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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Smale, Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association In the midst of a raging heatwave, most people think of the ocean as a nice place to cool down. But heatwaves can strike in the ocean as well as on land. And when they do, marine ... <a title="Suffering in the heat: the rise in marine heatwaves is harming ocean species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/suffering-in-the-heat-the-rise-in-marine-heatwaves-is-harming-ocean-species-112839/" aria-label="Read more about Suffering in the heat: the rise in marine heatwaves is harming ocean species">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW On the last day of summer for 2019, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) delivered a burst of sunshine to apartment owners at the high-rise Lacrosse building in the Melbourne Docklands precinct. Lacrosse suffered a serious cladding fire on ... <a title="Lacrosse fire ruling sends shudders through building industry consultants and governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/lacrosse-fire-ruling-sends-shudders-through-building-industry-consultants-and-governments-112777/" aria-label="Read more about Lacrosse fire ruling sends shudders through building industry consultants and governments">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Griffith University Four small artefacts found on the island of Tongatapu, Tonga are among the earliest tattooing equipment known. Two have been found to be made from human bone. Since their original discovery in 1963, the Tongatapu artefacts have been in ... <a title="World’s oldest tattooist’s toolkit found in Tonga contains implements made of human bone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/worlds-oldest-tattooists-toolkit-found-in-tonga-contains-implements-made-of-human-bone-109427/" aria-label="Read more about World’s oldest tattooist’s toolkit found in Tonga contains implements made of human bone">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erik Malcolm Champion, UNESCO Chair of Cultural Heritage and Visualisation, Curtin University Back in 2001, an acquaintance who worked for Lonely Planet told me about a surprise discovery. The travel guide business had an audience of people who would buy their travel books, but never travel. Lonely ... <a title="Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people’s experiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/virtual-reality-adds-to-tourism-through-touch-smell-and-real-peoples-experiences-101528/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people’s experiences">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eddie Synot, Senior Research Assistant, Griffith University In December 2018, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) resolved to “work collaboratively and in genuine, formal partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples”. This commitment was in response to issues arising from the national review of Indigenous affairs ... <a title="The Uluru statement showed how to give First Nations people a real voice – now it’s time for action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/the-uluru-statement-showed-how-to-give-first-nations-people-a-real-voice-now-its-time-for-action-110707/" aria-label="Read more about The Uluru statement showed how to give First Nations people a real voice – now it’s time for action">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Rosenberg, Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University In recent weeks, the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Tasforce’s Mental Health Reference Group published its report and recommendations, part of a wide-ranging review of services subsidised by Medicare. They recommended a massive expansion of the $1.5 ... <a title="Online therapies can improve mental health, and there are no barriers to accessing them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/online-therapies-can-improve-mental-health-and-there-are-no-barriers-to-accessing-them-111357/" aria-label="Read more about Online therapies can improve mental health, and there are no barriers to accessing them">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Executive Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) This is an edited version of Steve Hatfield-Dodds’ opening address to the Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics National Outlook Conference to be delivered on 5 March 2019. The National Farmers Federation wants ... <a title="Droughts, extreme weather and empowered consumers mean tough choices for farmers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/05/droughts-extreme-weather-and-empowered-consumers-mean-tough-choices-for-farmers-112857/" aria-label="Read more about Droughts, extreme weather and empowered consumers mean tough choices for farmers">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Australian Election Study, conducted by the Australian National University, has been running since 1987. Its director Ian McAllister says one thing voters will want at this poll is stability. McAllister says that for the first time in a long ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ian McAllister on voters and issues in the coming election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/04/politics-with-michelle-grattan-ian-mcallister-on-voters-and-issues-in-the-coming-election-112875/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ian McAllister on voters and issues in the coming election">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University For most infections, the long-standing advice is to take a full course of antibiotics. The rationale for not simply stopping antibiotics as soon as you start to feel better is that antibiotics don’t kill the bacteria instantly. If ... <a title="Doctors may be prescribing antibotics for longer than needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/04/doctors-may-be-prescribing-antibotics-for-longer-than-needed-112609/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors may be prescribing antibotics for longer than needed">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia The crimson cloaks and white bonnets of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian feminist classic The Handmaid’s Tale have become a distinctive feature of Trump’s America. They’ve been worn by protestors outside state legislatures across the country, as elected ... <a title="Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale feels real in 2019, but the solution won’t come from novels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/04/margaret-atwood-the-handmaids-tale-feels-real-in-2019-but-the-solution-wont-come-from-novels-112854/" aria-label="Read more about Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale feels real in 2019, but the solution won’t come from novels">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University Giving children an instrumental music education can be expensive. In addition to purchasing an instrument and paying the cost of music lessons, parents invest their time by encouraging practice, attending recitals and driving their child to and from lessons. ... <a title="Does the Suzuki method work for kids learning an instrument? Parental involvement is good, but other aspects less so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/04/does-the-suzuki-method-work-for-kids-learning-an-instrument-parental-involvement-is-good-but-other-aspects-less-so-111995/" aria-label="Read more about Does the Suzuki method work for kids learning an instrument? Parental involvement is good, but other aspects less so">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Senior Fellow, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series ... <a title="If Labor wins government, will an Australian republic finally take the crown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/04/if-labor-wins-government-will-an-australian-republic-finally-take-the-crown-110723/" aria-label="Read more about If Labor wins government, will an Australian republic finally take the crown?">Read more</a>
