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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Mitchell, Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University MirasWonderland/Shutterstock Young people’s access to gender-affirming medical care has been making headlines this week. Today, federal Health Minister Mark Butler announced a review into health care for trans and gender-diverse children and adolescents. The National Health and Medical Research council ... <a title="Can a child legally take puberty blockers? What if their parents disagree?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/can-a-child-legally-take-puberty-blockers-what-if-their-parents-disagree-248651/" aria-label="Read more about Can a child legally take puberty blockers? What if their parents disagree?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chrystal Zhang, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering & Aviation, RMIT University On Wednesday night US time, a passenger jet and US Army helicopter collided at a low altitude near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and crashed into the the Potomac River. A total of 60 passengers – including ... <a title="Planes have high-tech systems to stop midair crashes. So what went wrong in Washington?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/planes-have-high-tech-systems-to-stop-midair-crashes-so-what-went-wrong-in-washington-248744/" aria-label="Read more about Planes have high-tech systems to stop midair crashes. So what went wrong in Washington?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon McLennan, Senior Research and Teaching Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington In the words of UNAIDS Asia Pacific Regional Director Eamonn Murphy, rising HIV infections in Fiji “put the entire Pacific region at risk”. Fiji’s minister of health declared an ... <a title="Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/fijis-hiv-crisis-is-a-regional-challenge-that-demands-a-regional-response-248536/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney photosounds/Shutterstock As night falls over Australia’s forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall insect activity actually peaks at night, especially in warmer regions of ... <a title="While you sleep, these insects are working hard on the night shift to keep our environment healthy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/while-you-sleep-these-insects-are-working-hard-on-the-night-shift-to-keep-our-environment-healthy-246483/" aria-label="Read more about While you sleep, these insects are working hard on the night shift to keep our environment healthy">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Norton, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, UNSW Sydney If you scroll through YouTube and watch sporting contests from yesteryear, one of the first things you’ll likely notice is how slow the games are compared to modern sports. Not just the athletes’ speed (or lack of), ... <a title="Speed thrills: why are so many sports getting faster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/speed-thrills-why-are-so-many-sports-getting-faster-247803/" aria-label="Read more about Speed thrills: why are so many sports getting faster?">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Edwards, Senior Research Scientist, Australia Telescope National Facility Science, CSIRO In February 1995, a small research organisation known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive search for an answer to a centuries-old question: are we alone in the universe? This Sunday marks ... <a title="One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago. Its legacy lives on today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/one-of-the-largest-searches-for-alien-life-started-30-years-ago-its-legacy-lives-on-today-247097/" aria-label="Read more about One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago. Its legacy lives on today">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley J. Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Justice Health, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University Rob1037/Shutterstock January 25 marked five years since the first COVID case was recorded in Australia. Many of us have tried to move on quickly from the pandemic, putting lockdowns and restrictions far ... <a title="5 years after COVID began, outstanding fines mean marginalised Australians are still paying the highest price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/5-years-after-covid-began-outstanding-fines-mean-marginalised-australians-are-still-paying-the-highest-price-247912/" aria-label="Read more about 5 years after COVID began, outstanding fines mean marginalised Australians are still paying the highest price">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Milthorpe, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Tasmania I’m at the park with my daughter, who is jumping in and out of puddles, splashing, shrieking at me (Mum! Look what I can do!), as I read frantically, taking one-handed notes on my phone (Mum! Look at ... <a title="Friday essay: Seize the day – Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway at 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/friday-essay-seize-the-day-virginia-woolfs-mrs-dalloway-at-100-246331/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Seize the day – Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway at 100">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily van Eeden, Lecturer, RMIT University Ecosystems and species across the natural world are in serious trouble. The vast majority of Australians want more government action, but it’s not being delivered. Take, for example, the federal government commitment to end extinctions via its Nature Positive plan. Or ... <a title="Make a noise or work with the system? New research reveals 4 ways to create real change for nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/make-a-noise-or-work-with-the-system-new-research-reveals-4-ways-to-create-real-change-for-nature-248226/" aria-label="Read more about Make a noise or work with the system? New research reveals 4 ways to create real change for nature">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury Shutterstock Despite being used in both the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and the Regulatory Standards Bill, the term “democracy” is neither defined nor explained in either. This rhetorical and ideological vagueness obscures a ... <a title="The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/the-treaty-principles-bills-promise-of-equal-rights-ignores-the-blind-spots-of-our-democracy-248121/" aria-label="Read more about The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasa Gisev, Clinical pharmacist and Scientia Associate Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Bowonpat Sakaew/Shutterstock Changes are coming into effect from February 1 about how paracetamol is sold in Australia. This mainly affects pack sizes of paracetamol sold outside pharmacies and how ... <a title="Paracetamol pack sizes and availability are changing. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/paracetamol-pack-sizes-and-availability-are-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know-242200/" aria-label="Read more about Paracetamol pack sizes and availability are changing. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stokes, Associate Professor, Teaching Innovation Unit, University of South Australia Fizkes/ Shutterstock As January lingers on, families may find themselves struggling with what a friend of mine has labelled the “electronic nanny”. Children have been out of their normal routines for weeks during the holidays. Some ... <a title="Watch shows together, talk about them and have dance parties: how to rebalance screen use after the holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/watch-shows-together-talk-about-them-and-have-dance-parties-how-to-rebalance-screen-use-after-the-holidays-247996/" aria-label="Read more about Watch shows together, talk about them and have dance parties: how to rebalance screen use after the holidays">Read more</a>
