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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The Australian economy came close to a standstill in the first three months of this year. March-quarter economic growth sank to just 0.1%, meaning that, when adjusted for inflation, there was hardly any ... <a title="7 graphs that show economic growth near zero as Australia waits for a budget boost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/7-graphs-that-show-economic-growth-near-zero-as-australia-waits-for-a-budget-boost-231173/" aria-label="Read more about 7 graphs that show economic growth near zero as Australia waits for a budget boost">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University noomcpk/Shutterstock South Australian oil and gas company Santos has been hit with a A$2.75 million fine for breaching its record-keeping obligations. The Federal Court ordered the fine for Santos Direct, a wholly owned subsidiary, for over 4,700 breaches of ... <a title="Santos just copped a large fine. What did the oil and gas company do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/santos-just-copped-a-large-fine-what-did-the-oil-and-gas-company-do-231680/" aria-label="Read more about Santos just copped a large fine. What did the oil and gas company do?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Enzo Palombo, Professor of Microbiology, Swinburne University of Technology AS Foodstudio/Shutterstock Recent outbreaks of bird flu – in US dairy herds, poultry farms in Australia and elsewhere, and isolated cases in humans – have raised the issue of food safety. So can the virus transfer from infected ... <a title="With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/with-all-this-bird-flu-around-how-safe-are-eggs-chicken-or-milk-231280/" aria-label="Read more about With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Rock, Lecturer and Researcher in Criminology, Edith Cowan University Winston, a justice facility dog trained by Guide Dogs WA. David French/Edith Cowan University, CC BY-ND The recent focus on youth crime in Australia may create a perception that all children in court have offended. But of ... <a title="Kids, courts, canines: can justice facility dogs like Winston help children and the broader court system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/kids-courts-canines-can-justice-facility-dogs-like-winston-help-children-and-the-broader-court-system-231291/" aria-label="Read more about Kids, courts, canines: can justice facility dogs like Winston help children and the broader court system?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marek Tesar, Professor, Head of School of Learning Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Despite a NZ$1 billion increase in spending on education in the 2024 budget, there was a noticeable absence of any substantial investment in ... <a title="Early childhood education was largely missing from the budget, undermining other education spending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/early-childhood-education-was-largely-missing-from-the-budget-undermining-other-education-spending-231583/" aria-label="Read more about Early childhood education was largely missing from the budget, undermining other education spending">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sigi Goode, Professor of Information Systems, Australian National University Waniza/Shutterstock In recent days, both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster have experienced breaches which have exposed customer details to hackers. They join a growing list of high-profile data breaches that have put the privacy of millions at risk. For ... <a title="Are data breaches the new normal? Should we just assume our data isn’t safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/are-data-breaches-the-new-normal-should-we-just-assume-our-data-isnt-safe-231396/" aria-label="Read more about Are data breaches the new normal? Should we just assume our data isn’t safe?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bean, Research Fellow, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland YuryKara/Shutterstock The gender gap in urban cycling worldwide is staggering. Most cyclists are young to middle-aged men – hence phenomena such as “lycra cyclists” or “mamils”. In Anglo countries, including Australia, only ... <a title="Bad weather, hills and the dark deter cyclists, particularly women. So what can we do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/bad-weather-hills-and-the-dark-deter-cyclists-particularly-women-so-what-can-we-do-about-it-230306/" aria-label="Read more about Bad weather, hills and the dark deter cyclists, particularly women. So what can we do about it?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriel C Rau, Lecturer in Hydrogeology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Gabriel C. Rau, CC BY-SA Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater. Where is it? In the voids between grains and ... <a title="Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/groundwater-is-heating-up-threatening-life-below-and-above-the-surface-229177/" aria-label="Read more about Groundwater is heating up, threatening life below and above the surface">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Murray, Bond University Writing of the unique place of sport in Australian society, the celebrated US travel writer Bill Bryson once wrote “truly, never has there been a more sporting nation … it is a wonder in such a vigorous and active society that there is ... <a title="Why ‘Team Australia’ needs a new sports diplomacy game plan as other countries gain an edge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/why-team-australia-needs-a-new-sports-diplomacy-game-plan-as-other-countries-gain-an-edge-231494/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘Team Australia’ needs a new sports diplomacy game plan as other countries gain an edge">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Engin Akyurt/Pexels We talk about mental health more than ever, but the language we should use remains a vexed issue. Should we call people who seek help patients, clients or consumers? Should we use “person-first” expressions such as ... <a title="Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/mental-illness-psychiatric-disorder-or-psychological-problem-what-should-we-call-mental-distress-226748/" aria-label="Read more about Mental illness, psychiatric disorder or psychological problem. What should we call mental distress?">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Bradley, Professor Emeritus (Psychology), Charles Sturt University Ling Chor/ Unsplash, CC BY When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is good for little ones to be away from their primary carers for long periods of time. But as our ... <a title="Worried about sending your baby to daycare? Our research shows they like being in groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/worried-about-sending-your-baby-to-daycare-our-research-shows-they-like-being-in-groups-220658/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about sending your baby to daycare? Our research shows they like being in groups">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Melbourne Mosaic at the Villa Romana del Casale near Piazza Armerina in Sicily. Wikimedia Commons Many people today worry about how to find time to keep fit and healthy in the midst of their busy lives. Believe it or ... <a title="How can busy people also keep fit and healthy? Here’s what the ancient Greeks and Romans did" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/05/how-can-busy-people-also-keep-fit-and-healthy-heres-what-the-ancient-greeks-and-romans-did-230005/" aria-label="Read more about How can busy people also keep fit and healthy? Here’s what the ancient Greeks and Romans did">Read more</a>
