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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Majdi Faleh, Teaching Assistant, University of Melbourne The public housing estates built in cities around the world since the first public housing was built in the 19th-century London have long been home to the very vulnerable, including refugees and immigrants. At the level of their lived experience ... <a title="Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/paris-melbourne-public-housing-doesnt-just-look-the-same-its-part-of-the-challenges-refugees-face-110284/" aria-label="Read more about Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn’t just look the same, it’s part of the challenges refugees face">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University It is telling that the greatest early modern philosophical defender of tolerance was a refugee. Pierre Bayle, a Protestant, fled his native France in 1681. He would lose several family members in the persecution of the Huguenots after Louis ... <a title="How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/how-old-ideas-about-tolerance-can-help-us-live-more-peacefully-today-114082/" aria-label="Read more about How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugo Dutel, Research associate, University of Bristol There’s a lot that’s fascinating about the coelacanth Latimeria. Now under threat, this deep-sea fish is closely related to humans and other back-boned, land dwelling animals (tetrapods). The coelacanth Latimeria is a relatively large fish (reaching about 2 metres long) ... <a title="We scanned one of our closest cousins, the coelacanth, to learn how its brain grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/we-scanned-one-of-our-closest-cousins-the-coelacanth-to-learn-how-its-brain-grows-115147/" aria-label="Read more about We scanned one of our closest cousins, the coelacanth, to learn how its brain grows">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreea S. Calude, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Waikato Ask the average Kiwi on the street about Māori words in New Zealand English, and most will tell you that more and more are being used in everyday language. This increase in borrowing goes against observations in ... <a title="Māori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/maori-loanwords-in-nz-english-are-less-about-meaning-more-about-identity-111260/" aria-label="Read more about Māori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandy Truong, Research Fellow, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University We learned this month that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged A$10 million in the federal budget for couples counselling and mediation for families impacted by domestic violence. But the proposed policy runs ... <a title="New study finds family violence is often poorly understood in faith communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/new-study-finds-family-violence-is-often-poorly-understood-in-faith-communities-115562/" aria-label="Read more about New study finds family violence is often poorly understood in faith communities">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheena G. Sullivan, Epidemiologist, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza Influenza illness – or the flu – is a caused by the influenza virus. It often comes on rapidly, with a high fever, chills, muscle aches, tiredness and a dry cough. These symptoms get ... <a title="We can’t predict how bad this year’s flu season will be but here’s what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/we-cant-predict-how-bad-this-years-flu-season-will-be-but-heres-what-we-know-so-far-115303/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t predict how bad this year’s flu season will be but here’s what we know so far">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenni Downes, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney It has been two years since China banned Australia’s recycling imports and, according to the waste industry, we haven’t seen much progress. Holiday celebrations like Easter can exacerbate this messy situation. Large spikes in ... <a title="Tips to reduce your waste this Easter (but don’t worry, you can still eat chocolate)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/tips-to-reduce-your-waste-this-easter-but-dont-worry-you-can-still-eat-chocolate-113916/" aria-label="Read more about Tips to reduce your waste this Easter (but don’t worry, you can still eat chocolate)">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sven Trentholm, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of South Australia This article is part of our series on homeschooling in Australia. The series answers common questions including why homeschooling is on the rise and whether homeschooled children have enough opportunities for socialisation. Homeschooling is on the increase ... <a title="Homeschooled students often get better test results and have more degrees than their peers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/homeschooled-students-often-get-better-test-results-and-have-more-degrees-than-their-peers-111986/" aria-label="Read more about Homeschooled students often get better test results and have more degrees than their peers">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Creating something original – let alone poignant – within the genre of romantic comedy is no easy feat. But with Top End Wedding, Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) has managed to achieve a unique Australian story with a ... <a title="Top End Wedding: a new Australian romantic comedy with a sincere sense of place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/top-end-wedding-a-new-australian-romantic-comedy-with-a-sincere-sense-of-place-114914/" aria-label="Read more about Top End Wedding: a new Australian romantic comedy with a sincere sense of place">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Schmulow, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong Among the many recommendations of the banking Royal Commission was a Board of Oversight for the two regulators in charge of financial institutions; the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority: ASIC and ... <a title="Constructively tough? Neither side has committed to fully adopting perhaps the most important recommendation of the banking royal commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/constructively-tough-neither-side-has-committed-to-fully-adopting-perhaps-the-most-important-recommendation-of-the-banking-royal-commission-111428/" aria-label="Read more about Constructively tough? Neither side has committed to fully adopting perhaps the most important recommendation of the banking royal commission">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Once again, the public servants are trying to force the politicians to do things by the book. But the government would prefer to cut the inconvenient corner. The heads of the Treasury and Finance departments on Wednesday warned the government ... <a title="View from The Hill: Those tax cuts should follow proper process, officials tell government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/view-from-the-hill-those-tax-cuts-should-follow-proper-process-officials-tell-government-115665/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Those tax cuts should follow proper process, officials tell government">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monica Slavin, Head, Department Infectious Diseases, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre We’ve recently heard a lot about Candida auris, a deadly, antibiotic-resistant fungus emerging around the world. This pathogen has been labelled the new “fungal superbug” and poses a significant threat to public health. ... <a title="Explainer: what is Candida Auris and who is at risk?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/explainer-what-is-candida-auris-and-who-is-at-risk-115293/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is Candida Auris and who is at risk?">Read more</a>
