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Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitchell Smith, Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Newcastle Are you signing up your child to a recreational, representative or school sporting program for the new school year? You may be doing so under false assumptions – and risk undermining your child’s success or ... <a title="Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/five-tips-to-help-your-kid-succeed-in-sport-or-maybe-just-enjoy-it-110785/" aria-label="Read more about Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it">Read more</a>

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We don’t know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Hirsch, PhD Candidate, Monash University The immigration department doesn’t keep a record of how many people apply for asylum at Australian airports, and how many are turned away. Documents released under Freedom of Information show a lack of accountability and oversight by Australian immigration officials with ... <a title="We don’t know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/we-dont-know-how-many-asylum-seekers-are-turned-away-at-australian-airports-111344/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports">Read more</a>

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Fungi after the floods: how to get rid of mould to protect your health

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Taylor, Adjunct academic, Flinders University As Townsville residents continue the clean-up following January’s flooding, microscopic fungi, commonly called mould, will be a concern for many. Homes and buildings affected by the floods will likely remain inaccessible for a period of time, and with relatively high ambient ... <a title="Fungi after the floods: how to get rid of mould to protect your health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/fungi-after-the-floods-how-to-get-rid-of-mould-to-protect-your-health-111341/" aria-label="Read more about Fungi after the floods: how to get rid of mould to protect your health">Read more</a>

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Slowing climate change could reverse drying in the subtropics

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kale Sniderman, Senior Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne As the planet warms, subtropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, including parts of southern Australia and southern Africa, are drying. These trends include major drought events such as Cape Town’s “Day Zero” in 2018. Read ... <a title="Slowing climate change could reverse drying in the subtropics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/slowing-climate-change-could-reverse-drying-in-the-subtropics-111526/" aria-label="Read more about Slowing climate change could reverse drying in the subtropics">Read more</a>

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‘My friend is using ice and smoking pot. What do I do?’: advice from an expert

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University Just So You Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re aged 12 to 18, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health and relationships, ... <a title="‘My friend is using ice and smoking pot. What do I do?’: advice from an expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/my-friend-is-using-ice-and-smoking-pot-what-do-i-do-advice-from-an-expert-111525/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My friend is using ice and smoking pot. What do I do?’: advice from an expert">Read more</a>

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Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University This is the first of two articles looking at the increasing reliance of Australian cities on desalination to supply drinking water, with less emphasis on alternatives such as recycling and demand management. So what is the best ... <a title="Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/cities-turn-to-desalination-for-water-security-but-at-what-cost-110972/" aria-label="Read more about Cities turn to desalination for water security, but at what cost?">Read more</a>

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Killed in the line of work duties: we need to fix dangerous loopholes in health and safety laws

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Kelly, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong Dillon Wu died alone inside a metal tank. It is believed he was asphyxiated by argon gas, used in arc-welding steel. He is the youngest employee to die in a recent run of deaths in ... <a title="Killed in the line of work duties: we need to fix dangerous loopholes in health and safety laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/killed-in-the-line-of-work-duties-we-need-to-fix-dangerous-loopholes-in-health-and-safety-laws-107355/" aria-label="Read more about Killed in the line of work duties: we need to fix dangerous loopholes in health and safety laws">Read more</a>

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Eight great Australian fictional scientists worth reading about

February 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Literature, Popular Entertainment Studies and Science in Fiction Studies, Australian National University Australian scientists have led many crucial scientific breakthroughs – from the manufacturing and processing of penicillin, to the first in-vitro fertilisation pregnancy. Yet there is still a need for ... <a title="Eight great Australian fictional scientists worth reading about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/eight-great-australian-fictional-scientists-worth-reading-about-110697/" aria-label="Read more about Eight great Australian fictional scientists worth reading about">Read more</a>

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How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault

February 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato One of New Zealand’s most notorious sexual misconduct cases re-emerged recently when a ringleader of the Roast Busters, a group of teenagers who were investigated five years ago for alleged sexual offences against ... <a title="How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/how-antiquated-legal-language-undermines-complainants-in-cases-of-sexual-assault-110596/" aria-label="Read more about How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault">Read more</a>

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Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal

February 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Senior lecturer, The University of Queensland On Friday, Chief Judge Brian Preston of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court handed down a landmark judgement confirming a decision to refuse a new open-cut coal mine near Gloucester in the Hunter Valley. The proposed Rocky ... <a title="Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/landmark-rocky-hill-ruling-could-pave-the-way-for-more-courts-to-choose-climate-over-coal-111533/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark Rocky Hill ruling could pave the way for more courts to choose climate over coal">Read more</a>

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Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?

February 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naser Ghobadzadeh, Senior lecturer, National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University Iran’s ruling clergy are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, during which Shi’ite Islamists, led by religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, toppled Mohammad Reza Shah’s secular monarchy. The linchpin of the Islamic Republic’s political system ... <a title="Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/forty-years-on-from-the-iranian-revolution-could-the-country-be-at-risk-of-another-one-110693/" aria-label="Read more about Forty years on from the Iranian Revolution, could the country be at risk of another one?">Read more</a>

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If Beale Street Could Talk is a sumptuous, emotional follow up to Moonlight

February 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Following the great success of Barry Jenkins’ 2016 film Moonlight is no easy feat. The movie was exquisite: every shot added meaning, the heartbreak was visceral and Nicholas Britell’s score was divine. The film won the Academy ... <a title="If Beale Street Could Talk is a sumptuous, emotional follow up to Moonlight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/if-beale-street-could-talk-is-a-sumptuous-emotional-follow-up-to-moonlight-111336/" aria-label="Read more about If Beale Street Could Talk is a sumptuous, emotional follow up to Moonlight">Read more</a>