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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Billingsley, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW The small number of Australians being held in prison camps in northern Syria has been an ongoing, albeit low-level, challenge for the Australian government. There are believed to be eight Australian fighters for the Islamic State in captivity, ... <a title="Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/why-australia-can-no-longer-avoid-responsibility-for-its-citizens-held-in-syria-127439/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis McNevin, Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney Designer baby, anyone? A New Jersey startup company, Genomic Prediction, might be able to help you. Genomic Prediction claims to be able to use DNA testing to predict disease risk in an embryo. The idea is to ... <a title="An American company will test your embryos for genetic defects. But designer babies aren’t here just yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/an-american-company-will-test-your-embryos-for-genetic-defects-but-designer-babies-arent-here-just-yet-126833/" aria-label="Read more about An American company will test your embryos for genetic defects. But designer babies aren’t here just yet">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Rowell, Associate Professor in High Energy Astrophyics, University of Adelaide The brightest fireworks in the universe are called gamma-ray bursts and are created by the death throes of certain kinds of stars. These intense blasts release as much energy in one second as the Sun will ... <a title="A collapsing star in a distant galaxy fired out some of the most energetic gamma rays ever seen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/a-collapsing-star-in-a-distant-galaxy-fired-out-some-of-the-most-energetic-gamma-rays-ever-seen-127114/" aria-label="Read more about A collapsing star in a distant galaxy fired out some of the most energetic gamma rays ever seen">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McPhee, Emeritus professor, University of Melbourne We live in a world of violent challenges to the status quo, from Chile and Iraq to Hong Kong, Catalonia and the Extinction Rebellion. These protests are usually presented in the media simply as expressions of rage at “the system” ... <a title="We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren’t today’s protests leading to revolutions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/we-live-in-a-world-of-upheaval-so-why-arent-todays-protests-leading-to-revolutions-126505/" aria-label="Read more about We live in a world of upheaval. So why aren’t today’s protests leading to revolutions?">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Sadler, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne A career in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), or the armed forces in any country, can be rewarding, but also demanding. Challenges include the rigorous training, frequent moves, and maintaining social connections. Beyond this, military personnel may ... <a title="Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall. We could be serving them better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/veterans-have-poorer-mental-health-than-australians-overall-we-could-be-serving-them-better-119525/" aria-label="Read more about Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall. We could be serving them better">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aniko Blanka Toth, Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University As the world grapples with an extinction crisis, our large mammals are among the most endangered. These threatened species – rhinos, pandas, tigers, polar bears and the like – greatly influence their ecosystems. So what will happen to the smaller ... <a title="Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/extinction-of-ice-age-giants-likely-drove-surviving-animals-apart-125132/" aria-label="Read more about Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney The litany of defects, poor building standards and regulatory failures has serious implications for apartment owners, occupiers and buyers alike. Fears of a loss of confidence in the sector have unfortunately come true. Our research suggests a ... <a title="Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/lack-of-information-on-apartment-defects-leaves-whole-market-on-shaky-footings-127007/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Nickl, Lecturer in International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, University of Sydney In September, the Fair Work commission rejected an unfair dismissal claim by a BP worker who made a Downfall video meme about his boss. Fair Work called it “inappropriate and offensive”. Last week, the ... <a title="How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/how-hitler-memes-made-their-way-around-the-world-and-into-the-fair-work-commission-courtroom-127314/" aria-label="Read more about How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Two and a half months before the February 3 Iowa Democratic caucus, the highly regarded Selzer poll for CNN and the Des Moines Register gave Pete Buttigieg 25% in Iowa (up a huge 16 points ... <a title="Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/buttigieg-surges-to-clear-lead-in-iowa-poll-as-democrats-win-four-of-five-us-state-elections-127210/" aria-label="Read more about Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Every, Senior Research Fellow in social vulnerability and disasters, CQUniversity Australia If you live in a bushfire-prone area, you’ll likely have considered what you will do in the event of a bushfire. The decision, which should be made well in advance of bushfire season, is whether ... <a title="It’s hard to breathe and you can’t think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/its-hard-to-breathe-and-you-cant-think-clearly-if-you-defend-your-home-against-a-bushfire-be-mentally-prepared-127019/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to breathe and you can’t think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni Di Virgilio, Research associate, UNSW Temperatures across many regions of Australia are set to exceed 40℃ this week, including heatwaves forecast throughout parts of eastern Australia, raising the spectre of more devastating bushfires. We have already heard warnings this fire season of the possibility of firestorms, ... <a title="Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/climate-change-will-make-fire-storms-more-likely-in-southeastern-australia-127225/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni Di Virgilio, Research associate, UNSW Temperatures across many regions of Australia are set to exceed 40℃ this week, including heatwaves forecast throughout parts of eastern Australia, raising the spectre of more devastating bushfires. We have already heard warnings this fire season of the possibility of firestorms, ... <a title="Climate change will make fire storms more likely in south eastern Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/climate-change-will-make-fire-storms-more-likely-in-south-eastern-australia-127225/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change will make fire storms more likely in south eastern Australia">Read more</a>
