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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chantel Carr, ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong Shutterstock More frequent and extreme weather associated with climate change is creating uncertainty across society. In particular, it raises challenges for the workers required to fix and maintain things. In a warming world ... <a title="Spare a thought for air-conditioning repair people. As the planet warms, they’re really up against it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/spare-a-thought-for-air-conditioning-repair-people-as-the-planet-warms-theyre-really-up-against-it-187143/" aria-label="Read more about Spare a thought for air-conditioning repair people. As the planet warms, they’re really up against it">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first serving soldier to be killed fighting in Ukraine. His death puts renewed focus on the status of foreign fighters ... <a title="With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/with-the-death-of-a-kiwi-fighter-in-ukraine-should-the-government-make-it-harder-for-volunteers-to-go-189367/" aria-label="Read more about With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Md Abdul Alim, Associate lecturer, Western Sydney University Igor Batenev/Shutterstock Access to clean drinking water is fundamental to our health and wellbeing, and a universal human right. But almost 200,000 Australians are still forced to use water contaminated with unsafe levels of various chemicals and bacteria. The ... <a title="Not all of us have access to safe drinking water. This clever rainwater collector can change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/not-all-of-us-have-access-to-safe-drinking-water-this-clever-rainwater-collector-can-change-that-188800/" aria-label="Read more about Not all of us have access to safe drinking water. This clever rainwater collector can change that">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Richards, Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology Women and children separate grain from soil in Malawi. AP Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak picture of a growing international problem: global hunger is not only growing but it disproportionately affects women. Similarly, the international ... <a title="Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/hunger-is-increasing-worldwide-but-women-bear-the-brunt-of-food-insecurity-188906/" aria-label="Read more about Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Evans, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne A record 11 Indigenous representatives recently took their seats in the new federal parliament – three in the House of Representatives and eight in the Senate. Of these, nine are women and just two are men. It’s worth recalling ... <a title="Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/women-in-the-labor-party-are-leading-the-way-in-increasing-indigenous-representation-188450/" aria-label="Read more about Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Lunnay, Post-doctoral researcher in Public Health , Torrens University Australia Karolina Grabowska/Pexels, CC BY Many of us enjoy a drink at the end of a stressful day. But for some, this is less of a discretionary treat and more of a nightly must-have. While alcohol reduction ... <a title="‘Oh well, wine o’clock’: what midlife women told us about drinking – and why it’s so hard to stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/oh-well-wine-oclock-what-midlife-women-told-us-about-drinking-and-why-its-so-hard-to-stop-188882/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Oh well, wine o’clock’: what midlife women told us about drinking – and why it’s so hard to stop">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Feld, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Our siblings play a central role in our childhoods, so it stands to reason they influence our personality in the long term. In particular, researchers have long been interested in how ... <a title="Does a sibling’s gender influence our own personality? A major new study answers an age-old question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/does-a-siblings-gender-influence-our-own-personality-a-major-new-study-answers-an-age-old-question-188532/" aria-label="Read more about Does a sibling’s gender influence our own personality? A major new study answers an age-old question">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry Walton, Researcher, University of Otago Author provided Most people have collected shells at the beach. Some have even started a shell collection. But few people realise these shells are a unique genetic resource that scientists are only beginning to tap into. For over a decade it ... <a title="Empty mollusc shells hold the story of evolution, even for extinct species. Now we can decode it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/empty-mollusc-shells-hold-the-story-of-evolution-even-for-extinct-species-now-we-can-decode-it-187927/" aria-label="Read more about Empty mollusc shells hold the story of evolution, even for extinct species. Now we can decode it">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexia Maddox, Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT, RMIT University Shutterstock The role of the city is changing. To find out how, we surveyed more than 2,000 Victorians living in Melbourne, its suburbs and regional centres in April 2022. The survey is the first of its kind ... <a title="The ‘city’ is becoming increasingly digital, forcing us to rethink its role in life and work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/the-city-is-becoming-increasingly-digital-forcing-us-to-rethink-its-role-in-life-and-work-189118/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘city’ is becoming increasingly digital, forcing us to rethink its role in life and work">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Dan Peled/AAP This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here. To those old enough, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Jobs and Skills Summit brings back memories ... <a title="What can unions and the Albanese government offer each other at the jobs summit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/what-can-unions-and-the-albanese-government-offer-each-other-at-the-jobs-summit-188535/" aria-label="Read more about What can unions and the Albanese government offer each other at the jobs summit?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University Unsplash/Georg Arthur Plueger Next week’s job summit will need to address the massive staff shortages in aged care. Estimates suggest 35,000 additional aged care workers per year are needed to fill growing aged care skill shortages. These problems will only ... <a title="Overseas recruitment won’t solve Australia’s aged care worker crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/overseas-recruitment-wont-solve-australias-aged-care-worker-crisis-189126/" aria-label="Read more about Overseas recruitment won’t solve Australia’s aged care worker crisis">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Diesendorf, Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Energy consumption – whether its heating your home, driving, oil refining or liquefying natural gas – is responsible for around 82% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Unless Australia reduces its energy consumption, my recent study finds it’ll be almost ... <a title="It’ll be impossible to replace fossil fuels with renewables by 2050, unless we cut our energy consumption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/itll-be-impossible-to-replace-fossil-fuels-with-renewables-by-2050-unless-we-cut-our-energy-consumption-189131/" aria-label="Read more about It’ll be impossible to replace fossil fuels with renewables by 2050, unless we cut our energy consumption">Read more</a>
