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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam "Ben" Rohrlach, Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide Suna no onna / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA After analysing DNA from almost 10,000 people from ancient and pre-modern societies, our international team of researchers have discovered six cases of Down syndrome in past human populations. ... <a title="Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/ancient-dna-reveals-children-with-down-syndrome-in-past-societies-what-can-their-burials-tell-us-about-their-lives-216998/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in past societies. What can their burials tell us about their lives?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Dutton, Professor of Chemistry, La Trobe University Over the last 15 million years, Australia has slowly dried out. After humans arrived more than 65,000 years ago, they learned to use fire to their advantage. Today, fire weather is getting more frequent – and fires are following ... <a title="Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/fire-is-a-chemical-reaction-heres-why-australia-is-supremely-suited-to-it-217275/" aria-label="Read more about Fire is a chemical reaction. Here’s why Australia is supremely suited to it">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliana Zabatiero, Research Fellow, Curtin University Kelly Sikkema/ Unsplash, CC BY There have been concerns about screens making kids more sedentary and less active since TV was introduced more than half a century ago. “Screen use” and “not enough exercise” are (separately) among the top health concerns ... <a title="Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/screen-time-doesnt-have-to-be-sedentary-3-ways-it-can-get-kids-moving-223460/" aria-label="Read more about Screen time doesn’t have to be sedentary: 3 ways it can get kids moving">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McCann, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne The Conversation Karlie Kloss/Instagram, CC BY-SA With Taylor Swift pulling in over half-a-million audience members on her Australian tour, we’ve been thinking a lot about fans. In this series, our academics dive into fan cultures: how ... <a title="‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/shipping-slash-fic-and-gaylors-fans-can-find-community-through-queering-idols-but-is-it-ethical-210971/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shipping’, ‘slash fic’ and ‘Gaylors’: fans can find community through ‘queering’ idols – but is it ethical?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wilson, Co-founder and director of Hate & Extremism Insights Aotearoa (HEIA) and director, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In March and August 2018, up to a year before he attacked two Christchurch mosques, Brenton Tarrant posted publicly online that ... <a title="Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/christchurch-terrorist-discussed-attacks-online-a-year-before-carrying-them-out-new-research-reveals-223955/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
By Bramo Tingkeo of the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape made his historic address to the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra today. Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s welcome address, Marape highlighted with gratitude the historical ties between the two nations and made special reference to the continuous support given to ... <a title="Marape thanks Australia for providing an ‘anchor’ for independent PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/marape-thanks-australia-for-providing-an-anchor-for-independent-png/" aria-label="Read more about Marape thanks Australia for providing an ‘anchor’ for independent PNG">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The March 2 byelection in the outer suburban Melbourne seat of Dunkley is the third byelection this term but the first in a Labor-held electorate. It has been caused by the death late last year of Peta Murphy, after a ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Kos Samaras and Tim Costello on Dunkley contest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-antony-green-kos-samaras-and-tim-costello-on-dunkley-contest-223961/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green, Kos Samaras and Tim Costello on Dunkley contest">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney To hear the Woolworths and Coles chief executives speak on Four Corners this week, you’d think their industry was highly competitive. For instance, Woolies’ chief Brad Banducci said: this community over here, there will be three ... <a title="8 ways Woolworths and Coles squeeze their suppliers and their customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/8-ways-woolworths-and-coles-squeeze-their-suppliers-and-their-customers-223857/" aria-label="Read more about 8 ways Woolworths and Coles squeeze their suppliers and their customers">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A Fiji human rights advocacy coalition has condemned Fiji’s “profoundly troubling” stance as being one of only two countries supporting continued illegal occupation by Israel of the Palestinian territories. The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) said the occupation had been widely recognised by the international community — including the United ... <a title="Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/fiji-human-rights-group-condemns-troubling-support-for-israel-at-icj/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University In The Light Photography/Shutterstock The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent “wild birth”, or free birth, last week has prompted fresh concerns about giving birth without a ... <a title="‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/free-birthing-and-planned-home-births-might-sound-similar-but-the-risks-are-very-different-223852/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chiara Palmieri, Professor, The University of Queensland This week, disturbing news emerged about mulch containing asbestos in parks, schools and homes across New South Wales (and possibly Canberra). So far, the discussion has focused on the risks to human health. But the incidents have prompted me to ... <a title="Did your dog dig in asbestos-laden mulch? Here are the risks – and what to do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/did-your-dog-dig-in-asbestos-laden-mulch-here-are-the-risks-and-what-to-do-next-223862/" aria-label="Read more about Did your dog dig in asbestos-laden mulch? Here are the risks – and what to do next">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Australia’s naval surface combatant fleet is in trouble. The eight Anzac frigates are worn out after three decades of Middle Eastern adventures and hard to crew. The Anzac’s replacements, the much-criticised Hunter Class frigates, are late – the ... <a title="The government has unveiled its Navy of the future. Will it solve our current problems – or just create new ones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/the-government-has-unveiled-its-navy-of-the-future-will-it-solve-our-current-problems-or-just-create-new-ones-223846/" aria-label="Read more about The government has unveiled its Navy of the future. Will it solve our current problems – or just create new ones?">Read more</a>
