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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Gaffney, Associate Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology, University of Oxford Tristan Russell/Raja Ampat Archaeological Project, Author provided In the deep human past, highly skilled seafarers made daring crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands. It was a migration of global importance that shaped the distribution of our ... <a title="New evidence from West Papua offers fresh clues about how and when humans first moved into the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/new-evidence-from-west-papua-offers-fresh-clues-about-how-and-when-humans-first-moved-into-the-pacific-231686/" aria-label="Read more about New evidence from West Papua offers fresh clues about how and when humans first moved into the Pacific">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Krumholz, Professor, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University The star cluster Terzan 5. ESA / Hubble, CC BY When my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial laboratory in Terzan 5, a dense star ... <a title="A galactic ‘comet’ called Terzan 5 just illuminated a 100-year-old puzzle about cosmic rays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/a-galactic-comet-called-terzan-5-just-illuminated-a-100-year-old-puzzle-about-cosmic-rays-236575/" aria-label="Read more about A galactic ‘comet’ called Terzan 5 just illuminated a 100-year-old puzzle about cosmic rays">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zhaoli Dai-Keller, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney; Nutritional epidemiologist and Lecturer, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Anna Kuzmenko/Shutterstock The number of centenarians around the world rose from 151,000 in 2000 to 573,000 in 2021. People are living longer, and we can expect ... <a title="We reviewed the health habits of centenarians. These 4 things could lead to a longer life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/we-reviewed-the-health-habits-of-centenarians-these-4-things-could-lead-to-a-longer-life-235100/" aria-label="Read more about We reviewed the health habits of centenarians. These 4 things could lead to a longer life">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Head of School, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Good Free Photos/Unsplash, CC BY It is the season of university open days and study decisions for Year 12 students. As an academic, the question I get asked most by students and parents is, ... <a title="‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/will-this-degree-lead-to-a-job-is-the-wrong-question-heres-what-you-should-ask-instead-236393/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Rouse, PhD Candidate and Casual Academic in English Literatures , University of Wollongong This piece contains spoilers. It Ends with Us, by Colleen Hoover, is a novel TikTok loves to hate, gaining a lot of criticism for the stark contrast between its marketing and its subject ... <a title="It Ends with Us was never a romance novel – thankfully the film understands this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/it-ends-with-us-was-never-a-romance-novel-thankfully-the-film-understands-this-236492/" aria-label="Read more about It Ends with Us was never a romance novel – thankfully the film understands this">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Dempsey, Associate professor, University of Canterbury Getty Images The coalition government recently announced its plan to reverse a ban on new oil and gas exploration to deal with an energy security challenge brought on by rapidly declining natural gas reserves. But this assumes, rather optimistically, that ... <a title="NZ is running out of gas – literally. That’s good for the climate, but it’s bad news for the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/nz-is-running-out-of-gas-literally-thats-good-for-the-climate-but-its-bad-news-for-the-economy-235645/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is running out of gas – literally. That’s good for the climate, but it’s bad news for the economy">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ambrose, Research Team Leader, CSIRO Winter is now well upon us, and many of us – especially those living in old homes – are discovering just how draughty they are. In fact, Australia has some of the least air-tight homes in the world. But there’s good ... <a title="Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/bathroom-fans-and-sliding-glass-doors-new-research-shows-how-those-cold-draughts-sneak-into-your-home-236242/" aria-label="Read more about Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University If overseas-born Australians want to sponsor a parent to join them permanently in Australia, they can go down one of two routes. The expensive path is a contributory parent or aged parent visa ... <a title="Parents are waiting more than 30 years for an Australian visa. The new home affairs minister needs to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/parents-are-waiting-more-than-30-years-for-an-australian-visa-the-new-home-affairs-minister-needs-to-act-236312/" aria-label="Read more about Parents are waiting more than 30 years for an Australian visa. The new home affairs minister needs to act">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The minister for government services, Bill Shorten, will unveil a new initiative that would allow people to have more control over the personal information they share. The scheme, called the Trust Exchange (TEx), would allow people to verify their identities ... <a title="Albanese government developing proposal for new digital ID system to protect personal information" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/13/albanese-government-developing-proposal-for-new-digital-id-system-to-protect-personal-information-236603/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government developing proposal for new digital ID system to protect personal information">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Amit Sarwal The Paris Olympics might be over, but in a stunning turn of events on the last weekend Australian breakdancing champion Rachael Gunn, known as B-girl Raygun, scored a zero in her debut. The 36-year-old university lecturer with a PhD in cultural studies failed to earn a single point across her three bouts ... <a title="Breaking bad: Why Australia’s Raygun scored zero in Olympics debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/breaking-bad-why-australias-raygun-scored-zero-in-olympics-debut/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking bad: Why Australia’s Raygun scored zero in Olympics debut">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Dominique Meehan, Queensland University of Technology In the expansive landscape of Pacific journalism, one magazine stands for unwavering command and unfiltered truth. Islands Business, with its roots deep beneath Fijian soil, is unafraid to be a voice for the Pacific in delivering forward-thinking analysis of current issues. Established in Fiji’s capital, Suva, Islands Business ... <a title="Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/islands-business-big-picture-style-journalism-is-the-future-for-media/" aria-label="Read more about Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for media">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsey Chapman, Research Fellow, Dignity Project, Griffith University Updated figures show Australia has witnessed a significant surge in disability prevalence, marking a pivotal moment in the nation’s understanding and measurement of disability. According to the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, gathered in 2022, the number of ... <a title="The percentage of Australians with disability has surged in a few years. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/the-percentage-of-australians-with-disability-has-surged-in-a-few-years-heres-why-236230/" aria-label="Read more about The percentage of Australians with disability has surged in a few years. Here’s why">Read more</a>
