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August 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Clements, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Sydney In the popular Japanese TV series Old Enough, very young children are sent out into their neighbourhood on their first solo errand. The release of this long-running series on Netflix this year created ... <a title="Japan’s Old Enough and Australia’s Bluey remind us our kids are no longer ‘free range’ – but we can remake our neighbourhoods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/japans-old-enough-and-australias-bluey-remind-us-our-kids-are-no-longer-free-range-but-we-can-remake-our-neighbourhoods-187698/" aria-label="Read more about Japan’s Old Enough and Australia’s Bluey remind us our kids are no longer ‘free range’ – but we can remake our neighbourhoods">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Pollard Williams, Adjunct lecturer, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock Greyhounds in Australia will continue to be impregnated via a procedure that’s illegal in other countries, after a provision to ban it was recently overturned in a New South Wales government bill. This procedure, known as “surgical artificial ... <a title="This surgical procedure to impregnate greyhounds in Australia is a major animal welfare issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/this-surgical-procedure-to-impregnate-greyhounds-in-australia-is-a-major-animal-welfare-issue-187930/" aria-label="Read more about This surgical procedure to impregnate greyhounds in Australia is a major animal welfare issue">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Sullivan, Professor and Director, Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion, University of South Australia Paul Miller/AAP NSW is in the middle of overhauling its approach to suspensions and expulsions. Under a proposed plan due to start in term 4, students can only be sent ... <a title="If Australian schools want to improve student discipline, they need to address these 5 issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/if-australian-schools-want-to-improve-student-discipline-they-need-to-address-these-5-issues-187993/" aria-label="Read more about If Australian schools want to improve student discipline, they need to address these 5 issues">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University Shutterstock We learnt last week inflation is officially 6.1% – way above the average over the past 20 years of 2.5%. This is right in the middle ... <a title="Inflation isn’t the 6.1% they say it is – for many of us, it is much lower" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/inflation-isnt-the-6-1-they-say-it-is-for-many-of-us-it-is-much-lower-187973/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation isn’t the 6.1% they say it is – for many of us, it is much lower">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury Getty Images In news many probably never expected to see, no-frills, outdoorsy, animal behaviour expert and conservation activist Jane Goodall has become a Barbie doll (accompanied by her famous chimpanzee, David Greybeard). Jane Goodall speaking at a conference in ... <a title="Jane Goodall joins Barbie’s ‘inspiring women’ series: the strange evolution of an iconic doll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/jane-goodall-joins-barbies-inspiring-women-series-the-strange-evolution-of-an-iconic-doll-187839/" aria-label="Read more about Jane Goodall joins Barbie’s ‘inspiring women’ series: the strange evolution of an iconic doll">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Swinburne University of Technology After the first season last year wobbled on its heels, the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under began last weekend. In becoming the global beacon of drag, Drag Race has set new ideals for ... <a title="Would Carlotta, Australia’s most celebrated drag queen, have made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/04/would-carlotta-australias-most-celebrated-drag-queen-have-made-it-on-rupauls-drag-race-187260/" aria-label="Read more about Would Carlotta, Australia’s most celebrated drag queen, have made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Kingsford, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Dean Lewins/AAP A long-awaited report released on Tuesday found the amount of water promised to river environments under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan “cannot be achieved” under current settings. In short, the plan is failing on ... <a title="It’s official: the Murray-Darling Basin Plan hasn’t met its promise to our precious rivers. So where to now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/its-official-the-murray-darling-basin-plan-hasnt-met-its-promise-to-our-precious-rivers-so-where-to-now-188074/" aria-label="Read more about It’s official: the Murray-Darling Basin Plan hasn’t met its promise to our precious rivers. So where to now?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University AAP/EPA/Taiwan Presidential Palace handout US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s provocative visit to Taiwan has been ill-timed from the perspective of China’s leader Xi Jinping. In seeking to further consolidate his hold on power ahead of a National Party ... <a title="Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan raises temperatures, but it’s in everyone’s interest to cool them down again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/pelosis-visit-to-taiwan-raises-temperatures-but-its-in-everyones-interest-to-cool-them-down-again-188144/" aria-label="Read more about Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan raises temperatures, but it’s in everyone’s interest to cool them down again">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Kingsford, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Dean Lewins/AAP A long-awaited report released on Tuesday found the amount of water promised to river environments under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan “cannot be achieved” under current settings. In short, the plan is failing on ... <a title="It’s official: the Murray-Darling Basin Plan has delivered little to our precious rivers. So where to now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/its-official-the-murray-darling-basin-plan-has-delivered-little-to-our-precious-rivers-so-where-to-now-188074/" aria-label="Read more about It’s official: the Murray-Darling Basin Plan has delivered little to our precious rivers. So where to now?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alicia Dennis, Professor MBBS, PhD, MPH, PGDipEcho, FANZCA, GAICD, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock More than 40% of people who give birth in Australia use epidurals for pain relief during labour. That amounts to around 92,000 epidurals a year. They’re also used for pain relief outside obstetrics. ... <a title="How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/how-do-epidurals-work-and-why-is-there-a-global-shortage-of-them-187640/" aria-label="Read more about How do epidurals work? And why is there a global shortage of them?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabian Zander, Senior Research Fellow in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern Queensland Brad Tucker, Author provided In the past week alone, we’ve seen two separate incidents of space debris hurtling back to Earth in unexpected places. On Saturday there was the uncontrolled re-entry of a Chinese Long ... <a title="Space debris is coming down more frequently. What are the chances it could hit someone or damage property?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/space-debris-is-coming-down-more-frequently-what-are-the-chances-it-could-hit-someone-or-damage-property-188062/" aria-label="Read more about Space debris is coming down more frequently. What are the chances it could hit someone or damage property?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bainton, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland Getty Plundering the Pacific for its rich natural resources has a long pedigree. Think of the European companies strip-mining Nauru for its phosphate and leaving behind a moonscape. There are worrying signs history may be about to repeat, as ... <a title="Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/03/pacific-nations-are-extraordinarily-rich-in-critical-minerals-but-mining-them-may-take-a-terrible-toll-187172/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals. But mining them may take a terrible toll">Read more</a>
