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Australia relies on controversial offsets to meet climate change targets. We might not get away with it in Egypt

November 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University Shutterstock It’s small wonder a major fossil fuel producer like Australia has relied so heavily on carbon offsets. Plant new forests – or say you will avoid clearing old ones – and you can keep approving new gas and coal developments. ... <a title="Australia relies on controversial offsets to meet climate change targets. We might not get away with it in Egypt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/australia-relies-on-controversial-offsets-to-meet-climate-change-targets-we-might-not-get-away-with-it-in-egypt-193460/" aria-label="Read more about Australia relies on controversial offsets to meet climate change targets. We might not get away with it in Egypt">Read more</a>

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More than a story of treasures: revisiting Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years after its discovery

November 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Flinders University Howard Carter, Ahmed Gerigar and King Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus, opened three years after the tomb was discovered, in 1925. Wikimedia Commons On November 4 1922, a young Egyptian “water boy” on an archaeological dig is said to have accidentally ... <a title="More than a story of treasures: revisiting Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years after its discovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/03/more-than-a-story-of-treasures-revisiting-tutankhamuns-tomb-100-years-after-its-discovery-193293/" aria-label="Read more about More than a story of treasures: revisiting Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years after its discovery">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy expert Bruce Mountain on what to do about the gas crisis

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The aftermath of the Albanese government’s first budget has seen the political and policy debate turn sharply onto the spectre of households and businesses facing sky-high power prices over the next 18 months. The government is now scrambling to craft ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy expert Bruce Mountain on what to do about the gas crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-energy-expert-bruce-mountain-on-what-to-do-about-the-gas-crisis-193715/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy expert Bruce Mountain on what to do about the gas crisis">Read more</a>

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Astronomers have detected another ‘planet killer’ asteroid. Could we miss one coming our way?

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Tingay, John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University Artist’s impression of the asteroid discovered toward the Sun. DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine If you surfed the web this morning, you may have seen news of the latest existential threat to humanity: a “planet killer” asteroid named 2022 ... <a title="Astronomers have detected another ‘planet killer’ asteroid. Could we miss one coming our way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/astronomers-have-detected-another-planet-killer-asteroid-could-we-miss-one-coming-our-way-193709/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers have detected another ‘planet killer’ asteroid. Could we miss one coming our way?">Read more</a>

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Lula’s victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Baragwanath, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University Brazil’s presidential election result is crucial for the future of the world’s forests. On Sunday, former president and Workers Party candidate Lula da Silva narrowly beat the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro. Deforestation rates had surged under Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro was elected in ... <a title="Lula’s victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/lulas-victory-in-brazil-comes-just-in-time-to-save-the-amazon-can-he-do-it-193618/" aria-label="Read more about Lula’s victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?">Read more</a>

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Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports as part of a wider law reform

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Chambers, Senior Research Fellow in the Health Environment & Infection Research Unit (HEIRU), University of Otago Shutterstock/Icruci For those concerned about the public health impacts of alcohol, the government’s recent policy announcement was perhaps a little “glass half empty” to be cause for outright celebration. As ... <a title="Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports as part of a wider law reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/why-new-zealand-must-consider-restricting-alcohol-sponsorship-of-broadcast-sports-as-part-of-a-wider-law-reform-193523/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand must consider restricting alcohol sponsorship of broadcast sports as part of a wider law reform">Read more</a>

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Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Abir Sultan/EPA/AAP More than 71% of Israel’s 6.5 million eligible voters, a 20-year high, cast their votes in Israel’s November 1 elections. This is the fifth Israeli election in less than four years; during that ... <a title="Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/netanyahu-on-track-to-win-in-israeli-election-but-there-are-many-challenges-ahead-192834/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu on track to win in Israeli election – but there are many challenges ahead">Read more</a>

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Labor’s lead slides in Newspoll, but honeymoon continues in Resolve poll after budget

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Steven Saphore/AAP A Newspoll, conducted October 27-30 from a sample of 1,500, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll ... <a title="Labor’s lead slides in Newspoll, but honeymoon continues in Resolve poll after budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/labors-lead-slides-in-newspoll-but-honeymoon-continues-in-resolve-poll-after-budget-193441/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s lead slides in Newspoll, but honeymoon continues in Resolve poll after budget">Read more</a>

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Feeling bloated, hungry or bored after salad? These tips might help

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Photo by Ralph (Ravi) Kayden on Unsplash, CC BY Salads are great for our health. They are nutritious, packed full of gut-loving fibre, micronutrients, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. However, some people can experience certain downsides ... <a title="Feeling bloated, hungry or bored after salad? These tips might help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/feeling-bloated-hungry-or-bored-after-salad-these-tips-might-help-190843/" aria-label="Read more about Feeling bloated, hungry or bored after salad? These tips might help">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: What would happen if the world split in half?

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Elena11/Shutterstock What would happen if the world split in half? – Ronan, age 5, Melbourne That’s a fantastic question, Ronan, and the very short version of the answer is: it would be the end of the world as we ... <a title="Curious Kids: What would happen if the world split in half?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/curious-kids-what-would-happen-if-the-world-split-in-half-193220/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: What would happen if the world split in half?">Read more</a>

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‘I go for the food’: what children and young people told us about why they steal from houses

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Gately, Criminology Courses Coordinator, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show theft and burglary are among the most common offences committed by young people. We wanted to find out from children why they committed burglary, which can exact a ... <a title="‘I go for the food’: what children and young people told us about why they steal from houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/i-go-for-the-food-what-children-and-young-people-told-us-about-why-they-steal-from-houses-192857/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I go for the food’: what children and young people told us about why they steal from houses">Read more</a>

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Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide health care to some, while others get too much medicine

November 2, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Loai Albarqouni, Assistant Professor | NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Bond University Shutterstock Access to quality health care is a fundamental human right. Yet more than half the world’s population can’t obtain even the most essential health care. Out-of-pocket costs drive hundreds of millions into extreme poverty The ... <a title="Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide health care to some, while others get too much medicine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/02/low-and-middle-income-countries-struggle-to-provide-health-care-to-some-while-others-get-too-much-medicine-190446/" aria-label="Read more about Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide health care to some, while others get too much medicine">Read more</a>