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January 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Last year there was substantial hand-wringing over Australia’s declining results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. Ideas for how to reverse this decline were coming from far and wide, thick and fast. Federal ... <a title="Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to ‘back-to-basics’ instruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/30/kids-learn-best-when-you-add-a-problem-solving-boost-to-back-to-basics-instruction-129008/" aria-label="Read more about Kids learn best when you add a problem-solving boost to ‘back-to-basics’ instruction">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW Bushfires have killed 33 people and destroyed nearly 3,000 houses across Australia so far this fire season. Canberra is under threat right now. It isn’t only houses. Significant commercial buildings have been destroyed, among them Kangaroo Island’s iconic Southern Ocean ... <a title="Building standards give us false hope. There’s no such thing as a fireproof house" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/30/building-standards-give-us-false-hope-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-fireproof-house-130165/" aria-label="Read more about Building standards give us false hope. There’s no such thing as a fireproof house">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Duncan Cook, Senior Lecturer in Geography, Australian Catholic University Disastrous fires, ongoing drought, and heat extremes have refocused Australians’ attention on the human contribution to climate change. For decades experts have known (and warned) of the consequences for Australia, but for many, there is a realisation ... <a title="How the term ‘Anthropocene’ jumped from geoscience to hashtags – before most of us knew what it meant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/30/how-the-term-anthropocene-jumped-from-geoscience-to-hashtags-before-most-of-us-knew-what-it-meant-130130/" aria-label="Read more about How the term ‘Anthropocene’ jumped from geoscience to hashtags – before most of us knew what it meant">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the suspense over Bridget McKenzie’s future continues, Scott Morrison on Wednesday argued that in allocating public money, it’s politicians rather than officials who understand the community. Previously, Morrison has highlighted that all the grants then sports minister McKenzie decided ... <a title="View from The Hill: Politicians not bureaucrats are the ones in touch, Morrison claims in sports affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/view-from-the-hill-politicians-not-bureaucrats-are-the-ones-in-touch-morrison-claims-in-sports-affair-130795/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Politicians not bureaucrats are the ones in touch, Morrison claims in sports affair">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Professor and Chair in the Economics of Disasters, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington One way to count the cost of the Wuhan coronavirus is by how many people catch it, and then how many die. Another is the direct financial costs of public health ... <a title="Fear spreads easily. That’s what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/fear-spreads-easily-thats-what-gives-the-wuhan-coronavirus-economic-impact-130780/" aria-label="Read more about Fear spreads easily. That’s what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland High-profile author Philip Pullman tweeted on Sunday about the new 50 pence English coin due for release by the Royal Mint on Friday, January 31. “The ‘Brexit’ 50p coin is missing an Oxford comma, and should be boycotted by ... <a title="Comma again? Philip Pullman’s Oxford comma rage doesn’t go far enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/comma-again-philip-pullmans-oxford-comma-rage-doesnt-go-far-enough-130699/" aria-label="Read more about Comma again? Philip Pullman’s Oxford comma rage doesn’t go far enough">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Chronic constipation is incredibly common. Around one in four people worldwide report symptoms, while in Australia and New Zealand, it’s around one in seven. Lots of things can trigger constipation: being out of your usual routine (think ... <a title="Had constipation? Here are 4 things to help treat it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/had-constipation-here-are-4-things-to-help-treat-it-123364/" aria-label="Read more about Had constipation? Here are 4 things to help treat it">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland There is growing evidence that Earth’s systems are heading towards climate “tipping points” beyond which change becomes abrupt and unstoppable. But another tipping point is already being crossed – humanity’s capacity to adapt to a warmer world. ... <a title="Humans are good at thinking their way out of problems – but climate change is outfoxing us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/humans-are-good-at-thinking-their-way-out-of-problems-but-climate-change-is-outfoxing-us-129987/" aria-label="Read more about Humans are good at thinking their way out of problems – but climate change is outfoxing us">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will use his first major 2020 speech to press his plan for more federal government power to intervene directly when there are natural disasters, including by deploying the defence force without requests from the states. In his speech ... <a title="Scott Morrison’s ‘resilience’ speech overshadowed as McKenzie crisis deepens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/scott-morrisons-resilience-speech-overshadowed-as-mckenzie-crisis-deepens-130700/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison’s ‘resilience’ speech overshadowed as McKenzie crisis deepens">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernardo Figueiredo, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University Seniors may not enjoy the stereotype of struggling with technology, but undeniably many older people do have difficulty mastering their devices. A 2016-17 Deloitte survey of Australian consumers found 78% of seniors aged 65-75 owned a smartphone, as well ... <a title="Seniors struggle with technology, and often their kids won’t help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/seniors-struggle-with-technology-and-often-their-kids-wont-help-130464/" aria-label="Read more about Seniors struggle with technology, and often their kids won’t help">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney While political parties in both Australia and Britain have recently moved towards leadership contests that give more say to ordinary party members, nothing matches the democratic scale of the American process ... <a title="The US presidential primaries are arcane, complex and unrepresentative. So why do Americans still vote this way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/the-us-presidential-primaries-are-arcane-complex-and-unrepresentative-so-why-do-americans-still-vote-this-way-129759/" aria-label="Read more about The US presidential primaries are arcane, complex and unrepresentative. So why do Americans still vote this way?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Many providers of early childhood education and care are charging above the cap for government subsidies and parents are being forced to meet the additional costs. This is according to recently released data. This has been the situation ... <a title="Not all Australian parents can access quality childcare and preschool – they can’t just ‘shop around’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/29/not-all-australian-parents-can-access-quality-childcare-and-preschool-they-cant-just-shop-around-130369/" aria-label="Read more about Not all Australian parents can access quality childcare and preschool – they can’t just ‘shop around’">Read more</a>
