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What the Victorian government’s decision not to sign on to the Gonski reforms means for schools in the new year

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Olijnyk, Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide Victorian schools could potentially be without federal funding after 31 December 2018 if the state government refuses to sign up to the Gonski 2.0 funding reforms. In a letter to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday, Prime Minister ... <a title="What the Victorian government’s decision not to sign on to the Gonski reforms means for schools in the new year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/what-the-victorian-governments-decision-not-to-sign-on-to-the-gonski-reforms-means-for-schools-in-the-new-year-108674/" aria-label="Read more about What the Victorian government’s decision not to sign on to the Gonski reforms means for schools in the new year">Read more</a>

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Honouring the dead: Alex Seton’s stark, moving protest sculptures carved from marble

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW Alex Seton’s sculpture A Durable Solution? is concentrating the minds of some delegates as they approach this weekend’s ALP national conference in Adelaide. It is the key ... <a title="Honouring the dead: Alex Seton’s stark, moving protest sculptures carved from marble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/honouring-the-dead-alex-setons-stark-moving-protest-sculptures-carved-from-marble-108502/" aria-label="Read more about Honouring the dead: Alex Seton’s stark, moving protest sculptures carved from marble">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Hemer, Senior Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. You can send your question to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based on Curious ... <a title="Curious Kids: How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/curious-kids-how-does-the-moon-being-so-far-away-affect-the-tides-on-earth-105371/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?">Read more</a>

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‘Designer’ babies won’t be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity. Despite reports that two genetically modified babies ... <a title="‘Designer’ babies won’t be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/designer-babies-wont-be-common-anytime-soon-despite-recent-crispr-twins-108342/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Designer’ babies won’t be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins">Read more</a>

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Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke McNamara, Professor of Law, UNSW With confidence in politicians at an all-time low, it would be easy to assume criminal law-making is only ever about “law and order” bidding and winning elections. Read more: Historical fall of Liberal seats in Victoria; micros likely to win ten ... <a title="Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/law-and-order-is-no-get-out-of-jail-card-for-floundering-politicians-107701/" aria-label="Read more about Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians">Read more</a>

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What’s the most value for money way to tackle obesity? Increase taxes on alcohol

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaithri Ananthapavan, Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics, Deakin University We don’t often equate the kilojoules we drink in our glass of wine or pint of beer with the weight that accumulates around our middle. But our new study shows increasing the price of alcohol is the most ... <a title="What’s the most value for money way to tackle obesity? Increase taxes on alcohol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/whats-the-most-value-for-money-way-to-tackle-obesity-increase-taxes-on-alcohol-108335/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the most value for money way to tackle obesity? Increase taxes on alcohol">Read more</a>

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Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael O’Neil, Executive Director, SA Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide Whyalla will be wiped off the map by Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, Whyalla risks becoming a ghost town, an economic wasteland if this carbon tax goes ahead – Then opposition leader Tony Abbott, campaigning against ... <a title="Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/not-wiped-out-why-whyalla-of-all-places-now-has-a-sustainable-future-108506/" aria-label="Read more about Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future">Read more</a>

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How cinema’s new Aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea gods

December 12, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Turner, PhD student, University of Newcastle Muscular, bearded and trident-wielding, Jason Momoa’s portrayal of the titular Aquaman in the forthcoming DC film draws on ancient Greek and Roman iconography. Water gods in Greek mythology are a diverse group. There are human-looking gods such as Poseidon, god ... <a title="How cinema’s new Aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea gods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/how-cinemas-new-aquaman-draws-on-the-mythology-of-ancient-sea-gods-105856/" aria-label="Read more about How cinema’s new Aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea gods">Read more</a>

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Victorian upper house greatly distorted by group voting tickets; federal Labor still dominant in Newspoll

December 11, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne The November 24 Victorian election will result in an upper house of 18 Labor out of 40 (up four since the 2014 election), 11 Coalition (down five), one Green (down four), three Derryn Hinch Justice, ... <a title="Victorian upper house greatly distorted by group voting tickets; federal Labor still dominant in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/victorian-upper-house-greatly-distorted-by-group-voting-tickets-federal-labor-still-dominant-in-newspoll-108488/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian upper house greatly distorted by group voting tickets; federal Labor still dominant in Newspoll">Read more</a>

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Explainer: why is Australia adopting the global refugee compact but not the migration compact?

December 11, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Azadeh Dastyari, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Monash University Australia was one of 176 countries to vote in favour of the Global Compact on Refugees (refugee compact) in mid-November this year. The United Nations General ... <a title="Explainer: why is Australia adopting the global refugee compact but not the migration compact?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/explainer-why-is-australia-adopting-the-global-refugee-compact-but-not-the-migration-compact-108167/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why is Australia adopting the global refugee compact but not the migration compact?">Read more</a>

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ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky

December 11, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Co-Leader, ‘Data as a Source of Market Power’ Research Stream of The Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW We need new laws to monitor and curb the power wielded by Google, Facebook and other powerful digital platforms, ... <a title="ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/accc-wants-to-curb-digital-platform-power-but-enforcement-is-tricky-107791/" aria-label="Read more about ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky">Read more</a>

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Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes’ success?

December 11, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Stevenson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Studies Group, University of the Free State Mary Poppins first flew down from a hazy London skyline to care for Jane and Michael Banks in a children’s book published in 1934. Julie Andrews immortalised the character on screen in the celebrated ... <a title="Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes’ success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/will-the-new-mary-poppins-film-acknowledge-the-suffragettes-success-106771/" aria-label="Read more about Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes’ success?">Read more</a>