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October 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Tiller, Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser – Public Health Genomics, Monash University Shutterstock Genomic testing — the ability to read an individual’s genetic code and identify their risk of conditions such as cancer — has opened up huge possibilities in personalised medicine. But it has also ... <a title="Australians need more protection against genetic discrimination: health experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/05/australians-need-more-protection-against-genetic-discrimination-health-experts-168563/" aria-label="Read more about Australians need more protection against genetic discrimination: health experts">Read more</a>
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October 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catharine Coleborne, Dean of Arts/Head of School Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle Gilmore Girls brought university life, including the student newspaper. to our screens. Dorothy Parker Drank Here ProductionsHofflund/PoloneWarner Bros. Television A new campus novel suggests the story of the university in Australia might be ... <a title="Beyond Oxbridge and Yale: popular stories bring universities to life — we need more of them in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/05/beyond-oxbridge-and-yale-popular-stories-bring-universities-to-life-we-need-more-of-them-in-australia-168943/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond Oxbridge and Yale: popular stories bring universities to life — we need more of them in Australia">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Severine Lamon, Associate professor, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Deakin University Shutterstock Women and girls account for 50% of the population, yet most health and physiology research is conducted in males. This is especially true for fundamental research (which builds knowledge but doesn’t have an application yet) and ... <a title="Why are males still the default subjects in medical research?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/why-are-males-still-the-default-subjects-in-medical-research-167545/" aria-label="Read more about Why are males still the default subjects in medical research?">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong In many ways, this is the worst possible time for a new premier to take the helm in New South Wales. The resignation of John Barilaro as deputy premier creates an even greater mood of ... <a title="Dominic Perrottet is set to become the next premier of NSW. Who is he?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/dominic-perrottet-is-set-to-become-the-next-premier-of-nsw-who-is-he-169138/" aria-label="Read more about Dominic Perrottet is set to become the next premier of NSW. Who is he?">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Richardson, Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Wing Drone delivery company Wing recently celebrated 100,000 deliveries with an unusual burst of media fanfare. Australia is at the forefront of Wing’s plans, with the company’s two biggest trial sites running in Canberra and Logan in Queensland. Wing tells a ... <a title="Privatising the sky: drone delivery promises comfort and speed, but at a cost to workers and communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/privatising-the-sky-drone-delivery-promises-comfort-and-speed-but-at-a-cost-to-workers-and-communities-166960/" aria-label="Read more about Privatising the sky: drone delivery promises comfort and speed, but at a cost to workers and communities">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Dan Himbrechts This week’s Newspoll, conducted September 29 to October 3 from a sample of 1,545, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged from last fortnight’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 37% Coalition (steady), 37% Labor ... <a title="Labor retains clear Newspoll lead with voters approving of AUKUS; Perrottet set to be next NSW premier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/labor-retains-clear-newspoll-lead-with-voters-approving-of-aukus-perrottet-set-to-be-next-nsw-premier-169152/" aria-label="Read more about Labor retains clear Newspoll lead with voters approving of AUKUS; Perrottet set to be next NSW premier">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Jackson, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Auckland GettyImages With vaccination rates still too low in Auckland and around Aotearoa New Zealand, and with unexpected cases still showing up, there are few options ahead of today’s government decision on alert levels. Until there are high levels ... <a title="NZ needs a more urgent vaccination plan — with nearly 80% now single-dosed, the majority will support it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/nz-needs-a-more-urgent-vaccination-plan-with-nearly-80-now-single-dosed-the-majority-will-support-it-168926/" aria-label="Read more about NZ needs a more urgent vaccination plan — with nearly 80% now single-dosed, the majority will support it">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Savitri Taylor, Associate Professor, Law School, La Trobe University Shutterstock Late last month, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and the president of Nauru, Lionel Aingimea, quietly announced they had signed a new agreement to establish an “enduring form” of offshore processing for asylum seekers taken to the ... <a title="Multibillion-dollar strategy with no end in sight: Australia’s ‘enduring’ offshore processing deal with Nauru" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/multibillion-dollar-strategy-with-no-end-in-sight-australias-enduring-offshore-processing-deal-with-nauru-168941/" aria-label="Read more about Multibillion-dollar strategy with no end in sight: Australia’s ‘enduring’ offshore processing deal with Nauru">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Given the caring nature of their profession, the general public might assume there isn’t any vaccine hesitancy among health workers. It can surprise (and anger) the community when health workers protest the introduction of COVID vaccine mandates. In France, ... <a title="Health workers are among the COVID vaccine hesitant. Here’s how we can support them safely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/health-workers-are-among-the-covid-vaccine-hesitant-heres-how-we-can-support-them-safely-168838/" aria-label="Read more about Health workers are among the COVID vaccine hesitant. Here’s how we can support them safely">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Shutterstock The recent IPCC report highlighted we must urgently transition to a low carbon future. One low hanging fruit is to improve the sustainability of new and existing housing. Minimum performance and quality requirements ... <a title="Better building standards are good for the climate, your health, and your wallet. Here’s what the National Construction Code could do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/better-building-standards-are-good-for-the-climate-your-health-and-your-wallet-heres-what-the-national-construction-code-could-do-better-166669/" aria-label="Read more about Better building standards are good for the climate, your health, and your wallet. Here’s what the National Construction Code could do better">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Powell, Professor, Edith Cowan University Miyuki Yoshioka/AP Evergrande, China’s second-largest property developer, is in peril. After a decade of massive growth, including investing in “Fairyland” theme parks, an electric car company and a professional football team (Guangzhou FC), it is now struggling to service debts exceeding ... <a title="3 ways the collapse of Evergrande will hurt the Australian economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/3-ways-the-collapse-of-evergrande-will-hurt-the-australian-economy-168852/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways the collapse of Evergrande will hurt the Australian economy">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandy Hughes, Lecturer in sociology and social science course coordinator, Southern Cross University Leah Moore/Anglicare North Coast, Author provided Women from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria, Iraq and other countries are settling in regional Australian communities. Adjusting to life in a new home involves facing many challenges — but ... <a title="‘It’s given me love’: connecting women from refugee backgrounds with communities through art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/its-given-me-love-connecting-women-from-refugee-backgrounds-with-communities-through-art-167786/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s given me love’: connecting women from refugee backgrounds with communities through art">Read more</a>
