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A virus is attacking koalas’ genes. But their DNA is fighting back

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Chappell, Senior Research Fellow, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland A virus that infects koalas is steadily integrating itself into their DNA, ensuring that it is passed down from generation to generation. But the koala genome is defending itself, revealing that DNA ... <a title="A virus is attacking koalas’ genes. But their DNA is fighting back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/a-virus-is-attacking-koalas-genes-but-their-dna-is-fighting-back-124896/" aria-label="Read more about A virus is attacking koalas’ genes. But their DNA is fighting back">Read more</a>

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As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great – including for Turkey itself

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University Turkey did not waste much time in launching an attack on Syrian soil just days after US President Donald Trump ... <a title="As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great – including for Turkey itself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/as-turkish-troops-move-in-to-syria-the-risks-are-great-including-for-turkey-itself-124782/" aria-label="Read more about As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great – including for Turkey itself">Read more</a>

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Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Armour, Post-doctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University The average cost for a woman with endometriosis both personally and for society is around A$30,000 a year, according to our research, published today in the journal PLOS ONE. Most of these costs are not from medication, or doctors’ ... <a title="Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/endometriosis-costs-women-and-society-30-000-a-year-for-every-sufferer-124975/" aria-label="Read more about Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer">Read more</a>

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Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabio Mattioli, Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Melbourne Months after Labor’s shock election loss, it is still pondering how the Liberals metamorphosed from party of the bosses to party of the workers – one that stole an election win from under them. At the May 18 ... <a title="Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/coal-miners-and-urban-greenies-have-one-thing-in-common-and-labor-must-use-it-123257/" aria-label="Read more about Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it">Read more</a>

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A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Young, Lecturer in Social Work, Griffith University Last year, I received a phone call from a prospective student. She wanted to know if our university would accept her into a Master of Social Work program. Another local university had just knocked her back. The caller had ... <a title="A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/a-traumatic-past-can-make-you-a-better-social-worker-but-it-might-block-you-studying-it-in-the-first-place-115291/" aria-label="Read more about A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place">Read more</a>

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Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Lenten, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University If you want to know how bonus schemes can come unstuck, take a look at the Rugby World Cup It’s inching its way towards the end of the group stage in Japan, where Australia takes ... <a title="Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/points-for-tries-the-rugby-world-cup-shows-how-bonus-schemes-can-come-unstuck-124892/" aria-label="Read more about Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck">Read more</a>

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Histories written in the land: a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta Koolmatrie, Lecturer in Archaeology, Flinders University The Flinders Ranges covers a vast area spanning over 400 kilometres. The nearest capital city is Adelaide which, like all of Australia, exists on Aboriginal land. Adelaide is in Kaurna Country, about 200 kilometres from the southern end of the ... <a title="Histories written in the land: a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/histories-written-in-the-land-a-journey-through-adnyamathanha-yarta-124001/" aria-label="Read more about Histories written in the land: a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta">Read more</a>

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It’s easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work

October 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bentley, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne We know walking more and increasing our levels of exercise are good for our health. But how can we walk more in our busy lives? Our research shows people ... <a title="It’s easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/11/its-easy-to-get-us-walking-more-if-we-have-somewhere-to-walk-to-near-our-home-and-work-124500/" aria-label="Read more about It’s easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate

October 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Joel Fitzgibbon was on his mobile at a cafe at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney on Thursday when he encountered Scott Morrison getting a mid-morning coffee. “You’re making a lot of sense,” Morrison said to Labor’s resources spokesman, who’d ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/10/grattan-on-friday-a-little-more-confusion-added-to-the-climate-policy-debate-125060/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate">Read more</a>

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Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor’s trap of overloaded agenda

October 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor party president Wayne Swan has warned that the United States Democrats could be at risk of the overloaded agenda trap that helped defeat the ALP in May. Writing in the American progressive journal Democracy Swan, a former treasurer, says ... <a title="Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor’s trap of overloaded agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/10/wayne-swan-warns-us-democrats-not-to-fall-into-labors-trap-of-overloaded-agenda-125067/" aria-label="Read more about Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor’s trap of overloaded agenda">Read more</a>

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Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines

October 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Jackson, Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University When you have a medicine dispensed at your local pharmacy under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), two things happen. The federal government determines how much the pharmacy receives for dispensing your medicine. It also decides what ... <a title="Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/10/pay-pharmacists-to-improve-our-health-not-just-supply-medicines-124641/" aria-label="Read more about Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines">Read more</a>

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‘Highly charged story’: chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries

October 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Blaskovich, IMB Fellow, The University of Queensland This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to three chemists who collectively developed something that has become an absolute necessity in our daily lives – the lithium ion battery. From mobile phones to portable tools to electric cars, in ... <a title="‘Highly charged story’: chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/10/highly-charged-story-chemistry-nobel-goes-to-inventors-of-lithium-ion-batteries-125051/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Highly charged story’: chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries">Read more</a>