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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Transport is likely the hardest economic sector to decarbonise. And road vehicles produce the most greenhouse gas emissions of the Australian transport sector – 85% of its total. Freight trucks account for ... <a title="Why electric trucks are our best bet to cut road transport emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/why-electric-trucks-are-our-best-bet-to-cut-road-transport-emissions-219960/" aria-label="Read more about Why electric trucks are our best bet to cut road transport emissions">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University With the cost of living soaring and many struggling to get a pay rise, it’s not surprising people are using debt to navigate life’s financial twists and turns. Owing money can sometimes feel challenging, but not all debts should ... <a title="What are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debts, and which should I pay off first?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/what-are-good-and-bad-debts-and-which-should-i-pay-off-first-217779/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debts, and which should I pay off first?">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, Associate Lecturer, Flinders University After spending eight years in prison in the United States, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released on parole on December 28, 2023. Three weeks later, Blanchard has 9.8 million followers on TikTok and 8.3 million followers on Instagram. The 32-year-old pleaded ... <a title="‘A really weird energy’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard went to prison for murder – and is now a social media star" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/a-really-weird-energy-gypsy-rose-blanchard-went-to-prison-for-murder-and-is-now-a-social-media-star-220846/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A really weird energy’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard went to prison for murder – and is now a social media star">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
The latest victim of last week’s rioting and looting in Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby is the city’s top police commander. National Capital District commander Assistant Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jr has been suspended for 21 days. Wagambie’s suspension comes after an internal investigation by the PNG police Internal Affairs Directorate. Acting Police Commissioner Donald ... <a title="Port Moresby police chief suspended in latest fallout from PNG riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/port-moresby-police-chief-suspended-in-latest-fallout-from-png-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby police chief suspended in latest fallout from PNG riots">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Wes Cockx & Google DeepMind, CC BY Today, the federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic revealed an interim response from the Australian government on the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI). The public, ... <a title="Australians are concerned about AI. Is the federal government doing enough to mitigate risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/australians-are-concerned-about-ai-is-the-federal-government-doing-enough-to-mitigate-risks-221300/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are concerned about AI. Is the federal government doing enough to mitigate risks?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University Ground Picture/Shutterstock The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Australia for the first time. The shot, called Arexvy and manufactured by GSK, will be available by prescription to adults over 60. ... <a title="An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/an-rsv-vaccine-has-been-approved-for-people-over-60-but-what-about-young-children-221311/" aria-label="Read more about An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Mortlock, Adjunct Fellow, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Sea-level rise – along with increasing temperatures – is one of the clearest signals of man-made global warming. Yet exactly how rising water levels affect the coast is often misunderstood. A new coastal hazard assessment for Victoria’s ... <a title="How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/how-rising-sea-levels-will-affect-our-coastal-cities-and-towns-221121/" aria-label="Read more about How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Ritchie, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University The world has been shocked by images of wanton violence, looting and destruction on the streets of Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, in the past week. Prime Minister James Marape declared a state of emergency as shops were ... <a title="More than a pay dispute: what’s really behind the Papua New Guinea riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/more-than-a-pay-dispute-whats-really-behind-the-papua-new-guinea-riots-221208/" aria-label="Read more about More than a pay dispute: what’s really behind the Papua New Guinea riots">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanne Hassett, Associate Professor in Physiotherapy, University of Sydney Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Around 4.4 million Australians, or 18% of our population, live with disability. This number is likely to rise as our population ages. Adults living with disability can experience a range of benefits from participating in community-based ... <a title="A new year means new fitness goals. But options for people with disability are few and far between" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/a-new-year-means-new-fitness-goals-but-options-for-people-with-disability-are-few-and-far-between-220143/" aria-label="Read more about A new year means new fitness goals. But options for people with disability are few and far between">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Trancoso, Adjunct Associate Professor in Climate Change, The University of Queensland Three to five billion people – or up to two-thirds of the world’s population – are set to be affected by projected rainfall changes by the end of the century unless the world rapidly ramps ... <a title="Up to 5 billion people to be hit by rainfall changes this century if CO₂ emissions are not curbed, research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/up-to-5-billion-people-to-be-hit-by-rainfall-changes-this-century-if-co-emissions-are-not-curbed-research-shows-221004/" aria-label="Read more about Up to 5 billion people to be hit by rainfall changes this century if CO₂ emissions are not curbed, research shows">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ava Kalinauskas, Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Former President Donald Trump’s commanding, and expected, victory in this week’s Iowa caucuses has confirmed his frontrunner status in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. With his closest rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley ... <a title="Why two largely white and tiny states still matter so much to the US presidential election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/why-two-largely-white-and-tiny-states-still-matter-so-much-to-the-us-presidential-election-221306/" aria-label="Read more about Why two largely white and tiny states still matter so much to the US presidential election">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felice Jacka, Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University studiostoks/Shutterstock Feeding astronauts on a long mission to Mars goes well beyond ensuring they have enough nutrients and calories to survive their multi-year journey. Providing astronauts with the right diet is also paramount in supporting their mental and cognitive health, ... <a title="Space travel taxes astronauts’ brains. But microbes on the menu could help in unexpected ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/17/space-travel-taxes-astronauts-brains-but-microbes-on-the-menu-could-help-in-unexpected-ways-216355/" aria-label="Read more about Space travel taxes astronauts’ brains. But microbes on the menu could help in unexpected ways">Read more</a>
