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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaelen Nicole Myers, PhD Candidate, James Cook University Mangrove whipray Wikimedia Commons Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help. Have you ever done the “stingray shuffle”? If you live by the ... <a title="‘I will miss them if they are gone’: stingrays are underrated sharks we don’t know enough about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/i-will-miss-them-if-they-are-gone-stingrays-are-underrated-sharks-we-dont-know-enough-about-186214/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I will miss them if they are gone’: stingrays are underrated sharks we don’t know enough about">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly E Matthews, Associate Professor, Higher Education, Institute of Teaching and Learning Innovation, The University of Queensland Brooke Cagle/Unsplash Each year tens of thousands of higher education students complete the Student Experience Survey. It’s seen as a litmus test of student engagement, satisfaction and educational quality. But ... <a title="5 problems with the Student Experience Survey’s attempt to understand what’s going on in higher education post-COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/5-problems-with-the-student-experience-surveys-attempt-to-understand-whats-going-on-in-higher-education-post-covid-185483/" aria-label="Read more about 5 problems with the Student Experience Survey’s attempt to understand what’s going on in higher education post-COVID">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geology, Curtin University Triff/Shutterstock “To see a world in a grain of sand”, the opening sentence of the poem by William Blake, is an oft-used phrase that also captures some of what geologists do. We observe the composition of mineral grains, smaller than ... <a title="Scientists have traced Earth’s path through the galaxy via tiny crystals found in the crust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/scientists-have-traced-earths-path-through-the-galaxy-via-tiny-crystals-found-in-the-crust-188158/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists have traced Earth’s path through the galaxy via tiny crystals found in the crust">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland nhia moua/unsplash, CC BY-SA Most of us can’t smell our own breath. If someone bravely informs you your breath smells, believe them, and do something about it. Or if you are worried you have bad ... <a title="Why does my breath smell bad, and what can I do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/why-does-my-breath-smell-bad-and-what-can-i-do-about-it-184560/" aria-label="Read more about Why does my breath smell bad, and what can I do about it?">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Lachlan Murdoch, far left, with his father Rupert and brother James in 2014 Dan Steinberg/AP/AAP There is no better example of how Australia’s defamation laws enable the rich and powerful to intimidate their critics ... <a title="Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia’s defamation laws protect the rich and powerful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/murdoch-v-crikey-highlights-how-australias-defamation-laws-protect-the-rich-and-powerful-189228/" aria-label="Read more about Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia’s defamation laws protect the rich and powerful">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology GettyImages The birth of a child is a positive milestone in most parents’ lives. And with the new responsibilities come behavioural changes, particularly for first-time parents. Such a turning point can have long-term or ... <a title="Having a son improves the lives of young dads with a criminal history. New research suggests cultural explanations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/having-a-son-improves-the-lives-of-young-dads-with-a-criminal-history-new-research-suggests-cultural-explanations-187252/" aria-label="Read more about Having a son improves the lives of young dads with a criminal history. New research suggests cultural explanations">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiernan, Adjunct Professor of Politics. Griffith Business School, Griffith University In the wake of the controversy over former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s secret cabinet appointments, there’s talk of the need to formalise the conventions the former prime minister breached. While codification is sometimes necessary when conventions ... <a title="Morrison and Berejiklian scandals show the importance of trust – and a well-functioning Cabinet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/morrison-and-berejiklian-scandals-show-the-importance-of-trust-and-a-well-functioning-cabinet-189230/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison and Berejiklian scandals show the importance of trust – and a well-functioning Cabinet">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Stone, Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock Private rental forms an increasingly large part of our housing system. Just over a quarter (26%) of Australian households – 2.4 million of them – live in privately rented dwellings. ... <a title="How 5 key tenancy reforms are affecting renters and landlords around Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/how-5-key-tenancy-reforms-are-affecting-renters-and-landlords-around-australia-187779/" aria-label="Read more about How 5 key tenancy reforms are affecting renters and landlords around Australia">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mario Peucker, Senior research fellow, Victoria University AP Mistrust in the media is widespread among Australians, but this view becomes particularly antagonistic at the far-right fringe where mainstream media are typically viewed as “traitors” and the “enemy of the people”. This post from an Australian user on ... <a title="How far-right online spaces use mainstream media to spread their ideology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/how-far-right-online-spaces-use-mainstream-media-to-spread-their-ideology-189066/" aria-label="Read more about How far-right online spaces use mainstream media to spread their ideology">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lindsie Arthur, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition / Unsplash The first hormonal contraceptive (the “pill”) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1960. Hormonal contraceptives have since become one of the most prescribed drugs ... <a title="Taking the pill may change your behaviour – but exactly how is still uncertain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/taking-the-pill-may-change-your-behaviour-but-exactly-how-is-still-uncertain-187461/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the pill may change your behaviour – but exactly how is still uncertain">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rhys Mantell, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Unsplash/Mark Timberlake, CC BY Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar. The tragedy ... <a title="Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/suicide-rates-reveal-the-silent-suffering-of-australias-ageing-men-187925/" aria-label="Read more about Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, WSP Team Lead Regional NSW & ACT / Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle This year’s floods in South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales devastated communities. The NSW flooding was on “a scale never seen before”. More than 5,000 homes were left uninhabitable. Many ... <a title="Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/nearly-6-months-on-flood-victims-are-still-waiting-to-be-housed-this-is-what-australia-must-do-to-be-ready-for-the-next-disaster-188883/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 6 months on, flood victims are still waiting to be housed. This is what Australia must do to be ready for the next disaster">Read more</a>
