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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the High Court’s ruling on a public servant’s social media posts, and the upcoming public service review. They also talk ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the High Court’s free speech ruling – and the public service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-high-courts-free-speech-ruling-and-the-public-service-121698/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the High Court’s free speech ruling – and the public service">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Leach, Honorary Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Carnivorous plants intrigue people. It’s so out of place to our mental image of what “normal” plants should do. On the outskirts of Darwin, bladderworts can be found feasting on aquatic animals such as ... <a title="The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/the-meat-eating-bladderwort-traps-aquatic-animals-at-lightning-speed-120766/" aria-label="Read more about The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmaline Bexley, Senior Manager, Higher Education Policy, La Trobe University Education minister Dan Tehan met with university Vice Chancellors in Wollongong this week to discuss a new report on an upcoming funding formula for universities – performance-based funding. This report, and the proposed funding approach detailed in ... <a title="Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/government-funding-will-be-tied-to-uni-performance-from-2020-what-does-this-mean-and-what-are-the-challenges-121694/" aria-label="Read more about Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is suing four of the wind farms involved in the 2016 South Australian blackout – run by AGL Energy, Neoen Australia, Pacific Hydro, and Tilt ... <a title="Why is the Australian energy regulator suing wind farms – and why now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/why-is-the-australian-energy-regulator-suing-wind-farms-and-why-now-121689/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Australian energy regulator suing wind farms – and why now?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamsa Puthalakath, Associate Professor, Biochemistry, La Trobe University Sepsis, colloquially known as blood poisoning, occurs as a result of an infection, usually from bacteria. Bacteria can enter the blood stream via an open wound, from another part of the body after a surgical procedure, or even from ... <a title="What is sepsis and how can it be treated?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/what-is-sepsis-and-how-can-it-be-treated-121508/" aria-label="Read more about What is sepsis and how can it be treated?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University On Sunday, 2.4 million Muslims will gather in Mecca to perform the Islamic practice of hajj (pilgrimage). This year’s pilgrimage ... <a title="Millions of Muslims prepare to perform the hajj amid calls for a boycott" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/millions-of-muslims-prepare-to-perform-the-hajj-amid-calls-for-a-boycott-121618/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of Muslims prepare to perform the hajj amid calls for a boycott">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato In March this year, a Whanganui grandmother, Lorraine Smith, killed her teenage granddaughter, Kalis. Smith pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced this week to 12 years in prison. Her case is one ... <a title="Grandmother’s case raises question whether NZ should adopt defence of ‘diminished responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/grandmothers-case-raises-question-whether-nz-should-adopt-defence-of-diminished-responsibility-121623/" aria-label="Read more about Grandmother’s case raises question whether NZ should adopt defence of ‘diminished responsibility’">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Lecturer in Retail Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania Ooshies, the plastic collectible toys Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is using to lure shoppers to its aisles, aren’t just a bit of fun. They’ve been connected to a black market among Woolworths ... <a title="Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on childhood innocence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/ooshies-a-cautionary-toy-story-about-cashing-in-on-childhood-innocence-121564/" aria-label="Read more about Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on childhood innocence">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wilson, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Australian Catholic University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why do I sometimes forget to say something mere moments before I say it? – Labib, aged 12, Irvine, CA. That’s an interesting ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do I sometimes forget what I was just going to say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/curious-kids-why-do-i-sometimes-forget-what-i-was-just-going-to-say-116663/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do I sometimes forget what I was just going to say?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Western Australia may soon become the second Australian state to permit voluntary assisted dying, with the release on Tuesday of its Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019. As in Victoria, whose law is ... <a title="WA’s take on assisted dying has many similarities with the Victorian law – and some important differences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/was-take-on-assisted-dying-has-many-similarities-with-the-victorian-law-and-some-important-differences-121554/" aria-label="Read more about WA’s take on assisted dying has many similarities with the Victorian law – and some important differences">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maartje Sevenster, Research Scientist Climate Smart Agriculture, CSIRO The IPCC special report, Climate Change and Land, released last night, has found a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the “land”: largely farming, food production, land clearing and deforestation. Sustainable farming is a major focus ... <a title="Vegan food’s sustainability claims need to give the full picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/vegan-foods-sustainability-claims-need-to-give-the-full-picture-121051/" aria-label="Read more about Vegan food’s sustainability claims need to give the full picture">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myra Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy, UNSW Children who care for a family member with a disability, mental illness or dependence on alcohol or other drugs are less likely to complete, or do well in, secondary school compared with young people without caring responsibilities. Our ... <a title="One in 10 Aussie kids care for someone with a disability or drug dependence – they need help at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/one-in-10-aussie-kids-care-for-someone-with-a-disability-or-drug-dependence-they-need-help-at-school-117900/" aria-label="Read more about One in 10 Aussie kids care for someone with a disability or drug dependence – they need help at school">Read more</a>
