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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato New Zealand is often described as a great place to grow up. We must also ask ourselves whether it is a great place to grow old. The question becomes increasingly urgent as the impact of COVID-19 becomes clearer. While ... <a title="The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/the-coronavirus-crisis-shows-why-new-zealand-urgently-needs-a-commissioner-for-older-people-139383/" aria-label="Read more about The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gisela Kaplan, Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England Love, sex and mate choice are topics that never go out of fashion among humans or, surprisingly, among some Australian birds. For these species, choosing the right partner is a driver of evolution and affects the ... <a title="What Australian birds can teach us about choosing a partner and making it last" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/what-australian-birds-can-teach-us-about-choosing-a-partner-and-making-it-last-125734/" aria-label="Read more about What Australian birds can teach us about choosing a partner and making it last">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monique Robinson, NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute If you’re pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic, you might be feeling a unique type of stress. You might be uncertain about how an infection could affect your unborn baby. That’s over and above the stress you might be ... <a title="Pregnant in a pandemic? If you’re stressed, there’s help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/pregnant-in-a-pandemic-if-youre-stressed-theres-help-138825/" aria-label="Read more about Pregnant in a pandemic? If you’re stressed, there’s help">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Spencer, Ph.D. student, University of Sydney The impacts of invasive mammals such as feral horses and feral cats have featured prominently in the media over the years. But the recent discovery of the infamous “murder hornet” (or giant Asian hornet Vespa mandarinia) in the US has ... <a title="Forget ‘murder hornets’, European wasps in Australia decapitate flies and bully dingoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/forget-murder-hornets-european-wasps-in-australia-decapitate-flies-and-bully-dingoes-139476/" aria-label="Read more about Forget ‘murder hornets’, European wasps in Australia decapitate flies and bully dingoes">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Nielsen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Several changes to the regulation of opioid supply in Australia come into effect today (June 1). Opioids are strong medicines used for pain. The new rules – including reducing pack sizes and restrictions around ... <a title="Smaller pack sizes from today: could new opioid restrictions stop leftover medicines causing harm?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/smaller-pack-sizes-from-today-could-new-opioid-restrictions-stop-leftover-medicines-causing-harm-139558/" aria-label="Read more about Smaller pack sizes from today: could new opioid restrictions stop leftover medicines causing harm?">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University As winter approaches, marine turtle nesting in the far north of Australia will peak. When these baby turtles hatch at night, they crawl from the sand to the sea, using the relative brightness of the horizon and the natural slope of ... <a title="Turn off the porch light: 6 easy ways to stop light pollution from harming our wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/turn-off-the-porch-light-6-easy-ways-to-stop-light-pollution-from-harming-our-wildlife-132595/" aria-label="Read more about Turn off the porch light: 6 easy ways to stop light pollution from harming our wildlife">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Abbey, Professor of Physics, La Trobe University The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken university education, with most teaching moved off campus and students learning online at home. But a cornerstone of undergraduate science education has been a challenge: the laboratory class. The real joy of science is ... <a title="Lab experiments in the pandemic moved online or mailed home to uni students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/lab-experiments-in-the-pandemic-moved-online-or-mailed-home-to-uni-students-138794/" aria-label="Read more about Lab experiments in the pandemic moved online or mailed home to uni students">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Iampolski, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research RMIT, RMIT University As we emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns, it is timely to reflect on how the design of our neighbourhoods and the ways we interact with them affect our lived experience. A clear lesson from the many conversations ... <a title="A time to embrace the edge spaces that make our neighbourhoods tick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/a-time-to-embrace-the-edge-spaces-that-make-our-neighbourhoods-tick-138826/" aria-label="Read more about A time to embrace the edge spaces that make our neighbourhoods tick">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer, Monash University Australia is on the brink of its first recession in almost 30 years. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will deliver the official economic growth figure for the March quarter on Wednesday. If it is negative (as is likely because of the downturn ... <a title="Australia’s first service sector recession will be unlike those that have gone before it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/australias-first-service-sector-recession-will-be-unlike-those-that-have-gone-before-it-137994/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s first service sector recession will be unlike those that have gone before it">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Lee Brien, Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia As winter begins, porridge makes an excellent choice for breakfast. For many, porridge is redolent with memories of childhood. It is warm, filling, high in fibre and associated with lowering blood cholesterol. It’s very reliability may also be comforting ... <a title="A nice warm bowl of porridge: 3 ways plus a potted history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/a-nice-warm-bowl-of-porridge-3-ways-plus-a-potted-history-137007/" aria-label="Read more about A nice warm bowl of porridge: 3 ways plus a potted history">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne Violence has erupted across several US cities after the death of a black man, George Floyd, who was shown on video gasping for breath as a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck. The ... <a title="As Minneapolis burns, Trump’s presidency is sinking deeper into crisis. And yet, he may still be re-elected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/31/as-minneapolis-burns-trumps-presidency-is-sinking-deeper-into-crisis-and-yet-he-may-still-be-re-elected-139739/" aria-label="Read more about As Minneapolis burns, Trump’s presidency is sinking deeper into crisis. And yet, he may still be re-elected">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chrisanthi Giotis, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney This week News Corp Australia announced the end of the print editions of 112 suburban and regional mastheads – about one-fifth of all of Australia’s local newspapers. Of those, 36 will close and 76 become ... <a title="Digital-only local newspapers will struggle to serve the communities that need them most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/digital-only-local-newspapers-will-struggle-to-serve-the-communities-that-need-them-most-139649/" aria-label="Read more about Digital-only local newspapers will struggle to serve the communities that need them most">Read more</a>
