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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Holloway, Senior Research DECRA Fellow, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University It’s that time of year again when parents and students anxiously await their NAPLAN results. NAPLAN is a nationwide test of literacy and numeracy that all students in years 3, 5, ... <a title="What parents should and shouldn’t say when talking to their child about NAPLAN results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/what-parents-should-and-shouldnt-say-when-talking-to-their-child-about-naplan-results-189636/" aria-label="Read more about What parents should and shouldn’t say when talking to their child about NAPLAN results">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute The federal government’s decision to lift Australia’s permanent migrant intake from 160,000 to 195,000 this financial year, which it announced at the jobs summit, has been applauded by business leaders and premiers. But by itself, lifting migration will do ... <a title="Lifting migration was easy – now Australia faces two tougher choices on migrant income and residency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/lifting-migration-was-easy-now-australia-faces-two-tougher-choices-on-migrant-income-and-residency-189952/" aria-label="Read more about Lifting migration was easy – now Australia faces two tougher choices on migrant income and residency">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Stratton, Lecturer – Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University Listeners of the true crime podcast Teacher’s Pet were vindicated last Tuesday when 74-year-old Chris Dawson was found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette in Sydney nearly 40 years ago. Dawson was convicted based on overwhelming circumstantial ... <a title="True crime entertainment like The Teacher’s Pet can shine a light on cold cases – but does it help or hinder justice being served?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/06/true-crime-entertainment-like-the-teachers-pet-can-shine-a-light-on-cold-cases-but-does-it-help-or-hinder-justice-being-served-189787/" aria-label="Read more about True crime entertainment like The Teacher’s Pet can shine a light on cold cases – but does it help or hinder justice being served?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/AAP The United Kingdom now has its third ever female prime minister. Liz Truss was elected as leader by grassroots members of the Conservatives to lead the party – and hence the nation – on ... <a title="Who is Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/who-is-liz-truss-the-new-uk-prime-minister-189774/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister?">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Galvin, Professor of Strategic Management, Edith Cowan University Unlike many airlines, Australia’s flag carrier Qantas has survived the pandemic. But its return to normal service – and profitability – is proving to be a bumpy ride. It could well get worse before it gets better. As ... <a title="Qantas, the trying kangaroo: why things won’t get better any time soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/qantas-the-trying-kangaroo-why-things-wont-get-better-any-time-soon-189558/" aria-label="Read more about Qantas, the trying kangaroo: why things won’t get better any time soon">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Dave Hunt/AAP Amid the continuous noise about cryptocurrencies, it’s often hard to pick out what really matters. However this month, if all goes to plan, the energy-hungry digital sector will undergo its biggest shake-up in years. Ethereum, ... <a title="The most important cryptocurrency event in years is about to begin – and the biggest windfall goes to the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/the-most-important-cryptocurrency-event-in-years-is-about-to-begin-and-the-biggest-windfall-goes-to-the-planet-189630/" aria-label="Read more about The most important cryptocurrency event in years is about to begin – and the biggest windfall goes to the planet">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, RMIT University One of these vases was painted by a woman; the other by a man. Can you guess which is which? B van der Ast/M van Oosterwijck In the art world, there is a gaping gender imbalance when it comes to ... <a title="Male artists dominate galleries. Our research explored if it’s because ‘women don’t paint very well’ – or just discrimination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/male-artists-dominate-galleries-our-research-explored-if-its-because-women-dont-paint-very-well-or-just-discrimination-189221/" aria-label="Read more about Male artists dominate galleries. Our research explored if it’s because ‘women don’t paint very well’ – or just discrimination">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland NASA/ESA/CSA, A Carter (UCSC), the ERS 1386 team, and A. Pagan (STScI) Did you ever want to see an alien world? A planet orbiting a distant star, light years from the Sun? Well, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ... <a title="The Webb telescope has released its very first exoplanet image – here’s what we can learn from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/the-webb-telescope-has-released-its-very-first-exoplanet-image-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-it-189876/" aria-label="Read more about The Webb telescope has released its very first exoplanet image – here’s what we can learn from it">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University It’s a tough time to build or renovate a house in Australia. Prices are up, well above inflation. Finding materials and getting them on time is a challenge. Builders are grappling with too much ... <a title="Planning a renovation or new build? Here’s the outlook for skyrocketing steel and timber prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/planning-a-renovation-or-new-build-heres-the-outlook-for-skyrocketing-steel-and-timber-prices-189380/" aria-label="Read more about Planning a renovation or new build? Here’s the outlook for skyrocketing steel and timber prices">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Logan, Lecturer of Civil Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury Getty Images If you live in a city or town, you have a mental map of the places you travel to most. But how accessible are those places, and how long does it take you to get ... <a title="NZ’s most walkable towns and cities ranked: see how your neighbourhood stacks up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/nzs-most-walkable-towns-and-cities-ranked-see-how-your-neighbourhood-stacks-up-189383/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s most walkable towns and cities ranked: see how your neighbourhood stacks up">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland Unsplash/CDC Regulators in Australia and the United States last week approved Omicron-specific boosters, following approval in the United Kingdom in mid-August. In Australia, a Moderna Omicron booster has been provisionally approved for use in adults ... <a title="Better COVID vaccines are on the way. What do they do? And what technology might we see in future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/05/better-covid-vaccines-are-on-the-way-what-do-they-do-and-what-technology-might-we-see-in-future-189531/" aria-label="Read more about Better COVID vaccines are on the way. What do they do? And what technology might we see in future?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University Lukas Coch/AAP The last time an Australian government hosted a national jobs summit, only one woman was present. It was 1983, and that woman was Susan Ryan, a minister in the Hawke government and the trailblazing architect of the ... <a title="How the jobs summit shifted gender equality from the sidelines to the mainstream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/04/how-the-jobs-summit-shifted-gender-equality-from-the-sidelines-to-the-mainstream-189869/" aria-label="Read more about How the jobs summit shifted gender equality from the sidelines to the mainstream">Read more</a>
