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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adriana Errico, Computer engineer, MSc Bioinformatics, University of Southern Queensland kevinmgill/flickr, CC BY If you close your eyes and imagine a system of planets orbiting a distant star, what do you see? For most people, such thoughts conjure up systems that mirror the Solar System: planets orbiting ... <a title="A cosmic tango: this distant planet’s very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/a-cosmic-tango-this-distant-planets-very-strange-orbit-points-to-a-violent-and-chaotic-past-185703/" aria-label="Read more about A cosmic tango: this distant planet’s very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, University of Adelaide Tyr Liang/Illuminate Adelaide On cold nights in July, Adelaide audiences are flocking to an extraordinary festival of light and sound. The top bill of the Illuminate festival is Wisdom of AI Light, an immersive digital performance ... <a title="In a cold July, Adelaide comes to life with art of light, sound and movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/in-a-cold-july-adelaide-comes-to-life-with-art-of-light-sound-and-movement-186045/" aria-label="Read more about In a cold July, Adelaide comes to life with art of light, sound and movement">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Boris Johnson has declared his time as United Kingdom prime minister was “mission largely accomplished”. How does that self-diagnosed legacy stack up? Nothing is inevitable in politics, but Johnson’s political demise in July 2022 might be ... <a title="Boris Johnson says his time as UK PM was ‘mission largely accomplished’. How does that actually stack up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/boris-johnson-says-his-time-as-uk-pm-was-mission-largely-accomplished-how-does-that-actually-stack-up-187273/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson says his time as UK PM was ‘mission largely accomplished’. How does that actually stack up?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Dew, Associate Professor, Deakin University Getty/Alia Youssef People with disability and their family members from non-English speaking refugee backgrounds come up against language and communication barriers when they try to access services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Some of these barriers are experienced by ... <a title="Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/small-changes-could-bridge-communication-and-cultural-gaps-for-people-from-refugee-backgrounds-who-need-disability-support-185405/" aria-label="Read more about Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, PhD Candidate, School of History, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University In the past fortnight, former prime minister Scott Morrison has reemerged as a subject of public discussion. First, there was rumour about his interest in securing work with the Australian Rugby League Commission, ... <a title="Even in the political afterlife, Morrison departs from the norm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/even-in-the-political-afterlife-morrison-departs-from-the-norm-187346/" aria-label="Read more about Even in the political afterlife, Morrison departs from the norm">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania One of the conclusions of this week’s shocking State of the Environment report is that climate change is lengthening Australia’s bushfire seasons and raising the number of days with a fire danger rating of “very high” ... <a title="New research in Arnhem Land reveals why institutional fire management is inferior to cultural burning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/new-research-in-arnhem-land-reveals-why-institutional-fire-management-is-inferior-to-cultural-burning-184562/" aria-label="Read more about New research in Arnhem Land reveals why institutional fire management is inferior to cultural burning">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. All wars incur economic costs, and not only to the directly belligerent countries. The biggest costs arise when a war becomes a prolonged stalemate. The present war in Ukraine can be characterised, differently, as a Russian Civil War (that’s the Russian view), as ‘just another’ Eastern European conflict that will go ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – The Economic Cost of War, especially World War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/keith-rankin-essay-the-economic-cost-of-war-especially-world-war/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – The Economic Cost of War, especially World War">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The recent assertion by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s security council (and former president), that the invasion of Ukraine will “achieve all its goals” and that peace will be “on our terms” raises an obvious question: ... <a title="Russia says peace in Ukraine will be ‘on our terms’ – but what can the West accept and at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/russia-says-peace-in-ukraine-will-be-on-our-terms-but-what-can-the-west-accept-and-at-what-cost-187349/" aria-label="Read more about Russia says peace in Ukraine will be ‘on our terms’ – but what can the West accept and at what cost?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Have you heard? Barry Crocker’s having a … well, Barry Crocker (“shocker”) of a time with those Reg Grundies (“undies”) people. Karens everywhere can relate – they know it’s Jeffed up when your Danned ... <a title="Is Australian rhyming slang in a bit of froth and bubble? Let’s take a Captain Cook (spoiler: the billy lids may hold the key)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/is-australian-rhyming-slang-in-a-bit-of-froth-and-bubble-lets-take-a-captain-cook-spoiler-the-billy-lids-may-hold-the-key-186731/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australian rhyming slang in a bit of froth and bubble? Let’s take a Captain Cook (spoiler: the billy lids may hold the key)">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Shannon, Senior Lecturer in Paramedicine, Registered Paramedic, Monash University Health-care systems across Australia are buckling in the wake of COVID waves and the flu season. Pictures of ambulances piling up outside hospitals have become commonplace in the media. Known as “ramping”, it’s the canary in the ... <a title="Ambulance ramping is a signal the health system is floundering. Solutions need to extend beyond EDs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/ambulance-ramping-is-a-signal-the-health-system-is-floundering-solutions-need-to-extend-beyond-eds-187270/" aria-label="Read more about Ambulance ramping is a signal the health system is floundering. Solutions need to extend beyond EDs">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week acknowledged the grave state of Australia’s environment and pledged new laws to go before parliament next year. But talk is cheap. The long-delayed State of the Environment report was not a surprise. Experts ... <a title="Labor won’t overhaul environment laws until next year. Here are 5 easy wins it could aim for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/labor-wont-overhaul-environment-laws-until-next-year-here-are-5-easy-wins-it-could-aim-for-now-184565/" aria-label="Read more about Labor won’t overhaul environment laws until next year. Here are 5 easy wins it could aim for now">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Shutterstock/The Conversation Why don’t whales have teeth like we do? asked by Henry, 6 years old. Great question, Henry. Your teeth are an important part of your body. They help you chew your food so you can eat ... <a title="Curious kids: why don’t whales have teeth like we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/curious-kids-why-dont-whales-have-teeth-like-we-do-186727/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: why don’t whales have teeth like we do?">Read more</a>
