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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania OKMG/Shutterstock “Gravy Day” is a relatively new date in the Australian calendar. Paul Kelly’s song How to Make Gravy tells the story of a prisoner (Joe) writing to his brother on December 21. Joe laments missing the family ... <a title="How to make gravy (using chemistry)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/how-to-make-gravy-using-chemistry-219589/" aria-label="Read more about How to make gravy (using chemistry)">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Zunica, Lecturer in Secondary Maths Education, University of Sydney A veridical paradox with practical uses. Cottonbro Studio/Pexels CC BY-SA Have you ever bumped into someone with the same birthday as you? What about someone sharing a birthday in your workplace? How common is a shared birthday, ... <a title="How many people need to be in a room for two to share a birthday? It’s less than you think. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/how-many-people-need-to-be-in-a-room-for-two-to-share-a-birthday-its-less-than-you-think-heres-why-218250/" aria-label="Read more about How many people need to be in a room for two to share a birthday? It’s less than you think. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexey D Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University China’s expanding naval presence in the Pacific Ocean and the South and East China seas has become a major focus for Australia, the US and its allies. Australia’s latest strategic defence review, for instance, ... <a title="Australia can no longer afford to ignore Russia’s expanding naval power in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/australia-can-no-longer-afford-to-ignore-russias-expanding-naval-power-in-the-pacific-217913/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can no longer afford to ignore Russia’s expanding naval power in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Poulton, Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney Shutterstock Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more often diagnosed in children. That might make you wonder if people grow out it as they reach adulthood. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves difficulties focusing attention (for ... <a title="Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/do-kids-grow-out-of-adhd-as-they-get-older-218692/" aria-label="Read more about Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Edwards, Research Fellow Bushfires, Charles Darwin University As the semi-arid Pilliga Scrub burns in New South Wales, many of us are thinking about fire once again. It’s an El Niño summer in the hottest year on record. And there’s a remarkable amount of grass drying out ... <a title="Invasive grasses are worsening bushfires across Australia’s drylands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/invasive-grasses-are-worsening-bushfires-across-australias-drylands-215530/" aria-label="Read more about Invasive grasses are worsening bushfires across Australia’s drylands">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong Richard Stachmann/Unsplash, CC BY School is out and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down that chimney. The days before Christmas ... <a title="Santa Claus is coming to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-how-to-help-kids-manage-the-big-build-up-to-christmas-220047/" aria-label="Read more about Santa Claus is coming to town! How to help kids manage the big build-up to Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc Olynyk, Director of Financial Planning, Deakin Business School, Deakin University Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock Australia’s superannuation and retirement income system is complex and difficult to navigate. Retirees need to make decisions on numerous issues where they have less than full information and understanding, both financial and non-financial. They ... <a title="It’s not just about accumulating super. Australians need to learn how to spend their retirement savings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/its-not-just-about-accumulating-super-australians-need-to-learn-how-to-spend-their-retirement-savings-219217/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just about accumulating super. Australians need to learn how to spend their retirement savings">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia A Savage Christmas/Binge For some, December 25 is a solemn day, key on the Christian calendar, involving important traditions to be treated with reverence. But for many, Christmas is a time for unbridled fun: Santa, ... <a title="Telemovies have dominated Christmas movies for 50 years – so why are the Aussie straight-to-streaming ones this bad?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/21/telemovies-have-dominated-christmas-movies-for-50-years-so-why-are-the-aussie-straight-to-streaming-ones-this-bad-219963/" aria-label="Read more about Telemovies have dominated Christmas movies for 50 years – so why are the Aussie straight-to-streaming ones this bad?">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yohanna Villalobos, Postdoctoral research fellow, Lund University If you really want to know how much Australia contributes to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, you have to study all the “sources” and “sinks”. Sources release CO₂ into the atmosphere, while sinks take it out. ... <a title="Carbon in, carbon out: Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/20/carbon-in-carbon-out-australias-carbon-budget-assessment-reveals-astonishing-boom-and-bust-cycles-219592/" aria-label="Read more about Carbon in, carbon out: Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Suddenly the talk in global financial markets has spun from “when will interest rates next rise?” to “how soon before they fall?”. Some commentators are flagging the shift as a “pivot party”. ... <a title="Interest rates will eventually fall but it’s a bit early for borrowers to break out the champagne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/20/interest-rates-will-eventually-fall-but-its-a-bit-early-for-borrowers-to-break-out-the-champagne-220038/" aria-label="Read more about Interest rates will eventually fall but it’s a bit early for borrowers to break out the champagne">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Joko Widodo, popularly known as “Jokowi”, has served as Indonesia’s president for almost a decade. He is hugely popular, garnering around 80% in some ... <a title="Is Joko Widodo paving the way for a political dynasty in Indonesia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/20/is-joko-widodo-paving-the-way-for-a-political-dynasty-in-indonesia-219499/" aria-label="Read more about Is Joko Widodo paving the way for a political dynasty in Indonesia?">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Patrick Rule, Research Affiliate, Monash University The baleen whale fossil at Museums Victoria Research Institute. Eugene Hyland, Museums Victoria Baleen whales are the titans of the ocean, the largest animals to have ever lived. The record holder is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which can reach ... <a title="19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/20/19-million-year-old-fossil-jaw-bone-hints-the-biggest-whales-first-evolved-somewhere-unexpected-219961/" aria-label="Read more about 19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected">Read more</a>
