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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Kooyman, Learning Adviser, Australian National University January 1 1990, Mr Bean debuted on ITV to an audience of 13.45 million. The brainchild of Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, the pilot episode marked the birth of a major comedy character. Bean has become so familiar, so comfortably ... <a title="Happy birthday, Mr Bean! Celebrating 30 years of a major comedy character" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/happy-birthday-mr-bean-celebrating-30-years-of-a-major-comedy-character-124593/" aria-label="Read more about Happy birthday, Mr Bean! Celebrating 30 years of a major comedy character">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Pascoe Leahy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne It would be easy to believe, if you pay attention to the media, that Australian children are in poor shape. Kids, we are told, have too much screen time, too little exercise, ... <a title="‘Helicopter parenting’ and ‘tiger mothers’? Relax, Australian kids are alright" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/helicopter-parenting-and-tiger-mothers-relax-australian-kids-are-alright-128057/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Helicopter parenting’ and ‘tiger mothers’? Relax, Australian kids are alright">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arnagretta Hunter, Physician & Cardiologist, The Canberra Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Australian summer temperatures have risen by 1.66℃ over the past 20 years. In the past century we’ve seen a significant increase in the number, intensity and duration of heatwaves during our summers. Heat ... <a title="Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older people face the highest health risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/hot-and-bothered-heat-affects-all-of-us-but-older-people-face-the-highest-health-risks-123769/" aria-label="Read more about Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older people face the highest health risks">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than 20,400 known bee ... <a title="Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/aussie-scientists-need-your-help-keeping-track-of-bees-please-128932/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit MacFarlane, Lecturer, University of South Australia Broadcasting fireworks on TV was a ratings success for the ABC as 2018 turned into 2019, with 1.95 million viewers. But 60 years ago, a New Year’s Eve in front of the TV was a very different experience. Fireworks last ... <a title="What Australia watched on TV on New Year’s Eve, 1959" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/what-australia-watched-on-tv-on-new-years-eve-1959-128230/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia watched on TV on New Year’s Eve, 1959">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University Not long ago, a mother-of-three was refused entry to a Sydney pool because of its policy of one adult for every child aged under six. Reminding parents of their obligations, Royal Life Saving Australia chief executive officer Justin ... <a title="For many, a pool swim is an Australian birthright. Let’s make it easier for solo parents to claim it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/for-many-a-pool-swim-is-an-australian-birthright-lets-make-it-easier-for-solo-parents-to-claim-it-128305/" aria-label="Read more about For many, a pool swim is an Australian birthright. Let’s make it easier for solo parents to claim it">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University With the holiday season well underway and New Year’s Eve approaching, you might find yourself drinking more alcohol than usual. So what actually happens to our body as we drink alcohol and wake up with ... <a title="What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/what-causes-hangovers-blackouts-and-hangxiety-everything-you-need-to-know-about-alcohol-these-holidays-127995/" aria-label="Read more about What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Dawson, PhD Student in Anthrozoology, La Trobe University In pet-loving nations such as Australia, nobody likes the idea of dogs churning out litters in squalid conditions or sitting homeless in a shelter. Responsible dog owners are therefore strongly encouraged to desex their pets, through programs such ... <a title="Let it breed: why desexing dogs isn’t always the best thing to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/let-it-breed-why-desexing-dogs-isnt-always-the-best-thing-to-do-123013/" aria-label="Read more about Let it breed: why desexing dogs isn’t always the best thing to do">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Florence Monique Boulard, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning and Senior lecturer, James Cook University The school year is over and holidays are upon us. But that doesn’t mean your children’s learning experiences can’t continue. If you’re planning an overseas trip with your family, you’re in for many ... <a title="New cultures, new experiences: 4 ways to keep kids learning while travelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/new-cultures-new-experiences-4-ways-to-keep-kids-learning-while-travelling-126202/" aria-label="Read more about New cultures, new experiences: 4 ways to keep kids learning while travelling">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Stronach, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. Aboriginal women and girls in lutruwita (Tasmania or Van Diemen’s Land) were superb swimmers and divers. For eons, the palawa ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Wauba Debar, an Indigenous swimmer from Tasmania who saved her captors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/hidden-women-of-history-wauba-debar-an-indigenous-swimmer-from-tasmania-who-saved-her-captors-126487/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Wauba Debar, an Indigenous swimmer from Tasmania who saved her captors">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Federico Volpin, PhD Fellow, University of Technology Sydney To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements we’re taking a look at some of the elements used by researchers in their work. Today’s focus is phosphorus, an element that is vital for life but ... <a title="That’s a relief! We have a way to recover phosphorus from our urine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/27/thats-a-relief-we-have-a-way-to-recover-phosphorus-from-our-urine-117751/" aria-label="Read more about That’s a relief! We have a way to recover phosphorus from our urine">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Bird, Lecturer, University of New England Screens are everywhere, including in the palms of our hands. Children see how much time we adults spend on our smartphones, and therefore how much we seem to value these devices – and they want to be a part of ... <a title="Playing with old phones teaches children good habits, and reflects our bad ones back at us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/27/playing-with-old-phones-teaches-children-good-habits-and-reflects-our-bad-ones-back-at-us-127727/" aria-label="Read more about Playing with old phones teaches children good habits, and reflects our bad ones back at us">Read more</a>
