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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University The United States is once again enmeshing itself in a rapidly escalating and unpredictable conflict in the Middle East with no clear off ramps. On numerous occasions in the past two weeks, the US and UK ... <a title="The US is getting embroiled in yet another Middle East conflict. It should increase pressure on Israel instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/the-us-is-getting-embroiled-in-yet-another-middle-east-conflict-it-should-increase-pressure-on-israel-instead-221222/" aria-label="Read more about The US is getting embroiled in yet another Middle East conflict. It should increase pressure on Israel instead">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University 2024 is a leap year, and in the world of international sport it means something very ... <a title="2024 is a huge year for the Olympics – and it’s not just about the Paris games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/2024-is-a-huge-year-for-the-olympics-and-its-not-just-about-the-paris-games-221405/" aria-label="Read more about 2024 is a huge year for the Olympics – and it’s not just about the Paris games">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrienne Gordon, Neonatal Staff Specialist, NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock As we face the continued effects of climate change, the frequency and intensity of heatwaves is increasing. We’ve recently learnt 2023 was the hottest year on record. Extreme heat presents a major public ... <a title="Extreme heat can be risky during pregnancy. How to you look after yourself and your baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/extreme-heat-can-be-risky-during-pregnancy-how-to-you-look-after-yourself-and-your-baby-217368/" aria-label="Read more about Extreme heat can be risky during pregnancy. How to you look after yourself and your baby">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rumtin Sepasspour, Visiting Fellow, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University Once every year, a select group of nuclear, climate and technology experts assemble to determine where to place the hands of the Doomsday Clock. Presented by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Doomsday ... <a title="The Doomsday Clock is still at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does that mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/the-doomsday-clock-is-still-at-90-seconds-to-midnight-but-what-does-that-mean-221871/" aria-label="Read more about The Doomsday Clock is still at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does that mean?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Duignan, Lecturer, Griffith University Dynamic Wang / Unsplash The Australian government is going all in on quantum computing. After investing more than $100 million on “quantum technology” in 2021, it is now reportedly considering spending up to $200 million on purchasing a “quantum computer” from a ... <a title="Australia may spend hundreds of millions of dollars on quantum computing research. Are we chasing a mirage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/australia-may-spend-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-on-quantum-computing-research-are-we-chasing-a-mirage-218595/" aria-label="Read more about Australia may spend hundreds of millions of dollars on quantum computing research. Are we chasing a mirage?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney Sebastian Reategui/Shutterstock It might be hard to believe, but four years have now passed since the first COVID ... <a title="It’s 4 years since the first COVID case in Australia. Here’s how our pandemic experiences have changed over time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/its-4-years-since-the-first-covid-case-in-australia-heres-how-our-pandemic-experiences-have-changed-over-time-220336/" aria-label="Read more about It’s 4 years since the first COVID case in Australia. Here’s how our pandemic experiences have changed over time">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sai Praneeth Jasti, Researcher, Deakin University RDNE Stock Project/ Pexels , CC BY As a new school year approaches, many families will be heading to the shops or to their school’s uniform store to buy backpacks. While children can have firm ideas about how their school bags ... <a title="How do I make sure my child’s school backpack is safe and healthy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/how-do-i-make-sure-my-childs-school-backpack-is-safe-and-healthy-220654/" aria-label="Read more about How do I make sure my child’s school backpack is safe and healthy?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felix Cehak, PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney Martin Pelanek/Shutterstock Influential ornithologist John James Audubon’s historical ownership of slaves has spurred a debate about bird names in the United States. As a result, the American Ornithological Society will change not only birds’ common names referring to him, but all ... <a title="Prince Albert had nothing to do with the lyrebird bearing his name. Should our birds be named after people?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/prince-albert-had-nothing-to-do-with-the-lyrebird-bearing-his-name-should-our-birds-be-named-after-people-217792/" aria-label="Read more about Prince Albert had nothing to do with the lyrebird bearing his name. Should our birds be named after people?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Spry, Senior Lecturer of Marketing, RMIT University Kairosing/Shutterstock Earlier this month, Woolworths announced it would no longer stock merchandise promoting Australia Day on January 26, a date surrounded by controversy. While observed as a national public holiday for more than 90 years, a 2021 ABC social ... <a title="What’s behind Woolworths, Aldi and Kmart distancing themselves from Australia Day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/whats-behind-woolworths-aldi-and-kmart-distancing-themselves-from-australia-day-221743/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind Woolworths, Aldi and Kmart distancing themselves from Australia Day?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Professor James J Bell, Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Measuring the impact of different events, such as marine heatwaves, on the abundance of marine organisms is not easy. Biological communities naturally change over time and between different locations. Scientists need ... <a title="Using photos to create 3D models is helping us understand – and protect – complex marine environments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/using-photos-to-create-3d-models-is-helping-us-understand-and-protect-complex-marine-environments-221111/" aria-label="Read more about Using photos to create 3D models is helping us understand – and protect – complex marine environments">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A person on the average annual wage of $73,000 will get a tax cut of more than $1500 a year under Labor’s revamped tax policy – more than double the cut they’d have received under the Coalition’s legislated stage 3 ... <a title="Albanese tax plan will give average earner $1500 tax cut – more than double Morrison’s Stage 3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/25/albanese-tax-plan-will-give-average-earner-1500-tax-cut-more-than-double-morrisons-stage-3-221875/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese tax plan will give average earner $1500 tax cut – more than double Morrison’s Stage 3">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsey Chapman, Research Fellow Dignity Project, Griffith University Shutterstock/Halfpoint Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner, Graeme Innes, has settled his dispute with Adelaide Airport. His complaint to the Human Rights Commission was lodged after being denied access to a body scanner with his assistance dog in May 2022. ... <a title="Travellers with disability often face discrimination. What should change and how to complain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/travellers-with-disability-often-face-discrimination-what-should-change-and-how-to-complain-221740/" aria-label="Read more about Travellers with disability often face discrimination. What should change and how to complain">Read more</a>
