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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Reports of GPs cancelling or postponing COVID vaccine appointments for 5-11 year olds are piling up, with desperate parents expressing anger and fear about how their as-yet unvaccinated children will fare as Omicron ... <a title="Why has my child’s vaccination been cancelled? We’re reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/why-has-my-childs-vaccination-been-cancelled-were-reliant-on-overseas-supply-and-a-complex-logistics-network-174605/" aria-label="Read more about Why has my child’s vaccination been cancelled? We’re reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ettore Camerlenghi, PhD student, Monash University Kaspar Delhey, Author provided One mystery many biologists want to solve is how complexity develops in nature. And among the many social systems in the natural world, multilevel societies stand out for their complexity. Individuals first organise into families, which are ... <a title="(The most social) bird of the year: why superb fairy-wren societies may be as complex as our own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/the-most-social-bird-of-the-year-why-superb-fairy-wren-societies-may-be-as-complex-as-our-own-171494/" aria-label="Read more about (The most social) bird of the year: why superb fairy-wren societies may be as complex as our own">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Cronin, Professor, Strength and Conditioning, Auckland University of Technology AUT Running Jul MCrawford It’s the time of year to make resolutions to improve fitness and strength, but this may not require a gym membership or even hard work. Strength training can be effective with small weights, ... <a title="Wearable resistance: how to get stronger by simply moving, with a little help from small weights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/wearable-resistance-how-to-get-stronger-by-simply-moving-with-a-little-help-from-small-weights-166350/" aria-label="Read more about Wearable resistance: how to get stronger by simply moving, with a little help from small weights">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Campion, Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, extremists have sought to exploit the pandemic environment to their own ends. Where most of the population sees an enduring health catastrophe, extremists tend to see opportunity. Over the past two years, we have ... <a title="How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/how-extremists-have-used-the-covid-pandemic-to-further-their-own-ends-often-with-chaotic-results-174400/" aria-label="Read more about How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australian children aged 5-11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from today. For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision with both parents agreeing to go ahead. But not all ... <a title="Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/should-my-child-have-a-covid-vaccine-heres-what-can-happen-when-parents-disagree-174395/" aria-label="Read more about Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Manero, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock Before COVID-19, global surf tourism spending was estimated at up to A$91 billion per year. And since the start of the pandemic, demand for surfing has boomed as people increasingly turn to outdoor activities. But surfing’s benefits to human ... <a title="What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/what-is-the-value-of-a-wave-how-changes-to-our-coastline-could-wipe-out-surfings-benefits-173502/" aria-label="Read more about What is the value of a wave? How changes to our coastline could wipe out surfing’s benefits">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Lakeman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University Shutterstock Student evaluations, in the form of anonymous online surveys, are ubiquitous in Australian universities. Most students in most courses are offered the opportunity to rate the “quality” of their teachers and the course they take. The ... <a title="‘Lose some weight’, ‘stupid old hag’: universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/lose-some-weight-stupid-old-hag-universities-should-no-longer-ask-students-for-anonymous-feedback-on-their-teachers-173911/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Lose some weight’, ‘stupid old hag’: universities should no longer ask students for anonymous feedback on their teachers">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning, Edith Cowan University Australia has experienced plenty of supermarket shortages since the COVID pandemic began. The emerging crisis now is a bit different. In 2020 and 2021, empty shelves were due to spikes in demand, as shoppers responded to lockdowns ... <a title="Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/supermarket-shortages-are-different-this-time-how-to-respond-and-avoid-panic-174529/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Shutterstock For two years, COVID has dominated our world. In Australia, we’ve tested every sniffle, undergone extensive lockdowns, and double-vaccinated more than 90% of adults to combat this lethal virus. So, it’s understandable our first reaction when we test ... <a title="I’ve tested positive to COVID. What should I do now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/ive-tested-positive-to-covid-what-should-i-do-now-174458/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve tested positive to COVID. What should I do now?">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Marsh, Research fellow at the Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University Shutterstock Have you recently spotted a spider peeking out from a brown, curled-up leaf in your garden? Chances are you’re sharing your yard with the leaf-curling spider, Phonognatha graeffei (pronounced fon-og-natha greef-e-i), a fascinating member of ... <a title="Leaf at first sight: how leaf-curling spiders pair up and build a family home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/leaf-at-first-sight-how-leaf-curling-spiders-pair-up-and-build-a-family-home-170775/" aria-label="Read more about Leaf at first sight: how leaf-curling spiders pair up and build a family home">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne As he embarks on an election year, there is a question about whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s media communications strategy, which has served him well for a long time, is fit for the current ... <a title="As COVID rips through Australia, is Scott Morrison’s media strategy starting to fail as well?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/as-covid-rips-through-australia-is-scott-morrisons-media-strategy-starting-to-fail-as-well-174332/" aria-label="Read more about As COVID rips through Australia, is Scott Morrison’s media strategy starting to fail as well?">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University Following considerable public pressure over the past few weeks, the federal government has announced concession card holders will soon be able to collect up to ten free rapid antigen tests over three months. But everyone else will continue to ... <a title="Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/free-rapid-antigen-tests-makes-economic-sense-for-governments-our-analysis-shows-174342/" aria-label="Read more about Free rapid antigen tests makes economic sense for governments, our analysis shows">Read more</a>
