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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Australia now has a space agency, and our federal and South Australian governments are looking to grow a prosperous space industry to boost productivity and employment. The challenge for Australia is to find a niche in the expanding global race ... <a title="To carve out a niche in space industries, Australia should focus on microgravity research rockets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/to-carve-out-a-niche-in-space-industries-australia-should-focus-on-microgravity-research-rockets-119225/" aria-label="Read more about To carve out a niche in space industries, Australia should focus on microgravity research rockets">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland This week marks 30 years since the landmark Fitzgerald Inquiry report was handed down in Queensland. It’s no overstatement to suggest the inquiry’s findings transformed Queensland’s political landscape more than any event ... <a title="Thirty years on, the Fitzgerald Inquiry still looms large over Queensland politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/thirty-years-on-the-fitzgerald-inquiry-still-looms-large-over-queensland-politics-119167/" aria-label="Read more about Thirty years on, the Fitzgerald Inquiry still looms large over Queensland politics">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maree Hackett, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW If a doctor suspects a patient may be at risk of depression, they will likely ask about the person’s mood, appetite, sleep patterns, and energy and concentration levels, among other questions. But understandings of mental health differ across cultural groups. ... <a title="‘Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?’ Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians’ mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/have-you-been-feeling-your-spirit-was-sad-culture-is-key-when-assessing-indigenous-australians-mental-health-119463/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?’ Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians’ mental health">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Wilson, Journalist, author and educator, Swinburne University of Technology A few years ago, I reflected on years of doctoral field-notes documenting the homes of tinkerers — people with an extraordinary commitment to DIY living. It occurred to me that despite their DIY skills, few of these ... <a title="Demolish your front fence. It would be an act of radical kindness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/demolish-your-front-fence-it-would-be-an-act-of-radical-kindness-119390/" aria-label="Read more about Demolish your front fence. It would be an act of radical kindness">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast Australia has invested an extraordinary amount of time and effort into putting in place bullying prevention programs – especially across schools. But what happens when your bully is your own flesh and blood, and lives with you, ... <a title="Nearly 30% of kids experience sibling bullying – as either bully or victim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/nearly-30-of-kids-experience-sibling-bullying-as-either-bully-or-victim-118684/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 30% of kids experience sibling bullying – as either bully or victim">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisabeth Slooten, Professor, University of Otago The New Zealand government recently proposed a plan to manage what it considers to be threats to Hector’s dolphins, an endemic species found only in coastal waters. This includes the North Island subspecies Māui dolphin. Māui dolphins are critically endangered and ... <a title="Dolphin researchers say NZ’s proposed protection plan is flawed and misleading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/dolphin-researchers-say-nzs-proposed-protection-plan-is-flawed-and-misleading-118997/" aria-label="Read more about Dolphin researchers say NZ’s proposed protection plan is flawed and misleading">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University During the election we were promised jobs and growth. But in 2019-20 The Conversation’s forecasting panel is predicting an economic growth rate as weak as any since the financial crisis, as well as dismal consumer ... <a title="Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that’s ahead of surprises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/buckle-up-2019-20-survey-finds-the-economy-weak-and-heading-down-and-thats-ahead-of-surprises-119455/" aria-label="Read more about Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that’s ahead of surprises">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. White cedar (Melia azedarach) grows naturally across Queensland and northern New South Wales, but is widely planted as an ornamental ... <a title="White cedar is a rare bird: a winter deciduous Australian tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/white-cedar-is-a-rare-bird-a-winter-deciduous-australian-tree-118837/" aria-label="Read more about White cedar is a rare bird: a winter deciduous Australian tree">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona R Martin, Senior Lecturer in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney After a NSW Supreme court judge ruled this week that Australian publishers are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook sites, it’s clear that page owners need to get serious about social media management. ... <a title="After defamation ruling, it’s time Facebook provided better moderation tools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/after-defamation-ruling-its-time-facebook-provided-better-moderation-tools-119526/" aria-label="Read more about After defamation ruling, it’s time Facebook provided better moderation tools">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Armour, Post-doctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University Menstrual symptoms including pain, heavy bleeding and low mood may be linked to nearly nine days of lost productivity per woman every year, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal this week. The researchers evaluated ... <a title="Period pain is impacting women at school, uni and work. Let’s be open about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/period-pain-is-impacting-women-at-school-uni-and-work-lets-be-open-about-it-118824/" aria-label="Read more about Period pain is impacting women at school, uni and work. Let’s be open about it">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Davina Jackson, Honorary Academic, School of Architecture, University of Kent Australia’s architectural historians have struggled to explain the “Sydney School” of nature-responsive modern houses built after the second world war. As well as arguing about whether any “school” existed, they also overlooked some of the movement’s pioneering ... <a title="How the ‘Sydney School’ changed postwar Australian architecture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/how-the-sydney-school-changed-postwar-australian-architecture-114367/" aria-label="Read more about How the ‘Sydney School’ changed postwar Australian architecture">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Bannister, Astronomer, CSIRO Astronomers have spent the past dozen years hunting for fast radio bursts (FRBs) – flashes of radio waves that come from outer space and last just milliseconds. And after a dozen years of work we still don’t know exactly what causes them, only ... <a title="How we closed in on the location of a fast radio burst in a galaxy far, far away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/how-we-closed-in-on-the-location-of-a-fast-radio-burst-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away-119177/" aria-label="Read more about How we closed in on the location of a fast radio burst in a galaxy far, far away">Read more</a>
