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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Senior lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Mega-influencer Andrew Tate is once again back in the news as he battles charges of organised crime and human trafficking in Romania. Tate gained infamy last year after being banned on ... <a title="The draw of the ‘manosphere’: understanding Andrew Tate’s appeal to lost men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/the-draw-of-the-manosphere-understanding-andrew-tates-appeal-to-lost-men-199179/" aria-label="Read more about The draw of the ‘manosphere’: understanding Andrew Tate’s appeal to lost men">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute marcelo leal/unsplash, CC BY-SA For the land of the fair go, Australia has work to do on our health. Although the average Australian’s life expectancy is very high, that’s not true for everyone. Indigenous Australians, and Australians ... <a title="Fair health outcomes start with prevention. The new Centre for Disease Control can make it happen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/fair-health-outcomes-start-with-prevention-the-new-centre-for-disease-control-can-make-it-happen-199387/" aria-label="Read more about Fair health outcomes start with prevention. The new Centre for Disease Control can make it happen">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Divya Narain, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Shutterstock In a remote archipelago at the southernmost tip of India lies the Great Nicobar Island. This pristine ecosystem is a globally important nesting site of the largest turtles on Earth – leatherback turtles. But now, the site is ... <a title="A mega port in India threatens the survival of the largest turtles on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/a-mega-port-in-india-threatens-the-survival-of-the-largest-turtles-on-earth-197021/" aria-label="Read more about A mega port in India threatens the survival of the largest turtles on Earth">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University A recent parliamentary inquiry into passenger rail drew 1700 submissions, suggesting growing support for the return of long-distance trains in Aotearoa. The government has committed the country to decarbonisation targets that require significant cuts to transport-related emissions. But decarbonising ... <a title="Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense in New Zealand — for people and the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/why-restoring-long-distance-passenger-rail-makes-sense-in-new-zealand-for-people-and-the-climate-199381/" aria-label="Read more about Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense in New Zealand — for people and the climate">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anika Stobart, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute Shutterstock If you step into a newly built school these days, chances are you will see classrooms that look very different to the classrooms most of us spent our school years in as children. On a recent visit to a new ... <a title="Open-plan classrooms are trendy but there is little evidence to show they help students learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/open-plan-classrooms-are-trendy-but-there-is-little-evidence-to-show-they-help-students-learn-199591/" aria-label="Read more about Open-plan classrooms are trendy but there is little evidence to show they help students learn">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Davidson, Research Associate, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University Mirror case, ivory, a Lady Crowning her Lover, Paris, France, ca. 1300 Victoria and Albert Museum For Valentine’s Day, some couples only roll their eyes at each other in mutual cynicism. The capitalisation of ... <a title="From Chaucer to chocolates: how Valentine’s Day gifts have changed over the centuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/from-chaucer-to-chocolates-how-valentines-day-gifts-have-changed-over-the-centuries-198512/" aria-label="Read more about From Chaucer to chocolates: how Valentine’s Day gifts have changed over the centuries">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has unveiled a new implementation plan for Closing the Gap with $424 million over several years in additional money for “practical action”. “The gap is not closing fast enough and on some measures it is going backwards,” ... <a title="Albanese government announces $424 million to narrow a gap that is not closing fast enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/albanese-government-announces-424-million-to-narrow-a-gap-that-is-not-closing-fast-enough-199750/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government announces $424 million to narrow a gap that is not closing fast enough">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra original Thousands of boat arrivals whose futures have been in limbo for a decade or more will be able to apply from Monday to be permanent Australian residents. The Minister for Home Affairs, Clare O’Neil and the Immigration Minister, Andrew ... <a title="Boat arrivals on temporary protection visas have access to permanent residency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/13/boat-arrivals-on-temporary-protection-visas-have-access-to-permanent-residency-199751/" aria-label="Read more about Boat arrivals on temporary protection visas have access to permanent residency">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Heinsohn, Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University Thomas Suchanek, CC BY-SA From pocket knives to smart phones, humans keep inventing ever-more-sophisticated tools. However, the notion that tool use is an exclusively human trait was shattered in the 1960s when Jane Goodall observed our ... <a title="Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/11/goffins-cockatoo-named-third-species-that-carries-toolsets-around-in-preparation-for-future-tasks-199408/" aria-label="Read more about Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Shutterstock After lifting interest rates for a record nine times in a row, and flagging more raises still to come, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest set of forecasts make for grim reading. The forecasts are part of the central ... <a title="RBA’s latest forecasts are grim. Here are 5 reasons why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/rbas-latest-forecasts-are-grim-here-are-5-reasons-why-199509/" aria-label="Read more about RBA’s latest forecasts are grim. Here are 5 reasons why">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University NASA Advanced Concepts Laboratory A group of US scientists this week proposed an unorthodox scheme to combat global warming: creating large clouds of Moon dust in space to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth. In their plan, ... <a title="Can clouds of Moon dust combat climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/can-clouds-of-moon-dust-combat-climate-change-199592/" aria-label="Read more about Can clouds of Moon dust combat climate change?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology The ACT is changing how it calculates car registration fees. Instead of being based on a car’s weight, the fee the owner pays will be based on the greenhouse gas emissions it produces. Up to now, ... <a title="Why a shift to basing vehicle registration fees on emissions matters for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/10/why-a-shift-to-basing-vehicle-registration-fees-on-emissions-matters-for-australia-199294/" aria-label="Read more about Why a shift to basing vehicle registration fees on emissions matters for Australia">Read more</a>
