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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Foo, Lecturer, Physiotherapy, Monash University pikselstock/Shutterstock In the next 40 years in Australia, it’s predicted the number of Australians aged 65 and over will more than double, while the number of people aged 85 and over will more than triple. If you’re not really interested in ... <a title="Our research shows 4 in 10 Australians in aged care are malnourished. What can we do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/our-research-shows-4-in-10-australians-in-aged-care-are-malnourished-what-can-we-do-about-it-235507/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows 4 in 10 Australians in aged care are malnourished. What can we do about it?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Grant, Research Associate, Power Institute for Arts and Visual Culture, University of Sydney Jonas Åkerström’s 1790 work, Session of the Accademia dell’Arcadia on August 17 1788. Nationalmuseum/Cecilia Heisser Ever wondered whether you’d have a better chance at winning an Olympic gold if you could fling words ... <a title="Before there was diving and relays, there was the Poetry Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/before-there-was-diving-and-relays-there-was-the-poetry-olympics-235310/" aria-label="Read more about Before there was diving and relays, there was the Poetry Olympics">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Jones, Program Lead, Food Governance, George Institute for Global Health wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock On Thursday, Australian and New Zealand food ministers at state, federal and national levels met to thrash out what’s next for health star ratings on packaged foods. Now, after the food industry made slow progress ... <a title="Health star labels move closer to being mandatory. But food companies could still (legally) game the system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/health-star-labels-move-closer-to-being-mandatory-but-food-companies-could-still-legally-game-the-system-235512/" aria-label="Read more about Health star labels move closer to being mandatory. But food companies could still (legally) game the system">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antje Deckert, Associate Professor (Criminology), Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Despite the connection between institutional harm and gang membership made clear in this week’s mammoth royal commission abuse-in care report, the government seems unlikely to soften its “get tough on crime” policies. Since taking office last ... <a title="Gang crackdown: why anti-patch policies backfire – and what would actually work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/gang-crackdown-why-anti-patch-policies-backfire-and-what-would-actually-work-234655/" aria-label="Read more about Gang crackdown: why anti-patch policies backfire – and what would actually work">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The Middle East is on the brink of a possibly devastating regional war, with hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah reaching an extremely dangerous level. Washington has engaged in intense diplomacy to persuade the ... <a title="Can Israel and Hezbollah be pulled back from the brink of war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/can-israel-and-hezbollah-be-pulled-back-from-the-brink-of-war-235515/" aria-label="Read more about Can Israel and Hezbollah be pulled back from the brink of war?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Elizabeth Eades, Rheumatologist, Monash University Lupus is an inflammatory autoimmune illness, where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks itself. Lupus can affect virtually any part of the body, although it most commonly affects the skin, joints and kidneys. The symptoms of lupus, also known as systemic ... <a title="Lupus is more common and severe in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Learning why is crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/lupus-is-more-common-and-severe-in-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples-learning-why-is-crucial-232397/" aria-label="Read more about Lupus is more common and severe in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Learning why is crucial">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Mike Lewinski/Flickr, CC BY On any clear night, if you gaze skywards long enough, chances are you’ll see a meteor streaking through the sky. Some nights, however, are better than others. At certain times of year, Earth passes through ... <a title="Not one, but two meteor showers are about to peak – here’s how to catch the stellar show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/not-one-but-two-meteor-showers-are-about-to-peak-heres-how-to-catch-the-stellar-show-235176/" aria-label="Read more about Not one, but two meteor showers are about to peak – here’s how to catch the stellar show">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University Drones are the signature technology of the Ukraine war. A few miniature aircraft designs were used in the war’s early days, but an incredible array of drones have now evolved. There are different types, sizes and levels of sophistication. ... <a title="Chicken wire, AI and mobile phones on sticks: how the drone war in Ukraine is driving a fierce battle of innovation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/chicken-wire-ai-and-mobile-phones-on-sticks-how-the-drone-war-in-ukraine-is-driving-a-fierce-battle-of-innovation-235503/" aria-label="Read more about Chicken wire, AI and mobile phones on sticks: how the drone war in Ukraine is driving a fierce battle of innovation">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Slee, Associate Professor, Clinical Academic Neurologist, Flinders University Francisco Gonzelez/Unsplash Migraine is many things, but one thing it’s not is “just a headache”. “Migraine” comes from the Greek word “hemicrania”, referring to the common experience of migraine being predominantly one-sided. Some people experience an “aura” preceding ... <a title="What happens in my brain when I get a migraine? And what medications can I use to treat it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/what-happens-in-my-brain-when-i-get-a-migraine-and-what-medications-can-i-use-to-treat-it-227559/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in my brain when I get a migraine? And what medications can I use to treat it?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee White, Senior Lecturer and Horizon Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney Australia was slow to introduce minimum building standards for energy efficiency. The Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) only came into force in 2003. Older homes tend to have very poor ... <a title="How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/how-old-inefficient-housing-and-time-of-use-electricity-rates-are-leaving-some-households-worse-off-234921/" aria-label="Read more about How old, inefficient housing and time-of-use electricity rates are leaving some households worse off">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Sherwood, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney The past century of human-induced warming has increased rainfall variability over 75% of the Earth’s land area – particularly over Australia, Europe and eastern North America, new research shows. The findings, by Chinese researchers and ... <a title="Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/landmark-new-research-shows-how-global-warming-is-messing-with-our-rainfall-233432/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Heynen, Program Coordinator, Sustainable Energy, The University of Queensland A temporary stadium in the Champ-de-Mars, Paris Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock As Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the sustainability of the event is coming under scrutiny. The organisers have promoted Paris 2024 as the greenest ... <a title="Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/timber-venues-river-swimming-and-re-use-how-the-paris-olympics-is-going-green-and-what-its-missing-233435/" aria-label="Read more about Timber venues, river swimming and re-use: how the Paris Olympics is going green – and what it’s missing">Read more</a>
