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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland Shutterstock It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it’s hard to know how concerned we ought to be. A “recombinant” variant has emerged, dubbed “Omicron XE”, which is the ... <a title="What’s the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/whats-the-new-omicron-xe-variant-and-should-i-be-worried-180584/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the new Omicron XE variant and should I be worried?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University Shutterstock You’re leaving for your family Easter lunch, trying to make sure all children are wearing shoes and socks. Then you’re hit with the dreaded question, “Dad, is the Easter bunny real?”. For many families, Easter traditions bring a ... <a title="Is the Easter bunny real? How to answer, according to a psychologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/is-the-easter-bunny-real-how-to-answer-according-to-a-psychologist-180320/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Easter bunny real? How to answer, according to a psychologist">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Maher, Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader, University of South Australia Shutterstock We’ve all heard those people who say “running gives you a high” or “exercise is addictive,” but for many of us, it’s hard to love exercise. Some might even say they hate it, ... <a title="How do I improve my motivation to exercise when I really hate it? 10 science-backed tips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/how-do-i-improve-my-motivation-to-exercise-when-i-really-hate-it-10-science-backed-tips-179761/" aria-label="Read more about How do I improve my motivation to exercise when I really hate it? 10 science-backed tips">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney Shutterstock Universal and affordable access to dental care is the perennial health-care issue everyone cares about but no major political party seems willing to address in any substantive way. Thank goodness the Greens consistently ... <a title="The Greens want Medicare to cover a trip to the dentist. It’s a grand vision but short on details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/the-greens-want-medicare-to-cover-a-trip-to-the-dentist-its-a-grand-vision-but-short-on-details-181239/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens want Medicare to cover a trip to the dentist. It’s a grand vision but short on details">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Backhouse, PhD Student in Behavioural Ecology, Western Sydney University Alberts lyrebird in its natural habitat Justin Welbergen, CC BY-NC Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Mention the superb lyrebird, ... <a title="Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/listen-to-the-alberts-lyrebird-the-best-performer-youve-never-heard-of-177627/" aria-label="Read more about Listen to the Albert’s lyrebird: the best performer you’ve never heard of">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Fads and fashion have always influenced the plants we keep. And so it is with variegated plants, which have become very popular with indoor plant enthusiasts these days. Variegated plants possess multiple colours – typically on their ... <a title="Multi-coloured plants are suddenly a home decor ‘must-have’. Here’s how to keep them alive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/multi-coloured-plants-are-suddenly-a-home-decor-must-have-heres-how-to-keep-them-alive-181163/" aria-label="Read more about Multi-coloured plants are suddenly a home decor ‘must-have’. Here’s how to keep them alive">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley Hastings, Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney Siblings on the way to school My grandmother, Claire Hastings, was born in the 1920s on a farm in Armidale, northern New South Wales. That was a relatively common thing, with just 43% of the population living in cities, compared with ... <a title="Artificial intelligence may take your job. Some lessons from my grandmother" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/artificial-intelligence-may-take-your-job-some-lessons-from-my-grandmother-181169/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence may take your job. Some lessons from my grandmother">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Samuelsson, Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Australians were involved in competitive cookery long before MasterChef. The earliest of Australia’s cooking competitions were at agricultural shows. In 1910, the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW hosted its first competition for “perishable foods” at the Royal Easter Show. ... <a title="More than just MasterChef: a brief history of Australian cookery competitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/more-than-just-masterchef-a-brief-history-of-australian-cookery-competitions-169840/" aria-label="Read more about More than just MasterChef: a brief history of Australian cookery competitions">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Eugene von Guérard, Mount Kosciusko, seen from the Victorian border (Mount Hope Ranges) 1866 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1870 Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Most Australians could name this country’s tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko. But how ... <a title="Mount Kosciuszko: how Australia’s highest peak came to be named for a freedom fighter against Russian aggression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/mount-kosciuszko-how-australias-highest-peak-came-to-be-named-for-a-freedom-fighter-against-russian-aggression-180578/" aria-label="Read more about Mount Kosciuszko: how Australia’s highest peak came to be named for a freedom fighter against Russian aggression">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Shutterstock The words “chocolate” and “disappointment” don’t often go together. But you may have experienced some disappointment if you’ve ever unwrapped the bright foil of an Easter egg to discover white, chalky chocolate inside. What is this white ... <a title="What’s the white stuff on my Easter chocolate, and can I still eat it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/whats-the-white-stuff-on-my-easter-chocolate-and-can-i-still-eat-it-181274/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the white stuff on my Easter chocolate, and can I still eat it?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philipp Kastner, Senior Lecturer in International Law, The University of Western Australia Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unlikely to be resolved on the battlefield. An end to the bloodshed and destruction of Ukraine can be negotiated, but such negotiations need to be mediated carefully. So far, all ... <a title="How can Russia’s invasion of Ukraine end? Here’s how peace negotiations have worked in past wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/how-can-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-end-heres-how-peace-negotiations-have-worked-in-past-wars-180778/" aria-label="Read more about How can Russia’s invasion of Ukraine end? Here’s how peace negotiations have worked in past wars">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Harrington, Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University The rate of voter participation in federal elections by people living in remote Indigenous communities has been lower than the national average since First Nations people were granted the right to vote in 1962. ... <a title="Past policies have created barriers to voting in remote First Nations communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/past-policies-have-created-barriers-to-voting-in-remote-first-nations-communities-181194/" aria-label="Read more about Past policies have created barriers to voting in remote First Nations communities">Read more</a>
