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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Pearson, Adjunct Lecturer in Law, UNSW As we approach the last days of the decade, it’s important to reflect on the fight for human rights, the setbacks and successes over the past year in Australia and around the world. Our list isn’t ranked, and far from ... <a title="5 human rights issues that defined 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/5-human-rights-issues-that-defined-2019-126939/" aria-label="Read more about 5 human rights issues that defined 2019">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kettlewell, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney Every year private health insurers raise premiums and every year we rue the hit to our hip pocket. This cycle is heavily regulated: insurers apply to the health minister who must approve premium hikes ... <a title="Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn’t mean they’re justified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/private-health-premium-increases-might-be-the-lowest-in-years-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyre-justified-128311/" aria-label="Read more about Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn’t mean they’re justified">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Johnston, Lecturer in Primary Education, Southern Cross University It’s the end of the first year of school for many children and proud parents. Some children may be reading quicker than their classmates, others slower; some can add double digits, others only single. What’s normal? Not all ... <a title="So your kid’s finished their first year of school. Here’s what they should have learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/so-your-kids-finished-their-first-year-of-school-heres-what-they-should-have-learnt-127725/" aria-label="Read more about So your kid’s finished their first year of school. Here’s what they should have learnt">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Ann Wheeler, Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide For the thousand or so farmers in Canberra in the past week venting their anger at the federal government, it’s the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to blame for destroying their livelihoods and forcing them off the land. We ... <a title="Don’t blame the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It’s climate and economic change driving farmers out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/dont-blame-the-murray-darling-basin-plan-its-climate-and-economic-change-driving-farmers-out-128048/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t blame the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. It’s climate and economic change driving farmers out">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland As bushfires rage and our cities lie shrouded in smoke, climate change is shaping as a likely topic of conversation at the family dinner table this Christmas. Such discussions can be ... <a title="Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/expect-family-talks-about-climate-change-this-christmas-take-tips-from-greta-thunberg-124426/" aria-label="Read more about Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Seadon, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it ... <a title="Climate explained: seven reasons to be wary of waste-to-energy proposals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/climate-explained-seven-reasons-to-be-wary-of-waste-to-energy-proposals-128630/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: seven reasons to be wary of waste-to-energy proposals">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Butt, Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University This is the third article in a series to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark Melbourne Transportation Plan. Like the modernist plans of its time, the 1969 Melbourne Metropolitan Transportation Plan was bold in ambition. ... <a title="We’re still fighting city freeways after half a century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/were-still-fighting-city-freeways-after-half-a-century-127722/" aria-label="Read more about We’re still fighting city freeways after half a century">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chari Larsson, Lecturer of art history, Griffith University Review: Water, GOMA, Brisbane. As I write these lines, bushfires rage through the ancient forests of New South Wales and our cities are choked with smoke. The severity of these fires is fuelled by drought. For this reason, the ... <a title="In our time of climate crisis, the exhibition Water is a subtly crafted plea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/11/in-our-time-of-climate-crisis-the-exhibition-water-is-a-subtly-crafted-plea-128308/" aria-label="Read more about In our time of climate crisis, the exhibition Water is a subtly crafted plea">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Lueck, Professor of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology The official death toll remains at five, and eight people are still missing, presumed to have died in yesterday’s volcanic eruption at Whakaari/White Island. The people on the island were tourists and tour guides, including visitors from Australia, ... <a title="Why were tourists allowed on White Island?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/10/why-were-tourists-allowed-on-white-island-128621/" aria-label="Read more about Why were tourists allowed on White Island?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abishek Santhakumar, Senior Lecturer in Haematology, Charles Sturt University How and why do we get bruises? – Francesca, aged 8. Hi Francesca, thanks for sending in this great question. If you fall off your bike or knock yourself on the coffee table at home, you might notice ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we get bruises?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/10/curious-kids-why-do-we-get-bruises-127994/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we get bruises?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan R. Witt, Conjoint Lecturer | Conservation Biology Research Group, University of Newcastle Thousands of koalas may have died in fires burning through New South Wales but expert evidence to a state parliamentary inquiry on Monday said we are unlikely to ever know the real numbers. Unprecedented ... <a title="To save koalas from fire, we need to start putting their genetic material on ice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/10/to-save-koalas-from-fire-we-need-to-start-putting-their-genetic-material-on-ice-128049/" aria-label="Read more about To save koalas from fire, we need to start putting their genetic material on ice">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan Warner, Australian Catholic University Last week Britain’s Turner Prize for visual art was announced. For the first time, the award went to a collective instead of the usual singular winner. The four finalists – Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, Tai Shani and Lawrence Abu Hamden – came ... <a title="(Almost) everyone’s a winner? Art is meant to break rules and prizes must adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/10/almost-everyones-a-winner-art-is-meant-to-break-rules-and-prizes-must-adapt-128461/" aria-label="Read more about (Almost) everyone’s a winner? Art is meant to break rules and prizes must adapt">Read more</a>
