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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University KLC/Ewan Noakes, CC BY-ND Even though it’s still winter, the fire season has already started in Australia’s arid centre. About half of the Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park west of Alice Springs has burnt this year. The ... <a title="Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/indigenous-rangers-are-burning-the-desert-the-right-way-to-stop-the-wrong-kind-of-intense-fires-from-raging-211900/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University Shutterstock As we pass the half way mark in term 3, many students in Year 12 will be thinking more and more about their future. Universities and TAFEs are having open ... <a title="‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/so-many-things-to-consider-how-to-help-school-leavers-decide-what-to-do-next-211189/" aria-label="Read more about ‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janneke Blijlevens, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University These shoes are perfect, made for me! I have to get them! But really, I should be paying off my car loan instead. I can’t justify this purchase. Or can I …? We all know this feeling, this tension ... <a title="#GirlMaths: a seemingly innocent and fun way to justify expenses that can have serious financial consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/girlmaths-a-seemingly-innocent-and-fun-way-to-justify-expenses-that-can-have-serious-financial-consequences-211903/" aria-label="Read more about #GirlMaths: a seemingly innocent and fun way to justify expenses that can have serious financial consequences">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Phiddian, Professor of English, Flinders University After seven decades as a visual satirist provoking Australia as it is and might be, Bruce Petty passed away at 93 on April 6 this year. His career as a political cartoonist started with a trip to London in the ... <a title="How cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War – and how his great satire keeps finding its moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/how-cartoonist-bruce-petty-documented-the-vietnam-war-and-how-his-great-satire-keeps-finding-its-moment-208952/" aria-label="Read more about How cartoonist Bruce Petty documented the Vietnam War – and how his great satire keeps finding its moment">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University Imogen Warren, Shutterstock There’s nothing quite like having a rodent problem in your home. Most people will do anything to get rid of them. Australians usually reach for rat poison, without a second thought. Most of ... <a title="Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that’s the tip of the iceberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/rat-poison-is-killing-our-beloved-native-owls-and-tawny-frogmouths-and-thats-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-212184/" aria-label="Read more about Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that’s the tip of the iceberg">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral Researcher in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Dogs are important to a lot of humans, but what makes them so? Apart from being warm, soft and capable of inspiring our unconditional love, there are a number of unique characteristics that set dogs apart from ... <a title="An expert’s top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/an-experts-top-5-reasons-why-dogs-can-be-considered-exceptional-animals-211832/" aria-label="Read more about An expert’s top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now the Indian Space Research Organisation has returned in triumph, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander ... <a title="Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/almost-half-of-moon-missions-fail-why-is-space-still-so-hard-211914/" aria-label="Read more about Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lise Ludwig Mogensen, Associate professor, Medical Education, Research and Evaluation, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University Getty Leaving school and figuring out what’s next is challenging for young people. For those with disability, it is even harder. It is often a time when supports are withdrawn as ... <a title="More than a ‘disability person’. What finishing school is like for youth with intellectual disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/more-than-a-disability-person-what-finishing-school-is-like-for-youth-with-intellectual-disability-183223/" aria-label="Read more about More than a ‘disability person’. What finishing school is like for youth with intellectual disability">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Coffey, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Gender-based violence, particularly sexual harassment, is a serious and persistent problem across the workforce. But our new research paints a concerning picture of the extent of the problem in the hospitality industry. We interviewed 124 hospitality workers ... <a title="Gender-based violence is a big concern in hospitality – and women bear the brunt of managing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/gender-based-violence-is-a-big-concern-in-hospitality-and-women-bear-the-brunt-of-managing-it-212107/" aria-label="Read more about Gender-based violence is a big concern in hospitality – and women bear the brunt of managing it">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley O’Neill, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University Adrian Swancar/Unsplash Your nose is running, your head hurts and you feel like you’re coming down with a cold. You’re settling in on the couch for a sick day. Then you reach for the snacks. ... <a title="Why do I crave sugar and carbs when I’m sick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/why-do-i-crave-sugar-and-carbs-when-im-sick-210565/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I crave sugar and carbs when I’m sick?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Shutterstock Our cities are complex places of work, industry and residential activities. This often makes it hard to pin down the spread of different contaminants throughout them. This can be a ... <a title="How bees can monitor pollution for us – everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/how-bees-can-monitor-pollution-for-us-everything-from-toxic-metals-to-antimicrobial-resistance-211739/" aria-label="Read more about How bees can monitor pollution for us – everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura de Zwaan, Lecturer, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining Australia’s cost of living crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. It’s no secret that the cost of living has increased substantially over the ... <a title="Shop around, take lunch, catch the bus. It is possible to ease the squeeze on your budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/shop-around-take-lunch-catch-the-bus-it-is-possible-to-ease-the-squeeze-on-your-budget-210895/" aria-label="Read more about Shop around, take lunch, catch the bus. It is possible to ease the squeeze on your budget">Read more</a>
