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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Holdenson Kimura, Lecturer and GP, University of Sydney Unsplash/Drew Dizzy Graham “The pill” (the combined oral contraceptive pill) has been giving Australian women control over their reproductive health since the 1960s and remains the most commonly used method of contraception by Australian women. Its use peaks ... <a title="What to expect when coming off the pill, and 5 things to do before you do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/what-to-expect-when-coming-off-the-pill-and-5-things-to-do-before-you-do-183367/" aria-label="Read more about What to expect when coming off the pill, and 5 things to do before you do">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tayanah O’Donnell, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University Australians are reeling from climate change impacts including more frequent and severe disasters – floods, droughts, searing heat and fires. These complex disasters are fuelling calls for managed retreats and debates about buying out at-risk properties. Buyouts involve governments ... <a title="‘Building too close to the water. It’s ridiculous!’: talk of buyouts after floods shows need to get serious about climate adaptation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/building-too-close-to-the-water-its-ridiculous-talk-of-buyouts-after-floods-shows-need-to-get-serious-about-climate-adaptation-186999/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Building too close to the water. It’s ridiculous!’: talk of buyouts after floods shows need to get serious about climate adaptation">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Higgins, Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University, and Sophie Havighurst, Professor, The University of Melbourne. www.shutterstock.com Today, if a parent smacks a child mid-tantrum in the supermarket, they are likely to get looks of disapproval from other shoppers. Smacking is ... <a title="Research shows it’s harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/research-shows-its-harmful-to-smack-your-child-so-what-should-parents-do-instead-186739/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows it’s harmful to smack your child, so what should parents do instead?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thilak Mallawaarachchi, Honorary Associate Professor, Risk and Sustainable Management Group, The University of Queensland Eranga Jayawardena/AP Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in modern history. Its 22 million strong population is struggling with huge price increases for food, power, medicines and other necessities. That’s if ... <a title="How did Sri Lanka run out of money? 5 graphs that explain its economic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/how-did-sri-lanka-run-out-of-money-5-graphs-that-explain-its-economic-crisis-187352/" aria-label="Read more about How did Sri Lanka run out of money? 5 graphs that explain its economic crisis">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien O’Meara, PhD Candidate, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology Neighbours Australia’s longest-running television drama, Neighbours, is the latest casualty in the global flux of television cultures. The death of this iconic show warrants a health-check for the Australian TV industry. Neighbours first aired in 1985 ... <a title="The loss of Neighbours is a loss of career pathways for Australia’s emerging screen professionals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/the-loss-of-neighbours-is-a-loss-of-career-pathways-for-australias-emerging-screen-professionals-185289/" aria-label="Read more about The loss of Neighbours is a loss of career pathways for Australia’s emerging screen professionals">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The public would be kept up to date on progress towards meeting Australia’s 43% emissions reduction target with an annual ministerial statement and oversight by the Climate Change Authority, under the government’s climate legislation to be introduced on Wednesday. The ... <a title="Climate bill makes clear 43% target is ‘minimum commitment’: Bowen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/26/climate-bill-makes-clear-43-target-is-minimum-commitment-bowen-187642/" aria-label="Read more about Climate bill makes clear 43% target is ‘minimum commitment’: Bowen">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Shutterstock We’ve all heard of someone referred to as having an “addictive personality”. Some even say it about themselves. But you may be surprised to know there is no such thing. Despite decades of research, ... <a title="Is there really such a thing as an ‘addictive personality’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-an-addictive-personality-184137/" aria-label="Read more about Is there really such a thing as an ‘addictive personality’?">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Klein, Professor, UNSW Sydney Chris Jackson/Getty Images This month, Spanish police authorities seized autonomous underwater vehicles, each capable of transporting around 200 kilograms of drugs. It’s not the first time police authorities have caught an uncrewed vessel carrying illicit substances. These remote-controlled “narco-drones”, “narco-subs” or “underwater ... <a title="‘Narco-drones’ are the newest form of drug trafficking. Our laws aren’t yet ready to combat them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/narco-drones-are-the-newest-form-of-drug-trafficking-our-laws-arent-yet-ready-to-combat-them-186824/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Narco-drones’ are the newest form of drug trafficking. Our laws aren’t yet ready to combat them">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock One delight of flying is seeing our familiar landscapes in a new way from above. At low altitude most of us know where things are, but as we ascend it becomes ... <a title="Urban patchwork is losing its green, making our cities and all who live in them vulnerable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/urban-patchwork-is-losing-its-green-making-our-cities-and-all-who-live-in-them-vulnerable-187161/" aria-label="Read more about Urban patchwork is losing its green, making our cities and all who live in them vulnerable">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Maturi, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Shutterstock In Australia, the discussion around gendered violence is increasingly focused on diversity. However, policy and services continue to be based mostly on the experiences of white, Anglo-settler women. Our research, ... <a title="Refugee and migrant women are often excluded from mainstream domestic violence services and policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/refugee-and-migrant-women-are-often-excluded-from-mainstream-domestic-violence-services-and-policy-187164/" aria-label="Read more about Refugee and migrant women are often excluded from mainstream domestic violence services and policy">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly-Ann Allen, Associate Professor, School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University Shutterstock The peer review process is a cornerstone of modern scholarship. Before new work is published in an academic journal, experts scrutinise the evidence, research and arguments to make sure they stack ... <a title="The peer review system is broken. We asked academics how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/the-peer-review-system-is-broken-we-asked-academics-how-to-fix-it-187034/" aria-label="Read more about The peer review system is broken. We asked academics how to fix it">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Britz, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Amber Heard has one of the world’s most beautiful faces – that is, according to cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva. The claim has been recycled for some years now, and recently resurfaced in the wake of Heard’s (widely reported) trial with ... <a title="Does Amber Heard really have the world’s most beautiful face? An expert explains why the Golden Ratio test is bogus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/25/does-amber-heard-really-have-the-worlds-most-beautiful-face-an-expert-explains-why-the-golden-ratio-test-is-bogus-187018/" aria-label="Read more about Does Amber Heard really have the world’s most beautiful face? An expert explains why the Golden Ratio test is bogus">Read more</a>
