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January 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide “Fake news”, the chief executive of Lufthansa has called it. But his counterpart at Air France calls it the airline industry’s “biggest challenge”. So does the president of Emirates: “It’s got to be dealt with.” What they’re talking ... <a title="Shaming people for flying won’t cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/15/shaming-people-for-flying-wont-cut-airline-emissions-we-need-a-smarter-solution-127257/" aria-label="Read more about Shaming people for flying won’t cut airline emissions. We need a smarter solution">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Caust, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), University of Melbourne Artists are again finding themselves at the receiving end of criticism over funding. A mural on the wall of a fire station funded through the Western Australia Percent for Art scheme has met with a hostile ... <a title="Artists help communities during a crisis, not hinder. Why are we still told they don’t matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/15/artists-help-communities-during-a-crisis-not-hinder-why-are-we-still-told-they-dont-matter-129695/" aria-label="Read more about Artists help communities during a crisis, not hinder. Why are we still told they don’t matter?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shiva Pedram, Associate Research Fellow, University of Wollongong In recent years, experts have focused on finding better ways to improve remotely delivered mental health care. Now, virtual reality (VR) may pave the way for myriad new opportunities. Using VR for remote therapy involves conducting “face-to-face” sessions in ... <a title="Virtual reality may be the next frontier in remote mental health care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/virtual-reality-may-be-the-next-frontier-in-remote-mental-health-care-129187/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality may be the next frontier in remote mental health care">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Pappas, PhD Candidate, UNSW As fires continue to burn along Australia’s south-east, it’s impossible to ignore how climate change can wreak devastation and disrupt lives. Australia has always experienced bushfires. However, climate change means this year’s bushfires were so extreme in their ferocity and spread they ... <a title="In this new world of bushfire terror, I question whether I want to have kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/in-this-new-world-of-bushfire-terror-i-question-whether-i-want-to-have-kids-126752/" aria-label="Read more about In this new world of bushfire terror, I question whether I want to have kids">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shiva Pedram, Associate Research Fellow, University of Wollongong In recent years, experts have focused on finding better ways to improve remotely delivered mental health care. Now, virtual reality (VR) may pave the way for myriad new opportunities. Using VR for remote therapy involves conducting “face-to-face” sessions in ... <a title="Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/virtual-reality-could-expand-therapy-options-in-remote-areas-129187/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Australia is in for a long, hot summer. The recent bushfires have been devastating for communities and wildlife. Drought is also impacting many regions. Understandably, people want to leave water out for thirsty birds and animals. ... <a title="You can leave water out for wildlife without attracting mosquitoes, if you take a few precautions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/you-can-leave-water-out-for-wildlife-without-attracting-mosquitoes-if-you-take-a-few-precautions-128631/" aria-label="Read more about You can leave water out for wildlife without attracting mosquitoes, if you take a few precautions">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Cummings, Lecturer in Singing, University of Wollongong “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” – Joan Didion, The White Album Theatre can be many things. It can provide a catalyst to action, help us make sense of the world, make us feel part of a ... <a title="At a performance of The White Album, I found the community I needed in a time of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/at-a-performance-of-the-white-album-i-found-the-community-i-needed-in-a-time-of-crisis-129693/" aria-label="Read more about At a performance of The White Album, I found the community I needed in a time of crisis">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University The scale and speed of the current bushfire crisis has caught many people off-guard, including biodiversity scientists. People are scrambling to estimate the long-term effects. It is certain that many animal species will ... <a title="Australia’s bushfires could drive more than 700 animal species to extinction. Check the numbers for yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/australias-bushfires-could-drive-more-than-700-animal-species-to-extinction-check-the-numbers-for-yourself-129773/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s bushfires could drive more than 700 animal species to extinction. Check the numbers for yourself">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Senior lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University Since the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the immediate crisis appears to have dissipated. However, the wider ramifications pose a worrying precedent for international affairs. For many, the killing was unexpected. But this ... <a title="Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/political-assassinations-were-once-unthinkable-why-the-us-killing-of-soleimani-sets-a-worrying-precedent-129622/" aria-label="Read more about Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Hanna, Honorary Senior Fellow, Australian National University What we suspected is now official: 2019 was Australia’s hottest year on record. The country’s average maximum temperature last year (30.69℃) was a scorching 2.09℃ hotter than the 1961-1990 average. For the whole planet, 2019 is expected to come ... <a title="Car accidents, drownings, violence: hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/car-accidents-drownings-violence-hotter-temperatures-will-mean-more-deaths-from-injury-129628/" aria-label="Read more about Car accidents, drownings, violence: hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University Every time a weather extreme occurs, some people quickly jump in to say we’ve been through it all before: that worse events have happened in the past, or it’s just part of natural climate variability. The recent ... <a title="Some say we’ve seen bushfires worse than this before. But they’re ignoring a few key facts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/some-say-weve-seen-bushfires-worse-than-this-before-but-theyre-ignoring-a-few-key-facts-129391/" aria-label="Read more about Some say we’ve seen bushfires worse than this before. But they’re ignoring a few key facts">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raymond William Loveridge, Adjunct Professor – School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed in Australia since the start of the bushfire season. More will certainly be destroyed before the season ends in March. Could these houses have been built ... <a title="Australian building codes don’t expect houses to be fire-proof – and that’s by design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/14/australian-building-codes-dont-expect-houses-to-be-fire-proof-and-thats-by-design-129540/" aria-label="Read more about Australian building codes don’t expect houses to be fire-proof – and that’s by design">Read more</a>
