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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maartje Sevenster, Research Scientist Climate Smart Agriculture, CSIRO Shutterstock The need to feed a rising global population means agriculture is one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise. This is especially true for growing grains – think wheat, barley, legumes and canola. Australia is the third largest ... <a title="How Australia can boost the production of grains, while lowering its carbon footprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/how-australia-can-boost-the-production-of-grains-while-lowering-its-carbon-footprint-176366/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia can boost the production of grains, while lowering its carbon footprint">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Monash University Shutterstock The recent case of a Christian school in Queensland asking parents to sign a contract, stating, among other things, homosexuality is immoral and their children will only identify as their birth gender, sparked a furore across the country. ... <a title="‘I’m not going to waste my time on prayers’: how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/im-not-going-to-waste-my-time-on-prayers-how-secular-teachers-navigate-working-in-religious-schools-176534/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m not going to waste my time on prayers’: how secular teachers navigate working in religious schools">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Davina Jackson, Honorary Academic, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Kent State Library NSW Between the first and second world wars, Australia’s high-end architecture was strongly influenced by exotic scenery from Hollywood’s rapidly accelerating movie industry. Southern California’s style of seductive glamour and decadent hedonism – ... <a title="The seductive glamour and decadent hedonism of Hollywood influences on Australian architecture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/the-seductive-glamour-and-decadent-hedonism-of-hollywood-influences-on-australian-architecture-175624/" aria-label="Read more about The seductive glamour and decadent hedonism of Hollywood influences on Australian architecture">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rhonda Garad, Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in Knowledge Translation, Monash University Unsplash, CC BY For Mary*, being told she’d entered menopause much earlier than expected was a shock … It was sort of like I’d gone from 39 […] instead of turning 40, I’d almost turned ... <a title="‘It changed who I felt I was.’ Women tell of devastation at early menopause diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/it-changed-who-i-felt-i-was-women-tell-of-devastation-at-early-menopause-diagnosis-176015/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It changed who I felt I was.’ Women tell of devastation at early menopause diagnosis">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parwinder Kaur, Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, The University of Western Australia Author provided It used to be the stuff of science fiction: bringing a long-dead species back from extinction by painstakingly piecing together its full DNA sequence, or genome. It’s not quite as straightforward ... <a title="We’ve decoded the numbat genome – and it could bring the thylacine’s resurrection a step closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/weve-decoded-the-numbat-genome-and-it-could-bring-the-thylacines-resurrection-a-step-closer-176528/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve decoded the numbat genome – and it could bring the thylacine’s resurrection a step closer">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola Magni, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, Murdoch University Rivers, lakes and the sea frequently host scenes of death and crime. When a body is pulled from a watery grave – due to, for instance, drowning, floods, tsunamis, shipwrecks, air crashes or murder – specialist investigative techniques ... <a title="How centuries-old bones from Australia’s historic shipwrecks can help us solve crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/how-centuries-old-bones-from-australias-historic-shipwrecks-can-help-us-solve-crimes-174963/" aria-label="Read more about How centuries-old bones from Australia’s historic shipwrecks can help us solve crimes">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said last week he expects the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to three doses instead of two. It comes as ... <a title="What’s the difference in protection against Omicron between 2 doses and 3 doses of vaccine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/whats-the-difference-in-protection-against-omicron-between-2-doses-and-3-doses-of-vaccine-176447/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference in protection against Omicron between 2 doses and 3 doses of vaccine?">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Fowler, Post doctoral research fellow plant evolution, The University of Melbourne Russell Wait in his Eremophila garden Rachael Fowler, Author provided Each year, many new species of Australian plants, animals and fungi are discovered and described. It’s detailed, time-consuming work, and much of it could not ... <a title="‘Time is their secret weapon’: the hidden grey army quietly advancing species discovery in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/time-is-their-secret-weapon-the-hidden-grey-army-quietly-advancing-species-discovery-in-australia-175189/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Time is their secret weapon’: the hidden grey army quietly advancing species discovery in Australia">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Zaphir, Researcher, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland Shutterstock It’s fairly common to see many claims or arguments end with a curt “do your research”. In some ways, it’s a bold call to action. “Come on people! Wake up! You’ll see the truth of ... <a title="4 reasons why you should never say ‘do your research’ to win the argument" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/4-reasons-why-you-should-never-say-do-your-research-to-win-the-argument-175231/" aria-label="Read more about 4 reasons why you should never say ‘do your research’ to win the argument">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra tatement This financial year the Australian government plans to spend at least A$150 billion on so-called tax expenditures – tax concessions or exemptions applying to particular activities or classes of taxpayer. ... <a title="How to camouflage $150 billion in government spending? Call it ‘tax expenditure’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/how-to-camouflage-150-billion-in-government-spending-call-it-tax-expenditure-176236/" aria-label="Read more about How to camouflage $150 billion in government spending? Call it ‘tax expenditure’">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Golding, Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology John Williams, the man who changed the way we hear the movies, turns 90 today. As the key Hollywood composer during the blockbuster era of the 1970s and 1980s, Williams had an astronomical career alongside the likes of filmmakers ... <a title="From Jaws to Star Wars to Harry Potter: John Williams, 90 today, is our greatest living composer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/from-jaws-to-star-wars-to-harry-potter-john-williams-90-today-is-our-greatest-living-composer-176245/" aria-label="Read more about From Jaws to Star Wars to Harry Potter: John Williams, 90 today, is our greatest living composer">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Mick Tsikas Scott Morrison has announced Australia’s international border will finally open on February 21 and is deploying up to 1700 Australian Defence Force personnel to help with the aged care crisis, as he prepares for a torrid parliamentary sitting. ... <a title="Australia opens border on February 21, beckoning tourists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/australia-opens-border-on-february-21-beckoning-tourists-176571/" aria-label="Read more about Australia opens border on February 21, beckoning tourists">Read more</a>
