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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University A grim summer is likely for the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and the people, flora and fauna that rely on it. Having worked for sustainable management of these rivers for decades, I fear the ... <a title="Fish kills and undrinkable water: here’s what to expect for the Murray Darling this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/fish-kills-and-undrinkable-water-heres-what-to-expect-for-the-murray-darling-this-summer-126940/" aria-label="Read more about Fish kills and undrinkable water: here’s what to expect for the Murray Darling this summer">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Walsh, Professor, The University of Queensland Removing a child from their home for their own protection should be an absolute last resort. Before we remove a child, we should be sure that we can offer them a safer, more nurturing alternative – their new home should ... <a title="Does our child protection system cause young people to commit crimes? The evidence suggests so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/does-our-child-protection-system-cause-young-people-to-commit-crimes-the-evidence-suggests-so-127024/" aria-label="Read more about Does our child protection system cause young people to commit crimes? The evidence suggests so">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Kirchner, Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Last night, in a much anticipated speech broadcast live on the Reserve Bank’s website, Governor Phil Lowe laid out in very clear terms the circumstances in which the bank would resort to quantitative ... <a title="Now we know. The Reserve Bank has spelled out what it will do when rates approach zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/now-we-know-the-reserve-bank-has-spelled-out-what-it-will-do-when-rates-approach-zero-127697/" aria-label="Read more about Now we know. The Reserve Bank has spelled out what it will do when rates approach zero">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Rogers, PhD Candidate, Charles Darwin University You’re probably familiar with weather radar that shows bands of rain blowing in to ruin your plans for the day, or the ominous swirling pattern of a cyclone. But rain isn’t the only thing that shows up on the radar ... <a title="How weather radar can keep tabs on the elusive magpie goose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/how-weather-radar-can-keep-tabs-on-the-elusive-magpie-goose-126278/" aria-label="Read more about How weather radar can keep tabs on the elusive magpie goose">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blythe McLennan, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University The early and ferocious start to the bushfire season in Australia this year has raised questions about the impact on those at the frontline – the tens of thousands of volunteers helping to put out the blazes. ... <a title="As bushfires intensify, we need to acknowledge the strain on our volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/as-bushfires-intensify-we-need-to-acknowledge-the-strain-on-our-volunteers-127517/" aria-label="Read more about As bushfires intensify, we need to acknowledge the strain on our volunteers">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling You might think antibiotic resistance is something to worry about in the distant future. But it’s already having a deadly impact today. The number of people dying globally every week from antibiotic resistant infections is equivalent to 32 Boeing 747s full ... <a title="Antibiotic resistant superbugs kill 32 plane-loads of people a week. We can all help fight back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-kill-32-plane-loads-of-people-a-week-we-can-all-help-fight-back-125813/" aria-label="Read more about Antibiotic resistant superbugs kill 32 plane-loads of people a week. We can all help fight back">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics, University of Auckland CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it ... <a title="Climate explained: how much does flying contribute to climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/climate-explained-how-much-does-flying-contribute-to-climate-change-127707/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how much does flying contribute to climate change?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is a number mainly used by universities to select which students, out of high school, will be offered a place in a particular course. The ATAR is not a score, it’s a rank. If ... <a title="What actually is an ATAR? First of all it’s a rank, not a score" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/what-actually-is-an-atar-first-of-all-its-a-rank-not-a-score-126594/" aria-label="Read more about What actually is an ATAR? First of all it’s a rank, not a score">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick White, PhD Candidate in History and Politics, James Cook University The “New Bradfield” scheme is more than an attempt to transcend environmental reality. It seeks to revive a pioneering spirit and a nation-building ethos supposedly stifled by the bureaucratic inertia of modern Australia. This is not ... <a title="‘New Bradfield’: rerouting rivers to recapture a pioneering spirit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/new-bradfield-rerouting-rivers-to-recapture-a-pioneering-spirit-127010/" aria-label="Read more about ‘New Bradfield’: rerouting rivers to recapture a pioneering spirit">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David C Mowery, Professor Emeritus of New Enterprise Development, University of California, Berkeley Achieving the large-scale cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that will be needed will require the development and adoption of new technologies at a rate not seen since the information technology revolution. Which presents a ... <a title="What the US defence industry can tell us about how to fight climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/what-the-us-defence-industry-can-tell-us-about-how-to-fight-climate-change-126762/" aria-label="Read more about What the US defence industry can tell us about how to fight climate change">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Williams, Lecturer, Flinders University At the heart of every adult writer lies a novel they adored as a child. No wonder then so many try to write for kids themselves. So why do they often fail? Perhaps it’s because, on the whole, adults are taught to ... <a title="Humour, justice, belonging, danger, and wonder: 5 story senses and the art of writing for children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/humour-justice-belonging-danger-and-wonder-5-story-senses-and-the-art-of-writing-for-children-125223/" aria-label="Read more about Humour, justice, belonging, danger, and wonder: 5 story senses and the art of writing for children">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A new fund to provide small businesses with an alternative source of financing will be set up with a A$100 million contribution from the government. The fund will have an initial investment capacity of more than $500 million, with the ... <a title="Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/treasurer-frydenberg-to-announce-520-million-fund-for-small-businesses-investmnt-127842/" aria-label="Read more about Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmnt">Read more</a>
