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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M. Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne Bricolage/Shutterstock The age a child can be arrested, charged and jailed in Australia is back in the spotlight. Last year, the Northern Territory became ... <a title="Can a 10-year-old be responsible for a crime? Here’s what brain science tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/can-a-10-year-old-be-responsible-for-a-crime-heres-what-brain-science-tells-us-237552/" aria-label="Read more about Can a 10-year-old be responsible for a crime? Here’s what brain science tells us">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology The current cost-of-living crisis, high interest rates and the ensuing economic contraction have disproportionately hit low-income households. And for many low-income workers, the future remains uncertain. On top of that, the rise of artificial ... <a title="Labour or leisure? Why a universal basic income might foster wellbeing but not productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/labour-or-leisure-why-a-universal-basic-income-might-foster-wellbeing-but-not-productivity-235523/" aria-label="Read more about Labour or leisure? Why a universal basic income might foster wellbeing but not productivity">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Oldfield, Head of School and Professor of Architecture, UNSW Built Environment, UNSW Sydney Buildings are one of our biggest contributors to global heating. They produce 37% of all greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and production processes. Building emissions are made up of two parts: operational ... <a title="How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/how-low-can-we-go-to-cut-the-carbon-that-goes-into-buildings-to-net-zero-we-need-radical-change-236326/" aria-label="Read more about How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Edwards, Lecturer in Wildlife Science, University of Southern Queensland Transport and Main Roads Queensland , CC BY If you live in Australia or New Zealand, the coming of spring is a mixed blessing. The days get warmer. Flowers bloom. Birds nest. It’s this last change which ... <a title="They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/they-come-from-above-heres-why-magpies-magpie-larks-and-lapwings-swoop-in-spring-237213/" aria-label="Read more about They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Rolton Vignier, Scientist in Shellfish and Algal Biology, Cawthron Institute The global ocean continues to warm at a concerning rate. Satellite measurements of average sea surface temperatures show February this year was the highest for any month in the 45-year dataset, and the warming trend continued ... <a title="Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/ocean-heat-is-changing-marine-food-webs-with-far-reaching-consequences-for-nz-fisheries-and-sea-life-236427/" aria-label="Read more about Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong Thanumporn Thongkongkaew/ Shutterstock, CC BY Year 12 students are less than two months away from sitting their final exams. We know this can be a stressful time for students. How can ... <a title="How can you support your Year 12 student during their final exams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/how-can-you-support-your-year-12-student-during-their-final-exams-237467/" aria-label="Read more about How can you support your Year 12 student during their final exams?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Pinder, Associate Professor, Finance, The University of Melbourne In their scramble to secure a foothold on an increasingly unaffordable housing ladder, some young investors might be looking for new ways to boost their returns on savings. One such approach – albeit highly risky – is “leveraged ... <a title="Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/yes-you-can-borrow-money-to-invest-in-shares-but-it-comes-with-big-risks-237206/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne Farknot Architect/Shutterstock The language of mental ill health is inescapable. Diagnostic terms, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pervade popular culture and saturate the online world. They are the currency of countless news stories and awareness ... <a title="Diagnostic labels may increase our empathy for people in distress. But there are downsides too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/diagnostic-labels-may-increase-our-empathy-for-people-in-distress-but-there-are-downsides-too-237553/" aria-label="Read more about Diagnostic labels may increase our empathy for people in distress. But there are downsides too">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney The recent Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a showcase of impressive speeches. Presidential nominee Kamala Harris justified the newfound enthusiasm of Democrats with a strong acceptance speech, but even she ... <a title="Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/why-americans-do-political-speeches-so-well-and-debates-so-badly-237314/" aria-label="Read more about Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology Ready to catch the latest screen hits for September? This month brings a fresh batch of content, including some older documentaries now streaming thanks to DocPlay and the new National Film and Sound Archive Player. ... <a title="Nazi history, reality TV deception and the making of Apocalypse Now: what we’re streaming in September" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/nazi-history-reality-tv-deception-and-the-making-of-apocalypse-now-what-were-streaming-in-september-237478/" aria-label="Read more about Nazi history, reality TV deception and the making of Apocalypse Now: what we’re streaming in September">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Paris is about to host its first Paralympics. Similar to the Olympics last month, Australia is bringing a strong team with many medal hopefuls. But how are the Paralympics similar (or different) to the Olympics, ... <a title="Classifications, history and Australian hopes: what to expect at the Paris Paralympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/29/classifications-history-and-australian-hopes-what-to-expect-at-the-paris-paralympics-237473/" aria-label="Read more about Classifications, history and Australian hopes: what to expect at the Paris Paralympics">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sunshine Mosque Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter has put together a high-profile speakers list to launch its national campaign in Melbourne on Sunday, which is aimed at leveraging its influence for the federal election. The ... <a title="Advocacy group to launch national campaign on Sunday to ‘amplify’ Muslim political voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/28/advocacy-group-to-launch-national-campaign-on-sunday-to-amplify-muslim-political-voice-237661/" aria-label="Read more about Advocacy group to launch national campaign on Sunday to ‘amplify’ Muslim political voice">Read more</a>
