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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University Amid Victoria’s worrying COVID outbreak, perhaps the point of greatest concern is the fact the virus has again found its way into aged care. On Sunday, the state government announced an aged-care worker had ... <a title="How long do COVID vaccines take to start working?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/how-long-do-covid-vaccines-take-to-start-working-161876/" aria-label="Read more about How long do COVID vaccines take to start working?">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra James Gourley/AAP In walking away from his defamation action against the ABC, cabinet minister Christian Porter has opened a fresh round in the battle over the allegation of historical rape against him by a now-deceased woman, known just as Kate. ... <a title="Now Kate’s friend threatens to sue Christian Porter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/now-kates-friend-threatens-to-sue-christian-porter-161911/" aria-label="Read more about Now Kate’s friend threatens to sue Christian Porter">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW Nigel Hallett/AAP Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has asked the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee to revisit whether COVID vaccinations should be mandatory for aged care workers and provide fresh advice to national cabinet. In January, the committee said aged care workers ... <a title="Mandatory COVID vaccines for aged and health care workers could increase uptake, but we need to exhaust other options first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/mandatory-covid-vaccines-for-aged-and-health-care-workers-could-increase-uptake-but-we-need-to-exhaust-other-options-first-161875/" aria-label="Read more about Mandatory COVID vaccines for aged and health care workers could increase uptake, but we need to exhaust other options first">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Pregnant women in Australia are increasingly having their labours induced rather than giving birth spontaneously – and some without good reason. A large proportion of first time mothers (41.6%) were ... <a title="Too many healthy women are having their labour induced for no identified medical reason, our study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/too-many-healthy-women-are-having-their-labour-induced-for-no-identified-medical-reason-our-study-shows-161281/" aria-label="Read more about Too many healthy women are having their labour induced for no identified medical reason, our study shows">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Terry, Professor of Psychology, University of Southern Queensland Alessandra Tarantino/AP Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka took a stand this week that called attention to the mental health of professional athletes. She refused to conduct interviews with the media after her matches at the French Open, citing ... <a title="When Naomi Osaka talks, we should listen. Athletes are not commodities, nor are they super human" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/when-naomi-osaka-talks-we-should-listen-athletes-are-not-commodities-nor-are-they-super-human-161893/" aria-label="Read more about When Naomi Osaka talks, we should listen. Athletes are not commodities, nor are they super human">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Agnew, Researcher, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University The number of Australian PhD graduates reached around 10,000 a year in 2019, twice as many as in 2005. However, the number of PhDs has been exceeding the available academic positions since as early as the ... <a title="Is it a good time to be getting a PhD? We asked those who’ve done it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/is-it-a-good-time-to-be-getting-a-phd-we-asked-those-whove-done-it-159326/" aria-label="Read more about Is it a good time to be getting a PhD? We asked those who’ve done it">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University So you think it’s the right time to dive in and buy a home. I can’t tell you you’re wrong. I can tell you it would have been better to do it before prices began ... <a title="Paying off a home loan used to be easier than it looked. It’s now harder. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/paying-off-a-home-loan-used-to-be-easier-than-it-looked-its-now-harder-heres-why-161873/" aria-label="Read more about Paying off a home loan used to be easier than it looked. It’s now harder. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul M. Garrett, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne The COVIDSafe app was pretty popular upon its release, with around 70% of surveyed Australians saying they supported the idea. And it was a good idea at the time. Now? Not so much. Actual uptake was ... <a title="Australia has all but abandoned the COVIDSafe app in favour of QR codes (so make sure you check in)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/australia-has-all-but-abandoned-the-covidsafe-app-in-favour-of-qr-codes-so-make-sure-you-check-in-161880/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has all but abandoned the COVIDSafe app in favour of QR codes (so make sure you check in)">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: why is the Arctic warming faster than other parts of the world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/climate-explained-why-is-the-arctic-warming-faster-than-other-parts-of-the-world-160614/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: why is the Arctic warming faster than other parts of the world?">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Research scientist, CSIRO Climate change will make Australia hotter and drier in future, and we’re starting to see the dangerous consequences of this in our rivers, lakes and streams. As waters warm and flow patterns alter, the animals who call these waterways home may struggle ... <a title="Willow trees are notorious pests. But for freshwater animals, they could be unlikely climate heroes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/willow-trees-are-notorious-pests-but-for-freshwater-animals-they-could-be-unlikely-climate-heroes-152609/" aria-label="Read more about Willow trees are notorious pests. But for freshwater animals, they could be unlikely climate heroes">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriette Richards, Research Associate, Cultural Studies, The University of Melbourne Last week, reports emerged that North Korea was banning skinny jeans over concerns regarding their symbolic relationship with the “exotic and decadent lifestyle” of capitalism. The crackdown on “anti-socialist behaviour” also reportedly bans mullet, spiky or dyed ... <a title="Denim jeans have long been political: now skinny jeans are in the firing line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/denim-jeans-have-long-been-political-now-skinny-jeans-are-in-the-firing-line-161665/" aria-label="Read more about Denim jeans have long been political: now skinny jeans are in the firing line">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design, Queensland University of Technology Most of us benefit every day from the fact computers can now “understand” us when we speak or write. Yet few of us have paused to consider the potentially damaging ways this same technology may be ... <a title="Machine learning is changing our culture. Try this text-altering tool to see how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/01/machine-learning-is-changing-our-culture-try-this-text-altering-tool-to-see-how-159430/" aria-label="Read more about Machine learning is changing our culture. Try this text-altering tool to see how">Read more</a>
