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Curious Kids: how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment?

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Davis, Director – Institute for Conservation Biology and Environmental Management, University of Wollongong Curious Kids is a series for children. 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 Kids. ... <a title="Curious Kids: how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/curious-kids-how-would-the-disappearance-of-anglerfish-affect-our-environment-116830/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment?">Read more</a>

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Coalition likely to have strong Senate position as their Senate vote jumps 3%

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne The Coalition is likely to win 19 of the 40 Senate seats up for grabs at the 2019 election. As they hold 16 of the 36 that are not up for election, they will probably ... <a title="Coalition likely to have strong Senate position as their Senate vote jumps 3%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/coalition-likely-to-have-strong-senate-position-as-their-senate-vote-jumps-3-118040/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition likely to have strong Senate position as their Senate vote jumps 3%">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: when I swipe a matchstick how does it make fire?

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The ... <a title="Curious Kids: when I swipe a matchstick how does it make fire?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/curious-kids-when-i-swipe-a-matchstick-how-does-it-make-fire-116673/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: when I swipe a matchstick how does it make fire?">Read more</a>

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Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evie Kendal, Lecturer in Bioethics and Health Humanities, Deakin University The Moon has always served as an inspiration for humanity, and there are many potential benefits for further exploration of our planet’s rocky satellite. But we need to establish guidelines to prevent unethical behaviour on the Moon, ... <a title="Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/five-ethical-questions-for-how-we-choose-to-use-the-moon-116801/" aria-label="Read more about Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon">Read more</a>

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Kids’ diets and screen time: to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Downing, Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University The availability of junk foods and screens is increasingly creating challenges for parents. But in the home environment, parents have the opportunity to shape their children’s diet, activity, screen time and ... <a title="Kids’ diets and screen time: to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/kids-diets-and-screen-time-to-set-up-good-habits-make-healthy-choices-the-default-at-home-114827/" aria-label="Read more about Kids’ diets and screen time: to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home">Read more</a>

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Floating cities: the future or a washed-up idea?

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brydon T. Wang, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology Humans have a long history of living on water. Our water homes span the fishing villages in Southeast Asia, Peru and Bolivia to modern floating homes in Vancouver and Amsterdam. As our cities grapple with ... <a title="Floating cities: the future or a washed-up idea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/floating-cities-the-future-or-a-washed-up-idea-116511/" aria-label="Read more about Floating cities: the future or a washed-up idea?">Read more</a>

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Explaining Adani: why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money?

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland By mid-June, if everything goes as expected, Adani Australia will receive the final environmental approvals for its proposed Carmichael coal mine and rail line development. Newspaper reports based on briefings from Adani suggest that, once the approvals ... <a title="Explaining Adani: why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/explaining-adani-why-would-a-billionaire-persist-with-a-mine-that-will-probably-lose-money-117682/" aria-label="Read more about Explaining Adani: why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money?">Read more</a>

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As privacy is lost a fingerprint at a time, a biometric rebel asserts our rights

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Holland, Professor in Human Resource Management and Employee Relations, Swinburne University of Technology In Back to the Future II (1989), fingerprints are used to lock and unlock doors. It’s a benign technology, apart from the rise of “thumb bandits” who amputate thumbs. Gattaca (1997) envisages a ... <a title="As privacy is lost a fingerprint at a time, a biometric rebel asserts our rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/as-privacy-is-lost-a-fingerprint-at-a-time-a-biometric-rebel-asserts-our-rights-117745/" aria-label="Read more about As privacy is lost a fingerprint at a time, a biometric rebel asserts our rights">Read more</a>

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I looked at 100 best-selling picture books: female protagonists were largely invisible

June 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Mokrzycki, PhD Candidate, Victoria University In recent years, there has been a surge in “female empowerment” stories in the Australian picture book market. This long-overdue movement was largely inspired by the success of the crowdfunded book Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, spawning many imitations since its ... <a title="I looked at 100 best-selling picture books: female protagonists were largely invisible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/03/i-looked-at-100-best-selling-picture-books-female-protagonists-were-largely-invisible-115843/" aria-label="Read more about I looked at 100 best-selling picture books: female protagonists were largely invisible">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Kristina Keneally vs Peter Dutton should produce plenty of political bloodsport

June 2, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Kristina Keneally is continuing her rise and rise, appointed to “shadow” Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton, in Anthony Albanese’s frontbench bench line up announced on Sunday. After last week obtaining a place in the shadow ministry and becoming Labor’s deputy ... <a title="View from The Hill: Kristina Keneally vs Peter Dutton should produce plenty of political bloodsport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/02/view-from-the-hill-kristina-keneally-vs-peter-dutton-should-produce-plenty-of-political-bloodsport-118171/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Kristina Keneally vs Peter Dutton should produce plenty of political bloodsport">Read more</a>

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Adani’s finch plan is approved, just weeks after being sent back to the drawing board

May 31, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University The Queensland government has ticked off a crucial environmental approval for Adani’s Carmichael coalmine, bringing the contentious project a step closer to becoming reality. It has approved Adani’s proposed management plan for the endangered black-throated finch, ... <a title="Adani’s finch plan is approved, just weeks after being sent back to the drawing board" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/adanis-finch-plan-is-approved-just-weeks-after-being-sent-back-to-the-drawing-board-118114/" aria-label="Read more about Adani’s finch plan is approved, just weeks after being sent back to the drawing board">Read more</a>

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Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the making

May 31, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory John Leach, Honorary Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. The Kakadu Plum fruiting season in the Top End is just finishing. Over one ... <a title="Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/31/meet-the-kakadu-plum-an-international-superfood-thousands-of-years-in-the-making-116362/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the Kakadu plum: an international superfood thousands of years in the making">Read more</a>