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December 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Pitman, Senior Researcher Fellow, Curtin University This is a longer read at just over 1,300 words. Enjoy! In 2018, the relationship between the Australian higher education sector and the federal government finished as it began: with the announcements of more funding cuts. In between these financial ... <a title="Higher education policy in 2018: Culture wars reignite, but in the end it’s all about the money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/higher-education-policy-in-2018-culture-wars-reignite-but-in-the-end-its-all-about-the-money-109080/" aria-label="Read more about Higher education policy in 2018: Culture wars reignite, but in the end it’s all about the money">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Ellison, Lecturer in Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia Australians flock to the beach over the summer holidays: Bondi alone had 2.9 million visitors in 2017 – 2018. But while tourism campaigns often portray the beach as an idyllic, isolated haven, many of our beach stories depict it ... <a title="Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/28/ten-great-australian-beach-reads-set-at-the-beach-108083/" aria-label="Read more about Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University Our senses are stuck in the past. There’s a flash of lightning, and then seconds pass until we hear the rumble of distant thunder. We hear the past. We are seeing into the past too. While sound ... <a title="When you look up, how far back in time do you see?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/when-you-look-up-how-far-back-in-time-do-you-see-101176/" aria-label="Read more about When you look up, how far back in time do you see?">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Papathomas, Senior Lecturer Sport and Exercise Psychology, Loughborough University Women have long been subject to powerful social pressures to look a certain way. The “feminine ideal” – a svelte female figure – has dominated film, television and magazine culture. The result is a narrow idea of ... <a title="‘Strong is the new skinny’ isn’t as empowering as it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/strong-is-the-new-skinny-isnt-as-empowering-as-it-sounds-107703/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Strong is the new skinny’ isn’t as empowering as it sounds">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edmund Goh, Deputy Director, Markets and Services Research Centre, Edith Cowan University Many Australians will take a trip to one of our national parks over the holidays. In New South Wales alone, there are more than 51 million visits to national parks each year. Few if any ... <a title="Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/stick-to-the-path-and-stay-alive-in-national-parks-this-summer-108062/" aria-label="Read more about Stick to the path, and stay alive in national parks this summer">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Natasha Wardman, Lecturer, School of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University If we think back to our own childhood days, most of us would agree making good friends in primary school was not always an easy task. Sometimes friendship occurred out of convenience or survival when ... <a title="Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here’s how parents and teachers can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/making-friends-in-primary-school-can-be-tricky-heres-how-parents-and-teachers-can-help-107609/" aria-label="Read more about Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here’s how parents and teachers can help">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Hu, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design & Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra The new economy and new technology are changing Canberra’s city centre, Walter Burley Griffin’s design legacy of 100 years ago. While the central area is becoming an innovation precinct ... <a title="New creatives are remaking Canberra’s city centre, but at a social cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/new-creatives-are-remaking-canberras-city-centre-but-at-a-social-cost-97322/" aria-label="Read more about New creatives are remaking Canberra’s city centre, but at a social cost">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney From ground-breaking to game-changing, rule-breaking to near parliament-breaking – 2018 has been a big year for TV makers and audiences. Here are some of the most memorable moments. Doctor Who is finally a woman What would the ... <a title="Hannah Gadsby, a royal wedding and a female doctor: in 2018, TV got a shake up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/27/hannah-gadsby-a-royal-wedding-and-a-female-doctor-in-2018-tv-got-a-shake-up-109068/" aria-label="Read more about Hannah Gadsby, a royal wedding and a female doctor: in 2018, TV got a shake up">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian National University 2018 has been miserable in so many respects, yet it ends with hope, and from the least expected quarter: the Australian cricket team. Australian cricket and Australian public life have declined in tandem over the past few years, dragged ... <a title="From the ashes of shame arises an Australian men’s cricket team to make us proud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/26/from-the-ashes-of-shame-arises-an-australian-mens-cricket-team-to-make-us-proud-107423/" aria-label="Read more about From the ashes of shame arises an Australian men’s cricket team to make us proud">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome: find out how to ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do ants make their own medicine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/26/curious-kids-how-do-ants-make-their-own-medicine-108609/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do ants make their own medicine?">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara Colley, Casual lecturer, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney The increasingly intricate entanglement of social media celebrity and popular music demands more of artists and their private lives than ever before. But in what has been dubbed the “post-truth” era, it should perhaps come as ... <a title="From Amy Shark to Cardi B, pop stars got personal in 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/26/from-amy-shark-to-cardi-b-pop-stars-got-personal-in-2018-108829/" aria-label="Read more about From Amy Shark to Cardi B, pop stars got personal in 2018">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Harrison, Research fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute Many diseases develop and become more likely as we age. Here are some of the most common conditions, and how you can reduce your risk of getting them as you clock over into a new decade. ... <a title="Diseases through the decades – here’s what to look out for in your 40s, 60s, 80s and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/26/diseases-through-the-decades-heres-what-to-look-out-for-in-your-40s-60s-80s-and-beyond-104392/" aria-label="Read more about Diseases through the decades – here’s what to look out for in your 40s, 60s, 80s and beyond">Read more</a>
