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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fron Jackson-Webb, Deputy Editor and Senior Health Editor Rostislav_Sedlacek/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and potential consequences. You’ve no doubt heard ... <a title="When supplies resume, should governments subsidise drugs like Ozempic for weight loss? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/when-supplies-resume-should-governments-subsidise-drugs-like-ozempic-for-weight-loss-we-asked-5-experts-228780/" aria-label="Read more about When supplies resume, should governments subsidise drugs like Ozempic for weight loss? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University jenmartin/Shutterstock April has been a bad month for the Australian environment. The Great Barrier Reef was hit, yet again, by intense coral bleaching. And Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek delayed most of her Nature Positive Plan ... <a title="It’s time to strike an environmental grand bargain between businesses, governments and conservationists – and stop doing things the hard way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/its-time-to-strike-an-environmental-grand-bargain-between-businesses-governments-and-conservationists-and-stop-doing-things-the-hard-way-228620/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to strike an environmental grand bargain between businesses, governments and conservationists – and stop doing things the hard way">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Lewi, Professor, Architecture, The University of Melbourne Anti-Vietnam War protests at the University of Sydney, 1969. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy SEARCH Foundation, CC BY Australian university students are beginning to set up encampments on campus, in solidarity with college protesters ... <a title="Vietnam, brutalist architecture, fees and Gaza: how student protests shaped Australian universities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/vietnam-brutalist-architecture-fees-and-gaza-how-student-protests-shaped-australian-universities-228621/" aria-label="Read more about Vietnam, brutalist architecture, fees and Gaza: how student protests shaped Australian universities">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marco de Jong, Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Details released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the Official Information Act reveal New Zealand officials have been considering involvement in AUKUS from the outset. On the same day the AUKUS ... <a title="NZ started discussing AUKUS ‘Tier 2’ involvement in 2021, newly released details reveal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/nz-started-discussing-aukus-tier-2-involvement-in-2021-newly-released-details-reveal-228776/" aria-label="Read more about NZ started discussing AUKUS ‘Tier 2’ involvement in 2021, newly released details reveal">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The rate of women killed by their partners in Australia grew by 28% from 2021–22 to 2022–23, according to new statistics released today by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC). There were 34 women ... <a title="New homicide statistics show surge in intimate partner killings – and huge disparity in First Nations victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/new-homicide-statistics-show-surge-in-intimate-partner-killings-and-huge-disparity-in-first-nations-victims-228890/" aria-label="Read more about New homicide statistics show surge in intimate partner killings – and huge disparity in First Nations victims">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Clean Energy Council / Neoen As Australia’s rapid renewable energy rollout continues, so too does debate over land use. Nationals Leader David Littleproud, for example, claimed regional areas had reached “saturation point” and cannot cope with more wind and ... <a title="No threat to farm land: just 1,200 square kilometres can fulfil Australia’s solar and wind energy needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/no-threat-to-farm-land-just-1-200-square-kilometres-can-fulfil-australias-solar-and-wind-energy-needs-223183/" aria-label="Read more about No threat to farm land: just 1,200 square kilometres can fulfil Australia’s solar and wind energy needs">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan C. Walsh, Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland Arrest for witchcraft (1866) by John Pettie NGV, CC BY-NC In recent decades, governments the world over have increasingly taken action to address the dark history of witch-hunting. In western Europe, memorials to victims have been erected at ... <a title="‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/witches-are-still-killed-all-over-the-world-pardoning-past-victims-could-end-the-practice-228613/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Witches’ are still killed all over the world. Pardoning past victims could end the practice">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kara Dadswell, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Victoria University Ask your son or daughter, niece, or nephew to draw you a picture of a sport coach. They will most probably draw a man. Why? Our latest research published in the Psychology of Sport and Exercise Journal suggests children’s ... <a title="Most kids are only coached by men in junior sport – women need to be part of the picture, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/most-kids-are-only-coached-by-men-in-junior-sport-women-need-to-be-part-of-the-picture-too-228397/" aria-label="Read more about Most kids are only coached by men in junior sport – women need to be part of the picture, too">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Krongold Clinic (Research), Monash University Shutterstock/Brian A. Jackson “Charlie” is an eight-year-old child with autism. Her parents are worried because she often responds to requests with insults, aggression and refusal. Simple demands, such as being asked to get dressed, ... <a title="What is pathological demand avoidance – and how is it different to ‘acting out’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/what-is-pathological-demand-avoidance-and-how-is-it-different-to-acting-out-225170/" aria-label="Read more about What is pathological demand avoidance – and how is it different to ‘acting out’?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hendri Yulius Wijaya, PhD Student in Political Science (Joint Supervision with Business School), The University of Melbourne witsarut sakorn/Shutterstock Around the world, more and more companies are publishing sustainability reports – public scorecards detailing their impacts on society and the environment. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports ... <a title="‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/invisible-consultants-help-companies-write-sustainability-reports-heres-why-thats-a-problem-228092/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Invisible’ consultants help companies write sustainability reports. Here’s why that’s a problem">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natali Pearson, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney Hence Kertajaya/Shutterstock A lot of the recent talk about maritime issues in Southeast Asia has focused on issues such as security, the Blue Economy, law enforcement and climate change. But there’s one maritime challenge that’s gone ... <a title="Underwater cultural heritage: why we’re studying ‘orphaned objects’ to work out which shipwrecks they came from" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/underwater-cultural-heritage-why-were-studying-orphaned-objects-to-work-out-which-shipwrecks-they-came-from-226322/" aria-label="Read more about Underwater cultural heritage: why we’re studying ‘orphaned objects’ to work out which shipwrecks they came from">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Ziegler, Collection Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute The fossil skeleton in a secluded alcove of the cave. Rob French/Museums Victoria Pitch-black darkness. Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Bats and spiders. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a ... <a title="We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary fossil to light" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/29/we-spent-2-years-in-deep-underground-caves-to-bring-this-extraordinary-fossil-to-light-226629/" aria-label="Read more about We spent 2 years in deep underground caves to bring this extraordinary fossil to light">Read more</a>
