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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Three years since a military coup ousted Myanmar’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021, a brutal civil war has left the country devastated. In December, a United Nations report on Myanmar’s humanitarian needs said the country ... <a title="Myanmar’s misery: 3 years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/myanmars-misery-3-years-after-the-military-coup-is-there-any-end-in-sight-for-a-ravaged-country-221586/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s misery: 3 years after the military coup, is there any end in sight for a ravaged country?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiaoyue Xu (Luna), Scientia Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Kampus Production/Pexels One in three Australian adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their diet. But despite decades of strong recommendations ... <a title="This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/this-salt-alternative-could-help-reduce-blood-pressure-so-why-are-so-few-people-using-it-221409/" aria-label="Read more about This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Shine, Professor in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University Shutterstock Many Australians who work outdoors – especially farmers and graziers – attempt to kill every snake they encounter, especially those thought to be venomous. In fact, research in one part of rural Australia found 38% of respondents tried ... <a title="Stop killing brown snakes – they could be a farmer’s best friend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/stop-killing-brown-snakes-they-could-be-a-farmers-best-friend-222142/" aria-label="Read more about Stop killing brown snakes – they could be a farmer’s best friend">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Gutierrez, Associate Professor in Literacy and WIL partnerships, Australian Catholic University Caspar Camille Rubin/ Unsplash, CC BY Are you worried about how much time your child spends playing video games? Do they “hibernate” for hours in their room, talking what seems like gibberish to their friends? ... <a title="60% of Australian English teachers think video games are a ‘legitimate’ text to study. But only 15% have used one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/60-of-australian-english-teachers-think-video-games-are-a-legitimate-text-to-study-but-only-15-have-used-one-220045/" aria-label="Read more about 60% of Australian English teachers think video games are a ‘legitimate’ text to study. But only 15% have used one">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Australia has an acute shortage of housing. Renters across the country face steep rents rises and record-low vacancy rates. At the same time, net overseas migration has surged to a record high of 518,100 in the past financial year ... <a title="Australia is welcoming more migrants but they lack the skills to build more houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/australia-is-welcoming-more-migrants-but-they-lack-the-skills-to-build-more-houses-222126/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is welcoming more migrants but they lack the skills to build more houses">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael James Walsh, Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra Shutterstock Music streaming can alter what was once a private activity into something more seemingly public. Around 2016, streaming became the dominant way people engaged with recordings of music. Users engage in a constant process of ... <a title="‘I almost feel like stuck in a rut’: how streaming services changed the way we listen to music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/i-almost-feel-like-stuck-in-a-rut-how-streaming-services-changed-the-way-we-listen-to-music-219967/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I almost feel like stuck in a rut’: how streaming services changed the way we listen to music">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
RNZ News A New Zealander working for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians says having countries pull funding is devastating. Speaking from Geneva, Hector Sharp told RNZ Midday Report UNRWA was the only organisation with the ability to deliver the kind of aid needed in Gaza. “We’ve been doing this for 75 years, so we’re ... <a title="UN refugee agency a neutral Gaza ‘lifeline for millions’, says aid officer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/un-refugee-agency-a-neutral-gaza-lifeline-for-millions-says-aid-officer/" aria-label="Read more about UN refugee agency a neutral Gaza ‘lifeline for millions’, says aid officer">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 500 protesters marched through the heart of Auckland’s tourist suburb of Devonport today to the Royal New Zealand Navy base, accusing the government of backing genocide in the Middle East. Demanding a “ceasefire now” in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza that has killed almost 27,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children ... <a title="‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/ceasefire-now-protesters-march-on-nz-naval-base-demand-luxon-upholds-israel-genocide-court-order/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Borrett, Science Communications Coordinator, Murdoch University Most things you eat grew in soil or ate plants growing in soil. We don’t think much about it, but soil is essential to life. During the last Ice Age, much of the northern hemisphere was covered in glaciers. As ... <a title="Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/australias-soils-are-notoriously-poor-heres-how-scientists-are-working-to-improve-them-216640/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock From pickles and french fries to oranges and ice cream, women and other people who are pregnant report craving a range of foods while they’re expecting. A food craving is a strong urge to ... <a title="Pickle, anyone? 3 possible reasons women get cravings during pregnancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/pickle-anyone-3-possible-reasons-women-get-cravings-during-pregnancy-221755/" aria-label="Read more about Pickle, anyone? 3 possible reasons women get cravings during pregnancy">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Kirby, Associate Professor in Psychology, The University of Queensland Bignai/Shutterstock A cost-of-living crisis, the ongoing impact of COVID, climate change, and numerous global conflicts and refugee crises. When it feels like so many people are doing it tough, how do we decide where to direct our ... <a title="Who we care about is limited – but our research shows how humans can expand their ‘moral circle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/who-we-care-about-is-limited-but-our-research-shows-how-humans-can-expand-their-moral-circle-221605/" aria-label="Read more about Who we care about is limited – but our research shows how humans can expand their ‘moral circle’">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University Shutterstock The winners and losers from the Albanese government’s rejig of this year’s Stage 3 tax cuts have already been well documented. From July 1 every taxpayer ... <a title="Stage 3 stacks up: the rejigged tax cuts help fight bracket creep and boost middle and upper-middle households" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/stage-3-stacks-up-the-rejigged-tax-cuts-help-fight-bracket-creep-and-boost-middle-and-upper-middle-households-221851/" aria-label="Read more about Stage 3 stacks up: the rejigged tax cuts help fight bracket creep and boost middle and upper-middle households">Read more</a>
