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February 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick William Smith, Research Officer, Riddet Institute, Massey University Have you ever looked down at your breakfast, lunch or dinner and considered where the various ingredients travelled from to reach your plate? A basic sandwich in New Zealand can easily represent five countries: an Australian wheat and ... <a title="Where did the ingredients in that sandwich come from? Our global nutrient tracker tells a complex story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/where-did-the-ingredients-in-that-sandwich-come-from-our-global-nutrient-tracker-tells-a-complex-story-221978/" aria-label="Read more about Where did the ingredients in that sandwich come from? Our global nutrient tracker tells a complex story">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Newspoll has found that more then six in ten Australians (62%) believe the Albanese government did the right thing in reworking the stage 3 tax cuts. The poll showed no change in two-party vote, with Labor retaining a 52% to ... <a title="Newspoll shows support for Albanese’s tax decision, as the PM defends his reputation as ‘an honest person’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/newspoll-shows-support-for-albaneses-tax-decision-as-the-pm-defends-his-reputation-as-an-honest-person-222725/" aria-label="Read more about Newspoll shows support for Albanese’s tax decision, as the PM defends his reputation as ‘an honest person’">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The opposition is set to declare its stance on Labor’s revamped tax cuts on Tuesday, after the government on Sunday released the legislation for the changes. Shadow cabinet on Monday will consider the legislation, and it will go to the ... <a title="Coalition set for Tuesday tax declaration, as Albanese defends himself as ‘an honest person’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/04/coalition-set-for-tuesday-tax-declaration-as-albanese-defends-himself-as-an-honest-person-222725/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition set for Tuesday tax declaration, as Albanese defends himself as ‘an honest person’">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The opposition is set to declare its stance on Labor’s revamped tax cuts on Tuesday, after the government on Sunday released the legislation for the changes. Shadow cabinet on Monday will consider the legislation, and it will go to the ... <a title="Coalition set for Tuesday declaration on tax, as Albanese defends himself as ‘an honest person’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/04/coalition-set-for-tuesday-declaration-on-tax-as-albanese-defends-himself-as-an-honest-person-222725/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition set for Tuesday declaration on tax, as Albanese defends himself as ‘an honest person’">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND A panel of 31 leading economists assembled by The Conversation sees no cut in interest rates before the middle of this year, and only a slight cut by December, enough ... <a title="Mortgage and inflation pain to ease, but only slowly: how 31 top economists see 2024" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/04/mortgage-and-inflation-pain-to-ease-but-only-slowly-how-31-top-economists-see-2024-218927/" aria-label="Read more about Mortgage and inflation pain to ease, but only slowly: how 31 top economists see 2024">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Finnerty, PhD candidate – Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Research, University of Sydney Gert-Jan van Stein/Shutterstock In places where we need to protect valuable plants – whether for ecological or economic reasons – local herbivores can cause significant damage. Current solutions often involve killing the problem animals. ... <a title="Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/animals-keep-eating-precious-plants-we-used-smell-misinformation-to-keep-them-away-215454/" aria-label="Read more about Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vania Andreoli, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia Pok Rie/Pexel, CC BY-SA Overfishing has dire consequences for ocean health and for the millions of people who depend on fish for food and wellbeing. Globally, catch has been steadily declining since the 1990s. It’s a trend that’s ... <a title="Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/03/governments-spend-us-22-billion-a-year-helping-the-fishing-industry-empty-our-oceans-this-injustice-must-end-222511/" aria-label="Read more about Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Higgins, PhD candidate in Psychology, Monash University Neuralink Earlier this week, Elon Musk announced his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, had implanted a device in a human for the first time. The company’s PRIME study, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration last year, is testing ... <a title="Neuralink has put its first chip in a human brain. What could possibly go wrong?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/neuralink-has-put-its-first-chip-in-a-human-brain-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-222497/" aria-label="Read more about Neuralink has put its first chip in a human brain. What could possibly go wrong?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) this week released new guidelines for youth and community sport designed to change the way concussion is managed across the country. While the guidelines contain a host ... <a title="Concussion in sport: why making players sit out for 21 days afterwards is a good idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/concussion-in-sport-why-making-players-sit-out-for-21-days-afterwards-is-a-good-idea-222504/" aria-label="Read more about Concussion in sport: why making players sit out for 21 days afterwards is a good idea">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Lui, Senior Project Officer – Indigenous Research, James Cook University On October 14, Australia voted against First Nations peoples’ having a constitutionally enshrined right to be heard on matters that affect them. There was a catchcry during the campaign that a “no” vote would mean keeping ... <a title="Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/zenadth-kes-peoples-long-journey-to-self-determination-in-the-torres-strait-199675/" aria-label="Read more about Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Mobility, Public Safety & Disaster Risk, UNSW Sydney JavyGo/Unsplash E-scooters are a popular new feature of urban mobility, offering an eco-friendly solution with zero exhaust emissions and agility in city spaces. They make an attractive option for “last-mile” commuting — bridging ... <a title="E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits – but we can’t say they are riskier than bikes yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/e-scooters-are-linked-with-injuries-and-hospital-visits-but-we-cant-say-they-are-riskier-than-bikes-yet-222148/" aria-label="Read more about E-scooters are linked with injuries and hospital visits – but we can’t say they are riskier than bikes yet">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Peacock, Lecturer in Law, Federation University Australia CapturePB/Shutterstock A home buyer usually does not pay goods and services tax (GST) on a home except if they buy a new home that has not been sold before as residential property. However, when a home that has been ... <a title="Buying a renovated home? You could be up for an extra 10% GST, but it’s a grey area. Here’s a way to end the uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/buying-a-renovated-home-you-could-be-up-for-an-extra-10-gst-but-its-a-grey-area-heres-a-way-to-end-the-uncertainty-218911/" aria-label="Read more about Buying a renovated home? You could be up for an extra 10% GST, but it’s a grey area. Here’s a way to end the uncertainty">Read more</a>