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December 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Backhouse, Research Fellow, Learning Environments Applied Research Network (LEaRN), University of Melbourne Public libraries embody the values of democracy by offering free access to knowledge. But the role of contemporary public libraries extends far beyond access to books. Libraries are places for learning and discovery, forums ... <a title="State Library Victoria proves libraries aren’t just about books: they’re about community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/09/state-library-victoria-proves-libraries-arent-just-about-books-theyre-about-community-128116/" aria-label="Read more about State Library Victoria proves libraries aren’t just about books: they’re about community">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education Practice, School of Education, University of South Australia Australian 15 year olds were around three and a half years behind their counterparts in China in maths, according to the OECD’s latest results for education systems around the world. The four ... <a title="Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/chinese-students-top-the-pisa-rankings-but-some-shanghai-parents-are-turning-away-from-the-school-system-128388/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese students top the PISA rankings, but some Shanghai parents are turning away from the school system">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology More than a year ago, the world was shocked by Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui’s attempt to use CRISPR technology to modify human embryos and make them resistant to HIV, which led to the birth of twins Lulu and Nana. ... <a title="China’s failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we’re not ready for human embryo modification" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/chinas-failed-gene-edited-baby-experiment-proves-were-not-ready-for-human-embryo-modification-128454/" aria-label="Read more about China’s failed gene-edited baby experiment proves we’re not ready for human embryo modification">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University The decision to merge the Department of Communications and the Arts with Transport, Infrastructure and Regional development (dropping the “Arts” entirely) ends a year in which Australian politics has been deeply confused over its genre. Tragedy or farce? Realism ... <a title="Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/remember-the-arts-departments-and-budgets-disappear-as-politics-backs-culture-into-a-dead-end-128110/" aria-label="Read more about Remember the arts? Departments and budgets disappear as politics backs culture into a dead end">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Syme, PhD in Vertebrate Palaeontology, The University of Queensland When you find dinosaur skeletons, how can you tell how old the dinosaur was? Like, if the skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur? – Henry, aged 8. Hi Henry, that’s a good but ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/curious-kids-how-do-we-know-if-a-dinosaur-skeleton-is-from-a-child-dinosaur-or-an-adult-dinosaur-125562/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do we know if a dinosaur skeleton is from a child dinosaur or an adult dinosaur?">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney Hempton, Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University Western Australia is on the brink of becoming the second state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying, with its upper house last night passing the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 (WA). A total of 55 amendments to the initial ... <a title="Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what’s likely to happen from next week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/western-australia-looks-set-to-legalise-voluntary-assisted-dying-heres-whats-likely-to-happen-from-next-week-128386/" aria-label="Read more about Western Australia looks set to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what’s likely to happen from next week">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gottfried Lechner, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Telecommunications Research, University of South Australia, University of South Australia Satellites are becoming increasingly important in our lives, as they help us meet a demand for more data, exchanged at higher speeds. This is why we are ... <a title="We’re using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/were-using-lasers-and-toaster-sized-satellites-to-beam-information-faster-through-space-126344/" aria-label="Read more about We’re using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University According to the latest figures, homicides in Australia are at historic lows and compare well against international trends. So what do the trends tell us and why is the homicide rate in Australia declining? Perceptions and realities A search ... <a title="Explainer: why homicide rates in Australia are declining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/explainer-why-homicide-rates-in-australia-are-declining-128124/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why homicide rates in Australia are declining">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy O’Rourke, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland Welcome to the next article in our Designing Hospitals series, where we explore how architecture and design shape our hospitals and medical centres. Today, we look at what Indigenous people tell us they need in hospital ... <a title="Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/making-space-how-designing-hospitals-for-indigenous-people-might-benefit-everyone-122550/" aria-label="Read more about Making space: how designing hospitals for Indigenous people might benefit everyone">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results are bad news for Australian students, parents, employers and policymakers. Pretty much everyone. Australian 15-year-olds are now below the OECD average in mathematics, and our results in reading and science have fallen ... <a title="Vital Signs: Australia’s slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/vital-signs-australias-slipping-student-scores-will-lead-to-greater-income-inequality-128301/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Australia’s slipping student scores will lead to greater income inequality">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Clode, Senior Research Fellow in Creative Writing, Flinders University It is only mid-November but we have to walk early to avoid the heat. A northerly wind picks up clouds of dust and pollen, sending dirty billows across the paddocks. The long limbs of the gum trees ... <a title="Friday essay: living with fire and facing our fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/friday-essay-living-with-fire-and-facing-our-fears-128093/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: living with fire and facing our fears">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison said it with a straight face, and repetition for emphasis. “I’m very pleased, very pleased, with the performance of all of my ministers,” he declared on Thursday. This ringing if unconvincing universal endorsement came as the unfortunate Angus ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Angus Taylor’s troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/06/grattan-on-friday-angus-taylors-troubles-go-international-in-brawl-with-naomi-wolf-128402/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Angus Taylor’s troubles go international, in brawl with Naomi Wolf">Read more</a>
