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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University Prateek Katyal/Unsplash Meta’s Instagram and Threads apps are “slowly” rolling out a change that will no longer recommend political content by default. The company defines political content broadly as being “potentially related to things like laws, elections, or social ... <a title="Instagram and Threads are limiting political content. This is terrible for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/instagram-and-threads-are-limiting-political-content-this-is-terrible-for-democracy-226756/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram and Threads are limiting political content. This is terrible for democracy">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Director of the Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy & Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity A strange and eclectic range of activities takes place across these few weeks of the year. Some enjoy the season of hot ... <a title="What is the Stations of the Cross ritual, and why do Christians still perform it at Easter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/what-is-the-stations-of-the-cross-ritual-and-why-do-christians-still-perform-it-at-easter-225902/" aria-label="Read more about What is the Stations of the Cross ritual, and why do Christians still perform it at Easter?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Panizza Allmark, Professor Visual & Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University It’s Easter weekend, which means many of us will be kicking back with the greatest hits on repeat. But whether you’re a boomer, or an ‘80s or ’90s kid, you might be surprised to find many of ... <a title="The rocking story of how religion crept into popular music – where it remains even today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/the-rocking-story-of-how-religion-crept-into-popular-music-where-it-remains-even-today-226745/" aria-label="Read more about The rocking story of how religion crept into popular music – where it remains even today">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Senior Lecturer and General Dentist, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland Casezy idea/Shutterstock How does toothpaste work? What did people use before toothpaste was invented? – Amelia, age 7, Meanjin (Brisbane) Thanks for your great questions, Amelia. I’m a dentist, so I know a ... <a title="Curious Kids: what did people use before toothpaste was invented?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/curious-kids-what-did-people-use-before-toothpaste-was-invented-224740/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what did people use before toothpaste was invented?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Hallam, Associate professor, UNSW Sydney IM Imagery/Shutterstock Solar SunShot is well named. The Australian government announced today it would plough A$1 billion into bringing back solar manufacturing to Australia, boosting energy security, swapping coal and gas jobs for those in the solar industry, and guarding against ... <a title="Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/could-spending-a-billion-dollars-actually-bring-solar-manufacturing-back-to-australia-its-worth-a-shot-226809/" aria-label="Read more about Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark John Costello, Professor, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University Shutterstock/C Levers Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly with regard to fisheries. Given the challenges ... <a title="Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/marine-protected-areas-safeguard-more-than-ecology-they-bring-economic-benefits-to-fisheries-and-tourism-225337/" aria-label="Read more about Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Dix, Research Fellow in Nutrition & Dietetics, The University of Queensland Easter is the time for chocolate. The shops are full of fantastically packaged and shiny chocolates in all shapes and sizes, making trips to the supermarket with children more challenging than ever. Meanwhile kids are ... <a title="A hollow egg or the whole basket? How much chocolate should my kid eat this Easter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/a-hollow-egg-or-the-whole-basket-how-much-chocolate-should-my-kid-eat-this-easter-226389/" aria-label="Read more about A hollow egg or the whole basket? How much chocolate should my kid eat this Easter?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Felton, Adjunct Senior Researcher, University of South Australia Even in a stubborn cost-of-living crisis, it seems there’s one luxury most Australians won’t sacrifice – their daily cup of coffee. Coffee sales have largely remained stable, even as financial pressures have bitten over the past few years. ... <a title="Think $5.50 is too much for a flat white? Actually it’s too cheap, and our world-famous cafes are paying the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/think-5-50-is-too-much-for-a-flat-white-actually-its-too-cheap-and-our-world-famous-cafes-are-paying-the-price-226015/" aria-label="Read more about Think $5.50 is too much for a flat white? Actually it’s too cheap, and our world-famous cafes are paying the price">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Attwell, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia Ground Picture/Shutterstock Months after COVID vaccines were introduced in 2021, governments and private organisations mandated them for various groups. Health and aged care workers were among the first to need two doses to keep ... <a title="NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/nsw-may-end-its-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-health-workers-that-doesnt-mean-it-was-a-bad-idea-in-the-first-place-226732/" aria-label="Read more about NSW may end its COVID vaccine mandate for health workers. That doesn’t mean it was a bad idea in the first place">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dzurak, Scientia Professor Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq, UNSW Sydney Diraq For decades, the pursuit of quantum computing has struggled with the need for extremely low temperatures, mere fractions of a degree above absolute zero (0 Kelvin or –273.15°C). That’s because the quantum phenomena ... <a title="Quantum computing just got hotter: 1 degree above absolute zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/quantum-computing-just-got-hotter-1-degree-above-absolute-zero-226401/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum computing just got hotter: 1 degree above absolute zero">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Essential poll, conducted March 20–24 from a sample of 1,150, gave the Coalition a 50–44 lead including undecided, a reversal of a 48–47 Labor lead ... <a title="Federal Essential poll the worst for Labor this term; SA Labor gains Dunstan at byelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/federal-essential-poll-the-worst-for-labor-this-term-sa-labor-gains-dunstan-at-byelection-226622/" aria-label="Read more about Federal Essential poll the worst for Labor this term; SA Labor gains Dunstan at byelection">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Khoo, Associate Professor of International Politics and Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Indo-Paciifc Affairs (Christchurch), University of Otago Leon Neal/Getty Images Last week’s visit of the Australian and British defence and foreign ministers to Adelaide and Canberra is another step in the evolution of the trilateral ... <a title="Critics of NZ joining AUKUS need to answer a crucial question: what exactly is an independent foreign policy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/critics-of-nz-joining-aukus-need-to-answer-a-crucial-question-what-exactly-is-an-independent-foreign-policy-226617/" aria-label="Read more about Critics of NZ joining AUKUS need to answer a crucial question: what exactly is an independent foreign policy?">Read more</a>
