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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock “To ensure Australian consumers continue to have access to reliable electricity supplies, it’s critical that planned investments in transmission, generation and storage projects are urgently delivered.” This week, we heard one of the strongest warnings yet from Daniel Westerman, ... <a title="Unsexy but vital: why warnings over grid reliability are really about building more transmission lines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/unsexy-but-vital-why-warnings-over-grid-reliability-are-really-about-building-more-transmission-lines-212603/" aria-label="Read more about Unsexy but vital: why warnings over grid reliability are really about building more transmission lines">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodi McAlister, Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University The last decade has seen a widespread rise in the popularity of audio media. Podcasts began to emerge during the 2000s, aided first by technology like the iPod and the launch of dedicated podcast apps, and ... <a title="How audio erotica creates the intimate fantasy of a boyfriend experience, without needing a boyfriend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/how-audio-erotica-creates-the-intimate-fantasy-of-a-boyfriend-experience-without-needing-a-boyfriend-210964/" aria-label="Read more about How audio erotica creates the intimate fantasy of a boyfriend experience, without needing a boyfriend">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Signal, Professor in Fatigue Management and Sleep Health/Associate Dean, Research, Massey University Shutterstock For most of us, the prospect of a long-haul flight is exciting, mixed with a few nerves. We’re off somewhere different – perhaps a holiday, maybe to catch up with friends or family. ... <a title="How can I get better sleep on long-haul flights?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/how-can-i-get-better-sleep-on-long-haul-flights-211821/" aria-label="Read more about How can I get better sleep on long-haul flights?">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle British nurse Lucy Letby was last week sentenced to life in prison for murdering seven infants in her care, and attempting to murder a further six. As a forensic criminologist, many people have asked me why a medical professional would ... <a title="Access and attention: why serial killers like Lucy Letby often work in healthcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/access-and-attention-why-serial-killers-like-lucy-letby-often-work-in-healthcare-212105/" aria-label="Read more about Access and attention: why serial killers like Lucy Letby often work in healthcare">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gordon Parker, Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney Imagine you, or someone you know, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. One drug is prescribed, but you have heard another drug is better. What are your next steps? Do you seek evidence? And if so, what type of evidence would you ... <a title="Bipolar disorder isn’t the same for everyone. So people should have more say in how they’re treated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/bipolar-disorder-isnt-the-same-for-everyone-so-people-should-have-more-say-in-how-theyre-treated-211124/" aria-label="Read more about Bipolar disorder isn’t the same for everyone. So people should have more say in how they’re treated">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Quilter, Professor of Law, University of Wollongong More than 40 years ago, law-makers began listening to sexual violence victim-survivors, advocates and activists when they explained that the traditional criminal law and criminal trial were not serving them well. In NSW, the Crimes (Sexual Assault) Amendment Act ... <a title="Sexual offence trials have improved, but there is more to be done: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/sexual-offence-trials-have-improved-but-there-is-more-to-be-done-new-research-211895/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual offence trials have improved, but there is more to be done: new research">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xinyu Fu, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Despite countries pouring billions of dollars into “protecting” communities, flood-related disasters are becoming more frequent and are projected to become even more severe as the climate crisis worsens. In fact, many areas that flooded during recent extreme ... <a title="Flood protection based on historical records is flawed – we need a risk model fit for climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/flood-protection-based-on-historical-records-is-flawed-we-need-a-risk-model-fit-for-climate-change-212454/" aria-label="Read more about Flood protection based on historical records is flawed – we need a risk model fit for climate change">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne Aged-care funding is again on the agenda, with the latest Intergenerational Report predicting Australia’s aged population will triple over the next 40 years. As a community, we ... <a title="We need a new way to pay for aged care. But it can’t shut out those on low incomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/we-need-a-new-way-to-pay-for-aged-care-but-it-cant-shut-out-those-on-low-incomes-212017/" aria-label="Read more about We need a new way to pay for aged care. But it can’t shut out those on low incomes">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Williams, Associate Director, CSIRO Futures, CSIRO Shutterstock Animals have been used for medical research for thousands of years, dating back to ancient Greece where the first dissections were performed. These days, one of the main uses of animals is to ensure the safety of medical products ... <a title="We won’t always have to use animals for medical research. Here’s what we can do instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/we-wont-always-have-to-use-animals-for-medical-research-heres-what-we-can-do-instead-212182/" aria-label="Read more about We won’t always have to use animals for medical research. Here’s what we can do instead">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Saintilan, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Simon Albert Much of the world’s natural coastline is protected by living habitats, most notably mangroves in warmer waters and tidal marshes closer to the poles. These ecosystems support fisheries and wildlife, absorb the impact of crashing waves ... <a title="We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems – they will drown if we let the world warm above 2C" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/we-studied-more-than-1-500-coastal-ecosystems-they-will-drown-if-we-let-the-world-warm-above-2c-211431/" aria-label="Read more about We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems – they will drown if we let the world warm above 2C">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University We have never been more spoilt for choice when it comes to what we can watch on (streaming) television. But the downside of this gluttony of riches is the sheer overwhelm that can come from having to choose ... <a title="Romantic comedies, Japanese reality television and New Zealand true crime: the best of streaming this September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/romantic-comedies-japanese-reality-television-and-new-zealand-true-crime-the-best-of-streaming-this-september-212011/" aria-label="Read more about Romantic comedies, Japanese reality television and New Zealand true crime: the best of streaming this September">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock A suite of protections for gig workers will be contained in legislation to be introduced into parliament by Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke next week. The government argues the changes balance protections with work flexibility. The new regime will ... <a title="Gig economy workers set for new protections in Albanese government’s legislation introduced next week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/31/gig-economy-workers-set-for-new-protections-in-albanese-governments-legislation-introduced-next-week-212541/" aria-label="Read more about Gig economy workers set for new protections in Albanese government’s legislation introduced next week">Read more</a>
