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Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathon Sargeant, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Classroom Management, Australian Catholic University Recent reports suggest Australian classrooms, from the students’ perspective, are some of the most disruptive in the world. But do we have a behavioural crisis in our schools? Perhaps not. At the end of ... <a title="Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/are-australian-classrooms-really-the-most-disruptive-in-the-world-not-if-you-look-at-the-whole-picture-109888/" aria-label="Read more about Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: how do tongues taste food?

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paulomi (Polly) Burey, Senior Lecturer (Food Science), University of Southern Queensland Curious Kids is a series for children. Kids can send questions to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based on Curious Kids. How do ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do tongues taste food?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/curious-kids-how-do-tongues-taste-food-103744/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do tongues taste food?">Read more</a>

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A current affair: the movement of ocean waters around Australia

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charitha Pattiaratchi, Professor of Coastal Oceanography, University of Western Australia Many people in Australia will head to the beach this summer and that’ll most likely include a dip or a plunge into the sea. But have you ever wondered where those ocean waters come from, and what ... <a title="A current affair: the movement of ocean waters around Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/a-current-affair-the-movement-of-ocean-waters-around-australia-96779/" aria-label="Read more about A current affair: the movement of ocean waters around Australia">Read more</a>

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Weekly Dose: new drug MDPV, or ‘monkey dust’, found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Banister, Team Leader in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Sydney Recent media reports have suggested a rise in a dangerous new party drug known as “monkey dust”. This is a slang name for the drug MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone), as well as other members of the chemical class known ... <a title="Weekly Dose: new drug MDPV, or ‘monkey dust’, found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/weekly-dose-new-drug-mdpv-or-monkey-dust-found-in-australia-what-is-it-and-what-are-the-harms-109505/" aria-label="Read more about Weekly Dose: new drug MDPV, or ‘monkey dust’, found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?">Read more</a>

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The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fran Sheldon, Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Griffith University The deaths of millions of fish in the lower Darling River system over the past few weeks should come as no surprise. Quite apart from specific warnings given to the NSW government by their own specialists in ... <a title="The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/the-darling-river-is-simply-not-supposed-to-dry-out-even-in-drought-109880/" aria-label="Read more about The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought">Read more</a>

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35 degree days make blackouts more likely, but new power stations won’t help

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Dundas, Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute Summer is here with a vengeance. On hot days it’s very likely something in the power system will break and cause someone to lose power. And the weather bureau expects this summer to be hotter and drier than average – so ... <a title="35 degree days make blackouts more likely, but new power stations won’t help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/35-degree-days-make-blackouts-more-likely-but-new-power-stations-wont-help-109085/" aria-label="Read more about 35 degree days make blackouts more likely, but new power stations won’t help">Read more</a>

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What you need to know if your child with a disability is starting school soon

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Roy, Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle This is a longer read at just over 1,300 words. Enjoy! A new school year can be daunting for any parent, prompting many questions: will my child settle in, make friends and progress academically? If your child has a ... <a title="What you need to know if your child with a disability is starting school soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/what-you-need-to-know-if-your-child-with-a-disability-is-starting-school-soon-107275/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know if your child with a disability is starting school soon">Read more</a>

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More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents’ human rights

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Goldblatt, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney ParentsNext is to be the subject of a Senate inquiry, with submissions closing on February 1. The program has been widely criticised for making parents’ lives more difficult and for unfairly stopping payments. But ... <a title="More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents’ human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/more-than-unpopular-how-parentsnext-intrudes-on-single-parents-human-rights-108754/" aria-label="Read more about More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents’ human rights">Read more</a>

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New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miranda Stewart, Professor, University of Melbourne In international tax circles, as in other areas, we often talk about American exceptionalism. But these days, it is becoming increasingly clear that Australia is exceptional in taxation, among members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and indeed, compared ... <a title="New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/new-figures-put-it-beyond-doubt-when-it-comes-to-company-tax-we-are-a-high-tax-country-in-part-because-it-works-well-for-us-109875/" aria-label="Read more about New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia’s first female graphic designers

January 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Connory, PhD candidate, assistant researcher and teaching associate, Monash University In this series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. Ruby Lindsay was among the first women in Australian graphic design. In the early-20th century she pursued a full-time career in magazine and book ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia’s first female graphic designers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/16/hidden-women-of-history-ruby-lindsay-one-of-australias-first-female-graphic-designers-109184/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia’s first female graphic designers">Read more</a>

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Venezuela is fast becoming a ‘mafia state’: here’s what you need to know

January 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthea McCarthy-Jones, Lecturer, UNSW Last week, Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his second six-year term as Venezuela’s president. Maduro won the election off the back of international condemnation of vote buying and electoral fraud. While the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, called Venezuela’s government “illegitimate”, ... <a title="Venezuela is fast becoming a ‘mafia state’: here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/15/venezuela-is-fast-becoming-a-mafia-state-heres-what-you-need-to-know-109887/" aria-label="Read more about Venezuela is fast becoming a ‘mafia state’: here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>

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The future of the internet looks brighter thanks to an EU court opinion

January 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Co-Director Centre for Commercial Law, Bond University Imagine an internet where you couldn’t access any content unless it complied with every law of all the countries in the world. In this scenario, you would be prevented from expressing views that were critical of ... <a title="The future of the internet looks brighter thanks to an EU court opinion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/15/the-future-of-the-internet-looks-brighter-thanks-to-an-eu-court-opinion-109721/" aria-label="Read more about The future of the internet looks brighter thanks to an EU court opinion">Read more</a>