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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maryanne Macdonald, Lecturer, Indigenous Education, Edith Cowan University Floods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss of agricultural and economic productivity, environmental vitality and costs to mental health. People are looking for long-term ... <a title="Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/recognising-indigenous-knowledges-is-not-just-culturally-sound-its-good-science-184444/" aria-label="Read more about Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it’s good science">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meena Jha, Course Coordinator, Information Communications Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock While face-to-face classes are back after the COVID disruptions of the past two years, our research suggests at least some Australian universities intend to continue with fully online assessment. Students say they think cheating is easier ... <a title="If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they’ll have do more to stop cheating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/if-unis-stick-with-online-assessment-after-covid-theyll-have-do-more-to-stop-cheating-185762/" aria-label="Read more about If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they’ll have do more to stop cheating">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock The dream that decentralised finance – or “DeFi” – can free the monetary system from the clutches of governments and banks has helped launch 20,000 cryptocurrencies. But with 2022 proving to be ... <a title="Cryptocurrencies are great for gambling – but lousy at liberating our money from big central banks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/cryptocurrencies-are-great-for-gambling-but-lousy-at-liberating-our-money-from-big-central-banks-173901/" aria-label="Read more about Cryptocurrencies are great for gambling – but lousy at liberating our money from big central banks">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esther Suckling, Research Associate, Grattan Institute Mackay Regional Council Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide. The International Energy Agency ... <a title="Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/regional-towns-are-at-risk-of-being-wiped-out-by-the-move-to-net-zero-heres-their-best-chance-for-survival-186279/" aria-label="Read more about Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here’s their best chance for survival">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Jorgensen, Senior lecturer in art history, The University of Western Australia Tracker Nat, holding his hat on the far left, with Paul Hasluck standing next to him, holding Nat’s shield in this picture from 1958. National Archives of Australia. NAA: A1200, L28199. Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... <a title="Rediscovering the art of Tracker Nat: ‘the Namatjira of carving’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/rediscovering-the-art-of-tracker-nat-the-namatjira-of-carving-184749/" aria-label="Read more about Rediscovering the art of Tracker Nat: ‘the Namatjira of carving’">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney Mick Tsikas/AAP Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being ... <a title="What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/03/whats-causing-sydneys-monster-flood-crisis-and-3-ways-to-stop-it-from-happening-again-186285/" aria-label="Read more about What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Public Forum that some Australians may not understand why he’s at a NATO meeting in Spain. But that since ... <a title="China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/china-russia-and-climate-change-why-australias-place-at-the-nato-summit-was-so-important-185588/" aria-label="Read more about China, Russia and climate change: why Australia’s place at the NATO Summit was so important">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Research Fellow, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney When colonial Americans declared their independence on July 4 1776, they rejected more than British rule. They explicitly denounced the British form of government and the unlegislated norms, traditions and conventions a royal head of government ... <a title="The United States was founded on allegiance to laws, not leaders. The Jan 6 rioters turned that on its head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/the-united-states-was-founded-on-allegiance-to-laws-not-leaders-the-jan-6-rioters-turned-that-on-its-head-185687/" aria-label="Read more about The United States was founded on allegiance to laws, not leaders. The Jan 6 rioters turned that on its head">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Emma Larouche, from the University of Canberra’s Media and Communications team discuss the week in politics. They canvass the crossbenchers’ stoush with the Prime Minister over staff, which is in a holding ... <a title="VIDEO: Health Minister Mark Butler’s audit of Australia’s COVID vaccine supplies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/video-health-minister-mark-butlers-audit-of-australias-covid-vaccine-supplies-186198/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Health Minister Mark Butler’s audit of Australia’s COVID vaccine supplies">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Tolbert, Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Education, University of Canterbury GettyImages Plastic Free July has rolled around again and we’ll all be hearing about reducing plastic use in our daily lives. Much of the messaging is targeted toward young people through school and youth-focused messaging. ... <a title="Plastic Free July: recycling is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. It’s time to teach kids to demand real change from the worst plastic producers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/plastic-free-july-recycling-is-the-ambulance-at-the-bottom-of-the-cliff-its-time-to-teach-kids-to-demand-real-change-from-the-worst-plastic-producers-185573/" aria-label="Read more about Plastic Free July: recycling is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. It’s time to teach kids to demand real change from the worst plastic producers">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roderick Neilsen, Associate Professor TESOL/Languages Education, Deakin University Burned-out teachers in Australian primary and secondary schools are quitting in droves, while the majority of surveyed teachers are thinking about it. There are similar fears about Australia’s early childhood educators. However, there is another group of teachers to ... <a title="When we talk about the teacher shortage, don’t forget those who teach English as an additional language" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/when-we-talk-about-the-teacher-shortage-dont-forget-those-who-teach-english-as-an-additional-language-185134/" aria-label="Read more about When we talk about the teacher shortage, don’t forget those who teach English as an additional language">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lavender, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia Shutterstock I am sure you’ve been told you should stand up and move away from your work stations or use a standing desk where possible. One of the major benefits of doing this is to ... <a title="Hip flexors get weak when we sit too much – but simple stretches and strengthening exercises can leave you less stiff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/01/hip-flexors-get-weak-when-we-sit-too-much-but-simple-stretches-and-strengthening-exercises-can-leave-you-less-stiff-183132/" aria-label="Read more about Hip flexors get weak when we sit too much – but simple stretches and strengthening exercises can leave you less stiff">Read more</a>
