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Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new prime minister?

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University Fumiko Kishida will become the next prime minister of Japan after winning a dramatic runoff in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership vote today. He will be Japan’s third prime minister in just over a year, ... <a title="Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new prime minister?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/who-is-fumio-kishida-japans-new-prime-minister-168472/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new prime minister?">Read more</a>

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Relying only on vaccination in NSW from December 1 isn’t enough – here’s what we need for sustained freedom

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Dan Himbrechts/AAP The latest New South Wales roadmap to recovery outlines a range of freedoms for fully vaccinated people in the state when 80% of those aged 16 and over ... <a title="Relying only on vaccination in NSW from December 1 isn’t enough – here’s what we need for sustained freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/relying-only-on-vaccination-in-nsw-from-december-1-isnt-enough-heres-what-we-need-for-sustained-freedom-168833/" aria-label="Read more about Relying only on vaccination in NSW from December 1 isn’t enough – here’s what we need for sustained freedom">Read more</a>

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‘An idealised Australian ethos’: why Bluey is an audience favourite, even for adults without kids

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Burke, Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology ABC TV Bluey, the Emmy award-winning animated series about a family of anthropomorphized cattle dogs, has become a ratings phenomenon since it was first broadcast on the ABC in 2018. Bluey follows ... <a title="‘An idealised Australian ethos’: why Bluey is an audience favourite, even for adults without kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/an-idealised-australian-ethos-why-bluey-is-an-audience-favourite-even-for-adults-without-kids-168571/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An idealised Australian ethos’: why Bluey is an audience favourite, even for adults without kids">Read more</a>

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Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Perran Ross, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Perran Ross, Author provided The whine of the mosquito is unpleasant and often inescapable outdoors on summer evenings. Mosquitoes track you down from tens of metres away by sensing carbon dioxide in the air you breathe out. Within ... <a title="Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/male-mosquitoes-dont-want-your-blood-but-they-still-find-you-very-attractive-168751/" aria-label="Read more about Male mosquitoes don’t want your blood, but they still find you very attractive">Read more</a>

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Australia is rich with religious diversity. So why are our newsrooms falling behind?

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Enqi Weng, Research Fellow, Deakin University Shutterstock A lack of religious literacy by journalists – and a failure of news programs to feature a wider variety of faith leaders – is having an impact on the quality of coverage of major news stories and events in Australia. ... <a title="Australia is rich with religious diversity. So why are our newsrooms falling behind?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/australia-is-rich-with-religious-diversity-so-why-are-our-newsrooms-falling-behind-165321/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is rich with religious diversity. So why are our newsrooms falling behind?">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: how does our DNA relate to our personality and appearance?

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Lee, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock How does our DNA relate to our personality and appearance? — Emma, age 9, Sydney Hi Emma. Thank you for this great question! Our body is made up of trillions ... <a title="Curious Kids: how does our DNA relate to our personality and appearance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/curious-kids-how-does-our-dna-relate-to-our-personality-and-appearance-168489/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how does our DNA relate to our personality and appearance?">Read more</a>

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Why are there so few women MPs? New research shows how parties discriminate against women candidates

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferran Martinez i Coma, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Griffith University Australian women have long been under-represented in parliament. Although our country was the first in the world to give women the right to stand for election, we currently rank 56th in the world for female representation, ... <a title="Why are there so few women MPs? New research shows how parties discriminate against women candidates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/why-are-there-so-few-women-mps-new-research-shows-how-parties-discriminate-against-women-candidates-167977/" aria-label="Read more about Why are there so few women MPs? New research shows how parties discriminate against women candidates">Read more</a>

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The missing women of Australian politics — research shows the toll of harassment, abuse and stalking

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Medha Majumdar, Fox International Fellow at Yale University; PhD Candidate at the Australian National University, Australian National University Lukas Coch/AAP We know Australian politics has a “woman problem” — the figures speak for themselves. Only 38% of all federal MPs are women, and there is a continued ... <a title="The missing women of Australian politics — research shows the toll of harassment, abuse and stalking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/the-missing-women-of-australian-politics-research-shows-the-toll-of-harassment-abuse-and-stalking-168567/" aria-label="Read more about The missing women of Australian politics — research shows the toll of harassment, abuse and stalking">Read more</a>

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How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly? A quick guide to the latest science

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Shutterstock Delta was recognised as a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in May 2021 and has proved extremely difficult to control in unvaccinated populations. Delta has managed to out-compete other variants, including Alpha. Variants are classified as ... <a title="How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly? A quick guide to the latest science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/how-contagious-is-delta-how-long-are-you-infectious-is-it-more-deadly-a-quick-guide-to-the-latest-science-165538/" aria-label="Read more about How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly? A quick guide to the latest science">Read more</a>

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Want to reduce your food waste at home? Here are the 6 best evidence-based ways to do it

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Boulet, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash University Shutterstock From the farm to the plate, the modern day food system has a waste problem. Each year, a third of all food produced around the world, or 1.3 billion tonnes, ends up as rubbish. Imagine that for a ... <a title="Want to reduce your food waste at home? Here are the 6 best evidence-based ways to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/want-to-reduce-your-food-waste-at-home-here-are-the-6-best-evidence-based-ways-to-do-it-168561/" aria-label="Read more about Want to reduce your food waste at home? Here are the 6 best evidence-based ways to do it">Read more</a>

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The Gabby Petito case has been exploited by the media. We need to stop treating human tragedy as entertainment

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle The murder of 22-year-old American Gabby Petito, and disappearance of her fiance, 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, have sparked worldwide interest and speculation. Podcasts have been made covering the case, news outlets worldwide are giving daily updates — it would seem the ... <a title="The Gabby Petito case has been exploited by the media. We need to stop treating human tragedy as entertainment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/the-gabby-petito-case-has-been-exploited-by-the-media-we-need-to-stop-treating-human-tragedy-as-entertainment-168562/" aria-label="Read more about The Gabby Petito case has been exploited by the media. We need to stop treating human tragedy as entertainment">Read more</a>

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Vax and vacation? Why that Pacific island holiday will still mean ‘traveller beware’

September 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University Shutterstock Pacific Island countries are betting big on vaccination as a strategy for resuming tourism by Christmas and bringing much needed relief for their struggling economies. For much of the Pacific, tourism has long been the goose that ... <a title="Vax and vacation? Why that Pacific island holiday will still mean ‘traveller beware’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/29/vax-and-vacation-why-that-pacific-island-holiday-will-still-mean-traveller-beware-168380/" aria-label="Read more about Vax and vacation? Why that Pacific island holiday will still mean ‘traveller beware’">Read more</a>