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October 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Campbell, Professor of Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology, University of Otago Andrew Hoggard’s resignation in May as president of Federated Farmers, followed swiftly by his appearance high on the ACT Party’s candidate list, might have seemed seem like just another of the election’s minor subplots. But ... <a title="The battle for NZ’s farming heartland: Groundswell, ACT and the changing face of rural politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/04/the-battle-for-nzs-farming-heartland-groundswell-act-and-the-changing-face-of-rural-politics-213979/" aria-label="Read more about The battle for NZ’s farming heartland: Groundswell, ACT and the changing face of rural politics">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne When the Black Summer bushfires swept across eastern Australia in 2019–20, thousands of animal species lived in the path of these megafires. You’d be forgiven for thinking water-dwelling animals like platypuses were spared. Surely animals living in rivers and ... <a title="Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires – a new DNA study tracks their disappearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/04/even-platypuses-arent-safe-from-bushfires-a-new-dna-study-tracks-their-disappearance-212651/" aria-label="Read more about Even platypuses aren’t safe from bushfires – a new DNA study tracks their disappearance">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s emissions need to decline “on a much steeper trajectory” if it is to meet its declared commitment of a 43% reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050, the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development says. In its report ... <a title="Australia’s emissions must decline more steeply to reach climate commitment: OECD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/australias-emissions-must-decline-more-steeply-to-reach-climate-commitment-oecd-214851/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s emissions must decline more steeply to reach climate commitment: OECD">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University If the Reserve Bank does push up interest rates again, the most likely next date is its next board meeting, on Melbourne Cup Tuesday. The November 7 meeting is especially important because it is one ... <a title="No rate hike yet, but will it rise on Melbourne Cup Day? It all depends on petrol prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/no-rate-hike-yet-but-will-it-rise-on-melbourne-cup-day-it-all-depends-on-petrol-prices-214738/" aria-label="Read more about No rate hike yet, but will it rise on Melbourne Cup Day? It all depends on petrol prices">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Francis Kelly, Honorary Research Fellow, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could mean for a ... <a title="The disability royal commission heard horrific stories of harm – now we must move towards repair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/the-disability-royal-commission-heard-horrific-stories-of-harm-now-we-must-move-towards-repair-214479/" aria-label="Read more about The disability royal commission heard horrific stories of harm – now we must move towards repair">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Sarah Walker/MTC Emerging from one of Australia’s most enduring and significant theatrical partnerships between director Susie Dee and playwright Patricia Cornelius, My Sister Jill is a contemporary homage to George Johnston’s classic 1964 Australian novel My Brother Jack. ... <a title="My Sister Jill: Patricia Cornelius’ new play is a blistering post-war social and cultural commentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/my-sister-jill-patricia-cornelius-new-play-is-a-blistering-post-war-social-and-cultural-commentary-214367/" aria-label="Read more about My Sister Jill: Patricia Cornelius’ new play is a blistering post-war social and cultural commentary">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma McKibbin, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In its 2017 final report, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse identified that there was no large-scale national early intervention service in Australia for people worried about their sexual thoughts or behaviours in ... <a title="We started a service for people worried about their sexual thoughts about children. Here’s what we found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/we-started-a-service-for-people-worried-about-their-sexual-thoughts-about-children-heres-what-we-found-213235/" aria-label="Read more about We started a service for people worried about their sexual thoughts about children. Here’s what we found">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on October 14. A national Essential poll, conducted September 27 to October 1 from a sample ... <a title="Voice support up in Essential poll, but it is still behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/voice-support-up-in-essential-poll-but-it-is-still-behind-214257/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support up in Essential poll, but it is still behind">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger S. Seymour, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Despite their public image as torpid, lumbering creatures, many dinosaurs were evidently warm-blooded, highly active animals, capable of prolonged and strenuous aerobic exercise. In new research, my colleagues and I determined how much energy minibus-sized dinosaurs ... <a title="Holes in baby dinosaur bones show how football-sized hatchlings grew to 3-tonne teens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/holes-in-baby-dinosaur-bones-show-how-football-sized-hatchlings-grew-to-3-tonne-teens-214572/" aria-label="Read more about Holes in baby dinosaur bones show how football-sized hatchlings grew to 3-tonne teens">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Pascoe, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Back to Country, CC BY-NC-ND For saltwater people of Australia’s east and west coasts, humpback whales hold important lore in the form of stories. For the Yuin people of the east coast, this story is one of a binding ... <a title="Humpback whales hold lore for Traditional Custodians. But laws don’t protect species for their cultural significance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/humpback-whales-hold-lore-for-traditional-custodians-but-laws-dont-protect-species-for-their-cultural-significance-213073/" aria-label="Read more about Humpback whales hold lore for Traditional Custodians. But laws don’t protect species for their cultural significance">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Livesey, Senior Lecturer of Physics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Each October, physics is in the news with the awarding of the Nobel Prize. The work acknowledged through this most prestigious award often seems far removed from our everyday lives, with prizes given for things like “optical ... <a title="What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/what-has-the-nobel-prize-in-physics-ever-done-for-me-208859/" aria-label="Read more about What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me?">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham Dwyer, Course Director, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Last year, campers had to evacuate because of floods. This year, they’re evacuating because of fire. Over Victoria’s long weekend, campers and residents in Gippsland had to flee fast-moving fires, ... <a title="Fire authorities are better prepared for this summer. The question now is – are you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/03/fire-authorities-are-better-prepared-for-this-summer-the-question-now-is-are-you-214577/" aria-label="Read more about Fire authorities are better prepared for this summer. The question now is – are you?">Read more</a>
