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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Encarnacao, Musician, lecturer, Western Sydney University Photo by Roger Allston/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images My default mental image of Olivia Newton-John is from the mid-1970s: long, flowing floral dresses; long, centre-parted light brown hair; big inquisitive eyes; and, when called for, an irresistible smile perfect for the ... <a title="Three lessons Olivia Newton-John taught me about music – and life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/three-lessons-olivia-newton-john-taught-me-about-music-and-life-188446/" aria-label="Read more about Three lessons Olivia Newton-John taught me about music – and life">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Police direct traffic outside an entrance to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate after the former president said the FBI was conducting a search. Terry Renna/AP “These are dark times for our nation”, former US President ... <a title="As the FBI raids Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical parallels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/as-the-fbi-raids-mar-a-lago-donald-trump-reaches-for-unconvincing-historical-parallels-188455/" aria-label="Read more about As the FBI raids Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical parallels">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wasim Raja, Research scientist, CSIRO CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Processing/Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, Author provided Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Australia’s newest supercomputing system, researchers have processed a series of radio telescope observations, including a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant. The ... <a title="A new Australian supercomputer has already delivered a stunning supernova remnant pic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/a-new-australian-supercomputer-has-already-delivered-a-stunning-supernova-remnant-pic-188375/" aria-label="Read more about A new Australian supercomputer has already delivered a stunning supernova remnant pic">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University stocker193/Shutterstock Less than two weeks after the announcement of its acquisition of US healthcare company One Medical, Amazon is continuing its expansion with a US$1.7 billion offer for iRobot, the manufacturer of Roomba automated vacuum cleaners. The ... <a title="iRobot’s Roomba will soon be owned by Amazon, which raises privacy questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/irobots-roomba-will-soon-be-owned-by-amazon-which-raises-privacy-questions-188355/" aria-label="Read more about iRobot’s Roomba will soon be owned by Amazon, which raises privacy questions">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Earlier today, reports began emerging Google was down. While it has since returned, it once again highlights our dependence on technology service providers and shows how reliant many people are on a single operator for daily functions. ... <a title="Today’s Google outage was brief but disconcerting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/todays-google-outage-was-brief-but-disconcerting-188452/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s Google outage was brief but disconcerting">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Brown, Midwifery Program Director , University of South Australia Shutterstock So far, there have been 57 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox reported by Australian authorities. In July, the Australian government issued a health alert for monkeypox as a communicable disease following the World Health Organization’s ... <a title="Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/monkeypox-can-be-transmitted-to-babies-during-and-after-pregnancy-we-should-be-watchful-but-not-alarmed-188283/" aria-label="Read more about Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Author provided Australia once had vast oyster and mussel reefs, which anchored marine ecosystems and provided a key food source for coastal First Nations people. But after colonisation, Europeans harvested them for their meat and shells and pushed ... <a title="Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs are coming back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/once-the-fish-factories-and-kidneys-of-colder-seas-australias-decimated-shellfish-reefs-are-coming-back-184063/" aria-label="Read more about Once the fish factories and ‘kidneys’ of colder seas, Australia’s decimated shellfish reefs are coming back">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide The federal government’s confirmation on Monday that it will set up a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has not received much media or public attention. But, dollar for dollar, it might be the year’s most important and ... <a title="Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards having one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/australia-has-been-crying-out-for-a-national-housing-plan-and-new-council-is-a-big-step-towards-having-one-188365/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has been crying out for a national housing plan, and new council is a big step towards having one">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University Olivia Newton-John was a versatile artist with an appeal that spanned generations, and who played an important role in claiming a space for Australian popular culture on the world stage. She was the rare performer whose career flourished through ... <a title="Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/pop-icon-olivia-newton-john-was-the-rare-performer-whose-career-flourished-through-different-phases-188428/" aria-label="Read more about Pop icon Olivia Newton-John was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney Shutterstock The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues. Its terms of reference acknowledge “the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally ... <a title="Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/indigenous-people-with-disabilities-face-racism-and-ableism-whats-needed-is-action-not-another-report-187528/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another report">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Maher, Lecturer in Politics, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Dan Himbrechts/AAP The much-debated term “neoliberalism” again entered the political debate last week, with Greens leader Adam Bandt using a National Press Club speech to decry neoliberalism in the Labor Party. Bandt claimed ... <a title="Explainer: how neoliberalism became an insult in Australian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/explainer-how-neoliberalism-became-an-insult-in-australian-politics-188291/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how neoliberalism became an insult in Australian politics">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara McAllister, Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Given most New Zealand universities have goals for increasing Māori and Pacific student and staff numbers, we need to ask why their numbers still remain stubbornly low in the research sector – and ... <a title="Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/racism-exclusion-and-tokenism-how-maori-and-pacific-science-graduates-are-still-marginalised-at-university-188052/" aria-label="Read more about Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university">Read more</a>
