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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison is expected to warn against adopting a “deficit mindset” towards progress on Indigenous disadvantage, when on Wednesday he presents the twelfth “Closing the Gap” report, which shows disappointing results on key targets. The prime minister will give details ... <a title="‘Closing the Gap’ process will better involve Indigenous Australians: Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/closing-the-gap-process-will-better-involve-indigenous-australians-morrison-131570/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Closing the Gap’ process will better involve Indigenous Australians: Morrison">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Baohua Jia, Professor, Swinburne University of Technology Every age in the history of human civilisation has a signature material, from the Stone Age, to the Bronze and Iron Ages. We might even call today’s information-driven society the Silicon Age. Since the 1960s, silicon nanostructures, the building-blocks of ... <a title="Small world: atom-scale materials are the next tech frontier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/small-world-atom-scale-materials-are-the-next-tech-frontier-131147/" aria-label="Read more about Small world: atom-scale materials are the next tech frontier">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Menzies, Principal Research Fellow, Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith University The recent federal government response to the bushfire crisis and the “sports rorts” affair are symptomatic of a deeper political malaise – role confusion. Since the roles and responsibilities of the federal government have become untethered from ... <a title="States shine as federal government flounders this summer – now they should lead on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/states-shine-as-federal-government-flounders-this-summer-now-they-should-lead-on-climate-change-131302/" aria-label="Read more about States shine as federal government flounders this summer – now they should lead on climate change">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Capon, Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University The bushfires raging across Australia this summer have sharpened the focus on how climate change affects human health. This season bushfires have already claimed more than 30 human lives, and many people have grappled with smoke inhalation and ... <a title="222 scientists say cascading crises are the biggest threat to the well-being of future generations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/222-scientists-say-cascading-crises-are-the-biggest-threat-to-the-well-being-of-future-generations-131551/" aria-label="Read more about 222 scientists say cascading crises are the biggest threat to the well-being of future generations">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Morrison, Lecturer in Curriculum Studies, University of Tasmania Searching online has many educational benefits. For instance, one study found students who used advanced online search strategies also had higher grades at university. But spending more time online does not guarantee better online skills. Instead, a student’s ... <a title="Don’t ‘just Google it’: 3 ways students can get the most from searching online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/dont-just-google-it-3-ways-students-can-get-the-most-from-searching-online-116519/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t ‘just Google it’: 3 ways students can get the most from searching online">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amity James, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University More than half of Australians over the age of 55 are open to downsizing, according to a new report based on a survey of 2,400 households. The main barrier to moving to a smaller home ... <a title="Half of over-55s are open to downsizing – if only they could find homes that suit them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/half-of-over-55s-are-open-to-downsizing-if-only-they-could-find-homes-that-suit-them-130531/" aria-label="Read more about Half of over-55s are open to downsizing – if only they could find homes that suit them">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mingming Cheng, Senior Lecturer, School of Marketing, Curtin University Australia has joined New Zealand, the United States, Indonesia, India, Israel and other countries in deciding to refuse entry to all foreigners flying from or who have recently been in mainland China. These bans dramatically escalate the potential ... <a title="We depend so much more on Chinese travellers now. That makes the impact of this coronavirus novel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/we-depend-so-much-more-on-chinese-travellers-now-that-makes-the-impact-of-this-coronavirus-novel-130798/" aria-label="Read more about We depend so much more on Chinese travellers now. That makes the impact of this coronavirus novel">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Consider the moments you have fallen in love. If you unpick the threads, you will quickly find much of the falling occurred in the mind. Many artefacts that go towards creating intimacy are imagined. We ... <a title="Looking for love on a dating app? You might be falling for a ghost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/looking-for-love-on-a-dating-app-you-might-be-falling-for-a-ghost-128626/" aria-label="Read more about Looking for love on a dating app? You might be falling for a ghost">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As he battles to put containment lines around the damage the Nationals’ meltdown is causing his government, Scott Morrison has given his party room a pointed lecture about unity. He has also obtained a letter from Llew O’Brien in which ... <a title="Behave as a team, Morrison tells the troops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/behave-as-a-team-morrison-tells-the-troops-131143/" aria-label="Read more about Behave as a team, Morrison tells the troops">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Blackman, Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Tasmania This summer’s bushfires and heatwaves may have led you to wonder how climate change will shape our lives. But have you given any thought to how it might affect your pets? The issue of climate change and pet ... <a title="Duke the dog’s plane death shows how climate change complicates pet ownership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/duke-the-dogs-plane-death-shows-how-climate-change-complicates-pet-ownership-130601/" aria-label="Read more about Duke the dog’s plane death shows how climate change complicates pet ownership">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefanie Vaccher, Statistician/Epidemiologist, UNSW New regulations come into place this month that allow the sale of amyl nitrite, known as poppers, in Australian pharmacies. Amyl nitrite and the broader class of drugs it belongs to, alkyl nitrites, were previously illegal in Australia. But poppers were easy to ... <a title="Poppers can now be sold in pharmacies, but getting them might not be so easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/poppers-can-now-be-sold-in-pharmacies-but-getting-them-might-not-be-so-easy-131146/" aria-label="Read more about Poppers can now be sold in pharmacies, but getting them might not be so easy">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Galloway, Associate Professor of Law, Griffith University The High Court made an important decision today about whether it is possible for Aboriginal Australians to be deported from the country if they are not citizens. By a majority of 4:3, the court decided that Aboriginal Australians … ... <a title="High Court rules Indigenous people cannot be deported as aliens, but the fight for legal recognition remains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/high-court-rules-indigenous-people-cannot-be-deported-as-aliens-but-the-fight-for-legal-recognition-remains-131377/" aria-label="Read more about High Court rules Indigenous people cannot be deported as aliens, but the fight for legal recognition remains">Read more</a>
