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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Jiang, PhD student in psychology, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University bangoland/Shutterstock If you consider yourself a climate science supporter, you probably wouldn’t think simple exposure to a sceptic’s claim could shift your views. Our new research has produced worrying findings. Climate misinformation may ... <a title="Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/repeating-aids-believing-climate-misinformation-feels-more-true-through-repetition-even-if-you-back-climate-science-236127/" aria-label="Read more about Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Henley, Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ove Hoegh-Guldberg The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the ... <a title="‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Marginson, Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Most of the world has signed up to commitments to reduce emissions under the Paris Agreement. It aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue ... <a title="Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/australias-mid-range-in-the-list-of-winners-and-losers-from-global-emissions-targets-226905/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, University of South Australia StudioCanal In the past decade, Australia’s animation industry has matured well beyond its domestic context – to the point of competing on a global scale. StudioCanal Australia’s latest release, 200% Wolf, is perhaps the perfect example ... <a title="200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/200-wolf-is-a-visual-triumph-and-a-reminder-that-australian-animators-could-lead-on-the-world-stage-236244/" aria-label="Read more about 200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators – tying it to centres agreeing to not increase their fees by more than 4.4% over the next year. The pay rise will be phased in over ... <a title="Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/albanese-government-to-fund-15-pay-rise-for-childcare-workforce-with-a-condition-236327/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock A growing number of complaints against older doctors has prompted the Medical Board of Australia to announce today that it’s reviewing how doctors aged 70 or older are regulated. Two new options are on the table. ... <a title="How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/how-olds-too-old-to-be-a-doctor-why-gps-and-surgeons-over-70-may-need-a-health-check-to-practise-236305/" aria-label="Read more about How old’s too old to be a doctor? Why GPs and surgeons over 70 may need a health check to practise">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s address to the weekend Garma festival had a different tone from last year’s, when the Voice referendum was approaching. The Prime Minister is resetting policy, moving the focus to the economic empowerment of Indigenous communities as ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-pat-turner-on-indigenous-empowerment-closing-the-gap-and-future-indigenous-leadership-236321/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Indigenous empowerment, Closing the Gap, and future Indigenous leadership">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Graham, Associate Professor in Digital Media, Queensland University of Technology When the Australian public voted last year on whether to change the Constitution to establish an Indigenous Voice to parliament, it came after months of intense and sometimes bitter campaigning by both the “yes” and “no” ... <a title="I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/i-studied-how-rumours-and-misleading-information-spread-on-x-during-the-voice-referendum-the-results-paint-a-worrying-picture-236220/" aria-label="Read more about I studied how rumours and misleading information spread on X during the Voice referendum. The results paint a worrying picture">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney A former teacher and football coach who a majority of Americans had never heard of before is now running for vice president of the United States alongside Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. While the two names ... <a title="From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/from-folksy-midwestern-teacher-to-cool-dad-meme-machine-who-is-tim-walz-kamala-harris-vp-running-mate-236053/" aria-label="Read more about From folksy Midwestern teacher to ‘cool dad’ meme machine: who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP running mate?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Jefferson, Lecturer in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University The Paris Olympics has proudly proclaimed to be the first games in 128 years to offer gender equality. This has been achieved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) providing an equal ... <a title="Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/is-paris-2024-really-achieving-its-goals-for-gender-equality-235665/" aria-label="Read more about Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Angelakis, PhD Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide Nathan Angelakis Across the world’s oceans, our knowledge of the seafloor is very limited. Mapping and studying deep, remote offshore areas is difficult, expensive and time-consuming. So much of the ocean has not yet been ... <a title="Sea lions wearing cameras and trackers map new habitats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/sea-lions-wearing-cameras-and-trackers-map-new-habitats-235956/" aria-label="Read more about Sea lions wearing cameras and trackers map new habitats">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Casswell, Professor of public health policy, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Rates of heavy drinking in Aotearoa New Zealand are starting to decline, matching trends seen in Europe. This may reflect greater awareness of the harm caused by alcohol, as well as financial pressures ... <a title="Heavy drinking in NZ is dropping – but not fast enough to stop the brutal legacy of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/heavy-drinking-in-nz-is-dropping-but-not-fast-enough-to-stop-the-brutal-legacy-of-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-235870/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy drinking in NZ is dropping – but not fast enough to stop the brutal legacy of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder">Read more</a>
