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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter "PJ" Holtum, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland Being an Uber driver doesn’t seem like a great job. Conditions aren’t great and the rate of pay, already typically less than the minimum wage, is declining. So why do Uber drivers keep driving? Read more: Uber ... <a title="Uber drivers’ experience highlights the dead-end job prospects facing more Australian workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/uber-drivers-experience-highlights-the-dead-end-job-prospects-facing-more-australian-workers-116973/" aria-label="Read more about Uber drivers’ experience highlights the dead-end job prospects facing more Australian workers">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Over the past few days a pair of spectacular fireballs have graced Australia’s skies. The first, in the early hours of Monday, May 20, flashed across the Northern Territory, and was seen from both Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, ... <a title="What caused the fireballs that lit up the sky over Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/what-caused-the-fireballs-that-lit-up-the-sky-over-australia-117672/" aria-label="Read more about What caused the fireballs that lit up the sky over Australia?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the Coalition’s shock victory and the contradicting polls and predictions; Bill Shorten standing down as leader of the Labor party ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison’s miracle election win – and Labor’s leadership search" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/video-michelle-grattan-on-morrisons-miracle-election-win-and-labors-leadership-search-117746/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Morrison’s miracle election win – and Labor’s leadership search">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Collins, PhD candidate , University of New England In 2002, I went on a bushwalk with plant taxonomist David Albrecht, and had a big surprise. He pointed to a plant I thought I knew, and said: “that’s probably a new species.” A new species? How could ... <a title="How I discovered the Dalveen Blue Box, a rare eucalypt species with a sweet, fruity smell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/how-i-discovered-the-dalveen-blue-box-a-rare-eucalypt-species-with-a-sweet-fruity-smell-115561/" aria-label="Read more about How I discovered the Dalveen Blue Box, a rare eucalypt species with a sweet, fruity smell">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Morgain, Knowledge Broker, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University The environment was a key concern in the recent federal election. It was also a polarising one, with concerns raised about regional industries and livelihoods. But jobs and environment need not be locked in ... <a title="As the dust of the election settles, Australia’s wildlife still needs a pathway for recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/as-the-dust-of-the-election-settles-australias-wildlife-still-needs-a-pathway-for-recovery-117406/" aria-label="Read more about As the dust of the election settles, Australia’s wildlife still needs a pathway for recovery">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roy Hay, Honorary Fellow, Deakin University Over the next two weekends, the Australian Football League celebrates the contribution of Indigenous peoples to the history of the game. At the same time, a new documentary will show how one of the modern Indigenous superstars of the sport, Adam ... <a title="The long and complicated history of Aboriginal involvement in football" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/the-long-and-complicated-history-of-aboriginal-involvement-in-football-117669/" aria-label="Read more about The long and complicated history of Aboriginal involvement in football">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Hemer, Senior Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are there waves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/curious-kids-why-are-there-waves-112015/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are there waves?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Lacaze, Head, Public Health Genomics Program, Monash University DNA testing to predict disease risk has the potential to prevent disease and save lives. Yet few Australians can currently access predictive DNA testing via the health-care system. That may soon change. As technology improves, the cost of ... <a title="Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/population-dna-testing-for-disease-risk-is-coming-here-are-five-things-to-know-112522/" aria-label="Read more about Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University This week Melbourne’s water storage dropped below 50%, a sign of the prolonged and deepening drought gripping eastern Australia. Sydney is only marginally better off, at 53.8% of full storage. Along with many regional towns across southeastern ... <a title="Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/why-sydney-residents-use-30-more-water-per-day-than-melburnians-117656/" aria-label="Read more about Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer and Course Director (Postgraduate Education courses), Charles Sturt University You may have heard of play. It’s that thing children do – the diverse range of unstructured, spontaneous activities and behaviours. Children play in many ways, including by exploring movements, constructing with equipment, creating ... <a title="Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/let-them-play-kids-need-freedom-from-play-restrictions-to-develop-117586/" aria-label="Read more about Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University A little over a year ago, former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith made a tearful confession and apology to the public, having been banned from cricket for 12 months for ball tampering. Smith’s confession was expected. As Australian captain, he would take ... <a title="Friday essay: YouTube apologies and reality TV revelations – the rise of the public confession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/friday-essay-youtube-apologies-and-reality-tv-revelations-the-rise-of-the-public-confession-114970/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: YouTube apologies and reality TV revelations – the rise of the public confession">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, PhD candidate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney Some of the world’s most popular video games track your activity as you play – but they’re not just gathering data for business or marketing purposes. They’re accumulating information about the way you and others play ... <a title="Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it’s not free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/gamers-use-machine-learning-to-navigate-complex-video-games-but-its-not-free-114906/" aria-label="Read more about Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it’s not free">Read more</a>
