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December 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Nelson, Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University Household electricity bills in Australia have increased sharply in the past decade. But new official figures show they are projected to fall markedly – in some cases by 20%. In-house modelling we conducted at the Australian Energy Market Commission ... <a title="Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here’s how much you could save" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/09/finally-your-electricity-bill-looks-set-to-fall-heres-how-much-you-could-save-128459/" aria-label="Read more about Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here’s how much you could save">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Goss, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute Education news in Australia last week was dominated by Australia’s worst ever showing in the OECD’s PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests. The mathematical literacy of our students has fallen to the OECD average. It’s not good enough ... <a title="Estonia didn’t deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/09/estonia-didnt-deliver-its-pisa-results-on-the-cheap-and-neither-will-australia-128455/" aria-label="Read more about Estonia didn’t deliver its PISA results on the cheap, and neither will Australia">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Davies, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University This is the first article in a series to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark Melbourne Transportation Plan. —- The 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan was perhaps the most influential planning policy in the city’s history. Every ... <a title="50 years on from the Melbourne Transportation Plan, what can we learn from its legacy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/09/50-years-on-from-the-melbourne-transportation-plan-what-can-we-learn-from-its-legacy-127721/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years on from the Melbourne Transportation Plan, what can we learn from its legacy?">Read more</a>
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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>
