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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris J Jolly, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University Getty Images The estimate that one billion animals were killed by Australia’s 2019-20 Black Summer fires drew international attention to the fate of wildlife during fire. This estimate assumed all animals in the fire’s path were killed by ... <a title="Surprisingly few animals die in wildfires – and that means we can help more in the aftermath" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/surprisingly-few-animals-die-in-wildfires-and-that-means-we-can-help-more-in-the-aftermath-174392/" aria-label="Read more about Surprisingly few animals die in wildfires – and that means we can help more in the aftermath">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Shutterstock Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese this week announced a commitment to funding high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle. At speeds of more than 250km/h, this would cut the 150-minute journey from Sydney to Newcastle to just 45 minutes. Commuting between ... <a title="Vital Signs: Sydney to Newcastle fast rail makes sense. Making trains locally does not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/vital-signs-sydney-to-newcastle-fast-rail-makes-sense-making-trains-locally-does-not-174341/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Sydney to Newcastle fast rail makes sense. Making trains locally does not">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hail, Adjunct Associate Professor, Torrens University Australia Netflix In the new Netflix sensation Don’t Look Up, two astronomers, played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo Di Caprio, discover a massive comet heading towards Earth, and desperately try to warn the US president, played by Meryl Streep. Their ... <a title="Don’t look Up! has a surprising amount to tell us about economics, much of it useful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/dont-look-up-has-a-surprising-amount-to-tell-us-about-economics-much-of-it-useful-174399/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t look Up! has a surprising amount to tell us about economics, much of it useful">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne The Sydney Festival opens today under a cloud. Several artists and arts organisations have withdrawn from the festival over the Israeli Embassy’s sponsorship of the dance work Decadance, by Israeli ... <a title="Sydney Festival boycott: when arts organisations accept donations, there is always a price to pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/06/sydney-festival-boycott-when-arts-organisations-accept-donations-there-is-always-a-price-to-pay-174393/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Festival boycott: when arts organisations accept donations, there is always a price to pay">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Dams serving capital cities such as Canberra, Hobart and Sydney are near full after two years of widespread rainfall. But these wet conditions won’t last. Under climate change, droughts in Australia will become more frequent and severe. ... <a title="Sydney’s dams may be almost full – but don’t relax, because drought will come again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/06/sydneys-dams-may-be-almost-full-but-dont-relax-because-drought-will-come-again-170523/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney’s dams may be almost full – but don’t relax, because drought will come again">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Yesterday’s national cabinet meeting was called to address another COVID crisis – not the crisis about burgeoning case numbers, nor the crisis about hospital staff being overwhelmed. This crisis was of the Commonwealth’s own making – ... <a title="It’s still not too late to fix the rapid antigen testing debacle. Why the national cabinet decision is wrong and must be reversed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/06/its-still-not-too-late-to-fix-the-rapid-antigen-testing-debacle-why-the-national-cabinet-decision-is-wrong-and-must-be-reversed-174391/" aria-label="Read more about It’s still not too late to fix the rapid antigen testing debacle. Why the national cabinet decision is wrong and must be reversed">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Finlayson, Honorary Principal Fellow in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ontario Picture Bureau/Wikimedia Commons In 1922, Australia was even more remote from the rest of the world than it is today. But when it came to astronomy, that year ... <a title="A century ago, Australia was ground zero for eclipse-watchers – and helped prove Einstein right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/06/a-century-ago-australia-was-ground-zero-for-eclipse-watchers-and-helped-prove-einstein-right-172605/" aria-label="Read more about A century ago, Australia was ground zero for eclipse-watchers – and helped prove Einstein right">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fatemeh Aminpour, Associate Lecturer, School of Built Environment, UNSW Conflict is one of the main barriers to children’s play during school recess. Research has found students experience an average of one conflict at recess every three minutes. My own research shows how well-designed school grounds can reduce ... <a title="Recess is a time of conflict for children. Here are 6 school design tips to keep the peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/06/recess-is-a-time-of-conflict-for-children-here-are-6-school-design-tips-to-keep-the-peace-173140/" aria-label="Read more about Recess is a time of conflict for children. Here are 6 school design tips to keep the peace">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evan Shellshear, Industry Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Mike is a 40-something crop farmer from southern Queensland. With a chestnut tan, crushing handshake and a strong outback accent, he’s the third generation of his family to grow sorghum, a cereal mostly used for animal fodder. But, ... <a title="A simple calculation can stop artificial intelligence sending you broke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/06/a-simple-calculation-can-stop-artificial-intelligence-sending-you-broke-173501/" aria-label="Read more about A simple calculation can stop artificial intelligence sending you broke">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney original AAP/AP/Michael Probst Novak Djokovic, nine times Australian Open tennis champion, has confirmed via social media – after much speculation – that he will indeed be competing in the 2022 tournament. The sticking point for him ... <a title="Secrecy surrounding Djokovic’s medical exemption means star can expect a hostile reception on centre court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/05/secrecy-surrounding-djokovics-medical-exemption-means-star-can-expect-a-hostile-reception-on-centre-court-174331/" aria-label="Read more about Secrecy surrounding Djokovic’s medical exemption means star can expect a hostile reception on centre court">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia has swung from one extreme in pandemic control to the other – having great control of COVID, to now having the world’s highest rise in daily cases. Across the ... <a title="From COVID control to chaos – what now for Australia? Two pathways lie before us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/05/from-covid-control-to-chaos-what-now-for-australia-two-pathways-lie-before-us-174325/" aria-label="Read more about From COVID control to chaos – what now for Australia? Two pathways lie before us">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics people often ask – what do you eat? Plant-based foods are good sources of healthy nutrients. These include different types of dietary fibre, vitamins, minerals, and a ... <a title="4 plant-based foods to eat every week (and why science suggests they’re good for you)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/05/4-plant-based-foods-to-eat-every-week-and-why-science-suggests-theyre-good-for-you-157235/" aria-label="Read more about 4 plant-based foods to eat every week (and why science suggests they’re good for you)">Read more</a>
