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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paxton Loke, Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Some children grow out of their food allergies, but researchers don’t exactly know why. Here’s how to work with your allergy specialist if you suspect your child isn’t allergic any more. Read more: Four myths about allergies ... <a title="I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/i-think-my-child-has-outgrown-their-food-allergy-how-can-i-be-sure-130455/" aria-label="Read more about I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling You’ve heard of dark matter. You’ve probably heard there’s a fair bit of it out there in space, and that astronomers don’t know for sure what it is. But, strange as dark matter is, there’s an even more mysterious thing out ... <a title="More than 70% of the Universe is made of ‘dark energy’, the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/more-than-70-of-the-universe-is-made-of-dark-energy-the-mysterious-stuff-even-stranger-than-dark-matter-131569/" aria-label="Read more about More than 70% of the Universe is made of ‘dark energy’, the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Asmiati Malik in Jakarta The Indonesian government plans to evaluate the efficacy of special funds for the West Papua region. These funds have been disbursed to the easternmost region, comprising the two provinces of Papua and West Papua, for nearly two decades. The funds, paid since 2002 to support Papua’s development, have failed to ... <a title="Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t helped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/indonesia-reviews-papua-special-funds-why-7-4bn-since-2002-hasnt-helped/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t helped">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Skead, Professor, Dean of Law School, University of Western Australia In 2017, a business lecturer posted a photo on LinkedIn showing a completely empty university classroom, 15 minutes after the class had been scheduled to start. This is not an isolated incident. Anecdotally, lecture and tutorial ... <a title="Lecture recordings mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/lecture-recordings-mean-fewer-students-are-turning-up-does-it-matter-131988/" aria-label="Read more about Lecture recordings mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
By Evaristo Soares Martins in Dili Early elections cannot be allowed to “become the political culture” in Timor-Leste, says the leader of the opposition Fretilin party, Dr Marí Alkatiri. The former Prime Minister said he wants to see an end to the political impasse, prompted by the collapse of the governing AMP Alliance. But, he ... <a title="Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/early-elections-cannot-become-the-norm-in-timor-leste-says-alkatiri/" aria-label="Read more about Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
By Sharlyne Eri in Lae A Papua New Guinean man who once resorted to crime to make a living is now running a bicycle repair business. Collin Kunan is a long-time resident of West Taraka, one of Lae’s urban settlements where petty crime is rife because of high unemployment. Kunan said he gave up criminal ... <a title="From PNG crime to a small town cycle business – how to beat the pinch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/from-png-crime-to-a-small-town-cycle-business-how-to-beat-the-pinch/" aria-label="Read more about From PNG crime to a small town cycle business – how to beat the pinch">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carlo Perrotta, Senior lecturer, Monash University The spread of the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 is a public health emergency with economic and social ramifications in China and across the world. While the impacts on business are well documented, education is also facing the largest disruption in ... <a title="Coronavirus quarantine could spark an online learning boom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/coronavirus-quarantine-could-spark-an-online-learning-boom-132180/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus quarantine could spark an online learning boom">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, University of Western Australia The extradition hearing to decide whether to send Julian Assange to the United States to be tried for publishing classified military documents on Wikileaks is expected to finally begin today in London. Assange is charged with 17 counts under ... <a title="Julian Assange’s extradition case is finally heading to court – here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/julian-assanges-extradition-case-is-finally-heading-to-court-heres-what-to-expect-132089/" aria-label="Read more about Julian Assange’s extradition case is finally heading to court – here’s what to expect">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernadette McSherry, Foundation Director, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, University of Melbourne In 2018, the Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, delivered a report about “the saddest case” she had ever seen. A 39-year-old woman with a developmental disorder had been locked in her prison cell for up to 23 ... <a title="People with cognitive disability shouldn’t be in prison because they’re ‘unfit to plead’. There are alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/people-with-cognitive-disability-shouldnt-be-in-prison-because-theyre-unfit-to-plead-there-are-alternatives-131295/" aria-label="Read more about People with cognitive disability shouldn’t be in prison because they’re ‘unfit to plead’. There are alternatives">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick O’Connor, Associate Professor, University of Adelaide Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals, mainly insects such as native bees, help sustain ecosystems by pollinating native plants. Native pollinator populations have been decimated ... <a title="Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/buzz-off-honey-industry-our-national-parks-shouldnt-be-milked-for-money-131891/" aria-label="Read more about Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Skead, Professor, Dean of Law School, University of Western Australia In 2017, a business lecturer posted a photo on LinkedIn showing a completely empty university classroom, 15 minutes after the class had been scheduled to start. This is not an isolated incident. Anecdotally, lecture and tutorial ... <a title="Online lectures mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/online-lectures-mean-fewer-students-are-turning-up-does-it-matter-131988/" aria-label="Read more about Online lectures mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Adjunct Researcher in Transport and Planning, The University of Queensland Over the past decade almost US$200 billion has been invested globally in mobility technology that promises to improve our ability to get around. More than US$33 billion was invested last year alone. Another measure ... <a title="Billions are pouring into mobility technology – will the transport revolution live up to the hype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/billions-are-pouring-into-mobility-technology-will-the-transport-revolution-live-up-to-the-hype-131154/" aria-label="Read more about Billions are pouring into mobility technology – will the transport revolution live up to the hype?">Read more</a>
