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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling How did our galaxy form? How do galaxies evolve over time? Where did the Sun’s lost siblings end up? Three hours north-east of Parkes lies a remote astronomical research facility, unpolluted by city lights, where researchers are collecting vast amounts of ... <a title="‘The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark’: what it’s like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/the-size-the-grandeur-the-peacefulness-of-being-in-the-dark-what-its-like-to-study-space-at-siding-spring-observatory-128998/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark’: what it’s like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Westaway, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Imagine your child asked you “When did grandma die?” and you could only respond “It was probably a while ago, but it could have been quite recently.” Most likely your child would be unsatisfied with the reply. This has been our ... <a title="When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/when-did-homo-erectus-die-out-a-fresh-look-at-the-demise-of-an-ancient-human-species-over-100-000-years-ago-126181/" aria-label="Read more about When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University The final report of the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service is much more substantial than its interim report. That is hardly a high hurdle, but its 18-page bibliography suggests considerable reflection beyond the (mostly disappointing) ... <a title="Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/report-on-public-service-overhaul-a-good-start-but-parliamentary-inquiry-is-needed-127602/" aria-label="Read more about Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Rural Criminology, HASSE, University of New England & Visiting Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, University of New South Wales, University of New England Rural Australians are more likely than their city counterparts to drink alcohol at harmful levels. ... <a title="As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/as-drug-deaths-rise-in-rural-australia-we-must-do-more-to-prevent-overdoses-128229/" aria-label="Read more about As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurien Beane, Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University Friendship is critical to a young person’s development. Recent research showed teenagers with just one close friend were better able to bounce back from stress than teenagers without one. But we also know about the high ... <a title="From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/from-childcare-to-high-school-what-to-do-if-you-dont-like-your-kids-friend-126193/" aria-label="Read more about From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Levinson, Professor of Transport, University of Sydney You are walking east on a footpath and come to an unmarked intersection without traffic signals. A vehicle is driving north, across your path. Who has right of way in Australia? Should you step into the road expecting the ... <a title="Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/why-australian-road-rules-should-be-rewritten-to-put-walking-first-127789/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania For many of us, our first experience with “gambling” was the lucky dip at the local school fete. We handed over our pocket money and hoped the plain packet we selected would ... <a title="Blind bags: how toy makers are making a fortune with child gambling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/blind-bags-how-toy-makers-are-making-a-fortune-with-child-gambling-127229/" aria-label="Read more about Blind bags: how toy makers are making a fortune with child gambling">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefanie Johnstone, PhD Candiate, University of Technology Sydney How many Star Wars films did George Lucas plan? According to Dan Golding in his recent book Star Wars After Lucas, this depends on when Lucas was asked. The often-quoted number is nine, but it might wind up being ... <a title="The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here’s why stories work so well in threes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/the-rise-of-skywalker-ends-a-third-star-wars-trilogy-heres-why-stories-work-so-well-in-threes-127997/" aria-label="Read more about The Rise of Skywalker ends a third Star Wars trilogy. Here’s why stories work so well in threes">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Māori religious leader Rua Kēnana. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The New Zealand government today officially pardoned Māori leader Rua Kēnana Hepetipa, who was convicted for “moral resistance to arrest” more than a century ago. Descendents of the Pacifist leader ... <a title="Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn’t go far enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/why-a-pardon-for-20th-century-maori-leader-rua-kenana-doesnt-go-far-enough-126920/" aria-label="Read more about Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn’t go far enough">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Last week, Michelle Grattan and Peter Martin (economics editor at The Conversation)were in Sydney to launch the 2019 Conversation Yearbook. The event was held at Glebebooks and presented an opportunity for readers to hear Michelle and Peter’s discussion about the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Grattan and Martin on the year that was, in politics and economics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-grattan-and-martin-on-the-year-that-was-in-politics-and-economics-129062/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Grattan and Martin on the year that was, in politics and economics">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Green, Deputy Co-ordinator, Journalism Program, Swinburne University of Technology Review: A Boy’s Own Story at the Johnston Collection, East Melbourne Johnston Collection director and curator Louis Le Vaillant was weary of hearing that men could not knit or sew. After all, he can and so could ... <a title="Men craft too – but do they need support to raise their artistic profile?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/men-craft-too-but-do-they-need-support-to-raise-their-artistic-profile-126595/" aria-label="Read more about Men craft too – but do they need support to raise their artistic profile?">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia ’Tis the season to be jolly. We all enjoy the sentiments of this well-known carol during the festive season. There’s little doubt public merriment is in abundance at this time of year, with alcohol generally ... <a title="Be careful where you drink your beer this summer. Here’s what the law says about public drunkenness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/be-careful-where-you-drink-your-beer-this-summer-heres-what-the-law-says-about-public-drunkenness-128922/" aria-label="Read more about Be careful where you drink your beer this summer. Here’s what the law says about public drunkenness">Read more</a>
