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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra ABS/Shutterstock Suddenly, Australia’s annual inflation rate is 3.8%, having jumped from 1.1% for the twelve months to March. The June quarter jump follows a jump in the United States to 5.4% ... <a title="Now that Australia’s inflation rate is 3.8%, is it time to worry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/now-that-australias-inflation-rate-is-3-8-is-it-time-to-worry-165098/" aria-label="Read more about Now that Australia’s inflation rate is 3.8%, is it time to worry?">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gapps, Conjoint Lecturer, University of Newcastle Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people. Images of mounted police contending with anti-lockdown protesters on the weekend have now gone viral around the world. In fact, mounted police have ... <a title="From colonial cavalry to mounted police: a short history of the Australian police horse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/from-colonial-cavalry-to-mounted-police-a-short-history-of-the-australian-police-horse-165087/" aria-label="Read more about From colonial cavalry to mounted police: a short history of the Australian police horse">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Shutterstock We all know the burning sensation we get when eating chillies. Some can tolerate the heat, while others may be reaching for the milk carton. Some people even actively choose to participate in chilli-eating competitions, seeking ... <a title="Can eating hot chilli peppers actually hurt you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/can-eating-hot-chilli-peppers-actually-hurt-you-163489/" aria-label="Read more about Can eating hot chilli peppers actually hurt you?">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University The acrobatic handsprings, somersaults and twists performed by world-class gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics are among the most complex skills humans can perform. But at their heart is an instinctive process that can help teach us mere mortals how ... <a title="What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/what-olympic-gymnasts-can-teach-us-about-improving-our-balance-165171/" aria-label="Read more about What Olympic gymnasts can teach us about improving our balance">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacci Brady, PhD Candidate, School of Political and Social Sciences, The University of Melbourne Screenshot/YouTube Changes to Australian defamation laws that came into effect this month in several states could provide some respite for political satire as a mode of political communication. In recent years, the defamation ... <a title="The policing of Australian satire: why defamation is still no joke, despite recent law changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/the-policing-of-australian-satire-why-defamation-is-still-no-joke-despite-recent-law-changes-164076/" aria-label="Read more about The policing of Australian satire: why defamation is still no joke, despite recent law changes">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University After nearly four months of being taken to the brink of dictatorship, Samoa’s constitutional crisis ended on July 26 when the prime minister for the past 23 years, ... <a title="Samoa’s first female leader has made history — now she faces a challenging future at home and abroad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/samoas-first-female-leader-has-made-history-now-she-faces-a-challenging-future-at-home-and-abroad-165083/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s first female leader has made history — now she faces a challenging future at home and abroad">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Lambert, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock This article is part of a series providing school students with evidence-based advice for choosing subjects in their senior years. English (or an equivalent literacy requirement) is a compulsory subject for all secondary students in Australia. In years 11 and ... <a title="Confused about which English subject to choose in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/confused-about-which-english-subject-to-choose-in-year-11-and-12-heres-what-you-need-to-know-163978/" aria-label="Read more about Confused about which English subject to choose in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Forest Simon/Unsplash First thing in the morning, or come 11 o’clock, countless Australians anxiously wait for the daily COVID-19 case numbers, trying to understand whether their outbreak is under control, and how much longer they will ... <a title="We’ve heard of R numbers and moving averages. But what are k numbers? And how do they explain COVID superspreading?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/weve-heard-of-r-numbers-and-moving-averages-but-what-are-k-numbers-and-how-do-they-explain-covid-superspreading-164858/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve heard of R numbers and moving averages. But what are k numbers? And how do they explain COVID superspreading?">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Newsome, Academic Fellow, University of Sydney Back in 2019, more than 11,000 scientists declared a global climate emergency. They established a comprehensive set of vital signs that impact or reflect the planet’s health, such as forest loss, fossil fuel subsidies, glacier thickness, ocean acidity and surface ... <a title="More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: the world’s climate change progress since 2019 is (mostly) bad news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/more-livestock-more-carbon-dioxide-less-ice-the-worlds-climate-change-progress-since-2019-is-mostly-bad-news-165168/" aria-label="Read more about More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: the world’s climate change progress since 2019 is (mostly) bad news">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Allen, Demographer, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University David Crosling/AAP Australian households will begin receiving instructions on how to fill out the 2021 census from early August. The Census of Population and Housing is held every five years in Australia — and ... <a title="Census 2021 is almost here — what’s changed since #censusfail? What’s at stake in this pandemic survey?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/census-2021-is-almost-here-whats-changed-since-censusfail-whats-at-stake-in-this-pandemic-survey-164784/" aria-label="Read more about Census 2021 is almost here — what’s changed since #censusfail? What’s at stake in this pandemic survey?">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Steain, Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Antonio Calanni/AP/AAP Russia was the first country to register a COVID vaccine, with its health ministry giving emergency approval to the Sputnik V vaccine in August 2020. This decision was met with ... <a title="Growing evidence suggests Russia’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine is safe and very effective. But questions about the data remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/growing-evidence-suggests-russias-sputnik-v-covid-vaccine-is-safe-and-very-effective-but-questions-about-the-data-remain-164392/" aria-label="Read more about Growing evidence suggests Russia’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine is safe and very effective. But questions about the data remain">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Shutterstock Wildlife worldwide is facing a housing crisis. When land is cleared for agriculture, mining, and urbanisation, habitats and natural refuges go with it, such as tree hollows, rock piles and large logs. The ideal solution is to tackle the threats ... <a title="Artificial refuges are a popular stopgap for habitat destruction, but the science isn’t up to scratch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/artificial-refuges-are-a-popular-stopgap-for-habitat-destruction-but-the-science-isnt-up-to-scratch-164401/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial refuges are a popular stopgap for habitat destruction, but the science isn’t up to scratch">Read more</a>
