CoveragePost
April 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Declan Kuch, Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Parks Australia/AAP Last month former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh blew the whistle on Australia’s carbon offset market. He described the scheme as a “rort” with up to 80% of carbon offsets “markedly ... <a title="Now we know the flaws of carbon offsets, it’s time to get real about climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/25/now-we-know-the-flaws-of-carbon-offsets-its-time-to-get-real-about-climate-change-181071/" aria-label="Read more about Now we know the flaws of carbon offsets, it’s time to get real about climate change">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jun Yao, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Macquarie University shutterstock Have you noticed your favourite chocolate is a little smaller, there are fewer biscuits in the same-sized package or bags of chips contain more air? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. What marketers call a “contents reduction strategy” ... <a title="All new smaller size! Why getting less with shrinkflation is preferable to paying more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/25/all-new-smaller-size-why-getting-less-with-shrinkflation-is-preferable-to-paying-more-181326/" aria-label="Read more about All new smaller size! Why getting less with shrinkflation is preferable to paying more">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Kell, Honorary Research Associate, Murdoch University HappyWaldo/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Chloé, the French nude by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, is an Australian cultural icon. Chloé made its debut at the 1875 Paris Salon and won medals at the 1879 Sydney and 1880 Melbourne international exhibitions. In December ... <a title="Chloé: how a 19th-century French nude ended up in a Melbourne pub – and became an icon for Australian soldiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/25/chloe-how-a-19th-century-french-nude-ended-up-in-a-melbourne-pub-and-became-an-icon-for-australian-soldiers-180032/" aria-label="Read more about Chloé: how a 19th-century French nude ended up in a Melbourne pub – and became an icon for Australian soldiers">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the government fights for its life, John Howard, the Liberals’ living icon, has been on the campaign trail. It’s not all been smooth sailing for the veteran, however. When Anthony Albanese had his now infamous numbers lapse, Howard’s first ... <a title="View from The Hill: Could going too negative on ‘teals’ do Liberals more harm than good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/25/view-from-the-hill-could-going-too-negative-on-teals-do-liberals-more-harm-than-good-181837/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Could going too negative on ‘teals’ do Liberals more harm than good?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt A. Field, Associate Professor – Bioinformatics, James Cook University Barry Eggleton, Author provided Many people know modern dogs evolved from the grey wolf. But did you know most of the more than 340 modern dog breeds we have today only emerged within the past 200 years? ... <a title="From wolf to chihuahua: new research reveals where the dingo sits on the evolutionary timeline of dogs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/from-wolf-to-chihuahua-new-research-reveals-where-the-dingo-sits-on-the-evolutionary-timeline-of-dogs-181605/" aria-label="Read more about From wolf to chihuahua: new research reveals where the dingo sits on the evolutionary timeline of dogs">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed. Clare answered questions confidently and without ... <a title="View from The Hill: ‘The bug’ gives Albanese opportunity to sell the team but less time to sell himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/view-from-the-hill-the-bug-gives-albanese-opportunity-to-sell-the-team-but-less-time-to-sell-himself-181792/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: ‘The bug’ gives Albanese opportunity to sell the team but less time to sell himself">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide In Nicolas Cage’s latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage plays a character called … Nick Cage. This meta-commentary on fame and celebrity, wrapped around a thriller plot, is full of Cage-inspired “Easter eggs” and ... <a title="Nicolas Cage is the most fascinating and exciting actor working today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/nicolas-cage-is-the-most-fascinating-and-exciting-actor-working-today-181483/" aria-label="Read more about Nicolas Cage is the most fascinating and exciting actor working today">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University; Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC., Georgetown University Like the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano that triggered a massive tsunami and sent shockwaves around the ... <a title="In the wake of the China-Solomon Islands pact, Australia needs to rethink its Pacific relationships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/in-the-wake-of-the-china-solomon-islands-pact-australia-needs-to-rethink-its-pacific-relationships-181702/" aria-label="Read more about In the wake of the China-Solomon Islands pact, Australia needs to rethink its Pacific relationships">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation When tennis superstar Dylan Alcott’s post rebuking the Prime Minister for his clumsy “blessed” comment is outperforming election news stories on social media, you know the leaders’ debate didn’t go as hoped for the Coalition. Scott Morrison effectively lost a ... <a title="Below the Line: Albanese has COVID, but Morrison is ‘blessed’ with an even bigger problem – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/below-the-line-albanese-has-covid-but-morrison-is-blessed-with-an-even-bigger-problem-podcast-181784/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: Albanese has COVID, but Morrison is ‘blessed’ with an even bigger problem – podcast">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Cervin, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Children forced to train on empty stomachs and falling on their heads. Young athletes told to manage the welfare of their own coaches. Girls starving themselves before enduring skinfold tests to avoid the horror of gaining ... <a title="Sport Integrity Australia’s report represents a reckoning for West Australian gymnastics – but has justice really been done?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/sport-integrity-australias-report-represents-a-reckoning-for-west-australian-gymnastics-but-has-justice-really-been-done-181246/" aria-label="Read more about Sport Integrity Australia’s report represents a reckoning for West Australian gymnastics – but has justice really been done?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages The so-called Doomsday Clock, created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to measure the imminent risk of nuclear conflagration, has been at 100 seconds to midnight since 2020. It’s now looking increasingly out of time with current ... <a title="Why the war in Ukraine is pushing the Doomsday Clock’s hands closer to midnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/why-the-war-in-ukraine-is-pushing-the-doomsday-clocks-hands-closer-to-midnight-181783/" aria-label="Read more about Why the war in Ukraine is pushing the Doomsday Clock’s hands closer to midnight">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Davis, Senior Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock As I write this article, a furry blur of a rodent has just scampered across the room and under the couch. It’s autumn in Australia and, as air temperatures plunge outside, rodents start seeking the warmth ... <a title="How to control invasive rats and mice at home without harming native wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/how-to-control-invasive-rats-and-mice-at-home-without-harming-native-wildlife-180792/" aria-label="Read more about How to control invasive rats and mice at home without harming native wildlife">Read more</a>
