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Greenwashing claims on trial: should NZ ban fossil fuel advertising?

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hall, Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington According to independent watchdog Consumer NZ, New Zealand is “rife with greenwashing”, with many companies positioning themselves as “sustainable”. No doubt you’ll have seen such claims on the products in your weekly ... <a title="Greenwashing claims on trial: should NZ ban fossil fuel advertising?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/greenwashing-claims-on-trial-should-nz-ban-fossil-fuel-advertising-219615/" aria-label="Read more about Greenwashing claims on trial: should NZ ban fossil fuel advertising?">Read more</a>

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Can you make a compelling play about economics? The Lehman Trilogy tries – but ultimately comes up short

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Daniel Boud “Can’t move ‘em with a cold thing, like economics.” So says the modernist, Ezra Pound, in the first section of his epic poem, The Cantos. This is something I kept coming back to ... <a title="Can you make a compelling play about economics? The Lehman Trilogy tries – but ultimately comes up short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/can-you-make-a-compelling-play-about-economics-the-lehman-trilogy-tries-but-ultimately-comes-up-short-224271/" aria-label="Read more about Can you make a compelling play about economics? The Lehman Trilogy tries – but ultimately comes up short">Read more</a>

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Why move species to islands? Saving wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Rendall, Lecturer in Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University John Gould/Wikimedia, CC BY The eastern barred bandicoot was once found in abundance across the basalt plains of western Victoria. But habitat destruction and predation by introduced red foxes drove the species to ... <a title="Why move species to islands? Saving wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/why-move-species-to-islands-saving-wildlife-as-the-world-changes-means-taking-calculated-risks-223446/" aria-label="Read more about Why move species to islands? Saving wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks">Read more</a>

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Why is gluten-free bread so expensive? A food supply chain expert explains

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University CGN089/Shutterstock Before the cost of living hit Australian families hard, a group of consumers were already paying top dollar for their staples. Whether it be gluten free, dairy free or lactose free, people with ... <a title="Why is gluten-free bread so expensive? A food supply chain expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/why-is-gluten-free-bread-so-expensive-a-food-supply-chain-expert-explains-223648/" aria-label="Read more about Why is gluten-free bread so expensive? A food supply chain expert explains">Read more</a>

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Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Just over a week ago, European physicists announced they had measured the strength of gravity on the smallest scale ever. In a clever tabletop experiment, researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands, the University of ... <a title="Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/gravity-experiments-on-the-kitchen-table-why-a-tiny-tiny-measurement-may-be-a-big-leap-forward-for-physics-224372/" aria-label="Read more about Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics">Read more</a>

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‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship needs a jolt of youthful leadership

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Farrelly, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Tasmania This year marks 50 years since Australia established diplomatic ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the political bloc that represents over 650 million people across 10 countries in the region. Over the years, the relationship has benefited ... <a title="‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship needs a jolt of youthful leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/we-take-this-for-granted-why-the-asean-australia-relationship-needs-a-jolt-of-youthful-leadership-224501/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship needs a jolt of youthful leadership">Read more</a>

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The National Electricity Market wasn’t made for a renewable energy future. Here’s how to fix it

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vikki McLeod, PhD Graduate, Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices, Queensland University of Technology Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock Rooftop solar is Australia’s cheapest source of electricity. The consumer can get electricity from rooftop solar at less than a fifth of the average cost per kwh of buying it ... <a title="The National Electricity Market wasn’t made for a renewable energy future. Here’s how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/the-national-electricity-market-wasnt-made-for-a-renewable-energy-future-heres-how-to-fix-it-215067/" aria-label="Read more about The National Electricity Market wasn’t made for a renewable energy future. Here’s how to fix it">Read more</a>

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Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Anderson, Professor and Director, Indigenous Research Unit, Griffith University The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade and beyond. It contains 47 recommendations ... <a title="Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/universities-accord-theres-a-push-to-increase-indigenous-students-and-voices-in-higher-education-but-we-need-more-detail-and-funding-224739/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding">Read more</a>

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Urbanisation and tax have driven the housing crisis. It’s hard to see a way back but COVID provides an important lesson

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yogi Vidyattama, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra This article is the first in The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. The paradox of Australian housing is the abundance of land – 7.5 million ... <a title="Urbanisation and tax have driven the housing crisis. It’s hard to see a way back but COVID provides an important lesson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/urbanisation-and-tax-have-driven-the-housing-crisis-its-hard-to-see-a-way-back-but-covid-provides-an-important-lesson-223548/" aria-label="Read more about Urbanisation and tax have driven the housing crisis. It’s hard to see a way back but COVID provides an important lesson">Read more</a>

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A truly international slate: your guide to the 2024 Oscar nominees for best documentary

March 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology Four Daughters/Chrysaor This year, all the Oscar nominees for best documentary feature come from outside of the United States. The dominance of international nonfiction films has some in Hollywood concerned. The North American market has ... <a title="A truly international slate: your guide to the 2024 Oscar nominees for best documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/04/a-truly-international-slate-your-guide-to-the-2024-oscar-nominees-for-best-documentary-222271/" aria-label="Read more about A truly international slate: your guide to the 2024 Oscar nominees for best documentary">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Does Dunkley tell Peter Dutton he should give more attention to the former Liberal heartland?

March 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Depending how you want to read it, you can say not a great deal happened in Saturday’s Dunkley byelection, or you find there are messages in it for everyone. On the first view, Labor’s comfortable win suggests people are feeling ... <a title="View from The Hill: Does Dunkley tell Peter Dutton he should give more attention to the former Liberal heartland?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/03/view-from-the-hill-does-dunkley-tell-peter-dutton-he-should-give-more-attention-to-the-former-liberal-heartland-224936/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Does Dunkley tell Peter Dutton he should give more attention to the former Liberal heartland?">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Dunkley byelection a poor result for Peter Dutton’s pitch for the outer suburbs

March 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s easy retention of the Melbourne seat of Dunkley at Saturday’s byelection is a poor result for Peter Dutton. The two-party swing against the government is modest – 4% (soon after 10 pm). This swing is in the conventional ... <a title="View from The Hill: Dunkley byelection a poor result for Peter Dutton’s pitch for the outer suburbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/03/view-from-the-hill-dunkley-byelection-a-poor-result-for-peter-duttons-pitch-for-the-outer-suburbs-224933/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Dunkley byelection a poor result for Peter Dutton’s pitch for the outer suburbs">Read more</a>