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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michela Mariani, Assistant Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham Australia’s forests now carry far more flammable fuel than before British invasion, our research shows, revealing the catastrophic risk created by non-Indigenous bushfire management approaches. Contemporary approaches to forest management in Australia are based on suppression – ... <a title="World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/world-first-research-confirms-australias-forests-became-catastrophic-fire-risk-after-british-invasion-176563/" aria-label="Read more about World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meera Varadharajan, Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock According to UNICEF, Australia ranks in the bottom third of OECD countries in providing equitable access to quality education. This means our education system – from access to early childhood education to expectations for study after ... <a title="Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/australias-education-system-is-one-of-the-most-unequal-in-the-oecd-but-we-know-how-to-help-fix-it-177059/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Watego, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Diego Fedele/Getty Images Last month the British Medical Journal published an editorial calling for racism to be listed as a leading cause of death among Black people in the United States. The authors argue reporting excess deaths by race and ... <a title="Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/racism-is-a-public-health-crisis-but-black-death-tolls-arent-the-answer-176453/" aria-label="Read more about Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Shania Watson Around the world, Earth’s natural environments are being destroyed at a truly shocking scale. It means places animals need to shelter and breed, such as tree hollows, rock crevices and reefs, are disappearing. The only long-term way to protect ... <a title="Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/microchips-3d-printers-augmented-reality-the-high-tech-tools-helping-scientists-save-our-wildlife-176018/" aria-label="Read more about Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Adjunct Associate Professor of Education Policy, Victoria University Shutterstock A Mitchell Institute report shines a light on how quality teaching and innovation in universities can dramatically improve learning. The report found the Victoria University Block Model of teaching cut the fail rate for first-year students ... <a title="Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model of intensively learning 1 subject at a time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/uni-fail-rate-falls-by-40-with-block-model-of-intensively-learning-1-subject-at-a-time-176976/" aria-label="Read more about Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model of intensively learning 1 subject at a time">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, School of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology Amazon Studios Amazon Studios is due to launch its Lord of the Rings prequel TV series in September this year. Not much is known about it yet, other than the title – Lord ... <a title="The new Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/the-new-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-the-rings-of-power-is-set-in-the-second-age-of-middle-earth-heres-what-that-means-175333/" aria-label="Read more about The new Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Alan Tudge faces the sack from the frontbench over seeking to promote his lover while they were in an undisclosed relationship, according to a Channel 10 report on Tuesday. Channel 10 journalist Peter van Onselen said the investigation into allegations ... <a title="The future of Alan Tudge ‘still in process’, according to Prime Minister’s Office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/the-future-of-alan-tudge-still-in-process-according-to-prime-ministers-office-177166/" aria-label="Read more about The future of Alan Tudge ‘still in process’, according to Prime Minister’s Office">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. This week she and politics editor Amanda Dunn discuss ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Government’s ‘shock and awe’ assault on Anthony Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/word-from-the-hill-governments-shock-and-awe-assault-on-anthony-albanese-177159/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Government’s ‘shock and awe’ assault on Anthony Albanese">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Feehan, Research Officer – Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University Shutterstock After significant delays in production and approval, Novavax – the first protein-based vaccine against COVID approved in Australia – is now available. Unvaccinated Australians can receive Novavax for their first and second doses, at least ... <a title="Haven’t yet been vaccinated for COVID? Novavax might change your mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/havent-yet-been-vaccinated-for-covid-novavax-might-change-your-mind-176694/" aria-label="Read more about Haven’t yet been vaccinated for COVID? Novavax might change your mind">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University shutterstock If you told someone a year ago unemployment was about to dive below 5%, to just above 4%, they wouldn’t have believed you. If that person was an expert, and you said it would ... <a title="Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/australia-cut-unemployment-faster-than-anyone-predicted-why-stop-now-177124/" aria-label="Read more about Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabian Zander, Senior Research Fellow in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock For more than two decades the International Space Station (ISS) has been the mainstay of human presence and research in space. More than 100 metres long, it’s the largest object ever placed in space, ... <a title="The International Space Station is set to come home in a fiery blaze – and Australia will likely have a front row seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/the-international-space-station-is-set-to-come-home-in-a-fiery-blaze-and-australia-will-likely-have-a-front-row-seat-176690/" aria-label="Read more about The International Space Station is set to come home in a fiery blaze – and Australia will likely have a front row seat">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Disney Kenneth Branagh’s new adaptation of Death on the Nile arrives with a lot of preconceived baggage. We know Agatha Christie. We know Poirot. Christie’s influence on the murder mystery genre cannot be understated. Her stories feature ... <a title="Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile seems to forget Agatha Christie was a master of the murder mystery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/15/kenneth-branaghs-death-on-the-nile-seems-to-forget-agatha-christie-was-a-master-of-the-murder-mystery-176016/" aria-label="Read more about Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile seems to forget Agatha Christie was a master of the murder mystery">Read more</a>
