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Year: 2022

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Curious Kids: can black holes become white holes?

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Barnes, Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Can black holes become white holes? – Remy, age 9, Wangaratta, Victoria Hi Remy! Thank you for this great question. The short answer, unfortunately, is no. White holes are really just something scientists have imagined — they could ... <a title="Curious Kids: can black holes become white holes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/curious-kids-can-black-holes-become-white-holes-176034/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: can black holes become white holes?">Read more</a>

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Was the Sydney Festival boycott justifiable to support Palestine?

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Saul, Professor of International Law, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney The remarkably successful pro-Palestinian boycott by artists of the recent Sydney Festival was a vibrant example of engaged citizens taking foreign policy into their own hands. Perhaps 35% of the festival’s participants withdrew, ... <a title="Was the Sydney Festival boycott justifiable to support Palestine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/was-the-sydney-festival-boycott-justifiable-to-support-palestine-176373/" aria-label="Read more about Was the Sydney Festival boycott justifiable to support Palestine?">Read more</a>

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Women sportswriters were critical to the growth of cricket in the 1930s. How have we gone backwards?

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Richardson, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University Wikimedia Commons Men write nearly nine in ten sports articles that appear in Australian media, a report on female voices in the media found last year. The report also found women were only quoted in 31% of the ... <a title="Women sportswriters were critical to the growth of cricket in the 1930s. How have we gone backwards?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/women-sportswriters-were-critical-to-the-growth-of-cricket-in-the-1930s-how-have-we-gone-backwards-175644/" aria-label="Read more about Women sportswriters were critical to the growth of cricket in the 1930s. How have we gone backwards?">Read more</a>

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Women sportswriters were critical to the growth of cricket in the 1930s. How have we managed to go backwards?

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Richardson, Adjunct Professor of Journalism, La Trobe University Wikimedia Commons Men write nearly nine in ten sports articles that appear in Australian media, a report on female voices in the media found last year. The report also found women were only quoted in 31% of the ... <a title="Women sportswriters were critical to the growth of cricket in the 1930s. How have we managed to go backwards?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/women-sportswriters-were-critical-to-the-growth-of-cricket-in-the-1930s-how-have-we-managed-to-go-backwards-175644/" aria-label="Read more about Women sportswriters were critical to the growth of cricket in the 1930s. How have we managed to go backwards?">Read more</a>

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Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren’t being protected like in schools. We need a national plan

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock By late January, more than 400 early learning centres were closed across the country due to the Omicron wave, and many more were running at reduced capacity. ... <a title="Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren’t being protected like in schools. We need a national plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/staff-and-children-in-preschool-and-childcare-arent-being-protected-like-in-schools-we-need-a-national-plan-175658/" aria-label="Read more about Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren’t being protected like in schools. We need a national plan">Read more</a>

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From ‘Australia’s Titanic’ to deadly mutineers: 4 infamous shipwrecks found on the Great Barrier Reef

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maddy McAllister, Senior Curator – Maritime Archaeology, James Cook University The wreck of the SS Gothenburg. Queensland Museum Network The Great Barrier Reef is incredible, with turquoise water, stunning reefs and white sandy cays. Yet its name infers something quite different – a barrier: treacherous, dynamic and ... <a title="From ‘Australia’s Titanic’ to deadly mutineers: 4 infamous shipwrecks found on the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/from-australias-titanic-to-deadly-mutineers-4-infamous-shipwrecks-found-on-the-great-barrier-reef-175339/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘Australia’s Titanic’ to deadly mutineers: 4 infamous shipwrecks found on the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 4 2022

February 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Border, MIQ Jo Moir (Newsroom): Government’s Fortress NZ strategy comes to an end ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 4 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-4-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 4 2022">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 January league: Beginning of the End

February 4, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Including the small countries As for most of the second half of 2021, the small principalities and territories (and former territories) of the European colonial powers show up highly in these charts of covid casualty countries. One of the great untold stories of Covid19 has been the impact of SARS-Cov2 (and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 January league: Beginning of the End" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-january-league-beginning-of-the-end/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 January league: Beginning of the End">Read more</a>

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Why do we love the great outdoors? New research shows part of the answer is in our genes

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Do you love spending time in nature? Or are you a city slicker, happier in the concrete jungle than the great outdoors? Back in 1986, the US biologist EO Wilson proposed that humans have an ... <a title="Why do we love the great outdoors? New research shows part of the answer is in our genes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/why-do-we-love-the-great-outdoors-new-research-shows-part-of-the-answer-is-in-our-genes-175995/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we love the great outdoors? New research shows part of the answer is in our genes">Read more</a>

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Why Ukrainians are ready to fight for their democracy

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Boichak, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney SERGEY DOLZHENKO/EPA Eight years since the Russian annexation of Crimea, Ukraine is facing another threat from its eastern neighbour. Russia has amassed an estimated 130,000 troops and military equipment along its borders in recent weeks. Ukraine is literally ... <a title="Why Ukrainians are ready to fight for their democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/why-ukrainians-are-ready-to-fight-for-their-democracy-175649/" aria-label="Read more about Why Ukrainians are ready to fight for their democracy">Read more</a>

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Is it time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events? We asked 5 experts

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Petterson, Deputy Editor, Health + Medicine, The Conversation Australia The requirement to show proof of two doses of a COVID vaccine to do things such as eat out, go to the pub and visit sporting events is still in place across parts of the country including ... <a title="Is it time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/is-it-time-to-rethink-vaccine-mandates-for-dining-fitness-and-events-we-asked-5-experts-176356/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>

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Critically understaffed and with Omicron looming, why isn’t NZ employing more of its foreign-trained doctors?

February 4, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Thomas-Maude, PhD Candidate, Massey University GettyImages New Zealand’s critical shortage of specialist nurses made headlines again this week, but it’s not the country’s only pressing medical need. The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) has estimated almost 3,000 more GPs and specialist doctors, and 12,000 more ... <a title="Critically understaffed and with Omicron looming, why isn’t NZ employing more of its foreign-trained doctors?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/critically-understaffed-and-with-omicron-looming-why-isnt-nz-employing-more-of-its-foreign-trained-doctors-175914/" aria-label="Read more about Critically understaffed and with Omicron looming, why isn’t NZ employing more of its foreign-trained doctors?">Read more</a>