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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology NASA ODPO Reports this week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US government issued the first ever space junk fine. The ... <a title="Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/space-is-getting-crowded-with-satellites-and-space-junk-how-do-we-avoid-collisions-215545/" aria-label="Read more about Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Cooper, Research Editor, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due in Washington next week. He will be the fourth of US President Joe Biden’s international guests treated to the pomp and ceremony of an official state visit to the United ... <a title="As Albanese heads to Washington, what can he hope to bring home?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/as-albanese-heads-to-washington-what-can-he-hope-to-bring-home-214834/" aria-label="Read more about As Albanese heads to Washington, what can he hope to bring home?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Division Head, Population Health and Immunity, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Shutterstock After a bump, we can expect a bruise. But what if we find ourselves bruising without any noticeable cause? What might be behind it? Should we worry? Around 18% of adults report easy ... <a title="Why do I bruise so easily? Could it be something serious?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/why-do-i-bruise-so-easily-could-it-be-something-serious-207736/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I bruise so easily? Could it be something serious?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Shutterstock Love it or loathe it, it’s almost Halloween. While it’s traditionally seen as an American holiday, more Australians are preparing to celebrate it this year. Many jump at the chance to dress up as their favourite fictional ... <a title="Dressing up for Halloween? You could be in breach of copyright law, but it’s unlikely you’ll be sued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/dressing-up-for-halloween-you-could-be-in-breach-of-copyright-law-but-its-unlikely-youll-be-sued-215538/" aria-label="Read more about Dressing up for Halloween? You could be in breach of copyright law, but it’s unlikely you’ll be sued">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Kvale, Senior Scientist, Carbon Cycle Modeller, GNS Science The dual pressures of climate change and plastic pollution are frequently conflated in the media, in peer-reviewed research and other environmental reporting. This is understandable. Plastics are largely derived from fossil fuels and the burning of fossil fuels ... <a title="The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible – the production of new plastics is the real problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/the-climate-impact-of-plastic-pollution-is-negligible-the-production-of-new-plastics-is-the-real-problem-207813/" aria-label="Read more about The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible – the production of new plastics is the real problem">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Shannon, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology Every day and night, hundreds of thousands of intense, brief flashes of radiation suddenly flicker on and then off all across the sky. These “fast radio bursts” are invisible to the naked eye, but to ... <a title="We traced a powerful radio signal to the most distant source yet – a galaxy billions of lightyears away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/we-traced-a-powerful-radio-signal-to-the-most-distant-source-yet-a-galaxy-billions-of-lightyears-away-214553/" aria-label="Read more about We traced a powerful radio signal to the most distant source yet – a galaxy billions of lightyears away">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed to protect noncombatants and limit the means of warfare. As each hour brings news ... <a title="Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civilians?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/can-israel-and-hamas-be-held-to-account-for-alleged-crimes-against-civilians-215705/" aria-label="Read more about Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civilians?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Bullock, Senior Lecturer, Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock This article is the next in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here. The 2004 movie The Machinist gives ... <a title="Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/insomnia-and-mental-disorders-are-linked-but-exactly-how-is-still-a-mystery-212106/" aria-label="Read more about Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Khan, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock When Australia last went into El Niño, we had water supply issues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Are we better placed now, after three wet La Niña years? Yes and no. Take Sydney as an ... <a title="The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/the-dams-are-full-for-now-but-sydney-will-need-new-water-supplies-as-rainfall-becomes-less-reliable-214071/" aria-label="Read more about The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Genevieve McArthur, Professor at the Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, Australian Catholic University Element5 Digital/Pexels , CC BY-SA Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is ... <a title="Some kids with reading difficulties can also have reading anxiety – what can parents do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/some-kids-with-reading-difficulties-can-also-have-reading-anxiety-what-can-parents-do-215438/" aria-label="Read more about Some kids with reading difficulties can also have reading anxiety – what can parents do?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture would evolve. But he would no doubt ... <a title="NZ’s always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/nzs-always-on-culture-has-stretched-the-8-hour-workday-should-the-law-contain-a-right-to-disconnect-215444/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Sydney, 1965. City of Sydney Archives, CC BY-NC-ND It is one of the most famous buildings in the world. It has an instantly recognisable silhouette that adorns tea towels, bottle openers and souvenir sweatshirts. Miniature ... <a title="Sydney Opera House at 50: a public appeal, a controversial build, a lavish opening – and a venue for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/sydney-opera-house-at-50-a-public-appeal-a-controversial-build-a-lavish-opening-and-a-venue-for-all-213252/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Opera House at 50: a public appeal, a controversial build, a lavish opening – and a venue for all">Read more</a>
