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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland Never before has Pharmac – the government’s medicine procurement agency and decision maker – featured so prominently in an election. Many parties are pledging more funding, but two are promising to overhaul the agency as we know it. ... <a title="With ACT and NZ First promising to overhaul Pharmac, what’s in store for publicly funded medicines?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/with-act-and-nz-first-promising-to-overhaul-pharmac-whats-in-store-for-publicly-funded-medicines-215060/" aria-label="Read more about With ACT and NZ First promising to overhaul Pharmac, what’s in store for publicly funded medicines?">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University With almost a third of votes cast already in postal and pre-poll voting for the Voice to Parliament referendum, the “yes” campaign is ramping up its advertising and media efforts. Both campaigns ... <a title="The ‘yes’ campaign is generating the most media and social media content. Yet, it continues to trail in the polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/the-yes-campaign-is-generating-the-most-media-and-social-media-content-yet-it-continues-to-trail-in-the-polls-215145/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘yes’ campaign is generating the most media and social media content. Yet, it continues to trail in the polls">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alvise Dabalà, Research associate, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Mangroves might not look like much. Yes, they can have strange aerial roots. Yes, they’re surrounded by oozing mud. But looks can be deceiving. These remarkable shrubs and trees are nurseries for many species of fish, shellfish and ... <a title="If we protect mangroves, we protect our fisheries, our towns and ourselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/if-we-protect-mangroves-we-protect-our-fisheries-our-towns-and-ourselves-214390/" aria-label="Read more about If we protect mangroves, we protect our fisheries, our towns and ourselves">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Shutterstock What do British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and singer Bruce Springsteen have in common? They’re among an ever-growing group of public figures touting the benefits of eating just one meal a day. As a result, ... <a title="What is the OMAD diet? Is one meal a day actually good for weight loss? And is it safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/what-is-the-omad-diet-is-one-meal-a-day-actually-good-for-weight-loss-and-is-it-safe-207723/" aria-label="Read more about What is the OMAD diet? Is one meal a day actually good for weight loss? And is it safe?">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Shutterstock Have you ever waited in a long queue only to find the ice cream flavour you wanted is gone? What did you choose instead? In the field of behavioural economics, researchers have shown ... <a title="‘Phantom decoys’ manipulate human shoppers – but bees may be immune to their charms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/phantom-decoys-manipulate-human-shoppers-but-bees-may-be-immune-to-their-charms-213769/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Phantom decoys’ manipulate human shoppers – but bees may be immune to their charms">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation; Scholar -In-Residence Asia Society Australia, Deakin University Shutterstock We have a problem with the state of politics and public discourse in Australia. The appalling neo-Nazi video threat made against Senator Lidia Thorpe is ... <a title="Let’s not kid ourselves: ‘Trumpification’ is becoming our problem, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/lets-not-kid-ourselves-trumpification-is-becoming-our-problem-too-215071/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s not kid ourselves: ‘Trumpification’ is becoming our problem, too">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Wright, Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement, La Trobe University “The envy of the world.” That’s how one American journalist described Australia at the turn of the 20th century. What was the object of global desire, the precious jewel that this very new nation ... <a title="From Eureka to suffrage to now: a Voice that was 169 years in the making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/from-eureka-to-suffrage-to-now-a-voice-that-was-169-years-in-the-making-215333/" aria-label="Read more about From Eureka to suffrage to now: a Voice that was 169 years in the making">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Schokman, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read the first article in the series here. Hollywood appears fascinated by sleep’s impact on the ... <a title="What’s insomnia like for most people who can’t sleep? You’d never know from the movies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/whats-insomnia-like-for-most-people-who-cant-sleep-youd-never-know-from-the-movies-211823/" aria-label="Read more about What’s insomnia like for most people who can’t sleep? You’d never know from the movies">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Australia has a legislated target to reduce greenhouse emissions, a federal government with commitments to increase the share of renewable electricity and reduce power prices, and a globally important economic opportunity at its feet. In the second half of the ... <a title="Why Australia urgently needs a climate plan and a Net Zero National Cabinet Committee to implement it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/why-australia-urgently-needs-a-climate-plan-and-a-net-zero-national-cabinet-committee-to-implement-it-213866/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia urgently needs a climate plan and a Net Zero National Cabinet Committee to implement it">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tilo Ziehn, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock There is growing consensus that our planet is likely to pass the 1.5℃ warming threshold. Research even suggests global warming will temporarily exceed the 2℃ threshold, if atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) peaks at levels beyond what was anticipated. Exceeding our ... <a title="Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/even-temporary-global-warming-above-2-will-affect-life-in-the-oceans-for-centuries-214251/" aria-label="Read more about Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Have you noticed street trees looking oddly sad? You’re not alone. Normally, spring means fresh green leaves and flowers. But this year, the heat has come early, stressing some trees. But ... <a title="Early heat and insect strike are stressing urban trees – even as canopy cover drops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/early-heat-and-insect-strike-are-stressing-urban-trees-even-as-canopy-cover-drops-215062/" aria-label="Read more about Early heat and insect strike are stressing urban trees – even as canopy cover drops">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Tapsell, Research Officer, University of Sydney Shutterstock I can go to a hearing by Zoom or by phone, I absolutely love it – otherwise, I’d be travelling down to Sydney – Valerie, focus group Overwhelmingly, Australian lawyers feel positive about the technological changes sweeping through their ... <a title="Technology is changing the lives of female lawyers, in ways that are bad as well as good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/11/technology-is-changing-the-lives-of-female-lawyers-in-ways-that-are-bad-as-well-as-good-213984/" aria-label="Read more about Technology is changing the lives of female lawyers, in ways that are bad as well as good">Read more</a>
