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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas T. Van Dam, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Mindfulness forms part of the trillion-dollar wellness industry, representing 1.5–6% of yearly spending around the world (estimated to be more than US$200 million) on wellness products and services. Smartphone apps, in particular, have skyrocketed in popularity ... <a title="How effective is mindfulness for treating mental ill-health? And what about the apps?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/how-effective-is-mindfulness-for-treating-mental-ill-health-and-what-about-the-apps-182436/" aria-label="Read more about How effective is mindfulness for treating mental ill-health? And what about the apps?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Mitchell Lee, PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The ill-fated nineteen: the only known photo of the Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood members who went to Yugoslavia in 1972. Wikimedia Fifty years ago this month, in June 1972, Yugoslavia’s Territorial Defence Force was desperately ... <a title="How Operation Pheonix exported violence from Australia to Yugoslavia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/how-operation-pheonix-exported-violence-from-australia-to-yugoslavia-185499/" aria-label="Read more about How Operation Pheonix exported violence from Australia to Yugoslavia">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hans Westerbeek, Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University Organisers of Wimbledon, the main draw of which begins on June 27, have found themselves in a quandary over their controversial decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players in protest over the ... <a title="Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/boycotts-in-sport-may-not-advance-human-rights-but-they-do-harm-individual-athletes-185208/" aria-label="Read more about Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletes">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Gardner, Flinders University Mike Gardner, Author provided Ever wondered about the secret to a long life? Perhaps understanding the lifespans of other animals with backbones (or “vertebrates”) might help us unlock this mystery. You’ve probably heard turtles live a long (and slow) life. At 190 years, ... <a title="We helped track 77 species for up to 60 years to try to reveal the secrets of long life. And some don’t seem to age at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/we-helped-track-77-species-for-up-to-60-years-to-try-to-reveal-the-secrets-of-long-life-and-some-dont-seem-to-age-at-all-185583/" aria-label="Read more about We helped track 77 species for up to 60 years to try to reveal the secrets of long life. And some don’t seem to age at all">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Patulny, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Despite widespread access to social media and videoconferencing technology, many Australians experienced heightened loneliness during COVID lockdowns, and continue to do so. We surveyed more than 2,000 Australians during 2020-21 about their experiences during and after lockdown, ... <a title="We asked the public about being lonely during lockdowns. For many, Zoom calls weren’t enough – and some still haven’t recovered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/we-asked-the-public-about-being-lonely-during-lockdowns-for-many-zoom-calls-werent-enough-and-some-still-havent-recovered-185586/" aria-label="Read more about We asked the public about being lonely during lockdowns. For many, Zoom calls weren’t enough – and some still haven’t recovered">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathomi Gatwiri, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University Shutterstock For Black African young people in Australia, social media can be especially fraught – a place they witness footage of anti-Black violence, contend with an “othering” gaze and encounter racist trolling, posts or comments. Despite these challenges, social media ... <a title="How young Black African Australians use social media to challenge anti-Black narratives and reclaim racial dignity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/how-young-black-african-australians-use-social-media-to-challenge-anti-black-narratives-and-reclaim-racial-dignity-185504/" aria-label="Read more about How young Black African Australians use social media to challenge anti-Black narratives and reclaim racial dignity">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock We’re now pretty used to swabbing our nose to test for COVID when we have a scratchy throat or new cough. But should we also be using ... <a title="When RAT-testing for COVID, should you also swab your throat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/when-rat-testing-for-covid-should-you-also-swab-your-throat-184732/" aria-label="Read more about When RAT-testing for COVID, should you also swab your throat?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjorn Sturmberg, Research Leader, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Shutterstock The Black Summer bushfires devastated parts of the Eurobodalla region in New South Wales. Then earlier this year, the area was hit by floods. As climate change threatens to bring more severe and ... <a title="The clean energy revolution isn’t just a techno-fix – it’s about capturing hearts and minds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/the-clean-energy-revolution-isnt-just-a-techno-fix-its-about-capturing-hearts-and-minds-183341/" aria-label="Read more about The clean energy revolution isn’t just a techno-fix – it’s about capturing hearts and minds">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Levido, Research Fellow – Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Recent outrage surrounding a young children’s toy “vlogger” set echoes moral panics of the past, particularly when words such as children, play and digital come together. Aldi ... <a title="Relax, it’s just a ringlight for kids. Toys like the ‘vlogger set’ prepare them for a digital world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/relax-its-just-a-ringlight-for-kids-toys-like-the-vlogger-set-prepare-them-for-a-digital-world-185139/" aria-label="Read more about Relax, it’s just a ringlight for kids. Toys like the ‘vlogger set’ prepare them for a digital world">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne Australia’s new federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, spoke regularly in opposition about a well-being budget and the need to measure more than just the traditional economic indicators. He was even mocked for it by his predecessor, Josh Frydenberg, who joked ... <a title="Beyond GDP: Jim Chalmers’ historic moment to build a well-being economy for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/beyond-gdp-jim-chalmers-historic-moment-to-build-a-well-being-economy-for-australia-184318/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond GDP: Jim Chalmers’ historic moment to build a well-being economy for Australia">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Sunter, PhD Student, University of Adelaide Cybele O’Brien/ Getty Recently screened at the Sydney Film Festival, Fire Island is a rom-com inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the film breaking traditional conventions to feature gay romance as the plot. The fact that it is streaming ... <a title="Art, freedom and drag invasions: the history of New York’s Fire Island as a gay sanctuary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/24/art-freedom-and-drag-invasions-the-history-of-new-yorks-fire-island-as-a-gay-sanctuary-185214/" aria-label="Read more about Art, freedom and drag invasions: the history of New York’s Fire Island as a gay sanctuary">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese will be on the international road again next week. He’ll be at the NATO summit in Madrid, where the war in Ukraine will obviously dominate the discussions, which will also canvass China and climate change. Albanese, who earlier ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese has a lot on the go in the ‘back office’ of government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/grattan-on-friday-anthony-albanese-has-a-lot-on-the-go-in-the-back-office-of-government-185695/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese has a lot on the go in the ‘back office’ of government">Read more</a>
