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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Hensher, Associate Professor of Health Systems Financing & Organisation, Deakin University Shutterstock Over the past two years, we’ve learned COVID-19 survivors can develop a range of longer-term symptoms we now call “long COVID”. This includes people who did not have severe illness initially. Such longer-term symptoms ... <a title="We calculated the impact of ‘long COVID’ as Australia opens up. Even without Omicron, we’re worried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/we-calculated-the-impact-of-long-covid-as-australia-opens-up-even-without-omicron-were-worried-168662/" aria-label="Read more about We calculated the impact of ‘long COVID’ as Australia opens up. Even without Omicron, we’re worried">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University The current string of COVID-19 outbreaks in Aboriginal communities in remote areas of the Northern Territory will only get worse if the NT government opens its borders on December 20, as planned. The ... <a title="‘They should have a roadblock’: why the NT must delay opening its border to protect First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/they-should-have-a-roadblock-why-the-nt-must-delay-opening-its-border-to-protect-first-nations-people-171734/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They should have a roadblock’: why the NT must delay opening its border to protect First Nations people">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Shutterstock Shark bite incidents are rare but traumatic. They’re usually followed by calls for mitigation strategies, some of which are dangerous or lethal to sharks – despite the fact most sharks are timid and actively avoid people. The “SharkSmart” ... <a title="Shark bites are rare. Here are 8 things to avoid to make them even rarer." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/shark-bites-are-rare-here-are-8-things-to-avoid-to-make-them-even-rarer-173746/" aria-label="Read more about Shark bites are rare. Here are 8 things to avoid to make them even rarer.">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Shutterstock Academics around the world have experimented with technology as the COVID-driven need to teach remotely accelerates the shift to digitally supported education. Part of the challenge has been to match their approaches to individual teaching ... <a title="Top teaching tips in 2 minutes – how videos can spread better practices through our unis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/top-teaching-tips-in-2-minutes-how-videos-can-spread-better-practices-through-our-unis-172855/" aria-label="Read more about Top teaching tips in 2 minutes – how videos can spread better practices through our unis">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland IMDB The dark side of films has always had a strong relationship with the light side. Mixing comedy with horror often ensured a hit even in the early days of cinema –comedian Harold Lloyd was ... <a title="30 years since The Addams Family hit the big screen, it is still the perfect blend of horror and comedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/30-years-since-the-addams-family-hit-the-big-screen-it-is-still-the-perfect-blend-of-horror-and-comedy-172042/" aria-label="Read more about 30 years since The Addams Family hit the big screen, it is still the perfect blend of horror and comedy">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Thursday’s budget update will forecast one million jobs will be created over the next four years and unemployment will fall to 4.25% by June 2023. In an upbeat economic assessment, the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook will estimate that more ... <a title="Budget update forecasts unemployment falling to 4.25% by mid-2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/16/budget-update-forecasts-unemployment-falling-to-4-25-by-mid-2023-173851/" aria-label="Read more about Budget update forecasts unemployment falling to 4.25% by mid-2023">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Zhang, Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, Macquarie University Shutterstock Many Australians have never heard of the Pension Loans Scheme, and many more assume it’s just for pensioners, which is understandable given its name. That’s why the government is poised to rename it the ... <a title="That reverse mortgage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/that-reverse-mortgage-scheme-the-government-is-about-to-re-announce-how-does-it-work-171671/" aria-label="Read more about That reverse mortgage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Zhang, Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, Macquarie University Shutterstock Many Australians have never heard of the Pension Loans Scheme, and many more assume it’s just for pensioners, which is understandable given its name. That’s why the government is reportedly poised to give it ... <a title="That reverse mortage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/that-reverse-mortage-scheme-the-government-is-about-to-re-announce-how-does-it-work-171671/" aria-label="Read more about That reverse mortage scheme the government is about to re-announce, how does it work?">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Hine, Lecturer in Criminology, University of the Sunshine Coast Last week, it was announced police in South Wales and Gwent would be the first in the UK to deploy real-time facial recognition technology (FRT) in a mobile app. The app allows police officers to rapidly identify ... <a title="Information is key to public support for police use of facial recognition technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/information-is-key-to-public-support-for-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-173584/" aria-label="Read more about Information is key to public support for police use of facial recognition technology">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat McGorry, Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne Keagan Henman/Unsplash Psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia cause severe distress and suffering for people who experience them and for their families. All too often, these illnesses prevent those affected from completing education, starting work or keeping a job, ... <a title="Early intervention for psychosis might cost more initially but delivers a greater return on investment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/early-intervention-for-psychosis-might-cost-more-initially-but-delivers-a-greater-return-on-investment-173729/" aria-label="Read more about Early intervention for psychosis might cost more initially but delivers a greater return on investment">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Adolescence and early adulthood is a time for people to become more independent, complete their education, enter the workforce, form key relationships and develop lifelong health habits. It’s also a period where mental health problems often first appear, ... <a title="Headspace services for early psychosis have some benefits but aren’t cost-effective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/headspace-services-for-early-psychosis-have-some-benefits-but-arent-cost-effective-172980/" aria-label="Read more about Headspace services for early psychosis have some benefits but aren’t cost-effective">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Young, Professor, The University of Melbourne Suzanne Plunkett/AP One success from this year’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow was an agreement to halt forest loss by 2030. The Morrison government signed the agreement, and this commitment is now being put to the test as it ... <a title="Weakening Australia’s illegal logging laws would undermine the global push to halt forest loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/weakening-australias-illegal-logging-laws-would-undermine-the-global-push-to-halt-forest-loss-172770/" aria-label="Read more about Weakening Australia’s illegal logging laws would undermine the global push to halt forest loss">Read more</a>
