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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Bird, DIscipline Leader, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is set to front a Senate inquiry this week, probing last week’s colossal outage which left millions stranded without internet or mobile phone connectivity for ... <a title="The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/the-optus-outage-shows-us-the-perils-of-having-vital-networks-in-private-hands-217660/" aria-label="Read more about The Optus outage shows us the perils of having vital networks in private hands">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Madden, PhD Candidate and Research Program Officer, University of Sydney Sherise van Dyk/Unsplash The debate on how to combat social media misinformation is as relevant as ever. In recent years, we’ve seen medical misinformation spreading alongside COVID, and political misinformation impacting the outcome of elections and ... <a title="Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/even-experts-struggle-to-tell-which-social-media-posts-are-evidence-based-so-what-do-we-do-217448/" aria-label="Read more about Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney In an era where chronic pain affects millions worldwide, the search for effective and safe pain relief has never been greater. PanaNatra is a line of herbal products from Haleon, the makers of Panadol. Haleon ... <a title="What is the PanaNatra line of painkillers and can herbal products effectively relieve pain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/what-is-the-pananatra-line-of-painkillers-and-can-herbal-products-effectively-relieve-pain-216445/" aria-label="Read more about What is the PanaNatra line of painkillers and can herbal products effectively relieve pain?">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C.J. Cabilan, Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Violence against nurses is pervasive. They are more likely to experience physical violence than any other health-care professionals. Violence against nurses occurs in the context of violence against women, with 87.5% of Australia’s nursing workforce identifying as women. ... <a title="‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/i-was-told-to-return-to-work-as-soon-as-i-regained-consciousness-why-only-a-third-of-assaulted-nurses-report-it-to-police-217288/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Avenell, Professor in Modern Japanese History, Australian National University Shutterstock In 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are called the “bunched” generation in Japan because they were born in a short spurt in the late 1940s, in the aftermath of ... <a title="Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/generational-tensions-flare-as-japan-faces-the-economic-reality-of-its-ageing-baby-boomers-217289/" aria-label="Read more about Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maarten De Brauwer, Research fellow, CSIRO Shutterstock Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it’s been very labour intensive. But now we can do ... <a title="It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/it-sounds-like-science-fiction-but-we-can-now-sample-water-to-find-the-dna-of-every-species-living-there-216989/" aria-label="Read more about It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Krewel, Senior lecturer in Comparative Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The threat of disinformation on social media in the lead-up to New Zealand’s 2023 election loomed large for the Electoral Commission and academics studying fake news. So how bad did it really ... <a title="Fake news didn’t play a big role in NZ’s 2023 election – but there was a rise in ‘small lies’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/fake-news-didnt-play-a-big-role-in-nzs-2023-election-but-there-was-a-rise-in-small-lies-216338/" aria-label="Read more about Fake news didn’t play a big role in NZ’s 2023 election – but there was a rise in ‘small lies’">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quoc Phuong Tran, PhD Candidate in Prebiotic Chemistry, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock How did life begin? How did chemical reactions on the early Earth create complex, self-replicating structures that developed into living things as we know them? According to one school of thought, before the current era of ... <a title="Did this chemical reaction create the building blocks of life on Earth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/did-this-chemical-reaction-create-the-building-blocks-of-life-on-earth-216843/" aria-label="Read more about Did this chemical reaction create the building blocks of life on Earth?">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ogloff, University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on the health of people in Australian prisons makes for sobering reading. It reveals that compared to the general ... <a title="New report reveals shocking state of prisoner health. Here’s what needs to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/new-report-reveals-shocking-state-of-prisoner-health-heres-what-needs-to-be-done-217558/" aria-label="Read more about New report reveals shocking state of prisoner health. Here’s what needs to be done">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Sacks, Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Too many Australian children are eating diets high in added sugars, saturated fats, salt, energy and ultra-processed foods. And often they’re not getting enough fruits, vegetables and wholegrains. A key driver of unhealthy diets among Australian ... <a title="Promotional techniques on junk food packaging are a problem for children’s health – Australia could do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/promotional-techniques-on-junk-food-packaging-are-a-problem-for-childrens-health-australia-could-do-better-216538/" aria-label="Read more about Promotional techniques on junk food packaging are a problem for children’s health – Australia could do better">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danie Nilsson, Behavioural Scientist, CSIRO Lune Media Changing habits can be hard. So when a single episode of an Australian television show prompted a national shift in behaviour, as behavioural researchers, we took notice. The first (2017) and second (2018) seasons of the ABC TV program War ... <a title="Here’s how a TV series inspired the KeepCup revolution. What’s next in the war on waste?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/heres-how-a-tv-series-inspired-the-keepcup-revolution-whats-next-in-the-war-on-waste-210718/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how a TV series inspired the KeepCup revolution. What’s next in the war on waste?">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin McConkey, Emeritus Professor , UNSW Sydney ThisIsEngineering/Pexels, CC BY-SA Research plays a pivotal role in society. Through research, we gain new understandings, test theories and make discoveries. It also has a huge economic value. In 2021, the CSIRO found every A$1 of research and development investment ... <a title="‘You only assess what you care about’: a new report looks at how we assess research in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/15/you-only-assess-what-you-care-about-a-new-report-looks-at-how-we-assess-research-in-australia-217541/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You only assess what you care about’: a new report looks at how we assess research in Australia">Read more</a>
