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Earth’s core has been leaking for billions of years

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanika Rizo, Assistant Professor, Carleton University Earth’s magnetic field protects and makes our planet habitable by stopping harmful high-energy particles from space, including from the Sun. The source of this magnetic field is the core at the centre of our planet. But the core is very difficult ... <a title="Earth’s core has been leaking for billions of years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/earths-core-has-been-leaking-for-billions-of-years-119395/" aria-label="Read more about Earth’s core has been leaking for billions of years">Read more</a>

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The Morrison government proposes an Indigenous recognition referendum this term

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government plans to hold a referendum in the next three years on whether to enshrine constitutional recognition of Australia’s Indigenous people. Announcing the commitment on Wednesday, the minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, said he would develop and ... <a title="The Morrison government proposes an Indigenous recognition referendum this term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/the-morrison-government-proposes-an-indigenous-recognition-referendum-this-term-119998/" aria-label="Read more about The Morrison government proposes an Indigenous recognition referendum this term">Read more</a>

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Iran’s leader is losing his grasp on power. Does this mean diplomacy is doomed?

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shahram Akbarzadeh, Professor of Middle East & Central Asian Politics, Deputy Director (International), Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Iran’s announcement last Sunday that it would break the limit on uranium enrichment agreed to in the nuclear deal with world powers was not ... <a title="Iran’s leader is losing his grasp on power. Does this mean diplomacy is doomed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/irans-leader-is-losing-his-grasp-on-power-does-this-mean-diplomacy-is-doomed-119997/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s leader is losing his grasp on power. Does this mean diplomacy is doomed?">Read more</a>

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Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Alice Gorman is a space archaeologist working on space junk in Earth orbit, deep space probes, and planetary landing sites. She explores what we can learn from these items and places as material objects, and also ... <a title="Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/footprints-on-the-moon-and-cemeteries-on-mars-interview-with-space-archaeologist-alice-gorman-118911/" aria-label="Read more about Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman">Read more</a>

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Why developing nuclear weapons is an unrealistic option for Australia

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heiko Timmers, Associate Professor of Physics, UNSW In his latest book, strategist and defence analyst Hugh White has gone nuclear, triggering a debate about whether Australia should develop and maintain its own nuclear arsenal. But developing and sustaining modern nuclear weapons requires a certain combination of technologies ... <a title="Why developing nuclear weapons is an unrealistic option for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/why-developing-nuclear-weapons-is-an-unrealistic-option-for-australia-120075/" aria-label="Read more about Why developing nuclear weapons is an unrealistic option for Australia">Read more</a>

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Have you found ‘the one’? How mindsets about destiny affect our romantic relationships

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University If you listen to any number of love songs, dating “experts”, or plunge head first into a romance novel, you’re likely to think it’s in our destiny to find that special someone – your soul-mate. ... <a title="Have you found ‘the one’? How mindsets about destiny affect our romantic relationships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/have-you-found-the-one-how-mindsets-about-destiny-affect-our-romantic-relationships-117177/" aria-label="Read more about Have you found ‘the one’? How mindsets about destiny affect our romantic relationships">Read more</a>

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Begging ‘professionally’ doesn’t make their poverty and vulnerability any less legitimate

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Petty, Honorary Fellow in Criminology, University of Melbourne Last week, Victoria Police arrested seven people who were alleged members of a professional begging “syndicate”. They were flown in from China on tourist visas. In reporting this story, Australian media generated a considerable amount of public outrage. ... <a title="Begging ‘professionally’ doesn’t make their poverty and vulnerability any less legitimate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/begging-professionally-doesnt-make-their-poverty-and-vulnerability-any-less-legitimate-120010/" aria-label="Read more about Begging ‘professionally’ doesn’t make their poverty and vulnerability any less legitimate">Read more</a>

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Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ’s vast marine area

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Jarvis, Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology The islands of New Zealand are only the visible part of a much larger submerged continent, known as Te Riu a Māui or Zealandia. Most of New Zealand’s sovereign territory, around 96%, is under water – and this means ... <a title="Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ’s vast marine area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/study-identifies-nine-research-priorities-to-better-understand-nzs-vast-marine-area-119547/" aria-label="Read more about Study identifies nine research priorities to better understand NZ’s vast marine area">Read more</a>

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Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia’s building code

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anir Kumar Upadhyay, Lecturer in Built Environment, UNSW Australian houses use significantly more electricity to stay warm or cool than estimated during the design stage. To design a new house in Australia, the building needs to meet the national construction code. One way to do this is ... <a title="Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia’s building code" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/houses-for-a-warmer-future-are-currently-restricted-by-australias-building-code-120072/" aria-label="Read more about Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia’s building code">Read more</a>

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Recent campus attacks show universities need to do more to protect international students

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Wilks, Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University Australia prides itself on being a safe travel destination. And feeling safe is one of the leading considerations for international students when choosing to study here. So, a spate of robberies and physical attacks targeting international students in Melbourne in ... <a title="Recent campus attacks show universities need to do more to protect international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/recent-campus-attacks-show-universities-need-to-do-more-to-protect-international-students-120082/" aria-label="Read more about Recent campus attacks show universities need to do more to protect international students">Read more</a>

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Super shock: more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richer

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Compulsory superannuation was sold to Australians on the basis that it would make us better off. But as the government prepares for an independent inquiry into retirement incomes, new Grattan Institute research finds that increasing compulsory contributions from 9.5% ... <a title="Super shock: more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/super-shock-more-compulsory-super-would-make-middle-australia-poorer-not-richer-120002/" aria-label="Read more about Super shock: more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richer">Read more</a>

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Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on

July 10, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of Melbourne In the first act of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical A Little Night Music, the long-suffering Countess Charlotte Malcolm mentions her younger sister, noting, “Dear Marta has renounced men and is teaching gymnastics in a school for ... <a title="Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/10/opera-is-stuck-in-a-racist-sexist-past-while-many-in-the-audience-have-moved-on-120073/" aria-label="Read more about Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on">Read more</a>