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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Ash Barty has always done things her own way. The shock retirement of the world number one women’s tennis player at the age of 25 was pure Barty in action. The razzmatazz ... <a title="Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/ash-barty-retires-marching-to-her-own-beat-whats-next-for-the-multi-talented-restless-spirit-179841/" aria-label="Read more about Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sabrina Chakori, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland shutterstock You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve done something for the environment. But then you look around, and see plastic everywhere. It’s much more than you could pick ... <a title="If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/if-the-un-wants-to-slash-plastic-waste-it-must-tackle-soaring-plastic-production-and-why-we-use-so-much-of-it-179107/" aria-label="Read more about If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Apte, Senior Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock For as little as A$1 a tin, canned tuna is an excellent, affordable source of protein, polyunsaturated fats and other nutrients. A tin of tuna is significantly cheaper than many types of fresh meat or fish. Sounds good, ... <a title="How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/how-much-tuna-can-i-eat-a-week-before-i-need-to-worry-about-mercury-176682/" aria-label="Read more about How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Hickey, Postdoctoral researcher, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock Many Australian women rely on and trust maternity services to see them through pregnancy, labour and the early stages of new parenting. But for First Nations women, these same services can be confronting and can result in poor outcomes. ... <a title="Birthing on Country services centre First Nations cultures and empower women in pregnancy and childbirth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/birthing-on-country-services-centre-first-nations-cultures-and-empower-women-in-pregnancy-and-childbirth-170641/" aria-label="Read more about Birthing on Country services centre First Nations cultures and empower women in pregnancy and childbirth">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the 2021 National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) report, released today. The survey responses from 43,819 students ... <a title="1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/1-in-3-uni-students-have-been-sexually-assaulted-in-their-lifetime-they-demand-action-on-their-vision-of-a-safer-society-179367/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England Shutterstock While drink driving fatalities and injuries have declined in recent decades, it still remains a major problem on Australian roads. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits have helped since ... <a title="New drink-driving technology could soon be a fixture in all cars. Here’s why it’s a game changer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/new-drink-driving-technology-could-soon-be-a-fixture-in-all-cars-heres-why-its-a-game-changer-175438/" aria-label="Read more about New drink-driving technology could soon be a fixture in all cars. Here’s why it’s a game changer">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Phil Walter/Getty Images New Zealanders are about to enjoy cautiously relaxed COVID restrictions under the country’s COVID-19 Protection Framework, starting from this weekend. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the relaxations today, signalling the end “for now” of vaccine ... <a title="As New Zealand relaxes restrictions, here’s what we can still do to limit COVID infections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/as-new-zealand-relaxes-restrictions-heres-what-we-can-still-do-to-limit-covid-infections-179746/" aria-label="Read more about As New Zealand relaxes restrictions, here’s what we can still do to limit COVID infections">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Bland, Director, Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin University Australian Space Agency In the past few years, Australia has formed its own space agency and launched a defence “space command”. Billions of dollars for defence, and hundreds of millions for civilian space, have been allocated from ... <a title="Australia wants a space industry. So why won’t we pay for the basic research to drive it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/australia-wants-a-space-industry-so-why-wont-we-pay-for-the-basic-research-to-drive-it-178878/" aria-label="Read more about Australia wants a space industry. So why won’t we pay for the basic research to drive it?">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter J. Dean, Chair of Defence Studies and Director, UWA Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia Unless you have been under a political rock for the past few weeks, you could not have missed the emergence of a “khaki election”. Obviously thinking it is ... <a title="The Morrison government wants a ‘khaki’ election. How do the two major parties stack up on national security?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/the-morrison-government-wants-a-khaki-election-how-do-the-two-major-parties-stack-up-on-national-security-179472/" aria-label="Read more about The Morrison government wants a ‘khaki’ election. How do the two major parties stack up on national security?">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hellewell, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Curtin University Unsplash/Annie Spratt, CC BY Far from the respiratory disease it seemed at first, COVID can impact almost all parts of the body, including the brain. For ... <a title="Post-COVID psychosis occurs in people with no prior history. The risk is low but episodes are frightening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/post-covid-psychosis-occurs-in-people-with-no-prior-history-the-risk-is-low-but-episodes-are-frightening-179193/" aria-label="Read more about Post-COVID psychosis occurs in people with no prior history. The risk is low but episodes are frightening">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin J. Richardson, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania A photo of Lake Pedder before it flooded Stefan Karpiniec/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Fifty years ago this week, the world’s first “green” political party was born in Tasmania after the state government purposefully flooded the magnificent Lake Pedder. ... <a title="The legacy of Lake Pedder: how the world’s first Green Party was born in Tasmania 50 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/the-legacy-of-lake-pedder-how-the-worlds-first-green-party-was-born-in-tasmania-50-years-ago-178546/" aria-label="Read more about The legacy of Lake Pedder: how the world’s first Green Party was born in Tasmania 50 years ago">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Zylstra, Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University, Research Associate at University of New South Wales, Curtin University WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services As coal-fired climate change makes bushfires in Australia worse, governments are ramping up hazard-reduction burning. But our new research shows the practice ... <a title="Coming of age: research shows old forests are 3 times less flammable than those just burned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/coming-of-age-research-shows-old-forests-are-3-times-less-flammable-than-those-just-burned-179571/" aria-label="Read more about Coming of age: research shows old forests are 3 times less flammable than those just burned">Read more</a>
