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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kita Ashman, PhD candidate in koala conservation, Deakin University In the past two decades there has been an unprecedented increase in the area of blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantations in southern Australia. In southwest Victoria alone, some additional 80,000 hectares of commercial blue gum have been planted. ... <a title="The Blinky Bill effect: when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/the-blinky-bill-effect-when-gum-trees-are-cut-down-where-do-the-koalas-go-125558/" aria-label="Read more about The Blinky Bill effect: when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Shaw, Rutherford Discovery Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington When we think about animals storing food, the image that usually comes to mind is a squirrel busily hiding nuts for the winter. We don’t usually think of a small songbird taking down an enormous invertebrate, tearing it ... <a title="A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/a-small-new-zealand-songbird-that-hides-food-for-later-use-provides-insights-into-cognitive-evolution-125304/" aria-label="Read more about A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Parsell, Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland A plan to provide homeless people with overnight beds and shelter in car parks might sound like a good idea but it does little to solve their problem in the long term. There are other ... <a title="Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/beds-in-car-parks-dont-solve-australias-rough-sleeping-problem-125235/" aria-label="Read more about Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Smith, Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University “We should work to live, not live to work,” declared Britain’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell last month, as he announced the British Labour Party would reduce the standard working week to 32 hours, without loss of pay, within 10 years ... <a title="The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/the-ethics-of-the-4-day-work-week-its-not-just-about-the-hours-124418/" aria-label="Read more about The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Mooney Taylor, Sessional Academic in Creative Writing and Literature, Swinburne University of Technology Norman Lindsay’s novel for children, The Magic Pudding, turned 100 last year and was widely celebrated. But the Lindsay family’s auction of three previously unseen manuscripts could help us gain a greater understanding ... <a title="New Norman Lindsay novels: stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/new-norman-lindsay-novels-stitched-together-stories-of-friendship-and-family-seen-for-the-first-time-123773/" aria-label="Read more about New Norman Lindsay novels: stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher and Michelle Grattan discuss the fallout from Pauline Hanson’s deal with the agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie regarding the dairy code. They also talk about John Setka’s resignation from the Labor Party, ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Hanson dairy deal – and John Setka’s resignation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-hanson-dairy-deal-and-john-setkas-resignation-125884/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Hanson dairy deal – and John Setka’s resignation">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elvira Sojli, Associate Professor of Finance, Scientia Fellow, UNSW Barely six months after Facebook announced its own digital currency, a plan heralded as the beginning of the end for central banks and government controls over the money supply, the whole thing is looking like a house of ... <a title="Libra isn’t dead yet — the killer blow will come from governments issuing their own digital currencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/libra-isnt-dead-yet-the-killer-blow-will-come-from-governments-issuing-their-own-digital-currencies-125375/" aria-label="Read more about Libra isn’t dead yet — the killer blow will come from governments issuing their own digital currencies">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabien B. Vincent, Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University Arthritis is a broad term to describe inflammation of the joints which become swollen and painful. There are many different kinds. Osteoarthritis, the most common, is caused by wear and tear. This is ... <a title="What is rheumatoid arthritis, the condition tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki lives with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/what-is-rheumatoid-arthritis-the-condition-tennis-champion-caroline-wozniacki-lives-with-119537/" aria-label="Read more about What is rheumatoid arthritis, the condition tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki lives with?">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathrynne Henshall, PhD Candidate, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University In the varied responses to the ABC’s report into the fate of ex-racehorses, the consensus was that something should be done. Many have called for racehorse slaughter to be banned outright. This reaction differed ... <a title="It’s not just about your feelings, OK? The best end for a racehorse might be the knackery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/its-not-just-about-your-feelings-ok-the-best-end-for-a-racehorse-might-be-the-knackery-125738/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just about your feelings, OK? The best end for a racehorse might be the knackery">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History Deputy Head of School, The University of Queensland Orpheus and Eurydice, directed by Yaron Lifschitz, Queensland Performing Arts Centre The story of Orpheus’ descent into the underworld to retrieve his beloved Eurydice has fascinated people for centuries. ... <a title="Orpheus and Eurydice review: a bold reimagining through circus and opera" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/orpheus-and-eurydice-review-a-bold-reimagining-through-circus-and-opera-124004/" aria-label="Read more about Orpheus and Eurydice review: a bold reimagining through circus and opera">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Osth, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne We all know our memories get worse as time goes on – your recollection of what you did yesterday is probably a lot better than for the same day three years ago. And yet we often have moments where old ... <a title="Here’s why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/heres-why-memories-come-flooding-back-when-you-visit-places-from-your-past-124983/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why memories come flooding back when you visit places from your past">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia Since before the 2019 election, the Morrison government has been keen to introduce a new scheme that would allow government agencies, telecos and banks to use facial recognition technology to collect and share images of people across the ... <a title="Why the government’s proposed facial recognition database is causing such alarm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/25/why-the-governments-proposed-facial-recognition-database-is-causing-such-alarm-125811/" aria-label="Read more about Why the government’s proposed facial recognition database is causing such alarm">Read more</a>
