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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susanne Lloyd-Jones, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre Post Doctoral Fellow, UNSW Sydney PsiQuantum Last week, quantum computers were added to Australia’s Defence and Strategic Goods List of controlled items facing export restrictions. That’s because quantum technologies – which may soon provide huge advances in computing, communication and ... <a title="Quantum tech is a high-stakes gamble. Here’s how Australia can find a way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/quantum-tech-is-a-high-stakes-gamble-heres-how-australia-can-find-a-way-forward-237361/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum tech is a high-stakes gamble. Here’s how Australia can find a way forward">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nils Birkholz, Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Microbiology, University of Otago As the globe faces a rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria – making traditional antibiotics ineffective – specific viruses could offer a solution. Viruses called bacteriophages, or phages, target bacteria but can’t infect humans or other higher organisms. Phages ... <a title="Viruses can work where antibiotics don’t – new research tells us more about how they fight bacteria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/viruses-can-work-where-antibiotics-dont-new-research-tells-us-more-about-how-they-fight-bacteria-236498/" aria-label="Read more about Viruses can work where antibiotics don’t – new research tells us more about how they fight bacteria">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Levinson, Professor of Transport, University of Sydney David Levinson Public transport ridership has taken a beating in many Australian cities since the onset of COVID. With more people still working from home – typically office workers who had been concentrated in central business districts – passenger ... <a title="50 cents, 0 cents, 1 question: how much can fare cuts boost public transport use?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/50-cents-0-cents-1-question-how-much-can-fare-cuts-boost-public-transport-use-236574/" aria-label="Read more about 50 cents, 0 cents, 1 question: how much can fare cuts boost public transport use?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock It’s winter in Australia, but as you’ve probably noticed, the weather is unusually warm. The top temperatures over large parts of the country this weekend were well above average for this time of year. The ... <a title="40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/40-c-in-august-a-climate-expert-explains-why-australia-is-ridiculously-hot-right-now-237398/" aria-label="Read more about 40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmanuel Josserand, Professor of Management, EMLV, Paris and Adjunct Fellow, University of Technology Sydney EgorTetiushev/Shuttersrtock From today, Monday August 26, many employees in Australia get a new right, called the right to disconnect from work. This entails the right to refuse to read or respond to work-related ... <a title="Australians now have the right to disconnect – but how workplaces react will be crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/australians-now-have-the-right-to-disconnect-but-how-workplaces-react-will-be-crucial-237023/" aria-label="Read more about Australians now have the right to disconnect – but how workplaces react will be crucial">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra An “aviation industry ombuds scheme” and improved assistance for passengers with a disability will be among measures the federal government will announce on Monday to force airlines to address the extensive public discontent with their services. A new aviation customer ... <a title="Airline ‘customer rights charter’ to specify when cash refunds required" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/26/airline-customer-rights-charter-to-specify-when-cash-refunds-required-237447/" aria-label="Read more about Airline ‘customer rights charter’ to specify when cash refunds required">Read more</a>
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August 25, 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="Harris gains in US polls during Democratic convention; Labor thumped in NT election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/25/harris-gains-in-us-polls-during-democratic-convention-labor-thumped-in-nt-election-237033/" aria-label="Read more about Harris gains in US polls during Democratic convention; Labor thumped in NT election">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rolf Gerritsen, Adjunct Professor, The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University The Northern Territory is a different place. On the day prior to this election, Speckles the Adelaide River crocodile was asked to predict the result of the election. He had replaced the previous crocodile, a spiv who ... <a title="NT election: the Country Liberals claim a landslide victory in a contest decided in suburbia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/25/nt-election-the-country-liberals-claim-a-landslide-victory-in-a-contest-decided-in-suburbia-235648/" aria-label="Read more about NT election: the Country Liberals claim a landslide victory in a contest decided in suburbia">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland GBRMPA/J Sumerling The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the ... <a title="‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/24/humanity-is-failing-official-report-warns-our-chance-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef-is-fast-closing-237441/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University In the recent history of convention speeches, Kamala Harris’ remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were relatively short. But they hit all the right notes. Harris was steady, warm, clear and, ... <a title="Harris delivers warm and strong acceptance speech as Democrats take joy, hope and renewal to the electorate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/23/harris-delivers-warm-and-strong-acceptance-speech-as-democrats-take-joy-hope-and-renewal-to-the-electorate-237136/" aria-label="Read more about Harris delivers warm and strong acceptance speech as Democrats take joy, hope and renewal to the electorate">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bangle Wu, PhD candidate, Australian National University The Australian parliament will conduct a national inquiry into the dangers of “forever chemicals”. The move comes after a string of revelations about the potential dangers of the substances, including news this week that Sydney Water has detected the chemicals ... <a title="What exactly are ‘forever chemicals’ – and can we move beyond them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/23/what-exactly-are-forever-chemicals-and-can-we-move-beyond-them-237395/" aria-label="Read more about What exactly are ‘forever chemicals’ – and can we move beyond them?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geetanjali Saluja, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Technology Sydney In the immediate aftermath of last month’s shocking assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump, search engine giant Google found itself in hot water. The reason? A technical issue with its auto-complete function. Search terms relating ... <a title="Should brands take a stance on social and political issues?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/23/should-brands-take-a-stance-on-social-and-political-issues-235688/" aria-label="Read more about Should brands take a stance on social and political issues?">Read more</a>
