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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Dean (Research) & Associate Professor of Education (Personal Development, Health & Physical Education), Charles Sturt University As enrolments climb and urban spaces become more crowded, some Australian schools have been left with less play space per student than a prison cell. Standard prison cell ... <a title="School playgrounds are getting squeezed: here are 8 ways to keep students active in small spaces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/school-playgrounds-are-getting-squeezed-here-are-8-ways-to-keep-students-active-in-small-spaces-185760/" aria-label="Read more about School playgrounds are getting squeezed: here are 8 ways to keep students active in small spaces">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
By Annika Burgess of ABC Pacific Beat The Solomon Islands government has ordered the country’s national broadcaster to self-censor its news and other paid programs and only allow content that portrays the nation’s government in a positive light. Staff at Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) confirmed to the ABC that acting chairman of the board ... <a title="Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC to ‘self-censor news’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/solomon-islands-orders-national-broadcaster-sibc-to-self-censor-news/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC to ‘self-censor news’">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
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 politics team. In this podcast, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle canvass ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Peter Dutton puts nuclear power on opposition’s agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/word-from-the-hill-peter-dutton-puts-nuclear-power-on-oppositions-agenda-188076/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Peter Dutton puts nuclear power on opposition’s agenda">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriel C Rau, Lecturer in Hydrogeology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Cave explorers have traversed what’s now the deepest known cave in Australia. On Saturday a group of explorers discovered a 401-metre-deep cave, which they named Delta Variant, in Tasmania’s Niggly-Growling Swallet ... <a title="Explorers just uncovered Australia’s deepest cave. A hydrogeologist explains how they form" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/explorers-just-uncovered-australias-deepest-cave-a-hydrogeologist-explains-how-they-form-188064/" aria-label="Read more about Explorers just uncovered Australia’s deepest cave. A hydrogeologist explains how they form">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Davey, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The chemical imbalance theory of depression is well and truly dead. A paper by Joanna Moncrieff and colleagues, long-time critics of the effectiveness of antidepressants, has caused a splash. The paper provides a summary ... <a title="The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead, but that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/the-chemical-imbalance-theory-of-depression-is-dead-but-that-doesnt-mean-antidepressants-dont-work-187769/" aria-label="Read more about The chemical imbalance theory of depression is dead, but that doesn’t mean antidepressants don’t work">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Shutterstock Australia’s east coast gas crisis is set to sharply worsen. A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) notes supply conditions will deteriorate significantly in 2023 if no action is taken. The 56 petajoule shortfall ... <a title="The ‘gas trigger’ won’t be enough to stop our energy crisis escalating. We need a domestic reservation policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/the-gas-trigger-wont-be-enough-to-stop-our-energy-crisis-escalating-we-need-a-domestic-reservation-policy-188057/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘gas trigger’ won’t be enough to stop our energy crisis escalating. We need a domestic reservation policy">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock There are signs inflation pressures are easing. Oil prices are down almost 20% on their peak in March. They’ve been falling consistently for a month. The average capital city unleaded price is down from ... <a title="Why does the RBA keep hiking interest rates? It’s scared it can’t contain inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/why-does-the-rba-keep-hiking-interest-rates-its-scared-it-cant-contain-inflation-188011/" aria-label="Read more about Why does the RBA keep hiking interest rates? It’s scared it can’t contain inflation">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter On the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language, the Māori Language Commission is warning more work is needed to ensure its survival. In 1987, a bill introduced by Koro Wetere was passed after years of campaigning — including the Māori language petition, ... <a title="Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language, but still a risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/celebrating-35-years-of-te-reo-maori-as-an-official-language-but-still-a-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language, but still a risk">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Sutherland, Associate Professor, Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney Shutterstock Have you ever thought about donating your brain to science? Don’t worry, I mean after you die. Perhaps you’ve heard about donating your body to science or donating organs for transplants and wondered if ... <a title="How do I donate my brain to science?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/how-do-i-donate-my-brain-to-science-177322/" aria-label="Read more about How do I donate my brain to science?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Sydes, Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law Masters, The University of Melbourne Australia’s freshly elected parliament is hashing out the details of Labor’s Climate Change Bill, which would enshrine an emissions reduction target into federal law. The Greens have the numbers to block the bill in the ... <a title="The Greens’ climate trigger policy could become law. Experts explain how it could help cut emissions – and why we should be cautious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/the-greens-climate-trigger-policy-could-become-law-experts-explain-how-it-could-help-cut-emissions-and-why-we-should-be-cautious-187998/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens’ climate trigger policy could become law. Experts explain how it could help cut emissions – and why we should be cautious">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Macrossan, Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast As Rolling Stone wrote last month, “for at least the past decade, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has been the world’s greatest living entertainer.” The African-American pop star has reached single-name fame status like other mega pop stars ... <a title="It’s Beyoncé’s world. We’re just living in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/its-beyonces-world-were-just-living-in-it-185603/" aria-label="Read more about It’s Beyoncé’s world. We’re just living in it">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand will provide $15 million to support Samoa with its climate change priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement in Apia today at a joint press conference with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa. “This funding will help build Samoa’s resilience to the impacts of climate ... <a title="NZ to provide $15m to support Samoa over climate change action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/nz-to-provide-15m-to-support-samoa-over-climate-change-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ to provide $15m to support Samoa over climate change action">Read more</a>
