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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karly Burch, Research Fellow, University of Otago Satellite image/Maxar Technologies – via Getty Images At least seven forest fires continue to burn around the Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, raising fears radionuclides could spread from the defunct facility. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian parliament issued a ... <a title="The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/the-russian-takeover-of-the-defunct-chernobyl-site-challenges-the-peaceful-safe-and-sustainable-branding-of-nuclear-energy-179299/" aria-label="Read more about The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania The summer of 2021-22 will be remembered for the extraordinarily destructive flooding across eastern Australia. At the same time, however, western Tasmania was experiencing extreme drought, with some areas receiving their lowest rainfall on record. This ... <a title="Tasmania’s forests are burning more as climate change dries them out. Our old tools can’t fight these new fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/tasmanias-forests-are-burning-more-as-climate-change-dries-them-out-our-old-tools-cant-fight-these-new-fires-179833/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmania’s forests are burning more as climate change dries them out. Our old tools can’t fight these new fires">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjy Marks, Lecturer in Geomechanics, University of Sydney Shutterstock You’re driving slowly along a street, looking for a place to park. You come across a long stretch of parallel parking. But to your frustration, the spaces left by other people’s parking efforts are not quite long enough ... <a title="What’s the best way to parallel park your car? Engineers have the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/whats-the-best-way-to-parallel-park-your-car-engineers-have-the-answer-179378/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to parallel park your car? Engineers have the answer">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia There were some extraordinary films released in 2021: Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure, an electric neon romp through the porn world, Ildikó Enyedi’s period epic, The Story of My Wife, Paul Verhoeven’s nun-film, Benedetta. It should come ... <a title="From Dune to The Power of the Dog: our predictions for the Oscars 2022 best picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/from-dune-to-the-power-of-the-dog-our-predictions-for-the-oscars-2022-best-picture-179660/" aria-label="Read more about From Dune to The Power of the Dog: our predictions for the Oscars 2022 best picture">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Political observers hang out for when the prime minister will announce the election date, marking the start of the “campaign”. This year, it hardly seems to matter, and not just because we know the election now must be on one ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: what comes after this grinding election campaign passes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/grattan-on-friday-what-comes-after-this-grinding-election-campaign-passes-179959/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: what comes after this grinding election campaign passes?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Overwhelmingly, Australia’s top economists would rather the budget funds measures to cut carbon emissions than cuts income tax or company tax. They are also dead against rumoured cuts to petrol ... <a title="Cut emissions, not petrol tax; fund childcare, not beer. What economists want from next week’s budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/cut-emissions-not-petrol-tax-fund-childcare-not-beer-what-economists-want-from-next-weeks-budget-179837/" aria-label="Read more about Cut emissions, not petrol tax; fund childcare, not beer. What economists want from next week’s budget">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Bell, Professor and Commissioner, Yoorrook Justice Commission, Monash University Formal hearings of the Yoorrook Justice Commission began today in Melbourne. This is timely because March 24 is the International Day for the Right to the Truth. Yoorrook is a royal commission to establish an official public ... <a title="First Peoples in Victoria have a right to the truth about the impact of colonisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/first-peoples-in-victoria-have-a-right-to-the-truth-about-the-impact-of-colonisation-178398/" aria-label="Read more about First Peoples in Victoria have a right to the truth about the impact of colonisation">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Bell, Professor and Commissioner, Yoorrook Justice Commission, Monash University Formal hearings of the Yoorrook Justice Commission began today in Melbourne. This is timely because March 24 is the International Day for the Right to the Truth. Yoorrook is a royal commission to establish an official public ... <a title="The right to the truth about the impact of colonisation on First Peoples in Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/the-right-to-the-truth-about-the-impact-of-colonisation-on-first-peoples-in-victoria-178398/" aria-label="Read more about The right to the truth about the impact of colonisation on First Peoples in Victoria">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Butt, Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock You might be hearing more about kava over coming months, the psychoactive drink better known in the Pacific, but becoming more widely available in Australia. How it’s imported and regulated has changed. So you might be able to ... <a title="Kava may be coming to a supermarket or cafe near you. But what is it? Is it safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/kava-may-be-coming-to-a-supermarket-or-cafe-near-you-but-what-is-it-is-it-safe-177216/" aria-label="Read more about Kava may be coming to a supermarket or cafe near you. But what is it? Is it safe?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mamoun Alazab, Associate Professor, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock For weeks, Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has been complemented by full-fledged information warfare. The Kremlin has propagandised Russian state media, and is trying to control the narrative online too. We’ve seen a bombardment of “imposter content” circulating – ... <a title="Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians – despite being rife with Russian disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/why-telegram-became-the-go-to-app-for-ukrainians-despite-being-rife-with-russian-disinformation-179560/" aria-label="Read more about Why Telegram became the go-to app for Ukrainians – despite being rife with Russian disinformation">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a major turnaround, the Morrison government has accepted New Zealand’s long-standing offer to resettle annually 150 refugees who came by boat. The Coalition government previously refused to take up the offer, which goes back to 2013, on the ground ... <a title="Morrison government finally accepts deal with New Zealand to resettle refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/morrison-government-finally-accepts-deal-with-new-zealand-to-resettle-refugees-179949/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government finally accepts deal with New Zealand to resettle refugees">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni E Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock Orthopaedic surgery (surgery for problems related to bones, joints, tendons and ligaments) is the third most common reason Australians go under the knife. Last year, more than 100,000 orthopaedic surgeries were performed in Australian public ... <a title="3 orthopaedic surgeries that might be doing patients (and their pockets) more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/3-orthopaedic-surgeries-that-might-be-doing-patients-and-their-pockets-more-harm-than-good-179370/" aria-label="Read more about 3 orthopaedic surgeries that might be doing patients (and their pockets) more harm than good">Read more</a>
