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October 18, 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 discusses the week in politics with Michelle Grattan. They talk about Alan Jones accusing Prime Minister Scott Morrison of failing the immediate needs of drought-striken farmers, the IMF projecting growth ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s drought policy – and the trust divide in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-governments-drought-policy-and-the-trust-divide-in-politics-125499/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s drought policy – and the trust divide in politics">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Senior Research Fellow in Geometallurgy/Applied Geochemistry, The University of Queensland Last month, scientists uncovered a mineral called Edscottite. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances that are not living, such as quartz or haematite. This new mineral was discovered after an examination of the Wedderburn Meteorite, ... <a title="Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/our-ability-to-manufacture-minerals-could-transform-the-gem-market-medical-industries-and-even-help-suck-carbon-from-the-air-123853/" aria-label="Read more about Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiera Lindsey, University of Technology Sydney One spring morning in 1850, over 8,000 Sydneysiders marched through town to protest the resumption of transportation – the act of sending British criminals to Australia. It was the largest protest in Australia thus far, an event Henry Parkes (later Premier ... <a title="Sydney’s 9,189 ‘sister politicians’ who petitioned Queen Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/sydneys-9-189-sister-politicians-who-petitioned-queen-victoria-124274/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney’s 9,189 ‘sister politicians’ who petitioned Queen Victoria">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John M Clarke, Team Leader, Regional Projections, CSIRO Last month we lost Dr Penny Whetton – one of the world’s most respected climate scientists and a brilliant mentor to the next generation of researchers. Penny will also be remembered as a passionate environmentalist, artist, photographer and champion ... <a title="Penny Whetton: A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/penny-whetton-a-pioneering-climate-scientist-skilled-in-the-art-of-life-124093/" aria-label="Read more about Penny Whetton: A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona R Martin, Senior Lecturer in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney One of the basic tenets of the ABC Act is independence from government. Yet once again, in contravention to that principle, the federal government is trying to push through major, unnecessary changes to the ... <a title="The Coalition government is (again) trying to put the squeeze on the ABC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/the-coalition-government-is-again-trying-to-put-the-squeeze-on-the-abc-122037/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition government is (again) trying to put the squeeze on the ABC">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Orsola De Marco, Astrophysicist , Macquarie University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. How are stars made? –Zali, age 8, Karkoo, South Australia. How are stars made? Well, stars are not made, they make themselves! Or maybe I ... <a title="Curious Kids: how are stars made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/curious-kids-how-are-stars-made-122787/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how are stars made?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gita Mishra, Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland All women know to expect the time in life when their periods finish and they reach menopause. Many might even look forward to it. What many women don’t know, however, is they will ... <a title="What is perimenopause and how does it affect women’s health in midlife?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/what-is-perimenopause-and-how-does-it-affect-womens-health-in-midlife-122186/" aria-label="Read more about What is perimenopause and how does it affect women’s health in midlife?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Since ancient times, horse behaviour, and the bond between horses and humans, has been a source of intrigue and fascination. The horse-lore that has accumulated over the centuries is a rich mix of both ... <a title="Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/is-your-horse-normal-now-theres-an-app-for-that-107000/" aria-label="Read more about Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Wallis, Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland A move to the country is often presented in popular culture as an idyllic life, a place where you can escape the pressures of the city. It’s in television shows such as Escape from the City, ... <a title="Should I stay or should I go: how ‘city girls’ can learn to feel at home in the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-how-city-girls-can-learn-to-feel-at-home-in-the-country-124579/" aria-label="Read more about Should I stay or should I go: how ‘city girls’ can learn to feel at home in the country">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW The just-announced inquiry into Australia’s retirement income system ought to be anything but run-of-the-mill. Taking place 25 years after the introduction of compulsory superannuation, it provides an opportunity to either fix a broken system, or discard it as failed experiment. Incremental ... <a title="Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/vital-signs-our-compulsory-super-system-is-broken-we-ought-to-axe-it-or-completely-reform-it-124974/" aria-label="Read more about Vital signs. Our compulsory super system is broken. We ought to axe it, or completely reform it">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan McCay, Law Lecturer, University of Sydney The rise of artificial intelligence has led to widespread concern about the role of humans in the workplaces of the future. Indeed, Israeli historian, futurist and publishing sensation Yuval Noah Harari warns in his most recent book 21 Lessons for ... <a title="Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/might-consciousness-and-free-will-be-the-aces-up-our-sleeves-when-it-comes-to-competing-with-robots-106703/" aria-label="Read more about Might consciousness and free will be the aces up our sleeves when it comes to competing with robots?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Saunders, Phd candidate, University of Wollongong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. You leave Sydney and head for holidays on the South Coast. You plan to catch a quick surf, check out the boutiques and ... <a title="Small histories: a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/small-histories-a-road-trip-reveals-local-museums-stuck-in-a-rut-113104/" aria-label="Read more about Small histories: a road trip reveals local museums stuck in a rut">Read more</a>
