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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Veterinarians have a professional and moral obligation to reduce or prevent any negative health impacts of disorders in animals. But what if animals are bred with known disorders? And what if those disorders are ... <a title="Vets can do more to reduce the suffering of flat-faced dog breeds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/vets-can-do-more-to-reduce-the-suffering-of-flat-faced-dog-breeds-110702/" aria-label="Read more about Vets can do more to reduce the suffering of flat-faced dog breeds">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Kristin Merga, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Words are powerful, and a rich vocabulary can provide young people with significant advantages. Successful vocabulary development is associated with better vocational, academic and health outcomes. When parents read books aloud to their children from an early ... <a title="Read aloud to your children to boost their vocabulary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/read-aloud-to-your-children-to-boost-their-vocabulary-111427/" aria-label="Read more about Read aloud to your children to boost their vocabulary">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University This is the second of two articles looking at the increasing reliance of Australian cities on desalination plants to supply drinking water, with less emphasis on the alternatives of water recycling and demand management. So what is ... <a title="When water is scarce, we can’t afford to neglect the alternatives to desalination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/when-water-is-scarce-we-cant-afford-to-neglect-the-alternatives-to-desalination-111249/" aria-label="Read more about When water is scarce, we can’t afford to neglect the alternatives to desalination">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carley Ruiz, Research Assistant, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University A teenager’s first job can be deeply rewarding, a step towards independence and building skills. But that job may also involve an early taste of exploitative workplace behaviours, including abuse, bullying and harassment. There are numerous cases of ... <a title="Welcome to your first job: expect to be underpaid, bullied, harassed or exploited in some way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/welcome-to-your-first-job-expect-to-be-underpaid-bullied-harassed-or-exploited-in-some-way-110438/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to your first job: expect to be underpaid, bullied, harassed or exploited in some way">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra An extraordinary amount of hype and some confected hysteria preceded Tuesday’s vote on the medical transfer legislation. The government threw everything at trying to avoid a defeat. In a last stand, it fell back on a constitutional argument – backed ... <a title="View from the Hill: Shorten’s victory will bring dangerous counter strikes from a desperate government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/view-from-the-hill-shortens-victory-will-bring-dangerous-counter-strikes-from-a-desperate-government-111666/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Shorten’s victory will bring dangerous counter strikes from a desperate government">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The Morrison government has been defeated in the House of Representatives by the passage of a government bill containing amendments made against its wishes that allow for the medical evacuation of asylum-seekers from Manus Island and Nauru. At ... <a title="The government was defeated on the ‘medivac’ bill, but that does not mean the end of the government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/the-government-was-defeated-on-the-medivac-bill-but-that-does-not-mean-the-end-of-the-government-111635/" aria-label="Read more about The government was defeated on the ‘medivac’ bill, but that does not mean the end of the government">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Chinna, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Review: Sunset, Perth Festival 2019 On a humid night with strong easterlies blowing across the river, the opening night audience for dance-theatre performance Sunset was ushered towards the Sunset Heritage Precinct, on the banks of the Swan ... <a title="Sunset, a danced evocation of love, loss, and rebirth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/sunset-a-danced-evocation-of-love-loss-and-rebirth-111531/" aria-label="Read more about Sunset, a danced evocation of love, loss, and rebirth">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Ransley, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney Optical illusions are cleverly designed to distort reality, but did you know that the same distortions occur frequently in everyday life? Our ability to see involves the brain moulding raw sensory data into a refined form. Some of the refinements ... <a title="Why visual illusions appear in everyday objects – from nature to architecture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/why-visual-illusions-appear-in-everyday-objects-from-nature-to-architecture-111178/" aria-label="Read more about Why visual illusions appear in everyday objects – from nature to architecture">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University Climate change gets blamed for a lot of things these days: inundating small islands, fueling catastrophic fires, amping-up hurricanes and smashing Arctic sea ice. But a global review of insect research has found another casualty: 40% ... <a title="Climate change is killing off Earth’s little creatures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/climate-change-is-killing-off-earths-little-creatures-109719/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is killing off Earth’s little creatures">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitchell Smith, Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Newcastle Are you signing up your child to a recreational, representative or school sporting program for the new school year? You may be doing so under false assumptions – and risk undermining your child’s success or ... <a title="Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/five-tips-to-help-your-kid-succeed-in-sport-or-maybe-just-enjoy-it-110785/" aria-label="Read more about Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Hirsch, PhD Candidate, Monash University The immigration department doesn’t keep a record of how many people apply for asylum at Australian airports, and how many are turned away. Documents released under Freedom of Information show a lack of accountability and oversight by Australian immigration officials with ... <a title="We don’t know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/we-dont-know-how-many-asylum-seekers-are-turned-away-at-australian-airports-111344/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Taylor, Adjunct academic, Flinders University As Townsville residents continue the clean-up following January’s flooding, microscopic fungi, commonly called mould, will be a concern for many. Homes and buildings affected by the floods will likely remain inaccessible for a period of time, and with relatively high ambient ... <a title="Fungi after the floods: how to get rid of mould to protect your health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/fungi-after-the-floods-how-to-get-rid-of-mould-to-protect-your-health-111341/" aria-label="Read more about Fungi after the floods: how to get rid of mould to protect your health">Read more</a>
