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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilde Tubex, Future Fellow, Crime Research Centre, University of Western Australia The latest release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Prisoners in Australia data provides a surprising change: for the first time in seven years, the national imprisonment rate has not increased. In fact, it has decreased ... <a title="Prisoner numbers in Australia have decreased, but we’re not really sure why yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/prisoner-numbers-in-australia-have-decreased-but-were-not-really-sure-why-yet-129696/" aria-label="Read more about Prisoner numbers in Australia have decreased, but we’re not really sure why yet">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan McCay, Law Teacher, University of Sydney How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behaviour from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data ... <a title="Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/cousin-took-a-dna-test-courts-could-use-it-to-argue-you-are-more-likely-to-commit-crimes-129976/" aria-label="Read more about Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Briony Murphy, Research fellow, Monash University Suicide among nursing home residents is a major concern. Between 2000 and 2013, around 140 Australian nursing home residents took their own lives. This issue has been hidden for too long, and met with minimal efforts targeted at prevention. We consulted ... <a title="Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible. Here are 3 things we can do to make a start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/preventing-suicide-in-nursing-homes-is-possible-here-are-3-things-we-can-do-to-make-a-start-128212/" aria-label="Read more about Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible. Here are 3 things we can do to make a start">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University That a billion animals may die as a result of this summer’s fires has horrified the world. For many conservation biologists and managers, however, the unprecedented extent and ferocity of the fires has incinerated much more ... <a title="Conservation scientists are grieving after the bushfires — but we must not give up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/conservation-scientists-are-grieving-after-the-bushfires-but-we-must-not-give-up-130195/" aria-label="Read more about Conservation scientists are grieving after the bushfires — but we must not give up">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Jacobs, Lecturer in Arts Education, Western Sydney University School will start on a somewhat sombre note this year. Some schools will still be shrouded in smog from the bushfires. Some students will be grieving the loss of property, animals or even family and friends. Some remain ... <a title="A familiar place among the chaos: how schools can help students cope after the bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/a-familiar-place-among-the-chaos-how-schools-can-help-students-cope-after-the-bushfires-129904/" aria-label="Read more about A familiar place among the chaos: how schools can help students cope after the bushfires">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Day, Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology We are entering a new world where skyscrapers and other huge buildings are becoming redundant and need significant overhaul or replacement. The process is called unbuilding or, if you’re a bit highfalutin, deconstruction. These so-called ... <a title="Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/unbuilding-cities-as-high-rises-reach-their-use-by-date-129002/" aria-label="Read more about Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Since his inauguration on January 20, 2017, US President Donald Trump has tweeted the words “Witch Hunt” (always with or in capitals) 337 times, or roughly once every three days in his ... <a title="You think this is a witch hunt, Mr President? That’s an insult to the women who suffered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/you-think-this-is-a-witch-hunt-mr-president-thats-an-insult-to-the-women-who-suffered-129775/" aria-label="Read more about You think this is a witch hunt, Mr President? That’s an insult to the women who suffered">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s Monday salvo against the NSW environment minister, Matt Kean, one of the Liberal progressives on climate change, was gratuitous and inept. Quizzed about Kean’s claim that there’s pressure from senior Liberals for strong climate policies, Morrison let fly ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison should control that temper in Liberal climate debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/view-from-the-hill-morrison-should-control-that-temper-in-liberal-climate-debate-130227/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison should control that temper in Liberal climate debate">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Turbill, Senior Lecturer in Animal Ecology, Western Sydney University We already know how deadly this summer’s fires have been for mammals, birds, and reptiles across Australia. But beyond this bushfire season, many of those same species – including our bats, which make up around a quarter ... <a title="Australia’s threatened bats need protection from a silent killer: white-nose syndrome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/australias-threatened-bats-need-protection-from-a-silent-killer-white-nose-syndrome-129186/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s threatened bats need protection from a silent killer: white-nose syndrome">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Review: Bran Nue Dae, by Jimmy Chi and Knuckles and directed by Andrew Ross for Sydney Festival Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. It is exciting to see such a range ... <a title="Bran Nue Dae review: exceptional singing and music obscure the political heart of this classic Australian musical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/bran-nue-dae-review-exceptional-singing-and-music-obscure-the-political-heart-of-this-classic-australian-musical-129793/" aria-label="Read more about Bran Nue Dae review: exceptional singing and music obscure the political heart of this classic Australian musical">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia Most of our laws are dense, obscure and effectively unintelligible for most people (even some lawyers). In a country where, every year, 25% of the population face serious legal issues yet often cannot afford to protect their ... <a title="CSIRO wants our laws turned into computer code. Here’s why that’s a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/csiro-wants-our-laws-turned-into-computer-code-heres-why-thats-a-bad-idea-130131/" aria-label="Read more about CSIRO wants our laws turned into computer code. Here’s why that’s a bad idea">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Norris, Professor, School of Science, Western Sydney University One of Australia’s top telescopes will receive an A$2.6 million upgrade to help extend its three-decade record of improving our understanding of the Universe. The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), near Narrabri in NSW, has been one of ... <a title="A brain transplant for one of Australia’s top telescopes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/20/a-brain-transplant-for-one-of-australias-top-telescopes-129138/" aria-label="Read more about A brain transplant for one of Australia’s top telescopes">Read more</a>
