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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zehntner, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, Southern Cross University Shutterstock As a kid growing up in one of the hottest parts of Australia, I was always in the water – pond, pool or creek. It was the only way to get cool. I was lucky ... <a title="Are you one of the many Australians who never learned to swim? Here’s how to get started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/are-you-one-of-the-many-australians-who-never-learned-to-swim-heres-how-to-get-started-173055/" aria-label="Read more about Are you one of the many Australians who never learned to swim? Here’s how to get started">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renée M. Prokopavicius, Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Ecophysiology, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Cities across the world are on the front line of climate change, and calls are growing for more urban cooling. Many governments are spending big on new trees in public places – but which species ... <a title="Without urgent action, these are the street trees unlikely to survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/without-urgent-action-these-are-the-street-trees-unlikely-to-survive-climate-change-172758/" aria-label="Read more about Without urgent action, these are the street trees unlikely to survive climate change">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor, Massey University Mario Tama/Getty Images Decades of scientific evidence demonstrate unequivocally that human activities jeopardise life on Earth. Dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system compounds many other drivers of global change. Governments concur: the science is settled. But governments have failed to act ... <a title="Scientists call for a moratorium on climate change research until governments take real action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/scientists-call-for-a-moratorium-on-climate-change-research-until-governments-take-real-action-172690/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists call for a moratorium on climate change research until governments take real action">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania shutterstock Small business is “the engine room of Australia,” the “backbone of our economy,” the “hope of the side”. They are the words used by the then treasurer and now prime minister Scott Morrison to justify special treatment for small ... <a title="Post-pandemic, ‘small business fetishism’ could cost us jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/post-pandemic-small-business-fetishism-could-cost-us-jobs-173653/" aria-label="Read more about Post-pandemic, ‘small business fetishism’ could cost us jobs">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ursula Kennedy, Lecturer of Wine Science, University of Southern Queensland Kelsey Knight/Unsplash So you like drinking wine, but don’t actually know much about it? You want to feel more confident when talking about wine? You would like to know how to choose a “good” wine? You are ... <a title="Appearance, aroma and mouthfeel: all you need to know to give wine tasting a go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/appearance-aroma-and-mouthfeel-all-you-need-to-know-to-give-wine-tasting-a-go-172500/" aria-label="Read more about Appearance, aroma and mouthfeel: all you need to know to give wine tasting a go">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michael Probst/AP A sense of proportion is a very useful quality in politics. In the case of Novak Djokovic, the Morrison government has lost that sense entirely. Late Monday in the Federal Circuit Court, Judge Anthony Kelly quashed last week’s ... <a title="View from the Hill: Morrison government considering whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/view-from-the-hill-morrison-government-considering-whether-to-cancel-djokovics-visa-again-174604/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Morrison government considering whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa – again">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe McIntyre, Associate Professor of Law, University of South Australia Hamish Blair/AP Novak Djokovic is – at least for now – free to defend his title at the Australian Open after Judge Anthony Kelly of the Federal Circuit and Family Court quashed the cancellation of his visa ... <a title="Novak Djokovic’s path to legal vindication was long and convoluted. It may also be fleeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/novak-djokovics-path-to-legal-vindication-was-long-and-convoluted-it-may-also-be-fleeting-174603/" aria-label="Read more about Novak Djokovic’s path to legal vindication was long and convoluted. It may also be fleeting">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Reports of GPs cancelling or postponing COVID vaccine appointments for 5-11 year olds are piling up, with desperate parents expressing anger and fear about how their as-yet unvaccinated children will fare as Omicron ... <a title="Why has my child’s vaccination been cancelled? We’re reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/why-has-my-childs-vaccination-been-cancelled-were-reliant-on-overseas-supply-and-a-complex-logistics-network-174605/" aria-label="Read more about Why has my child’s vaccination been cancelled? We’re reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ettore Camerlenghi, PhD student, Monash University Kaspar Delhey, Author provided One mystery many biologists want to solve is how complexity develops in nature. And among the many social systems in the natural world, multilevel societies stand out for their complexity. Individuals first organise into families, which are ... <a title="(The most social) bird of the year: why superb fairy-wren societies may be as complex as our own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/the-most-social-bird-of-the-year-why-superb-fairy-wren-societies-may-be-as-complex-as-our-own-171494/" aria-label="Read more about (The most social) bird of the year: why superb fairy-wren societies may be as complex as our own">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Cronin, Professor, Strength and Conditioning, Auckland University of Technology AUT Running Jul MCrawford It’s the time of year to make resolutions to improve fitness and strength, but this may not require a gym membership or even hard work. Strength training can be effective with small weights, ... <a title="Wearable resistance: how to get stronger by simply moving, with a little help from small weights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/wearable-resistance-how-to-get-stronger-by-simply-moving-with-a-little-help-from-small-weights-166350/" aria-label="Read more about Wearable resistance: how to get stronger by simply moving, with a little help from small weights">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Campion, Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, extremists have sought to exploit the pandemic environment to their own ends. Where most of the population sees an enduring health catastrophe, extremists tend to see opportunity. Over the past two years, we have ... <a title="How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/how-extremists-have-used-the-covid-pandemic-to-further-their-own-ends-often-with-chaotic-results-174400/" aria-label="Read more about How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results">Read more</a>
