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October 18, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Recently I have published charts showing how people born around 1960 are already placing huge burdens on New Zealand’s healthcare system (Death Frequencies in Aotearoa New Zealand, by Birth Year, 26 Sep 2024) and how big falls in age-specific death rates have plateaued since 2010, and may now be reversing upwards ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Decennial Increases in Deaths by Birth Cohort, in Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-decennial-increases-in-deaths-by-birth-cohort-in-aotearoa-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Decennial Increases in Deaths by Birth Cohort, in Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Prictor, Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne isak55/Shutterstock Since it was founded nearly two decades ago, 23andMe has grown into one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world. Millions of people have used its simple genetic testing service, which involves ordering a saliva ... <a title="A giant biotechnology company might be about to go bust. What will happen to the millions of people’s DNA it holds?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/a-giant-biotechnology-company-might-be-about-to-go-bust-what-will-happen-to-the-millions-of-peoples-dna-it-holds-241557/" aria-label="Read more about A giant biotechnology company might be about to go bust. What will happen to the millions of people’s DNA it holds?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University ABC Brendan Cowell’s 2021 novel Plum has expertly wed two seemingly unnatural partners: rugby league and poetry. Cowell’s story is both an ode of love to rugby league, and a powerful exploration of the catastrophic effects of ... <a title="When does the love of the game outweigh the cost? ABC’s Plum brings rugby league’s concussion crisis to the fore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/when-does-the-love-of-the-game-outweigh-the-cost-abcs-plum-brings-rugby-leagues-concussion-crisis-to-the-fore-240550/" aria-label="Read more about When does the love of the game outweigh the cost? ABC’s Plum brings rugby league’s concussion crisis to the fore">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. The research is important, but media reports of a large increase in risk may be causing ... <a title="Do IUDs cause breast cancer? Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/do-iuds-cause-breast-cancer-heres-what-the-evidence-says-241663/" aria-label="Read more about Do IUDs cause breast cancer? Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Casey, Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared: it was wrong, it was illegal, it should never have happened and it should never happen again. ... <a title="How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/how-did-public-service-leaders-talk-to-staff-about-robodebt-what-they-said-or-didnt-is-revealing-240015/" aria-label="Read more about How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Fehrer, Associate Professor, Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau New Zealand is highly reliant on trade – particularly on maritime routes, which are lifelines for exports and imports. Key sectors such as agriculture, construction, and wholesale and retail trade depend heavily on this global ... <a title="Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/can-nzs-supply-chain-build-enough-resilience-and-sustainability-to-survive-the-next-global-crisis-241348/" aria-label="Read more about Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Thompson, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Bonsai Fims So, on we go His welfare is of my concern No burden is he to bear We’ll get there For I know He would not encumber me He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My ... <a title="A sister’s last hope to save her brother from addiction – David Vincent Smith’s He Ain’t Heavy is a triumphant debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/a-sisters-last-hope-to-save-her-brother-from-addiction-david-vincent-smiths-he-aint-heavy-is-a-triumphant-debut-237764/" aria-label="Read more about A sister’s last hope to save her brother from addiction – David Vincent Smith’s He Ain’t Heavy is a triumphant debut">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Vella, Postdoctoral researcher in Human-Computer Interaction, Queensland University of Technology RasaBasa/Shutterstock Young children’s lives are increasingly spent indoors. They have less access to green spaces, their parents are concerned about safety, and there’s also the draw of digital entertainment. This shift away from the natural world ... <a title="Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/tech-can-help-kids-connect-with-nature-and-go-outdoors-here-are-tips-to-make-it-work-240442/" aria-label="Read more about Tech can help kids connect with nature and go outdoors – here are tips to make it work">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Curl, Senior lecturer, Department of Population Health, University of Otago Google Street View has fast become a tool for people trying to get the feel for a community, look at real estate – and sometimes prank the tech giant when its mapping car drives by. But ... <a title="Preventing falls: Google Street View offers a quick way to assess risks for older New Zealanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/preventing-falls-google-street-view-offers-a-quick-way-to-assess-risks-for-older-new-zealanders-241343/" aria-label="Read more about Preventing falls: Google Street View offers a quick way to assess risks for older New Zealanders">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Wright, Alcohol and other Drugs Program Lead, Menzies School of Health Research logoboom/Shutterstock The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy. If implemented, these changes fly in the face of what evidence shows works to reduce alcohol-related harms. Some are ... <a title="Cheap grog, new drunkenness offence and mandatory rehab: why 9 experts think proposed NT alcohol reforms would be a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/cheap-grog-new-drunkenness-offence-and-mandatory-rehab-why-9-experts-think-proposed-nt-alcohol-reforms-would-be-a-disaster-241373/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap grog, new drunkenness offence and mandatory rehab: why 9 experts think proposed NT alcohol reforms would be a disaster">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Amy Sears, Lecturer, School of Education, Charles Sturt University mattimix/Shutterstock Health and physical education is one of the key subjects students learn at school. In Australia it is mandatory for students from the first year of school to Year 10. It involves theory and practical components ... <a title="Why are some Australian students having to pay to do PE at public schools?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/why-are-some-australian-students-having-to-pay-to-do-pe-at-public-schools-239489/" aria-label="Read more about Why are some Australian students having to pay to do PE at public schools?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Burne, Honorary Fellow (Screenwriting), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne/PhD Candidate, UniSA Creative, The University of Melbourne Amazon/Bunya Entertainment Firstly, let’s revisit the question: why are they remaking The Office? Just over ten years after the United States version of the British series ended, ... <a title="A decade after the US version ended, Australia remakes The Office. It’s not new, but it’s funny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/18/a-decade-after-the-us-version-ended-australia-remakes-the-office-its-not-new-but-its-funny-241356/" aria-label="Read more about A decade after the US version ended, Australia remakes The Office. It’s not new, but it’s funny">Read more</a>
