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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less stressful, pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among young people, with psychologists ... <a title="Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/are-we-teaching-children-to-be-afraid-of-exams-116741/" aria-label="Read more about Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute On housing, the contrast between the two major parties on housing couldn’t be clearer. The Coalition is still pretending that you can help first homebuyers without hurting anyone. Labor isn’t. This matters, because Australian governments have been pretending for decades that there ... <a title="The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/the-brutal-truth-on-housing-someone-has-to-lose-in-order-for-first-homebuyers-to-win-117010/" aria-label="Read more about The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Hogan, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney If we can avoid a recession for another two years, then on July 1, 2021 Australia will have recorded a record 30 years of economic expansion. We will be entering our fourth decade recession-free. That’s the expectation embedded in ... <a title="The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/the-next-government-can-usher-in-our-fourth-decade-recession-free-but-it-will-be-dicey-116887/" aria-label="Read more about The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The New Zealand state tried to remove a newborn Māori baby from his family last week. This is not unusual. Indeed, it is an increasingly frequent occurrence. Between 2015 and 2018, the number of Māori babies removed ... <a title="Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families – even though state care often fails them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/racism-alleged-as-indigenous-children-taken-from-families-even-though-state-care-often-fails-them-116984/" aria-label="Read more about Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families – even though state care often fails them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Walker, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuro Mental Health, The University of Queensland As Australia’s aged care royal commission hears testimony about the treatment of people with dementia in residential aged care, the use of restraints is front and centre. Restraints are sometimes used in an attempt to prevent ... <a title="There’s almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/theres-almost-always-a-better-way-to-care-for-nursing-home-residents-than-restraining-them-111340/" aria-label="Read more about There’s almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University The politics of climate change in Australia has always been about the costs of change. It’s often debated in terms of we can’t afford or can afford to pay for the changes needed to our power, transport and building systems. ... <a title="Cutting cities’ emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/cutting-cities-emissions-does-have-economic-benefits-and-these-ultimately-outweigh-the-costs-116986/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting cities’ emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Just two elections ago Tony Abbott was headed for the prime ministership. Now he’s desperately trying to survive in his own seat. A leader deposed by his party, turned on by Liberal voters in his own heartland, bruised and battle-scarred, ... <a title="View from The Hill: ‘Soft’ voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/view-from-the-hill-soft-voters-in-warringah-focus-groups-expect-tony-abbott-win-117036/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: ‘Soft’ voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra D’urso, Researcher, The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne Review: Cloudstreet, Malthouse Theatre Set in a rambling and ageing house haunted by a colonial past, Cloudstreet is a theatrical adaption of Tim Winton’s 1991 novel of the same title. Written by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo – ... <a title="In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia’s colonial past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/in-cloudstreet-nostalgia-all-too-easily-redeems-australias-colonial-past-117001/" aria-label="Read more about In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia’s colonial past">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University The Great Australian Bight is home to a unique array of marine life. More than 85% of species in this remote stretch of rocky coastline are not found anywhere else in the world. It’s also potentially one of ... <a title="Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/drilling-for-oil-in-the-great-australian-bight-would-be-disastrous-for-marine-life-and-the-local-community-116288/" aria-label="Read more about Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has attracted widespread media attention after it found chemicals contained in sunscreen could get into people’s bloodstreams: A variety of different chemicals in sunscreen are ... <a title="Research Check: should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/research-check-should-we-be-worried-that-the-chemicals-from-sunscreen-can-get-into-our-blood-116738/" aria-label="Read more about Research Check: should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan Coad, Senior Research Fellow, University of Adelaide We don’t often think of microscopic organisms such as fungi as being particularly athletic. Certainly not Olympic champions. But understanding more about fungi – which includes moulds and yeasts – could lead to new ways to prevent the devastating ... <a title="Australia’s in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/australias-in-the-fungus-olympics-the-race-to-find-new-ways-to-tackle-disease-115380/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University As we enter the final straight of the Australian election campaign, we ask you: how much of your information about the issues and the candidates comes from social media? Today’s ... <a title="Media Files: Facebook’s Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/media-files-facebooks-mia-garlick-on-ausvotes2019-and-how-australian-mps-use-social-media-116998/" aria-label="Read more about Media Files: Facebook’s Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media">Read more</a>
