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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Greening, Professor, Microbiology, Monash University Shutterstock It may sound surprising, but when times are tough and there is no other food available, some soil bacteria can consume traces of hydrogen in the air as an energy source. In fact, bacteria remove a staggering 70 million tonnes ... <a title="Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/electricity-from-thin-air-an-enzyme-from-bacteria-can-extract-energy-from-hydrogen-in-the-atmosphere-200432/" aria-label="Read more about Electricity from thin air: an enzyme from bacteria can extract energy from hydrogen in the atmosphere">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick F Walsh, Professor Intelligence and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University Koki Kataoka/AP A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due ... <a title="Disputes over COVID’s origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/disputes-over-covids-origins-reveal-an-intelligence-community-in-disarray-here-are-4-fixes-we-need-before-the-next-pandemic-201166/" aria-label="Read more about Disputes over COVID’s origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra Lukas Coch/AAP Australian media have been widely criticised for not representing the diversity of the community they speak to and write for – nor, importantly, the people they report on. Our latest research shows ... <a title="Australia’s media improve on diversity – but there’s still a long way to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/australias-media-improve-on-diversity-but-theres-still-a-long-way-to-go-200452/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s media improve on diversity – but there’s still a long way to go">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Malouff, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England Pexels/cottonbro studio You have made a momentous decision: you will seek psychological treatment for your depression, anxiety, substance abuse, or other mental health issue. Your mind then may turn to the question ... <a title="I think I need therapy. Here are 5 types of psychotherapy to help with almost any mental health problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/i-think-i-need-therapy-here-are-5-types-of-psychotherapy-to-help-with-almost-any-mental-health-problem-199197/" aria-label="Read more about I think I need therapy. Here are 5 types of psychotherapy to help with almost any mental health problem">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Rae, Honorary Professorial Fellow, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne Can bushfire smoke reduce the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere? A decade ago, we might have been sceptical. But there’s a growing body of research showing a clear link. Last year, MIT expert Susan ... <a title="Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/bushfire-smoke-eats-up-the-ozone-protecting-us-from-dangerous-radiation-the-damage-will-increase-as-the-world-heats-up-201375/" aria-label="Read more about Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin R. Slemp, Associate Professor, Centre for Wellbeing Science, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock About three quarters of Australian teachers experience substantial stress in a typical work week, according to a 2021 survey. Another 2019 Australian study showed more than half suffer ... <a title="Our research shows how ‘job crafting’ can help teachers manage and enjoy their stressful work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/09/our-research-shows-how-job-crafting-can-help-teachers-manage-and-enjoy-their-stressful-work-200087/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows how ‘job crafting’ can help teachers manage and enjoy their stressful work">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers sparked a political row when he announced a tax hike on superannuation concessions for accounts with balances over $3 million, from 15% to 30%, to begin in 2025. Polling indicates the move has broad support from the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chair-of-retirement-income-review-mike-callaghan-on-reforming-superannuation-201393/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chair of Retirement Income Review, Mike Callaghan, on reforming superannuation">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Newton, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Last week, the Queensland government accepted in principle recommendations from a 2022 inquiry into the rights of donor-conceived people. Donor conception is a technique to facilitate pregnancy using donated sperm and/or eggs. Queensland is among the least ... <a title="Qld agrees to allow donor-conceived people the right to know the identity of their donor. Here’s why it’s important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/qld-agrees-to-allow-donor-conceived-people-the-right-to-know-the-identity-of-their-donor-heres-why-its-important-201081/" aria-label="Read more about Qld agrees to allow donor-conceived people the right to know the identity of their donor. Here’s why it’s important">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Joel Carrett/AAP The court case against federal independent parliamentarian Monique Ryan by her former chief of staff Sally Rugg will, according to Rugg’s lawyers, open the door to legal action “by every Australian worker experiencing exploitation because of a ... <a title="What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/what-are-reasonable-hours-the-ryan-rugg-legal-stoush-may-help-the-rest-of-us-know-201093/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Joel Carrett/AAP The court case against federal independent parliamentarian Monique Ryan by her former chief of staff Sally Rugg will, according to Rugg’s lawyers, open the door to legal action “by every Australian worker experiencing exploitation because of a ... <a title="What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rudd legal stoush may help the rest of us know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/what-are-reasonable-hours-the-ryan-rudd-legal-stoush-may-help-the-rest-of-us-know-201093/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rudd legal stoush may help the rest of us know">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Williams, PhD Candidate in Biochemistry, La Trobe University Anthony D. Williams, Author provided Over the millions of years crocodiles and their relatives have roamed our planet, they have evolved robust immune systems to help combat the potentially harmful microbes in the swamps and waterways they call ... <a title="Crocodiles are uniquely protected against fungal infections. This might one day help human medicine too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/crocodiles-are-uniquely-protected-against-fungal-infections-this-might-one-day-help-human-medicine-too-201290/" aria-label="Read more about Crocodiles are uniquely protected against fungal infections. This might one day help human medicine too">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Australian National University This fortnight, Australia’s parliament is considering an amendment to the safeguard mechanism, which is the main way we’ve tried to cut emissions over the last nine years. As you may already know, it hasn’t done what it was meant to do. ... <a title="The Greens aren’t grandstanding on a new coal and gas ban – they’re negotiating well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/the-greens-arent-grandstanding-on-a-new-coal-and-gas-ban-theyre-negotiating-well-201287/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens aren’t grandstanding on a new coal and gas ban – they’re negotiating well">Read more</a>
