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Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University shutterstock If you told someone a year ago unemployment was about to dive below 5%, to just above 4%, they wouldn’t have believed you. If that person was an expert, and you said it would ... <a title="Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/australia-cut-unemployment-faster-than-anyone-predicted-why-stop-now-177124/" aria-label="Read more about Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?">Read more</a>

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The International Space Station is set to come home in a fiery blaze – and Australia will likely have a front row seat

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabian Zander, Senior Research Fellow in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock For more than two decades the International Space Station (ISS) has been the mainstay of human presence and research in space. More than 100 metres long, it’s the largest object ever placed in space, ... <a title="The International Space Station is set to come home in a fiery blaze – and Australia will likely have a front row seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/the-international-space-station-is-set-to-come-home-in-a-fiery-blaze-and-australia-will-likely-have-a-front-row-seat-176690/" aria-label="Read more about The International Space Station is set to come home in a fiery blaze – and Australia will likely have a front row seat">Read more</a>

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Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile seems to forget Agatha Christie was a master of the murder mystery

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Disney Kenneth Branagh’s new adaptation of Death on the Nile arrives with a lot of preconceived baggage. We know Agatha Christie. We know Poirot. Christie’s influence on the murder mystery genre cannot be understated. Her stories feature ... <a title="Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile seems to forget Agatha Christie was a master of the murder mystery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/kenneth-branaghs-death-on-the-nile-seems-to-forget-agatha-christie-was-a-master-of-the-murder-mystery-176016/" aria-label="Read more about Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile seems to forget Agatha Christie was a master of the murder mystery">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Trent Zimmerman has no regrets on Religious Discrimination rebellion

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Trent Zimmerman is one of the five Liberal moderates who crossed the floor to vote to amend the religious discrimination package to protect trans children. Scott Morrison’s response was to abandon his legislation. Asked whether he regrets his decision to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Trent Zimmerman has no regrets on Religious Discrimination rebellion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/politics-with-michelle-grattan-trent-zimmerman-has-no-regrets-on-religious-discrimination-rebellion-177145/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Trent Zimmerman has no regrets on Religious Discrimination rebellion">Read more</a>

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A third of surveyed Australians say the internet is good for their sex lives

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Shackleton, PhD candidate; Research Officer, Australian Research Centre for Sex Health and Society, La Trobe University www.shutterstock.com Discussions about online sex often make it sound like the “dark side” of the internet. We hear so much about risks and dangers such as “revenge porn”, dating scams, ... <a title="A third of surveyed Australians say the internet is good for their sex lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/a-third-of-surveyed-australians-say-the-internet-is-good-for-their-sex-lives-175930/" aria-label="Read more about A third of surveyed Australians say the internet is good for their sex lives">Read more</a>

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Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristyn Davies, Research Fellow in Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock All children and adolescents have the right to live free from discrimination. However, the public debate last week around the proposed religious discrimination bill threatened this right. While the ... <a title="Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/yes-words-can-harm-young-trans-people-heres-what-we-can-do-to-help-176788/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help">Read more</a>

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The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Keating, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Australia’s first ever Olympic curling team scored an historic win but missed the medal podium at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a remarkable performance for a team lacking any dedicated curling facilities at ... <a title="The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/the-slippery-science-of-olympic-curling-we-still-dont-know-how-it-works-176463/" aria-label="Read more about The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works">Read more</a>

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How ‘freedom rally’ protesters and populist right-wing politics may play a role in the federal election

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Roose, Senior Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University As the 2022 federal election draws nearer, there are many factors that may shape the outcome. This is not Australia’s first experience of a pandemic, nor the first time this has played a role in state divisions ... <a title="How ‘freedom rally’ protesters and populist right-wing politics may play a role in the federal election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/how-freedom-rally-protesters-and-populist-right-wing-politics-may-play-a-role-in-the-federal-election-176533/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘freedom rally’ protesters and populist right-wing politics may play a role in the federal election">Read more</a>

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We boosted babies’ immune systems and it protected them from serious lung infections: new research

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niamh Troy, Researcher, Telethon Kids Institute Shutterstock Babies who get bad lung infections are at higher risk of developing asthma later on, a condition that affects 10% of Australian kids and costs Australia A$28 billion a year. Our new paper, published overnight in the Journal of Allergy ... <a title="We boosted babies’ immune systems and it protected them from serious lung infections: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/we-boosted-babies-immune-systems-and-it-protected-them-from-serious-lung-infections-new-research-175338/" aria-label="Read more about We boosted babies’ immune systems and it protected them from serious lung infections: new research">Read more</a>

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Isolated, confused and depressed: the pandemic’s toll on people with dementia and their carers

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Wei, PhD Candidate, Brain and Mind Centre & School of Psychology, University of Sydney Shutterstock The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on people living with dementia and their family carers around the world. Our study, published today, found people with dementia experienced worse symptoms ... <a title="Isolated, confused and depressed: the pandemic’s toll on people with dementia and their carers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/isolated-confused-and-depressed-the-pandemics-toll-on-people-with-dementia-and-their-carers-176970/" aria-label="Read more about Isolated, confused and depressed: the pandemic’s toll on people with dementia and their carers">Read more</a>

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4 out of 5 parents support teaching gender and sexuality diversity in Australian schools

February 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Ferfolja, Associate Professor, School of Education, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Debates about how schools acknowledge gender and sexuality diversity have been ongoing in Australia. It’s often claimed parents oppose the inclusion of gender and sexuality diversity content in the teaching of their children. But our research ... <a title="4 out of 5 parents support teaching gender and sexuality diversity in Australian schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/4-out-of-5-parents-support-teaching-gender-and-sexuality-diversity-in-australian-schools-176787/" aria-label="Read more about 4 out of 5 parents support teaching gender and sexuality diversity in Australian schools">Read more</a>

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Too much sugar, not enough spice: 60 Minutes’ Morrison interview was not journalism, it was confected pap

February 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Channel 9/60 Minutes Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes segment about the prime minister and his family, broadcast on February 13, was political confectionery so laden with sugar as to be a serious hazard to Scott ... <a title="Too much sugar, not enough spice: 60 Minutes’ Morrison interview was not journalism, it was confected pap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/too-much-sugar-not-enough-spice-60-minutes-morrison-interview-was-not-journalism-it-was-confected-pap-177058/" aria-label="Read more about Too much sugar, not enough spice: 60 Minutes’ Morrison interview was not journalism, it was confected pap">Read more</a>