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Not if, but when: unless Papua New Guinea prepares now, the next big earthquake could wreak havoc in Lae

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil R. Cummins, Professor, Geoscience Australia Brendan Esposito/AAP Earthquakes can be especially devastating for developing countries, where competing priorities can stymie resource allocation towards earthquake resilience. Even in tectonically active areas, where tectonic plates meet and scrape against one another, large earthquakes may not occur often enough ... <a title="Not if, but when: unless Papua New Guinea prepares now, the next big earthquake could wreak havoc in Lae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/not-if-but-when-unless-papua-new-guinea-prepares-now-the-next-big-earthquake-could-wreak-havoc-in-lae-185708/" aria-label="Read more about Not if, but when: unless Papua New Guinea prepares now, the next big earthquake could wreak havoc in Lae">Read more</a>

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Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University ‘Peace for our time’: British prime minister Neville Chamberlain displaying the Anglo-German declaration, known as the Munich Agreement, in September 1938. Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Can historians influence government policy? Should they? And, ... <a title="Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/are-we-learning-the-wrong-lessons-from-history-186199/" aria-label="Read more about Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?">Read more</a>

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Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare?

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Glasziou, Professor of Medicine, Bond University Engin Akyurt/Unsplash Since Australia’s first Omicron wave after borders opened late last year, the pandemic has largely faded from the news and public perception. Gone are the daily briefings with updates on the numbers of cases, hospitalisations and deaths. But ... <a title="Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/flu-may-be-back-but-covid-is-far-from-over-how-do-they-compare-184551/" aria-label="Read more about Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare?">Read more</a>

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Research reveals fire is pushing 88% of Australia’s threatened land mammals closer to extinction

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julianna Santos, PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne David Mariuz/AAP About 100 of Australia’s unique land mammals face extinction. Of the many threats contributing to the crisis, certain fire regimes are among the most pervasive. In a new paper, we reveal how “inappropriate” fire patterns put 88% ... <a title="Research reveals fire is pushing 88% of Australia’s threatened land mammals closer to extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/research-reveals-fire-is-pushing-88-of-australias-threatened-land-mammals-closer-to-extinction-185965/" aria-label="Read more about Research reveals fire is pushing 88% of Australia’s threatened land mammals closer to extinction">Read more</a>

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Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maryanne Macdonald, Lecturer, Indigenous Education, Edith Cowan University Floods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss of agricultural and economic productivity, environmental vitality and costs to mental health. People are looking for long-term ... <a title="Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/recognising-indigenous-knowledges-is-not-just-culturally-sound-its-good-science-184444/" aria-label="Read more about Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science">Read more</a>

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If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they’ll have do more to stop cheating

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Jha, Course Coordinator, Information Communications Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock While face-to-face classes are back after the COVID disruptions of the past two years, our research suggests at least some Australian universities intend to continue with fully online assessment. Students say they think cheating is easier ... <a title="If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they’ll have do more to stop cheating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/if-unis-stick-with-online-assessment-after-covid-theyll-have-do-more-to-stop-cheating-185762/" aria-label="Read more about If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they’ll have do more to stop cheating">Read more</a>

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Cryptocurrencies are great for gambling – but lousy at liberating our money from big central banks

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock The dream that decentralised finance – or “DeFi” – can free the monetary system from the clutches of governments and banks has helped launch 20,000 cryptocurrencies. But with 2022 proving to be ... <a title="Cryptocurrencies are great for gambling – but lousy at liberating our money from big central banks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/cryptocurrencies-are-great-for-gambling-but-lousy-at-liberating-our-money-from-big-central-banks-173901/" aria-label="Read more about Cryptocurrencies are great for gambling – but lousy at liberating our money from big central banks">Read more</a>

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Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esther Suckling, Research Associate, Grattan Institute Mackay Regional Council Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide. The International Energy Agency ... <a title="Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/regional-towns-are-at-risk-of-being-wiped-out-by-the-move-to-net-zero-heres-their-best-chance-for-survival-186279/" aria-label="Read more about Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival">Read more</a>

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Rediscovering the art of Tracker Nat: ‘the Namatjira of carving’

July 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Jorgensen, Senior lecturer in art history, The University of Western Australia Tracker Nat, holding his hat on the far left, with Paul Hasluck standing next to him, holding Nat’s shield in this picture from 1958. National Archives of Australia. NAA: A1200, L28199. Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... <a title="Rediscovering the art of Tracker Nat: ‘the Namatjira of carving’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/rediscovering-the-art-of-tracker-nat-the-namatjira-of-carving-184749/" aria-label="Read more about Rediscovering the art of Tracker Nat: ‘the Namatjira of carving’">Read more</a>

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What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

July 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney Mick Tsikas/AAP Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being ... <a title="What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/03/whats-causing-sydneys-monster-flood-crisis-and-3-ways-to-stop-it-from-happening-again-186285/" aria-label="Read more about What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again">Read more</a>

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China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important

July 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Forum that some Australians may not understand why he’s at a NATO meeting in Spain. But that since ... <a title="China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/china-russia-and-climate-change-why-australias-place-at-the-nato-summit-was-so-important-185588/" aria-label="Read more about China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important">Read more</a>

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The United States was founded on allegiance to laws, not leaders. The Jan 6 rioters turned that on its head

July 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Research Fellow, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney When colonial Americans declared their independence on July 4 1776, they rejected more than British rule. They explicitly denounced the British form of government and the unlegislated norms, traditions and conventions a royal head of government ... <a title="The United States was founded on allegiance to laws, not leaders. The Jan 6 rioters turned that on its head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/the-united-states-was-founded-on-allegiance-to-laws-not-leaders-the-jan-6-rioters-turned-that-on-its-head-185687/" aria-label="Read more about The United States was founded on allegiance to laws, not leaders. The Jan 6 rioters turned that on its head">Read more</a>