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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine M. FitzGerald, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology On July 13, less than an hour after the attempted assassination on US presidential candidate Donald Trump, Elon Musk posted the following to his more than 190 million followers on X (formerly Twitter): A few days later it ... <a title="How Elon Musk allowed X to become a stalwart platform for Trump supporters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/how-elon-musk-allowed-x-to-become-a-stalwart-platform-for-trump-supporters-235516/" aria-label="Read more about How Elon Musk allowed X to become a stalwart platform for Trump supporters">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ausma Bernot, Lecturer in Technology and Crime, Griffith University, Griffith University The Apple Vision Pro is the newest tool for Australians to access three-dimensional, immersive online environments, also known as the metaverse. Released in Australia earlier this month, it allows users to take a (virtual) walk in ... <a title="What are ‘metacrimes’ – and how can we stop them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/what-are-metacrimes-and-how-can-we-stop-them-235589/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘metacrimes’ – and how can we stop them?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine J. Frieman, Associate Professor in European Archaeology, Australian National University Mark Lodwick / British Museum, CC BY-SA We have no written evidence about how people lived in Europe during the Bronze Age (2300–800 BCE), so archaeologists piece together their world from the artefacts and materials they ... <a title="What did Bronze Age people do with all that bronze? New research revives old arguments about the nature of money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/what-did-bronze-age-people-do-with-all-that-bronze-new-research-revives-old-arguments-about-the-nature-of-money-235413/" aria-label="Read more about What did Bronze Age people do with all that bronze? New research revives old arguments about the nature of money">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bartholomew Stanford, Lecturer in Political Science/Indigenous Politics (First Peoples), Griffith University Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians, announced her retirement from politics last week, and Labor has quickly appointed Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy to take over the portfolio. McCarthy comes into the position at a difficult ... <a title="Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/malarndirri-mccarthy-is-the-new-indigenous-affairs-minister-she-faces-an-extremely-difficult-task-235654/" aria-label="Read more about Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ibrahim Javed, Enterprise and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences, University of South Australia Melinda Nagy/Shutterstock A recent study has suggested Shingrix, a relatively new vaccine given to protect older adults against shingles, may delay the onset of dementia. This might seem like a ... <a title="Could the shingles vaccine lower your risk of dementia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/could-the-shingles-vaccine-lower-your-risk-of-dementia-235597/" aria-label="Read more about Could the shingles vaccine lower your risk of dementia?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Paul Streit, Research Fellow in Just Ocean Governance, The University of Melbourne Climate change has killed billions of corals and fundamentally changed coral reefs. The response, especially in Australia, has been to fix the symptoms, not address the cause – climate change for which humans are ... <a title="Coral restoration is a speculative, feel-good science that won’t save our reefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/coral-restoration-is-a-speculative-feel-good-science-that-wont-save-our-reefs-235657/" aria-label="Read more about Coral restoration is a speculative, feel-good science that won’t save our reefs">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Sievert, Research Fellow in Food Systems, Deakin University Australia was once the world’s largest exporter of live animals. But exports have declined in recent years. In May, the federal government announced live export of sheep by sea would end on May 1 2028, in response to ... <a title="Our beef with ‘Big Meat’: the power perpetuating Australia’s live export trade is at play elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/our-beef-with-big-meat-the-power-perpetuating-australias-live-export-trade-is-at-play-elsewhere-235655/" aria-label="Read more about Our beef with ‘Big Meat’: the power perpetuating Australia’s live export trade is at play elsewhere">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Evans, Lecturer Teacher Education, Physical Education, Sport and Movement., La Trobe University Ziggy Mars/Shutterstock Apart from literacy and numeracy, some of the most important skills children learn in their primary school years are throwing and catching. These are considered “fundamental movement skills” because they underpin other, ... <a title="Even if they aren’t sporty, all kids need to throw and catch. How can you help if your child is struggling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/even-if-they-arent-sporty-all-kids-need-to-throw-and-catch-how-can-you-help-if-your-child-is-struggling-234274/" aria-label="Read more about Even if they aren’t sporty, all kids need to throw and catch. How can you help if your child is struggling?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L. Hopkins, Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology Next month, changes to the Australian Fair Work Act will give workers the formal right to disconnect from all work communication outside their usual work hours. The main driver for introducing “right to disconnect” laws has been to ... <a title="The right to disconnect is coming to Australia. What does this mean for you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/the-right-to-disconnect-is-coming-to-australia-what-does-this-mean-for-you-231690/" aria-label="Read more about The right to disconnect is coming to Australia. What does this mean for you?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University Nara Smith/Instagram If you’re on TikTok, you’ve probably come across Nara Smith. The 22-year-old model and influencer has been showered in viral fame since she started posting on the platform in late 2022. At the time ... <a title="TikTokers are entranced by Nara Smith’s tradwife aesthetic and ‘domestic bliss’. But confusing it for reality could be harmful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/tiktokers-are-entranced-by-nara-smiths-tradwife-aesthetic-and-domestic-bliss-but-confusing-it-for-reality-could-be-harmful-235017/" aria-label="Read more about TikTokers are entranced by Nara Smith’s tradwife aesthetic and ‘domestic bliss’. But confusing it for reality could be harmful">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Professor and Director Academic Excellence, Macquarie University Pavel Kosolapov/Shutterstock Last week, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration added intravenous (IV) fluids to the growing list of medicines in short supply. The shortage is due to higher-than-expected demand and manufacturing issues. Two particular IV fluids are affected: ... <a title="Hospitals worldwide are short of saline. We can’t just switch to other IV fluids – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/hospitals-worldwide-are-short-of-saline-we-cant-just-switch-to-other-iv-fluids-heres-why-235584/" aria-label="Read more about Hospitals worldwide are short of saline. We can’t just switch to other IV fluids – here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Nabong, PhD Researcher in Civil Engineering, University of Sydney Last week, a strong typhoon left a trail of destruction across the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Super Typhoon Gaemi began as a tropical storm but intensified rapidly, leaving at least 65 people dead and triggering environmental fears ... <a title="Manila is reeling after a super typhoon. We must prepare fast-growing megacities for worsening disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/manila-is-reeling-after-a-super-typhoon-we-must-prepare-fast-growing-megacities-for-worsening-disasters-235598/" aria-label="Read more about Manila is reeling after a super typhoon. We must prepare fast-growing megacities for worsening disasters">Read more</a>
