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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katarina Miljkovic, ARC DECRA fellow, Curtin University We’ve all heard of earthquakes, but what about marsquakes? NASA’s InSight mission has, for the first time, recorded seismic activity coming from Mars’ interior. The observations, recorded in 2019 and published today, will help understand the red planet’s internal structure, ... <a title="First recorded ‘marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s rumbling guts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/first-recorded-marsquakes-reveal-the-red-planets-rumbling-guts-132091/" aria-label="Read more about First recorded ‘marsquakes’ reveal the red planet’s rumbling guts">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne Recent helpful rains dampened fire grounds and gave many farmers a reason to cheer. But much of southeast Australia remains in severe drought. Australia is no stranger to drought, but the current one stands out when looking at rainfall ... <a title="Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/why-drought-busting-rain-depends-on-the-tropical-oceans-132188/" aria-label="Read more about Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
By Vasinatta Yama in Mt Hagen Eight prisoners at the Baisu Correctional Service prison near the Western Highlands provincial capital of Mt Hagen are dead following a massive jail breakout. Western Highlands Acting Provincial Police Commander David Kongui confirmed that two prisoners have surrendered, while an unknown number of prisoners escaped. Many of the fugitives, ... <a title="Eight dead following big PNG jailbreak near Mt Hagen – manhunt, shootouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/eight-dead-following-big-png-jailbreak-near-mt-hagen-manhunt-shootouts/" aria-label="Read more about Eight dead following big PNG jailbreak near Mt Hagen – manhunt, shootouts">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A foreign intelligence service sent a “sleeper” agent to Australia, who provided logistical support for visiting spies, the head of ASIO, Mike Burgess, has revealed, in a speech pledging to intensify the fight against the threat posed by espionage and ... <a title="ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia ‘than at the height of the cold war’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/asio-chief-mike-burgess-says-there-are-more-spies-in-australia-than-at-the-height-of-the-cold-war-132384/" aria-label="Read more about ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia ‘than at the height of the cold war’">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Apart from committing a crime, what do you have to do or say to be stripped of your order of Australia award? Where “a line” should be drawn is the question the Council for the Order of Australia must decide, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt’s award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/view-from-the-hill-conundrum-for-order-of-australian-council-over-bettina-arndts-award-132361/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt’s award">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Stewart, Doctoral Candidate at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University In the wake of last week’s horrific murder of a woman and her three children in Brisbane at the hands of her estranged partner, Social Services Minister Anne Ruston announced A$2.4 million in federal ... <a title="More funding promised to men’s behaviour change programs, but we’re still not sure they work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/more-funding-promised-to-mens-behaviour-change-programs-but-were-still-not-sure-they-work-132254/" aria-label="Read more about More funding promised to men’s behaviour change programs, but we’re still not sure they work">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Editor’s note: These before-and-after-images from several sources –NASA’s Worldview application, National Map by Geoscience Australia and Digital Earth Australia – show how the Australian landscape has responded to huge rainfall on the east coast over the last month. We asked academic ... <a title="‘It is quite startling’: 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/it-is-quite-startling-4-photos-from-space-that-show-australia-before-and-after-the-recent-rain-132343/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It is quite startling’: 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Pacific Media Watch A University of Waikato researcher says some of the current colonial representations of climate change in the Pacific are obscuring Pacific voices and failing to recognise the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the fight against the changing climate. Dr Jessica Pasisi’s thesis, Niue Women’s Perspective and Experiences of Climate Change – a ... <a title="Climate change research aims to give back Pacific’s ‘sustainable voice’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/climate-change-research-aims-to-give-back-pacifics-sustainable-voice/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change research aims to give back Pacific’s ‘sustainable voice’">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Bernie Sanders has easily won the Nevada Democratic caucus, cementing his status as front-runner for the Democratic nomination in the US presidential election. With 88% of precincts reporting, Sanders won 47.1% of county delegates, the ... <a title="Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/bernie-sanders-easily-wins-nevada-caucus-the-coalition-regains-support-in-newspoll-132345/" aria-label="Read more about Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Editor’s note: These before-and-after-images from several sources –NASA’s Worldview application, National Map by Geoscience Australia and Digital Earth Australia – show how the Australian landscape has responded to huge rainfall on the east coast over the last month. We asked academic ... <a title="‘It is quite startling’: 4 before-and-after photos from space that show Australia after the recent rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/it-is-quite-startling-4-before-and-after-photos-from-space-that-show-australia-after-the-recent-rain-132343/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It is quite startling’: 4 before-and-after photos from space that show Australia after the recent rain">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season has done immense damage to Australia’s tourist industry. Then, just as heavy rain began to bring the situation under control, came the coronavirus outbreak in China – now the top source of international ... <a title="This time is different: Australia’s tourist numbers may take years to recover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/this-time-is-different-australias-tourist-numbers-may-take-years-to-recover-131894/" aria-label="Read more about This time is different: Australia’s tourist numbers may take years to recover">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hole, Senior Research Fellow, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University Recent reports from scientists pursuing a new kind of nuclear fusion technology are encouraging, but we are still some distance away from the “holy grail of clean energy”. The technology developed by Heinrich Hora and his ... <a title="We won’t have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/we-wont-have-fusion-generators-in-five-years-but-the-holy-grail-of-clean-energy-may-still-be-on-its-way-132250/" aria-label="Read more about We won’t have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way">Read more</a>
