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January 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Ramsay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, and Research Affiliate, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University 2023 was the hottest year on record. Humidity is rising too. Heat and humidity are a dangerous combination, threatening all aspects of our lives and livelihoods. Climate change is pushing ... <a title="1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/20/1-billion-people-left-dangerously-exposed-to-heat-stress-by-gaps-in-climate-monitoring-221313/" aria-label="Read more about 1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard de Grijs, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University Illustration of the Japanese moon lander separating in orbit. JAXA Early on Saturday, January 20 2024, Japan hopes to become the fifth country to successfully land a probe on the Moon. To date, the United States, the Soviet Union, ... <a title="Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/japan-is-about-to-land-its-first-lunar-probe-as-more-nations-race-to-the-moon-how-will-we-keep-the-peace-221223/" aria-label="Read more about Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an additional threat to the personal wellbeing and safety of politicians resides outside Parliament, and the threat is ubiquitous: online violence ... <a title="Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/golriz-ghahramans-exit-from-politics-shows-the-toll-of-online-bullying-on-female-mps-221400/" aria-label="Read more about Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Each year, the committee releases a snapshot of the number of ... <a title="Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/israel-now-ranks-among-the-worlds-leading-jailers-of-journalists-we-dont-know-why-theyre-behind-bars-221411/" aria-label="Read more about Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University insta_photos/Shutterstock The Australian government recently launched a new campaign, Beforeplay, to promote better sexual health among young people. Beforeplay is focused on encouraging people aged 20 to 34 to seek frequent STI tests, ... <a title="Check your ‘fun parts’: what a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/check-your-fun-parts-what-a-new-sexual-health-campaign-for-young-aussies-gets-right-and-wrong-221219/" aria-label="Read more about Check your ‘fun parts’: what a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Trash Truck/Glen Keane Productions As a new parent, I’ve had the joy of watching animated cartoons with my two-year-old son. His favourite show is Trash Truck, on Netflix, featuring a tight-knit ensemble of five ... <a title="Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/trash-tv-streaming-giants-are-failing-to-educate-the-young-about-waste-recycling-heres-why-it-matters-219900/" aria-label="Read more about Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aviroop Gupta, PhD Candidate, Curtin University Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, famously opposed government interference in the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, a popular religious site for the Hindus in Gujarat, because he saw the project as a form of “Hindu revivalism”. In line with his ... <a title="Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi’s party in upcoming elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/why-a-controversial-hindu-temple-in-india-could-prove-pivotal-to-narendra-modis-party-in-upcoming-elections-219811/" aria-label="Read more about Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi’s party in upcoming elections">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa J. Hackett, Lecturer, University of New England Shutterstock For many the wedding gown is the most expensive item of clothing they will ever own, and it has significant emotional and social value. The recent case of a Queensland woman allegedly scamming brides out of their wedding ... <a title="A Queensland woman allegedly stole 70 wedding dresses. Here’s why the white gown is worth much more than its price tag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/a-queensland-woman-allegedly-stole-70-wedding-dresses-heres-why-the-white-gown-is-worth-much-more-than-its-price-tag-220657/" aria-label="Read more about A Queensland woman allegedly stole 70 wedding dresses. Here’s why the white gown is worth much more than its price tag">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University China’s population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The National Bureau of Statistics reports just 9.02 million births in 2023 – only half as many as in 2017. Set alongside China’s 11.1 million ... <a title="China’s population shrinks again and could more than halve – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/chinas-population-shrinks-again-and-could-more-than-halve-heres-what-that-means-220667/" aria-label="Read more about China’s population shrinks again and could more than halve – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University China’s population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The National Bureau of Statistics reports just 9.02 million births in 2023 – only half as many as in 2017. Set alongside China’s 11.1 million ... <a title="China’s population shrinks again and is set to more than halve – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/chinas-population-shrinks-again-and-is-set-to-more-than-halve-heres-what-that-means-220667/" aria-label="Read more about China’s population shrinks again and is set to more than halve – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University kpatyhka/Shutterstock Cyber-skulduggery is becoming the bane of modern life. Australia’s prime minister has called it a “scourge”, and he is correct. In 2022–23, nearly 94,000 cyber crimes were reported in Australia, up 23% on the previous ... <a title="What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/what-is-credential-stuffing-and-how-can-i-protect-myself-a-cybersecurity-researcher-explains-221401/" aria-label="Read more about What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Edwards, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Supporters of the new government’s plan to repeal Aotearoa New Zealand’s smokefree legislation have claimed victory against “prohibition”. Introduced under Jacinda Ardern’s government, the smokefree law came into effect in January 2023 and included a commitment to introduce ... <a title="Reducing nicotine in tobacco would help people quit – without prohibiting cigarettes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/reducing-nicotine-in-tobacco-would-help-people-quit-without-prohibiting-cigarettes-221383/" aria-label="Read more about Reducing nicotine in tobacco would help people quit – without prohibiting cigarettes">Read more</a>
