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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Anderson. Palawa, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student and University Experience, Australian National University Australia’s position in the international higher education market weakened significantly while our border was closed over the past two years. But recent demand and application data suggest our position may be strengthening since the border ... <a title="Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/border-opening-spurs-rebound-in-demand-from-international-students-175046/" aria-label="Read more about Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Goldie, Adjunct Professor and UNSW Law Advisory Council Member, UNSW With Australia’s official COVID-19 infection numbers topping 100,000 a day, the federal government has slashed its last remaining pandemic support payment. The decision is ill-timed, irresponsible and heartless. It is stripping away support for those most ... <a title="What a disaster: federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/what-a-disaster-federal-government-slashes-covid-payment-when-people-need-it-most-175146/" aria-label="Read more about What a disaster: federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Wheel by Hiromi Tango and Dr Emma Burrows (2021) Science Gallery/Alan Weedon Review: MENTAL: Head Inside, curated by Tilly Boleyn. After three false starts due to lockdown, the Science Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, MENTAL: Head Inside, is opening at ... <a title="From fear to connection, dynamic MENTAL exhibition explores a colourful spectrum of experiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/from-fear-to-connection-dynamic-mental-exhibition-explores-a-colourful-spectrum-of-experiences-164358/" aria-label="Read more about From fear to connection, dynamic MENTAL exhibition explores a colourful spectrum of experiences">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Benkendorff, Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University Charlotte Jenkins , Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Camouflaged by a layer of silty mud, most people ... <a title="Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/leaf-oysters-the-unsung-heroes-of-estuaries-are-disappearing-and-we-know-almost-nothing-about-them-164330/" aria-label="Read more about Leaf oysters: the unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing, and we know almost nothing about them">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock The Earth Biogenome Project, a global consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life on earth (some 1.8 million described species) in ten years, is ramping up. The project’s origins, ... <a title="A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/a-huge-project-is-underway-to-sequence-the-genome-of-every-complex-species-on-earth-175033/" aria-label="Read more about A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francisco Perales, Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland Shutterstock New research shows having a greater number of older brothers increases the probability of a person entering a same-sex union at some point in their lives. This finding, detailed in our paper published today ... <a title="Research confirms men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, suggesting same-sex attraction has a biological basis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/research-confirms-men-with-older-brothers-are-more-likely-to-be-gay-suggesting-same-sex-attraction-has-a-biological-basis-172396/" aria-label="Read more about Research confirms men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, suggesting same-sex attraction has a biological basis">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University Chris Jackson/AP/AAP The Australian Republic Movement has just released their preferred model for a republic. It would see Australia’s parliaments nominate candidates for head of state, who would be put to a popular vote of all Australian voters. ... <a title="The republic debate is back (again) but we need more than a model to capture Australians’ imagination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/the-republic-debate-is-back-again-but-we-need-more-than-a-model-to-capture-australians-imagination-175058/" aria-label="Read more about The republic debate is back (again) but we need more than a model to capture Australians’ imagination">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Stone, General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University Shutterstock For many of us, catching COVID and isolating at home can be a lonely, scary and distressing experience. For those with a pre-existing mental illness, it can be even more difficult. The following strategies ... <a title="How to look after your mental health if you’re at home with COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/how-to-look-after-your-mental-health-if-youre-at-home-with-covid-174536/" aria-label="Read more about How to look after your mental health if you’re at home with COVID">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Nikitopoulos, Associate professor, Finance Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Last year saw Australians install rooftop solar like never before, with 40% more installed in 2021 than in 2020. Solar system installations now make up 7% of the energy going into the national electricity grid. ... <a title="4 ways to stop Australia’s surge in rooftop solar from destabilising electricity prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/4-ways-to-stop-australias-surge-in-rooftop-solar-from-destabilising-electricity-prices-173592/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways to stop Australia’s surge in rooftop solar from destabilising electricity prices">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor in Education, University of Sydney Shutterstock The Omicron wave is likely to exacerbate Australia’s existing teacher shortages and demanding workloads. As school starts at the end of January and beginning of February across the country, many teachers will be at risk of contracting ... <a title="COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/covid-and-schools-australia-is-about-to-feel-the-full-brunt-of-its-teacher-shortage-174885/" aria-label="Read more about COVID and schools: Australia is about to feel the full brunt of its teacher shortage">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Rusak, Senior Lecturer, Arts Management, Edith Cowan University Hailey Kean/Unsplash 92% of performing artists experienced significant changes to their work during early stages of the pandemic – and at least half experienced depression. These shocking figures comes from new research talking to hundreds of performing artists ... <a title="63.5% of Australia’s performing artists reported worsening mental health during COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/19/63-5-of-australias-performing-artists-reported-worsening-mental-health-during-covid-174610/" aria-label="Read more about 63.5% of Australia’s performing artists reported worsening mental health during COVID">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Hocking, Emeritus Professor, Monash University More than a year after the High Court’s decision in the “Palace letters” case, which said the queen’s correspondence with Governor-General Sir John Kerr is not “personal”, more letters have now been made public. The letters between a further six governors-general ... <a title="New, exclusive letters between the queen and 6 governors-general show the evolution of a relationship of equals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/new-exclusive-letters-between-the-queen-and-6-governors-general-show-the-evolution-of-a-relationship-of-equals-174965/" aria-label="Read more about New, exclusive letters between the queen and 6 governors-general show the evolution of a relationship of equals">Read more</a>
