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May 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hetrick, Associate Professor of Youth Mental Health, University of Auckland Even before COVID-19 lockdowns, school closures and strict social distancing, depression was on the rise in children and teenagers around the globe. By the age of 19, around 25% of adolescents are estimated to have experienced ... <a title="Best evidence suggests antidepressants aren’t very effective in kids and teens. What can be done instead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/best-evidence-suggests-antidepressants-arent-very-effective-in-kids-and-teens-what-can-be-done-instead-160758/" aria-label="Read more about Best evidence suggests antidepressants aren’t very effective in kids and teens. What can be done instead?">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda van Heerwaarden, Future Fellow, The University of Melbourne Evidence of declining fertility in humans and wildlife is growing. While chemicals in our environment have been identified as a major cause, our new research shows there’s another looming threat to animal fertility: climate change. We know animals ... <a title="Fly infertility shows we’re underestimating how badly climate change harms animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/fly-infertility-shows-were-underestimating-how-badly-climate-change-harms-animals-161410/" aria-label="Read more about Fly infertility shows we’re underestimating how badly climate change harms animals">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Thomson, Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research Almost one in four (23%) Australian year 8 students were being taught maths in 2018 by teachers whose major qualification was in a field other than maths, new analysis reveals. Internationally, on average, just one in ten ... <a title="1 in 4 Australian year 8s have teachers unqualified in maths — this hits disadvantaged schools even harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/1-in-4-australian-year-8s-have-teachers-unqualified-in-maths-this-hits-disadvantaged-schools-even-harder-161100/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 4 Australian year 8s have teachers unqualified in maths — this hits disadvantaged schools even harder">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Moerman, Professor, University of Wollongong Funeral schemes come in various forms but work on the same basic idea. They promise a guaranteed payout upon death to cover funeral expenses. The idea of a scheme to provide for a funeral is not new. In 18th century Britain ... <a title="From body snatchers to dodgy marketers: the dirty history of funeral schemes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/from-body-snatchers-to-dodgy-marketers-the-dirty-history-of-funeral-schemes-160699/" aria-label="Read more about From body snatchers to dodgy marketers: the dirty history of funeral schemes">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Spacey, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Medieval History, The University of Queensland A total eclipse of a super blood moon will be visible in Australia for around 15 minutes tomorrow evening, and it promises to be spectacular. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth passes directly in between ... <a title="Medieval Christians saw the lunar eclipse as a sign from God — but they also understood the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/medieval-christians-saw-the-lunar-eclipse-as-a-sign-from-god-but-they-also-understood-the-science-160759/" aria-label="Read more about Medieval Christians saw the lunar eclipse as a sign from God — but they also understood the science">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW News of four new positive cases of COVID-19 in Melbourne’s northern suburbs has prompted renewed discussion about the vaccine rollout. The Victorian department of health is urging people to get ... <a title="Four cases in Melbourne’s north as vaccine push rolls on but what if I’ve already been recently exposed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/four-cases-in-melbournes-north-as-vaccine-push-rolls-on-but-what-if-ive-already-been-recently-exposed-161417/" aria-label="Read more about Four cases in Melbourne’s north as vaccine push rolls on but what if I’ve already been recently exposed?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic Research Network, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University With just 60 days to go until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, there are more questions than answers about how such a massive event will take ... <a title="The Tokyo Olympics are going ahead, but they will be a much compromised and watered-down event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/the-tokyo-olympics-are-going-ahead-but-they-will-be-a-much-compromised-and-watered-down-event-160104/" aria-label="Read more about The Tokyo Olympics are going ahead, but they will be a much compromised and watered-down event">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A recent Resolve poll of New South Wales voters for The Sydney Morning Herald has given the Coalition 44% of the primary vote, Labor 28%, the Greens 12% and the Shooters Fishers and Farmers ... <a title="Coalition has large lead in NSW as Nats easily hold Upper Hunter at byelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/coalition-has-large-lead-in-nsw-as-nats-easily-hold-upper-hunter-at-byelection-161273/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition has large lead in NSW as Nats easily hold Upper Hunter at byelection">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria On Wednesday evening, May 26, the Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse. No matter where you are across Australia, you’ll be well placed to see it. Lunar ... <a title="How to watch Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse from Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/how-to-watch-wednesdays-total-lunar-eclipse-from-australia-160262/" aria-label="Read more about How to watch Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse from Australia">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tiziana Ferrero-Regis, Senior Lecturer, Study Area Coordinator, Fashion, Queensland University of Technology Australian Fashion Week, which starts next Monday, is touting itself as one of the first live fashion shows since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Runway shows will feature labels Romance Was Born and Zimmermann as well ... <a title="5-metre pedestals, an Anna Wintour puppet… COVID-19 changed fashion shows but the runway will survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/5-metre-pedestals-an-anna-wintour-puppet-covid-19-changed-fashion-shows-but-the-runway-will-survive-161001/" aria-label="Read more about 5-metre pedestals, an Anna Wintour puppet… COVID-19 changed fashion shows but the runway will survive">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonine Jancey, Academic and Director Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University Despite their widespread reputation as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes (also known as electronic cigarettes or vapes) are far from harmless, particularly for adolescents, whose developing brains may suffer lifelong ... <a title="Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/vaping-and-e-cigarettes-are-glamourised-on-social-media-putting-young-people-in-harms-way-159436/" aria-label="Read more about Vaping and e-cigarettes are glamourised on social media, putting young people in harm’s way">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian de Courten, Professor in Global Public Health and Director of the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Alarm bells rang internationally last week when Taiwan announced it was moving to its second highest COVID alert level after a recent surge of cases. The country last year recorded zero ... <a title="COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/covid-is-surging-in-unvaccinated-taiwan-australia-should-take-heed-161341/" aria-label="Read more about COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed">Read more</a>
