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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Sweller, Emeritus Professor, UNSW This is the first of two essays exploring key theories – cognitive load theory and constructivism – underlying teaching methods used today. Explicit guidance and feedback from teachers is more effective in teaching students new content and skills than letting them discover ... <a title="I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/i-had-an-idea-in-the-1980s-and-to-my-surprise-it-changed-education-around-the-world-126519/" aria-label="Read more about I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Hartley, Research Fellow (Housing and Homelessness) at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW A private member’s bill, moved by Labor MP Josh Burns, recently called on the Australian government “to help build more affordable homes” in response to the growing homelessness crisis. A premise of the ... <a title="As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/as-simple-as-finding-a-job-getting-people-out-of-social-housing-is-much-more-complex-than-that-128006/" aria-label="Read more about As simple as finding a job? Getting people out of social housing is much more complex than that">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salvatore Ferraro, PhD candidate, RMIT University The board of Australia’s second-biggest bank is in for some stick at its annual general meeting today, as Westpac shareholders vent their displeasure at the scandal involving breaches of anti-money-laundering rules. But though it will be uncomfortable, with enough shareholders likely ... <a title="What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/what-limits-shareholder-activism-as-a-force-for-good-the-free-rider-problem-127232/" aria-label="Read more about What limits shareholder activism as a force for good: the free-rider problem">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ayesha Scott, Senior Lecturer – Finance, Auckland University of Technology In the 12 years since New Zealand introduced the retirement fund KiwiSaver, nearly three million New Zealanders have enrolled and 30 KiwiSaver providers are now collectively managing NZ$57 billion in investments. But questions are being asked about ... <a title="How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/how-new-zealanders-miss-out-on-hundreds-of-thousands-in-retirement-savings-127708/" aria-label="Read more about How New Zealanders miss out on hundreds of thousands in retirement savings">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Dalziell, Associate Professor, English and Literary Studies, University of Western Australia Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love tells the story of the fabled relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen, which unfolded after they met on the Greek island of Hydra in ... <a title="Marianne & Leonard: a new film tells us little about the woman fixed in the role of musician’s muse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/12/marianne-and-leonard-a-new-film-tells-us-little-about-the-woman-fixed-in-the-role-of-musicians-muse-128112/" aria-label="Read more about Marianne & Leonard: a new film tells us little about the woman fixed in the role of musician’s muse">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Burgin, Research associate, Monash University The NSW Law Reform Commission will hand down its final recommendations for a reformed definition of sexual consent in the new year, following draft proposals in October. The commission’s inquiry is largely the result of the advocacy of Saxon Mullins, who ... <a title="Australian law doesn’t go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/australian-law-doesnt-go-far-enough-to-legislate-affirmative-consent-nsw-now-has-a-chance-to-get-it-right-125719/" aria-label="Read more about Australian law doesn’t go far enough to legislate affirmative consent. NSW now has a chance to get it right">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Brymer, Reader, Psychology with Outdoor and Adventure studies, Leeds Beckett University Review: Finke: There & Back, directed by Dylan River The Finke Desert Race takes place in the harsh desert environment near Alice Springs. Scores of motorbikes and cars are raced over two days along an ... <a title="Finke film review: riders daring to fly in a crazy desert race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/finke-film-review-riders-daring-to-fly-in-a-crazy-desert-race-126597/" aria-label="Read more about Finke film review: riders daring to fly in a crazy desert race">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blanche Verlie, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sydney I moved to Sydney less than five weeks ago and the city has been shrouded in smoke haze on and off since then. I joke this is my “Sydney hazing” but it’s only now – having worked on climate ... <a title="Now Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/now-australian-cities-are-choking-on-smoke-will-we-finally-talk-about-climate-change-128543/" aria-label="Read more about Now Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about climate change?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Blokland, Palaeontology PhD Candidate and Casual Academic, Flinders University A new species of extinct penguin has been discovered. It’s helping us bridge the gap between modern penguins and their counterparts from the Paleocene epoch – the 10-million-year period following dinosaur extinction. The world’s oldest known penguins ... <a title="Happy 6ft: ancient penguins were as tall as people. We’ve discovered the species that started the downsizing trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/happy-6ft-ancient-penguins-were-as-tall-as-people-weve-discovered-the-species-that-started-the-downsizing-trend-128546/" aria-label="Read more about Happy 6ft: ancient penguins were as tall as people. We’ve discovered the species that started the downsizing trend">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Whakaari/White Island eruption Gordon Campbell: On the Whakaari/White Island eruption MIchael Lueck (Stuff): Should NZ look again at risky adventure tourism? Brook Sabin (Stuff): Why were tours still operating? Dominion Post Editorial: Whakaari/White Island deaths raise lessons ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 11 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-11-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 11 2019">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Mosquito-borne disease is a concern for health authorities around Australia. Each year, thousands fall ill to Ross River virus disease caused by mosquito bites. Tracking mosquito populations can help us respond to these threats, and new ... <a title="As heat strikes, here’s one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/as-heat-strikes-heres-one-way-to-help-fight-disease-carrying-and-nuisance-mosquitoes-128466/" aria-label="Read more about As heat strikes, here’s one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Pearson, Adjunct Lecturer in Law, UNSW As we approach the last days of the decade, it’s important to reflect on the fight for human rights, the setbacks and successes over the past year in Australia and around the world. Our list isn’t ranked, and far from ... <a title="5 human rights issues that defined 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/5-human-rights-issues-that-defined-2019-126939/" aria-label="Read more about 5 human rights issues that defined 2019">Read more</a>
