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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Layton, Senior Research Fellow: Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre, Monash University Shutterstock This month, the first ever World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Global Report on Assistive Technology was released. The WHO estimates one in three of us will need assistive technology, ranging from ... <a title="From glasses to mobility scooters, ‘assistive technology’ isn’t always high-tech. A WHO roadmap could help 2 million Australians get theirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/from-glasses-to-mobility-scooters-assistive-technology-isnt-always-high-tech-a-who-roadmap-could-help-2-million-australians-get-theirs-183529/" aria-label="Read more about From glasses to mobility scooters, ‘assistive technology’ isn’t always high-tech. A WHO roadmap could help 2 million Australians get theirs">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland The 1833 Leonid Meteor storm, as seen over Niagara Falls. Edmund Weiß (1888) As Earth orbits the Sun, it ploughs through dust and debris left behind by comets and asteroids. That debris gives birth to meteor showers – which ... <a title="Fragments of a dying comet might put on a spectacular show next week – or pass by without a trace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/fragments-of-a-dying-comet-might-put-on-a-spectacular-show-next-week-or-pass-by-without-a-trace-182434/" aria-label="Read more about Fragments of a dying comet might put on a spectacular show next week – or pass by without a trace">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation Right from the outset, it is clear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s agenda is very different to his predecessor Scott Morrison’s – from emphasising his commitment to fighting climate change to foreign leaders in Tokyo, to displaying the Aboriginal and Torres ... <a title="Below the Line: How might our new, more diverse parliament change Australia and the Asia-Pacific? – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/below-the-line-how-might-our-new-more-diverse-parliament-change-australia-and-the-asia-pacific-podcast-183910/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: How might our new, more diverse parliament change Australia and the Asia-Pacific? – podcast">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shidan Tosif, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Parents are understandably worried about what would happen if their infant caught COVID-19. Babies may be considered vulnerable due to immature immune systems, and are also not eligible for most of the treatments and vaccinations available ... <a title="COVID-19 in babies – here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/covid-19-in-babies-heres-what-to-expect-181940/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 in babies – here’s what to expect">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Artist’s impression of an eastern moa in its podocarp forest habitat. Paul Martinson. Te Papa Tongarewa/Museum of NZ, CC BY-NC-ND One species of iconic moa was almost wiped out during the last ice age, according to recently ... <a title="How did ancient moa survive the ice age – and what can they teach us about modern climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/how-did-ancient-moa-survive-the-ice-age-and-what-can-they-teach-us-about-modern-climate-change-183350/" aria-label="Read more about How did ancient moa survive the ice age – and what can they teach us about modern climate change?">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Goodwin, Teaching Specialist, The University of Melbourne With the swearing in of a new arts minister, there is a unique opportunity to address some of the structural issues around pay and job precarity in the arts and build a more equitable and diverse sector. After holding ... <a title="Tony Burke’s double ministry of arts and industrial relations could be just what the arts sector needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/tony-burkes-double-ministry-of-arts-and-industrial-relations-could-be-just-what-the-arts-sector-needs-183623/" aria-label="Read more about Tony Burke’s double ministry of arts and industrial relations could be just what the arts sector needs">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University This article contains mentions of the Stolen Generations, and policies using outdated and potentially offensive terminology when referring to First Nations people. May 26 is National Sorry Day. On this day, ... <a title="National Sorry Day is a day to commemorate those taken. But ‘sorry’ is not enough – we need action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/national-sorry-day-is-a-day-to-commemorate-those-taken-but-sorry-is-not-enough-we-need-action-183618/" aria-label="Read more about National Sorry Day is a day to commemorate those taken. But ‘sorry’ is not enough – we need action">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dietmar Müller, Professor of Geophysics, University of Sydney For hundreds of millions of years, Earth’s climate has warmed and cooled with natural fluctuations in the level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere. Over the past century, humans have pushed CO₂ levels to their highest in 2 ... <a title="How plate tectonics, mountains and deep-sea sediments have maintained Earth’s ‘Goldilocks’ climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/how-plate-tectonics-mountains-and-deep-sea-sediments-have-maintained-earths-goldilocks-climate-183725/" aria-label="Read more about How plate tectonics, mountains and deep-sea sediments have maintained Earth’s ‘Goldilocks’ climate">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Plenty was said in the election campaign about the very real challenges faced by first home buyers and by homeowners already mortgaged to the hilt. But little comment focused on ... <a title="Australia’s social housing system is critically stressed. Many eligible applicants simply give up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/australias-social-housing-system-is-critically-stressed-many-eligible-applicants-simply-give-up-183530/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s social housing system is critically stressed. Many eligible applicants simply give up">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Messina, Team Leader in the Infectious Diseases Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics., Murdoch Children’s Research Institute After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia – and the world. So ... <a title="As flu cases surge, vaccination may offer some bonus protection from COVID as well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/as-flu-cases-surge-vaccination-may-offer-some-bonus-protection-from-covid-as-well-183613/" aria-label="Read more about As flu cases surge, vaccination may offer some bonus protection from COVID as well">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerilie Abram, Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Australian National University Nerilie Abram, Author provided The 2022 federal election will go down in history as Australia’s climate change election. Australians resoundingly ... <a title="I am a climate scientist – and this is my plea to our newly elected politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/i-am-a-climate-scientist-and-this-is-my-plea-to-our-newly-elected-politicians-183540/" aria-label="Read more about I am a climate scientist – and this is my plea to our newly elected politicians">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Keating, Visiting Fellow, College of Business & Economics, Australian National University Shutterstock The new government has inherited an extraordinarily difficult budget situation. The budget deficit amounts to 3.5% of gross domestic product this financial year and it will be almost as high next financial year at ... <a title="Memo to Labor: you need more tax, working out how much more is urgent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/memo-to-labor-you-need-more-tax-working-out-how-much-more-is-urgent-183638/" aria-label="Read more about Memo to Labor: you need more tax, working out how much more is urgent">Read more</a>
