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Year: 2022

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Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The Australian Census numbers have been released, showing women typically do many more hours of unpaid housework per week compared to men. It’s not a new development. In ... <a title="Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/yet-again-the-census-shows-women-are-doing-more-housework-now-is-the-time-to-invest-in-interventions-185488/" aria-label="Read more about Yet again, the census shows women are doing more housework. Now is the time to invest in interventions">Read more</a>

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Men have pelvic floors too – and can benefit when they exercise them regularly

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mischa Bongers, Sessional Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock “Kegels” and pelvic floor exercises are usually associated with “women’s business” – think pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. But men have pelvic floors too. Just like women, at various times in their lives men can benefit from training their pelvic floors ... <a title="Men have pelvic floors too – and can benefit when they exercise them regularly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/men-have-pelvic-floors-too-and-can-benefit-when-they-exercise-them-regularly-184451/" aria-label="Read more about Men have pelvic floors too – and can benefit when they exercise them regularly">Read more</a>

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Moral injury: what happens when exhausted health workers can no longer provide the care they want for their patients

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal Sutherland, Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Healthcare workers in New Zealand already face life-and-death decisions daily. But as multiple winter illnesses add pressure to a system already stretched by COVID, staff now also have to deal with daily abuse, ... <a title="Moral injury: what happens when exhausted health workers can no longer provide the care they want for their patients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/moral-injury-what-happens-when-exhausted-health-workers-can-no-longer-provide-the-care-they-want-for-their-patients-185485/" aria-label="Read more about Moral injury: what happens when exhausted health workers can no longer provide the care they want for their patients">Read more</a>

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‘It was the beginning of feminism’: how higher education paved the way for the women of Albury-Wodonga

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Portia Dilena, History PhD Candidate, La Trobe University Interviewee Eileen Clark Regional women are too often forgotten in Australia’s political movements. The “big teal steal” focuses on the independent candidates from Melbourne and Sydney, forgetting that independent Cathy McGowan stole the seat of Indi from the Liberals ... <a title="‘It was the beginning of feminism’: how higher education paved the way for the women of Albury-Wodonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/it-was-the-beginning-of-feminism-how-higher-education-paved-the-way-for-the-women-of-albury-wodonga-183535/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It was the beginning of feminism’: how higher education paved the way for the women of Albury-Wodonga">Read more</a>

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Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Savin Chand, Senior Lecturer, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Federation University Australia Shutterstock The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13% during the 20th century compared to the 19th, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change. Tropical cyclones are massive low-pressure systems ... <a title="Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/research-shows-tropical-cyclones-have-decreased-alongside-human-caused-global-warming-but-dont-celebrate-yet-185706/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet">Read more</a>

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‘No religion’ is Australia’s second-largest religious group – and it’s having a profound effect on our laws

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia The latest census results are out and the number of Australians who selected “no religion” has risen again to 38.9%, up from 30.1% in 2016. This makes them the second-largest “religious group” after Christians, who make up 43.9% ... <a title="‘No religion’ is Australia’s second-largest religious group – and it’s having a profound effect on our laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/no-religion-is-australias-second-largest-religious-group-and-its-having-a-profound-effect-on-our-laws-185697/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No religion’ is Australia’s second-largest religious group – and it’s having a profound effect on our laws">Read more</a>

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We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we’re not quite sure the best way to treat it

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Matt Paul Catalano/Unsplash Australia’s Omicron wave earlier this year was much larger than we thought, recent research has confirmed. We also heard Health Minister Mark Butler acknowledge Australia can expect a “very big wave” ... <a title="We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we’re not quite sure the best way to treat it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/we-need-to-brace-for-a-tsunami-of-long-covid-but-were-not-quite-sure-the-best-way-to-treat-it-183824/" aria-label="Read more about We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we’re not quite sure the best way to treat it">Read more</a>

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Drones and DNA tracking: we show how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake M Robinson, Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University Gontran Isnard/Unsplash, CC BY Technology has undoubtedly contributed to global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Where forests once stood, artificial lights now illuminate vast urban jungles. Where animals once roamed, huge factories now churn out microchips, computers, and cars. ... <a title="Drones and DNA tracking: we show how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/drones-and-dna-tracking-we-show-how-these-high-tech-tools-are-helping-nature-heal-185140/" aria-label="Read more about Drones and DNA tracking: we show how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal">Read more</a>

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What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University Shutterstock When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared victory on election night, he said he wanted to unite Australians around “our shared values of fairness and opportunity, and hard work and kindness ... <a title="What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/what-does-equity-in-schools-look-like-and-how-is-it-tied-to-growing-teacher-shortages-185394/" aria-label="Read more about What does equity in schools look like? And how is it tied to growing teacher shortages?">Read more</a>

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Australians are more millennial, multilingual and less religious: what the census reveals

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Dean Lewins/AAP Census data to be released Tuesday shows Australia changing rapidly before COVID, gaining an extra one million residents from overseas in the past five years, almost all of them in the three years ... <a title="Australians are more millennial, multilingual and less religious: what the census reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/australians-are-more-millennial-multilingual-and-less-religious-what-the-census-reveals-185845/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are more millennial, multilingual and less religious: what the census reveals">Read more</a>

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Light: Works from the Tate’s Collection honours the body and its sensations – this is art which is meant to be felt

June 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Redfern, Associate Professor, RMIT University Raemar, Blue, 1969, Tate: Presented by the Tate Americas Foundation, partial purchase and partial gift of Doris J. Lockhart 2013. © James Turrell. Photo: Chen Hao Review: Light: Works from The Tate’s Collection, ACMI The first room of Light: Works from ... <a title="Light: Works from the Tate’s Collection honours the body and its sensations – this is art which is meant to be felt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/light-works-from-the-tates-collection-honours-the-body-and-its-sensations-this-is-art-which-is-meant-to-be-felt-184162/" aria-label="Read more about Light: Works from the Tate’s Collection honours the body and its sensations – this is art which is meant to be felt">Read more</a>

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Former National justice minister says NZ abortion law must stay – alternative is ‘soul-destroying’

June 28, 2022

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor Former National MP and Justice Minister Amy Adams says opposition leader Christopher Luxon is right to rule out restricting abortion laws in Aotearoa New Zealand, calling the alternative “absolutely soul-destroying”. Speaking to RNZ, Adams also sounded a note of warning to her socially conservative former colleagues that ... <a title="Former National justice minister says NZ abortion law must stay – alternative is ‘soul-destroying’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/former-national-justice-minister-says-nz-abortion-law-must-stay-alternative-is-soul-destroying/" aria-label="Read more about Former National justice minister says NZ abortion law must stay – alternative is ‘soul-destroying’">Read more</a>