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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monika Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, University of South Australia People presenting at emergency with mental health concerns are experiencing the longest wait times in Australia for admission to a ward, according to a new report from the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine. But with half ... <a title="What should I do if I can’t see a psychiatrist?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/what-should-i-do-if-i-cant-see-a-psychiatrist-247453/" aria-label="Read more about What should I do if I can’t see a psychiatrist?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University We’re nearing the halfway point of this year’s Australian Open and players like the United States’ Reilly Opelka (ranked 170th in the world ) and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (ranked 30th) captured plenty of attention despite early-round exits. These ... <a title="Taller tennis players have a natural advantage – but shorter athletes shouldn’t despair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/taller-tennis-players-have-a-natural-advantage-but-shorter-athletes-shouldnt-despair-247460/" aria-label="Read more about Taller tennis players have a natural advantage – but shorter athletes shouldn’t despair">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin T. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia In his farewell address, outgoing US President Joe Biden warned “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy”. The comment suggests that, under Donald Trump’s second term ... <a title="What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/what-is-an-oligarchy-and-is-the-united-states-poised-to-become-one-247566/" aria-label="Read more about What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University A map showing the ‘Martian dichotomy’: the southern highlands are in yellows and oranges, the northern lowlands in blues and greens. NASA / JPL / USGS Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery ... <a title="Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/why-is-one-half-of-mars-so-different-to-the-other-marsquakes-may-have-just-revealed-the-answer-246575/" aria-label="Read more about Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madelaine Gamble Rosevear, Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania The front of the Ross Ice Shelf floats in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Matt Siegfried/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CC BY-NC The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometres thick on ... <a title="How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/how-is-antarctica-melting-exactly-crucial-details-are-beginning-to-come-into-focus-245660/" aria-label="Read more about How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Associate Professor of Screen Media | Deputy Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching, Victoria University Screenshot/YouTube The 2025 Australian Open (AO) broadcast may seem similar to previous years if you’re watching on the television. However, if you’re watching online via the official Australian Open TV ... <a title="Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/why-the-australian-opens-online-tennis-coverage-looks-like-a-wii-sports-game-247350/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth McHugh-Dillon, Assistant Health Editor Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock A new report by a GP listing company made headlines this week showing low rates of bulk billing for GP visits across Australia. Bulk billing means the consultation is free for the patient and the GP accepts what Medicare covers ... <a title="Should we aim to bulk-bill everyone for GP visits? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/should-we-aim-to-bulk-bill-everyone-for-gp-visits-we-asked-5-experts-247223/" aria-label="Read more about Should we aim to bulk-bill everyone for GP visits? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO ‘Cod logs’ placed in the Mary River can give fish a safe place to shelter. © Caitlin Jones, Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) Australia’s natural environment is changing rapidly as the world warms, and many species are struggling to ... <a title="From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/from-cod-logs-to-frog-bogs-we-catalogued-400-ways-to-help-species-survive-a-warmer-world-247107/" aria-label="Read more about From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Talia Fell, PhD Candidate, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland The Los Angeles wildfires are causing the devastating loss of people’s homes. From A-list celebrities such as Paris Hilton to an Australian family living in LA, thousands of houses have been destroyed, leaving ... <a title="Climate change is forcing us to rethink our sense
of ‘home’ – and what it means to lose it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/climate-change-is-forcing-us-to-rethink-our-sense-of-home-and-what-it-means-to-lose-it-247234/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is forcing us to rethink our sense
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Sherlock, Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University Australian-owned brand UGG Since 1974 has announced it will change its name to “Since 74” for sales outside Australia and New Zealand. There has been a long-running battle over the rights to use the name “ugg” to ... <a title="Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/legally-they-cant-be-called-uggs-outside-of-australia-but-the-name-will-stick-regardless-247562/" aria-label="Read more about Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research scholar, Middle East studies, Australian National University The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, to come into effect on Sunday, has understandably been welcomed by the overwhelming majority of Israelis and Palestinians. Israelis are relieved that a process for freeing 33 more hostages in ... <a title="Beyond the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, the future looks unclear. Here are six key unanswered questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/beyond-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-the-future-looks-unclear-here-are-six-key-unanswered-questions-247558/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the Israel–Hamas ceasefire, the future looks unclear. Here are six key unanswered questions">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Carson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia Over the past several days, the world has watched on in shock as wildfires have devastated large parts of Los Angeles. Beyond the obvious destruction – to landscapes, homes, businesses and more – fires ... <a title="Wildfires ignite infection risks, by weakening the body’s immune defences and spreading bugs in smoke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/wildfires-ignite-infection-risks-by-weakening-the-bodys-immune-defences-and-spreading-bugs-in-smoke-247332/" aria-label="Read more about Wildfires ignite infection risks, by weakening the body’s immune defences and spreading bugs in smoke">Read more</a>
