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Hidden women of history: Eleanor Anne Ormerod, the self taught agricultural entomologist who tasted a live newt

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Insects have always been intimately connected with agriculture. Pest insects can cause tremendous damage, while helpful insects like pollinators and predators provide free ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Eleanor Anne Ormerod, the self taught agricultural entomologist who tasted a live newt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/hidden-women-of-history-eleanor-anne-ormerod-the-self-taught-agricultural-entomologist-who-tasted-a-live-newt-120158/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Eleanor Anne Ormerod, the self taught agricultural entomologist who tasted a live newt">Read more</a>

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Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon is hard given their bewildering complexity

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zac Rogers, Research Lead, Jeff Bleich Centre for the US Alliance in Digital Technology, Security, and Governance, Flinders University Back in the 1990s – a lifetime ago in internet terms – the Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells published several books charting the rise of information networks. He predicted ... <a title="Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon is hard given their bewildering complexity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/regulating-facebook-google-and-amazon-is-hard-given-their-bewildering-complexity-111821/" aria-label="Read more about Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon is hard given their bewildering complexity">Read more</a>

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The Imagination Declaration: young Indigenous Australians want to be heard – but will we listen?

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnee Shay, Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow, School of Education and Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland When you think of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander kid, or in fact any kid, imagine what’s possible. Don’t define us through the lens of disadvantage ... <a title="The Imagination Declaration: young Indigenous Australians want to be heard – but will we listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/the-imagination-declaration-young-indigenous-australians-want-to-be-heard-but-will-we-listen-121569/" aria-label="Read more about The Imagination Declaration: young Indigenous Australians want to be heard – but will we listen?">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: on the ‘creeping crisis’ in the public service

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has voiced his intention to shake up the federal public service – seeking to make it more efficient in implementing the government’s agenda. A review of the public service led by David Thodey is now finished. Meanwhile, Professor ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: on the ‘creeping crisis’ in the public service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-on-the-creeping-crisis-in-the-public-service-121818/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: on the ‘creeping crisis’ in the public service">Read more</a>

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Memory and attention difficulties are often part of a normal life

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Anderson, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Melbourne From young adults to people in their 60s, everyday functioning in today’s world can place high demands on our attention and memory skills. Memory lapses such as forgetting an appointment, losing our keys, forgetting a distant relative’s ... <a title="Memory and attention difficulties are often part of a normal life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/memory-and-attention-difficulties-are-often-part-of-a-normal-life-119539/" aria-label="Read more about Memory and attention difficulties are often part of a normal life">Read more</a>

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Why an Australian charter of rights is a matter of national urgency

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gillian Triggs, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne If anyone doubts the need for a charter of rights in Australia, the Banerji decision of the High Court handed down last week demonstrates why legislative protection for our common law freedoms has become a matter of national urgency. We ... <a title="Why an Australian charter of rights is a matter of national urgency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/why-an-australian-charter-of-rights-is-a-matter-of-national-urgency-121411/" aria-label="Read more about Why an Australian charter of rights is a matter of national urgency">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: where did rats first come from?

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Banks, Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Where did rats first come from? – Lewis, age 7, Brisbane. Rats are everywhere – at least ... <a title="Curious Kids: where did rats first come from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/curious-kids-where-did-rats-first-come-from-121307/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: where did rats first come from?">Read more</a>

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Snow at the footy? Just how unusual was last weekend’s weather?

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne Many Australians have just shivered through a cold weekend of wintry weather, with widespread snowfall across Victoria and parts of New South Wales. The snow was welcomed by skiers and snowboarders alike, with over a metre of snow at ... <a title="Snow at the footy? Just how unusual was last weekend’s weather?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/snow-at-the-footy-just-how-unusual-was-last-weekends-weather-121802/" aria-label="Read more about Snow at the footy? Just how unusual was last weekend’s weather?">Read more</a>

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Contemporary and medieval women’s voices collide in My Dearworthy Darling

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Balkin, Lecturer, English and Theatre Studies, University of Melbourne Review: My Dearworthy Darling, Malthouse My Dearworthy Darling is a collaboration between playwright, fantasy novelist, poet, and theatre critic Alison Croggon and feminist theatre company The Rabble (Kate Davis and Emma Valente). In her criticism, Croggon champions ... <a title="Contemporary and medieval women’s voices collide in My Dearworthy Darling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/contemporary-and-medieval-womens-voices-collide-in-my-dearworthy-darling-120590/" aria-label="Read more about Contemporary and medieval women’s voices collide in My Dearworthy Darling">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why don’t people fall out of bed when they are sleeping?

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Agostini, Post doctoral research fellow, University of South Australia If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. How do people know not to fall out of their beds when they are sleeping? – Louisa, age five. You might think ... <a title="Curious Kids: why don’t people fall out of bed when they are sleeping?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/curious-kids-why-dont-people-fall-out-of-bed-when-they-are-sleeping-120282/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why don’t people fall out of bed when they are sleeping?">Read more</a>

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Queenslanders are among our heaviest drinkers on nights out, and changing that culture is a challenge

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Ferris, Associate Professor, Program Leader for Research and Statistical Support Service and Program Leader for Substance Use and Mental Health, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland This is the second in a series of articles discussing a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the ... <a title="Queenslanders are among our heaviest drinkers on nights out, and changing that culture is a challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/queenslanders-are-among-our-heaviest-drinkers-on-nights-out-and-changing-that-culture-is-a-challenge-121115/" aria-label="Read more about Queenslanders are among our heaviest drinkers on nights out, and changing that culture is a challenge">Read more</a>

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Adani beware: coal is on the road to becoming completely uninsurable

August 13, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland The announcement by Suncorp that it will no longer insure new thermal coal projects, along with a similar announcement by QBE Insurance a few months earlier, brings Australia into line with Europe where most major insurers have ... <a title="Adani beware: coal is on the road to becoming completely uninsurable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/adani-beware-coal-is-on-the-road-to-becoming-completely-uninsurable-121552/" aria-label="Read more about Adani beware: coal is on the road to becoming completely uninsurable">Read more</a>