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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The relationship between ministers and the Australian public service has transformed from a partnership to one more like “master-servant”, with the “master” including the minister’s staff, according to former senior bureaucrat Andrew Podger. Podger, who headed various federal departments and ... <a title="Don’t practice ‘promiscuous partisanship’, former public service commissioner warns bureaucrats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/dont-practice-promiscuous-partisanship-former-public-service-commissioner-warns-bureaucrats-123181/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t practice ‘promiscuous partisanship’, former public service commissioner warns bureaucrats">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women’s Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, UWA, University of Western Australia Would you like to go to your local pharmacy and buy prescription medicines without seeing the doctor first? Or would you like to collect your prescription medicines at the local supermarket? These ... <a title="How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the ‘turf war’ we see today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/how-rivalries-between-doctors-and-pharmacists-turned-into-the-turf-war-we-see-today-122534/" aria-label="Read more about How rivalries between doctors and pharmacists turned into the ‘turf war’ we see today">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey-Ann Palmer, Lecturer, Initial Teacher Education, University of Technology Sydney Thousands of Year 10 students are in the process of choosing subjects for their final years of school and half will probably choose to ditch science. For someone like me who thinks science is one of the ... <a title="Keep your job options open and don’t ditch science when choosing next year’s school subjects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/keep-your-job-options-open-and-dont-ditch-science-when-choosing-next-years-school-subjects-123012/" aria-label="Read more about Keep your job options open and don’t ditch science when choosing next year’s school subjects">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taha Chaiechi, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University Some 60% of the planet’s expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the world’s people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the world’s land area, but are home to ... <a title="Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/urban-growth-heat-islands-humidity-climate-change-the-costs-multiply-in-tropical-cities-120825/" aria-label="Read more about Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Dethridge, Coordinator Masters of Media Professional Research; Game Design Research, RMIT University Review: Ride Like a Girl Award-winning actor Rachel Griffiths takes the reins on a large cast and crew to direct and co-produce this timely biopic. We focus on a rambunctious, country family with finely ... <a title="In Ride Like a Girl, Rachel Griffiths feminises the traditionally male hero’s journey – and warms hearts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/in-ride-like-a-girl-rachel-griffiths-feminises-the-traditionally-male-heros-journey-and-warms-hearts-122933/" aria-label="Read more about In Ride Like a Girl, Rachel Griffiths feminises the traditionally male hero’s journey – and warms hearts">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Karg, Senior research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Australians love sport. Whether it be record crowds at the recent Boomers v USA basketball game, or the record numbers who sign up as loyal members of our professional teams, sport plays a major role in the Australian ... <a title="Best on ground: why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/10/best-on-ground-why-australians-think-sporting-bodies-provide-strongest-leadership-for-public-good-122999/" aria-label="Read more about Best on ground: why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland In Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, caretaker Jud Crandall warns against burying bodies in the old Indian burial ground. “They don’t come back the same”, the old man drawls, with a mix of desperation and horror ... <a title="The new Seachange is a sad case of Zombie TV: when your favourite programs come back from the dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/the-new-seachange-is-a-sad-case-of-zombie-tv-when-your-favourite-programs-come-back-from-the-dead-123162/" aria-label="Read more about The new Seachange is a sad case of Zombie TV: when your favourite programs come back from the dead">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University Last week, the Australasian Council of Women and Policing held its 2019 conference, with a focus on how law enforcement responds to women in the communities they serve and how police services can expand opportunities for women in leadership ... <a title="Women have made many inroads in policing, but barriers remain to achieving gender equity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/women-have-made-many-inroads-in-policing-but-barriers-remain-to-achieving-gender-equity-123082/" aria-label="Read more about Women have made many inroads in policing, but barriers remain to achieving gender equity">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University The Morrison government is having another shot at getting its proposal to drug test people on welfare through the Senate. Welfare, health and drug treatment experts have consistently opposed the proposal since it was first introduced ... <a title="Drugs don’t affect job seeking, so let’s offer users help rather than take away their payments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/drugs-dont-affect-job-seeking-so-lets-offer-users-help-rather-than-take-away-their-payments-123096/" aria-label="Read more about Drugs don’t affect job seeking, so let’s offer users help rather than take away their payments">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Max Abbott, Professor of Psychology and Public Health, AUT, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand passed the Misuse of Drugs Amendment into law last month, giving police discretion to take a health-centred approach rather than prosecuting those in possession of drugs, including class A drugs like methamphetamine, ... <a title="New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/new-law-gives-nz-police-discretion-not-to-prosecute-drug-users-but-to-offer-addiction-support-instead-122323/" aria-label="Read more about New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, Program Manager / Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why does Saturn have rings? – Isla, age 7, Killarney. Most people think many millions of years ago, Saturn didn’t ... <a title="Curious Kids: why does Saturn have rings?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/curious-kids-why-does-saturn-have-rings-121433/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why does Saturn have rings?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Ward, PhD Student, The University of Queensland Threatened species habitat larger than the size of Tasmania has been destroyed since Australia’s environment laws were enacted, and 93% of this habitat loss was not referred to the federal government for scrutiny, our new research shows. The research, ... <a title="Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here’s the proof" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/environment-laws-have-failed-to-tackle-the-extinction-emergency-heres-the-proof-122936/" aria-label="Read more about Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here’s the proof">Read more</a>
