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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor K. Sansom, Research Associate, Curtin University Sarah McMullan / UKFN / Global Fireball Observatory At about 10 o’clock on the night of February 28 2021, a fireball streaked through the sky over England. The blazing extraterrestrial visitor was seen by more than 1,000 people, and its ... <a title="A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/a-pristine-chunk-of-space-rock-found-within-hours-of-hitting-earth-can-tell-us-about-the-birth-of-the-solar-system-194725/" aria-label="Read more about A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Martiniuk, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Sydney Shutterstock The latest COVID wave is with us, with its viral subvariants BQ.1 and XBB. Once again, our health system will be stretched. That’s not just hospitals. A stretched health system affects the interaction between you and your GP, ... <a title="Our health system is like a ‘worn pair of shorts’. This latest COVID wave will stretch it even thinner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/our-health-system-is-like-a-worn-pair-of-shorts-this-latest-covid-wave-will-stretch-it-even-thinner-194253/" aria-label="Read more about Our health system is like a ‘worn pair of shorts’. This latest COVID wave will stretch it even thinner">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anya Phelan, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Dustan Woodhouse/Unsplash, CC BY This week the federal government joined an international agreement to recycle or reuse 100% of plastic waste by 2040, putting an end to plastic pollution. But major obstacles stand in the way. The most recent is ... <a title="REDcycle’s collapse is more proof that plastic recycling is a broken system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/redcycles-collapse-is-more-proof-that-plastic-recycling-is-a-broken-system-194528/" aria-label="Read more about REDcycle’s collapse is more proof that plastic recycling is a broken system">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Goodwin, Lecturer, The University of Melbourne National Museum of Warsaw In 1997, consulting firm McKinsey & Company coined the term “the war for talent” to define increasing labour shortages that had significant potential to impact organisational performance. The war for talent significantly impacted corporations at the ... <a title="Junior staff are finding better contracts, senior staff are burning out: the arts are losing the war for talent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/junior-staff-are-finding-better-contracts-senior-staff-are-burning-out-the-arts-are-losing-the-war-for-talent-194174/" aria-label="Read more about Junior staff are finding better contracts, senior staff are burning out: the arts are losing the war for talent">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew S. Flies, Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, University of Tasmania Julie Gaia/Shutterstock Tasmanian devils are tough little creatures with a ferocious reputation. Tragically, each year thousands of Tasmanian devils suffer and die from contagious cancers – devil facial tumours. We have discovered that a modified virus, ... <a title="Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/thousands-of-tasmanian-devils-are-dying-from-cancer-but-a-new-vaccine-approach-could-help-us-save-them-194536/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Kingham, Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury Getty Images It seems New Zealand is about to slow down, with proposals to reduce urban speed limits right across the country, as well as on state highways. And while there has been some resistance, the evidence suggests ... <a title="Lower speed limits don’t just save lives – they make NZ towns and cities better places to live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/lower-speed-limits-dont-just-save-lives-they-make-nz-towns-and-cities-better-places-to-live-194448/" aria-label="Read more about Lower speed limits don’t just save lives – they make NZ towns and cities better places to live">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Peel, Senior Research Fellow in Wildlife Disease Ecology, Griffith University Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) Vivien Jones, Author provided Bats have lived with coronaviruses for millennia. Details are still hazy about how one of these viruses evolved into SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID in humans. Did ... <a title="To stop new viruses jumping across to humans, we must protect and restore flying fox habitat. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/to-stop-new-viruses-jumping-across-to-humans-we-must-protect-and-restore-flying-fox-habitat-heres-why-194634/" aria-label="Read more about To stop new viruses jumping across to humans, we must protect and restore flying fox habitat. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwilym Croucher, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne Education Minister Jason Clare with members of the Universities Accord panel. Fiona Nash (L) and panel chair Mary O’Kane (R). Dean Lewins/AAP On Wednesday evening, Education Minister Jason Clare announced key details for ... <a title="The universities accord could see the most significant changes to Australian unis in a generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/16/the-universities-accord-could-see-the-most-significant-changes-to-australian-unis-in-a-generation-194738/" aria-label="Read more about The universities accord could see the most significant changes to Australian unis in a generation">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Andrew Harnik/AP/AAP No politician, journalist or media critic has ever been heard to utter the phrase “as subtle as a Murdoch tabloid”. So, when Murdoch’s New York Post responded to the Republicans’ unexpectedly meagre ... <a title="Trump announces he’ll run for president again as Murdoch turns on him – and it could be politically expensive for both" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/16/trump-announces-hell-run-for-president-again-as-murdoch-turns-on-him-and-it-could-be-politically-expensive-for-both-194709/" aria-label="Read more about Trump announces he’ll run for president again as Murdoch turns on him – and it could be politically expensive for both">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lurion De Mello, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Macquarie University Kelly Barnes/AAP As the La Niña weather event wreaks havoc across New South Wales, coal operators are suffering. The Australian coal company Whitehaven is among them – last week slashing its production forecasts after disruption by floods and ... <a title="Rain makes coal heavy, slippery and harder to dig up. So what does La Niña mean for this already disrupted industry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/16/rain-makes-coal-heavy-slippery-and-harder-to-dig-up-so-what-does-la-nina-mean-for-this-already-disrupted-industry-192018/" aria-label="Read more about Rain makes coal heavy, slippery and harder to dig up. So what does La Niña mean for this already disrupted industry?">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mamoun Alazab, Associate Professor, College of Engineering, IT and Environment, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock The Australian government is launching an offensive against cybercriminals, following a data breach that has exposed millions of people’s personal information. On November 12, Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil announced a taskforce ... <a title="A new cyber taskforce will supposedly ‘hack the hackers’ behind the Medibank breach. It could put a target on Australia’s back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/16/a-new-cyber-taskforce-will-supposedly-hack-the-hackers-behind-the-medibank-breach-it-could-put-a-target-on-australias-back-194532/" aria-label="Read more about A new cyber taskforce will supposedly ‘hack the hackers’ behind the Medibank breach. It could put a target on Australia’s back">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics editor Amanda Dunn discuss ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Albanese-Xi meeting is the first step on long march" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/16/word-from-the-hill-albanese-xi-meeting-is-the-first-step-on-long-march-194730/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Albanese-Xi meeting is the first step on long march">Read more</a>
