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May 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Konstantine Panegyres, McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow, Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne Amna Artist/Shutterstock One of the earliest descriptions of someone with cancer comes from the fourth century BC. Satyrus, tyrant of the city of Heracleia on the Black Sea, developed a cancer between his groin ... <a title="Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/why-is-cancer-called-cancer-we-need-to-go-back-to-greco-roman-times-for-the-answer-228288/" aria-label="Read more about Why is cancer called cancer? We need to go back to Greco-Roman times for the answer">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Rose, Professor of Sustainable Future Transport, University of Sydney LanaElcova/Shutterstock Electric vehicles are often seen as the panacea to cutting emissions – and air pollution – from transport. Is this view correct? Yes – but only once uptake accelerates. Despite the recent boom in EV purchases, they’re still ... <a title="Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities – but only once they’re common" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/electric-vehicles-will-start-to-cut-emissions-and-improve-air-quality-in-our-cities-but-only-once-theyre-common-227364/" aria-label="Read more about Electric vehicles will start to cut emissions and improve air quality in our cities – but only once they’re common">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Natassia Woodley, Researcher and Phd Candidate, Edith Cowan University There is widespread agreement Australia needs to do better when it comes to gender-based violence. Anger and frustration at the numbers of women being killed saw national rallies over the weekend and a special National Cabinet meeting ... <a title="4 things our schools should do now to help prevent gender-based violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/4-things-our-schools-should-do-now-to-help-prevent-gender-based-violence-228993/" aria-label="Read more about 4 things our schools should do now to help prevent gender-based violence">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Graham, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney Mark and Anna Photography/Shutterstock As home ownership moves further out of reach for many Australians, “rentvesting” is being touted as a lifesaver. Rentvesting is the practice of renting one property to live in yourself, while simultaneously purchasing an investment ... <a title="Becoming a landlord while still renting? ‘Rentvesting’ promises a foot on the property ladder, but watch your step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/becoming-a-landlord-while-still-renting-rentvesting-promises-a-foot-on-the-property-ladder-but-watch-your-step-229116/" aria-label="Read more about Becoming a landlord while still renting? ‘Rentvesting’ promises a foot on the property ladder, but watch your step">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney Netflix The new season of Heartbreak High is garnering mixed reviews. Critics are writing about the racy story lines, comparing it to other coming-of-age series about teenage relationships and sex such as Riverdale and Sex ... <a title="Season two of Heartbreak High makes diversity feel ‘banal’. This is its strength" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/season-two-of-heartbreak-high-makes-diversity-feel-banal-this-is-its-strength-228514/" aria-label="Read more about Season two of Heartbreak High makes diversity feel ‘banal’. This is its strength">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Beaglehole, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago niphon/Getty Images The number of people accessing medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Aotearoa New Zealand increased significantly between 2006 and 2022. But the disorder is still under-diagnosed and under-treated compared to global ADHD prevalence ... <a title="Despite a tenfold increase in ADHD prescriptions, too many New Zealanders are still going without" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/03/despite-a-tenfold-increase-in-adhd-prescriptions-too-many-new-zealanders-are-still-going-without-229179/" aria-label="Read more about Despite a tenfold increase in ADHD prescriptions, too many New Zealanders are still going without">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A key part of the Albanese government’s political strategy is to fill the news cycle with its presence and messaging. Ministers are deployed to the maximum, even when they’ve little to say. This week we’ve seen an opposite tactic. The ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: O’Neil and Giles dodge the spotlight shining on blunders over ex-detainees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/grattan-on-friday-oneil-and-giles-dodge-the-spotlight-shining-on-blunders-over-ex-detainees-229187/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: O’Neil and Giles dodge the spotlight shining on blunders over ex-detainees">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Brakenridge, Postdoctoral research fellow at Swinburne University, Centre for Urban Transitions, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute The Conversation, Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock People have a pretty intuitive sense of what is healthy – standing is better than sitting, exercise is great for overall health and getting good sleep is ... <a title="How much time should you spend sitting versus standing? New research reveals the perfect mix for optimal health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/how-much-time-should-you-spend-sitting-versus-standing-new-research-reveals-the-perfect-mix-for-optimal-health-228894/" aria-label="Read more about How much time should you spend sitting versus standing? New research reveals the perfect mix for optimal health">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University Daniel Jedzura/Shutterstock Responding to a resurgence in gender-based violence and deaths in Australia, the National Cabinet has committed almost A$1 billion to a range of strategies. Tackling “online harms” was among the new commitments, including the introduction of ... <a title="Australia will trial ‘age assurance’ tech to bar children from online porn. What is it and will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/australia-will-trial-age-assurance-tech-to-bar-children-from-online-porn-what-is-it-and-will-it-work-229184/" aria-label="Read more about Australia will trial ‘age assurance’ tech to bar children from online porn. What is it and will it work?">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priestley Habru, PhD candidate, public diplomacy, University of Adelaide Former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele has been elected the next prime minister of Solomon Islands, defeating the opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a vote in parliament. The result is a mixed bag for former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare’s ... <a title="Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/will-solomon-islands-new-leader-stay-close-to-china-227905/" aria-label="Read more about Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Jamey Stutz, CC BY-SA How often do mountains collapse, volcanoes erupt or ice sheets melt? For Earth scientists, these are important questions as we try to improve projections to prepare communities for ... <a title="A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/a-clock-in-the-rocks-what-cosmic-rays-tell-us-about-earths-changing-surface-and-climate-228094/" aria-label="Read more about A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Flood, Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Most young adult men in Australia reject traditional ideas of masculinity that endorse aggression, stoicism and homophobia. Nonetheless, the ongoing influence of those ideas continues to harm men and the people around them. These are some of ... <a title="Aggressive? Homophobic? Stoic? Here’s what thousands of Australian men told us about modern masculinity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/aggressive-homophobic-stoic-heres-what-thousands-of-australian-men-told-us-about-modern-masculinity-228187/" aria-label="Read more about Aggressive? Homophobic? Stoic? Here’s what thousands of Australian men told us about modern masculinity">Read more</a>
