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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Bradbury, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Many seafood products sold in New Zealand make environmental claims, but our new research shows most of them are too ambiguous and may serve as greenwashing. We looked ... <a title="Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environmental labelling is common on NZ seafood products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/dolphin-friendly-new-research-shows-vague-environmental-labelling-is-common-on-nz-seafood-products-237954/" aria-label="Read more about Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environmental labelling is common on NZ seafood products">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated. For more than two decades, the claim that 80% of biodiversity occurs on the territories ... <a title="For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/for-decades-weve-been-told-80-of-the-worlds-biodiversity-is-found-on-indigenous-lands-but-its-wrong-237811/" aria-label="Read more about For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Jarzabkowski, Professor in Strategic Management, The University of Queensland paintings/Shutterstock Late winter and early spring has been marked by wild weather sweeping large parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages. Such unpredictable weather is also occurring around the world and driving huge ... <a title="Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/wild-weather-is-costing-billions-of-dollars-and-putting-the-future-of-insurance-in-doubt-237983/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Still, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, 1994. Courtesy of Park Circus. The lavender painted bus named “Priscilla” continues to pick up new fans while never going out of favour with its legion of original devotees, ... <a title="The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at 30: more important, enjoyable and vital than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/05/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-at-30-more-important-enjoyable-and-vital-than-ever-235424/" aria-label="Read more about The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at 30: more important, enjoyable and vital than ever">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute Gambling harm dwells in the dark, often in the night hours, usually unspoken, yet it casts long shadows across our communities. But the spotlight is finally on gambling and the industry that pulls the strings. A new ... <a title="Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/gambling-is-causing-great-harm-heres-how-to-tip-the-odds-back-in-the-communitys-favour-237973/" aria-label="Read more about Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It is almost been a year since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Since then, the conflict in the Middle East has increasingly impinged on our domestic politics, despite Australia having no direct role in it. The horrific death ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/politics-with-michelle-grattan-ghaith-krayem-on-muslim-votes-mattering-238221/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ghaith Krayem on Muslim votes mattering">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock A Korean study published recently suggests people with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed a particular class of drug might be at a significantly lower risk of dementia. The researchers ... <a title="Research shows diabetes drug could reduce dementia risk. Here’s how the two diseases may be linked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/research-shows-diabetes-drug-could-reduce-dementia-risk-heres-how-the-two-diseases-may-be-linked-237760/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows diabetes drug could reduce dementia risk. Here’s how the two diseases may be linked">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University The federal government has offered states a new funding agreement that would provide an extra A$16 billion for Australian schools, starting next year. It sounds good, but Education Minister Jason Clare has made it clear the offer ... <a title="Australian schools could get an extra $16 billion – but only if states reach a deal with Jason Clare by the end of September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/australian-schools-could-get-an-extra-16-billion-but-only-if-states-reach-a-deal-with-jason-clare-by-the-end-of-september-238194/" aria-label="Read more about Australian schools could get an extra $16 billion – but only if states reach a deal with Jason Clare by the end of September">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra William Barton/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. Today’s economic data shows that, outside of the pandemic, the Australian economy has ... <a title="What’s a recession – and how can we tell if we’re in one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/whats-a-recession-and-how-can-we-tell-if-were-in-one-238199/" aria-label="Read more about What’s a recession – and how can we tell if we’re in one?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra The latest national accounts show the Australian economy is struggling. It’s what you would expect after the sharpest series of interest rate rises on record, and is more or less what the Reserve Bank was trying to achieve to ... <a title="This is the weakest economy outside of a recession. Here’s what the GDP figures show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/this-is-the-weakest-economy-outside-of-a-recession-heres-what-the-gdp-figures-show-236128/" aria-label="Read more about This is the weakest economy outside of a recession. Here’s what the GDP figures show">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Darcy, Professor of Social Inclusion – UTS Business School – Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network – Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies – Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney A record 4,400 athletes from more than 160 countries are competing in ... <a title="Paris is adding another page to Paralympic history but what will its legacy be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/paris-is-adding-another-page-to-paralympic-history-but-what-will-its-legacy-be-237550/" aria-label="Read more about Paris is adding another page to Paralympic history but what will its legacy be?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sirjana Adhikari, Associate Research Fellow in Mineral Processing, Deakin University paroonkorn srichan/Shutterstock As the climate changes, large parts of southern Australia are projected to get drier. Extreme rains are also becoming more common. For farmers, these changes pose big risks. What can we do to manage changes ... <a title="Biochar doesn’t just store carbon – it stores water and boosts farmers’ drought resilience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/04/biochar-doesnt-just-store-carbon-it-stores-water-and-boosts-farmers-drought-resilience-235765/" aria-label="Read more about Biochar doesn’t just store carbon – it stores water and boosts farmers’ drought resilience">Read more</a>
