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October 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute CGN089/Shutterstock Medical experts recommend antivirals for people aged 70 and older who get COVID, and for other groups at risk of severe illness and hospitalisation from COVID. But many older Australians have missed out on antivirals after ... <a title="Getting antivirals for COVID too often depends on where you live and how wealthy you are" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/07/getting-antivirals-for-covid-too-often-depends-on-where-you-live-and-how-wealthy-you-are-239497/" aria-label="Read more about Getting antivirals for COVID too often depends on where you live and how wealthy you are">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lowe, Director, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide MPIX, Shutterstock This week, Australia hosts the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney. It comes at a crucial time: biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse is one of the biggest risks the world faces in the next decade. The ... <a title="Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/07/australia-is-hosting-the-worlds-first-nature-positive-summit-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter-236236/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?">Read more</a>
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October 7, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyndall Bryant, Lecturer in Property Economics, Queensland University of Technology While there’s little relief in sight for Australia’s housing crisis, with new projects years away from completion, there appear to be as many as 13 million unused spare bedrooms across the country. In a new briefing paper ... <a title="Australia has an extraordinary 13 million spare bedrooms. Here’s how to use at least some of them to ease the housing crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/07/australia-has-an-extraordinary-13-million-spare-bedrooms-heres-how-to-use-at-least-some-of-them-to-ease-the-housing-crisis-239490/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has an extraordinary 13 million spare bedrooms. Here’s how to use at least some of them to ease the housing crisis">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerry Brown, Professor of Employment and Industry, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University NT_Studio/Shutterstock Should young people be paid less than their older counterparts, even if they’re working the same job? Whether you think it’s fair or not, it’s been standard practice in many industries ... <a title="There’s a renewed push to scrap junior rates of pay for young adults. Do we need to rethink what’s fair?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/theres-a-renewed-push-to-scrap-junior-rates-of-pay-for-young-adults-do-we-need-to-rethink-whats-fair-240548/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a renewed push to scrap junior rates of pay for young adults. Do we need to rethink what’s fair?">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Day, PhD researcher, University of Newcastle Author provided Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia’s far south coast. Native to temperate waters around New South Wales, the urchins have expanded their range south as oceans warm. There, they devour kelp and invertebrates, ... <a title="New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/new-video-shows-sharks-making-an-easy-meal-of-spiky-sea-urchins-shedding-light-on-an-undersea-mystery-240205/" aria-label="Read more about New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Kelly, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Missy Higgins’ recent ARIA number-one album, The Second Act, represents an increasingly rare sighting: an Australian artist at the top of an Australian chart. My recently published analysis of Australia’s best-selling singles and albums from 2000 to 2023 ... <a title="Down and under pressure: US and UK artists are taking over Australian charts, leaving local talent behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/down-and-under-pressure-us-and-uk-artists-are-taking-over-australian-charts-leaving-local-talent-behind-239822/" aria-label="Read more about Down and under pressure: US and UK artists are taking over Australian charts, leaving local talent behind">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Greg Rakozy/Shutterstock What does the edge of the universe look like? Lily, age 7, Harcourt What a great question! In fact, this is one of those questions humans will continue to ask until the end ... <a title="Curious Kids: What does the edge of the universe look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/curious-kids-what-does-the-edge-of-the-universe-look-like-233111/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: What does the edge of the universe look like?">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Prosser, Professor of Public Policy and Leadership, UNSW Sydney Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most diagnosed childhood neurological disorder in Australia. Over the years, it has been the subject of controversy about potential misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis. There has also been variation in levels ... <a title="ADHD prescribing has changed over the years – a new guide aims to bring doctors up to speed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/adhd-prescribing-has-changed-over-the-years-a-new-guide-aims-to-bring-doctors-up-to-speed-240313/" aria-label="Read more about ADHD prescribing has changed over the years – a new guide aims to bring doctors up to speed">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Westaway, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Archaeology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland The NSW Education Standards Authority has announced that teaching of the Aboriginal past prior to European arrival will be excluded from the Year 7–10 syllabus as of 2027. Since 2012, the ... <a title="NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/nsw-will-remove-65-000-years-of-aboriginal-history-from-its-syllabus-its-a-step-backwards-for-education-240111/" aria-label="Read more about NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Park Thaichon, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Queensland Elizaveta Galitckaia/Shutterstock Building a home can come with hidden costs. Unfortunately, many people don’t think about these costs until it’s too late. Some buyers succumb to the tricks marketers use to attract them, with upgrades and add-ons ... <a title="The hidden costs of building a home: what every family should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/the-hidden-costs-of-building-a-home-what-every-family-should-know-237870/" aria-label="Read more about The hidden costs of building a home: what every family should know">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney Kasper Lyngby/Shutterstock The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway). But why do we have longer days in summer ... <a title="Daylight saving is about to start. But why do the days get longer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/daylight-saving-is-about-to-start-but-why-do-the-days-get-longer-240221/" aria-label="Read more about Daylight saving is about to start. But why do the days get longer?">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney Kasper Lyngby/Shutterstock The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway). But why do we have longer days in summer ... <a title="Daylight savings is about to start. But why do the days get longer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/04/daylight-savings-is-about-to-start-but-why-do-the-days-get-longer-240221/" aria-label="Read more about Daylight savings is about to start. But why do the days get longer?">Read more</a>
