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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hadeel Al-Alosi, Lecturer, School of Law, Western Sydney University Yesterday, Victorian Parliament finally debated a bill on whether religious ministers should be forced to disclose child abuse admitted in confidence to a priest. The Victorian Children Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 follows the recommendation of the Royal Commission ... <a title="The Melbourne archbishop said he’d rather go to jail than break confession confidentiality. A new bill could send him there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/the-melbourne-archbishop-said-hed-rather-go-to-jail-than-break-confession-confidentiality-a-new-bill-could-send-him-there-121869/" aria-label="Read more about The Melbourne archbishop said he’d rather go to jail than break confession confidentiality. A new bill could send him there">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Loukas Koungoulos, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney This is the story of how a parasitic, skin-chewing insect came to conquer the world. For more than a century, scientists have been puzzled as to how an obscure louse native to Australia came to be found on dogs across ... <a title="How ancient seafarers and their dogs helped a humble louse conquer the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/how-ancient-seafarers-and-their-dogs-helped-a-humble-louse-conquer-the-world-117183/" aria-label="Read more about How ancient seafarers and their dogs helped a humble louse conquer the world">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland This week’s Pacific Islands Forum comes at an important time in the overall trajectory of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s very personal commitment to an Australian “stepping up” in the Pacific. ... <a title="Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific ‘step up’ doomed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/can-scott-morrison-deliver-on-climate-change-in-tuvalu-or-is-his-pacific-step-up-doomed-121501/" aria-label="Read more about Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific ‘step up’ doomed?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne Multitasking has traditionally been perceived as a woman’s domain. A woman, particularly one with children, will routinely be juggling a job and running a household – in itself a frantic mix of ... <a title="Women aren’t better multitaskers than men – they’re just doing more work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/women-arent-better-multitaskers-than-men-theyre-just-doing-more-work-121620/" aria-label="Read more about Women aren’t better multitaskers than men – they’re just doing more work">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Parkinson, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology Young adults not only struggle to buy a home, many struggle to secure any kind of independent housing. This contributes to a cycle of living in precarious and informal housing and to a growing ... <a title="First home buyer schemes aren’t enough to meet young adults’ housing aspirations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/first-home-buyer-schemes-arent-enough-to-meet-young-adults-housing-aspirations-121431/" aria-label="Read more about First home buyer schemes aren’t enough to meet young adults’ housing aspirations">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Lowry, PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global sea level rise. Much of West Antarctica’s ice lies below sea level, and warming ocean temperatures may lead to ... <a title="New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/new-research-shows-that-antarcticas-largest-floating-ice-shelf-is-highly-sensitive-to-warming-of-the-ocean-121864/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University Fossilised flies that lived 54 million years ago have revealed a surprising twist to the tale of how insects’ eyes evolved. These craneflies, unveiled in Nature today, show that insect eyes trap light ... <a title="Eye-opening discovery: 54 million year old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/eye-opening-discovery-54-million-year-old-fossil-flies-yield-new-insight-into-the-evolution-of-sight-121867/" aria-label="Read more about Eye-opening discovery: 54 million year old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sight">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Kilby, PhD student in Education, researching Philosophy for Children, Monash University In a recent TED talk titled No Philosophy, No Humanity, author Roger Sutcliffe asked the audience whether a flagpole was a place. Around half the audience said yes, the other said no. He went on ... <a title="Who am I? Why am I here? Why children should be taught philosophy (beyond better test scores)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/who-am-i-why-am-i-here-why-children-should-be-taught-philosophy-beyond-better-test-scores-120160/" aria-label="Read more about Who am I? Why am I here? Why children should be taught philosophy (beyond better test scores)">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Carah, Senior Lecturer in Communication, The University of Queensland This is the fourth in a series of articles discussing a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for liquor regulation and the night-time economy in ... <a title="Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/tighter-alcohol-licensing-hasnt-killed-live-music-but-its-harder-for-emerging-artists-121117/" aria-label="Read more about Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW Danger Close is a new Australian film depicting one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam war: The Battle of Long Tan. “Danger Close” is a military phrase used in battle when forward and ... <a title="Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/danger-close-the-battle-over-the-meaning-of-long-tan-121487/" aria-label="Read more about Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Can something that has been seen be unseen? It’s an axiom of the internet age that it can’t – and though the world’s biggest mining company, Glencore would like it to be otherwise, it’s one with which the High Court of Australia ... <a title="Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/australias-tax-office-can-use-global-data-leaks-to-pursue-multinationals-high-court-rules-116972/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Lawrence, Professor, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University This is an edited extract from SLUDGE: disaster on Victoria’s goldmines. Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, 6 November 2015 Wet, orange mud covers everything: streets, houses, cars, animals, trees, fields. The violent force of a torrent of mud ... <a title="Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/gold-rush-era-rules-to-stop-mining-pollution-are-still-in-use-but-theyre-failing-120887/" aria-label="Read more about Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing">Read more</a>
