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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Breunig, Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University If you live near a public playground it can be a convenient outdoor destination for short excursions and a life-saving source of pressure relief when the kids ... <a title="That public playground is good for your kids and your wallet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/that-public-playground-is-good-for-your-kids-and-your-wallet-127910/" aria-label="Read more about That public playground is good for your kids and your wallet">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neal Hughes, Senior Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects climate variability can have on farm businesses and households. The drought has also renewed longstanding discussions around the emerging effects ... <a title="New study: changes in climate since 2000 have cut Australian farm profits 22%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/new-study-changes-in-climate-since-2000-have-cut-australian-farm-profits-22-128860/" aria-label="Read more about New study: changes in climate since 2000 have cut Australian farm profits 22%">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathalie Collins, Academic Director (National Programs), Edith Cowan University Now the high of Game of Thrones has faded, another pop culture token has arrived. It takes the form of a green alien baby from the Star Wars television series The Mandalorian – a key offering from Disney+ ... <a title="Baby Yoda: the meme child making it a very Disney+ Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/18/baby-yoda-the-meme-child-making-it-a-very-disney-christmas-128779/" aria-label="Read more about Baby Yoda: the meme child making it a very Disney+ Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Casswell, Professor of public health policy, Massey University Earlier this month, the New Zealand government released draft legislation for how cannabis could be bought, grown and sold. It is a first glimpse at what New Zealanders will be voting on in next year’s cannabis referendum. Justice ... <a title="Why NZ’s cannabis bill needs to stop industry from influencing policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/why-nzs-cannabis-bill-needs-to-stop-industry-from-influencing-policy-128530/" aria-label="Read more about Why NZ’s cannabis bill needs to stop industry from influencing policy">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peggy Kern, Associate professor, University of Melbourne Imagine yourself graduating from high school, with the world before you. But now you must decide what career you want to pursue. You hope for a job that will pay the bills, but also one you will enjoy. After all, ... <a title="Robot career guidance: AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/robot-career-guidance-ai-may-soon-be-able-to-analyse-your-tweets-to-match-you-to-a-job-128777/" aria-label="Read more about Robot career guidance: AI may soon be able to analyse your tweets to match you to a job">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oli Moraes, Research Officer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University The only Australian achievement on display at last week’s COP25 conference was “blue carbon”, paraded in three minor side events on including carbon stored in coastal ecosystems in national carbon reporting. Blue carbon, which ... <a title="Blue carbon is not the silver bullet the Coalition wants it to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/blue-carbon-is-not-the-silver-bullet-the-coalition-wants-it-to-be-128925/" aria-label="Read more about Blue carbon is not the silver bullet the Coalition wants it to be">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, PSM, Post-career PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University For some years, Australia has been on notice: the world is watching how we care for the Great Barrier Reef. The iconic natural wonder is the largest living organism ... <a title="Attention United Nations: don’t be fooled by Australia’s latest report on the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/attention-united-nations-dont-be-fooled-by-australias-latest-report-on-the-great-barrier-reef-128304/" aria-label="Read more about Attention United Nations: don’t be fooled by Australia’s latest report on the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica McLean, Senior Lecturer in Geography, Macquarie University Digital technologies are often put forward as a solution to environmental dilemmas. The spread of the internet came with claims of a huge reduction in printing, and by replacing paper with bytes, we thought we’d reduce our negative environmental ... <a title="For a greener future, we must accept there’s nothing inherently sustainable about going digital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/for-a-greener-future-we-must-accept-theres-nothing-inherently-sustainable-about-going-digital-128125/" aria-label="Read more about For a greener future, we must accept there’s nothing inherently sustainable about going digital">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Wade, Honorary Lecturer, Australian National University In a year that began with floods and will finish with fire, emergency fundraisers have grown rapidly, increasing by 35% during 2019. Many farmers seeking relief from extended drought conditions have been compelled to turn to crowdfunding. As for the ... <a title="Crowdfunding: when the government fails to act, the public wearily steps up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/crowdfunding-when-the-government-fails-to-act-the-public-wearily-steps-up-128924/" aria-label="Read more about Crowdfunding: when the government fails to act, the public wearily steps up">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasmine Probst, Associate professor, University of Wollongong Weight gain can creep up on us. Over the winter months we enjoy foods that create a feeling of comfort and warmth. Many of these foods tend to be higher in calories, usually from fat or added sugars. As we ... <a title="Hoping to get in shape for summer? Ditch the fads in favour of a diet more likely to stick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/hoping-to-get-in-shape-for-summer-ditch-the-fads-in-favour-of-a-diet-more-likely-to-stick-122648/" aria-label="Read more about Hoping to get in shape for summer? Ditch the fads in favour of a diet more likely to stick">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Tanyag, Lecturer, International Relations, Australian National University The COP25 climate meeting in Madrid concluded over the weekend. As in past meetings, the talks failed to make much progress on international climate action. And again, the views and needs of women were largely ignored. Among the aims ... <a title="Climate conferences are male, pale and stale – it’s time to bring in women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/climate-conferences-are-male-pale-and-stale-its-time-to-bring-in-women-128060/" aria-label="Read more about Climate conferences are male, pale and stale – it’s time to bring in women">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Roberts, Associate professor (Curriculum Inquiry / Rural Education), University of Canberra More students from advantaged backgrounds study subjects that will get them a higher ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank) in New South Wales, while students from lower socioeconomic families are over-represented in subjects that contribute less ... <a title="Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/poorer-nsw-students-study-subjects-less-likely-to-get-them-into-uni-127985/" aria-label="Read more about Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni">Read more</a>
