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March 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Len Gillman, Professor of Biogeography, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images By the end of this month, speed limits on more than 2,000 roads across Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland will have been reduced by between 10 and 60 kilometres per hour (km/h). Part of the Auckland Transport (AT) safe ... <a title="Why NZ should lower motorway speed limits for SUVs and other high-emission vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/13/why-nz-should-lower-motorway-speed-limits-for-suvs-and-other-high-emission-vehicles-201466/" aria-label="Read more about Why NZ should lower motorway speed limits for SUVs and other high-emission vehicles">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As Anthony Albanese readies for the imminent unveiling of details of the nuclear-powered submarine acquisition program under AUKUS, one important question looms. Can the prime minister juggle this closer Australian-American military embrace with a continuation of the improving Australian-Chinese relationship? ... <a title="View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese finds Scott Morrison’s AUKUS clothes a good fit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/view-from-the-hill-anthony-albanese-finds-scott-morrisons-aukus-clothes-a-good-fit-201640/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese finds Scott Morrison’s AUKUS clothes a good fit">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Patterson, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong Shutterstock The idea of the 15-minute city, according to its originator Carlos Moreno, is that people are no more than a 15-minute walk or bike ride away from all the services they need to live, learn and ... <a title="Forget the conspiracies, 15-minute cities will free us to improve our mental health and wellbeing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/forget-the-conspiracies-15-minute-cities-will-free-us-to-improve-our-mental-health-and-wellbeing-200823/" aria-label="Read more about Forget the conspiracies, 15-minute cities will free us to improve our mental health and wellbeing">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Zunica, Lecturer in Secondary Maths Education, University of Sydney Shutterstock From March 15, more than one million young Australians will sit the NAPLAN numeracy test. For most students, this will just be a routine part of the school day (albeit less fun than running around at ... <a title="‘Maths anxiety’ is a real thing. Here are 3 ways to help your child cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/maths-anxiety-is-a-real-thing-here-are-3-ways-to-help-your-child-cope-200822/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Maths anxiety’ is a real thing. Here are 3 ways to help your child cope">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Comets are rarely as bright as this illustration. IgorZh/Shutterstock Hot on the heels of the disappointing Green Comet, astronomers have just discovered a new comet with the potential to be next year’s big story – C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). Although ... <a title="Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/astronomers-just-discovered-a-comet-that-could-be-brighter-than-most-stars-when-we-see-it-next-year-or-will-it-201377/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Shutterstock It’s a question people ask often: does menopause cause weight gain? Women commonly put on weight as they enter menopause. Research shows women aged 46-57 gain an average of 2.1kg over five years. But like ... <a title="Is menopause making me put on weight? No, but it’s complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/is-menopause-making-me-put-on-weight-no-but-its-complicated-198308/" aria-label="Read more about Is menopause making me put on weight? No, but it’s complicated">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Bradshaw, Research Assistant, Monash University Queensland State Archives In 1974, Woroni, the student magazine of the Australian National University, published an article looking at the lives of lesbians at the university. One contributor, “Jody”, told of her experience with a doctor who pressured her for details ... <a title="‘Are you telling me it’s all in my head?’ Endometriosis in the Australian press in the 1970s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/12/are-you-telling-me-its-all-in-my-head-endometriosis-in-the-australian-press-in-the-1970s-198514/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Are you telling me it’s all in my head?’ Endometriosis in the Australian press in the 1970s">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Hanich, Professor, University of Wollongong Global squid fishing increased by 68% between 2017 and 2020, according to our international analysis, prompting concerns that much of the international fishing fleet is sidestepping necessary conservation and management. Our study, carried out with colleagues in Australia, Japan, the United ... <a title="Squid fishing grew by 68% in just three years, raising fears the industry is out of control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/squid-fishing-grew-by-68-in-just-three-years-raising-fears-the-industry-is-out-of-control-200943/" aria-label="Read more about Squid fishing grew by 68% in just three years, raising fears the industry is out of control">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga C. Pandos, PhD Candidate in Technology, Medical Law and Ethics, University of Adelaide Sangharsh Lohakare / Unsplash Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered at the Francis Crick Institute in London this week for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. As at the ... <a title="Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/11/somatic-genome-editing-therapies-are-becoming-a-reality-but-debate-over-ethics-equitable-access-and-governance-continue-201234/" aria-label="Read more about Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren O’Donovan, Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law, La Trobe University Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Darren England, Jono Searle/AAP The robodebt royal commission hearings came to an end on Friday. Over the past four months, they have delivered a telling portrait of unaccountable government power. As ... <a title="‘Amateurish, rushed and disastrous’: royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/amateurish-rushed-and-disastrous-royal-commission-exposes-robodebt-as-ethically-indefensible-policy-targeting-vulnerable-people-201165/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Amateurish, rushed and disastrous’: royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priya Chacko, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Adelaide Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a landmark visit to India this week in the hopes of boosting ties in trade, education and security. Australia’s relationship with India has been marked by short bursts of enthusiasm, ... <a title="Albanese visit hopes to strengthen ties with India amid China’s rise. But differences remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/albanese-visit-hopes-to-strengthen-ties-with-india-amid-chinas-rise-but-differences-remain-201369/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese visit hopes to strengthen ties with India amid China’s rise. But differences remain">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catriona Macleod, Associate professor, University of Tasmania Cayne Layton, Author provided Seaweed is increasingly seen as a solution to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Interest in farming seaweed has exploded. There’s such a wide range of applications, from fertilisers to foods, bioplastics, textiles, supplements and ... <a title="Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/10/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459/" aria-label="Read more about Can seaweed save the world? Well it can certainly help in many ways">Read more</a>
