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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aidan Hotan, ASKAP lead scientist, CSIRO Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out using radio waves. The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (or RACS) has placed the CSIRO’s Australian SKA ... <a title="We’ve mapped a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Take the virtual tour here." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/weve-mapped-a-million-previously-undiscovered-galaxies-beyond-the-milky-way-take-the-virtual-tour-here-148442/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve mapped a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Take the virtual tour here.">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Over recent weeks and months, we’ve heard of several COVID cases in which people have tested positive after previously clearing the virus. Scientists are hopeful being infected with COVID-19 confers immunity for a length of time. ... <a title="What’s the difference between viral shedding and reinfection with COVID-19?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/whats-the-difference-between-viral-shedding-and-reinfection-with-covid-19-150547/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between viral shedding and reinfection with COVID-19?">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne Several Australian states are going it alone on the the energy transition. The policies adopted by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and others represent major departures from the existing national approach, and ... <a title="Australia’s states have been forced to go it alone on renewable energy, but it’s a risky strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/australias-states-have-been-forced-to-go-it-alone-on-renewable-energy-but-its-a-risky-strategy-151086/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s states have been forced to go it alone on renewable energy, but it’s a risky strategy">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Mundy, Senior research fellow, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute The middle years of school are defined as being from 8-14 years of age. These were often described as a latent or quiet phase of development. We now understand this is not the case — the middle years ... <a title="The missing middle: puberty is a critical time at school, so why aren’t we investing in it more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/the-missing-middle-puberty-is-a-critical-time-at-school-so-why-arent-we-investing-in-it-more-150071/" aria-label="Read more about The missing middle: puberty is a critical time at school, so why aren’t we investing in it more?">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Francisco Salazar, Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts & Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Antarctica Day celebrates the icy continent and its unique governance system. It’s the anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty’s adoption on December 1 1959. Framed in a spirit of ... <a title="Custodians of Antarctica: how 5 gateway cities are embracing the icy continent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/custodians-of-antarctica-how-5-gateway-cities-are-embracing-the-icy-continent-148006/" aria-label="Read more about Custodians of Antarctica: how 5 gateway cities are embracing the icy continent">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Vicars, Sessional Lecturer, University of New England In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Before the glamorous flyers of the 1930s like Amelia Earhart, “Chubby” Miller and Nancy Bird Walton, another woman opened the way to the skies — and were it ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Millicent Bryant, the first Australian woman to get a pilot’s licence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/hidden-women-of-history-millicent-bryant-the-first-australian-woman-to-get-a-pilots-licence-146314/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Millicent Bryant, the first Australian woman to get a pilot’s licence">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After government pressure, Chief of the Australian Defence Force Angus Campbell has publicly retreated in the dispute over revoking the Meritorious Unit Citation for the Special Operations Task Group serving in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013. When he released the ... <a title="ADF Chief Angus Campbell retreats after government’s sortie over citation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/adf-chief-angus-campbell-retreats-after-governments-sortie-over-citation-151116/" aria-label="Read more about ADF Chief Angus Campbell retreats after government’s sortie over citation">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Tyers, Winthrop Professor of Economics, University of Western Australia China accounts for more than a third of export dollars earned by Australia. The figures, for the 12 months to October, cover the period of coronavirus disruptions and disputes over trade. They apply to physical exports rather ... <a title="An all-out trade war with China would cost Australia 6% of GDP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/an-all-out-trade-war-with-china-would-cost-australia-6-of-gdp-151070/" aria-label="Read more about An all-out trade war with China would cost Australia 6% of GDP">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jude McCulloch, Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University Few stories have rocked Victoria as much as the so-called “lawyer X” scandal, which revealed that high-profile criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo had been used by police as an informant. It triggered a royal commission into the affair, which after ... <a title="Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/lawyer-x-inquiry-calls-for-sweeping-change-to-victoria-police-but-is-it-enough-to-bring-real-accountability-147836/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl McPhee, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Bond University As summer descends, sharks may be at the forefront of the minds of many beach goers and reef adventurers. Globally, the number of shark bites is on the rise, with a threefold increase since 1982. White sharks, bull ... <a title="Fatal shark attacks are at a record high. ‘Deterrent’ devices can help, but some may be nothing but snake oil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/fatal-shark-attacks-are-at-a-record-high-deterrent-devices-can-help-but-some-may-be-nothing-but-snake-oil-150845/" aria-label="Read more about Fatal shark attacks are at a record high. ‘Deterrent’ devices can help, but some may be nothing but snake oil">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Freeland, Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University In 2019, US President Donald Trump declared “space is the new war-fighting domain”. This followed the creation of the US Space Force and a commitment to “American dominance” in outer space. Other space-faring nations, and those who fear ... <a title="‘War in space’ would be a catastrophe. A return to rules-based cooperation is the only way to keep space peaceful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/war-in-space-would-be-a-catastrophe-a-return-to-rules-based-cooperation-is-the-only-way-to-keep-space-peaceful-150947/" aria-label="Read more about ‘War in space’ would be a catastrophe. A return to rules-based cooperation is the only way to keep space peaceful">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded China apologise for – and Twitter remove – a highly offensive tweet depicting an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of a child. Morrison described the tweet as disgusting and utterly outrageous. ... <a title="Australia demands apology from China over ‘repugnant’ slur on Twitter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/australia-demands-apology-from-china-over-repugnant-slur-on-twitter-151099/" aria-label="Read more about Australia demands apology from China over ‘repugnant’ slur on Twitter">Read more</a>
