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Lush grasslands, higher allergy risks – what hay fever sufferers can expect from another La Niña season

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Davies, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Pexels, CC BY Australia has among the highest prevalence of asthma and hay fever globally. La Niña (and El Niño) will undoubtedly affect allergy sufferers. Sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific cycle between episodes of La Niña (when the ... <a title="Lush grasslands, higher allergy risks – what hay fever sufferers can expect from another La Niña season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/lush-grasslands-higher-allergy-risks-what-hay-fever-sufferers-can-expect-from-another-la-nina-season-189982/" aria-label="Read more about Lush grasslands, higher allergy risks – what hay fever sufferers can expect from another La Niña season">Read more</a>

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Jean-Luc Godard has died. He redefined what film is, and leaves a staggering legacy

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide So, adieu Jean-Luc Godard. The titan of French cinema has died, aged 91, leaving behind a staggering legacy. Godard’s free-wheeling, uncompromising film style kickstarted the French New Wave and its glorious, devil-may-care approach to storytelling. Godard influenced ... <a title="Jean-Luc Godard has died. He redefined what film is, and leaves a staggering legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/jean-luc-godard-has-died-he-redefined-what-film-is-and-leaves-a-staggering-legacy-190568/" aria-label="Read more about Jean-Luc Godard has died. He redefined what film is, and leaves a staggering legacy">Read more</a>

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What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Williamson-Dean, Postgraduate Research Fellow, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland Getty Images The claim last week by National Party leader Christopher Luxon that 100,000 New Zealand schoolchildren were chronically truant quickly turned into an argument about terminology, statistics and how to interpret them. ... <a title="What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/what-happens-when-your-classmates-keep-leaving-the-impact-of-school-transience-on-pupils-left-behind-190420/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’">Read more</a>

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Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Chapman, Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University Shutterstock We recently published two reports that highlight the devastating financial consequences borne by women who leave their partners after suffering domestic violence. We found women who experienced domestic violence fared much worse financially ... <a title="Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/women-who-suffer-domestic-violence-fare-much-worse-financially-after-separating-from-their-partner-new-data-190047/" aria-label="Read more about Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data">Read more</a>

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I think I have ADHD, how do I get a diagnosis? What might it mean for me?

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara May, Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University keenan constance nfmoJh n PM unsplash Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been in the spotlight lately, with comedian Em Rusciano detailing, at the National Press Club, her journey to diagnosis and how she ... <a title="I think I have ADHD, how do I get a diagnosis? What might it mean for me?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/i-think-i-have-adhd-how-do-i-get-a-diagnosis-what-might-it-mean-for-me-190239/" aria-label="Read more about I think I have ADHD, how do I get a diagnosis? What might it mean for me?">Read more</a>

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Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Crawford, Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us. Or peer reviewers write demeaning, anonymous commentary about your work. That has also happened ... <a title="Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/negative-feedback-is-part-of-academia-and-life-these-6-strategies-can-help-you-cope-190069/" aria-label="Read more about Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope">Read more</a>

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Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Shutterstock Sydney now has two casinos run by companies deemed unfit to hold a gaming licence. The independent inquiry into Star Entertainment Group, operator of The Star casino, has found it “not suitable” to ... <a title="Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/now-sydney-has-two-casinos-run-by-companies-unfit-to-hold-a-gaming-licence-190540/" aria-label="Read more about Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence">Read more</a>

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Who was Catherine de’ Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University Stan In the last week, I’ve been contacted by several friends and colleagues telling me if you type #catherinedemedici in Twitter, a snake emoji automatically appears. Designed to sync with The Serpent Queen, the serpent ... <a title="Who was Catherine de’ Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/who-was-catherine-de-medici-the-serpent-queen-gives-us-a-clever-powerful-and-dangerous-woman-189541/" aria-label="Read more about Who was Catherine de’ Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman">Read more</a>

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It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Crystal Abidin, Associate Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University Recess Therapy / YouTube An American seven-year-old named Tariq went viral on the internet last month after appearing in an 85-second Instagram clip professing his love for corn. His quirky quips, including the catchphrase “Have ... <a title="It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/its-corn-how-the-online-viral-corn-kid-is-on-a-well-worn-path-to-fame-in-the-child-influencer-industry-189974/" aria-label="Read more about It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry">Read more</a>

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‘Too hard to get to work’: climate change is making workers’ lives more difficult

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Rickards, Professor, RMIT University “Work” – broadly defined – is what allows society to function. Like other old certainties, it is under threat from climate change. A key reason climate-related stresses and disruptions can have such a big impact is precisely because of their effect on the ... <a title="‘Too hard to get to work’: climate change is making workers’ lives more difficult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/too-hard-to-get-to-work-climate-change-is-making-workers-lives-more-difficult-190442/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Too hard to get to work’: climate change is making workers’ lives more difficult">Read more</a>

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Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated

September 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Mika, Professor of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury Shutterstock In 2017, the Whanganui River was made a person in the eyes of the law. The Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act acknowledged, in its own way, that the human world includes other, ... <a title="Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/14/tokenism-and-te-reo-maori-why-some-things-just-shouldnt-be-translated-190140/" aria-label="Read more about Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated">Read more</a>

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La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock After weeks of anticipation, it’s finally official: the Bureau of Meteorology has declared another La Niña is underway. This means Australia’s east coast will likely endure yet another wet, and relatively cool, spring and summer. ... <a title="La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/la-nina-3-years-in-a-row-a-climate-scientist-on-what-flood-weary-australians-can-expect-this-summer-190542/" aria-label="Read more about La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer">Read more</a>