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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Willis, Lecturer, School of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast In the past decade, federal government agencies and their state regulators have packaged most things in education in Australia. Big education decisions, like what to teach and what should be tested, are largely made in capital ... <a title="National curriculums don’t always work for rural and regional schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/national-curriculums-dont-always-work-for-rural-and-regional-schools-108071/" aria-label="Read more about National curriculums don’t always work for rural and regional schools">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, Univeristy of NSW, UNSW The reasons for the cracked concrete that triggered the evacuation – twice – of residents from Sydney’s Opal Tower over Christmas and the New Year are unknown and will take time to properly establish. Many commentators are ... <a title="There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney’s Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building certification" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/there-are-lessons-to-be-drawn-from-the-cracks-that-appeared-in-sydneys-opal-tower-but-they-extend-beyond-building-certification-109428/" aria-label="Read more about There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney’s Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building certification">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Mokrzycki, PhD Candidate and sessional lecturer/tutor, Victoria University The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken. This is problematic ... <a title="Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/eight-australian-picture-books-that-celebrate-family-diversity-109429/" aria-label="Read more about Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Wood, Doctoral Candidate, Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s story has travelled around the world this week, highlighting Saudi Arabia’s repressive treatment of women and that not only those who seek asylum by sea face perilous journeys ... <a title="Women seeking asylum for family violence don’t have an easy time getting it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/women-seeking-asylum-for-family-violence-dont-have-an-easy-time-getting-it-109509/" aria-label="Read more about Women seeking asylum for family violence don’t have an easy time getting it">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Nasreen, PhD Scholar in Planning and Geography, Macquarie University The proportion of households experiencing rental stress is on the rise across Australia’s major cities. High rental prices have been driving an increase in shared housing. The most extreme form of this is “shared room” housing – ... <a title="Tracking the rise of room sharing and overcrowding, and what it means for housing in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/tracking-the-rise-of-room-sharing-and-overcrowding-and-what-it-means-for-housing-in-australia-107265/" aria-label="Read more about Tracking the rise of room sharing and overcrowding, and what it means for housing in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney 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. Do ... <a title="Curious Kids: do ants have blood?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/curious-kids-do-ants-have-blood-108925/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: do ants have blood?">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Layton, Senior Teaching Fellow (Journalism), Bond University Each time you snap a photo with your smartphone – depending on the make and model – it may perform more than a trillion operations for just that single image. Yes, you expect it to do the usual auto-focus/auto-exposure ... <a title="How to take better photos with your smartphone, thanks to computational photography" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/how-to-take-better-photos-with-your-smartphone-thanks-to-computational-photography-107957/" aria-label="Read more about How to take better photos with your smartphone, thanks to computational photography">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Martin, Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne This article is part of a series focusing on the politics of food – what we eat, how our views of food are changing and why ... <a title="Let’s untangle the murky politics around kids and food (and ditch the guilt)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/lets-untangle-the-murky-politics-around-kids-and-food-and-ditch-the-guilt-108328/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s untangle the murky politics around kids and food (and ditch the guilt)">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University As the festival season ramps up this summer, so has the ecstasy death toll. There have now been five deaths that might have been preventable if people knew what was in the drugs they were taking. This has ... <a title="While law makers squabble over pill testing, people should test their drugs at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/while-law-makers-squabble-over-pill-testing-people-should-test-their-drugs-at-home-109421/" aria-label="Read more about While law makers squabble over pill testing, people should test their drugs at home">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University A new regulation has highlighted the thousands of offers electricity retailers make to new customers, mostly through commercial comparison sites. These sites typically do not include the best possible offers, funnelling consumers into higher-cost plans in exchange for ... <a title="New regulations expose energy price gouging through ‘free’ comparison sites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/new-regulations-expose-energy-price-gouging-through-free-comparison-sites-109420/" aria-label="Read more about New regulations expose energy price gouging through ‘free’ comparison sites">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Nicholl, Lecturer and Research Assistant, University of Melbourne What is the chance the last tin of tuna you ate was made using slave labour? If it came from Thailand, the odds may be a lot higher than you imagine. We have tracked the journey of tuna ... <a title="Almost every brand of tuna on supermarket shelves shows why modern slavery laws are needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/almost-every-brand-of-tuna-on-supermarket-shelves-shows-why-modern-slavery-laws-are-needed-108421/" aria-label="Read more about Almost every brand of tuna on supermarket shelves shows why modern slavery laws are needed">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Barker, Education Manager, Sydney University Museums, University of Sydney In a new series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. The life of Caterina Cornaro could easily be the plot of a novel or TV drama. One of the most significant woman of Venice’s ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Caterina Cornaro, the last queen of Cyprus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/hidden-women-of-history-caterina-cornaro-the-last-queen-of-cyprus-108495/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Caterina Cornaro, the last queen of Cyprus">Read more</a>
