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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock After the long COVID-induced lockdowns of 2021, I’m more excited than usual for a joyous gathering at Christmas, where four generations of our family will sit around our much-used dining table for dinner. The table is large, ... <a title="Get to know blackwood better: a magnificent timber and a tough, towering wattle that can survive landslides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/get-to-know-blackwood-better-a-magnificent-timber-and-a-tough-towering-wattle-that-can-survive-landslides-172401/" aria-label="Read more about Get to know blackwood better: a magnificent timber and a tough, towering wattle that can survive landslides">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susie Emery, Lecturer, University of South Australia Florence brings together lovely art and music and simple but meaningful puzzles. Annapurna Interactive/Mountains Studio This year’s Digital Australia report found, as a country, Australians spent more time playing digital games than watching free-to-air TV during the 2020 and 2021 ... <a title="5 of the best home-grown games to play this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/21/5-of-the-best-home-grown-games-to-play-this-summer-173147/" aria-label="Read more about 5 of the best home-grown games to play this summer">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Phillip Glickman/Unsplash The festive season reinforces something parents and carers already know – many children today have a lot of toys. In the United States, children receive more than US$6,500 (A$9,073) worth of toys between the ages ... <a title="Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/why-kids-should-not-have-lots-of-toys-and-what-to-do-if-yours-have-too-many-172611/" aria-label="Read more about Why kids should not have lots of toys (and what to do if yours have too many)">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Shutterstock/The Conversation “Kondo-ing” (de-cluttering) has become all the rage. But languages are hoarders that hang onto every used bit of clothing, threadbare cushion or musty old piece of luggage. You never know, these might be useful one day. Christmas is ... <a title="Kris Kringles and yuletide jingles: unboxing the wonders of Christmas lingo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/kris-kringles-and-yuletide-jingles-unboxing-the-wonders-of-christmas-lingo-171114/" aria-label="Read more about Kris Kringles and yuletide jingles: unboxing the wonders of Christmas lingo">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, Lecturer – Injury Prevention, UNSW Shutterstock Christmas is coming – meaning Australians are about to enter our most dangerous time of year for fatal drownings. The eight days from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day are the deadliest period for drowning, with 201 lives lost ... <a title="The 8 deadly days of Christmas: how to stay safe from drowning in Australia this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/the-8-deadly-days-of-christmas-how-to-stay-safe-from-drowning-in-australia-this-summer-167440/" aria-label="Read more about The 8 deadly days of Christmas: how to stay safe from drowning in Australia this summer">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Osth, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The holidays are coming and chaos is upon us. You may be navigating crowded parking lots in the heat, shuffling from one holiday party to the next, not to mention trying to avoid recently arrived relatives. Amid this ... <a title="What day is it? How holidays warp our sense of time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/what-day-is-it-how-holidays-warp-our-sense-of-time-172502/" aria-label="Read more about What day is it? How holidays warp our sense of time">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Rachel Whittlesea, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University Shutterstock As international air travel rebounds after COVID-19 restrictions, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation are expected to rise dramatically – and with it, scrutiny of the industry’s environmental credentials. Aviation emissions have almost doubled since 2000 and in 2018 ... <a title="Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/blue-sky-thinking-net-zero-aviation-is-more-than-a-flight-of-fantasy-171940/" aria-label="Read more about Blue-sky thinking: net-zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carissa Klein, Associate professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Summer in Australia is synonymous with seafood, from fish and chips at the beach to prawns on the barbie. But how do we know if the seafood is sustainable – that is, harvested from healthy stocks with minimal ... <a title="Buy Australian oysters and farmed barramundi: 5 tips to make your feast of summer seafood sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/buy-australian-oysters-and-farmed-barramundi-5-tips-to-make-your-feast-of-summer-seafood-sustainable-172954/" aria-label="Read more about Buy Australian oysters and farmed barramundi: 5 tips to make your feast of summer seafood sustainable">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gil Davis, Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program, Australian Catholic University Photograph: Gil Davis, Author provided This article is part of a series explaining how readers can learn the skills to take part in activities that academics love doing as part of their work. A few ... <a title="Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/volunteer-on-a-dig-for-the-thrill-of-digging-up-the-past-youll-also-learn-to-hate-buckets-171214/" aria-label="Read more about Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has claimed it has delivered on its commitment to co-design an Indigenous Voice, but the parliamentary term will end without any such Voice being legislated or in place. This is despite the Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken ... <a title="There’ll be a lot more talk before we hear the Indigenous Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/18/therell-be-a-lot-more-talk-before-we-hear-the-indigenous-voice-173993/" aria-label="Read more about There’ll be a lot more talk before we hear the Indigenous Voice">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Lukas Coch/AAP Thursday’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook reminds us of some uncomfortable truths. In the short term, MYEFO forecasts the economy bouncing back, with deficits shrinking, unemployment falling, and growth rebounding. But that will largely play out in the next ... <a title="Vital Signs. No return to austerity as Team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/17/vital-signs-no-return-to-austerity-as-team-frydenberg-prevails-over-the-budget-hawks-173902/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. No return to austerity as Team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In her last podcast for the year, Michelle Grattan speaks with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg about the mid-year budget update, his optimism about the economy, and the election. Although Scott Morrison has the option of a March poll, Frydenberg says he ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg ‘thinking about the budget’ over Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-josh-frydenberg-thinking-about-the-budget-over-christmas-173994/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg ‘thinking about the budget’ over Christmas">Read more</a>
