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Eastern Australia has hundreds of enigmatic volcanoes. New research shows how they formed

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mather, Computational Geophysicist, University of Sydney The landscape of eastern Australia is dotted with hundreds of extinct volcanoes. They gave rise to an environment to which Aboriginal people have been connected for tens of thousands of years, and the rich soils upon which modern Australia has ... <a title="Eastern Australia has hundreds of enigmatic volcanoes. New research shows how they formed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/eastern-australia-has-hundreds-of-enigmatic-volcanoes-new-research-shows-how-they-formed-151578/" aria-label="Read more about Eastern Australia has hundreds of enigmatic volcanoes. New research shows how they formed">Read more</a>

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Gas cooking is associated with worsening asthma in kids. But proper ventilation helps

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide “You’re cooking with gas” is a familiar term associated with doing the right thing and doing it well. But is cooking with gas doing the wrong thing for our health? Increasing evidence suggests cooking with gas may make ... <a title="Gas cooking is associated with worsening asthma in kids. But proper ventilation helps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/gas-cooking-is-associated-with-worsening-asthma-in-kids-but-proper-ventilation-helps-151591/" aria-label="Read more about Gas cooking is associated with worsening asthma in kids. But proper ventilation helps">Read more</a>

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How the size and shape of dried leaves can turn small flames into colossal bushfires

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Burton, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne The 2020-21 fire season is well underway, and we’ve watched in horror as places like K’gari (Fraser Island) burn uncontrollably, threatening people and their homes and devastating the environment. Read more: The K’gari-Fraser Island bushfire is causing catastrophic damage. What ... <a title="How the size and shape of dried leaves can turn small flames into colossal bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/how-the-size-and-shape-of-dried-leaves-can-turn-small-flames-into-colossal-bushfires-150951/" aria-label="Read more about How the size and shape of dried leaves can turn small flames into colossal bushfires">Read more</a>

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Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University It’s a tough time to be a university student. Amid a global pandemic, overstretched mental health services and sweeping university staff cuts, students have had to attend classes and hand in ... <a title="Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/stressed-out-dropping-out-covid-has-taken-its-toll-on-uni-students-152004/" aria-label="Read more about Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students">Read more</a>

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The dos and don’ts of donating — how to give wisely this Christmas

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Krystian Seibert, Industry Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology Christmas is nearly here, and as we enjoy buying presents for family and friends, it’s also a time when many of us think about donating to charity. As last summer’s bushfires showed, the devastation caused ... <a title="The dos and don’ts of donating — how to give wisely this Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/the-dos-and-donts-of-donating-how-to-give-wisely-this-christmas-150530/" aria-label="Read more about The dos and don’ts of donating — how to give wisely this Christmas">Read more</a>

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Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University A week ahead of Thursday’s budget update, it finally happened. Instead of the government paying to borrow in a way that would add to the burden on the budget (as has happened since time immemorial) it actually got paid to ... <a title="Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/negative-rates-explained-how-money-for-less-than-nothing-is-helping-out-the-budget-152082/" aria-label="Read more about Negative rates explained: how money for (less than) nothing is helping out the budget">Read more</a>

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Assassin’s Creed: after 13 years, 12 games and a ton of sales, what’s the secret to the franchise’s success?

December 17, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tof Eklund, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series is one of the world’s best-selling video game series. Featuring settings ranging from Ancient Greece to the French revolution, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, released last month, takes the player into the mind of Evior, a viking raider ... <a title="Assassin’s Creed: after 13 years, 12 games and a ton of sales, what’s the secret to the franchise’s success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/17/assassins-creed-after-13-years-12-games-and-a-ton-of-sales-whats-the-secret-to-the-franchises-success-150265/" aria-label="Read more about Assassin’s Creed: after 13 years, 12 games and a ton of sales, what’s the secret to the franchise’s success?">Read more</a>

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Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Aged care in Australia is underfunded. As a consequence, many older Australians don’t have the support they need. Today’s federal government announcement of A$850 million for an additional 10,000 home care packages goes some way to addressing the long waiting ... <a title="Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/yes-older-australians-need-more-home-care-funding-but-these-dribs-and-drabs-only-make-a-dent-in-the-waiting-list-152165/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list">Read more</a>

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Review: Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is a visceral look at opium and control on the colonial frontier

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Nugent, Co-Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University Review: Biting the Clouds: a Badtjala perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act by Fiona Foley, UQP In late 1897, the colonial Queensland parliament introduced the oddly named the Aboriginals ... <a title="Review: Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is a visceral look at opium and control on the colonial frontier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/review-fiona-foleys-biting-the-clouds-is-a-visceral-look-at-opium-and-control-on-the-colonial-frontier-151748/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Fiona Foley’s Biting the Clouds is a visceral look at opium and control on the colonial frontier">Read more</a>

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The best gift in the galaxy: an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Allen, Swinburne Space Office Project Coordinator | Manager Swinburne Astronomy Productions, Swinburne University of Technology Since time immemorial, humans have been fascinated by the night sky. Our relationship with it was forever changed in the early 1600s, when Galileo Galilei raised a small hand-held telescope to ... <a title="The best gift in the galaxy: an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/the-best-gift-in-the-galaxy-an-astronomers-guide-to-buying-a-home-telescope-151374/" aria-label="Read more about The best gift in the galaxy: an astronomer’s guide to buying a home telescope">Read more</a>

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Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cath Pearn, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research I’m sure most people can remember trying to master a certain maths rule or procedure in primary or secondary school. My elderly mother has a story about a time her father was helping her with arithmetic homework. ... <a title="Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/jump-split-or-make-to-the-next-10-strategies-to-teach-maths-have-changed-since-you-were-at-school-150262/" aria-label="Read more about Jump, split or make to the next 10: strategies to teach maths have changed since you were at school">Read more</a>

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‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families

December 16, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Lau, Research fellow, James Cook University In March 2020, Papua New Guinea went into a state of emergency to contain the spread of COVID-19. For Ahus Island — a small atoll community of around 600 people off the north coast of Manus Island — the state ... <a title="‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/16/we-didnt-have-money-or-enough-food-how-covid-19-affected-papua-new-guinean-fishing-families-152009/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We didn’t have money or enough food’: how COVID-19 affected Papua New Guinean fishing families">Read more</a>