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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Edwards, Lecturer, Podiatric Surgery, La Trobe University Shutterstock Every day, parents around the world are told their child’s flat feet are normal and they will grow out of it. This isn’t true – they just grow up and out of their paediatricians’ practice. There’s no evidence ... <a title="No, children don’t magically ‘grow out’ of flat feet. Treatment is key to avoid long-term pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/no-children-dont-magically-grow-out-of-flat-feet-treatment-is-key-to-avoid-long-term-pain-176026/" aria-label="Read more about No, children don’t magically ‘grow out’ of flat feet. Treatment is key to avoid long-term pain">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron have escalated globally over the past two months, with many countries experiencing peaks higher than previous variants. Now we’re seeing cases of a sub-variant of Omicron, known as ... <a title="BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/ba-2-is-like-omicrons-sister-heres-what-we-know-about-it-so-far-176137/" aria-label="Read more about BA.2 is like Omicron’s sister. Here’s what we know about it so far">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Unemployment insurance scheme Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Income insurance will prove one of the Government’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 3 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-3-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 3 2022">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior research fellow, Curtin University NASA Are we alone in the Universe? Billions of dollars are being spent trying to answer that simple question. The implications of finding evidence for life beyond Earth are staggering. The “before and after” mark would punctuate human history. ... <a title="We’ve found the first ever ‘shocked’ zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on when conditions for life may have arisen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/weve-found-the-first-ever-shocked-zircon-crystal-from-mars-it-provides-a-new-view-on-when-conditions-for-life-may-have-arisen-176139/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve found the first ever ‘shocked’ zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on when conditions for life may have arisen">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Lynn Grieveson /Newsroom via Getty Images The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion ... <a title="New Zealand’s border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/new-zealands-border-quarantine-has-intercepted-thousands-of-covid-cases-but-is-it-time-to-retire-the-flawed-system-176144/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Vaux, Medical Researcher, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Shutterstock The Swedish government established a national Research Misconduct Board in 2020, after concluding institutions couldn’t be trusted to investigate allegations of serious research misconduct themselves. This followed botched investigations into the conduct of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who ... <a title="Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/australia-needs-an-office-for-research-integrity-to-catch-up-with-the-rest-of-the-world-176019/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The leaking and use of text messages purportedly between former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and a member of federal cabinet, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison is described as “a horrible, horrible ... <a title="Texts reportedly referring to Scott Morrison as a ‘psycho’ are in the public interest – but ethical questions remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/texts-reportedly-referring-to-scott-morrison-as-a-psycho-are-in-the-public-interest-but-ethical-questions-remain-176243/" aria-label="Read more about Texts reportedly referring to Scott Morrison as a ‘psycho’ are in the public interest – but ethical questions remain">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Matthew Hobbs, University of Canterbury; Anna Howe, University of Auckland, and Lukas Marek, University of Canterbury Within a month of the first community exposure to omicron in Aotearoa New Zealand, the variant has already become the dominant strain of covid-19. We are yet to see the rapid and steep rise in new omicron ... <a title="Most challenging phase of omicron outbreak yet to come, but New Zealand may be better prepared than most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/most-challenging-phase-of-omicron-outbreak-yet-to-come-but-new-zealand-may-be-better-prepared-than-most/" aria-label="Read more about Most challenging phase of omicron outbreak yet to come, but New Zealand may be better prepared than most">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report that a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho” in a text exchange with then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian during the summer bushfires of 2019-20. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison a ‘psycho’ – now who would have said that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/view-from-the-hill-morrison-a-psycho-now-who-would-have-said-that-176259/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison a ‘psycho’ – now who would have said that?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock With the surge in Omicron cases, doctors are finding presentations of croup in children seeking hospital care for COVID in Australia and internationally. In some cases, children ... <a title="My child has croup. Could it be COVID? What do I need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/my-child-has-croup-could-it-be-covid-what-do-i-need-to-know-176141/" aria-label="Read more about My child has croup. Could it be COVID? What do I need to know?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has painted an optimistic view of where the Australian economy is heading after a turbulent 2021. Just how crazy last year was is highlighted by the differences between the bank’s forecasts at the start of ... <a title="Building back better: how RBA Governor Philip Lowe sees the year ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/building-back-better-how-rba-governor-philip-lowe-sees-the-year-ahead-176006/" aria-label="Read more about Building back better: how RBA Governor Philip Lowe sees the year ahead">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Shutterstock Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too? Federal Labor is certainly giving it a go by supporting government plans for a fossil gas/diesel peaking plant in the Hunter Valley currently under construction – ... <a title="Labor’s plan to green the Kurri Kurri gas power plant makes no sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/labors-plan-to-green-the-kurri-kurri-gas-power-plant-makes-no-sense-176157/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s plan to green the Kurri Kurri gas power plant makes no sense">Read more</a>
