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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhmani Khorana, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University In the past five years, the number of overseas-born migrants from India grew more than any other group in Australia, increasing from 449,000 to 721,000. Indian residents leapfrogged New Zealand-born and China-born migrants in the 2020 government figures to ... <a title="It’s not surprising Indian-Australians feel singled out. They have long been subjected to racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/its-not-surprising-indian-australians-feel-singled-out-they-have-long-been-subjected-to-racism-160179/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not surprising Indian-Australians feel singled out. They have long been subjected to racism">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Moss, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University A doomsday scenario of an end to human sperm production has been back in the news recently, now with the added threat of shrinking penises. Professor Shanna Swan, a US epidemiologist who studies environmental influences ... <a title="Are chemicals shrinking your penis and depleting your sperm? Here’s what the evidence really says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/are-chemicals-shrinking-your-penis-and-depleting-your-sperm-heres-what-the-evidence-really-says-160007/" aria-label="Read more about Are chemicals shrinking your penis and depleting your sperm? Here’s what the evidence really says">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Wildlife scientist, Macquarie University Do whales fart and sneeze? — Guy, age 8, Sydney I’ve waited a long time for a question like this! I usually talk about whale snot for my research (yes, whales have snot), and I’m so excited to look into this, ... <a title="Curious kids: do whales fart and sneeze?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/curious-kids-do-whales-fart-and-sneeze-159636/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: do whales fart and sneeze?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Gore, Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle In his speech to The Age Schools Summit in Melbourne last week, federal Education Minister Alan Tudge talked about his recently launched review of initial teacher education. He said quality teaching was ... <a title="Yes, quality teaching improves student outcomes. But that means all teachers need support – not just those in training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/yes-quality-teaching-improves-student-outcomes-but-that-means-all-teachers-need-support-not-just-those-in-training-160101/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, quality teaching improves student outcomes. But that means all teachers need support – not just those in training">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne Outdoor dining on former parking spaces – generally known as parklets – has proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reduced demand for parking coincided with increased demand for outdoor space – but when the pandemic subsides, ... <a title="What next for parklets? It doesn’t have to be a permanent switch back to parking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/what-next-for-parklets-it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-permanent-switch-back-to-parking-159534/" aria-label="Read more about What next for parklets? It doesn’t have to be a permanent switch back to parking">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne More than 50 years ago, George Miller, president of the American Psychological Association, urged his colleagues “to give psychology away”. No, cynical reader, he was not instructing his followers to abandon the field. Rather he hoped raising the ... <a title="The rise of pop-psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/the-rise-of-pop-psychology-can-it-make-your-life-better-or-is-it-all-snake-oil-158709/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of pop-psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute The federal government is pitching its 2021 budget as “women-friendly”. Yesterday it announced a key feature of that – more money to make child care cheaper and boost women’s workforce participation. The Coalition’s policy will increase spending on the child-care ... <a title="The Coalition’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/the-coalitions-child-care-subsidy-plan-how-it-works-and-what-it-means-for-families-and-the-economy-160173/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The official medical advice to the Morrison government recommending “pausing” Australian arrivals from India also contained a blunt warning that those stranded risk serious illness and even death. Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly’s advice said: “It is important in any ... <a title="Official medical advice warned of health risks Australians stranded in India face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/official-medical-advice-warned-of-health-risks-australians-stranded-in-india-face-160215/" aria-label="Read more about Official medical advice warned of health risks Australians stranded in India face">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Callum Shakespeare, Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University Last week might have been the first time you ever heard of “internal waves” — the phenomenon suspected of causing the tragic sinking of the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala the previous week, resulting in the ... <a title="What are ‘internal waves’ that possibly sank the Indonesian sub? If you’ve ever suffered plane turbulence, you’ve been inside one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/what-are-internal-waves-that-possibly-sank-the-indonesian-sub-if-youve-ever-suffered-plane-turbulence-youve-been-inside-one-160172/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘internal waves’ that possibly sank the Indonesian sub? If you’ve ever suffered plane turbulence, you’ve been inside one">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute The federal government is pitching its 2021 budget as “women-friendly”. Yesterday it announced a key feature of that – more money to make child care cheaper and boost women’s workforce participation. The Coalition’s policy will increase spending on the child-care ... <a title="The LNP’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/the-lnps-child-care-subsidy-plan-how-it-works-and-what-it-means-for-families-and-the-economy-160173/" aria-label="Read more about The LNP’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel J Cass, Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School; Energy policy & regulatory lead at the Australia Institute, University of Sydney Australian governments are busy designing the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to ensure electricity supplies remain affordable and reliable, governments ... <a title="Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/paying-australias-coal-fired-power-stations-to-stay-open-longer-is-bad-for-consumers-and-the-planet-160083/" aria-label="Read more about Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelika Poulsen, PhD candidate, Queensland University of Technology Intimate partner violence is indisputably a crisis in Australia. State and federal governments have invested heavily in family violence prevention. However, one area of violence prevention has until now been overlooked. A growing body of research has found a ... <a title="Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/03/evidence-shows-children-who-are-smacked-are-more-likely-to-be-involved-in-partner-violence-in-adulthood-159632/" aria-label="Read more about Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood">Read more</a>
