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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University As the drought drags on, small communities in eastern Australia are turning to emergency water supplies. Often, this means bore water, which has prompted health fears over its high salt content. As alarming as this is, drinking ... <a title="Your drinking water could be saltier than you think (even if you live in a capital)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/your-drinking-water-could-be-saltier-than-you-think-even-if-you-live-in-a-capital-106054/" aria-label="Read more about Your drinking water could be saltier than you think (even if you live in a capital)">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland Time Magazine has just announced its “Person of the Year” for 2018, and for once, it isn’t one person. This time it is four people and a newspaper. Collectively calling them “The Guardians”, Time has awarded ... <a title="Four journalists, one newspaper: Time Magazine’s Person of the Year recognises the global assault on journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/four-journalists-one-newspaper-time-magazines-person-of-the-year-recognises-the-global-assault-on-journalism-108669/" aria-label="Read more about Four journalists, one newspaper: Time Magazine’s Person of the Year recognises the global assault on journalism">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neera Bhatia, Senior Lecturer in Law, Deakin University Organ transplantation relies on the generosity of a person to volunteer their organs for donation after death, or the generosity of the family to gift or donate the organs of their deceased relative. But last year, the organs of ... <a title="An opt-out system isn’t the solution to Australia’s low rate of organ donation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/an-opt-out-system-isnt-the-solution-to-australias-low-rate-of-organ-donation-108336/" aria-label="Read more about An opt-out system isn’t the solution to Australia’s low rate of organ donation">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Olijnyk, Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide Victorian schools could potentially be without federal funding after 31 December 2018 if the state government refuses to sign up to the Gonski 2.0 funding reforms. In a letter to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday, Prime Minister ... <a title="What the Victorian government’s decision not to sign on to the Gonski reforms means for schools in the new year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/what-the-victorian-governments-decision-not-to-sign-on-to-the-gonski-reforms-means-for-schools-in-the-new-year-108674/" aria-label="Read more about What the Victorian government’s decision not to sign on to the Gonski reforms means for schools in the new year">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW Alex Seton’s sculpture A Durable Solution? is concentrating the minds of some delegates as they approach this weekend’s ALP national conference in Adelaide. It is the key ... <a title="Honouring the dead: Alex Seton’s stark, moving protest sculptures carved from marble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/honouring-the-dead-alex-setons-stark-moving-protest-sculptures-carved-from-marble-108502/" aria-label="Read more about Honouring the dead: Alex Seton’s stark, moving protest sculptures carved from marble">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Hemer, Senior Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. You can send your question 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 ... <a title="Curious Kids: How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/curious-kids-how-does-the-moon-being-so-far-away-affect-the-tides-on-earth-105371/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: How does the Moon, being so far away, affect the tides on Earth?">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merlin Crossley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity. Despite reports that two genetically modified babies ... <a title="‘Designer’ babies won’t be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/designer-babies-wont-be-common-anytime-soon-despite-recent-crispr-twins-108342/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Designer’ babies won’t be common anytime soon – despite recent CRISPR twins">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke McNamara, Professor of Law, UNSW With confidence in politicians at an all-time low, it would be easy to assume criminal law-making is only ever about “law and order” bidding and winning elections. Read more: Historical fall of Liberal seats in Victoria; micros likely to win ten ... <a title="Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/law-and-order-is-no-get-out-of-jail-card-for-floundering-politicians-107701/" aria-label="Read more about Law and order is no get-out-of-jail card for floundering politicians">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaithri Ananthapavan, Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics, Deakin University We don’t often equate the kilojoules we drink in our glass of wine or pint of beer with the weight that accumulates around our middle. But our new study shows increasing the price of alcohol is the most ... <a title="What’s the most value for money way to tackle obesity? Increase taxes on alcohol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/whats-the-most-value-for-money-way-to-tackle-obesity-increase-taxes-on-alcohol-108335/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the most value for money way to tackle obesity? Increase taxes on alcohol">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael O’Neil, Executive Director, SA Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide Whyalla will be wiped off the map by Julia Gillard’s carbon tax, Whyalla risks becoming a ghost town, an economic wasteland if this carbon tax goes ahead – Then opposition leader Tony Abbott, campaigning against ... <a title="Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/not-wiped-out-why-whyalla-of-all-places-now-has-a-sustainable-future-108506/" aria-label="Read more about Not wiped out. Why Whyalla, of all places, now has a sustainable future">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Turner, PhD student, University of Newcastle Muscular, bearded and trident-wielding, Jason Momoa’s portrayal of the titular Aquaman in the forthcoming DC film draws on ancient Greek and Roman iconography. Water gods in Greek mythology are a diverse group. There are human-looking gods such as Poseidon, god ... <a title="How cinema’s new Aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea gods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/how-cinemas-new-aquaman-draws-on-the-mythology-of-ancient-sea-gods-105856/" aria-label="Read more about How cinema’s new Aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea gods">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne The November 24 Victorian election will result in an upper house of 18 Labor out of 40 (up four since the 2014 election), 11 Coalition (down five), one Green (down four), three Derryn Hinch Justice, ... <a title="Victorian upper house greatly distorted by group voting tickets; federal Labor still dominant in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/victorian-upper-house-greatly-distorted-by-group-voting-tickets-federal-labor-still-dominant-in-newspoll-108488/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian upper house greatly distorted by group voting tickets; federal Labor still dominant in Newspoll">Read more</a>
