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Year: 2023

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Koalas need their booster shots too. Here’s a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenneth W Beagley, Professor of Immunology, Queensland University of Technology Chlamydia is a major threat to koala populations across Australia. This bacterial disease infects between 20% and 90% of individuals in koala populations. It’s a major cause of the rapid decline of many wild populations, particularly in ... <a title="Koalas need their booster shots too. Here’s a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/koalas-need-their-booster-shots-too-heres-a-way-to-beat-chlamydia-with-just-1-capture-and-less-trauma-211610/" aria-label="Read more about Koalas need their booster shots too. Here’s a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma">Read more</a>

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This desk is mine! How noisy offices can make us more territorial

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oluremi (Remi) Ayoko, Associate Professor of Mangement, The University of Queensland Shutterstock From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to email alerts and loud tapping on keyboards, the evidence that open-plan offices take a toll on our wellbeing continues to mount. There’s a ... <a title="This desk is mine! How noisy offices can make us more territorial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/this-desk-is-mine-how-noisy-offices-can-make-us-more-territorial-210451/" aria-label="Read more about This desk is mine! How noisy offices can make us more territorial">Read more</a>

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Koala need their booster shots too. Here’s a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenneth W Beagley, Professor of Immunology, Queensland University of Technology Chlamydia is a major threat to koala populations across Australia. This bacterial disease infects between 20% and 90% of individuals in koala populations. It’s a major cause of the rapid decline of many wild populations, particularly in ... <a title="Koala need their booster shots too. Here’s a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/koala-need-their-booster-shots-too-heres-a-way-to-beat-chlamydia-with-just-1-capture-and-less-trauma-211610/" aria-label="Read more about Koala need their booster shots too. Here’s a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma">Read more</a>

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What is ‘budget Ozempic’ that’s all over social media? Can it help me lose weight?

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Shutterstock Social media is lighting up over what influencers are calling “budget Ozempic”. These are drugs normally used as laxatives and stool softeners, but people are taking them to lose weight. The demand is so ... <a title="What is ‘budget Ozempic’ that’s all over social media? Can it help me lose weight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/what-is-budget-ozempic-thats-all-over-social-media-can-it-help-me-lose-weight-213457/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘budget Ozempic’ that’s all over social media? Can it help me lose weight?">Read more</a>

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NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The New Zealand general election to be held in one month, on October 14, will be the country’s tenth under the mixed member proportional system (MMP). Voters ... <a title="NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/nz-election-2023-with-a-month-to-go-polls-point-to-a-right-wing-coalition-government-213353/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: with a month to go, polls point to a right-wing coalition government">Read more</a>

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NZ election 2023: combined poll trends now show a clear rightward shift since June

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne With exactly one month until New Zealand’s general election, all major polls are now showing a clear rightward trend since June. With some recent polls showing New ... <a title="NZ election 2023: combined poll trends now show a clear rightward shift since June" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/nz-election-2023-combined-poll-trends-now-show-a-clear-rightward-shift-since-june-213536/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: combined poll trends now show a clear rightward shift since June">Read more</a>

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Is it really safe to feed your cat a vegan diet?

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Whittaker, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make ... <a title="Is it really safe to feed your cat a vegan diet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/is-it-really-safe-to-feed-your-cat-a-vegan-diet-213356/" aria-label="Read more about Is it really safe to feed your cat a vegan diet?">Read more</a>

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The NZ ad industry wants to clean up its climate act – but will agencies drop their fossil fuel clients?

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Halliday, Lecturer in Advertising and Brand Creativity, Auckland University of Technology At the launch of the Auckland Climate Festival last month, Green Party Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick spoke about how building a community is the best way to avoid being overwhelmed by the scale of ... <a title="The NZ ad industry wants to clean up its climate act – but will agencies drop their fossil fuel clients?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/the-nz-ad-industry-wants-to-clean-up-its-climate-act-but-will-agencies-drop-their-fossil-fuel-clients-213236/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ ad industry wants to clean up its climate act – but will agencies drop their fossil fuel clients?">Read more</a>

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Does running water really trigger the urge to pee? Experts explain the brain-bladder connection

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Overs, Research Assistant, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock We all know that feeling when nature calls – but what’s far less understood is the psychology behind it. Why, for example, do we get the urge to pee just before getting into the shower, or when we’re ... <a title="Does running water really trigger the urge to pee? Experts explain the brain-bladder connection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/does-running-water-really-trigger-the-urge-to-pee-experts-explain-the-brain-bladder-connection-210808/" aria-label="Read more about Does running water really trigger the urge to pee? Experts explain the brain-bladder connection">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what is executive government and what does it have to do with the Voice to Parliament?

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Appleby, Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney In the upcoming Voice referendum, all Australian voters must decide whether to approve the proposed law to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through the mechanism of a Voice to Parliament and the executive government of the Commonwealth. ... <a title="Explainer: what is executive government and what does it have to do with the Voice to Parliament?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/explainer-what-is-executive-government-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-the-voice-to-parliament-212785/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is executive government and what does it have to do with the Voice to Parliament?">Read more</a>

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The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth McCausland, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recognised the aged care system has failed to provide culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as they age. It recommended major reforms, including active partnership with Aboriginal and ... <a title="The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/the-aged-care-system-has-failed-aboriginal-people-heres-what-elders-say-needs-to-change-209031/" aria-label="Read more about The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change">Read more</a>

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Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs

September 14, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martino Malerba, ARC DECRA Fellow, Deakin University Shutterstock Frogs are in trouble. While many of the world’s animal species are now at risk from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are particularly at risk. That’s because they rely on fresh water – and rivers, ... <a title="Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/14/our-unsung-farm-dams-provide-vital-habitat-to-threatened-species-of-frogs-213072/" aria-label="Read more about Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs">Read more</a>