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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad E Tucker, Astrophysicist/Cosmologist, Australian National University NASA / CSA / ESA / J. Olmsted (STScI) / Science: N. Madhusudhan (Cambridge University) Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses on finding life beyond our planet. Are ... <a title="Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere of an alien world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/signs-of-life-why-astronomers-are-excited-about-carbon-dioxide-and-methane-in-the-atmosphere-of-an-alien-world-213458/" aria-label="Read more about Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere of an alien world">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock The Housing Australia Future Fund, or HAFF, will finally pass the Senate this week, most likely on Thursday. Based on a Grattan Institute proposal, the fund is expected to support the construction of 20,000 social homes and 10,000 ... <a title="The Greens were right to agree to pass Australia’s Housing Future Fund bill – the case for further delay was weak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/the-greens-were-right-to-agree-to-pass-australias-housing-future-fund-bill-the-case-for-further-delay-was-weak-213255/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens were right to agree to pass Australia’s Housing Future Fund bill – the case for further delay was weak">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ailie Gallant, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. And now we know something even more alarming. This week, the European Space Agency announced the July heat pushed the global average temperatures 1.5℃ above the pre-industrial ... <a title="We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/we-just-blew-past-1-5-degrees-game-over-on-climate-not-yet-213364/" aria-label="Read more about We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University Joanna Kosinska/Unsplash Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has opened a new front in the national campaign to attract and retain teachers. Amid ongoing teacher shortages, Victoria will offer fee-free education for high school teaching degrees from next year. ... <a title="Will free teaching degrees fix the teacher shortage? It’s more complicated than that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/will-free-teaching-degrees-fix-the-teacher-shortage-its-more-complicated-than-that-213361/" aria-label="Read more about Will free teaching degrees fix the teacher shortage? It’s more complicated than that">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University TikTok In the ever-evolving realm of social media, TikTok has emerged as a dynamic platform that has reshaped how we engage with content and share our personal romantic stories. Within this vibrant ecosystem, one phenomenon ... <a title="How TikTok’s dating story time trend offers a glimpse into the sometimes weird world of modern romance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/how-tiktoks-dating-story-time-trend-offers-a-glimpse-into-the-sometimes-weird-world-of-modern-romance-212778/" aria-label="Read more about How TikTok’s dating story time trend offers a glimpse into the sometimes weird world of modern romance">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Jones, Postdoctoral Fellow—Indigenous and Colonial Histories, University of Tasmania Manchester Museum Manchester Museum has formally handed over 174 cultural heritage items to a delegation of women from the Anindilyakwa community of Groote Eylandt, an island in the Northern Territory. Last week’s event was the result of ... <a title="What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/what-manchester-museums-return-of-174-indigenous-artefacts-tells-us-about-the-future-of-museums-213147/" aria-label="Read more about What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huda Syyed, PhD Candidate & Tutor, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock Female genital cutting is a secretive and largely invisible practice in Pakistan. The experiences of survivors are the only sources of information we have to understand its prevalence. There are no national statistics or governmental efforts to ... <a title="Female genital cutting remains a taboo subject in Pakistan, preventing real progress from being made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/female-genital-cutting-remains-a-taboo-subject-in-pakistan-preventing-real-progress-from-being-made-210549/" aria-label="Read more about Female genital cutting remains a taboo subject in Pakistan, preventing real progress from being made">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yianna Zhang, Sessional tutor, The University of Melbourne Around 75% of infants aged six to 12 months and 25% of toddlers aged one to two years in Australia don’t get the recommended dietary intake of iron. Despite their small size, weaning infants and children require similar amounts ... <a title="Could my child have low iron? And what are my options if they do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/could-my-child-have-low-iron-and-what-are-my-options-if-they-do-210899/" aria-label="Read more about Could my child have low iron? And what are my options if they do?">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago The debate in New Zealand over whether to join “pillar two” of the AUKUS security partnership threatens to overshadow a more important foreign policy challenge: how the country’s allies in the Indo-Pacific region are responding to the ... <a title="New Zealand’s strategic priority in the Indo-Pacific is not AUKUS – it’s helping to defeat Russia in Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/new-zealands-strategic-priority-in-the-indo-pacific-is-not-aukus-its-helping-to-defeat-russia-in-ukraine-213354/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s strategic priority in the Indo-Pacific is not AUKUS – it’s helping to defeat Russia in Ukraine">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Baerbel Koribalski, Senior research scientist, CSIRO Jayanne English (U. Manitoba) / N. Deg (Queen’s U.) / The WALLABY team / CSIRO / ASKAP / NAOJ / Subaru Telescope, CC BY-SA Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes, from giant, slowly rotating ovals and fast-whirling spiral disks to ... <a title="Astronomers have discovered a rare ‘polar ring galaxy’ wrapped in a huge ribbon of hydrogen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/astronomers-have-discovered-a-rare-polar-ring-galaxy-wrapped-in-a-huge-ribbon-of-hydrogen-213254/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers have discovered a rare ‘polar ring galaxy’ wrapped in a huge ribbon of hydrogen">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock This week, a diverse group of organisations called on the Australian federal government to establish a A$100 billion, ten-year policy package to turbocharge Australia’s green energy transition. Proposed by groups including the Australian Council ... <a title="We urgently need $100bn for renewable energy. But call it statecraft, not ‘industry policy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/we-urgently-need-100bn-for-renewable-energy-but-call-it-statecraft-not-industry-policy-213351/" aria-label="Read more about We urgently need $100bn for renewable energy. But call it statecraft, not ‘industry policy’">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2023
The heads of small island states — including four Pacific countries — most vulnerable to climate change have criticised “endless” climate change negotiations at the start of an unprecedented maritime court hearing. During the opening of a two-week meeting in Hamburg on Monday to clarify state duties to protect the marine environment, Antigua and Barbuda ... <a title="Pacific, small island states slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime court hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/pacific-small-island-states-slam-endless-climate-talks-at-landmark-maritime-court-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific, small island states slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime court hearing">Read more</a>
