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Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas M Wilson, Honorary Research Fellow in Literature and Environment, University of Western Australia Australia’s proposed changes to the citizenship test has raised questions about whether you can really evaluate someone’s “Australian values” via a set of exam questions. But here’s another question not even considered by ... <a title="Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/australias-natural-history-and-native-species-should-be-on-the-citizenship-test-106940/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test">Read more</a>

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We accidentally found a whole new genus of Australian daisies. You’ve probably seen them on your bushwalks

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Research Scientist, CSIRO When it comes to new botanical discoveries, one might imagine it’s done by trudging around a remote tropical rainforest. Certainly, that does still happen. But sometimes seemingly familiar plants close to home hold unexpected surprises. We recently discovered a new genus of ... <a title="We accidentally found a whole new genus of Australian daisies. You’ve probably seen them on your bushwalks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/we-accidentally-found-a-whole-new-genus-of-australian-daisies-youve-probably-seen-them-on-your-bushwalks-139754/" aria-label="Read more about We accidentally found a whole new genus of Australian daisies. You’ve probably seen them on your bushwalks">Read more</a>

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Is Malaysia heading for ‘BorneoExit’? Why some in East Malaysia are advocating for secession

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania Unity is a common theme every year on Malaysia Day, the holiday celebrated last week that marks the day Malaysia became a federation in 1963. That year, Britain agreed to relinquish control of most of its remaining colonies ... <a title="Is Malaysia heading for ‘BorneoExit’? Why some in East Malaysia are advocating for secession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/is-malaysia-heading-for-borneoexit-why-some-in-east-malaysia-are-advocating-for-secession-146208/" aria-label="Read more about Is Malaysia heading for ‘BorneoExit’? Why some in East Malaysia are advocating for secession">Read more</a>

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Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Whatman, Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, Auckland University of Technology A new deal to televise and live stream more secondary school sports in New Zealand has attracted significant attention and debate. First XV secondary school rugby in New Zealand has been televised for some time ... <a title="Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/televising-school-sport-could-put-too-much-focus-on-performance-a-price-too-high-for-young-athletes-145680/" aria-label="Read more about Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes">Read more</a>

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Frydenberg is setting his budget ambition dangerously low

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s announcement that he’ll prioritise reducing unemployment ahead of reducing government debt is welcome news. The government is required by the Charter of Budget Honesty to develop and publish a fiscal strategy to be used in each ... <a title="Frydenberg is setting his budget ambition dangerously low" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/frydenberg-is-setting-his-budget-ambition-dangerously-low-146855/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg is setting his budget ambition dangerously low">Read more</a>

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Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are killed

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra McEwan, Lecturer: Law, CQUniversity Australia It’s been more than four years since New South Wales greyhound racing was rocked by a special inquiry that found overwhelming evidence of systemic animal cruelty, including mass killings. Overbreeding and euthanasia of healthy dogs is still one of the industry’s ... <a title="Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/greyhound-pups-must-be-tracked-from-birth-to-death-so-we-know-how-many-are-killed-144868/" aria-label="Read more about Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are killed">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs. Google shouldn’t subsidise journalism, but the government could

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW You might have missed it – what with the biggest recession since the 1930s and a pandemic going on – but there may be big, and bad, changes happening to a media landscape near you. Right now the Australian government is ... <a title="Vital Signs. Google shouldn’t subsidise journalism, but the government could" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/vital-signs-google-shouldnt-subsidise-journalism-but-the-government-could-146746/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Google shouldn’t subsidise journalism, but the government could">Read more</a>

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As a second wave of COVID looms in the UK, Australia is watching closely

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University The United Kingdom has already been battered by COVID-19, with about 410,000 cases and more than 41,000 deaths. But after some respite over summer — and entreaties to “Eat Out to Help Out” to boost the ... <a title="As a second wave of COVID looms in the UK, Australia is watching closely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/as-a-second-wave-of-covid-looms-in-the-uk-australia-is-watching-closely-146744/" aria-label="Read more about As a second wave of COVID looms in the UK, Australia is watching closely">Read more</a>

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COVID-19 has offered us an unexpected opportunity to help more people quit smoking

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Pettigrew, Professorial fellow, George Institute for Global Health Smokers are worried. A respiratory disease is running rampant across the globe and people with unhealthy lifestyle habits appear to be especially vulnerable. We know smokers hospitalised with COVID-19 are more likely to become severely unwell and die ... <a title="COVID-19 has offered us an unexpected opportunity to help more people quit smoking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/covid-19-has-offered-us-an-unexpected-opportunity-to-help-more-people-quit-smoking-146747/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 has offered us an unexpected opportunity to help more people quit smoking">Read more</a>

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Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are slaughtered

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra McEwan, Lecturer: Law, CQUniversity Australia It’s been more than four years since New South Wales greyhound racing was rocked by a special inquiry that found overwhelming evidence of systemic animal cruelty, including mass killings. Overbreeding and euthanasia of healthy dogs is still one of the industry’s ... <a title="Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are slaughtered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/greyhound-pups-must-be-tracked-from-birth-to-death-so-we-know-how-many-are-slaughtered-144868/" aria-label="Read more about Greyhound pups must be tracked from birth to death, so we know how many are slaughtered">Read more</a>

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We looked at 35 years of rainfall and learnt how droughts start in the Murray-Darling Basin

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chiara Holgate, Hydrologist & PhD Candidate, Australian National University The extreme, recent drought has devastated many communities around the Murray-Darling Basin, but the processes driving drought are still not well understood. Our new study helps to change this. We threw a weather model into reverse and ran ... <a title="We looked at 35 years of rainfall and learnt how droughts start in the Murray-Darling Basin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/we-looked-at-35-years-of-rainfall-and-learnt-how-droughts-start-in-the-murray-darling-basin-145766/" aria-label="Read more about We looked at 35 years of rainfall and learnt how droughts start in the Murray-Darling Basin">Read more</a>

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Google and Facebook shouldn’t subsidise journalism, but the government could

September 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW You might have missed it – what with the biggest recession since the 1930s and a pandemic going on – but there may be big, and bad, changes happening to a media landscape near you. Right now the Australian government is ... <a title="Google and Facebook shouldn’t subsidise journalism, but the government could" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/google-and-facebook-shouldnt-subsidise-journalism-but-the-government-could-146746/" aria-label="Read more about Google and Facebook shouldn’t subsidise journalism, but the government could">Read more</a>