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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Igor Corovic/Shutterstock With COVID still classified as an ongoing pandemic, it’s difficult to contemplate the next one. But we need to be prepared. We’ve seen several pandemics in recent decades and it’s fair to expect we’ll ... <a title="Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/lessons-for-the-next-pandemic-where-did-australia-go-right-and-wrong-in-responding-to-covid-239819/" aria-label="Read more about Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Murphy, Visiting Fellow, Economics (modelling), Australian National University ChristieCooper/Shutterstock The independent inquiry into the government’s COVID response is due to report on October 25. As part of its investigation into the government’s economic responses, I briefed it on the findings of my economic modelling, using the ... <a title="The government spent twice what it needed to on economic support during COVID, modelling shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/the-government-spent-twice-what-it-needed-to-on-economic-support-during-covid-modelling-shows-240999/" aria-label="Read more about The government spent twice what it needed to on economic support during COVID, modelling shows">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Andre Breton A century ago, French writer André Breton published a manifesto that would go on to become one of the most influential artistic texts of the 20th century. Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism launched a ... <a title="100 years of surrealism: how a French writer inspired by the avant-garde changed the world forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/100-years-of-surrealism-how-a-french-writer-inspired-by-the-avant-garde-changed-the-world-forever-237464/" aria-label="Read more about 100 years of surrealism: how a French writer inspired by the avant-garde changed the world forever">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Wille, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne The Australian government has committed A$95 million to fight a virulent strain of bird flu wreaking havoc globally. With the arrival of millions of migratory birds this spring, there is an increased risk of a deadly strain arriving ... <a title="‘Awful reality’: Albanese government injects $95 million to fight the latest deadly bird flu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/15/awful-reality-albanese-government-injects-95-million-to-fight-the-latest-deadly-bird-flu-241243/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Awful reality’: Albanese government injects $95 million to fight the latest deadly bird flu">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lizzy Lowe, Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow in Ecology and Entomology, Edith Cowan University If you notice a tiny, strikingly coloured spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider. New species of peacock spider are discovered every year; the tally is now ... <a title="This beautiful peacock spider was only found two years ago. Now it could be dancing its last dance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/this-beautiful-peacock-spider-was-only-found-two-years-ago-now-it-could-be-dancing-its-last-dance-238437/" aria-label="Read more about This beautiful peacock spider was only found two years ago. Now it could be dancing its last dance">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Powles, Associate Professor of Law and Technology; Director, UWA Tech & Policy Lab, Law School, The University of Western Australia Since 2019, the Australian Department for Industry, Science and Resources has been striving to make the nation a leader in “safe and responsible” artificial intelligence (AI). ... <a title="Australia has led the way regulating gene technology for over 20 years. Here’s how it should apply that to AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/australia-has-led-the-way-regulating-gene-technology-for-over-20-years-heres-how-it-should-apply-that-to-ai-240571/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has led the way regulating gene technology for over 20 years. Here’s how it should apply that to AI">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
In this episode of A View From Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning analyse how the state of Israel has gone rogue, attacking United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. At this juncture it is clear this is an intentional attack.
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October 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Dmitrii Pridannikov/Shutterstock Heat can do amazing things to change your hairstyle. Whether you’re using a curling wand to get ringlets, a flat iron to straighten or a hair dryer to style, it’s primarily the heat from these ... <a title="How do heat protectants for hair work? A chemistry expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/how-do-heat-protectants-for-hair-work-a-chemistry-expert-explains-233206/" aria-label="Read more about How do heat protectants for hair work? A chemistry expert explains">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Dix, Lecturer In Nutrition & Dietetics, University of the Sunshine Coast Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced free school lunches if Labor is re-elected at the state’s upcoming election on October 26. The A$1.4 billion policy would cover primary students in public schools and begin next ... <a title="There’s a plan for free school lunches in Queensland. Is this a good idea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/theres-a-plan-for-free-school-lunches-in-queensland-is-this-a-good-idea-241242/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a plan for free school lunches in Queensland. Is this a good idea?">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Toohey, Associate Professor Clinical Exercise Physiology, Southern Cross University Ivan Samkov/Pexels When you think of lung cancer treatment, what comes to mind – chemotherapy, radiation, surgery? While these can be crucial, there’s another powerful tool that’s often overlooked: exercise. Our recent study, published in the Journal ... <a title="For people with lung cancer, exercise can be gruelling. It’s also among the most important things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/for-people-with-lung-cancer-exercise-can-be-gruelling-its-also-among-the-most-important-things-240216/" aria-label="Read more about For people with lung cancer, exercise can be gruelling. It’s also among the most important things">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Installation view of OA_RR, 2016-2017 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Photo Kate Shanasy Is Reko Rennie Australia’s equivalent of Keith Haring? Both Rennie, a Melbourne-based Aboriginal artist who celebrates the heritage the Kamilaroi people of ... <a title="NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/ngvs-reko-rennie-retrospective-asks-whether-he-should-be-considered-australias-keith-haring-238881/" aria-label="Read more about NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
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 United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by ... <a title="Kamala Harris dips in key states, making US election contest a toss-up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/kamala-harris-dips-in-key-states-making-us-election-contest-a-toss-up-241216/" aria-label="Read more about Kamala Harris dips in key states, making US election contest a toss-up">Read more</a>
