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January 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Where 2019 was a disappointing year for meteor showers, with two of the big three (the Quadrantids, Perseids and Geminids) lost mainly to moonlight, 2020 promises to be much better. The year starts with a bang with the Quadrantids ... <a title="Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/03/look-up-your-guide-to-some-of-the-best-meteor-showers-for-2020-125936/" aria-label="Read more about Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2020">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Baker, Lecturer in Big History, Macquarie University What will happen in the 2020s? If history is any guide (and there’s good reason to think it is), the outlook isn’t great. Here are some big-picture predictions: stagnant real wages, faltering standard of living for the lower and ... <a title="History repeats itself. That’s bad news for the 2020s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/03/history-repeats-itself-thats-bad-news-for-the-2020s-127116/" aria-label="Read more about History repeats itself. That’s bad news for the 2020s">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Maynard, Director/Chair of Aboriginal History – The Wollotuka Institute, University of Newcastle When one reads the Uluru Statement of the Heart – and its call for a Voice to Parliament – it is important to recognise this is not a new fight. In fact, Aboriginal people ... <a title="The Voice to Parliament isn’t a new idea – Indigenous activists called for it nearly a century ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/03/the-voice-to-parliament-isnt-a-new-idea-indigenous-activists-called-for-it-nearly-a-century-ago-122272/" aria-label="Read more about The Voice to Parliament isn’t a new idea – Indigenous activists called for it nearly a century ago">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Sweet, Professor, Chair in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery Deakin University and Western Health Partnership, Deakin University The summer months are upon us and with them we’re getting the usual food safety reminders. Be careful handling raw meat when preparing for your backyard barbecue, refrigerate ... <a title="Expressing breast milk this summer? Storing it safely will protect your baby’s health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/03/expressing-breast-milk-this-summer-storing-it-safely-will-protect-your-babys-health-125819/" aria-label="Read more about Expressing breast milk this summer? Storing it safely will protect your baby’s health">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Sheppard-Simms, PhD Candidate, School of Technology, Environments and Design, University of Tasmania In Australia, interment in a cemetery or a churchyard has been the most common choices for in-ground burial. Over the past 20 years, though, burial has become a less accessible and more costly option ... <a title="Ashes to ashes, dust to … compost? An eco-friendly burial in just 4 weeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/03/ashes-to-ashes-dust-to-compost-an-eco-friendly-burial-in-just-4-weeks-127794/" aria-label="Read more about Ashes to ashes, dust to … compost? An eco-friendly burial in just 4 weeks">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hassan, Professor, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne A survey this year revealed that Australians, on average, spend 10.2 hours a day with interactive digital technologies. And this figure goes up every year. This is time we don’t get back. And our analogue lives, ... <a title="A month at sea with no technology taught me how to steal my life back from my phone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/a-month-at-sea-with-no-technology-taught-me-how-to-steal-my-life-back-from-my-phone-127501/" aria-label="Read more about A month at sea with no technology taught me how to steal my life back from my phone">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia This article contains explicit language. Is it ever OK to swear? Yes. Swearing can be quite acceptable when delivered to drive home a particular point to a specific audience, enhance a comedic presentation, or deal ... <a title="Swearing in public is still illegal, but you probably won’t be charged if you’re white" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/swearing-in-public-is-still-illegal-but-you-probably-wont-be-charged-if-youre-white-127512/" aria-label="Read more about Swearing in public is still illegal, but you probably won’t be charged if you’re white">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanne Cutcher, Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Evocative images of volunteer firefighters fill our newspapers and television screens. As we look with gratitude into their ash-stained faces, we want to see a modern-day hero looking back at us. But firefighters don’t want us ... <a title="‘I can still picture the faces’: Black Saturday firefighters want you to listen to them, not call them ‘heroes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/i-can-still-picture-the-faces-black-saturday-firefighters-want-you-to-listen-to-them-not-call-them-heroes-128632/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I can still picture the faces’: Black Saturday firefighters want you to listen to them, not call them ‘heroes’">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margot Hillel, Professor, Children’s Literature, Australian Catholic University An Australian summer can be a holiday by the beach, recovering from exams, or anticipating the next stage of schooling. The summer break can also offer a wonderful opportunity to catch up on some reading. Award-winning author and illustrator ... <a title="Love, laughter, adventure and fantasy: a summer reading list for teens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/love-laughter-adventure-and-fantasy-a-summer-reading-list-for-teens-126928/" aria-label="Read more about Love, laughter, adventure and fantasy: a summer reading list for teens">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Myers, Lecturer, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, University of Western Australia Mental health in our cities is an increasingly urgent issue. Rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression are high. Urban design and planning can promote mental health by refocusing on spaces we use in ... <a title="Biodiversity and our brains: how ecology and mental health go together in our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/biodiversity-and-our-brains-how-ecology-and-mental-health-go-together-in-our-cities-126760/" aria-label="Read more about Biodiversity and our brains: how ecology and mental health go together in our cities">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Hooray it’s the holidays! Time to organise the pet sitter, mail and dentist. Wait, what? It might be worth squeezing a trip to the dentist before you go. One in 12 travel insurance claims are ... <a title="How to avoid the dentist this holiday (and what to do if you need one in an emergency)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/how-to-avoid-the-dentist-this-holiday-and-what-to-do-if-you-need-one-in-an-emergency-124276/" aria-label="Read more about How to avoid the dentist this holiday (and what to do if you need one in an emergency)">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Page, Associate professor, Southern Cross University Public space is all around us, from bustling town and city squares to the iconic beaches and wide-open national parks on our doorsteps. In its more mundane forms – such as roads, footpaths, or cycle ways – it’s critical in ... <a title="Explainer: What is public space and why does it need protecting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/explainer-what-is-public-space-and-why-does-it-need-protecting-121692/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: What is public space and why does it need protecting?">Read more</a>
