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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Defence review goes to government; Dutton’s apology for boycotting Sorry; Phil Lowe under fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/word-from-the-hill-defence-review-goes-to-government-duttons-apology-for-boycotting-sorry-phil-lowe-under-fire-199891/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Defence review goes to government; Dutton’s apology for boycotting Sorry; Phil Lowe under fire">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitie Kuempel, Lecturer, Griffith University shutterstock.com Switching from meat to plant-based protein is one way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and consume less of the planet’s natural resources. But while chicken and salmon are often considered better choices than red meat, how do we calculate their true ... <a title="Farmed salmon or chicken? Environmental footprint research can guide eco-conscious consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/farmed-salmon-or-chicken-environmental-footprint-research-can-guide-eco-conscious-consumers-199773/" aria-label="Read more about Farmed salmon or chicken? Environmental footprint research can guide eco-conscious consumers">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of us who took out fixed-rate mortgages in 2020 and 2021 are about to be hit with massive increases in payments. After nine successive interest rate increases and at least two ... <a title="Australians need good financial advice more than ever to pay for soaring interest rates. Here’s how to get it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/australians-need-good-financial-advice-more-than-ever-to-pay-for-soaring-interest-rates-heres-how-to-get-it-199739/" aria-label="Read more about Australians need good financial advice more than ever to pay for soaring interest rates. Here’s how to get it">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Doel-Mackaway, Senior lecturer, Macquarie University The media frenzy about the “crime wave” in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), and the way the Northern Territory and federal governments are responding, are cause for serious concern. Everyone has the right to be safe, and crime in Alice Springs must be ... <a title="‘Just ask us, come and see us’. Aboriginal young people in the Northern Territory must be listened to, not punished" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/just-ask-us-come-and-see-us-aboriginal-young-people-in-the-northern-territory-must-be-listened-to-not-punished-199297/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Just ask us, come and see us’. Aboriginal young people in the Northern Territory must be listened to, not punished">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Wikimedia Commons Before the creation of international systems of cultivation and the ability to move goods by air freight, flowers matched the pattern of the seasons. Roses on Saint Valentine’s Day were something unexpected, and ... <a title="A rose by any other name – how roses and cut flowers became a symbol of love and luxury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/a-rose-by-any-other-name-how-roses-and-cut-flowers-became-a-symbol-of-love-and-luxury-199776/" aria-label="Read more about A rose by any other name – how roses and cut flowers became a symbol of love and luxury">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christiaan De Beukelaer, Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne Concept image from Oceanbird, CC BY-SA Sailing cargo ships are making a genuine comeback. Japanese bulk carrier MOL is operating a wind-assisted ship. American food giant Cargill is working with Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie ... <a title="Wind-powered cargo ships are the future: debunking 4 myths that stand in the way of cutting emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/wind-powered-cargo-ships-are-the-future-debunking-4-myths-that-stand-in-the-way-of-cutting-emissions-199396/" aria-label="Read more about Wind-powered cargo ships are the future: debunking 4 myths that stand in the way of cutting emissions">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Soheil Mohseni, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand’s North Island, causing widespread damage to the power network. The ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/cyclone-gabrielle-how-microgrids-could-help-keep-the-power-on-during-extreme-weather-events-199665/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Chad Fish / AP Over the past week, the US has realised and revealed that an active fleet of Chinese spy balloons has been operating across the northern hemisphere for several years. This all started to become apparent ... <a title="‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/no-indication-of-aliens-spy-balloon-saga-continues-to-surprise-amid-rising-us-china-tension-199769/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No indication of aliens’: spy balloon saga continues to surprise amid rising US–China tension">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
The national state of emergency is declared. Video: RNZ News The declaration, signed at 8.43am, will apply to the six regions that have already declared a local State of Emergency — Northland, Auckland, Tairāwhiti, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, and Hawkes Bay. A national state of emergency gives the National Controller legal authority to apply further ... <a title="NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/nz-declares-national-emergency-as-cyclone-gabrielle-unleashes-fury-across-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Maher, Researcher, University of Sydney Shutterstock “Hello world!” On December 2021, these were the first words tweeted by a paralysed man using only his thoughts and a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted by the company Synchron. For millions living with paralysis, epilepsy and neuromuscular conditions, BCIs offer ... <a title="Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/our-neurodata-can-reveal-our-most-private-selves-as-brain-implants-become-common-how-will-it-be-protected-197047/" aria-label="Read more about Our neurodata can reveal our most private selves. As brain implants become common, how will it be protected?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Taylor, Researcher, University of Tasmania Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”. However decades of government-led “practical measures” have achieved little measurable progress and in ... <a title="Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/our-research-has-shown-indigenous-peoples-needs-cannot-be-understood-and-met-without-indigenous-voices-199286/" aria-label="Read more about Our research has shown Indigenous peoples’ needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP The Australian summer has not been kind to the proposal for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. A recent Newspoll shows a majority in favour – at 56% – but ... <a title="The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/14/the-history-of-referendums-in-australia-is-riddled-with-failure-albanese-has-much-at-risk-and-much-to-gain-198799/" aria-label="Read more about The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain">Read more</a>
