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Month: January 2022

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At long last, we can tear open the queen’s secret letters with Australia’s governors-general

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney One consequence of the High Court’s 2020 judgement that caused the National Archives to release Sir John Kerr’s correspondence with Buckingham Palace was that the royal correspondence of other governors-general also had to be released. More than a ... <a title="At long last, we can tear open the queen’s secret letters with Australia’s governors-general" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/at-long-last-we-can-tear-open-the-queens-secret-letters-with-australias-governors-general-174584/" aria-label="Read more about At long last, we can tear open the queen’s secret letters with Australia’s governors-general">Read more</a>

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What’s autophagy? It’s the ultimate detox that doesn’t yet live up to the hype

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Sargeant, Head, Lysosomal Health in Ageing research group, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute Shutterstock “The anti-aging MIRACLE.” “Strengthen your immune system.” “Lose weight fast.” These are some of the promises of autophagy, the silver bullet wellness influencers are saying is backed by Nobel-winning science. ... <a title="What’s autophagy? It’s the ultimate detox that doesn’t yet live up to the hype" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/whats-autophagy-its-the-ultimate-detox-that-doesnt-yet-live-up-to-the-hype-172236/" aria-label="Read more about What’s autophagy? It’s the ultimate detox that doesn’t yet live up to the hype">Read more</a>

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Experience the spectacular sounds of a Murrumbidgee wetland erupting with life as water returns

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitchell Whitelaw, Professor of Design, School of Art and Design, Australian National University Authors provided, CC BY-SA In the southwestern corner of New South Wales, along the Murrumbidgee river, frogs are calling in a wetland called Nap Nap. This is Nari Nari country – nap nap means ... <a title="Experience the spectacular sounds of a Murrumbidgee wetland erupting with life as water returns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/experience-the-spectacular-sounds-of-a-murrumbidgee-wetland-erupting-with-life-as-water-returns-174423/" aria-label="Read more about Experience the spectacular sounds of a Murrumbidgee wetland erupting with life as water returns">Read more</a>

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Healthy humans drive the economy: we’re now witnessing one of the worst public policy failures in Australia’s history

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australians are getting a stark reminder about how value is actually created in an economy, and how supply chains truly work. Ask chief executives where value comes ... <a title="Healthy humans drive the economy: we’re now witnessing one of the worst public policy failures in Australia’s history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/healthy-humans-drive-the-economy-were-now-witnessing-one-of-the-worst-public-policy-failures-in-australias-history-174606/" aria-label="Read more about Healthy humans drive the economy: we’re now witnessing one of the worst public policy failures in Australia’s history">Read more</a>

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Labor’s proposed $10 billion social housing fund isn’t big as it seems, but it could work

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The centrepiece of Labor’s election program so far is its A$10 billion social housing policy, officially called the Housing Australia Future Fund. In the first five years the fund would be used to build 20,000 social ... <a title="Labor’s proposed $10 billion social housing fund isn’t big as it seems, but it could work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/labors-proposed-10-billion-social-housing-fund-isnt-big-as-it-seems-but-it-could-work-174406/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s proposed $10 billion social housing fund isn’t big as it seems, but it could work">Read more</a>

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Bark Ladies: how women’s Yolŋu bark paintings break with convention and embrace artists’ strong personalities

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Installation view of Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala from 17 December 2021 to 25 April 2022 at NGV International, Melbourne. Photo: Tom Ross Review: Bark Ladies: Eleven artists from Yirrkala, NGV International Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... <a title="Bark Ladies: how women’s Yolŋu bark paintings break with convention and embrace artists’ strong personalities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/bark-ladies-how-womens-yolnu-bark-paintings-break-with-convention-and-embrace-artists-strong-personalities-174340/" aria-label="Read more about Bark Ladies: how women’s Yolŋu bark paintings break with convention and embrace artists’ strong personalities">Read more</a>

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Morrison government investigating whether Djokovic made erroneous travel declaration

January 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is now investigating the possible inaccuracy of Novak Djokovic’s travel declaration, as Serbia continues its pressure on Australia over the treatment of the tennis star. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić told Scott Morrison in a call on ... <a title="Morrison government investigating whether Djokovic made erroneous travel declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/morrison-government-investigating-whether-djokovic-made-erroneous-travel-declaration-174698/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government investigating whether Djokovic made erroneous travel declaration">Read more</a>

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Scrutiny on whether Djokovic made erroneous travel declaration

January 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is now investigating the possible inaccuracy of Novak Djokovic’s travel declaration, as Serbia continues its pressure on Australia over the treatment of the tennis star. Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić told Scott Morrison in a call on ... <a title="Scrutiny on whether Djokovic made erroneous travel declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/scrutiny-on-whether-djokovic-made-erroneous-travel-declaration-174698/" aria-label="Read more about Scrutiny on whether Djokovic made erroneous travel declaration">Read more</a>

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We shouldn’t delay the start of school due to Omicron. 2 paediatric infectious disease experts explain

January 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Russell, Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist; vaccinologist, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock With Omicron daily infection rates in the tens of thousands, there have been calls for states to delay the start of the school year, which begins at the end of January. ... <a title="We shouldn’t delay the start of school due to Omicron. 2 paediatric infectious disease experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/we-shouldnt-delay-the-start-of-school-due-to-omicron-2-paediatric-infectious-disease-experts-explain-174330/" aria-label="Read more about We shouldn’t delay the start of school due to Omicron. 2 paediatric infectious disease experts explain">Read more</a>

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How the kidnapping of a First Nations man on New Year’s Eve in 1788 may have led to a smallpox epidemic

January 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Raeburn, Associate Professor in Nursing (mental health), University of Notre Dame Australia R. Cleveley. View in Port Jackson. Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating ... <a title="How the kidnapping of a First Nations man on New Year’s Eve in 1788 may have led to a smallpox epidemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/how-the-kidnapping-of-a-first-nations-man-on-new-years-eve-in-1788-may-have-led-to-a-smallpox-epidemic-173732/" aria-label="Read more about How the kidnapping of a First Nations man on New Year’s Eve in 1788 may have led to a smallpox epidemic">Read more</a>

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New Zealand summers are getting hotter – and humans aren’t the only ones feeling the effects

January 11, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cate Macinnis-Ng, Associate Professor, University of Auckland Shutterstock It’s not a mirage, our summers are getting hotter on average and we are experiencing more extremely hot days. News from NIWA that 2021 was New Zealand’s hottest year on record fits with the long term trend. Analysis of ... <a title="New Zealand summers are getting hotter – and humans aren’t the only ones feeling the effects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/new-zealand-summers-are-getting-hotter-and-humans-arent-the-only-ones-feeling-the-effects-174530/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand summers are getting hotter – and humans aren’t the only ones feeling the effects">Read more</a>

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Gomes calls for ‘consensus’ in charting Kanaky New Caledonia’s future

January 11, 2022

RNZ Pacific A New Caledonian member of the French National Assembly says a consensus needs to be found on Kanaky New Caledonia’s future statute after last month’s referendum saw a third rejection of independence from France. The vote formally concluded the decolonisation process provided under the 1998 Noumea Accord. Philippe Gomes, a former New Caledonian ... <a title="Gomes calls for ‘consensus’ in charting Kanaky New Caledonia’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/gomes-calls-for-consensus-in-charting-kanaky-new-caledonias-future/" aria-label="Read more about Gomes calls for ‘consensus’ in charting Kanaky New Caledonia’s future">Read more</a>