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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury Ivan YudinTASS via Getty Images Legislators around the world are being asked to reconsider how to regulate the latest developments in gene technology, genome editing and gene silencing. Both the European Court of Justice and the ... <a title="Calling the latest gene technologies ‘natural’ is a semantic distraction — they must still be regulated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/calling-the-latest-gene-technologies-natural-is-a-semantic-distraction-they-must-still-be-regulated-166352/" aria-label="Read more about Calling the latest gene technologies ‘natural’ is a semantic distraction — they must still be regulated">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Baell, Research Professor in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University Shutterstock Many hopes have been pinned on repurposing existing drugs, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19. However, we shouldn’t be too surprised these drugs haven’t yet lived up ... <a title="Ivermectin shows us how hard it is to use old drugs for COVID. Here’s how to do better next time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/ivermectin-shows-us-how-hard-it-is-to-use-old-drugs-for-covid-heres-how-to-do-better-next-time-168192/" aria-label="Read more about Ivermectin shows us how hard it is to use old drugs for COVID. Here’s how to do better next time">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested, and we recently completed the first large-scale study in the world to explicitly ... <a title="Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/children-learn-science-in-nature-play-long-before-they-get-to-school-classrooms-and-labs-166106/" aria-label="Read more about Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne shutter_o/Shutterstock Much has been written about the taxpayer-funded windfalls to some companies provided by the A$90 billion JobKeeper scheme. Their gains have come from grants given to them to offset projected COVID-19 losses — with no obligation ... <a title="Australia’s banks got $188 billion in cheap loans from the RBA. Now they’re funding share buybacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/australias-banks-got-188-billion-in-cheap-loans-from-the-rba-now-theyre-funding-share-buybacks-167890/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s banks got $188 billion in cheap loans from the RBA. Now they’re funding share buybacks">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University NASA, CC BY-SA On October 5, an unusual crew will fly to the International Space Station. Director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild will spend a week and a half on the station shooting scenes for ... <a title="From poo politics to rubbish disposal: 5 big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/from-poo-politics-to-rubbish-disposal-5-big-questions-about-the-international-space-station-becoming-a-movie-set-168282/" aria-label="Read more about From poo politics to rubbish disposal: 5 big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The New AUKUS security agreement has bound Australia even more tightly to the United States and Britain. But it has brought blowback against all three countries from France – which was blindsided by the cancellation of its contract to supply ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell on AUKUS and climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-british-high-commissioner-vicki-treadell-on-aukus-and-climate-change-168491/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell on AUKUS and climate change">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann L Brower, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of Canterbury James Ross/AAP News of Melbourne’s earthquake today made my left leg hurt. That’s the leg I nearly lost. On February 22 2011, there were nine of us on a red bus from Sumner to Canterbury University ... <a title="Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/earthquakes-dont-kill-people-buildings-do-and-those-lovely-decorative-bits-are-the-first-to-fall-168476/" aria-label="Read more about Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne James Ross/AAP A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck about 115 kilometres east of Melbourne in Victoria, causing damage to buildings and forcing residents to evacuate across the city. The quake, which started near Woods Point at ... <a title="Melbourne earthquake: what exactly happened, and what’s the best way to stay safe from aftershocks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/melbourne-earthquake-what-exactly-happened-and-whats-the-best-way-to-stay-safe-from-aftershocks-168467/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne earthquake: what exactly happened, and what’s the best way to stay safe from aftershocks?">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Ryan, Associate Professor (Literature), Australian Catholic University Tom Roberts, A break away! (1891) Art Gallery South Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised this story contains images of people who have died. Review: The Brumby Wars by Anthony Sharwood (Hachette) You know you are ... <a title="If The Man from Snowy River is Indigenous, what does that mean for our national myth-making?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/if-the-man-from-snowy-river-is-indigenous-what-does-that-mean-for-our-national-myth-making-168372/" aria-label="Read more about If The Man from Snowy River is Indigenous, what does that mean for our national myth-making?">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Estefanía Carballo, Research Fellow in Mining and Society, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the Serbian capital Belgrade this month, protesting the US$2.4 billion (A$3.3 billion) Jadar lithium mine proposed by global mining giant Rio Tinto. ... <a title="We need lithium for clean energy, but Rio Tinto’s planned Serbian mine reminds us it shouldn’t come at any cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/we-need-lithium-for-clean-energy-but-rio-tintos-planned-serbian-mine-reminds-us-it-shouldnt-come-at-any-cost-167902/" aria-label="Read more about We need lithium for clean energy, but Rio Tinto’s planned Serbian mine reminds us it shouldn’t come at any cost">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne An earthquake that struck near Melbourne today is one of the largest in Australia since instrumental seismic records began. However, the geological record of ground-breaking fault ruptures tells us much larger earthquakes have occurred across the ... <a title="The earthquake that rattled Melbourne was among Australia’s biggest in half a century, but rock records reveal far mightier ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/the-earthquake-that-rattled-melbourne-was-among-australias-biggest-in-half-a-century-but-rock-records-reveal-far-mightier-ones-168471/" aria-label="Read more about The earthquake that rattled Melbourne was among Australia’s biggest in half a century, but rock records reveal far mightier ones">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW The New South Wales and Victorian governments have released detailed roadmaps outlining how they’ll ease restrictions across Sydney and Melbourne. A feature of both roadmaps will be the requirement to be fully vaccinated to do certain things like gather with larger groups ... <a title="Soon you’ll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events — but what about the staff there?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/soon-youll-need-to-be-vaccinated-to-enjoy-shops-cafes-and-events-but-what-about-the-staff-there-168266/" aria-label="Read more about Soon you’ll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events — but what about the staff there?">Read more</a>
