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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne Frankie Cordoba/Unsplash While artists struggle to get noticed in the Australian political arena, particularly in the lead up to an election, other nations take their artists more seriously – even ... <a title="Australia should have a universal basic income for artists. Here’s what that could look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/australia-should-have-a-universal-basic-income-for-artists-heres-what-that-could-look-like-182128/" aria-label="Read more about Australia should have a universal basic income for artists. Here’s what that could look like">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Lukas Coch This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 27-30 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens ... <a title="Labor’s lead steady in Newspoll and gains in Resolve; how the polls moved during past campaigns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/labors-lead-steady-in-newspoll-and-gains-in-resolve-how-the-polls-moved-during-past-campaigns-181953/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s lead steady in Newspoll and gains in Resolve; how the polls moved during past campaigns">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lukas Wesemann, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there don’t have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (along with a range of ... <a title="We’ve created a device that could allow instant disease diagnosis – while fitting inside your phone lens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/weve-created-a-device-that-could-allow-instant-disease-diagnosis-while-fitting-inside-your-phone-lens-181342/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve created a device that could allow instant disease diagnosis – while fitting inside your phone lens">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Cockfield, Honorary Professor in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, University of Southern Queensland Dominic Giannini/AAP While the Liberal and Labor parties each face several nail-biting contests, the Nationals have fewer immediate concerns in this federal election. The party has good prospects of retaining most, if not ... <a title="The Nationals have good election prospects – but this does not guarantee Joyce’s leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/the-nationals-have-good-election-prospects-but-this-does-not-guarantee-joyces-leadership-181935/" aria-label="Read more about The Nationals have good election prospects – but this does not guarantee Joyce’s leadership">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kun Zhao, Research fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University As Australians across the country prepare to vote, many will be reflecting on what can help build a prosperous and inclusive society. Over the last five years, we have been measuring social inclusion by surveying ... <a title="Are Australians socially inclusive? 5 things we learned after surveying 11,000 people for half a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/are-australians-socially-inclusive-5-things-we-learned-after-surveying-11-000-people-for-half-a-decade-182124/" aria-label="Read more about Are Australians socially inclusive? 5 things we learned after surveying 11,000 people for half a decade">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Shutterstock We’re a society obsessed with numbers, and no more so than when managing our health. We use smartwatches to count steps and track our daily activity, creating scores for our fitness, and monitor our heart ... <a title="Using BMI to measure your health is nonsense. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/using-bmi-to-measure-your-health-is-nonsense-heres-why-180412/" aria-label="Read more about Using BMI to measure your health is nonsense. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor Holroyd, Associate Dean International & Engagement, Auckland University of Technology GettyImages Aotearoa New Zealand’s community nurses and home and community care assistants have played a crucial yet largely invisible role in the country’s response to the global pandemic. Across the country, personal care assistants help patients ... <a title="Community healthcare workers were left feeling isolated and under-appreciated during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/community-healthcare-workers-were-left-feeling-isolated-and-under-appreciated-during-the-pandemic-180323/" aria-label="Read more about Community healthcare workers were left feeling isolated and under-appreciated during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Harris, Senior Lecturer in Geography, The University of Queensland Flinders Beach has been growing since the 1950s Kevin Welsh, Author provided In a warmer world, rising sea levels could render many coastlines, beaches, and reef islands uninhabitable, or destroy them altogether. The 1.09℃ Earth has warmed ... <a title="Why some beaches, including in Queensland, are getting bigger despite rising sea levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/why-some-beaches-including-in-queensland-are-getting-bigger-despite-rising-sea-levels-180964/" aria-label="Read more about Why some beaches, including in Queensland, are getting bigger despite rising sea levels">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hail, Adjunct Associate Professor, Torrens University Australia Japan Ministry of Finance/Shutterstock. The Reserve Bank’s cash rate is in the news, and in an unwelcome way for the first time in 11 years. After a decade in which Australia’s central bank has only moved its cash rate ... <a title="Central banks hunt in packs. Here’s why ours ought to be wary about lifting the cash rate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/central-banks-hunt-in-packs-heres-why-ours-ought-to-be-wary-about-lifting-the-cash-rate-181465/" aria-label="Read more about Central banks hunt in packs. Here’s why ours ought to be wary about lifting the cash rate">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash The term “high-maintenance” is part of everyday speech, and usually refers to a woman who places a high value on her personal image, wants or needs. Often uttered within the context of ... <a title="‘High maintenance’ is a red flag on dating apps. Women are still expected to shrink themselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/high-maintenance-is-a-red-flag-on-dating-apps-women-are-still-expected-to-shrink-themselves-180113/" aria-label="Read more about ‘High maintenance’ is a red flag on dating apps. Women are still expected to shrink themselves">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor’s confidence will be boosted by two polls showing it holding a strong lead, as Anthony Albanese carried off a well-orchestrated party launch in Perth on Sunday. Newspoll, published in Monday’s Australian, has Labor ahead on a two-party basis by ... <a title="View from The Hill: Labor strongly ahead in Newspoll and Resolve, as election race enters final half" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/02/view-from-the-hill-labor-strongly-ahead-in-newspoll-and-resolve-as-election-race-enters-final-half-182282/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Labor strongly ahead in Newspoll and Resolve, as election race enters final half">Read more</a>
