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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan James Enriquez, PhD Student, University of New England Tyrannosaurus rex is perhaps the most famous of all dinosaurs. It and its closest kin, a group referred to as “tyrannosaurs”, have been embedded in popular culture as powerful and mobile predators. Consider the below scene from the ... <a title="Fat-footed tyrannosaur parents couldn’t keep up with their skinnier offspring, fossil footprints reveal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/fat-footed-tyrannosaur-parents-couldnt-keep-up-with-their-skinnier-offspring-fossil-footprints-reveal-154188/" aria-label="Read more about Fat-footed tyrannosaur parents couldn’t keep up with their skinnier offspring, fossil footprints reveal">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Stokes, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University In the 1840s, a series of strange books started to appear in Copenhagen. The books were credited to outlandish pseudonyms: Victor Eremita (“victorious hermit”), Hilarious Bookbinder, Vigilius Haufniensis (“the watcher in the marketplace”), and more. The author of these ... <a title="Safe space or shirking accountability? A new Journal of Controversial Ideas will allow academics to write under pseudonyms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/safe-space-or-shirking-accountability-a-new-journal-of-controversial-ideas-will-allow-academics-to-write-under-pseudonyms-159433/" aria-label="Read more about Safe space or shirking accountability? A new Journal of Controversial Ideas will allow academics to write under pseudonyms">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of South Australia A drink with your breakfast, lunch or dinner can make your meal more enjoyable. But have you considered whether your drink of choice may affect the way your body absorbs the nutrients in your ... <a title="What to drink with dinner to get the most iron from your food (and what to avoid)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/what-to-drink-with-dinner-to-get-the-most-iron-from-your-food-and-what-to-avoid-156579/" aria-label="Read more about What to drink with dinner to get the most iron from your food (and what to avoid)">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has highlighted workforce skills as the “single biggest challenge facing the Australian economy” in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Employer surveys also show it’s a top concern. Adding to these concerns is an ... <a title="Migration is a quick fix for skills shortages. Building on Australians’ skills is better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/migration-is-a-quick-fix-for-skills-shortages-building-on-australians-skills-is-better-159207/" aria-label="Read more about Migration is a quick fix for skills shortages. Building on Australians’ skills is better">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University The unprecedented conviction of police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd is testament to the hard work of Black Lives Matter organisers and protesters. It might seem as though someone who spent ... <a title="Relief at Derek Chauvin conviction a sign of long history of police brutality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/relief-at-derek-chauvin-conviction-a-sign-of-long-history-of-police-brutality-159212/" aria-label="Read more about Relief at Derek Chauvin conviction a sign of long history of police brutality">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Manero, Research Fellow, Australian National University Recent flooding in the Sydney Basin pushed thousands from their homes and left others facing enormous insurance costs. These events show how traumatic and costly it can be to live in areas vulnerable to disaster. Too often, socio-economically disadvantaged populations ... <a title="How the water and sewage under your feet could end up flooding your home (and what to do about it)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/how-the-water-and-sewage-under-your-feet-could-end-up-flooding-your-home-and-what-to-do-about-it-158527/" aria-label="Read more about How the water and sewage under your feet could end up flooding your home (and what to do about it)">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University Chinese President Xi Jinping’s muscular speech to the Boao Forum Asia annual conference was clearly designed to send a signal to the United States that China regarded the change of administration as an opportunity for a renewed dialogue on contentious ... <a title="Xi Jinping sends message to US on China’s rising power in Boao address" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/xi-jinping-sends-message-to-us-on-chinas-rising-power-in-boao-address-159324/" aria-label="Read more about Xi Jinping sends message to US on China’s rising power in Boao address">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Steyn, Research assistant, University of Auckland With the opening of a quarantine-free travel corridor between New Zealand and Australia this week, it’s easy to forget COVID-19 is still spreading globally, faster than ever, with more than three million deaths recorded worldwide. Within a day of the ... <a title="Why strict border control remains crucial if we want to keep the travel bubble safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/why-strict-border-control-remains-crucial-if-we-want-to-keep-the-travel-bubble-safe-159325/" aria-label="Read more about Why strict border control remains crucial if we want to keep the travel bubble safe">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Mintrom, Professor, Monash University On Monday, Scott Morrison announced a royal commission into veteran suicides — the fourth royal commission set up under his prime ministership. But while Morrison says he hopes this will be a “healing process” and it comes after sustained community lobbying, we ... <a title="We studied 50 years of royal commissions — here’s how they make a difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/we-studied-50-years-of-royal-commissions-heres-how-they-make-a-difference-159231/" aria-label="Read more about We studied 50 years of royal commissions — here’s how they make a difference">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University On Monday, Victorian health authorities released figures showing they’d received 389 reports of “gastro” outbreaks so far in 2021. The health department said this was four times higher than the average. There are many different types ... <a title="Victorian gastro outbreak: how does it spread, and how can we stop it? A gastroenterologist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/victorian-gastro-outbreak-how-does-it-spread-and-how-can-we-stop-it-a-gastroenterologist-explains-159329/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian gastro outbreak: how does it spread, and how can we stop it? A gastroenterologist explains">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pauline Lenancker, Research scientist, James Cook University The invasive ant world is a competitive one, rife with territorial battles and colony raids. And yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes), one of the world’s worst invasive species, have an especially interesting trait: they’re the only invasive ant known to ... <a title="Tiny Game of Thrones: the workers of yellow crazy ants can act like lazy wannabe queens. So we watched them fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/tiny-game-of-thrones-the-workers-of-yellow-crazy-ants-can-act-like-lazy-wannabe-queens-so-we-watched-them-fight-158426/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny Game of Thrones: the workers of yellow crazy ants can act like lazy wannabe queens. So we watched them fight">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, History, Flinders University The number of Australians attending Anzac Day dawn services has fallen by about 70% between 2015 — the centenary of the Anzacs’ landing at Gallipoli — and 2019. Last year, Anzac Day dawn services were cancelled due to COVID-19, but ... <a title="Crowds at dawn services have plummeted in recent years. It’s time to reinvent Anzac Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/crowds-at-dawn-services-have-plummeted-in-recent-years-its-time-to-reinvent-anzac-day-157313/" aria-label="Read more about Crowds at dawn services have plummeted in recent years. It’s time to reinvent Anzac Day">Read more</a>
