CoveragePost
June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University Former MP Tim Wilson campaigning ahead of the 2022 federal election. Diego Fidele/AAP As counting winds up for the 2022 election, many former MPs are beginning a whole new life beyond parliament. The experience of MPs ... <a title="‘Everything has gone’: a world-first study looks at what happens when MPs lose their seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/everything-has-gone-a-world-first-study-looks-at-what-happens-when-mps-lose-their-seats-184452/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Everything has gone’: a world-first study looks at what happens when MPs lose their seats">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Marais, Associate Professor in Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Over the past two years, Australians have become familiar with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks. COVID won’t be the last pandemic to affect our lives. Early, aggressive restrictions were generally seen as necessary. ... <a title="How should an Australian ‘centre for disease control’ prepare us for the next pandemic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/how-should-an-australian-centre-for-disease-control-prepare-us-for-the-next-pandemic-184149/" aria-label="Read more about How should an Australian ‘centre for disease control’ prepare us for the next pandemic?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Eastwood, Postdoctoral research fellow in ecology, Monash University Niki Teunissen/AWC, Author provided Extreme heat waves can cause birds and mammals to die en masse. But it’s more common for an animal to experience relatively mild heat stress that doesn’t kill it. Our new findings suggest that ... <a title="We know heatwaves kill animals. But new research shows the survivors don’t get off scot-free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/we-know-heatwaves-kill-animals-but-new-research-shows-the-survivors-dont-get-off-scot-free-184645/" aria-label="Read more about We know heatwaves kill animals. But new research shows the survivors don’t get off scot-free">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Charles Deneen, Associate Professor & Enterprise Research Fellow in Education Futures, University of South Australia Shutterstock The pandemic pushed universities to launch or accelerate plans for delivering examinations online. These forced transitions have often been painful, involving stress and burnout. Exams have been a big pain ... <a title="Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/online-and-in-person-exams-both-have-problems-thats-now-clear-unis-have-a-window-of-opportunity-to-do-better-184320/" aria-label="Read more about Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne mararie/flickr, CC BY-SA If you were suddenly frozen in time, there are a few things (I’d imagine) you would rather not be caught doing. This is the unfortunate fate many believe to have befallen the “masturbating man” ... <a title="The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii ‘masturbating’ man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/the-explosive-history-of-the-2-000-year-old-pompeii-masturbating-man-180557/" aria-label="Read more about The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii ‘masturbating’ man">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Bray, Emeritus professor, University of Newcastle A few weeks before his election victory, Anthony Albanese made an important speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He talked of “socially inclusive growth – the kind of growth that is only possible with economic reform that ... <a title="What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/what-albanese-needs-to-build-a-new-industrial-relations-consensus-184633/" aria-label="Read more about What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amie O’Shea, Lecturer, Disability & Inclusion, Deakin University Rainbow Rights, Author provided They are a group often overlooked, described as “invisible”, or perhaps assumed not to exist at all. There is no reliable data that captures the number of LGBTQ+ Australians with intellectual disability. But in 2020, ... <a title="‘What matters is hope, freedom and saying who you are.’ What LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities want everyone to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/what-matters-is-hope-freedom-and-saying-who-you-are-what-lgbtq-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-want-everyone-to-know-184555/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What matters is hope, freedom and saying who you are.’ What LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities want everyone to know">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Kristin Merga, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Newcastle Shutterstock We know literacy is important. Unfortunately, many Australian students move through the years of schooling without achieving the literacy they need for essential daily activities. When we think about building literacy, we most likely ... <a title="Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher – but that’s not happening in most Australian schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/every-teacher-needs-to-be-a-literacy-teacher-but-thats-not-happening-in-most-australian-schools-184557/" aria-label="Read more about Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher – but that’s not happening in most Australian schools">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia Shutterstock For a long time, policy makers and legislators seeking to address the problem of domestic and family violence have sought higher penalties and tougher laws. But when it comes to finding practical solutions to this complex ... <a title="‘All these people with lived experience are not being heard’: what family violence survivors want policy makers to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/all-these-people-with-lived-experience-are-not-being-heard-what-family-violence-survivors-want-policy-makers-to-know-180872/" aria-label="Read more about ‘All these people with lived experience are not being heard’: what family violence survivors want policy makers to know">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodi Rowley, Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney A dead Peron’s tree frog (_Litoria peronii_) Ken Griffiths, Author provided Last winter, thousands of dead and dying frogs were found across Australia. Instead of hunkering down and out of sight, frogs were spotted during ... <a title="Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/australian-frogs-are-dying-en-masse-again-and-we-need-your-help-to-find-out-why-184255/" aria-label="Read more about Australian frogs are dying en masse again, and we need your help to find out why">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Millane, Senior Fellow, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne As every historian knows, the frame you use to analyse the past affects the stories you tell about that past. Time is foremost among those frames. Richard Flanagan wrote last month that the 2022 federal election ... <a title="Hawke’s special skill was levelling with the Australian people. It’s Albanese’s only option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/hawkes-special-skill-was-levelling-with-the-australian-people-its-albaneses-only-option-184305/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s special skill was levelling with the Australian people. It’s Albanese’s only option">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
June 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Shutterstock On May 30, Meta, Google and Twitter released their 2021 annual transparency reports, documenting their efforts to curb misinformation in Australia. Despite their name, however, the reports offer a narrow view of the companies’ strategies to ... <a title="‘Transparency reports’ from tech giants are vague on how they’re combating misinformation. It’s time for legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/transparency-reports-from-tech-giants-are-vague-on-how-theyre-combating-misinformation-its-time-for-legislation-184476/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Transparency reports’ from tech giants are vague on how they’re combating misinformation. It’s time for legislation">Read more</a>
