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‘It’s almost like a second home’: why students want schools to do more about mental health

May 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Grové, Fulbright Scholar and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University Shutterstock Psychological distress is on the rise among young people in Australia. The implications of COVID-19 and the strain on the training and availability of psychologists are likely to add to ... <a title="‘It’s almost like a second home’: why students want schools to do more about mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/24/its-almost-like-a-second-home-why-students-want-schools-to-do-more-about-mental-health-179644/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s almost like a second home’: why students want schools to do more about mental health">Read more</a>

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Ancient Rome didn’t have specific domestic violence legislation – but the laws they had give us a window into a world of abuse

May 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor Cowan, Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Sydney Francesco Solimena, Death of Messalina (about 1704/1712) The Getty Readers are advised this story includes depictions of domestic violence and violence against women. Domestic violence was endemic in the Roman world. Rome was a slave-owning, patriarchal, militarised culture ... <a title="Ancient Rome didn’t have specific domestic violence legislation – but the laws they had give us a window into a world of abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/24/ancient-rome-didnt-have-specific-domestic-violence-legislation-but-the-laws-they-had-give-us-a-window-into-a-world-of-abuse-179460/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient Rome didn’t have specific domestic violence legislation – but the laws they had give us a window into a world of abuse">Read more</a>

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Why Labor is likely to win a House of Representatives majority despite a 33% primary vote

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Lukas Coch With 73% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is calling 73 of the 151 House of Representatives seats for Labor, 54 for the Coalition, 15 Others and nine in doubt. Labor is ... <a title="Why Labor is likely to win a House of Representatives majority despite a 33% primary vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/why-labor-is-likely-to-win-a-house-of-representatives-majority-despite-a-33-primary-vote-183601/" aria-label="Read more about Why Labor is likely to win a House of Representatives majority despite a 33% primary vote">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Government exits amid shredding snowstorm, Labor ministers make staged entry

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The transition from one government to another involves a democratic miracle and a physical mess. In parliament house’s ministerial wing on Monday, shredding machines were working flat out, fragments of their massive output leaving a light snowstorm on the blue ... <a title="View from The Hill: Government exits amid shredding snowstorm, Labor ministers make staged entry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/view-from-the-hill-government-exits-amid-shredding-snowstorm-labor-ministers-make-staged-entry-183653/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Government exits amid shredding snowstorm, Labor ministers make staged entry">Read more</a>

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We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can’t give up on them yet

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Gilbert’s potoroo, a marsupial that may be extinct in 20 years. Shutterstock It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong – we have identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, ... <a title="We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can’t give up on them yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/we-identified-the-63-animals-most-likely-to-go-extinct-by-2041-we-cant-give-up-on-them-yet-182155/" aria-label="Read more about We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can’t give up on them yet">Read more</a>

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How well does the new Australian Curriculum prepare young people for climate change?

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Beasy, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Tasmania You’d be forgiven for not having heard about the long-awaited new Australian Curriculum, which was released with little fanfare in the midst of the election campaign. But this update to the national curriculum (9.0), for foundation to ... <a title="How well does the new Australian Curriculum prepare young people for climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/how-well-does-the-new-australian-curriculum-prepare-young-people-for-climate-change-183356/" aria-label="Read more about How well does the new Australian Curriculum prepare young people for climate change?">Read more</a>

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Cases are high and winter is coming. We need to stop ignoring COVID

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Baxter, Professor and Head of Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, The University of Melbourne In a poll conducted by the Guardian in August of 2021 about the number of deaths Australians would be willing to accept as restrictions eased, only 3% of respondents felt ... <a title="Cases are high and winter is coming. We need to stop ignoring COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/cases-are-high-and-winter-is-coming-we-need-to-stop-ignoring-covid-183218/" aria-label="Read more about Cases are high and winter is coming. We need to stop ignoring COVID">Read more</a>

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The election showed Australia’s huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock As the polls closed on Saturday night, most election commentary focused on the dispiriting campaign where both major parties avoided any substantial division on policy issues and instead focused on negatively framing the opposing leader. Even ... <a title="The election showed Australia’s huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/the-election-showed-australias-huge-appetite-for-stronger-climate-action-what-levers-can-the-new-government-pull-183548/" aria-label="Read more about The election showed Australia’s huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?">Read more</a>

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Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars? No, but that’s no reason to stop looking

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS For the past ten years, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been trundling around the surface of Mars, taking photos in its quest to understand the history and geology of the red planet and perhaps even find signs of ... <a title="Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars? No, but that’s no reason to stop looking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/did-nasa-find-a-mysterious-doorway-on-mars-no-but-thats-no-reason-to-stop-looking-183446/" aria-label="Read more about Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars? No, but that’s no reason to stop looking">Read more</a>

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Legalise Cannabis Australia did well at the ballot box – but reform is most likely to come from a cautious approach

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer, RMIT University Shutterstock One of the surprising results from the federal election was a record vote for Legalise Cannabis Australia, a minor party previously known as the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) party. The party received 2-7% of the Senate vote in most ... <a title="Legalise Cannabis Australia did well at the ballot box – but reform is most likely to come from a cautious approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/legalise-cannabis-australia-did-well-at-the-ballot-box-but-reform-is-most-likely-to-come-from-a-cautious-approach-183612/" aria-label="Read more about Legalise Cannabis Australia did well at the ballot box – but reform is most likely to come from a cautious approach">Read more</a>

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‘Mutual respect and genuine partnership’: how a Labor government could revamp our relationship with Indonesia

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University During the election campaign, Anthony Albanese singled out Indonesia as a key regional partner. The new prime minister made a point of declaring he intended his first overseas visit as head of ... <a title="‘Mutual respect and genuine partnership’: how a Labor government could revamp our relationship with Indonesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/mutual-respect-and-genuine-partnership-how-a-labor-government-could-revamp-our-relationship-with-indonesia-183116/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mutual respect and genuine partnership’: how a Labor government could revamp our relationship with Indonesia">Read more</a>

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Alcohol marketing has crossed borders and entered the metaverse – how do we regulate the new digital risk?

May 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Casswell, Professor of public health policy, Massey University Getty Images The World Health Organization’s newly released report on regulating cross-border alcohol marketing raises the alarm for countries like Australia and New Zealand, given their light touch towards alcohol advertising. Alcohol is widely consumed in Australasia but ... <a title="Alcohol marketing has crossed borders and entered the metaverse – how do we regulate the new digital risk?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/alcohol-marketing-has-crossed-borders-and-entered-the-metaverse-how-do-we-regulate-the-new-digital-risk-183334/" aria-label="Read more about Alcohol marketing has crossed borders and entered the metaverse – how do we regulate the new digital risk?">Read more</a>