDAY: Why Bannonism-Trumpism Has Set Its Sights on Aotearoa New Zealand – Buchanan and Manning">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor has announced that in government it would appoint a family domestic and sexual violence commissioner and also fund 500 new community sector workers to help women at risk or in crisis. Labor spokeswoman Jenny McAllister says more staff are ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny McAllister on domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jenny-mcallister-on-domestic-violence-172512/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny McAllister on domestic violence">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first chart starts with three small countries, two of which are affluent British territories. Other British territories also are on the chart: Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and the United Kingdom itself. And Ireland. The Cayman Islands, premier super yacht and tax haven, reminds us that Covid19 started in Europe ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Latest Cases and Deaths, plus Slovenia and Bulgaria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-latest-cases-and-deaths-plus-slovenia-and-bulgaria/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Latest Cases and Deaths, plus Slovenia and Bulgaria">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. This Government has a problem with urgency. Critics from both left and right have long complained about their lack of urgency on issues such as climate change, housing, and inequality. Likewise, in terms of the Covid response, there’s been a chorus of criticism that Labour has been complacent and sluggish on ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Today’s constitutional disgrace in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-todays-constitutional-disgrace-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Today’s constitutional disgrace in Parliament">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate projections scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock As the climate changes, southern Australia is likely to keep getting drier on average, particularly in the southwest. However, this year has been wet. And yesterday the Bureau of Meteorology announced we are now in another La Niña event. This ... <a title="Climate change is likely driving a drier southern Australia – so why are we having such a wet year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/climate-change-is-likely-driving-a-drier-southern-australia-so-why-are-we-having-such-a-wet-year-172409/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is likely driving a drier southern Australia – so why are we having such a wet year?">Read more</a>
