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Month: July 2019

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Curious Kids: does the Sun spin as well as the planets?

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Nicholson, Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based ... <a title="Curious Kids: does the Sun spin as well as the planets?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/curious-kids-does-the-sun-spin-as-well-as-the-planets-119877/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: does the Sun spin as well as the planets?">Read more</a>

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Fall-out from Setka affair could give Coalition easier passage of union bill

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Markey, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University One of the Coalition government’s first priorities in the new parliament is the passage of its Ensuring Integrity Bill, aimed at tightening regulations on unions and union officials. Similar legislation was introduced in 2017, but rejected in the Senate. This time ... <a title="Fall-out from Setka affair could give Coalition easier passage of union bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/fall-out-from-setka-affair-could-give-coalition-easier-passage-of-union-bill-120586/" aria-label="Read more about Fall-out from Setka affair could give Coalition easier passage of union bill">Read more</a>

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Sexually objectifying women leads women to objectify themselves, and harms emotional well-being

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Koval, Academic, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne How does a woman feel when a man wolf-whistles at her from across the street? Or when a male coworker gives her body a fleeting once-over before looking her in the eye? These examples may seem ... <a title="Sexually objectifying women leads women to objectify themselves, and harms emotional well-being" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/sexually-objectifying-women-leads-women-to-objectify-themselves-and-harms-emotional-well-being-120762/" aria-label="Read more about Sexually objectifying women leads women to objectify themselves, and harms emotional well-being">Read more</a>

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Three charts on: how much Australia spends on all levels of education

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Edwards, Research Director, Australian Council for Educational Research Australia spent A$111.8 billion on education in 2015, the most recent year for which the full dataset for all levels of education spending is available. A report from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) released today shows ... <a title="Three charts on: how much Australia spends on all levels of education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/three-charts-on-how-much-australia-spends-on-all-levels-of-education-120076/" aria-label="Read more about Three charts on: how much Australia spends on all levels of education">Read more</a>

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What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Sipe, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Queensland While car parking was a non-negotiable amenity for baby boomers, it is an eyesore to millennials and the up-and-coming iGen. Newer generations want more city and fewer cars. Globally, scrapping car parking is the latest ... <a title="What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/what-can-our-cities-do-about-sprawl-congestion-and-pollution-tip-scrap-car-parking-118393/" aria-label="Read more about What can our cities do about sprawl, congestion and pollution? Tip: scrap car parking">Read more</a>

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Are most people on the Newstart unemployment benefit for a short or long time?

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Since parliament has resumed three Liberal members – Dean Smith, Russell Broadbent and Andrew Wallace – have joined a group of Nationals calling for an increase in the A$40 per day Newstart unemployment allowance. Labor has ... <a title="Are most people on the Newstart unemployment benefit for a short or long time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/are-most-people-on-the-newstart-unemployment-benefit-for-a-short-or-long-time-120826/" aria-label="Read more about Are most people on the Newstart unemployment benefit for a short or long time?">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Knake, RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Professor of Law at the University of Houston, RMIT University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. When Grata Flos Matilda Greig walked into her first law school class at the University of ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/hidden-women-of-history-flos-grieg-australias-first-female-lawyer-and-early-innovator-119990/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator">Read more</a>

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NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global ‘book famine’

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lida Ayoubi, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology The New Zealand parliament seems closer to adopting a bill to amend copyright legislation to make it easier for visually impaired people to access published works. An estimated 90% of all written works published worldwide are not available in formats ... <a title="NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global ‘book famine’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/nz-considers-changes-to-copyright-law-as-part-of-promise-to-help-end-global-book-famine-117891/" aria-label="Read more about NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global ‘book famine’">Read more</a>

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There’s a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Roderick, Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences and Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University The federal parliament has voted to funnel A$200 million to drought-stricken areas. What exactly this money will be spent on is still under consideration, ... <a title="There’s a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/theres-a-simple-way-to-drought-proof-a-town-build-more-water-storage-120504/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip

July 24, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison on Tuesday had a firm message for his troops in the Coalition party room. Don’t go freelancing in public. Discipline is important in politics and Morrison is intent on trying to impose it – it’s not the first ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/view-from-the-hill-morrison-cracks-the-whip-120846/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip">Read more</a>

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Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin

July 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney To no-one’s great surprise, Boris Johnson has been elected by the members of the Conservative Party to be the new leader, and by extension prime minister of the United Kingdom, taking over from Theresa May. Such a turn of ... <a title="Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/boris-johnson-political-vegemite-becomes-the-uk-prime-minister-let-the-games-begin-119467/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin">Read more</a>

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How a robot called Pink helped teach school children an Aboriginal language

July 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Therese Keane, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair Department of Education, Swinburne University of Technology A cute human-like robot taught students in a small, rural school how to code while also helping them learn their local Aboriginal language. The Maitland Lutheran School is an independent, co-educational primary and middle ... <a title="How a robot called Pink helped teach school children an Aboriginal language" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/how-a-robot-called-pink-helped-teach-school-children-an-aboriginal-language-119810/" aria-label="Read more about How a robot called Pink helped teach school children an Aboriginal language">Read more</a>