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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Naiyana Somchitkaeo/Shutterstock A recent study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health. The study involved patients in Italy who had a ... <a title="Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/study-links-microplastics-with-human-health-problems-but-theres-still-a-lot-we-dont-know-225354/" aria-label="Read more about Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Global climate records were shattered in 2023, from air and sea temperatures to sea-level rise and sea-ice extent. Scores of countries recorded their hottest year and numerous weather disasters occurred ... <a title="On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/on-a-climate-rollercoaster-how-australias-environment-fared-in-the-worlds-hottest-year-225268/" aria-label="Read more about On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Bendall, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University Binge Mary & George, the new British television drama series, depicts the real-life story of Mary Villiers and her son George, and their social climbing at the early 17th century English royal court. George ... <a title="Intimacy, ‘secret service’ and social climbing: meet the real Villiers women behind Mary & George" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/intimacy-secret-service-and-social-climbing-meet-the-real-villiers-women-behind-mary-and-george-225356/" aria-label="Read more about Intimacy, ‘secret service’ and social climbing: meet the real Villiers women behind Mary & George">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Nassios, Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Australian state and federal governments spend money in many ways to ease rental stress and get more ... <a title="What’s the best way to ease rents and improve housing affordability? We modelled 4 of the government’s biggest programs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/whats-the-best-way-to-ease-rents-and-improve-housing-affordability-we-modelled-4-of-the-governments-biggest-programs-225446/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to ease rents and improve housing affordability? We modelled 4 of the government’s biggest programs">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emerald L King, Lecturer in Humanities, University of Tasmania IMDB Between Netflix’s 2023 live-action version of One Piece, and its latest take on Avatar: The Last Airbender, fans are once again asking: why are live-action anime adaptations so tricky to get right? Despite the ongoing debate about ... <a title="Anime live-action adaptations are often hated by (Western) fans. But are they being too harsh?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/anime-live-action-adaptations-are-often-hated-by-western-fans-but-are-they-being-too-harsh-225569/" aria-label="Read more about Anime live-action adaptations are often hated by (Western) fans. But are they being too harsh?">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Rachael Potter, Research Associate and Lecturer in Work and Organisational Psychology, University of South Australia Ground Picture/Shutterstock Pregnant women and workers with children are often unfairly treated by their bosses and colleagues, despite laws to protect against workplace discrimination in Australia, according to a new study. ... <a title="‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/just-a-mum-pregnant-women-and-working-parents-feel-overlooked-and-undervalued-in-the-workplace-225676/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne Aila Images/Shutterstock Aged-care workers will receive a significant pay increase after the Fair Work Commission ruled they deserved substantial wage rises of up to ... <a title="Who will look after us in our final years? A pay rise alone won’t solve aged-care workforce shortages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/who-will-look-after-us-in-our-final-years-a-pay-rise-alone-wont-solve-aged-care-workforce-shortages-225898/" aria-label="Read more about Who will look after us in our final years? A pay rise alone won’t solve aged-care workforce shortages">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University A year ago, the AUKUS agreement was formally announced between Australian and UK Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden. The agreement mapped out the “optimal pathway” for Australia, over the ... <a title="Will the AUKUS deal survive in the event of a Trump presidency? All signs point to yes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/will-the-aukus-deal-survive-in-the-event-of-a-trump-presidency-all-signs-point-to-yes-225661/" aria-label="Read more about Will the AUKUS deal survive in the event of a Trump presidency? All signs point to yes">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreas Helwig, Associate Professor, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern Queensland SmartS/Shutterstock Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines. Many of us think the age of steam has ended. But while the steam engine has been superseded ... <a title="Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/even-as-the-fusion-era-dawns-were-still-in-the-steam-age-217273/" aria-label="Read more about Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carrie Leonetti, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Victims who experience family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand are treated differently, depending on which part of the justice system they turn to for help. But a new member’s bill before parliament could change all ... <a title="Victims need to be protected – regardless of whether they are testifying in family court or criminal court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/victims-need-to-be-protected-regardless-of-whether-they-are-testifying-in-family-court-or-criminal-court-225886/" aria-label="Read more about Victims need to be protected – regardless of whether they are testifying in family court or criminal court">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tesch, Visiting Fellow at the ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University In perhaps the least surprising news of the year, Vladimir Putin has triumphed at the Russian ballot box and been enthroned for the fifth time as president. He will serve for six more ... <a title="The West can’t ‘solve’ its Russia problem. Here’s how it should handle 6 more years of Vladimir Putin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/the-west-cant-solve-its-russia-problem-heres-how-it-should-handle-6-more-years-of-vladimir-putin-225999/" aria-label="Read more about The West can’t ‘solve’ its Russia problem. Here’s how it should handle 6 more years of Vladimir Putin">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Cliff, Professor of Occupational Health and Safety in Mining, The University of Queensland On Sunday August 7 1994, an explosion at the Moura No 2 underground coal mine in Queensland led to the deaths of 11 miners. This tragedy was the catalyst for a major shakeup ... <a title="How safe are Australia’s mines? New analysis shows reform has been stalled for a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/how-safe-are-australias-mines-new-analysis-shows-reform-has-been-stalled-for-a-decade-225789/" aria-label="Read more about How safe are Australia’s mines? New analysis shows reform has been stalled for a decade">Read more</a>
