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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyla Johnstone, PhD candidate, University of Sydney Rodents such as house mice (Mus musculus) aren’t just pests at home, they can cause serious damage to native ecosystems. Lord Howe Island, for example, harboured up to 150,000 introduced rats and 210,000 introduced mice that wrought havoc on the ... <a title="Shy rodents may be better at surviving eradications, but do they pass those traits to their offspring?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/shy-rodents-may-be-better-at-surviving-eradications-but-do-they-pass-those-traits-to-their-offspring-146924/" aria-label="Read more about Shy rodents may be better at surviving eradications, but do they pass those traits to their offspring?">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ellerton, Senior Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question ... <a title="Climate explained: why do humans instinctively reject evidence contrary to their beliefs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/climate-explained-why-do-humans-instinctively-reject-evidence-contrary-to-their-beliefs-149436/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: why do humans instinctively reject evidence contrary to their beliefs?">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Genetic engineering has already cemented itself as an invaluable tool for studying gene functions in organisms. Our new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, now demonstrates how gene editing can be used to pinpoint ... <a title="Gene editing is revealing how corals respond to warming waters. It could transform how we manage our reefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/gene-editing-is-revealing-how-corals-respond-to-warming-waters-it-could-transform-how-we-manage-our-reefs-143444/" aria-label="Read more about Gene editing is revealing how corals respond to warming waters. It could transform how we manage our reefs">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition resources spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon has quit the frontbench, accusing Labor of talking too much about issues like climate change and not enough about the needs of its traditional base. Fitzgibbon told a news conference Labor should wait for Prime ... <a title="Joel Fitzgibbon quits Labor frontbench but not his fight over the party’s climate policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/joel-fitzgibbon-quits-labor-frontbench-but-not-his-fight-over-the-partys-climate-policy-149825/" aria-label="Read more about Joel Fitzgibbon quits Labor frontbench but not his fight over the party’s climate policy">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition resources spokesman Joel Fitzgibbon has quit the frontbench, accusing Labor of talking too much about issues like climate change and not enough about the needs of its traditional base. Fitzgibbon told a news conference Labor should wait for Prime ... <a title="Joel Fitzgibbon quits Labor frontbench but not his fight over the party’s climate polcy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/joel-fitzgibbon-quits-labor-frontbench-but-not-his-fight-over-the-partys-climate-polcy-149825/" aria-label="Read more about Joel Fitzgibbon quits Labor frontbench but not his fight over the party’s climate polcy">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alwyn Louw, Vice Chancellor, Torrens University Australia The importance of higher education for the growth and development of society is generally accepted. But openness and access to education for all is essential to maximise its benefits. Leaders in higher education must be ready to examine what it ... <a title="Open access to higher education is about much more than axing ATARs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/open-access-to-higher-education-is-about-much-more-than-axing-atars-147447/" aria-label="Read more about Open access to higher education is about much more than axing ATARs">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evita March, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia When US President-Elect Joe Biden and Deputy Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris gave their victory speeches on Saturday evening, local time, the tally of Electoral College votes showed they had decisively passed the crucial 270-vote threshold, delivering them to ... <a title="Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/why-cant-some-people-admit-defeat-when-they-lose-149740/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t some people admit defeat when they lose?">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merryn McKinnon, Senior lecturer, Australian National University Marie Curie is one of the most recognised scientists of the last 200 years. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize – let alone two – and the first to win in two different fields (physics in ... <a title="Radioactive: new Marie Curie biopic inspires, but resonates uneasily for women in science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/radioactive-new-marie-curie-biopic-inspires-but-resonates-uneasily-for-women-in-science-148986/" aria-label="Read more about Radioactive: new Marie Curie biopic inspires, but resonates uneasily for women in science">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University COVID has led to children spending more time on screens using social networks, communication apps, chat rooms and online gaming. While this has undoubtedly allowed them to keep in touch with friends, or connect with new ones, during ... <a title="Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/young-people-are-exposed-to-more-hate-online-during-covid-and-it-risks-their-health-148107/" aria-label="Read more about Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Malos, Project Manager, climate and energy policy, ClimateWorks Australia Yesterday, Zali Steggall, the independent member for Warringah, introduced her long-awaited climate change bill to the Australian parliament. Much of the debate around the bill centres on what needs to be done for Australia to reach net ... <a title="Zali Steggall’s new climate change bill comes just as economic sectors step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/zali-steggalls-new-climate-change-bill-comes-just-as-economic-sectors-step-up-149728/" aria-label="Read more about Zali Steggall’s new climate change bill comes just as economic sectors step up">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The international student crisis is causing a population shock that is only going to get worse, a new report by the Mitchell Institute has found. The education policy think tank estimates over 300,000 fewer international students — half the ... <a title="COVID to halve international student numbers in Australia by mid-2021 – it’s not just unis that will feel their loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/covid-to-halve-international-student-numbers-in-australia-by-mid-2021-its-not-just-unis-that-will-feel-their-loss-148997/" aria-label="Read more about COVID to halve international student numbers in Australia by mid-2021 – it’s not just unis that will feel their loss">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute The government has targeted its JobMaker Hiring Credit too narrowly. The scheme to go before the Senate this week will give employers who take on someone aged 16 to 29 years who has been on JobSeeker or a related ... <a title="JobMaker is nowhere near bold enough. Here are four ways to expand it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/jobmaker-is-nowhere-near-bold-enough-here-are-four-ways-to-expand-it-148980/" aria-label="Read more about JobMaker is nowhere near bold enough. Here are four ways to expand it">Read more</a>
