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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pablo Negret, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland Figures released this week suggest Australia’s koala populations have plummeted by 30% in three years, and fewer than 58,000 now remain in the wild. The statement from the Australian Koala Foundation has not been verified on the ground, ... <a title="When fire hits, do koalas flee or stick to their tree? Answering these and other questions is vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/when-fire-hits-do-koalas-flee-or-stick-to-their-tree-answering-these-and-other-questions-is-vital-168261/" aria-label="Read more about When fire hits, do koalas flee or stick to their tree? Answering these and other questions is vital">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle Southeastern Australia was yesterday rocked by a magnitude-5.8 earthquake with its epicentre near Mansfield in Victoria’s northeast. The quake, which was followed by two smaller tremors, was powerful enough to damage buildings 130 ... <a title="Australia is no stranger to earthquakes, yet our planning polices have not adapted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/australia-is-no-stranger-to-earthquakes-yet-our-planning-polices-have-not-adapted-168470/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is no stranger to earthquakes, yet our planning polices have not adapted">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Clode, Associate Professor (adjunct) in Creative Writing, Flinders University Ben King/ABC Bushfires are incredibly difficult to imagine, but once experienced are impossible to forget. They are events that most people would prefer not to think about — at least not in too much detail. Just prior ... <a title="Fires review: new ABC drama helps teach important lessons about the realities of bushfires in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/fires-review-new-abc-drama-helps-teach-important-lessons-about-the-realities-of-bushfires-in-australia-168191/" aria-label="Read more about Fires review: new ABC drama helps teach important lessons about the realities of bushfires in Australia">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Bianca de Marchi A New South Wales state Resolve poll for The Sydney Morning Herald gave the Coalition 41% of the primary vote (down two since July), Labor 30% (up two), the Greens 11% ... <a title="Coalition still well ahead in NSW poll, Newspoll premiers’ ratings, and WA upper house electoral reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/coalition-still-well-ahead-in-nsw-poll-newspoll-premiers-ratings-and-wa-upper-house-electoral-reforms-168259/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition still well ahead in NSW poll, Newspoll premiers’ ratings, and WA upper house electoral reforms">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilani Gedera, Teaching and Learning Manager, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock As any university student, lecturer or tutor can attest, the pandemic has turned learning and teaching upside down. So it’s important we understand what happens for students when their learning shifts online with little to no ... <a title="Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/beyond-zoom-teams-and-video-lectures-what-do-university-students-really-want-from-online-learning-167705/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond Zoom, Teams and video lectures — what do university students really want from online learning?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexey D Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University Alexei Druzhinin/AP The global opinions on the new AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US and the UK have been decidedly mixed. China and France immediately blasted the deal, while others, such as Japan ... <a title="After AUKUS, Russia sees a potential threat — and an opportunity to market its own submarines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/after-aukus-russia-sees-a-potential-threat-and-an-opportunity-to-market-its-own-submarines-168374/" aria-label="Read more about After AUKUS, Russia sees a potential threat — and an opportunity to market its own submarines">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Quain, Lecturer, University of Sydney He Gong/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Within minutes of Melbourne being rattled by yesterday’s earthquake, my Victorian friends reported changes in the behaviour of their animals. One friend wrote on social media that her dog Harvey stood in the hallway howling for five ... <a title="Can animals sense when an earthquake is about to happen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/can-animals-sense-when-an-earthquake-is-about-to-happen-168483/" aria-label="Read more about Can animals sense when an earthquake is about to happen?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Lake, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University First Lady Frances Cleveland and the wives of members of Cleveland Cabinet pose for a photo in 1897. Frances B Johnston/Library of Congress A new app can turn anyone into a porn star against their will. All you need is ... <a title="In the 19th century, a man was busted for pasting photos of women’s heads on naked bodies … sound familiar?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/in-the-19th-century-a-man-was-busted-for-pasting-photos-of-womens-heads-on-naked-bodies-sound-familiar-168081/" aria-label="Read more about In the 19th century, a man was busted for pasting photos of women’s heads on naked bodies … sound familiar?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Magdalena Plebanski, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University Shutterstock SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the person’s own body. This process, known as “autoimmunity”, can damage a number of different organs. After COVID-19, a small number of patients have ... <a title="COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition. Here’s what the science says so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/covid-19-increases-the-chance-of-getting-an-autoimmune-condition-heres-what-the-science-says-so-far-166819/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition. Here’s what the science says so far">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hadi Ghasemi, Senior Seismologist, Geoscience Australia Yesterday’s earthquake in eastern Victoria shook the ground for hundreds of kilometres around and damaged buildings as far away as Melbourne – and took many people by surprise. While Australia doesn’t compare with seismic hotspots like New Zealand and Japan, relatively ... <a title="We may never be able to predict earthquakes – but we can already know enough to be prepared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/we-may-never-be-able-to-predict-earthquakes-but-we-can-already-know-enough-to-be-prepared-168480/" aria-label="Read more about We may never be able to predict earthquakes – but we can already know enough to be prepared">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Sharp, NHMRC Early Career Senior Research Fellow, Monash University Shutterstock Last week Facebook’s internal research revealed Instagram’s toxic effects on some young people’s body image — particularly girls. One study by Facebook of teen Instagram users in the US and UK found more than 40% of ... <a title="Instagram can make teens feel bad about their body, but parents can help. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/instagram-can-make-teens-feel-bad-about-their-body-but-parents-can-help-heres-how-168093/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram can make teens feel bad about their body, but parents can help. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Ryohei Moriya/Yomiuri Shimbun/AP On Friday, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US will meet in Washington for the first in-person Quad summit. Hosted by US President Joe Biden, the attendees are slated to discuss a ... <a title="Explainer: what exactly is the Quad and what’s on the agenda for their Washington summit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/explainer-what-exactly-is-the-quad-and-whats-on-the-agenda-for-their-washington-summit-167988/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what exactly is the Quad and what’s on the agenda for their Washington summit?">Read more</a>
