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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Mildenhall, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), Edith Cowan University In a May 2019 speech, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, noted participation in science and maths was slipping in Australian schools. Specifically speaking about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), he said: STEM education addresses real world ... <a title="‘Let’s design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child’: how to teach science and maths so students actually care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/lets-design-a-waterproof-shoe-for-a-refugee-child-how-to-teach-science-and-maths-so-students-actually-care-125234/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Let’s design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child’: how to teach science and maths so students actually care">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Berry, Emeritus Professor, RMIT University This article is part of a series on rebalancing the human–nature interactions that are central to the study and practice of ecological economics, which is the focus of the 2019 ANZSEE Conference in Melbourne later this month. Australia was already one ... <a title="No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can’t go on like this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/no-australian-city-has-a-long-term-vision-for-living-sustainably-we-cant-go-on-like-this-123916/" aria-label="Read more about No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can’t go on like this">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anitra Nelson, Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University This article is part of a series on rebalancing the human–nature interactions that are central to the study and practice of ecological economics, which is the focus of the 2019 ANZSEE Conference in Melbourne later this month. ... <a title="What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/what-is-ecological-economics-and-why-do-we-need-to-talk-about-it-123915/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘ecological economics’ and why do we need to talk about it?">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiros Hiruy, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Business and Law, Swinburne University of Technology Finding work can be a challenge for new migrants to Australia who often arrive with limited English skills and lack local contacts. But finding work for people seeking asylum can be even harder, ... <a title="Asylum seekers left ‘desperate’ and ‘helpless’ when they try to find work in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/asylum-seekers-left-desperate-and-helpless-when-they-try-to-find-work-in-australia-125931/" aria-label="Read more about Asylum seekers left ‘desperate’ and ‘helpless’ when they try to find work in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Bastin, Associate Professor of English, Flinders University As a researcher of the royal House of Windsor I’m most often asked, “Have you ever met her?” The second most common question I get is, “Do you like The Crown and is it accurate?” Such questions go some ... <a title="The Crown series 3 review: Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/05/the-crown-series-3-review-olivia-colman-shines-as-an-older-frumpier-elizabeth-126340/" aria-label="Read more about The Crown series 3 review: Olivia Colman shines as an older, frumpier Elizabeth">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has the activist group Market Forces squarely in its sights as it considers ways to stop environmental organisations persuading financial and other businesses to boycott companies in the mining sector. It is also targeting funders of class actions, ... <a title="Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/attorney-general-christian-porter-targets-market-forces-in-push-against-environment-groups-126357/" aria-label="Read more about Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groups">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott McKinnon, Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Review: Happy Sad Man, directed by Genevieve Bailey “I am just me. Put that on the big screen. I’ve got a mental illness. So have you.” The above is a quote from John, one of five men whose ... <a title="Happy Sad Man: a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/happy-sad-man-a-small-gentle-important-film-that-reveals-the-vulnerability-of-men-126110/" aria-label="Read more about Happy Sad Man: a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of men">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Culum Brown, Professor, Macquarie University How do fish sleep? Do they keep swimming or do they sleep somewhere? – Anna, age 5, Thornleigh, NSW, Australia. Nearly all animals sleep. Sleep is very important for refreshing the mind and body. When people sleep we close our eyes and ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/curious-kids-how-do-fish-sleep-126018/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Crofts, Professor, School of Law and Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong A nine-year-old boy was recently charged with arson and five counts of murder in Illinois, US. In court, the boy didn’t even understand what “arson” meant. In Australia, a ... <a title="A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/a-new-bill-keeping-10-year-olds-out-of-jail-is-a-good-start-but-it-needs-to-go-further-125872/" aria-label="Read more about A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Foreign Affairs and trade Audrey Young (Herald): Will one night in Bangkok make the world Ardern’s free-trade oyster? (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): What is the East Asia Summit and why ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 04 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-04-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 04 2019">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian J. Faulks, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University & NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Research Scholar, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (CARRS-Q),, Queensland University of Technology Over the years, advances in technology and transport policy have greatly impacted drivers. In the 1980s this came in the form ... <a title="Caught red-handed: automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/caught-red-handed-automatic-cameras-will-spot-mobile-using-motorists-but-at-what-cost-125638/" aria-label="Read more about Caught red-handed: automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide In a recent interview Malcolm Turnbull raised the possibility that these days many so-called “conservatives” in the Liberal Party might be better described as “authoritarian populists”. It would be easy to dismiss his comments ... <a title="Is the Morrison government ‘authoritarian populist’ with a punitive bent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/is-the-morrison-government-authoritarian-populist-with-a-punitive-bent-126032/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Morrison government ‘authoritarian populist’ with a punitive bent?">Read more</a>
