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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Parkinson, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology Young adults not only struggle to buy a home, many struggle to secure any kind of independent housing. This contributes to a cycle of living in precarious and informal housing and to a growing ... <a title="First home buyer schemes aren’t enough to meet young adults’ housing aspirations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/first-home-buyer-schemes-arent-enough-to-meet-young-adults-housing-aspirations-121431/" aria-label="Read more about First home buyer schemes aren’t enough to meet young adults’ housing aspirations">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Lowry, PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global sea level rise. Much of West Antarctica’s ice lies below sea level, and warming ocean temperatures may lead to ... <a title="New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/new-research-shows-that-antarcticas-largest-floating-ice-shelf-is-highly-sensitive-to-warming-of-the-ocean-121864/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Lee, Professor in Evolutionary Biology (jointly appointed with South Australian Museum), Flinders University Fossilised flies that lived 54 million years ago have revealed a surprising twist to the tale of how insects’ eyes evolved. These craneflies, unveiled in Nature today, show that insect eyes trap light ... <a title="Eye-opening discovery: 54 million year old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/eye-opening-discovery-54-million-year-old-fossil-flies-yield-new-insight-into-the-evolution-of-sight-121867/" aria-label="Read more about Eye-opening discovery: 54 million year old fossil flies yield new insight into the evolution of sight">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Kilby, PhD student in Education, researching Philosophy for Children, Monash University In a recent TED talk titled No Philosophy, No Humanity, author Roger Sutcliffe asked the audience whether a flagpole was a place. Around half the audience said yes, the other said no. He went on ... <a title="Who am I? Why am I here? Why children should be taught philosophy (beyond better test scores)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/who-am-i-why-am-i-here-why-children-should-be-taught-philosophy-beyond-better-test-scores-120160/" aria-label="Read more about Who am I? Why am I here? Why children should be taught philosophy (beyond better test scores)">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Carah, Senior Lecturer in Communication, The University of Queensland This is the fourth in a series of articles discussing a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for liquor regulation and the night-time economy in ... <a title="Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/tighter-alcohol-licensing-hasnt-killed-live-music-but-its-harder-for-emerging-artists-121117/" aria-label="Read more about Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW Danger Close is a new Australian film depicting one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam war: The Battle of Long Tan. “Danger Close” is a military phrase used in battle when forward and ... <a title="Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/danger-close-the-battle-over-the-meaning-of-long-tan-121487/" aria-label="Read more about Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Can something that has been seen be unseen? It’s an axiom of the internet age that it can’t – and though the world’s biggest mining company, Glencore would like it to be otherwise, it’s one with which the High Court of Australia ... <a title="Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/australias-tax-office-can-use-global-data-leaks-to-pursue-multinationals-high-court-rules-116972/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Lawrence, Professor, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University This is an edited extract from SLUDGE: disaster on Victoria’s goldmines. Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, 6 November 2015 Wet, orange mud covers everything: streets, houses, cars, animals, trees, fields. The violent force of a torrent of mud ... <a title="Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/gold-rush-era-rules-to-stop-mining-pollution-are-still-in-use-but-theyre-failing-120887/" aria-label="Read more about Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Eckstein, Senior Lecturer in Law and Medicine, University of Tasmania Working your way around the health-care system can be overwhelming. This is especially hard when care takes place in health systems under stress. However as a patient, you have rights about how you’re treated. This includes ... <a title="Patients have rights. Here’s how to use yours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/patients-have-rights-heres-how-to-use-yours-121637/" aria-label="Read more about Patients have rights. Here’s how to use yours">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne After the first Democratic presidential debate on June 25-26, Joe Biden fell in Democratic national presidential polls, and Kamala Harris surged. In the lead-up to the July 30-31 debate, Biden recovered lost support while Harris ... <a title="Biden still leads US Democratic primaries, Trump’s ratings fall slightly after gun massacres, plus Australian preference flows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/biden-still-leads-us-democratic-primaries-trumps-ratings-fall-slightly-after-gun-massacres-plus-australian-preference-flows-121439/" aria-label="Read more about Biden still leads US Democratic primaries, Trump’s ratings fall slightly after gun massacres, plus Australian preference flows">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerry Groot, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies, University of Adelaide As China grows more powerful and influential, our New Superpower series looks at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. ... <a title="Explainer: what is China’s United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/explainer-what-is-chinas-united-front-and-how-much-influence-does-it-have-in-australia-119174/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is China’s United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Seadon, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Recycling in Australia used to be fairly simple. Our older readers may remember bottle drives, paper and cardboard collections, and the trip to the scrap metal merchant to sell metals. This is called, in recycling parlance, sorting the “streams”. ... <a title="How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/how-recycling-is-actually-sorted-and-why-australia-is-quite-bad-at-it-121120/" aria-label="Read more about How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it">Read more</a>
