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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roderick John Fensham, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. Swamp foxtail (Cenchrus purpurascens) is a delightful grass that forms a neat tussock up to a ... <a title="The swamp foxtail’s origin is hidden in its DNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/the-swamp-foxtails-origin-is-hidden-in-its-dna-114731/" aria-label="Read more about The swamp foxtail’s origin is hidden in its DNA">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aurelien Forget, Lecturer in Macromolecular Chemistry, Freiburg University When we have small wounds on our skin or muscles they can usually heal by themselves. But in deeper wounds – such as those in diabetic patients or in muscle tissue after a heart attack – repair is more ... <a title="Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/edible-seaweed-can-be-used-to-grow-blood-vessels-in-the-body-112618/" aria-label="Read more about Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Following the Christchurch mosque shootings, there has been considerable discussion of intolerance and experiences of discrimination in New Zealand. For example, Anjum Rahman, a spokesperson for the Islamic Women’s Council, has expressed concerns about ... <a title="What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/what-the-data-say-about-discrimination-and-tolerance-in-new-zealand-114369/" aria-label="Read more about What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. When the “mighty Roman” Gough Whitlam died, ... <a title="What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/what-will-the-turnbull-morrison-government-be-remembered-for-114618/" aria-label="Read more about What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation Often during the day I feel the need to have a bit of a lie-down. Whether it’s been a busy day, I didn’t sleep well the night before, or for no particular reason I know of. But some will warn ... <a title="We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/we-asked-five-experts-should-we-nap-during-the-day-112523/" aria-label="Read more about We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University Tasmania’s bushfires may have resulted in the release of significant amounts of mercury from burnt trees into the atmosphere. Our research shows that industrial mercury pollution from decades past has been locked up in west Tasmanian trees. Mercury occurs naturally ... <a title="Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania’s bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/mercury-pollution-from-decades-past-may-have-been-re-released-by-tasmanias-bushfires-114603/" aria-label="Read more about Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania’s bushfires">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorothy Wardale, MBA, Deputy Director, Curtin University More Australian universities are relying on casual academics to teach their students. It’s difficult to estimate the exact proportion of academic staff on casual contracts, but reports suggest up to 80% of undergraduate courses in some Australian universities have been ... <a title="Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/casual-academics-arent-going-anywhere-so-what-can-universities-do-to-ensure-learning-isnt-affected-113567/" aria-label="Read more about Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Pittman, PhD Candidate in Transportation Planning, University of Melbourne Half a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but that really depends on what you’re spending it on. In Tuesday’s federal budget, the Coalition government announced its Commuter Car Park Fund, a A$500 million package ... <a title="$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/500m-for-station-car-parks-other-transport-solutions-could-do-much-more-for-the-money-114908/" aria-label="Read more about $500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney Chinese investment in Australia fell 36% in 2018, to A$8.2 billion (US$6.2 billion) from A$13 billion (US$10 billion) in 2017, according to research by KPMG and the University of Sydney Business School. This is despite Chinese ... <a title="Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It’s time for a more balanced debate about the national interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/chinese-investment-in-australia-is-down-36-its-time-for-a-more-balanced-debate-about-the-national-interest-114984/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It’s time for a more balanced debate about the national interest">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Young people – how they think and feel, how institutions (families, schools, clinics, courts) fail them – are a recurring theme in the books shortlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize. These six surprising books – four ... <a title="Six books that shock, delve deeply and destroy pieties: your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/six-books-that-shock-delve-deeply-and-destroy-pieties-your-guide-to-the-2019-stella-prize-shortlist-114829/" aria-label="Read more about Six books that shock, delve deeply and destroy pieties: your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University Removing the financial worries from Australians diagnosed with cancer is bound to be a popular move. The Opposition’s A$2.3 billion cancer care plan – announced in Bill Shorten’s budget ... <a title="Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/07/cutting-cancer-costs-is-a-worthy-policy-but-we-need-to-try-to-prevent-it-too-114976/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Gray, Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University The 2018 budget contained big tax measures – worth A$143 billion over the next decade – initially targeted at lower and middle income Australians, but after five or so years to be heavily weighted ... <a title="Those future tax cut promises… they’re nowhere near as big as you’d think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/those-future-tax-cut-promises-theyre-nowhere-near-as-big-as-youd-think-114912/" aria-label="Read more about Those future tax cut promises… they’re nowhere near as big as you’d think">Read more</a>
