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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hellewell, Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Curtin University shutterstock Dziurek/Shutterstock Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like Australian football, rugby, netball, ... <a title="Should I get my child a baseline concussion test before they start junior sports?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/should-i-get-my-child-a-baseline-concussion-test-before-they-start-junior-sports-230859/" aria-label="Read more about Should I get my child a baseline concussion test before they start junior sports?">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim M Caudwell, Senior Lecturer – Psychology | Chair, Researchers in Behavioural Addictions, Alcohol and Drugs (BAAD), Charles Darwin University New Africa/Shutterstock It feels like we are living in busy times. According to the OECD Better Life Index, 12.5% of Australians report working at least 50 hours ... <a title="To-do list got you down? Understanding the psychology of goals can help tick things off – and keep you on track" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/to-do-list-got-you-down-understanding-the-psychology-of-goals-can-help-tick-things-off-and-keep-you-on-track-230399/" aria-label="Read more about To-do list got you down? Understanding the psychology of goals can help tick things off – and keep you on track">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock Without funding from Japan, many of Australia’s gas projects wouldn’t have gone ahead. Massive public loans from Japanese taxpayers are propping up Australia’s now-enormous fossil gas industry. Japan is also becoming a major gas trader and ... <a title="Climate holdout Japan drove Australia’s LNG boom. Could the partnership go green?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/climate-holdout-japan-drove-australias-lng-boom-could-the-partnership-go-green-231816/" aria-label="Read more about Climate holdout Japan drove Australia’s LNG boom. Could the partnership go green?">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Nicole Shackleton, Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University Andre Hunter/Unsplash In May, the federal government confirmed it’s working on new laws to prohibit hate speech, sometimes called vilification, based on sex, gender, sexuality, race or religion. Many have welcomed the plan to introduce ... <a title="The government is drafting anti-hate speech laws. Here are 4 things they should include" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/the-government-is-drafting-anti-hate-speech-laws-here-are-4-things-they-should-include-231178/" aria-label="Read more about The government is drafting anti-hate speech laws. Here are 4 things they should include">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Mason, Research assistant in Public Health, Medical, and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University Attending outdoor sporting events can be life-threatening. Amid soaring temperatures, event organisers need to take extra care – not just for athletes, but also for officials, spectators and volunteers. The consequences of extreme ... <a title="Extreme heat is a killer for outdoor sporting events – let’s plan properly to keep everyone safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/extreme-heat-is-a-killer-for-outdoor-sporting-events-lets-plan-properly-to-keep-everyone-safe-229998/" aria-label="Read more about Extreme heat is a killer for outdoor sporting events – let’s plan properly to keep everyone safe">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zomer, Associate Research Fellow at the Centre of the Digital Child, Deakin University Julia M Cameron/ Pexels , CC BY There is increasing concern children are less focused in school. This is often blamed on smartphones and social media. At the same time, there is significant ... <a title="Some online platforms are starting to measure ‘student engagement’ at school. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/some-online-platforms-are-starting-to-measure-student-engagement-at-school-heres-what-you-need-to-know-231918/" aria-label="Read more about Some online platforms are starting to measure ‘student engagement’ at school. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudia Rozas, Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau For the second time in as many years, New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten, a move which has generated disquiet from teachers and academics alike. The revised year 7-13 ... <a title="Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/shakespeare-beowulf-and-chaucer-could-be-back-in-the-nz-english-curriculum-should-they-be-231817/" aria-label="Read more about Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Crooke, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Music Therapy, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Recently we have seen the launch of artificial intelligence programs such as SOUNDRAW and Loudly that can create musical compositions in the style of almost any artist. We’re also seeing big stars use AI ... <a title="No, AI doesn’t mean human-made music is doomed. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/no-ai-doesnt-mean-human-made-music-is-doomed-heres-why-230865/" aria-label="Read more about No, AI doesn’t mean human-made music is doomed. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Holmes, Staff Scientist, Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and PhD Researcher, The University of Western Australia Shark Bay Dolphin Research As humans, we grow up playing with other children. Animals of many species likewise play with their peers. But why? Play has its costs, ... <a title="Playful young male dolphins grow up to have more offspring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/playful-young-male-dolphins-grow-up-to-have-more-offspring-231491/" aria-label="Read more about Playful young male dolphins grow up to have more offspring">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University Davor Geber/Shutterstock Waiting lists for older people who need home care have blown out again. Twice as many people are now waiting for a Commonwealth Home Care Package as last year. Home care packages help older people ... <a title="Too many Australians are waiting for a home care package. Here’s how to fix the delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/too-many-australians-are-waiting-for-a-home-care-package-heres-how-to-fix-the-delays-231932/" aria-label="Read more about Too many Australians are waiting for a home care package. Here’s how to fix the delays">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Love Silhouette/Shutterstock If you are anything like me, the nearer you get to a deadline, the more desperately you want to postpone it, no matter how much harder that makes things down the track. It’s ... <a title="The Coalition wants to dump our 2030 emissions target, yet somehow hit 2050’s. Behavioural economics has a name for that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/the-coalition-wants-to-dump-our-2030-emissions-target-yet-somehow-hit-2050s-behavioural-economics-has-a-name-for-that-232141/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition wants to dump our 2030 emissions target, yet somehow hit 2050’s. Behavioural economics has a name for that">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Magnifical Productions/Shutterstock State and territory governments have long wanted a bigger say in Australia’s migration system. But our latest report shows states would actually be better off if the federal government no longer allowed them to nominate which skilled ... <a title="The states want a bigger say in skilled migration – but doing that actually leaves them worse off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/12/the-states-want-a-bigger-say-in-skilled-migration-but-doing-that-actually-leaves-them-worse-off-231927/" aria-label="Read more about The states want a bigger say in skilled migration – but doing that actually leaves them worse off">Read more</a>
