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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Britton, Senior lecturer, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney World Obesity Federation Vaccinating children against COVID-19 is on parents’ minds, now Australia’s rollout is open to those aged 12 and over, and regulators are actively considering vaccination for five to 11 year olds. Many parents ... <a title="It might be uncomfortable to talk about. But obesity puts children at risk of severe COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/it-might-be-uncomfortable-to-talk-about-but-obesity-puts-children-at-risk-of-severe-covid-171116/" aria-label="Read more about It might be uncomfortable to talk about. But obesity puts children at risk of severe COVID">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages Last week’s COVID protest outside parliament served as a warning that New Zealand is not immune to the kinds of anger seen overseas. As Labour Party whip Kieran McAnulty put it, “I think everyone needs to be aware ... <a title="COVID disinformation and extremism are on the rise in New Zealand. What are the risks of it turning violent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/covid-disinformation-and-extremism-are-on-the-rise-in-new-zealand-what-are-the-risks-of-it-turning-violent-172049/" aria-label="Read more about COVID disinformation and extremism are on the rise in New Zealand. What are the risks of it turning violent?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University As we head into a federal election campaign next year, the focus on whether government – and which party – can be trusted to govern openly and honestly for the ... <a title="With a federal election looming, is there new hope for leadership on integrity and transparency?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/with-a-federal-election-looming-is-there-new-hope-for-leadership-on-integrity-and-transparency-170452/" aria-label="Read more about With a federal election looming, is there new hope for leadership on integrity and transparency?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Feehan, Research Officer – Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University Some recent studies have shown similar peak viral loads in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people who contract COVID. This has raised concerns for the efficacy of vaccines for preventing transmission. How concerned should we be? ... <a title="No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as infectious’ as unvaccinated people if they get COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/no-vaccinated-people-are-not-just-as-infectious-as-unvaccinated-people-if-they-get-covid-171302/" aria-label="Read more about No, vaccinated people are not ‘just as infectious’ as unvaccinated people if they get COVID">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Keulemans, Faculty Research Fellow, UNSW Shutterstock Aluminium is light and versatile, but massively energy-intensive to produce, requiring 10% of Australia’s entire electricity output . Recycling it uses just a fraction of the energy. Why aren’t we closing the loop? This metal – the most abundant in ... <a title="We’ve smelted a billion tonnes of recyclable aluminium. Do we need to make more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/weve-smelted-a-billion-tonnes-of-recyclable-aluminium-do-we-need-to-make-more-166784/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve smelted a billion tonnes of recyclable aluminium. Do we need to make more?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Roche, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Quality), Southern Cross University Shutterstock “I remember how hard the words hit me – ‘you’re not smart enough’.” Dylan, a proud Bundjalung man in his 30s from northern New South Wales with South Sea Island heritage, shared with us what high school ... <a title="Bridging programs transform students’ lives – they even go on to outperform others at uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/bridging-programs-transform-students-lives-they-even-go-on-to-outperform-others-at-uni-171721/" aria-label="Read more about Bridging programs transform students’ lives – they even go on to outperform others at uni">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW People opposing vaccine mandates, or COVID vaccines more broadly, have claimed the vaccines violate the Nuremberg Code. They say COVID vaccines are experimental and people have been coerced into vaccination. They say this breaches the ethical code drawn up after the second ... <a title="COVID vaccines don’t violate the Nuremberg Code. Here’s how to convince the doubters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/covid-vaccines-dont-violate-the-nuremberg-code-heres-how-to-convince-the-doubters-171217/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines don’t violate the Nuremberg Code. Here’s how to convince the doubters">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research David McNew/Getty Images Climate change is happening, and it’s mostly due to human activities that change the composition of the atmosphere, which in turn interferes with the natural flow of energy through the climate system. Two greenhouse gases ... <a title="Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/stemming-methane-leaks-from-oil-fields-pipelines-and-landfills-could-help-us-slow-global-warming-quickly-171839/" aria-label="Read more about Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Cowling, Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock It’s usually around this time of year you hear people complain about their phones slowing down. Apple and Google release new versions of their operating systems (OS) and suddenly there’s a slew of people ... <a title="Are our phones really designed to slow down over time? Experts look at the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/are-our-phones-really-designed-to-slow-down-over-time-experts-look-at-the-evidence-170962/" aria-label="Read more about Are our phones really designed to slow down over time? Experts look at the evidence">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra), University of Canberra LEONID SCHEGLOV/ BELTA / HANDOUT / EPA For months, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been accused of using illegal migrants as a tool to punish the European Union for imposing ... <a title="Is the Belarus migrant crisis a ‘new type of war’? A conflict expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/is-the-belarus-migrant-crisis-a-new-type-of-war-a-conflict-expert-explains-171739/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Belarus migrant crisis a ‘new type of war’? A conflict expert explains">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University AAP/AP/Susan Walsh American-Chinese summit diplomacy comes and goes, but there will not be a much more consequential meeting between two leaders than the latest of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s consultations. If a measure was needed of how transformational the ... <a title="Xi-Biden meeting is cordial, but will anything change between the superpowers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/xi-biden-meeting-is-cordial-but-will-anything-change-between-the-superpowers-171926/" aria-label="Read more about Xi-Biden meeting is cordial, but will anything change between the superpowers?">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Drovandi, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi While Australian cricket fans celebrate their team’s triumph at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the tournament’s results have sparked a debate over whether the team that bats second has a potentially match-winning advantage ... <a title="Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/does-batting-second-in-t20-world-cup-cricket-offer-a-crucial-advantage-a-statistics-professor-explains-171944/" aria-label="Read more about Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains">Read more</a>
