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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Johnston Flies, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (U.Tasmania), University of Tasmania Over the past few decades, allergies and asthma have become common childhood diseases, especially in developed countries. Almost 20% of Australians experience some kind of allergy, whether it’s to food, pollen, dust, housemites, mould or animals. When ... <a title="Early exposure to infections doesn’t protect against allergies, but getting into nature might" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/early-exposure-to-infections-doesnt-protect-against-allergies-but-getting-into-nature-might-126603/" aria-label="Read more about Early exposure to infections doesn’t protect against allergies, but getting into nature might">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Richardson, Tutor and Researcher, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University This summer’s bushfires were not just devastating events in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted the immense vulnerability of the systems which make our contemporary lives possible. The fires cut road access, which meant towns ran out ... <a title="No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/no-food-no-fuel-no-phones-bushfires-showed-were-only-ever-one-step-from-system-collapse-130600/" aria-label="Read more about No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death from injury worldwide. From July 2018 to June 2019, 276 people drowned across Australia – a 10% increase on the previous year. Among those were 19 children under four ... <a title="Why should my child take swimming lessons? And what do they need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/why-should-my-child-take-swimming-lessons-and-what-do-they-need-to-know-131136/" aria-label="Read more about Why should my child take swimming lessons? And what do they need to know?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sajeda Tuli, Fulbright Scholar, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra The concentration of growth in major cities, driven by the knowledge economy and the changing nature of work, may also increase their social inequality. Our research looked at cities in the US and Australia. ... <a title="As big cities get even bigger, some residents are being left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/as-big-cities-get-even-bigger-some-residents-are-being-left-behind-130540/" aria-label="Read more about As big cities get even bigger, some residents are being left behind">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne The government’s retirement income review is being told our current tax and benefit treatment of retirement incomes is a mess. Much of financial planning industry is devoted to structuring affairs to maximise access to the age pension. The means ... <a title="Here’s a radical reform that could keep super and pay every retiree the full pension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/heres-a-radical-reform-that-could-keep-super-and-pay-every-retiree-the-full-pension-131289/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a radical reform that could keep super and pay every retiree the full pension">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The most notable thing about this year’s Iowa (Democratic) caucuses was the debacle where results could not be reported on the night – and indeed for a good while after. Some combination of new reporting requirements, a defective app and poor ... <a title="Vital Signs: the Iowa caucuses still have a great claim to retain first-in-nation status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/vital-signs-the-iowa-caucuses-still-have-a-great-claim-to-retain-first-in-nation-status-131023/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: the Iowa caucuses still have a great claim to retain first-in-nation status">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damon Young, Associate, School of Philosophy, University of Melbourne “Do you trust me?” An earnest question. “I do.” An earnest answer. And then that ancient, global gesture of earnest intimacy: a handshake. For many, this is the moment from the Avengers: Endgame movie: Captain America and Iron ... <a title="Friday essay: Hail Hydra – on comics, ethics and politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/friday-essay-hail-hydra-on-comics-ethics-and-politics-129786/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Hail Hydra – on comics, ethics and politics">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As this week showed, a clean end to a ministerial scandal is seldom possible. Even so, the aftershocks of the sports rorts affair have been major, and they’ll continue to plague the government. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is still ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: In tune with the summer, a week of wildness starts the parliamentary year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/07/grattan-on-friday-in-tune-with-the-summer-a-week-of-wildness-starts-the-parliamentary-year-131320/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: In tune with the summer, a week of wildness starts the parliamentary year">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ziguras, Professor of Global Studies, RMIT University The coronavirus outbreak may be the biggest disruption to international student flows in history. There are more than 100,000 students stuck in China who had intended to study in Australia this year. As each day passes, it becomes more ... <a title="The coronavirus outbreak is the biggest crisis ever to hit international education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/the-coronavirus-outbreak-is-the-biggest-crisis-ever-to-hit-international-education-131138/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus outbreak is the biggest crisis ever to hit international education">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Starting the year with a leadership spill will be seen by many, especially those hit by the bushfires, as the Nationals being particularly self-indulgent. Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack admits as much, but notes he wasn’t the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael McCormack moves on from his near-death experience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-michael-mccormack-moves-on-from-his-near-death-experience-131305/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Michael McCormack moves on from his near-death experience">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Why do we make saliva? – Lilia, aged 7. Thanks for your great question, Lilia. I’m a dentist, so I know a bit about what’s happening inside our mouths, and I can tell you saliva ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we make saliva?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/curious-kids-why-do-we-make-saliva-130288/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we make saliva?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2020
Thirty Pacific islanders are being quarantined at a New Zealand military base, following their evacuation from China. They are among 193 evacuees who arrived in Auckland from the Chinese city at the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan, on Wednesday night. The Pacific evacuees include 17 from Papua New Guinea, five Samoans, four Tongans, ... <a title="Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/06/wuhan-coronavirus-30-pacific-evacuees-quarantined-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Wuhan coronavirus: 30 Pacific evacuees quarantined in NZ">Read more</a>
