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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Bray, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock The federal government introduced the Jobs for Families Child Care Package in July 2018. Then Education Minister Simon Birmingham had said the package would create a “simpler, more affordable, more accessible and more flexible early education and childcare system”. ... <a title="The 2018 childcare package was partly designed to help families work more. But the benefits were too modest to matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/the-2018-childcare-package-was-partly-designed-to-help-families-work-more-but-the-benefits-were-too-modest-to-matter-179934/" aria-label="Read more about The 2018 childcare package was partly designed to help families work more. But the benefits were too modest to matter">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Hingley, Research associate, University of Tasmania A view of the bow of the Endurance. Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust/National Geographic Tonight’s federal budget will include more than A$800 million over ten years to provide a “clear marker” of Australia’s “scientific leadership” in Antarctica. The funds will go ... <a title="Now Shackleton’s Endurance has been found, who determines what happens to the famous shipwreck?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/now-shackletons-endurance-has-been-found-who-determines-what-happens-to-the-famous-shipwreck-179752/" aria-label="Read more about Now Shackleton’s Endurance has been found, who determines what happens to the famous shipwreck?">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Anastasiou, Research Dietitian (CSIRO), PhD Candidate (Deakin University), Deakin University Shutterstock Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and nutritious food to feed a growing population – and do so within the boundaries of our planet. This means significantly ... <a title="Ultra-processed foods are trashing our health – and the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/ultra-processed-foods-are-trashing-our-health-and-the-planet-180115/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra-processed foods are trashing our health – and the planet">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Schuijers, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney The Federal Court recently quashed a duty of care owed by the environment minister to Australian children, to protect them from the harms of climate change. The duty was ... <a title="Australia’s environment law doesn’t protect the environment – an alarming message from the recent duty-quashing climate case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/australias-environment-law-doesnt-protect-the-environment-an-alarming-message-from-the-recent-duty-quashing-climate-case-179964/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s environment law doesn’t protect the environment – an alarming message from the recent duty-quashing climate case">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Newling, Honorary Associate, History, University of Sydney Anna Ancher’s The maid in the kitchen, c1883 – 1886 Hirschsprung Collection In this series, academics explain the ways they are recreating historical practices, and how this impacts their research today. Old recipes and cookery books are increasingly being ... <a title="Remaking history: cooking slippery, slimy and oozy historical recipes made me uncomfortably conscious of my own anatomy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/remaking-history-cooking-slippery-slimy-and-oozy-historical-recipes-made-me-uncomfortably-conscious-of-my-own-anatomy-179283/" aria-label="Read more about Remaking history: cooking slippery, slimy and oozy historical recipes made me uncomfortably conscious of my own anatomy">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Divisions are opening up, and left and right are making them worse An important opinion ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Divisions are opening up, and left and right are making them worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/newsletter-political-roundup-divisions-are-opening-up-and-left-and-right-are-making-them-worse/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Divisions are opening up, and left and right are making them worse">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Rollo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney Zhu Jin Quantum technology, which makes use of the surprising and often counterintuitive properties of the subatomic universe, is revolutionising the way information is gathered, stored, shared and analysed. The commercial and scientific potential of the quantum revolution is ... <a title="Better AI, unhackable communication, spotting submarines: the quantum tech arms race is heating up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/better-ai-unhackable-communication-spotting-submarines-the-quantum-tech-arms-race-is-heating-up-179482/" aria-label="Read more about Better AI, unhackable communication, spotting submarines: the quantum tech arms race is heating up">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fethi Mansouri, Professor/UNESCO Chair-holder; Founding Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Flavio Brancaleone/AAP Australia’s political leaders often talk about its multicultural credentials, making sweeping statements about its unmatched success in diversity. According to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia is the “most successful” multicultural ... <a title="Racism is still an everyday experience for non-white Australians. Where is the plan to stop this?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/racism-is-still-an-everyday-experience-for-non-white-australians-where-is-the-plan-to-stop-this-179769/" aria-label="Read more about Racism is still an everyday experience for non-white Australians. Where is the plan to stop this?">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Bolleter, Deputy Director, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Australia’s population is projected to grow to over 50 million people by 2101. This will have enormous implications for the country’s long-term infrastructure planning and prized livability, particularly in the capital cities ... <a title="Our population is expected to double in 80 years. We asked Australians where they want all these people to live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/our-population-is-expected-to-double-in-80-years-we-asked-australians-where-they-want-all-these-people-to-live-176889/" aria-label="Read more about Our population is expected to double in 80 years. We asked Australians where they want all these people to live">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Shutterstock With everything going on over the past couple of years, many people have changed their drinking habits. We’ve seen an increased demand for support, suggesting more people are trying to cut back or quit. ... <a title="Trying to cut back on alcohol? Here’s what works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/trying-to-cut-back-on-alcohol-heres-what-works-179664/" aria-label="Read more about Trying to cut back on alcohol? Here’s what works">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janine Mohamed, Distinguished Fellow and CEO, The Lowitja Institute The urgency of tackling climate change is even greater for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and other First Nation peoples across the globe. First Nations people will be disproportionately affected and are already experiencing existential threats from ... <a title="Indigenous peoples across the globe are uniquely equipped to deal with the climate crisis – so why are we being left out of these conversations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/indigenous-peoples-across-the-globe-are-uniquely-equipped-to-deal-with-the-climate-crisis-so-why-are-we-being-left-out-of-these-conversations-171724/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous peoples across the globe are uniquely equipped to deal with the climate crisis – so why are we being left out of these conversations?">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock You may know of marvellous tree-lined roads that lead into your favourite rural and regional towns. Sometimes they have an arched, church-like canopy, while others have narrow ribbons of remnant vegetation. But have you noticed they’ve changed ... <a title="Roadside trees stitch the ecosystems of our nation together. Here’s why they’re in danger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/29/roadside-trees-stitch-the-ecosystems-of-our-nation-together-heres-why-theyre-in-danger-175337/" aria-label="Read more about Roadside trees stitch the ecosystems of our nation together. Here’s why they’re in danger">Read more</a>
