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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University Vice President Kamala Harris had only just been endorsed by Joe Biden to take his spot as the Democratic nominee for president when she forcefully reminded Americans “what’s at stake in ... <a title="6 in 10 Americans support abortion rights. This could be the advantage Kamala Harris needs against Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/6-in-10-americans-support-abortion-rights-this-could-be-the-advantage-kamala-harris-needs-against-donald-trump-235208/" aria-label="Read more about 6 in 10 Americans support abortion rights. This could be the advantage Kamala Harris needs against Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer The modern Olympic Games offer a window into almost 130 years of social and cultural change. They reflect the fall of nations, war, the shifting winds of culture and the way people engage with sports, fitness and competition. We’ve taken data from ... <a title="Do hosts win more medals? Are athletes getting older? 128 years of Olympic history in 5 charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/do-hosts-win-more-medals-are-athletes-getting-older-128-years-of-olympic-history-in-5-charts-233979/" aria-label="Read more about Do hosts win more medals? Are athletes getting older? 128 years of Olympic history in 5 charts">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Boxall, Research Fellow, Australian National University Recent survey results show 25% of Australians agree that women who do not leave abusive relationships are partly responsible for the abuse continuing. This stubbornly common attitude demonstrates that victim-survivors are still being held responsible for the abuse they experience ... <a title="Naming and shaming domestic violence perpetrators doesn’t work to keep women safe. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/naming-and-shaming-domestic-violence-perpetrators-doesnt-work-to-keep-women-safe-heres-why-234911/" aria-label="Read more about Naming and shaming domestic violence perpetrators doesn’t work to keep women safe. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy-Lee Bowler, Lecturer, School of Health, Nutrition & Dietetics, University of the Sunshine Coast Dulin/Shutterstock Many people living with diabetes use continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to track their blood sugar levels. These small devices, often attached to the back of your upper arm or abdomen, send data ... <a title="Non-diabetics are buying continuous glucose monitors – but are there actually any health benefits?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/non-diabetics-are-buying-continuous-glucose-monitors-but-are-there-actually-any-health-benefits-232171/" aria-label="Read more about Non-diabetics are buying continuous glucose monitors – but are there actually any health benefits?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tiggy Grillo, COO, Wildlife Health Australia; Adjunct Lecturer, Charles Sturt University Phillip Allaway/Shutterstock Avian influenza viruses have infected the world’s birds for millennia. We first became aware of them in the 19th century, when mass deaths of poultry triggered interest in what was then called “fowl plague”. ... <a title="Lethal bird flu could decimate Oceania’s birds. From vigilance to vaccines, here’s what we’re doing to prepare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/lethal-bird-flu-could-decimate-oceanias-birds-from-vigilance-to-vaccines-heres-what-were-doing-to-prepare-235016/" aria-label="Read more about Lethal bird flu could decimate Oceania’s birds. From vigilance to vaccines, here’s what we’re doing to prepare">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Pacific Media WatchPacific Journalism Review founder Dr David Robie says PJR has published more than 1100 research articles over its three decades of existence and is the largest single Pacific media research repository. But it has always been “far more than a research journal”, he added at the launch of the 30th anniversary edition at ... <a title="Independent PJR ‘far more than a research journal’, says founder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/independent-pjr-far-more-than-a-research-journal-says-founder/" aria-label="Read more about Independent PJR ‘far more than a research journal’, says founder">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Tippa Patt/Shutterstock On Friday, the world suffered what many have described as the largest IT outage in history, when 8.5 million Windows computers crashed and wouldn’t restart. The cause was a ... <a title="CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/crowdstrike-crash-showed-us-how-invasive-cyber-security-software-is-is-there-a-better-way-235207/" aria-label="Read more about CrowdStrike crash showed us how invasive cyber security software is. Is there a better way?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Winter, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care – to be tabled in parliament tomorrow – is a monumental achievement. It is a repository of immense tragedy ... <a title="Tragedy and hope: what the abuse-in-care report will say and what has to happen now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/tragedy-and-hope-what-the-abuse-in-care-report-will-say-and-what-has-to-happen-now-235098/" aria-label="Read more about Tragedy and hope: what the abuse-in-care report will say and what has to happen now">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Durrant, Adjunct fellow, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University Shutterstock In a world of alternative therapies and new-age spiritual practices, Tantra holds a special place. This concept is largely associated with techniques for improving your sex life – but there’s a lot more to Tantra than sex. ... <a title="Is Tantra about sex or divine liberation? Why followers are split over the ancient yogic tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/is-tantra-about-sex-or-divine-liberation-why-followers-are-split-over-the-ancient-yogic-tradition-233876/" aria-label="Read more about Is Tantra about sex or divine liberation? Why followers are split over the ancient yogic tradition">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle Earlier this month, Travis Bazzana made history as the first Australian selected number one in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. Bazzana will join the Cleveland Guardians after playing college baseball for Oregon State. Following ... <a title="As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/as-an-aussie-makes-baseball-history-the-sports-dark-past-is-a-clue-to-why-it-never-took-off-here-235097/" aria-label="Read more about As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Bowen, Associate Professor in Physical Oceanography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images If you ask someone where plastic ends up, they will usually say the ocean. It’s not a surprising answer because we have known since the 1970s that plastic is accumulating in the ... <a title="Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea, giving us a chance to stop ocean pollution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/estuaries-and-coastlines-capture-most-plastic-before-it-gets-out-to-sea-giving-us-a-chance-to-stop-ocean-pollution-232896/" aria-label="Read more about Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea, giving us a chance to stop ocean pollution">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne Reports in The Australian suggesting Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shelved his budget wellbeing framework, known as Measuring What Matters, are incorrect. The framework is alive and well, and making steady (if slow) progress. ... <a title="Despite what you’ve read, Jim Chalmers’ wellbeing framework hasn’t been shelved – if anything, it’s been strengthened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/despite-what-youve-read-jim-chalmers-wellbeing-framework-hasnt-been-shelved-if-anything-its-been-strengthened-235194/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what you’ve read, Jim Chalmers’ wellbeing framework hasn’t been shelved – if anything, it’s been strengthened">Read more</a>
