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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Riddle, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland The preliminary 2019 NAPLAN results released this week show a small “upturn” in performance on the writing task. For each year level, the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard increased slightly between the 2018 and ... <a title="NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it’s a worrying trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/naplan-results-show-year-3-students-perform-better-than-year-9-in-writing-and-its-a-worrying-trend-122541/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it’s a worrying trend">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Zietsch, ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland It has long been clear that a person’s sexual preference – whether they prefer male or female sexual partners, or both – is influenced by his or her genetic makeup. The most straightforward evidence for this is that ... <a title="‘Gay gene’ search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/gay-gene-search-reveals-not-one-but-many-and-no-way-to-predict-sexuality-122459/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Gay gene’ search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gall, Clinical Associate Professor and Forensic Physician, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne Sexual assault is a traumatic event that affects people in different ways, both mentally and physically. So doctors and nurses know care immediately after an assault needs to be understanding, compassionate and sensitive. ... <a title="If you’ve been sexually assaulted, here’s what doctors and nurses do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/if-youve-been-sexually-assaulted-heres-what-doctors-and-nurses-do-next-120974/" aria-label="Read more about If you’ve been sexually assaulted, here’s what doctors and nurses do next">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma F Camp, DECRA & UTS Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Climate Change Cluster, Future Reefs Research Programe, University of Technology Sydney Climate change is rapidly changing the oceans, driving coral reefs around the world to breaking point. Widely publicised marine heatwaves aren’t the only threat corals are facing: ... <a title="Meet the super corals that can handle acid, heat and suffocation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/meet-the-super-corals-that-can-handle-acid-heat-and-suffocation-122637/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the super corals that can handle acid, heat and suffocation">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deo Prasad, Scientia Professor and CEO, Co-operative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, UNSW Over the past seven years more than 100 research projects at the Co-operative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, in collaboration with industry across Australia, have pondered a very big question: How do ... <a title="We have the blueprint for liveable, low-carbon cities. We just need to use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/we-have-the-blueprint-for-liveable-low-carbon-cities-we-just-need-to-use-it-121615/" aria-label="Read more about We have the blueprint for liveable, low-carbon cities. We just need to use it">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW You know the economy is in trouble when a clever and successful Liberal Party treasurer resorts to doing an Elizabeth Warren impersonation in front of the Business Council of Australia in hopes of boosting investment. That’s what Josh Frydenberg did on ... <a title="Vital Signs. Business investment is flatlining, and it isn’t clear that suasion or a special allowance will help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/vital-signs-business-investment-is-flatlining-and-it-isnt-clear-that-suasion-or-a-special-allowance-will-help-122614/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Business investment is flatlining, and it isn’t clear that suasion or a special allowance will help">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Adams, Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Wollongong The shaky video shows the crescent tail cutting through water as the black marlin swims through the creek, hunting bream and tailor. As the phone camera pans around, the built structures of the Port Kembla steelworks in ... <a title="Friday Essay: a black marlin at Port Kembla and an 8,000-year-old midden – nature in the 21st century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/friday-essay-a-black-marlin-at-port-kembla-and-an-8-000-year-old-midden-nature-in-the-21st-century-122203/" aria-label="Read more about Friday Essay: a black marlin at Port Kembla and an 8,000-year-old midden – nature in the 21st century">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It was a revealing line. Yang Hengjun, the Australian citizen arrested on suspicion of espionage, says an investigation officer from the Chinese Ministry of State Security told him that “Australia was dependent on China for its trade and economy, and ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Australia isn’t avoiding prodding the Chinese bear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/grattan-on-friday-australia-isnt-avoiding-prodding-the-chinese-bear-122675/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Australia isn’t avoiding prodding the Chinese bear">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara McAllister, Research Fellow, University of Auckland The number of Māori and Pasifika students attending New Zealand universities has been increasing steadily, with 75,625 Māori and 32,465 Pasifika enrolled in 2018. But for many of these students, they will not be taught by Māori or Pasifika throughout ... <a title="Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/maori-and-pasifika-scholars-remain-severely-under-represented-in-new-zealand-universities-122330/" aria-label="Read more about Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Honorary Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter has released a draft package of religious freedom bills, including the much-anticipated Religious Discrimination Bill. These bills respond to earlier inquiries into the protection of religious freedom under Australian law. They implement ... <a title="The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/the-government-has-released-its-draft-religious-discrimination-bill-how-will-it-work-122618/" aria-label="Read more about The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Holloway, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Research for Educational Impact (REDI), Deakin University This year’s NAPLAN results left many questioning the value of the test, as once again there has been little change in numeracy and literacy scores across most age groups. But Victorian Education Minister James ... <a title="No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/no-minister-keep-naplan-results-away-from-student-job-applications-122629/" aria-label="Read more about No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Pollock, Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Winter still has a few days to run, but it’s highly likely to be one of Australia’s warmest and driest on record. While final numbers will be crunched once August ends, this winter will probably rank among the top ten ... <a title="The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/the-winter-was-dry-the-spring-will-likely-be-dry-heres-why-122626/" aria-label="Read more about The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here’s why">Read more</a>
