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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Freeman, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Bond University Shutterstock Diluted bleach baths are a common treatment doctors and nurses use for patients with more severe eczema. It is important to note they may not replace other treatments and may not be suitable for everyone. This treatment should ... <a title="Why is eczema sometimes treated with a diluted bleach bath? And what do I need to know before trying it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/why-is-eczema-sometimes-treated-with-a-diluted-bleach-bath-and-what-do-i-need-to-know-before-trying-it-208363/" aria-label="Read more about Why is eczema sometimes treated with a diluted bleach bath? And what do I need to know before trying it?">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Mustafa Kamaci/Getty Images As a “welcomed guest” at the latest NATO summit in Lithuania, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins had a front-row seat for debates over Ukrainian membership, the role of countries outside NATO’s traditional geographic boundaries, the ... <a title="After being a ‘welcome guest’ at NATO, NZ now needs to consider what our partnership with the alliance really means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/after-being-a-welcome-guest-at-nato-nz-now-needs-to-consider-what-our-partnership-with-the-alliance-really-means-209316/" aria-label="Read more about After being a ‘welcome guest’ at NATO, NZ now needs to consider what our partnership with the alliance really means">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Snoswell, Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology Laura Ockel / Unsplash As increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems become widespread, the question of the risks they may pose has taken on new urgency. Governments, researchers and developers have highlighted AI safety. The ... <a title="What is ‘AI alignment’? Silicon Valley’s favourite way to think about AI safety misses the real issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/what-is-ai-alignment-silicon-valleys-favourite-way-to-think-about-ai-safety-misses-the-real-issues-209330/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘AI alignment’? Silicon Valley’s favourite way to think about AI safety misses the real issues">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reina Veenhof, PhD Candidate in kelp ecology, Southern Cross University Shutterstock Finding a good partner in life is a tricky endeavour, so imagine how much more difficult this task becomes when you’re rooted in the ground. For most land plants, the inability to move means they have ... <a title="Small ocean critters use their poo to help seaweeds have sex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/small-ocean-critters-use-their-poo-to-help-seaweeds-have-sex-207905/" aria-label="Read more about Small ocean critters use their poo to help seaweeds have sex">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Morns, Ph.D. Candidate Public Health, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock The benefits of breastfeeding are widely recognised, and many women find it an enjoyable and bonding experience. Women also often face challenges that can make it difficult to breastfeed, such as sore nipples or mastitis. Women ... <a title="‘I feel guilty for feeling like that.’ One fifth of breastfeeding women report an aversion response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/i-feel-guilty-for-feeling-like-that-one-fifth-of-breastfeeding-women-report-an-aversion-response-208938/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel guilty for feeling like that.’ One fifth of breastfeeding women report an aversion response">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Horne, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University Landcorp’s White Gum Valley development is a sustainable housing project in WA. Josh Byrne & Associates Households across Australia are struggling with soaring energy and housing costs and a lack ... <a title="Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/turning-the-housing-crisis-around-how-a-circular-economy-can-give-us-affordable-sustainable-homes-208745/" aria-label="Read more about Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglas Bardsley, Associate professor, University of Adelaide Tanja Esser, Shutterstock New research shows scientists have underestimated the climate risk to agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant “high-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards” were ignored. But now that the threat of “synchronised harvest failures” has ... <a title="Climate change threatens to cause ‘synchronised harvest failures’ across the globe, with implications for Australia’s food security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/climate-change-threatens-to-cause-synchronised-harvest-failures-across-the-globe-with-implications-for-australias-food-security-209250/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change threatens to cause ‘synchronised harvest failures’ across the globe, with implications for Australia’s food security">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Place Dernelley, Historian and Heritage Consultant, La Trobe University ABC In the small Victorian goldfields township of Kingower in 1860, two women, the “notorious” Hobart Town Annie and Tipperary Poll, thrashed a man who had accused the pair of theft. He was rescued by a crowd, ... <a title="What would history look like if women were the main characters? Gold Diggers gives us a very funny, refreshingly accurate answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/what-would-history-look-like-if-women-were-the-main-characters-gold-diggers-gives-us-a-very-funny-refreshingly-accurate-answer-209225/" aria-label="Read more about What would history look like if women were the main characters? Gold Diggers gives us a very funny, refreshingly accurate answer">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland Getty Images Global warming took off in the mid-1970s when the rise in global mean surface temperature exceeded natural variability. Every decade after the 1960s has been warmer than the one before and the 2010s were the ... <a title="Global temperature rises in steps — here’s why we can expect a steep climb this year and next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/12/global-temperature-rises-in-steps-heres-why-we-can-expect-a-steep-climb-this-year-and-next-209385/" aria-label="Read more about Global temperature rises in steps — here’s why we can expect a steep climb this year and next">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Honni van Rijswijk, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney Lukas Coch/AAP The final report of the robodebt royal commission has revealed the full extent of one of the most egregiously harmful acts our government has ever committed against some of the most vulnerable Australians. At ... <a title="Explainer: what is the ‘tort of misfeasance’ and how might it apply in the case of robodebt?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/explainer-what-is-the-tort-of-misfeasance-and-how-might-it-apply-in-the-case-of-robodebt-209507/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the ‘tort of misfeasance’ and how might it apply in the case of robodebt?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Kay Nietfeld/DPA/AP Early last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a major historical turning point – a zeitenwende. That turning point continues to play out. On the eve of this week’s NATO summit in ... <a title="What’s behind Australia’s $1 billion defence deal with Germany?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/whats-behind-australias-1-billion-defence-deal-with-germany-209490/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind Australia’s $1 billion defence deal with Germany?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s first national “wellbeing framework”, to be released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers within weeks, will provide about 50 indicators of how Australians are doing, that will then be tracked over time. The Measuring What Matters statement will be around the ... <a title="Chalmers ‘measures what matters’ – tracking our national wellbeing in 50 indicators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/chalmers-measures-what-matters-tracking-our-national-wellbeing-in-50-indicators-209520/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers ‘measures what matters’ – tracking our national wellbeing in 50 indicators">Read more</a>
