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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Yabsley, Associate Professor of Physics, University of Sydney The ATLAS detector under construction. CERN One of the most surprising predictions of physics is entanglement, a phenomenon where objects can be some distance apart but still linked together. The best-known examples of entanglement involve tiny chunks of ... <a title="Even the heaviest particles experience the usual quantum weirdness, new experiment shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/even-the-heaviest-particles-experience-the-usual-quantum-weirdness-new-experiment-shows-239138/" aria-label="Read more about Even the heaviest particles experience the usual quantum weirdness, new experiment shows">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Gardiner, PhD Candidate in Public Health, The University of Queensland World Obesity Federation From doctors’ offices to family gatherings, larger-bodied people report being bombarded with unsolicited advice about their eating and exercise habits. The underlying message? They “just need to lose weight” to fix almost any ... <a title="How we think about ‘obesity’ and body weight is changing. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/how-we-think-about-obesity-and-body-weight-is-changing-heres-why-238206/" aria-label="Read more about How we think about ‘obesity’ and body weight is changing. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Dale, Research Fellow, the Pensions and Intergenerational Equity (PIE) research hub, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The recent submissions to parliament’s Health Select Committee makes one thing clear: a crisis looms for the aged care sector in New Zealand. This crisis centres on the funding ... <a title="A looming crisis means New Zealand must rethink how it pays for aged care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/a-looming-crisis-means-new-zealand-must-rethink-how-it-pays-for-aged-care-239299/" aria-label="Read more about A looming crisis means New Zealand must rethink how it pays for aged care">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Adjunct professor and adjunct senior lecturer in tourism management, University of South Australia idiz/Shutterstock Right now, Australia is one of the top five tourist destinations in the world, a distinction the World Economic Forum says it shares with only the United States, France, Spain and ... <a title="Climate change threatens Australian tourism more than is widely believed. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/climate-change-threatens-australian-tourism-more-than-is-widely-believed-heres-why-238768/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change threatens Australian tourism more than is widely believed. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Fears of potential unrest on New Caledonia’s symbolic September 24 date have prompted stronger restrictions in New Caledonia and the deployment of large numbers of French security personnel. The date originally marked what France termed the “taking of possession” of New Caledonia in 1853. Since 2004, ... <a title="France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/france-boosts-pacific-security-forces-as-symbolic-september-24-date-looms/" aria-label="Read more about France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
RNZ Pacific Pro-independence fighters in the Indonesian-ruled West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Phillip Merhtens, a 38-year-old pilot working for the Indonesian internal feeder airline Susi Air, in February ... <a title="West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/west-papuan-fighters-who-kidnapped-kiwi-pilot-propose-terms-of-release/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Blake, PhD Student, Monash University Piyaset/Shutterstock Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boundary lines we’re desperate not to cross. In dynamic systems filled with life, these critical thresholds aren’t set in stone. Since organisms can ... <a title="How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/how-do-ecosystems-collapse-our-study-shows-evolution-plays-a-role-and-can-delay-a-disaster-239000/" aria-label="Read more about How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has found many of its key measures stuck in a legislative quagmire, with both Greens and Coalition playing hardball with Labor’s plans. This week the government’s housing legislation has stalled in the Senate. The Greens are pitching for ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-adam-bandt-on-why-the-greens-are-playing-hardball-on-housing-239304/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Goodman, Postdoctoral Fellow in Indigenous Health, CSIRO Digital technologies are transforming health care for all Australians, and this includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Electronic health interventions (eHealth) can involve features such as telehealth, instant messaging and mobile apps that support health care. But testing ... <a title="Digital health research can be positive for Indigenous people. But our study found it needs to follow these principles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/digital-health-research-can-be-positive-for-indigenous-people-but-our-study-found-it-needs-to-follow-these-principles-238871/" aria-label="Read more about Digital health research can be positive for Indigenous people. But our study found it needs to follow these principles">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Watt, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University Benoit Daoust/Shutterstock Articles about badly behaved people and how to spot them are common. You don’t have to Google or scroll too much to find headlines such as 7 signs your boss is a psychopath or How to avoid ... <a title="What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/whats-the-difference-between-a-psychopath-and-a-sociopath-less-than-you-might-think-226714/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Associate Professor in Environment and Property Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Enrico Della Pietra/Shutterstock When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around Australia’s worsening environmental woes, from extinctions ... <a title="Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/australia-desperately-needs-a-strong-federal-environmental-protection-agency-our-chances-arent-looking-good-239099/" aria-label="Read more about Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Tham, Research fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The federal government has released a highly anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says addressing affordability should be a priority. It recommends fully subsidised childcare for families earning under A$80,000 from ... <a title="The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/the-productivity-commission-wants-all-australian-kids-to-get-3-days-a-week-of-childcare-but-it-wont-be-until-2036-239293/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036">Read more</a>
