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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hook, Senior Lecturer in Law, Western Sydney University The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the public domain in the United States at the start of this year, 95 years since they were introduced to the public in the film Steamboat Willie. Many characters ... <a title="The first Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. How can I use the Disney character?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/the-first-mickey-mouse-is-now-in-the-public-domain-how-can-i-use-the-disney-character-220656/" aria-label="Read more about The first Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. How can I use the Disney character?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai-Ping Huang, Associate Professor, National Taiwan University After months of intense campaigning, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) emerged victorious in the 2024 Taiwan presidential election, securing an historic third consecutive term. However, the party’s dominance has gone from absolute to relative; it secured only 40% of the ... <a title="In re-electing its government, Taiwan has kept the status quo, but the victory hides a transformed political landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/14/in-re-electing-its-government-taiwan-has-kept-the-status-quo-but-the-victory-hides-a-transformed-political-landscape-219810/" aria-label="Read more about In re-electing its government, Taiwan has kept the status quo, but the victory hides a transformed political landscape">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The US has carried out another air raid on Yemen, with targets reportedly including the international airport in the capital city of Sanaa. This comes a day after US and UK airstrikes on Yemen in retaliation for Houthi attacks on Red Sea commercial vessels. For weeks Yemen’s Houthi forces have been ... <a title="Peace doesn’t come by trying to bludgeon the Middle East into accepting the Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/13/peace-doesnt-come-by-trying-to-bludgeon-the-middle-east-into-accepting-the-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Peace doesn’t come by trying to bludgeon the Middle East into accepting the Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock A man was airlifted to hospital last weekend after falling ten metres from a waterfall in Queensland’s Tamborine National Park, which was closed to due to storms. And last month, a major safety operation was launched ... <a title="Thousands of visitors flock to Australia’s national parks each year – and many take silly risks. How do we keep people safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/thousands-of-visitors-flock-to-australias-national-parks-each-year-and-many-take-silly-risks-how-do-we-keep-people-safe-220659/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of visitors flock to Australia’s national parks each year – and many take silly risks. How do we keep people safe?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Orawan Pattarawimonchai/Shutterstock Head hair comes in many colours, shapes and sizes, and hairstyles are often an expression of personal style or cultural identity. Many different genes determine our hair texture, thickness and colour. But some people’s hair ... <a title="From straight to curly, thick to thin: here’s how hormones and chemotherapy can change your hair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/from-straight-to-curly-thick-to-thin-heres-how-hormones-and-chemotherapy-can-change-your-hair-219329/" aria-label="Read more about From straight to curly, thick to thin: here’s how hormones and chemotherapy can change your hair">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruno Alves Buzatto, Lecturer, Flinders University Mark Newton/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC Scorpions are among the most ancient of land animals. Fossils indicate they were roaming the Earth more than 400 million years ago. For perspective, the non-bird dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago. Scorpions trivialise the ... <a title="Less than 10% of Australian scorpions are known to science. We’ve added two new species to the list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/less-than-10-of-australian-scorpions-are-known-to-science-weve-added-two-new-species-to-the-list-220330/" aria-label="Read more about Less than 10% of Australian scorpions are known to science. We’ve added two new species to the list">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Fujak, Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University From relatively humble beginnings, the Australian Open has emerged as a centrepiece in both the global tennis and Australian sporting calendar. With the 2024 tournament approaching, the event is now a centurion – it’s been 101 years since it ... <a title="A short history of the Australian Open – from a Perth Zoo sideshow to economic juggernaut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/a-short-history-of-the-australian-open-from-a-perth-zoo-sideshow-to-economic-juggernaut-217443/" aria-label="Read more about A short history of the Australian Open – from a Perth Zoo sideshow to economic juggernaut">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University DC Studio/Shutterstock Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents naturally progress. But they can also be symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a chronic condition. ADHD is a pattern of ... <a title="What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/what-is-parent-training-for-families-of-children-with-adhd-217381/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock The world faces an increasing shortage of housing and an escalating climate emergency. These urgent global issues call for quick action and innovative solutions. The numbers show us how stark things are. Construction activities ... <a title="A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/a-prefab-building-revolution-can-help-resolve-both-the-climate-and-housing-crises-220290/" aria-label="Read more about A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia verbaska/Shutterstock Do you have family members or friends sick with a respiratory infection? If so, there’s a good chance it’s COVID, caused by the JN.1 variant currently circulating in Australia. In particular, New South Wales is ... <a title="COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/covid-is-surging-in-australia-and-only-1-in-5-older-adults-are-up-to-date-with-their-boosters-220839/" aria-label="Read more about COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Goldsworthy, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO fizkes/Shutterstock Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently. And air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, running all the lights in an average home all day and ... <a title="How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/how-do-i-use-air-conditioning-efficiently-is-it-better-to-blast-it-briefly-throughout-the-day-or-just-leave-it-on-220130/" aria-label="Read more about How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
The usually festive Christmas season in West Papua was marred by the death of beloved Papua Governor and Chief Lukas Enembe in an Indonesian military hospital on Boxing Day. The author personally witnessed the emotional village scenes of his burial and accuses the Indonesian authorities of driving him to his death through draconian treatment. Today ... <a title="Revered Papuan chief Lukas Enembe ‘tortured to death like a boiling frog’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/revered-papuan-chief-lukas-enembe-tortured-to-death-like-a-boiling-frog/" aria-label="Read more about Revered Papuan chief Lukas Enembe ‘tortured to death like a boiling frog’">Read more</a>
