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February 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Australian passenger vehicles are emitting 50% more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than the average of the world’s major markets. And the real-world situation is even worse than official figures show. That’s the finding of ... <a title="Australian passenger vehicle emission rates are 50% higher than the rest of the world – and it’s getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/australian-passenger-vehicle-emission-rates-are-50-higher-than-the-rest-of-the-world-and-its-getting-worse-222398/" aria-label="Read more about Australian passenger vehicle emission rates are 50% higher than the rest of the world – and it’s getting worse">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Bernard Spragg/Flickr They can recover from fire. Grow back from a bare stump. Shrug aside bark loss that would kill a lesser tree. Endure drought and floods. Eucalypts are not interested in ... <a title="Hard to kill: here’s why eucalypts are survival experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/hard-to-kill-heres-why-eucalypts-are-survival-experts-222743/" aria-label="Read more about Hard to kill: here’s why eucalypts are survival experts">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra Shutterstock More of us have been in paid work this past year than ever before. A big part of that is because more of us have been able to work from home than ever before. The proportion of ... <a title="Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/working-from-home-is-producing-economic-benefits-return-to-office-rules-would-quash-223091/" aria-label="Read more about Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay will be one of three deputy chairs (alongside ministers from Panama and Cameroon) at the 13th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi next week. ... <a title="Privilege or poisoned chalice? As deputy chair at next week’s WTO meeting, NZ confronts an organisation in crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/privilege-or-poisoned-chalice-as-deputy-chair-at-next-weeks-wto-meeting-nz-confronts-an-organisation-in-crisis-223849/" aria-label="Read more about Privilege or poisoned chalice? As deputy chair at next week’s WTO meeting, NZ confronts an organisation in crisis">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University As its two-year anniversary approaches, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been pushed into the background of public attention by the war in Gaza. The intense focus on Gaza has prompted comparisons between the two conflicts ... <a title="Unmarked graves, violent repression and cultural erasure: the devastating human toll of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/unmarked-graves-violent-repression-and-cultural-erasure-the-devastating-human-toll-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-223337/" aria-label="Read more about Unmarked graves, violent repression and cultural erasure: the devastating human toll of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Smith, Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Sunshine Coast With Taylor Swift pulling in over half-a-million audience members on her Australian tour, we’ve been thinking a lot about fans. In this series, our academics dive into fan cultures: how they developed, how they operate, and how ... <a title="The power and pleasure – and occasional backlash – of celebrity conspiracy theories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/the-power-and-pleasure-and-occasional-backlash-of-celebrity-conspiracy-theories-221754/" aria-label="Read more about The power and pleasure – and occasional backlash – of celebrity conspiracy theories">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said there will be an early budget next year, ruling out a premature election while lamenting the brevity of federal parliamentary terms. The Prime Minister on Wednesday responded to speculation in some sections of the media about ... <a title="Anthony Albanese rules out early election – and wishes federal terms were longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/anthony-albanese-rules-out-early-election-and-wishes-federal-terms-were-longer-224080/" aria-label="Read more about Anthony Albanese rules out early election – and wishes federal terms were longer">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Roberts, Lecturer, School of the Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney The head of Australia’s biggest supermarket chain is to step down. On the face of it, this is not altogether remarkable news. Australian CEOs hold their jobs, on average, for about five years. Woolworth’s chief executive ... <a title="Brad Banducci checks out from Woolworths, signalling a business out-of-touch with its customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/brad-banducci-checks-out-from-woolworths-signalling-a-business-out-of-touch-with-its-customers-224066/" aria-label="Read more about Brad Banducci checks out from Woolworths, signalling a business out-of-touch with its customers">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Savitri Taylor, Associate Professor, Law School, La Trobe University Shutterstock Last week, 39 foreign nationals arrived in a remote part of Western Australia by boat. This revived dormant debates about border security. People without visas come to Australia by air and sea, though we only ever seem ... <a title="By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/by-boat-or-by-plane-if-youre-seeking-asylum-in-australia-the-outcome-is-similarly-bleak-223957/" aria-label="Read more about By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon McKenzie, Lecturer in Law, Griffith University Pierson Hawkins / US Navy The Australian Navy is set to be transformed. On top of existing plans for nuclear submarines, the government yesterday announced a scheme for an “enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet” including six new “optionally crewed” vessels. ... <a title="Australia wants navy boats with lots of weapons, but no crew. Will they run afoul of international law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/australia-wants-navy-boats-with-lots-of-weapons-but-no-crew-will-they-run-afoul-of-international-law-223980/" aria-label="Read more about Australia wants navy boats with lots of weapons, but no crew. Will they run afoul of international law?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iris Lim, Assistant Professor, Bond University BAZA Productions/Shutterstock Dealing with chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) means facing more than the occasional discomfort. It’s like being on a never ending battlefield against an unseen adversary, making simple daily activities a trial. UTIs happen when bacteria sneak into the ... <a title="Why do I keep getting urinary tract infections? And why are chronic UTIs so hard to treat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/why-do-i-keep-getting-urinary-tract-infections-and-why-are-chronic-utis-so-hard-to-treat-223008/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I keep getting urinary tract infections? And why are chronic UTIs so hard to treat?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chien Ju Ting, Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology There has been a global push to revitalise Indigenous languages since the late 1980s. Aotearoa New Zealand has been at the forefront of revitalisation efforts, earning the admiration of campaigners in other countries, including Taiwan. Te reo Māori ... <a title="Taiwan’s Indigenous languages are under threat – what can NZ learn from their successes and failures?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/taiwans-indigenous-languages-are-under-threat-what-can-nz-learn-from-their-successes-and-failures-222485/" aria-label="Read more about Taiwan’s Indigenous languages are under threat – what can NZ learn from their successes and failures?">Read more</a>
