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Has the monitoring of professional athletes’ intimate information gone too far?

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Powles, Associate Professor of Law and Technology; Director, Minderoo Tech & Policy Lab, UWA Law School, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Over the past decade, the top end of sport has become saturated in data. Some of this is visible — such as match statistics, ... <a title="Has the monitoring of professional athletes’ intimate information gone too far?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/has-the-monitoring-of-professional-athletes-intimate-information-gone-too-far-180890/" aria-label="Read more about Has the monitoring of professional athletes’ intimate information gone too far?">Read more</a>

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How the election could affect the future of a First Nations Voice to Parliament

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eddie Synot, Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University shutterstock The result of the federal election will be key for a voice to parliament protected by the Constitution as called for by the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The election will also be crucial for Indigenous affairs more ... <a title="How the election could affect the future of a First Nations Voice to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/how-the-election-could-affect-the-future-of-a-first-nations-voice-to-parliament-180556/" aria-label="Read more about How the election could affect the future of a First Nations Voice to Parliament">Read more</a>

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Did everyone in Bridgerton have syphilis? Just how sexy would it really have been in Regency era London?

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne Colin Hutton/ Netflix The success of Netflix’s Bridgerton is owed to many different factors: an addictive storyline, inspired casting choices, a dazzling costume design… and, of course, the fact the show is incredibly sexy. Bridgerton has finally ... <a title="Did everyone in Bridgerton have syphilis? Just how sexy would it really have been in Regency era London?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/did-everyone-in-bridgerton-have-syphilis-just-how-sexy-would-it-really-have-been-in-regency-era-london-180581/" aria-label="Read more about Did everyone in Bridgerton have syphilis? Just how sexy would it really have been in Regency era London?">Read more</a>

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Long COVID affects 1 in 5 people following infection. Vaccination, masks and better indoor air are our best protections

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Donne Potter, Professor, Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University Getty Images Many patients recover from COVID within a week or two, but at least one in five experience persistent or new symptoms more than four weeks after first being diagnosed. Long COVID is a ... <a title="Long COVID affects 1 in 5 people following infection. Vaccination, masks and better indoor air are our best protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/long-covid-affects-1-in-5-people-following-infection-vaccination-masks-and-better-indoor-air-are-our-best-protections-180668/" aria-label="Read more about Long COVID affects 1 in 5 people following infection. Vaccination, masks and better indoor air are our best protections">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Morrison suggests voters judge him as they would their dentist

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Morrison suggests voters judge him as they would their dentist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/word-from-the-hill-morrison-suggests-voters-judge-him-as-they-would-their-dentist-181172/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Morrison suggests voters judge him as they would their dentist">Read more</a>

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Forget the election gaffes: Australia’s unemployment rate of 4% is good news – and set to get even better by polling day

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University When Labor leader Anthony Albanese couldn’t say whether the unemployment rate was 5% or 4% on Monday, he might have had a point. It’s 4%. But for a decade – the entire decade leading up ... <a title="Forget the election gaffes: Australia’s unemployment rate of 4% is good news – and set to get even better by polling day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/forget-the-election-gaffes-australias-unemployment-rate-of-4-is-good-news-and-set-to-get-even-better-by-polling-day-181141/" aria-label="Read more about Forget the election gaffes: Australia’s unemployment rate of 4% is good news – and set to get even better by polling day">Read more</a>

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Bungled vaccine rollout, welcome financial support – here’s what Aussies thought of Morrison’s COVID response

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, leader of the Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, UNSW Sydney, and leader of the UNSW Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney Before calling the election, Prime Minister Scott ... <a title="Bungled vaccine rollout, welcome financial support – here’s what Aussies thought of Morrison’s COVID response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/bungled-vaccine-rollout-welcome-financial-support-heres-what-aussies-thought-of-morrisons-covid-response-181149/" aria-label="Read more about Bungled vaccine rollout, welcome financial support – here’s what Aussies thought of Morrison’s COVID response">Read more</a>

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Did the Morrison government really prevent 40,000 COVID deaths? A health economist checks claims against facts

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Eckermann, Professor of Health Economics, University of Wollongong AAP Image/Supplied by Office of the Prime Minister As an opening gambit to his re-election campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed his handling of the pandemic had saved 40,000 lives. This figure compares Australia over 2020 and 2021 ... <a title="Did the Morrison government really prevent 40,000 COVID deaths? A health economist checks claims against facts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/did-the-morrison-government-really-prevent-40-000-covid-deaths-a-health-economist-checks-claims-against-facts-181052/" aria-label="Read more about Did the Morrison government really prevent 40,000 COVID deaths? A health economist checks claims against facts">Read more</a>

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The Black Ferns review shows – again – why real change in women’s high performance sport is urgently overdue

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato GettyImages New Zealand Rugby’s just released report into the culture of the Black Ferns national women’s team is damning, but sadly all too familiar. Like a number of previous investigations into elite sporting codes ... <a title="The Black Ferns review shows – again – why real change in women’s high performance sport is urgently overdue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/the-black-ferns-review-shows-again-why-real-change-in-womens-high-performance-sport-is-urgently-overdue-181144/" aria-label="Read more about The Black Ferns review shows – again – why real change in women’s high performance sport is urgently overdue">Read more</a>

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Voters love the Greens’ message more than ever – but it may not lead to a surge of votes for them

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University The Greens have long battled against the perception they’re the radical fringe or the electoral ingenues of Australian politics. Today, neither of these labels bedevil them in quite the same way they might have previously. Two factors make ... <a title="Voters love the Greens’ message more than ever – but it may not lead to a surge of votes for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/voters-love-the-greens-message-more-than-ever-but-it-may-not-lead-to-a-surge-of-votes-for-them-180671/" aria-label="Read more about Voters love the Greens’ message more than ever – but it may not lead to a surge of votes for them">Read more</a>

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What our negative comments and consumer gripes on social media reveal about us

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela R. Dobele, Associate professor, RMIT University Shutterstock A supermarket starts stocking hot-cross buns straight after Christmas. A cling-wrap brand shifts its serrated cutter bar from the base of the box to inside the lid. The maker of M&M’s chocolates changes its marketing. Each time people take ... <a title="What our negative comments and consumer gripes on social media reveal about us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/what-our-negative-comments-and-consumer-gripes-on-social-media-reveal-about-us-175148/" aria-label="Read more about What our negative comments and consumer gripes on social media reveal about us">Read more</a>

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Lockdowns doubled your risk of mental health symptoms

April 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University During the almost two years of on-again off-again COVID lockdowns, we heard lots of concern from many different corners about the mental health effects of forcing people to stay home and keep away from friends ... <a title="Lockdowns doubled your risk of mental health symptoms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/lockdowns-doubled-your-risk-of-mental-health-symptoms-180953/" aria-label="Read more about Lockdowns doubled your risk of mental health symptoms">Read more</a>