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July 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, Univeristy of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Therapies given to infants before they receive a diagnosis of autism may lead to important improvements in their language abilities, according to our new research published today in the journal ... <a title="Treating suspected autism at 12 months of age improves children’s language skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/17/treating-suspected-autism-at-12-months-of-age-improves-childrens-language-skills-120331/" aria-label="Read more about Treating suspected autism at 12 months of age improves children’s language skills">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University Clownfish achieved worldwide fame following Finding Nemo, but it turns out these fish don’t do so well in the spotlight. Our research, published in Biology Letters, found when clownfish eggs were exposed to low levels of light at night – as ... <a title="Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/17/lights-out-clownfish-can-only-hatch-in-the-dark-which-light-pollution-is-taking-away-120409/" aria-label="Read more about Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Pollack, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Someone we know recently told us about a team-building event that proved anything but. The chief executive who arranged it loved mountain biking. So he chose a venue to share his passion with his team. On the day, he shot ... <a title="Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/17/team-building-exercises-can-be-a-waste-of-time-you-achieve-more-by-getting-personal-119601/" aria-label="Read more about Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Hobbs, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has announced that the state will begin a conversation about a pathway to treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In doing so, Queensland joined Victoria and the Northern Territory in formally commencing treaty ... <a title="As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/as-the-federal-government-debates-an-indigenous-voice-state-and-territories-are-pressing-ahead-120411/" aria-label="Read more about As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mair Underwood, Lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology, The University of Queensland Months after a public breakup with her husband, the politician Barnaby Joyce, Natalie Joyce made news when she displayed her “new” body in a bodybuilding competition. Joyce’s muscular appearance was described by some news organisations as ... <a title="Your body as a weapon: the rise of the ‘revenge body’ online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/your-body-as-a-weapon-the-rise-of-the-revenge-body-online-118332/" aria-label="Read more about Your body as a weapon: the rise of the ‘revenge body’ online">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brittany Huber, Postdoctoral researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Most (80%) Australian parents worry children spend too much time with screens. But what children are doing on and off screen matters more than how much time they’re exposed to screen media. Too much time? There was a time ... <a title="Stop worrying about screen ‘time’. It’s your child’s screen experience that matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/stop-worrying-about-screen-time-its-your-childs-screen-experience-that-matters-118610/" aria-label="Read more about Stop worrying about screen ‘time’. It’s your child’s screen experience that matters">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Yau, Adjunct professor, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University The Administrative Appeals Tribunal recently granted a woman with multiple sclerosis the right to have a sex therapist paid for under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). After her initial application for sex therapy to be ... <a title="Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/finally-the-ndis-will-fund-sex-therapy-but-it-should-cover-sex-workers-too-120284/" aria-label="Read more about Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Last week on this podcast we talked to Ken Wyatt about the government’s plan for a referendum – hopefully this parliamentary term – to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. This week, we continue the conversation on Indigenous recognition with ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-megan-davis-on-a-first-nations-voice-in-the-constitution-120349/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Senior research fellow, Southern Cross University Humans’ distant ancestor Australopithecus africanus had a unique approach to raising their young, as shown in our new research published today in Nature. Geochemical analysis of four teeth shows they exclusively breastfed infants for about 6-9 months, before supplementing ... <a title="Teeth ‘time capsule’ reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/teeth-time-capsule-reveals-that-2-million-years-ago-early-humans-breastfed-for-up-to-6-years-117894/" aria-label="Read more about Teeth ‘time capsule’ reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, ... <a title="Curious Kids: can people live in space?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/curious-kids-can-people-live-in-space-120334/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: can people live in space?">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Y.M. Nip, Senior lecturer, Department of Media and Communications; Department of Chinese Studies, University of Sydney 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 ... <a title="Extremist mobs? How China’s propaganda machine tried to control the message in the Hong Kong protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/extremist-mobs-how-chinas-propaganda-machine-tried-to-control-the-message-in-the-hong-kong-protests-119646/" aria-label="Read more about Extremist mobs? How China’s propaganda machine tried to control the message in the Hong Kong protests">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trent Yarwood, Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland This year’s flu season is off to an early start, with 144,000 confirmed cases so far in 2019. That’s more than twice as many confirmed cases of the flu than for all ... <a title="Hand sanitisers in public won’t wipe out the flu but they might help reduce its spread" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/hand-sanitisers-in-public-wont-wipe-out-the-flu-but-they-might-help-reduce-its-spread-120228/" aria-label="Read more about Hand sanitisers in public won’t wipe out the flu but they might help reduce its spread">Read more</a>
