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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johan Barthélemy, Research Fellow, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong As more commercial precincts develop, we see more shopping trolleys abandoned far away from the shops they belong to. Programs are in place to tackle this issue but haven’t solved the problem. We need a more sophisticated ... <a title="The war on abandoned trolleys can be won. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/the-war-on-abandoned-trolleys-can-be-won-heres-how-127718/" aria-label="Read more about The war on abandoned trolleys can be won. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Farina, Adjunct Lecturer, Flinders University The world is starting to see the gradual decline of Facebook, with 15 million US users dropping off between 2017 and last year. Nonetheless, Facebook remains the largest social network in the world. As of late last year, almost 60% of ... <a title="Winning at social media is probably simpler than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/winning-at-social-media-is-probably-simpler-than-you-think-128704/" aria-label="Read more about Winning at social media is probably simpler than you think">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Williamson, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been harshly criticised for being on holiday in Hawaii as the catastrophic bushfires were burning Australia. Since his return, he has visited stricken communities – most recently, ... <a title="How should leaders respond to disasters? Be visible, offer real comfort – and don’t force handshakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/how-should-leaders-respond-to-disasters-be-visible-offer-real-comfort-and-dont-force-handshakes-129444/" aria-label="Read more about How should leaders respond to disasters? Be visible, offer real comfort – and don’t force handshakes">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Robertson, Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Smoke haze from Australia’s catastrophic bushfires is continuing to affect many parts of the country. Although there’s no safe level of air pollution, the health hazards tend to be greatest for vulnerable groups. Alongside people with ... <a title="Pregnant women should take extra care to minimise their exposure to bushfire smoke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/pregnant-women-should-take-extra-care-to-minimise-their-exposure-to-bushfire-smoke-129349/" aria-label="Read more about Pregnant women should take extra care to minimise their exposure to bushfire smoke">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Jones, Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology The Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate statement released today confirms 2019 was the nation’s warmest and driest year on record. It’s the first time since overlapping records began that Australia experienced both its lowest rainfall and highest temperatures in ... <a title="Weather bureau says hottest, driest year on record led to extreme bushfire season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/weather-bureau-says-hottest-driest-year-on-record-led-to-extreme-bushfire-season-129447/" aria-label="Read more about Weather bureau says hottest, driest year on record led to extreme bushfire season">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW In early December 2019, a Sheffield Shield cricket match between NSW and Queensland was played in bushfire smoke so thick that the ball was at times invisible to the spectators. Since then, the rest of us have become far more ... <a title="Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/our-buildings-arent-made-to-keep-out-bushfire-smoke-heres-what-you-can-do-129367/" aria-label="Read more about Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Justin Kurzel’s latest film, True History of the Kelly Gang, marks the tenth screen version of the 1878-1880 Ned Kelly outbreak. It began in 1906 with Charles Tait’s The Story of the Kelly Gang. Unlike other screen versions, the story of ... <a title="True History of the Kelly Gang review: an unheroic portrait of a violent, unhinged, colonial punk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/true-history-of-the-kelly-gang-review-an-unheroic-portrait-of-a-violent-unhinged-colonial-punk-128463/" aria-label="Read more about True History of the Kelly Gang review: an unheroic portrait of a violent, unhinged, colonial punk">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Images of desperate, singed koalas in blackened landscapes have come to symbolise the damage to nature this bushfire season. Such imagery has catalysed global concern, but the toll on biodiversity is much more pervasive. Until the fires stop burning, ... <a title="A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/a-season-in-hell-bushfires-push-at-least-20-threatened-species-closer-to-extinction-129533/" aria-label="Read more about A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Kowalski, Painting Conservator, Grimwade Conservation Services, University of Melbourne The devastation wrought by the Australian bushfires has been immense and, as the fires continue to burn, the final loss won’t be known for many months. While the impact on the environment, human and animal life is ... <a title="How to care for and recover personal items after bushfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/how-to-care-for-and-recover-personal-items-after-bushfire-129356/" aria-label="Read more about How to care for and recover personal items after bushfire">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahdokht Shaibani, Research Fellow, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University Lithium-ion batteries have changed the world. Without the ability to store meaningful amounts of energy in a rechargeable, portable format we would have no smartphones or other personal electronic devices. The pioneers of the technology were awarded ... <a title="Batteries made with sulfur could be cheaper, greener and hold more energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/batteries-made-with-sulfur-could-be-cheaper-greener-and-hold-more-energy-129135/" aria-label="Read more about Batteries made with sulfur could be cheaper, greener and hold more energy">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Walter, Professor of Political Science, Monash University With the mega-fires consuming enormous tracts of country Australia, we are witnessing not only a national disaster, but also a failure of national leadership. In a federal system, much responsibility for local services, and local emergencies, devolves to the ... <a title="Scott Morrison’s biggest failure in the bushfire crisis: an inability to deliver collective action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/scott-morrisons-biggest-failure-in-the-bushfire-crisis-an-inability-to-deliver-collective-action-129437/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison’s biggest failure in the bushfire crisis: an inability to deliver collective action">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leesa Bruggink, Senior Scientist, Enteric Viruses Laboratory, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory A cruise can be the perfect summer holiday. But cruise ships, with hundreds, even thousands of people in close quarters, can also be a hotbed of germs. In particular, cruises are somewhat notorious for outbreaks ... <a title="Cruise ships can be floating petri dishes of gastro bugs. 6 ways to stay healthy at sea this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/cruise-ships-can-be-floating-petri-dishes-of-gastro-bugs-6-ways-to-stay-healthy-at-sea-this-summer-126351/" aria-label="Read more about Cruise ships can be floating petri dishes of gastro bugs. 6 ways to stay healthy at sea this summer">Read more</a>
