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Explainer: what is explicit instruction and how does it help children learn?

April 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorraine Hammond, Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University Explicit instruction is a term that summarises a type of teaching in which lessons are designed and delivered to novices to help them develop readily-available background knowledge on a particular topic. Explicit instruction emerged out of research conducted in the ... <a title="Explainer: what is explicit instruction and how does it help children learn?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/explainer-what-is-explicit-instruction-and-how-does-it-help-children-learn-115144/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is explicit instruction and how does it help children learn?">Read more</a>

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Retiree home ownership is about to plummet. Soon little more than half will own where they live

April 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute Australia’s retirement incomes system has been built on the assumption that most retirees would own their home outright. But new Grattan Institute modelling shows the share of over 65s who own their home will fall from 76% today to 57% by 2056 ... <a title="Retiree home ownership is about to plummet. Soon little more than half will own where they live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/retiree-home-ownership-is-about-to-plummet-soon-little-more-than-half-will-own-where-they-live-115255/" aria-label="Read more about Retiree home ownership is about to plummet. Soon little more than half will own where they live">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs: why governments get addicted to smoking, gambling and other vices

April 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW We’ve known about smoking’s health risks for half a century — at least since the landmark 1964 report by US Surgeon General Luther Terry. But it turns out it is not just smokers addicted to nicotine. So is the Australian government. ... <a title="Vital Signs: why governments get addicted to smoking, gambling and other vices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/vital-signs-why-governments-get-addicted-to-smoking-gambling-and-other-vices-115254/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: why governments get addicted to smoking, gambling and other vices">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: do ‘the French’ care about Anzac?

April 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Lecturer, History, Flinders University When the first world war came to an end on the Western Front in November 1918, it was time for Australian soldiers to return home. As in Gallipoli, they left behind their fellow Australians who had died. But the Australian public ... <a title="Friday essay: do ‘the French’ care about Anzac?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/friday-essay-do-the-french-care-about-anzac-110880/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: do ‘the French’ care about Anzac?">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: In this campaign, Morrison won’t be wearing gloves like Turnbull did in 2016

April 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Wall Street Journal carried the announcement of Australia’s May 18 poll with the rather cruel headline “Australia to Pick Its Next Leader—With an Election”. It was a sharp reminder (if anyone needed one) of how appalling federal politics has ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: In this campaign, Morrison won’t be wearing gloves like Turnbull did in 2016" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/grattan-on-friday-in-this-campaign-morrison-wont-be-wearing-gloves-like-turnbull-did-in-2016-115333/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: In this campaign, Morrison won’t be wearing gloves like Turnbull did in 2016">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Rush’s victory in his defamation case could have a chilling effect on the #MeToo movement

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen O’Connell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney The decision in Geoffrey Rush v Nationwide News, handed down today in Australia’s federal court, is the first – and so far, only – legal determination of a case associated with the #MeToo movement in Australia. ... <a title="Geoffrey Rush’s victory in his defamation case could have a chilling effect on the #MeToo movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/geoffrey-rushs-victory-in-his-defamation-case-could-have-a-chilling-effect-on-the-metoo-movement-115127/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Rush’s victory in his defamation case could have a chilling effect on the #MeToo movement">Read more</a>

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Don’t trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Broadbent, PhD candidate Faculty of Science UNSW, UNSW With electric cars back in the headlines, it’s time to remember why we should bother making the transition away from oil. In our recent research looking at attitudes towards electric vehicle uptake, we pointed to some of the ... <a title="Don’t trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/dont-trust-the-environmental-hype-about-electric-vehicles-the-economic-benefits-might-convince-you-115225/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t trust the environmental hype about electric vehicles? The economic benefits might convince you">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: is water blue or is it just reflecting off the sky?

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Peter, Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology 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 Conversation, ... <a title="Curious Kids: is water blue or is it just reflecting off the sky?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/curious-kids-is-water-blue-or-is-it-just-reflecting-off-the-sky-113199/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: is water blue or is it just reflecting off the sky?">Read more</a>

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Australia is vulnerable to a catastrophic cyber attack, but the Coalition has a poor cyber security track record

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Austin, Professor UNSW Canberra Cyber, UNSW This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. The government’s chief cyber security coordinator, Alastair McGibbon, told an ... <a title="Australia is vulnerable to a catastrophic cyber attack, but the Coalition has a poor cyber security track record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/australia-is-vulnerable-to-a-catastrophic-cyber-attack-but-the-coalition-has-a-poor-cyber-security-track-record-113470/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is vulnerable to a catastrophic cyber attack, but the Coalition has a poor cyber security track record">Read more</a>

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When science is put in the service of evil

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francisco López-Muñoz, Profesor Titular de Farmacología y Director de la Escuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad Camilo José Cela The Holocaust is one of the worst collective crimes in the history of humanity – and medical science was complicit in the horrors. After World War II, evidence was ... <a title="When science is put in the service of evil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/when-science-is-put-in-the-service-of-evil-113138/" aria-label="Read more about When science is put in the service of evil">Read more</a>

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What the finance industry can tell us about what’s holding back wages

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Sobyra, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Wage growth has fallen short of the official forecasts for an extraordinary eight consecutive budgets. Commonwealth budget papers, ABS wage price index When asked what’s needed to actually get wage growth up in line with the repeated forecasts, prime ... <a title="What the finance industry can tell us about what’s holding back wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/what-the-finance-industry-can-tell-us-about-whats-holding-back-wages-114915/" aria-label="Read more about What the finance industry can tell us about what’s holding back wages">Read more</a>

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Why boycotts against Brunei’s new anti-gay laws won’t be effective, but regional pressure might

April 11, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University The sultan of Brunei has been on the throne for 52 years, making him the second-longest reigning monarch in the world, after Queen Elizabeth II. Until recently the sultan appeared more interested in living a decadent life, rather ... <a title="Why boycotts against Brunei’s new anti-gay laws won’t be effective, but regional pressure might" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/11/why-boycotts-against-bruneis-new-anti-gay-laws-wont-be-effective-but-regional-pressure-might-115067/" aria-label="Read more about Why boycotts against Brunei’s new anti-gay laws won’t be effective, but regional pressure might">Read more</a>