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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jocelyne Basseal, Associate Director, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Christie Cooper/Shutterstock The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response was released today, with lessons on how the nation could better prepare for future pandemics. The 868-page report outlined ... <a title="Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/australias-covid-inquiry-shows-why-a-permanent-centre-for-disease-control-is-more-urgent-than-ever-239498/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government-appointed inquiry into Australia’s COVID response has warned public trust won’t be so high in a future pandemic and people would be unlikely to accept again many of the measures taken. “That means there is a job to be ... <a title="Inquiry warns distrustful public wouldn’t accept COVID measures in future pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/inquiry-warns-distrustful-public-wouldnt-accept-covid-measures-in-future-pandemic-242383/" aria-label="Read more about Inquiry warns distrustful public wouldn’t accept COVID measures in future pandemic">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Krewel, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images After winning the 2023 election, the National-led coalition government quickly embarked on a wide range of policy changes, often reversing the policies of its Labour predecessor. A year on, despite ... <a title="2023 election study: what voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/2023-election-study-what-voters-really-wanted-and-why-the-coalitions-mandate-could-be-fragile-242179/" aria-label="Read more about 2023 election study: what voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reidar P. Lystad, Research Fellow, Macquarie University You would assume athletes who dedicate their lives to keeping fit and healthy would generally live longer lives. Elite athletes are expected to live longer because people who are fit are less likely to die from cardiovascular disease (heart attacks ... <a title="Olympic athletes live much longer than ‘average Joes’ – but elite AFL and rugby union players don’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/olympic-athletes-live-much-longer-than-average-joes-but-elite-afl-and-rugby-union-players-dont-241781/" aria-label="Read more about Olympic athletes live much longer than ‘average Joes’ – but elite AFL and rugby union players don’t">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff M Boucher, Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Deakin University Is Donald Trump a fascist? General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump, thinks so. Trump is “fascist to the core,” he warns. John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, agrees. ... <a title="Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/is-donald-trump-a-fascist-no-hes-a-new-brand-of-authoritarian-241586/" aria-label="Read more about Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney wiratho/Shutterstock Some of the ways migrants are exploited in the workforce get a lot of public attention. We hear tragic stories about wage theft, forced unpaid overtime, unsafe work conditions or discrimination. And we ... <a title="‘Sexual precarity’: how insecure work puts migrants at risk of being sexually harassed, assaulted or trafficked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/sexual-precarity-how-insecure-work-puts-migrants-at-risk-of-being-sexually-harassed-assaulted-or-trafficked-238880/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sexual precarity’: how insecure work puts migrants at risk of being sexually harassed, assaulted or trafficked">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Deacon, PhD Graduand, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Current thinking about workplace problems, mental health and the law is hindering New Zealand’s ability to prevent job-related mental harm. The inclusion of mental health in New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is ... <a title="Where’s the harm in that? How we think about workplace hazards hampers the application of health and safety law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/wheres-the-harm-in-that-how-we-think-about-workplace-hazards-hampers-the-application-of-health-and-safety-law-240794/" aria-label="Read more about Where’s the harm in that? How we think about workplace hazards hampers the application of health and safety law">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flora Salim, Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, inaugural Cisco Chair of Digital Transport & AI, UNSW Sydney Maxim Berg / Unsplash In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ominous title Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, ... <a title="What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity? And is it really almost here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/what-is-ai-superintelligence-could-it-destroy-humanity-and-is-it-really-almost-here-240682/" aria-label="Read more about What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity? And is it really almost here?">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock The creeping shadows and haunting decorations transform the everyday into something eerie at Halloween. And you might be thinking about scaring yourself with a good horror movie. Grotesque imagery, extreme violence, startling jump scares and menacing characters ... <a title="6 reasons why people enjoy horror movies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/6-reasons-why-people-enjoy-horror-movies-241480/" aria-label="Read more about 6 reasons why people enjoy horror movies">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Kandulu, Research Fellow, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University Climate change and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to Australia’s water security. So ee often hear calls for more dams. But is that the answer? Our recent research reveals large dam projects are costly gambles ... <a title="Why building more big dams is a costly gamble for our future water security and the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/why-building-more-big-dams-is-a-costly-gamble-for-our-future-water-security-and-the-environment-239106/" aria-label="Read more about Why building more big dams is a costly gamble for our future water security and the environment">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederik Juliaan Vervaet, Associate Professor of Ancient History, The University of Melbourne JayC75/Shutterstock The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely. One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. So begins the Asterix comic series, which ... <a title="You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/youve-heard-of-asterix-and-obelix-but-who-really-were-the-gauls-and-why-were-they-such-a-problem-for-rome-233447/" aria-label="Read more about You’ve heard of Asterix and Obelix, but who really were the Gauls? And why were they such a problem for Rome?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deryn Lee Thompson, Eczema and Allergy Nurse; Lecturer, University of South Australia shuttertock PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock People often believe they are allergic to house dust. But of the 20% of Australians suffereing with allergies, a number are are actually allergic to microscopic house dust mites. House ... <a title="What are house dust mites and how do I know if I’m allergic to them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/28/what-are-house-dust-mites-and-how-do-i-know-if-im-allergic-to-them-240918/" aria-label="Read more about What are house dust mites and how do I know if I’m allergic to them?">Read more</a>
