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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin St. P. Walsh, Professor of art history, archaeology, and space studies, Chapman University NASA/International Space Station Archaeological Project, CC BY New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” ... <a title="Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station – and discover surprising quirks of zero-gravity life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/archaeologists-conduct-first-space-excavation-on-international-space-station-and-discover-surprising-quirks-of-zero-gravity-life-236125/" aria-label="Read more about Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station – and discover surprising quirks of zero-gravity life">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Menkes, Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for which it is ... <a title="Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/most-high-income-countries-ban-direct-advertising-of-prescription-drugs-why-does-nz-still-allow-it-231688/" aria-label="Read more about Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Hogg, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University Rendy Novantino/Unsplash Nearly half of Australian young people are dissatisfied with the way their body looks. Social media have only made body image issues worse for young people, leading them to compare themselves with others and strive for ... <a title="Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/just-8-minutes-of-tiktok-thinspiration-content-is-enough-to-affect-body-image-236068/" aria-label="Read more about Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Jiang, PhD student in psychology, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University bangoland/Shutterstock If you consider yourself a climate science supporter, you probably wouldn’t think simple exposure to a sceptic’s claim could shift your views. Our new research has produced worrying findings. Climate misinformation may ... <a title="Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/repeating-aids-believing-climate-misinformation-feels-more-true-through-repetition-even-if-you-back-climate-science-236127/" aria-label="Read more about Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Henley, Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ove Hoegh-Guldberg The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the ... <a title="‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Marginson, Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Most of the world has signed up to commitments to reduce emissions under the Paris Agreement. It aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue ... <a title="Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/australias-mid-range-in-the-list-of-winners-and-losers-from-global-emissions-targets-226905/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, University of South Australia StudioCanal In the past decade, Australia’s animation industry has matured well beyond its domestic context – to the point of competing on a global scale. StudioCanal Australia’s latest release, 200% Wolf, is perhaps the perfect example ... <a title="200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/200-wolf-is-a-visual-triumph-and-a-reminder-that-australian-animators-could-lead-on-the-world-stage-236244/" aria-label="Read more about 200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and Palestininian prisoners. This day is dedicated to highlighting Israeli crimes and violations of Palestinian prisoners’ rights and the continuing genocide in ... <a title="Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/call-for-collective-global-action-over-horrific-israeli-crimes-against-palestinian-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators – tying it to centres agreeing to not increase their fees by more than 4.4% over the next year. The pay rise will be phased in over ... <a title="Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/albanese-government-to-fund-15-pay-rise-for-childcare-workforce-with-a-condition-236327/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.” “And not only warned but threatened as well. I think I was a bit ‘gung-ho’ at the time and I kind of took it lightly until the day I was taken to ... <a title="Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/surviving-harassment-in-journalism-how-felix-chaudhary-kept-on-top/" aria-label="Read more about Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist in Guam The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands — politically divided between Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Today, Chamorro culture continues to be preserved through the sharing of language and teaching via The Guam Museum. But the battle to be heard and ... <a title="‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/it-sucks-guams-complex-indigenous-chamorro-people-relationship-with-us/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A growing number of complaints against older doctors has prompted the Medical Board of Australia to announce today that it’s reviewing how doctors aged 70 or older are regulated. Two new options are on the table. ... <a title="How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/how-olds-too-old-to-be-a-doctor-why-gps-and-surgeons-over-70-may-need-a-health-check-to-practise-236305/" aria-label="Read more about How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise">Read more</a>
