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November 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cindy Towns, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff Mixed-gender rooms are increasingly common in New Zealand’s hospitals, based on evidence from hospital complaints and a large Wellington study. But our new research demonstrates that placing men and women in the same hospital room is unsafe and unethical. ... <a title="Mixed-gender hospital rooms are on the rise in New Zealand, but the practice is unsafe and unethical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/mixed-gender-hospital-rooms-are-on-the-rise-in-new-zealand-but-the-practice-is-unsafe-and-unethical-216263/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed-gender hospital rooms are on the rise in New Zealand, but the practice is unsafe and unethical">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Coghill, Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Around 800,00 Australians live with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is the most common mental health condition in children aged four to 17, and around half of those with childhood ADHD continue to ... <a title="A Senate inquiry says Australia needs a national ADHD framework to improve diagnosis and reduce costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/a-senate-inquiry-says-australia-needs-a-national-adhd-framework-to-improve-diagnosis-and-reduce-costs-215798/" aria-label="Read more about A Senate inquiry says Australia needs a national ADHD framework to improve diagnosis and reduce costs">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Grealy, Research fellow, Menzies School of Health Research The relationships between tenants and landlords are often fraught, but it’s fair to expect a house to meet basic standards, like having a back door. That wasn’t the case for an Aboriginal woman in a remote community, who ... <a title="High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/07/high-court-then-what-nt-remote-housing-reforms-need-to-put-indigenous-residents-front-and-centre-216908/" aria-label="Read more about High Court, then what? NT remote housing reforms need to put Indigenous residents front and centre">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. New Zealand’s new Government will need to hit the ground running on foreign affairs. Determining New Zealand’s full response to the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East will be the first major test for whoever takes the foreign minister’s role. New Zealand has been run by ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/geoffrey-miller-analysis-the-foreign-affairs-puzzle-facing-nzs-new-government/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henryk Szadziewski, Affiliate, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii Just before the second summit between the US and the Pacific Islands Forum at the White House in September, the US hosts took Pacific leaders to an American football game. One, however, was conspicuously absent: Solomon ... <a title="Both the US and Australia are adamant the Pacific “matters”. But only one is really moving the dial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/both-the-us-and-australia-are-adamant-the-pacific-matters-but-only-one-is-really-moving-the-dial-215069/" aria-label="Read more about Both the US and Australia are adamant the Pacific “matters”. But only one is really moving the dial">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nataliya Ilyushina, Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock The COVID pandemic saw a mass exodus of health-care workers across developed countries, exacerbating an existing health-care staffing crisis. In Australia, turnover rates among hospital staff reached nearly 20% in 2022. Hospital waiting lists ... <a title="A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/a-4-day-week-might-not-work-in-health-care-but-adapting-this-model-could-reduce-burnout-among-staff-213554/" aria-label="Read more about A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hamylton, Associate professor, University of Wollongong Merla, Shutterstock Women coastal scientists face multiple barriers to getting into the field for research. These include negative perceptions of their physical capabilities, not being included in trips, caring responsibilities at home and a lack of field facilities for women. ... <a title="Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/fieldwork-can-be-challenging-for-female-scientists-here-are-5-ways-to-make-it-better-214215/" aria-label="Read more about Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Casey, Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University Shutterstock Last year the federal government replaced the jobactive employment support program with what was expected to be a more flexible and improved support system for jobseekers, Workforce Australia. Yet, in the 16 months the ... <a title="Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/almost-2-million-workforce-australia-payments-have-been-suspended-in-the-past-year-with-devastating-impact-216752/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 2 million Workforce Australia payments have been suspended in the past year, with devastating impact">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathrynne Henshall, Lecturer, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University When racing season arrives, everyone becomes an expert on the horses that are the stars of the spectacle. TV personalities, professional pundits and form guides talk confidently about the favourite’s “will to win”. In ... <a title="Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/do-racehorses-even-know-theyre-racing-each-other-its-unlikely-216641/" aria-label="Read more about Do racehorses even know they’re ‘racing’ each other? It’s unlikely">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Shutterstock If you are a woman around 50, you might have seen advice on social media or from influencers telling you protein requirements increase dramatically in midlife. Such recommendations suggest a ... <a title="How much protein do I need as I get older? And do I need supplements to get enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/how-much-protein-do-i-need-as-i-get-older-and-do-i-need-supplements-to-get-enough-215695/" aria-label="Read more about How much protein do I need as I get older? And do I need supplements to get enough?">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury When the legendary Phar Lap won the Melbourne Cup in 1930, the big chestnut horse didn’t just live up to his Thai name, which means “lightning”. He also brought together strands of colonial history and mythology that are only ... <a title="How Phar Lap’s skin, bones and heart became ‘holy relics’ in colonial Australia and New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/how-phar-laps-skin-bones-and-heart-became-holy-relics-in-colonial-australia-and-new-zealand-216530/" aria-label="Read more about How Phar Lap’s skin, bones and heart became ‘holy relics’ in colonial Australia and New Zealand">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted October 30 to November 3 from a sample of 1,220 people, gave Labor a 52–48% lead over the Coalition, a two-point gain for ... <a title="Albanese and Labor slump to worst position in Newspoll since 2022 election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/albanese-and-labor-slump-to-worst-position-in-newspoll-since-2022-election-216819/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese and Labor slump to worst position in Newspoll since 2022 election">Read more</a>
