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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock In eastern Australia, the arrival of the summer holidays has traditionally been heralded by big iridescent beetles known as Christmas beetles due to their appearance during the Christmas season. In recent years, public perception seems to suggest these ... <a title="People worry Christmas beetles are disappearing. We’re gathering citizen data to see the full picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/people-worry-christmas-beetles-are-disappearing-were-gathering-citizen-data-to-see-the-full-picture-217358/" aria-label="Read more about People worry Christmas beetles are disappearing. We’re gathering citizen data to see the full picture">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vera Weisbecker, Associate Professor, Flinders University Shutterstock A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks, “why the long face”? It’s one of the oldest puns in the book, and there’s no shortage of entertaining answers. With our new review we add our own scientific explanation: ... <a title="Why the long face? Experts provide a new theory for why larger mammals tend to have longer faces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/why-the-long-face-experts-provide-a-new-theory-for-why-larger-mammals-tend-to-have-longer-faces-219405/" aria-label="Read more about Why the long face? Experts provide a new theory for why larger mammals tend to have longer faces">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University Taiwan is gearing up for important presidential and legislative elections next month. How to manage “cross-strait” relations with China is not surprisingly emerging as the critical issue of the campaigns. Taiwan first ... <a title="With Taiwan’s election just a month away, the China threat is emerging as the main talking point" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/with-taiwans-election-just-a-month-away-the-china-threat-is-emerging-as-the-main-talking-point-216069/" aria-label="Read more about With Taiwan’s election just a month away, the China threat is emerging as the main talking point">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Divna Haslam, Senior Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock “Do you want a smack?!” This has been a common refrain from many parents across history. Right along with “just wait till your father gets home”. Somehow parents thought this threat of violence would magically improve their ... <a title="1 in 4 adults think smacking is necessary to ‘properly raise’ kids. But attitudes are changing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/1-in-4-adults-think-smacking-is-necessary-to-properly-raise-kids-but-attitudes-are-changing-218837/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 4 adults think smacking is necessary to ‘properly raise’ kids. But attitudes are changing">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Agnostic Preachers Kid/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The Australian government has launched a campaign asking people to “switch off light pollution” to protect wildlife. So, what does the science say? Should we rethink Christmas lights? In our latest report, we reviewed ... <a title="8 ways to tone down the Christmas lights to help wildlife – and why we should" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/8-ways-to-tone-down-the-christmas-lights-to-help-wildlife-and-why-we-should-218931/" aria-label="Read more about 8 ways to tone down the Christmas lights to help wildlife – and why we should">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carlos Oyarzun, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland Standret/Shutterstock You leave your car at the mechanic for a routine service ahead of your summer escape to the coast. When your mobile rings, you are stricken by unwelcome news: the mechanic goes through a list of parts that ... <a title="How getting a second opinion can stop you being ripped off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/how-getting-a-second-opinion-can-stop-you-being-ripped-off-218349/" aria-label="Read more about How getting a second opinion can stop you being ripped off">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Toltz, Honorary Associate, Hebrew, Jewish and Biblical Studies, University of Sydney Jason McDonald/Netflix “Maestro” is a word that resonates across concert music. From the Italian word for master, it is applied most frequently to a respected and established conductor of operas and orchestras but can also ... <a title="Who was Leonard Bernstein, the man at the centre of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/who-was-leonard-bernstein-the-man-at-the-centre-of-bradley-coopers-maestro-219323/" aria-label="Read more about Who was Leonard Bernstein, the man at the centre of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro?">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenn C Savage, Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne Federal Education Minister Jason Clare released a major report on schools on Monday. This will inform the next round of federal funding for schools, as part of the National School ... <a title="A new report wants more funding and better support for Australian schools. But we need a proper plan for how to get there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/12/a-new-report-wants-more-funding-and-better-support-for-australian-schools-but-we-need-a-proper-plan-for-how-to-get-there-219491/" aria-label="Read more about A new report wants more funding and better support for Australian schools. But we need a proper plan for how to get there">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Emily Ranquist/ Pexels , CC BY The Australian government is aiming to rein in the growth of international students in its new migration policy, released on Monday. This is in response to record levels of international students entering the country ... <a title="We are hurtling towards a million international students in Australia – migration changes will only slow this growth, not stop it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/we-are-hurtling-towards-a-million-international-students-in-australia-migration-changes-will-only-slow-this-growth-not-stop-it-219590/" aria-label="Read more about We are hurtling towards a million international students in Australia – migration changes will only slow this growth, not stop it">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dion Kagan, Research Officer, Gender, Law and Drugs program, La Trobe University Shutterstock Hepatitis C is a preventable but potentially life-threatening blood-borne virus. It primarily affects the liver and, if untreated, can lead to cirrhosis (scar damage) and cancer. When direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C arrived in ... <a title="We’re on track to eliminate hepatitis C, but stigma remains and reinfection is a risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/were-on-track-to-eliminate-hepatitis-c-but-stigma-remains-and-reinfection-is-a-risk-216439/" aria-label="Read more about We’re on track to eliminate hepatitis C, but stigma remains and reinfection is a risk">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wes Hill, Associate Professor, art history and visual culture, Southern Cross University Henrique Oliveira, Brazil b.1973. Corupira 2023, commissioned for ‘Fairy Tales’, installation (detail), Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) Brisbane 2023. Plywood, tapumes veneer and tree branches. Courtesy: Henrique Oliveira. © Henrique Oliveira. Photograph: C Callistemon © ... <a title="Fairy Tales at QAGOMA: how we revived these stories with new myths, new media and new quirks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/fairy-tales-at-qagoma-how-we-revived-these-stories-with-new-myths-new-media-and-new-quirks-219228/" aria-label="Read more about Fairy Tales at QAGOMA: how we revived these stories with new myths, new media and new quirks">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xu Yi-chong, Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University Shutterstock With an energy-hungry economy, an historic reliance on coal and vast manufacturing enterprises, China is the world’s single largest emitter, accounting for 27% of the world’s carbon dioxide and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. ... <a title="COP28: Why China’s clean energy boom matters for global climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/11/cop28-why-chinas-clean-energy-boom-matters-for-global-climate-action-218825/" aria-label="Read more about COP28: Why China’s clean energy boom matters for global climate action">Read more</a>
