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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eimear Quigley, Senior Lecturer and Director, Psychological Services Centre, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Parents can feel hopeless when their children experience the huge emotional burden that comes with final-year exams. Sometimes our best intentions may actually make our children (and ourselves) feel worse. Previous research has found ... <a title="40% of year 12s suffer high anxiety. At exam time, here’s what parents can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/40-of-year-12s-suffer-high-anxiety-at-exam-time-heres-what-parents-can-do-to-help-170211/" aria-label="Read more about 40% of year 12s suffer high anxiety. At exam time, here’s what parents can do to help">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siobhan O’Sullivan, Associate professor, UNSW James Ross/AAP Former NSW minister Pru Goward wrote a column in the Australian Financial Review last week about Australia’s “underclass,” who she says are lazy, dysfunctional and don’t like the “discipline” of work. This was condemned by anti-poverty advocates as disturbing, but ... <a title="Australia’s ‘underclass’ don’t like work? Our research shows vulnerable job seekers don’t get the help they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/australias-underclass-dont-like-work-our-research-shows-vulnerable-job-seekers-dont-get-the-help-they-need-169609/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s ‘underclass’ don’t like work? Our research shows vulnerable job seekers don’t get the help they need">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joellen Riley Munton, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock The transition to “living with COVID” makes contracting the virus at work a distinct possibility, even with high vaccination rates. So what are your rights as an Australian employee if you catch COVID-19, particularly if you ... <a title="If I catch COVID-19 at work what are my rights? A law expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/if-i-catch-covid-19-at-work-what-are-my-rights-a-law-expert-explains-169929/" aria-label="Read more about If I catch COVID-19 at work what are my rights? A law expert explains">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Burton, Lecturer, Theatre, University of Southern Queensland Judi Farr and Graham Rouse in STC’s Away, 1988. Photo: Sandy Edwards © Away by Michael Gow has a prolific production lineage. Since its first staging by Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, the play has become a staple of ... <a title="Away at 35: Michael Gow’s masterpiece is a reflection of a grieving Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/away-at-35-michael-gows-masterpiece-is-a-reflection-of-a-grieving-australia-168944/" aria-label="Read more about Away at 35: Michael Gow’s masterpiece is a reflection of a grieving Australia">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute The federal government’s mantra of “technology, not taxes” has left it with few options to easily reduce carbon emissions. In many sectors of the economy, it’s a recipe for disaster — a vague slogan that keeps us waiting. ... <a title="Tough carbon dioxide car emissions ceilings could get us well on the road to net-zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/tough-carbon-dioxide-car-emissions-ceilings-could-get-us-well-on-the-road-to-net-zero-170446/" aria-label="Read more about Tough carbon dioxide car emissions ceilings could get us well on the road to net-zero">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Resources Minister Keith Pitt is set to be elevated to cabinet under a deal between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce that sees the Nationals sign up to the 2050 net-zero target. Pitt, who was demoted to ... <a title="Nationals win extra cabinet position as they sign up to net zero deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/nationals-win-extra-cabinet-position-as-they-sign-up-to-net-zero-deal-170531/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals win extra cabinet position as they sign up to net zero deal">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Lukas Coch/AAP The National Party on Sunday agreed to a plan to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, clearing the way for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce the target ahead of next week’s ... <a title="The Nationals have finally agreed to a 2050 net-zero target, but the real decisions on Australia’s emissions are happening elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/the-nationals-have-finally-agreed-to-a-2050-net-zero-target-but-the-real-decisions-on-australias-emissions-are-happening-elsewhere-170451/" aria-label="Read more about The Nationals have finally agreed to a 2050 net-zero target, but the real decisions on Australia’s emissions are happening elsewhere">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart James, Lecturer and Research Scholar in Composition and Music Technology, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock On October 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod — a portable media player that promised to overshadow the clunky design and low storage capacity of MP3 players introduced in the mid-1990s. The ... <a title="Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/apples-ipod-came-out-two-decades-ago-and-changed-how-we-listen-to-music-where-are-we-headed-now-169272/" aria-label="Read more about Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now?">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bridget McKenzie is a cabinet minister and Nationals leader in the Senate. But her seniority hasn’t inhibited her being one of her party’s most outspoken advocates demanding protections for the regions before it signs up to the target of net ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bridget McKenzie on the need for the Nationals to be noisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bridget-mckenzie-on-the-need-for-the-nationals-to-be-noisy-170465/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bridget McKenzie on the need for the Nationals to be noisy">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Gist, PhD Candidate, University of South Australia In a tragic accident, Alec Bladwin has fatally fired a prop gun on a film set in America. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP In a horrendous accident, a cinematographer has died and a director has been injured after Alec Baldwin fired a ... <a title="We are filmmakers who work with firearms. This is what is important in on-set safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/we-are-filmmakers-who-work-with-firearms-this-is-what-is-important-in-on-set-safety-170455/" aria-label="Read more about We are filmmakers who work with firearms. This is what is important in on-set safety">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. They canvass the Nationals playing hardball in their efforts to land a deal over the 2050 net zero target Scott ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals’ climate conundrum and the integrity deficit in federal politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-nationals-climate-conundrum-and-the-integrity-deficit-in-federal-politics-170447/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals’ climate conundrum and the integrity deficit in federal politics">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Dean (Research), Charles Sturt University Shutterstock A newly published study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests spending time on screens is unlikely to be directly harmful to young children. The US study attracted global attention, as screen time has been commonly blamed for disrupting ... <a title="A new study sounds like good news about screen time and kids’ health. So does it mean we can all stop worrying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/a-new-study-sounds-like-good-news-about-screen-time-and-kids-health-so-does-it-mean-we-can-all-stop-worrying-170265/" aria-label="Read more about A new study sounds like good news about screen time and kids’ health. So does it mean we can all stop worrying?">Read more</a>
