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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University There is cause for concern for Australia’s young people with figures indicating they are experiencing the highest levels of anxiety and stress, and suicide than ever before. Writer and teacher John Marsden says poor youth outcomes are from ... <a title="John Marsden says parents and schools are failing kids, but his book offers little evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/john-marsden-says-parents-and-schools-are-failing-kids-but-his-book-offers-little-evidence-121124/" aria-label="Read more about John Marsden says parents and schools are failing kids, but his book offers little evidence">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoran Ristovski, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why is air colder the higher up you go? Shouldn’t it be hotter as you’re ... <a title="Curious Kids: why is air colder the higher up you go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/curious-kids-why-is-air-colder-the-higher-up-you-go-116822/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why is air colder the higher up you go?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Morris, Military analyst, Griffith University Between 2001 and 2016, 373 Australian veterans took their lives, according to a study commissioned by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA). The study noted that male veterans under the age of 30 had a suicide rate more than two times ... <a title="Enough inquiries that go nowhere – it’s time for a royal commission into veteran suicide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/enough-inquiries-that-go-nowhere-its-time-for-a-royal-commission-into-veteran-suicide-119599/" aria-label="Read more about Enough inquiries that go nowhere – it’s time for a royal commission into veteran suicide">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lavender, Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University You never think it’s going to happen to you. Then suddenly you’re middle-aged and you find yourself grunting when you pick up something from the floor or groaning when you get out of the chair. Why ... <a title="Why do I grunt when I bend over?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/why-do-i-grunt-when-i-bend-over-120976/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I grunt when I bend over?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University In a previous century, I conducted doctoral fieldwork among the abandoned warehouses, smoky pubs and crumbling squats of the British post-punk, independent rock scene. How strange that I should become re-acquainted with ... <a title="Will time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/will-time-tear-us-apart-exploring-the-appeal-of-joy-division-40-years-on-121314/" aria-label="Read more about Will time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliet A. Gerrard, Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, University of Auckland Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use in many sectors. Its contribution is expected to rise steadily, driven by advances in data storage, computer processing power and connectivity. Following last week’s report on AI by the ... <a title="AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure that everyone benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/ai-is-here-to-stay-now-we-need-to-ensure-that-everyone-benefits-121175/" aria-label="Read more about AI is here to stay. Now we need to ensure that everyone benefits">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Flew, Professor of Communication and Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology With concerns growing worldwide about the economic power of digital technology giants such as Google and Facebook, there was plenty of interest internationally in Australia’s Digital Platforms Inquiry. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ... <a title="Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/australian-media-regulators-face-the-challenge-of-dealing-with-global-platforms-google-and-facebook-121430/" aria-label="Read more about Australian media regulators face the challenge of dealing with global platforms Google and Facebook">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University Last week, two former Liberal Party staffers, Dhanya Mani and Chelsea Potter, made claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault against two Liberal party staff members. It highlighted again how hostile political life can ... <a title="Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys’ club culture in the Liberal Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/why-a-code-of-conduct-may-not-be-enough-to-change-the-boys-club-culture-in-the-liberal-party-121365/" aria-label="Read more about Why a code of conduct may not be enough to change the boys’ club culture in the Liberal Party">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute As we age, we’re more likely to need a prosthesis to help us function like we used to. It may be a hip or knee prosthesis to replace a worn-out joint, a new lens after a cataract has been removed, ... <a title="We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/we-can-cut-private-health-insurance-costs-by-fixing-how-we-pay-for-hip-replacements-and-other-implants-121172/" aria-label="Read more about We can cut private health insurance costs by fixing how we pay for hip replacements and other implants">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abigail Powell, Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW A need to manage waiting lists, rather than ensuring positive outcomes for tenant households, strongly influences social housing policy, newly published research finds. This situation is not only a result of operational policies, but also a ... <a title="Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/focus-on-managing-social-housing-waiting-lists-is-failing-low-income-households-120675/" aria-label="Read more about Focus on managing social housing waiting lists is failing low-income households">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Peterie, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland The “job snobs” are back on the agenda. With some in the Australian government’s own ranks arguing for a lift in the unemployment benefit, senior ministers appear to be upping the rhetoric about joblessness being a matter of choice ... <a title="These ‘job snob’ claims don’t match the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/these-job-snob-claims-dont-match-the-evidence-121429/" aria-label="Read more about These ‘job snob’ claims don’t match the evidence">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University In a previous century, I conducted doctoral fieldwork among the abandoned warehouses, smoky pubs and crumbling squats of the British post-punk, independent rock scene. How strange that I should become re-acquainted with ... <a title="Will time time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/06/will-time-time-tear-us-apart-exploring-the-appeal-of-joy-division-40-years-on-121314/" aria-label="Read more about Will time time tear us apart? Exploring the appeal of Joy Division 40 years on">Read more</a>
