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April 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael McGreevy, Research Associate, Flinders University Many cities in Australia and around the world have recently made or proposed investments in new light rail systems. They often do so in the belief this will not only increase public transport use, but also lead urban renewal and improve ... <a title="Why cities planning to spend billions on light rail should look again at what buses can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/why-cities-planning-to-spend-billions-on-light-rail-should-look-again-at-what-buses-can-do-156844/" aria-label="Read more about Why cities planning to spend billions on light rail should look again at what buses can do">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hail, Lecturer in Economics, University of Adelaide There are many uncertainties about the next federal election, but there is one thing about which you can be almost completely certain. It is the response that both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition will give ... <a title="Please, no more questions about how we are going to pay off the COVID debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/please-no-more-questions-about-how-we-are-going-to-pay-off-the-covid-debt-158056/" aria-label="Read more about Please, no more questions about how we are going to pay off the COVID debt">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lila Landowski, Neuroscientist, Lecturer, University of Tasmania Two new films explore the fear of forgetting, loss of control, and other complexities that accompany a dementia diagnosis. The Father and Supernova, both released this month, grapple with the challenges confronting people living with dementia and those who love ... <a title="We asked two experts to watch The Father and Supernova. These new films show the fear and loss that come with dementia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/we-asked-two-experts-to-watch-the-father-and-supernova-these-new-films-show-the-fear-and-loss-that-come-with-dementia-156131/" aria-label="Read more about We asked two experts to watch The Father and Supernova. These new films show the fear and loss that come with dementia">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss? Why are kisses so gross? — Gracie, age 5. Gracie, you ask a question that puzzled me too when I was about ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/curious-kids-why-do-people-like-to-kiss-do-other-animals-kiss-157322/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University It’s been a year since Australia introduced its policy of mandatory hotel quarantine for returning travellers. In the past year, some 211,000 travellers have been confined for two weeks in hotel rooms, in conditions many have ... <a title="Why are Australians so accepting of hotel quarantine? A long history of confining threats to the state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/why-are-australians-so-accepting-of-hotel-quarantine-a-long-history-of-confining-threats-to-the-state-155747/" aria-label="Read more about Why are Australians so accepting of hotel quarantine? A long history of confining threats to the state">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Zadro, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney There are many factors that influence whether you choose to have surgery for a health condition. But one you might not have considered is the very name your doctor uses to describe your condition can make you ... <a title="How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/how-your-doctor-describes-your-medical-condition-can-encourage-you-to-say-yes-to-surgery-when-there-are-other-options-157958/" aria-label="Read more about How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Parsons, Senior Lecturer, Geography and Planning, University of New England Dramatic scenes of flood damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods have been with us on the nightly news in recent weeks. Many will be feeling the pain for years to come, as they contend with property ... <a title="Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/floodplains-arent-separate-to-a-river-theyre-an-extension-of-it-its-time-to-change-how-we-connect-with-them-157890/" aria-label="Read more about Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa Bone, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, The University of Melbourne The times they are a-changin’ for higher education. Or so say a growing number of commentators. They see COVID-19 disruptions as a tipping point for universities, accelerating sweeping changes across institutions. These include not just a ... <a title="As unis eye more ‘Instagram-worthy’ campus experiences, they shouldn’t treat online teaching as a cheap and easy option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/as-unis-eye-more-instagram-worthy-campus-experiences-they-shouldnt-treat-online-teaching-as-a-cheap-and-easy-option-156585/" aria-label="Read more about As unis eye more ‘Instagram-worthy’ campus experiences, they shouldn’t treat online teaching as a cheap and easy option">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University The importance of a free press to a thriving democracy is well-known. But what is its importance to a thriving economy? We have found evidence attacks on press freedom – such as jailing journalists, raiding their homes, shutting down printing ... <a title="Curbs on press freedom come with a cost, new research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/curbs-on-press-freedom-come-with-a-cost-new-research-reveals-156297/" aria-label="Read more about Curbs on press freedom come with a cost, new research reveals">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney With the sudden death of Carla Zampatti, Australia has lost perhaps its most successful and loved fashion designer. Zampatti was that rare beast who had inter-generational relevance. She celebrated her 55th year in business before ... <a title="How Carla Zampatti pioneered wearable yet cosmopolitan clothes for women, and became a fashion icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/04/how-carla-zampatti-pioneered-wearable-yet-cosmopolitan-clothes-for-women-and-became-a-fashion-icon-158377/" aria-label="Read more about How Carla Zampatti pioneered wearable yet cosmopolitan clothes for women, and became a fashion icon">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarrod McKenna, PhD candidate and academic tutor, Monash University About 8–12% of couples of reproductive age suffer from infertility, and roughly 15% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. The underlying mechanisms of human pregnancy are still poorly understood. In part, this is because pregnancy works quite differently ... <a title="Meet the Egyptian spiny mouse: this menstruating rodent may help us understand human pregnancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/meet-the-egyptian-spiny-mouse-this-menstruating-rodent-may-help-us-understand-human-pregnancy-157889/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the Egyptian spiny mouse: this menstruating rodent may help us understand human pregnancy">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Senior research fellow, Deakin University This is the first in a series of two articles looking at antisemitism in Australia. Antisemitism — hatred towards Jews — can be expressed in many forms. It often takes the form of a hate crime, such as violence against ... <a title="We tracked antisemitic incidents in Australia over four years. This is when they are most likely to occur" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/we-tracked-antisemitic-incidents-in-australia-over-four-years-this-is-when-they-are-most-likely-to-occur-154728/" aria-label="Read more about We tracked antisemitic incidents in Australia over four years. This is when they are most likely to occur">Read more</a>
