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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Collins, Research Fellow and Curator, Architecture Museum, University of South Australia South Australian Home Builders’ Club members at work. SAHBC collection S284, Architecture Museum, University of South Australia Australians are no strangers to housing crises. Some will even remember the crisis that followed the second world ... <a title="Nothing new under the sun: Australia’s long history of missed chances to build sustainable homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/nothing-new-under-the-sun-australias-long-history-of-missed-chances-to-build-sustainable-homes-241004/" aria-label="Read more about Nothing new under the sun: Australia’s long history of missed chances to build sustainable homes">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney MIA Studio We are surrounded by random events every day. Will the stock market rise or fall tomorrow? Will the next penalty kick in a soccer match go left or right? Will your lottery ticket finally ... <a title="The ‘hot hand’ and the gambler’s fallacy: why our brains struggle to believe in randomness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/the-hot-hand-and-the-gamblers-fallacy-why-our-brains-struggle-to-believe-in-randomness-246244/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘hot hand’ and the gambler’s fallacy: why our brains struggle to believe in randomness">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Athena Lee, Lecturer and Researcher, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, Edith Cowan University When we think of writing systems we likely think of an Alphabetic writing system, where each symbol (letter) in the alphabet represents a basic sound unit, such as a consonant or a ... <a title="Aboriginal message sticks are a fascinating insight into a complex system of written communication" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/aboriginal-message-sticks-are-a-fascinating-insight-into-a-complex-system-of-written-communication-244922/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal message sticks are a fascinating insight into a complex system of written communication">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin Indonesia officially joined the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa — consortium last week marking a significant milestone in its foreign relations. In a statement released a day later on January 7, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this membership reflected Indonesia’s dedication to strengthening multilateral cooperation ... <a title="Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/indonesia-joins-brics-what-now-for-west-papuan-goal-of-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Rinehart, Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University Alex and Maria photo/Shutterstock Today the federal government released Australia’s first National Autism Strategy, with A$42 million of funding for the first ... <a title="Australia has a new autism strategy but questions remain for those who don’t get NDIS support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/australia-has-a-new-autism-strategy-but-questions-remain-for-those-who-dont-get-ndis-support-247327/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a new autism strategy but questions remain for those who don’t get NDIS support">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia The world has watched in horror as fires continue to raze parts of Los Angeles, California. For those of us living in Australia, one of the world’s most fire-prone continents, the LA experience feels all too familiar. A ... <a title="Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/much-of-australia-enjoys-the-same-mediterranean-climate-as-la-when-it-comes-to-bushfires-that-doesnt-bode-well-247205/" aria-label="Read more about Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Urban Risk & Resilience, UNSW Sydney Imagine a gathering so large it dwarfs any concert, festival, or sporting event you’ve ever seen. In the Kumbh Mela, a religious festival held in India, millions of Hindu pilgrims come together to bathe in rivers ... <a title="The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/the-worlds-largest-gathering-how-india-plans-to-keep-400-million-pilgrims-safe-at-the-maha-kumbh-mela-festival-247210/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s largest gathering: how India plans to keep 400 million pilgrims safe at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Motortion Films/Shutterstock You may have seen stories the Australian dollar has “plummeted”. Sounds bad. But what does it mean and should you be worried? The most-commonly quoted exchange rate in the Australian media ... <a title="The Australian dollar has hit a 5 year low. Sounds bad but don’t panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/the-australian-dollar-has-hit-a-5-year-low-sounds-bad-but-dont-panic-247236/" aria-label="Read more about The Australian dollar has hit a 5 year low. Sounds bad but don’t panic">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gina Perry, Science historian with a specific interest in the history of social psychology., The University of Melbourne ‘Guards’ with a blindfolded ‘prisoner’. PrisonExp.org A new translation of a 2018 book by French science historian Thibault Le Texier challenges the claims of one of psychology’s most famous ... <a title="The infamous Stanford prison experiment was flawed – so why is it still so influential today?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/the-infamous-stanford-prison-experiment-was-flawed-so-why-is-it-still-so-influential-today-246881/" aria-label="Read more about The infamous Stanford prison experiment was flawed – so why is it still so influential today?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Jordan, Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Queensland Peakstock/Shutterstock Many women worry hormonal contraceptives have dangerous side-effects including increased cancer risk. But this perception is often out of proportion with the actual risks. So, what does the research actually say about cancer risk for contraceptive users? ... <a title="Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe as the pill when it comes to cancer risk: new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/long-acting-contraceptives-seem-to-be-as-safe-as-the-pill-when-it-comes-to-cancer-risk-new-study-246028/" aria-label="Read more about Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe as the pill when it comes to cancer risk: new study">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiley Seymour, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Behaviour, University of Technology Sydney Vector Tradition/Shutterstock From self-service checkouts to public streets to stadiums – surveillance technology is everywhere. This pervasive monitoring is often justified in the name of safety and security. But our recent study, published in Neuroscience ... <a title="Surveillance tech is changing our behaviour – and our brains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/surveillance-tech-is-changing-our-behaviour-and-our-brains-246675/" aria-label="Read more about Surveillance tech is changing our behaviour – and our brains">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Cassidy-Welch, Professor of History and Dean of Research Strategy, University of Divinity Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, about 1430–93) and David Aubert (Flemish, active 1453–79), Gracienne Taking Leave of Her Father the Sultan, 1464 The J. Paul Getty Museum Travellers have always faced health hazards when far ... <a title="Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/14/fruit-and-veg-exercise-frequent-bloodletting-and-more-tips-on-staying-healthy-from-medieval-travellers-244638/" aria-label="Read more about Fruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers">Read more</a>
