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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Author provided Australia once had vast oyster and mussel reefs, which anchored marine ecosystems and provided a key food source for coastal First Nations people. But after colonisation, Europeans harvested them for their meat and shells and pushed ... <a title="Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs are coming back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/once-the-fish-factories-and-kidneys-of-colder-seas-australias-decimated-shellfish-reefs-are-coming-back-184063/" aria-label="Read more about Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs are coming back">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide The federal government’s confirmation on Monday that it will set up a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has not received much media or public attention. But, dollar for dollar, it might be the year’s most important and ... <a title="Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards having one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/australia-has-been-crying-out-for-a-national-housing-plan-and-new-council-is-a-big-step-towards-having-one-188365/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards having one">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University Olivia Newton-John was a versatile artist with an appeal that spanned generations, and who played an important role in claiming a space for Australian popular culture on the world stage. She was the rare performer whose career flourished through ... <a title="Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/pop-icon-olivia-newton-john-was-the-rare-performer-whose-career-flourished-through-different-phases-188428/" aria-label="Read more about Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney Shutterstock The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues. Its terms of reference acknowledge “the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally ... <a title="Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/indigenous-people-with-disabilities-face-racism-and-ableism-whats-needed-is-action-not-another-report-187528/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another report">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Maher, Lecturer in Politics, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Dan Himbrechts/AAP The much-debated term “neoliberalism” again entered the political debate last week, with Greens leader Adam Bandt using a National Press Club speech to decry neoliberalism in the Labor Party. Bandt claimed ... <a title="Explainer: how neoliberalism became an insult in Australian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/explainer-how-neoliberalism-became-an-insult-in-australian-politics-188291/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how neoliberalism became an insult in Australian politics">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara McAllister, Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Given most New Zealand universities have goals for increasing Māori and Pacific student and staff numbers, we need to ask why their numbers still remain stubbornly low in the research sector – and ... <a title="Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/racism-exclusion-and-tokenism-how-maori-and-pacific-science-graduates-are-still-marginalised-at-university-188052/" aria-label="Read more about Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University Shutterstock There’s nothing like the fresh eggs from your own hens, the more than 400,000 Australians who keep backyard chooks will tell you. Unfortunately, it’s often not just freshness and flavour that set their eggs ... <a title="Backyard hens’ eggs contain 40 times more lead on average than shop eggs, research finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/backyard-hens-eggs-contain-40-times-more-lead-on-average-than-shop-eggs-research-finds-187442/" aria-label="Read more about Backyard hens’ eggs contain 40 times more lead on average than shop eggs, research finds">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Last Friday’s twist in the long prosecution of Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle – now headed for its fifth year – brings into relief the serious flaws in our ... <a title="Tax office whistleblowing saga points to reforms needed in three vital areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/tax-office-whistleblowing-saga-points-to-reforms-needed-in-three-vital-areas-187608/" aria-label="Read more about Tax office whistleblowing saga points to reforms needed in three vital areas">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erik Eklund, Professor of History, Australian National University Uranium concentrate, known as yellowcake Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Flickr, CC BY-SA Last week, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton sought to revive the hoary old debate of nuclear power in Australia, announcing an internal review into whether the Liberals should back the ... <a title="Uranium prices are soaring, and Australia’s hoary old nuclear debate is back in the headlines. Here’s what it all means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/uranium-prices-are-soaring-and-australias-hoary-old-nuclear-debate-is-back-in-the-headlines-heres-what-it-all-means-188149/" aria-label="Read more about Uranium prices are soaring, and Australia’s hoary old nuclear debate is back in the headlines. Here’s what it all means">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janelle K Johnstone, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University Photo by Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images The iconic Joni Mitchell’s recent surprise performance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival prompted a world-wide outpouring of love and respect. This was her first musical performance since ... <a title="With the strokes of a guitar solo, Joni Mitchell showed us how our female music elders are super punks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/with-the-strokes-of-a-guitar-solo-joni-mitchell-showed-us-how-our-female-music-elders-are-super-punks-188075/" aria-label="Read more about With the strokes of a guitar solo, Joni Mitchell showed us how our female music elders are super punks">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Cernusak, Associate Professor, Plant Physiology, James Cook University Hasan Almasi / Unsplash Have you ever wondered just how much water plants need to grow, or indeed why they need it? Plants lose a lot of water when they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so ... <a title="15 years of experiments have overturned a major assumption about how thirsty plants actually are" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/15-years-of-experiments-have-overturned-a-major-assumption-about-how-thirsty-plants-actually-are-188072/" aria-label="Read more about 15 years of experiments have overturned a major assumption about how thirsty plants actually are">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Shutterstock Everyone feels tired sometimes. But how do you know whether your tiredness is a problem worth seeing a doctor about? And with all the mental and emotional strain we have been under from the pandemic, isn’t it just ... <a title="Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/why-am-i-so-tired-and-when-is-it-time-to-see-the-doctor-about-it-a-gp-explains-187984/" aria-label="Read more about Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains">Read more</a>
