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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney The Australian government has announced a plan to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. With bipartisan support, it’s likely to be passed by the end of the year. While some experts ... <a title="Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are crucial for kids’ social lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/online-games-should-not-be-included-in-australias-social-media-ban-they-are-crucial-for-kids-social-lives-243374/" aria-label="Read more about Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are crucial for kids’ social lives">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney The Australian government has announced a plan to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. With bipartisan support, it’s likely to be passed by the end of the year. While some experts ... <a title="Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are critical for kids’ social lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/online-games-should-not-be-included-in-australias-social-media-ban-they-are-critical-for-kids-social-lives-243374/" aria-label="Read more about Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are critical for kids’ social lives">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Bpk Maizal/Shutterstock Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body. This ... <a title="Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi stink like death warmed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/corpse-flowers-and-flesh-flies-why-so-many-plants-and-fungi-stink-like-death-warmed-up-243572/" aria-label="Read more about Corpse flowers and flesh flies: why so many plants and fungi stink like death warmed up">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Edwards, Adjunct Research Fellow, Inclusive Futures, Griffith University Jokue-Photography/Shutterstock As another Australian summer approaches, many people are planning their holidays, looking forward to the joy travel brings. Yet for Australia’s 5.5 million people with a disability, what should be an exciting journey often becomes a significant ... <a title="Airports and travel hubs can be overwhelming for Autistic people. Here’s what could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/airports-and-travel-hubs-can-be-overwhelming-for-autistic-people-heres-what-could-help-243032/" aria-label="Read more about Airports and travel hubs can be overwhelming for Autistic people. Here’s what could help">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Murray, Emeritus Professor of Aviation, University of Southern Queensland At least three airlines cancelled flights between Australia and Bali this week after a volcano eruption in eastern Indonesia spewed a vast plume of volcanic ash into the air. But while would-be holiday makers are naturally upset ... <a title="Airlines cancel flights after volcanic eruptions. An aviation expert explains why that’s a good thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/airlines-cancel-flights-after-volcanic-eruptions-an-aviation-expert-explains-why-thats-a-good-thing-243576/" aria-label="Read more about Airlines cancel flights after volcanic eruptions. An aviation expert explains why that’s a good thing">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Chapman, Emeritus Professor, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University The Australian Greens have long argued tertiary students shouldn’t pay tuition charges. This means they want to see HECS – now called HELP – abolished. But following the Albanese government’s recent plans to wipe 20% ... <a title="The Greens want to cancel all student debt – but this will not make uni education ‘free’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/the-greens-want-to-cancel-all-student-debt-but-this-will-not-make-uni-education-free-243361/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens want to cancel all student debt – but this will not make uni education ‘free’">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Fewster, Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of South Australia Sam Oster/Restless Dance Theatre Much loved and respected Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer Roz Hervey passed away last week. Her passing followed the diagnosis of motor neurone disease (MND) in 2022. In her gracious manner, Hervey ... <a title="‘I have seen how the arts has changed people’: remembering Roz Hervey and her contribution to Australian dance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/i-have-seen-how-the-arts-has-changed-people-remembering-roz-hervey-and-her-contribution-to-australian-dance-243449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I have seen how the arts has changed people’: remembering Roz Hervey and her contribution to Australian dance">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Susan Santa Maria, Shutterstock Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to world leaders today at the international climate conference COP29 in ... <a title="Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/global-carbon-emissions-inch-upwards-in-2024-despite-progress-on-evs-renewables-and-deforestation-243133/" aria-label="Read more about Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Aussiepics / Shutterstock It’s a big year in America – for wildlife as well as for politics. I’m talking about periodical cicadas. These curious creatures spend most of their lives in the ground, emerging after 13 ... <a title="Prime time for cicadas: what a once-in-1,547-year bug population surge tells us about the nature of reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/prime-time-for-cicadas-what-a-once-in-1-547-year-bug-population-surge-tells-us-about-the-nature-of-reality-242785/" aria-label="Read more about Prime time for cicadas: what a once-in-1,547-year bug population surge tells us about the nature of reality">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Rawpixel.com With the end of year holidays looming, it’s easy to imagine Australians are getting ready to check out of the workplace and head for the beach. But a recent survey ... <a title="Australian workers hoard more than 160 million days of untaken leave. So could you be forced to take a break?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/australian-workers-hoard-more-than-160-million-days-of-untaken-leave-so-could-you-be-forced-to-take-a-break-243352/" aria-label="Read more about Australian workers hoard more than 160 million days of untaken leave. So could you be forced to take a break?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Thompson, Research Data Specialist, The University of Melbourne For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a “khipu” (also spelled “quipu” and pronounced “key-poo”) to record and communicate information. Khipus were made with cords or strings with knots tied into them. And ... <a title="The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/the-incas-used-mysterious-stringy-objects-called-khipus-to-record-data-we-just-got-a-step-closer-to-understanding-them-233875/" aria-label="Read more about The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni E. Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney Pormezz/Shutterstock The drug semaglutide, commonly known by the brand names Ozempic or Wegovy, was originally developed to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels. However, researchers have discovered ... <a title="New study suggests weight loss drugs like Ozempic could help with knee pain. Here’s why there may be a link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/new-study-suggests-weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-could-help-with-knee-pain-heres-why-there-may-be-a-link-243159/" aria-label="Read more about New study suggests weight loss drugs like Ozempic could help with knee pain. Here’s why there may be a link">Read more</a>
