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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Fujak, Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University From relatively humble beginnings, the Australian Open has emerged as a centrepiece in both the global tennis and Australian sporting calendar. With the 2024 tournament approaching, the event is now a centurion – it’s been 101 years since it ... <a title="A short history of the Australian Open – from a Perth Zoo sideshow to economic juggernaut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/a-short-history-of-the-australian-open-from-a-perth-zoo-sideshow-to-economic-juggernaut-217443/" aria-label="Read more about A short history of the Australian Open – from a Perth Zoo sideshow to economic juggernaut">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University DC Studio/Shutterstock Problems with focus and impulse control can be common developmental stages through which children and adolescents naturally progress. But they can also be symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a chronic condition. ADHD is a pattern of ... <a title="What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/what-is-parent-training-for-families-of-children-with-adhd-217381/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock The world faces an increasing shortage of housing and an escalating climate emergency. These urgent global issues call for quick action and innovative solutions. The numbers show us how stark things are. Construction activities ... <a title="A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/a-prefab-building-revolution-can-help-resolve-both-the-climate-and-housing-crises-220290/" aria-label="Read more about A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia verbaska/Shutterstock Do you have family members or friends sick with a respiratory infection? If so, there’s a good chance it’s COVID, caused by the JN.1 variant currently circulating in Australia. In particular, New South Wales is ... <a title="COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/covid-is-surging-in-australia-and-only-1-in-5-older-adults-are-up-to-date-with-their-boosters-220839/" aria-label="Read more about COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Goldsworthy, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO fizkes/Shutterstock Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently. And air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, running all the lights in an average home all day and ... <a title="How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/how-do-i-use-air-conditioning-efficiently-is-it-better-to-blast-it-briefly-throughout-the-day-or-just-leave-it-on-220130/" aria-label="Read more about How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Westaway, Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Artist’s impression of a group of Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in southern China. Garcia/Joannes-Boyau (Southern Cross University) Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you go back though the ... <a title="Giant ‘kings of apes’ once roamed southern China. We solved the mystery of their extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/giant-kings-of-apes-once-roamed-southern-china-we-solved-the-mystery-of-their-extinction-219304/" aria-label="Read more about Giant ‘kings of apes’ once roamed southern China. We solved the mystery of their extinction">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Poulton, Senior Lecturer, Brain Mind Centre Nepean, University of Sydney Shutterstock Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that can affect all stages of life. Medication is not the only treatment, but it is often the treatment that can make the most obvious difference to ... <a title="ADHD medication – can you take it long term? What are the risks and do benefits continue?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/adhd-medication-can-you-take-it-long-term-what-are-the-risks-and-do-benefits-continue-218694/" aria-label="Read more about ADHD medication – can you take it long term? What are the risks and do benefits continue?">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University 2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening droughts and raging wildfires. These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our ... <a title="How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/how-2023s-record-heat-worsened-droughts-floods-and-bushfires-around-the-world-220836/" aria-label="Read more about How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anchal Garg, Psychology researcher, Bond University George Milton/ Pexels , CC BY Have you ever found yourself thinking about loved ones during a boring meeting? Or going over the plot of a movie you recently watched during a drive to the supermarket? This is the cognitive phenomenon ... <a title="It’s normal for your mind to wander. Here’s how to maximise the benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/its-normal-for-your-mind-to-wander-heres-how-to-maximise-the-benefits-219490/" aria-label="Read more about It’s normal for your mind to wander. Here’s how to maximise the benefits">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s announcement of her abdication in her New Year’s Eve address, citing her age and health, was a significant shock to the Danes. Margrethe became Queen of Denmark following the death of her father, King ... <a title="Queen Margrethe II is the first Danish monarch to abdicate in 900 years – but it is just a sign of the times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/queen-margrethe-ii-is-the-first-danish-monarch-to-abdicate-in-900-years-but-it-is-just-a-sign-of-the-times-220663/" aria-label="Read more about Queen Margrethe II is the first Danish monarch to abdicate in 900 years – but it is just a sign of the times">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C Van Dyk, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Cristi Croitoru/Shutterstock French supermarket Carrefour has fired a warning shot in a price war with global food brands, dropping PepsiCo products last week because of “unacceptably high” increases. This has seen Pepsi soft drinks removed from stores across Europe, ... <a title="As Australian supermarkets are blamed over food costs, French grocer Carrefour targets Pepsi for ‘unacceptable’ price rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/10/as-australian-supermarkets-are-blamed-over-food-costs-french-grocer-carrefour-targets-pepsi-for-unacceptable-price-rises-220646/" aria-label="Read more about As Australian supermarkets are blamed over food costs, French grocer Carrefour targets Pepsi for ‘unacceptable’ price rises">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University South Africa has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ, also known as the World Court) in The Hague claiming genocide has been committed against Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. A charge of genocide before the ... <a title="South Africa is taking Israel to court for genocide in Palestine. What does it mean for the war in Gaza?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/10/south-africa-is-taking-israel-to-court-for-genocide-in-palestine-what-does-it-mean-for-the-war-in-gaza-220660/" aria-label="Read more about South Africa is taking Israel to court for genocide in Palestine. What does it mean for the war in Gaza?">Read more</a>
