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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Russell, Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist; vaccinologist, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock With Omicron daily infection rates in the tens of thousands, there have been calls for states to delay the start of the school year, which begins at the end of January. ... <a title="We shouldn’t delay the start of school due to Omicron. 2 paediatric infectious disease experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/we-shouldnt-delay-the-start-of-school-due-to-omicron-2-paediatric-infectious-disease-experts-explain-174330/" aria-label="Read more about We shouldn’t delay the start of school due to Omicron. 2 paediatric infectious disease experts explain">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Raeburn, Associate Professor in Nursing (mental health), University of Notre Dame Australia R. Cleveley. View in Port Jackson. Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating ... <a title="How the kidnapping of a First Nations man on New Year’s Eve in 1788 may have led to a smallpox epidemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/how-the-kidnapping-of-a-first-nations-man-on-new-years-eve-in-1788-may-have-led-to-a-smallpox-epidemic-173732/" aria-label="Read more about How the kidnapping of a First Nations man on New Year’s Eve in 1788 may have led to a smallpox epidemic">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cate Macinnis-Ng, Associate Professor, University of Auckland Shutterstock It’s not a mirage, our summers are getting hotter on average and we are experiencing more extremely hot days. News from NIWA that 2021 was New Zealand’s hottest year on record fits with the long term trend. Analysis of ... <a title="New Zealand summers are getting hotter – and humans aren’t the only ones feeling the effects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/new-zealand-summers-are-getting-hotter-and-humans-arent-the-only-ones-feeling-the-effects-174530/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand summers are getting hotter – and humans aren’t the only ones feeling the effects">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania shutterstock Small business is “the engine room of Australia,” the “backbone of our economy,” the “hope of the side”. They are the words used by the then treasurer and now prime minister Scott Morrison to justify special treatment for small ... <a title="Post-pandemic, ‘small business fetishism’ could cost us jobs, wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/post-pandemic-small-business-fetishism-could-cost-us-jobs-wages-173653/" aria-label="Read more about Post-pandemic, ‘small business fetishism’ could cost us jobs, wages">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, UNSW In countries like Denmark and Germany, gifts are given on Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas morning. Likewise, on Christmas Eve 2021, 587 groups of researchers at universities around Australia received a festive gift from the Australian ... <a title="ARC grants: if Australia wants to tackle the biggest issues, politicians need to stop meddling with basic research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/arc-grants-if-australia-wants-to-tackle-the-biggest-issues-politicians-need-to-stop-meddling-with-basic-research-174607/" aria-label="Read more about ARC grants: if Australia wants to tackle the biggest issues, politicians need to stop meddling with basic research">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zehntner, Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, Southern Cross University Shutterstock As a kid growing up in one of the hottest parts of Australia, I was always in the water – pond, pool or creek. It was the only way to get cool. I was lucky ... <a title="Are you one of the many Australians who never learned to swim? Here’s how to get started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/are-you-one-of-the-many-australians-who-never-learned-to-swim-heres-how-to-get-started-173055/" aria-label="Read more about Are you one of the many Australians who never learned to swim? Here’s how to get started">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renée M. Prokopavicius, Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Ecophysiology, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Cities across the world are on the front line of climate change, and calls are growing for more urban cooling. Many governments are spending big on new trees in public places – but which species ... <a title="Without urgent action, these are the street trees unlikely to survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/without-urgent-action-these-are-the-street-trees-unlikely-to-survive-climate-change-172758/" aria-label="Read more about Without urgent action, these are the street trees unlikely to survive climate change">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor, Massey University Mario Tama/Getty Images Decades of scientific evidence demonstrate unequivocally that human activities jeopardise life on Earth. Dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system compounds many other drivers of global change. Governments concur: the science is settled. But governments have failed to act ... <a title="Scientists call for a moratorium on climate change research until governments take real action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/scientists-call-for-a-moratorium-on-climate-change-research-until-governments-take-real-action-172690/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists call for a moratorium on climate change research until governments take real action">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saul Eslake, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania shutterstock Small business is “the engine room of Australia,” the “backbone of our economy,” the “hope of the side”. They are the words used by the then treasurer and now prime minister Scott Morrison to justify special treatment for small ... <a title="Post-pandemic, ‘small business fetishism’ could cost us jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/post-pandemic-small-business-fetishism-could-cost-us-jobs-173653/" aria-label="Read more about Post-pandemic, ‘small business fetishism’ could cost us jobs">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ursula Kennedy, Lecturer of Wine Science, University of Southern Queensland Kelsey Knight/Unsplash So you like drinking wine, but don’t actually know much about it? You want to feel more confident when talking about wine? You would like to know how to choose a “good” wine? You are ... <a title="Appearance, aroma and mouthfeel: all you need to know to give wine tasting a go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/appearance-aroma-and-mouthfeel-all-you-need-to-know-to-give-wine-tasting-a-go-172500/" aria-label="Read more about Appearance, aroma and mouthfeel: all you need to know to give wine tasting a go">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michael Probst/AP A sense of proportion is a very useful quality in politics. In the case of Novak Djokovic, the Morrison government has lost that sense entirely. Late Monday in the Federal Circuit Court, Judge Anthony Kelly quashed last week’s ... <a title="View from the Hill: Morrison government considering whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/view-from-the-hill-morrison-government-considering-whether-to-cancel-djokovics-visa-again-174604/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Morrison government considering whether to cancel Djokovic’s visa – again">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe McIntyre, Associate Professor of Law, University of South Australia Hamish Blair/AP Novak Djokovic is – at least for now – free to defend his title at the Australian Open after Judge Anthony Kelly of the Federal Circuit and Family Court quashed the cancellation of his visa ... <a title="Novak Djokovic’s path to legal vindication was long and convoluted. It may also be fleeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/novak-djokovics-path-to-legal-vindication-was-long-and-convoluted-it-may-also-be-fleeting-174603/" aria-label="Read more about Novak Djokovic’s path to legal vindication was long and convoluted. It may also be fleeting">Read more</a>
