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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Faulkner, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University Australians like to think of themselves as living in the land of the “fair go”. Problem is, not all of us get one. As part of a new research project, we surveyed nearly 6,000 Australians ... <a title="New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/new-research-shows-prejudice-still-high-in-australia-but-many-people-seeking-to-promote-social-inclusion-127792/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Willis, Professor of Architecture and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, University of Melbourne Welcome to the first article of our Designing Hospitals series, where we explore how architecture and design shape our hospitals and medical centres. Today, we look at changes in ... <a title="From army barracks to shopping malls: how hospital design has been a matter of life and death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/from-army-barracks-to-shopping-malls-how-hospital-design-has-been-a-matter-of-life-and-death-123377/" aria-label="Read more about From army barracks to shopping malls: how hospital design has been a matter of life and death">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University It’s well established that unsustainable human activity is damaging the health of the planet. The way we use Earth threatens our future and that of many animals and plants. Species extinction is an inevitable end point. It’s important that ... <a title="Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/scientists-re-counted-australias-extinct-species-and-the-result-is-devastating-127611/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists re-counted Australia’s extinct species, and the result is devastating">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Thomson, Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research The OECD will release the results from PISA (its Programme for International Student Assessment) 2018 tomorrow evening. This is the seventh time PISA has been administered and the results usually cause a barrage of attention from governments, ... <a title="The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/the-pisa-world-education-test-results-are-about-to-drop-is-australia-getting-worse-127011/" aria-label="Read more about The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Henderson, Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University In the 1990s, central Dandenong in Melbourne’s southeast was in decline. But, over the past decade and a half, this trend has been halted and in some areas reversed. Our research has identified key elements in this revitalisation, including strong ... <a title="Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/comeback-city-lessons-from-revitalising-a-diverse-place-like-dandenong-126927/" aria-label="Read more about Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Findlay, Honorary Professor of Economics, Australian National University Productivity growth matters. In advanced economies over the past 15 years it has fallen by half. Which is why it doesn’t make much sense to risk damaging one of the most important potential sources for future growth in ... <a title="Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/banning-huawei-could-cut-off-our-nose-to-spite-our-face-good-5g-matters-125946/" aria-label="Read more about Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne Review: Hugh Ramsay, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Hugh Ramsay’s Two girls in white, known for many years as The sisters, is ... <a title="Hugh Ramsay review: a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/hugh-ramsay-review-a-virtuoso-of-white-on-white-who-left-the-art-world-too-soon-126587/" aria-label="Read more about Hugh Ramsay review: a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia Last Friday, Australia’s attorneys-general agreed on proposed amendments to the provisions which underpin Australian defamation laws. This means Australian governments have a plan for how to change defamation law. Read more: Politicians suing for defamation is usually ... <a title="Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/australias-proposed-defamation-law-overhaul-will-expand-media-freedom-but-at-what-cost-128064/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Ginters, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney Many remember Clive James as the wry television presenter, but long before his small screen success, he honed his performing and writing skills at the University of Sydney. Arriving as a 16-year-old fresher in ... <a title="Brilliant creature: Clive James spent his salad days in good company" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/brilliant-creature-clive-james-spent-his-salad-days-in-good-company-128052/" aria-label="Read more about Brilliant creature: Clive James spent his salad days in good company">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer, RMIT University We all want to reduce drug-related harm and ensure young people don’t take unnecessary risks. But decades of research shows fear isn’t an effective way to do this. This week, Newscorp Australia released The Ripple Effect, a series of articles and ... <a title="Parents of teens, here’s what you really need to know about MDMA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/parents-of-teens-heres-what-you-really-need-to-know-about-mdma-127919/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of teens, here’s what you really need to know about MDMA">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Webber, Research Fellow in Human-Computer Interaction and Animal-Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne Earlier this week, Russian farmers announced they are testing virtual reality (VR) for dairy cows. Conducted at the RusMoloko farm near Moscow, the trials supposedly use specially adapted goggles to show the animals a ... <a title="Virtual reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/virtual-reality-wont-make-cows-happier-but-it-might-help-us-see-them-differently-127916/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Leigh Sullivan and Michelle Grattan discuss the “unexpected” loss of the government’s union legislation. They also talk about the ongoing saga with Angus Taylor’s letter to the Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government’s union legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-defeat-of-the-governments-union-legislation-128055/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government’s union legislation">Read more</a>
