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Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Can prison rehabilitation programs work, and is it sensible to try and rehabilitate seriously radicalised individuals convicted on terrorism charges? These are questions not just for Great Britain, in the wake ... <a title="Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/lessons-on-terrorism-and-rehabilitation-from-the-london-bridge-attack-128108/" aria-label="Read more about Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack">Read more</a>

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We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here’s how Sweden is doing it

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mina Bakhit, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bond University The antibiotic resistance threat is real. In the years to come, we will no longer be able to treat and cure many infections we once could. We’ve had no new classes of antibiotics in decades, and the development pipeline is ... <a title="We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here’s how Sweden is doing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/we-can-reverse-antibiotic-resistance-in-australia-heres-how-sweden-is-doing-it-123081/" aria-label="Read more about We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here’s how Sweden is doing it">Read more</a>

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Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer … I’m not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary’s words of the year

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland How many of these words, shortlisted by The Macquarie Dictionary in its search for the 2019 Word of the Year, have you used? Anecdata, big minutes, cancel culture, cheese slaw, cleanskin, drought lot, eco-anxiety, flight shaming, healthwashing, hedonometer, mukbang, ... <a title="Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer … I’m not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary’s words of the year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/cancel-culture-cleanskin-hedonometer-im-not-sure-i-like-any-of-macquarie-dictionarys-words-of-the-year-128109/" aria-label="Read more about Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer … I’m not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary’s words of the year">Read more</a>

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Returning to country: we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Collard, Canada Research Chair in Human Evolutionary Studies, and Professor of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University The remains of thousands of Aboriginal Australians are scattered around the world in museums and universities. Many institutions accept these remains should be returned to descendant communities, but it’s not always ... <a title="Returning to country: we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/returning-to-country-we-should-use-genetics-geology-and-more-to-repatriate-aboriginal-remains-125557/" aria-label="Read more about Returning to country: we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains">Read more</a>

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For hydrogen to be truly ‘clean’ it must be made with renewables, not coal

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University Using hydrogen as a clean fuel is an idea whose time may be coming. For Australia, producing hydrogen is alluring: it could create a lucrative new domestic industry and help the world achieve a carbon-free ... <a title="For hydrogen to be truly ‘clean’ it must be made with renewables, not coal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/for-hydrogen-to-be-truly-clean-it-must-be-made-with-renewables-not-coal-128053/" aria-label="Read more about For hydrogen to be truly ‘clean’ it must be made with renewables, not coal">Read more</a>

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Episode – Choose Your Story: are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janine M. Cooper, Founder, Everyday Neuro & Honorary Fellow Manager, Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute As smartphone ownership surges, we’re seeing a drastic rise in the use of mobile apps, many of which are marketed towards impressionable young audiences. One such app is Episode – Choose ... <a title="Episode – Choose Your Story: are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/episode-choose-your-story-are-your-kids-cheating-on-their-virtual-partners-127445/" aria-label="Read more about Episode – Choose Your Story: are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?">Read more</a>

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New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Faulkner, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University Australians like to think of themselves as living in the land of the “fair go”. Problem is, not all of us get one. As part of a new research project, we surveyed nearly 6,000 Australians ... <a title="New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/new-research-shows-prejudice-still-high-in-australia-but-many-people-seeking-to-promote-social-inclusion-127792/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion">Read more</a>

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From army barracks to shopping malls: how hospital design has been a matter of life and death

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Willis, Professor of Architecture and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, University of Melbourne Welcome to the first article of our Designing Hospitals series, where we explore how architecture and design shape our hospitals and medical centres. Today, we look at changes in ... <a title="From army barracks to shopping malls: how hospital design has been a matter of life and death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/from-army-barracks-to-shopping-malls-how-hospital-design-has-been-a-matter-of-life-and-death-123377/" aria-label="Read more about From army barracks to shopping malls: how hospital design has been a matter of life and death">Read more</a>

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Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University It’s well established that unsustainable human activity is damaging the health of the planet. The way we use Earth threatens our future and that of many animals and plants. Species extinction is an inevitable end point. It’s important that ... <a title="Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/scientists-re-counted-australias-extinct-species-and-the-result-is-devastating-127611/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating">Read more</a>

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The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Thomson, Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research The OECD will release the results from PISA (its Programme for International Student Assessment) 2018 tomorrow evening. This is the seventh time PISA has been administered and the results usually cause a barrage of attention from governments, ... <a title="The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/the-pisa-world-education-test-results-are-about-to-drop-is-australia-getting-worse-127011/" aria-label="Read more about The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?">Read more</a>

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Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Henderson, Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University In the 1990s, central Dandenong in Melbourne’s southeast was in decline. But, over the past decade and a half, this trend has been halted and in some areas reversed. Our research has identified key elements in this revitalisation, including strong ... <a title="Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/comeback-city-lessons-from-revitalising-a-diverse-place-like-dandenong-126927/" aria-label="Read more about Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong">Read more</a>

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Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters

December 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Findlay, Honorary Professor of Economics, Australian National University Productivity growth matters. In advanced economies over the past 15 years it has fallen by half. Which is why it doesn’t make much sense to risk damaging one of the most important potential sources for future growth in ... <a title="Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/banning-huawei-could-cut-off-our-nose-to-spite-our-face-good-5g-matters-125946/" aria-label="Read more about Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters">Read more</a>