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January 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University Shutterstock As the holidays progress, parents will no doubt be hearing a classic line from their kids: “I’m boooooored”. We all get bored from time to time and there is nothing particularly wrong with feeling bored. In fact, ... <a title="‘Mum, Dad, I’m bored!’ How to teach children to manage their own boredom these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/04/mum-dad-im-bored-how-to-teach-children-to-manage-their-own-boredom-these-holidays-217680/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mum, Dad, I’m bored!’ How to teach children to manage their own boredom these holidays">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ama Samarasinghe, Lecturer, Financial Planning and Tax, RMIT University Shutterstock As our wallets feel the strain from the cost-of-living crisis, many of us are looking for ways to soften the blow. While everyone’s circumstances are different, and ideally you should seek help from an accredited financial adviser, ... <a title="The cost-of-living crisis is hitting hard. Here are 3 ways to soften the blow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/04/the-cost-of-living-crisis-is-hitting-hard-here-are-3-ways-to-soften-the-blow-218118/" aria-label="Read more about The cost-of-living crisis is hitting hard. Here are 3 ways to soften the blow">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carole Wilson, Associate Professor in Visual Arts, Federation University Australia Carole Wilson Jillposters was a self-funded radical feminist poster group active in Melbourne from 1983 until 1988. I was a founding member. I’m in the process of donating archival material and records to the RMIT Design Archive, ... <a title="My life as a ‘Jillposter’: the radical feminist poster group that pasted prints around Melbourne in the ‘80s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/04/my-life-as-a-jillposter-the-radical-feminist-poster-group-that-pasted-prints-around-melbourne-in-the-80s-214959/" aria-label="Read more about My life as a ‘Jillposter’: the radical feminist poster group that pasted prints around Melbourne in the ‘80s">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Lomb, Honorary Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland Geoffrey Wyatt What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers, Saturn covered by the Moon, close approaches of bright planets to each other, supermoons – and, if we’re lucky, a ... <a title="Meteors, supermoons, a comet and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2024" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/03/meteors-supermoons-a-comet-and-more-your-guide-to-the-southern-sky-in-2024-217927/" aria-label="Read more about Meteors, supermoons, a comet and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2024">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral Researcher in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Shutterstock In Australia, dog ownership often goes hand-in-hand with a love for the great outdoors. Whether it’s walking on the beach, going camping, or having a barbecue in the park, we tend to keep our canine companions ... <a title="Our dogs can terrify (and even kill) wildlife. Here’s how to be a responsible owner this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/03/our-dogs-can-terrify-and-even-kill-wildlife-heres-how-to-be-a-responsible-owner-this-summer-214722/" aria-label="Read more about Our dogs can terrify (and even kill) wildlife. Here’s how to be a responsible owner this summer">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver A.H. Jones, Professor of chemistry, RMIT University Shutterstock We know the importance of staying hydrated, especially in hot weather. But even for something as simple as a drink of water, conflicting advice and urban myths abound. Is cold water really bad for your health? What about ... <a title="Is cold water bad for you? What about drinking from the hose or tap? The facts behind 5 water myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/03/is-cold-water-bad-for-you-what-about-drinking-from-the-hose-or-tap-the-facts-behind-5-water-myths-215452/" aria-label="Read more about Is cold water bad for you? What about drinking from the hose or tap? The facts behind 5 water myths">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne Morozova Olga/Shutterstock Cats kept indoors can live a good life when they get access to a variety of positive experiences. Examples include performing natural behaviours, feeling safe at home and using their full sensory capabilities, ... <a title="Are catnip and treats like it safe for cats? Here’s how they affect their minds and moods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/03/are-catnip-and-treats-like-it-safe-for-cats-heres-how-they-affect-their-minds-and-moods-214947/" aria-label="Read more about Are catnip and treats like it safe for cats? Here’s how they affect their minds and moods">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Pino Pasternak, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education and Community, University of Canberra Shutterstock Many of us remember vividly being yelled at or feeling threatened by a family member, a teacher, or a boss. Terrifying experiences often get imprinted in our memory; remembering frightening events is ... <a title="How effective is fear as a teaching tool? How and what do we learn when we are scared?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/03/how-effective-is-fear-as-a-teaching-tool-how-and-what-do-we-learn-when-we-are-scared-213540/" aria-label="Read more about How effective is fear as a teaching tool? How and what do we learn when we are scared?">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Friedlander, PhD Candidate, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Thomas Williams/Unsplash Arenicola, or lugworms, make some of the most beautiful structures on the beach. Little piles of wet sand are cast in a swirl from their rear end as part of their feeding ... <a title="When you sit down to build a sandcastle, take a look around you: the beach is already sculpting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/03/when-you-sit-down-to-build-a-sandcastle-take-a-look-around-you-the-beach-is-already-sculpting-215600/" aria-label="Read more about When you sit down to build a sandcastle, take a look around you: the beach is already sculpting">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Osmond, Associate Professor of Sport History, The University of Queensland Readers are advised this article contains offensive language about Aboriginal peoples. Fifty years ago, on New Year’s Day in 1974, Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong delighted spectators at Melbourne’s Kooyong Tennis Club by defeating American Chris Evert ... <a title="50 years after Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open win, we should remember her achievements – and the racism she overcame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/02/50-years-after-evonne-goolagongs-australian-open-win-we-should-remember-her-achievements-and-the-racism-she-overcame-217684/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years after Evonne Goolagong’s Australian Open win, we should remember her achievements – and the racism she overcame">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowan Light, Lecturer in History, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Despite 2023 having been the sixth year a national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars was observed, it’s debatable how many New Zealanders really knew much about it. Historians and Māori leaders are now ... <a title="How do we commemorate the New Zealand Wars? The history of Anzac Day can be a guide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/02/how-do-we-commemorate-the-new-zealand-wars-the-history-of-anzac-day-can-be-a-guide-219480/" aria-label="Read more about How do we commemorate the New Zealand Wars? The history of Anzac Day can be a guide">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wilson, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Australian Catholic University Arlington Research/Unsplash We’re all time-poor, so multi-tasking is seen as a necessity of modern living. We answer work emails while watching TV, make shopping lists in meetings and listen to podcasts when doing the dishes. We attempt to ... <a title="Think you’re good at multi-tasking? Here’s how your brain compensates – and how this changes with age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/02/think-youre-good-at-multi-tasking-heres-how-your-brain-compensates-and-how-this-changes-with-age-218343/" aria-label="Read more about Think you’re good at multi-tasking? Here’s how your brain compensates – and how this changes with age">Read more</a>
