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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margot Hillel, Professor, Children’s Literature, Australian Catholic University An Australian summer can be a holiday by the beach, recovering from exams, or anticipating the next stage of schooling. The summer break can also offer a wonderful opportunity to catch up on some reading. Award-winning author and illustrator ... <a title="Love, laughter, adventure and fantasy: a summer reading list for teens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/love-laughter-adventure-and-fantasy-a-summer-reading-list-for-teens-126928/" aria-label="Read more about Love, laughter, adventure and fantasy: a summer reading list for teens">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Myers, Lecturer, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, University of Western Australia Mental health in our cities is an increasingly urgent issue. Rates of disorders such as anxiety and depression are high. Urban design and planning can promote mental health by refocusing on spaces we use in ... <a title="Biodiversity and our brains: how ecology and mental health go together in our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/02/biodiversity-and-our-brains-how-ecology-and-mental-health-go-together-in-our-cities-126760/" aria-label="Read more about Biodiversity and our brains: how ecology and mental health go together in our cities">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Hooray it’s the holidays! Time to organise the pet sitter, mail and dentist. Wait, what? It might be worth squeezing a trip to the dentist before you go. One in 12 travel insurance claims are ... <a title="How to avoid the dentist this holiday (and what to do if you need one in an emergency)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/how-to-avoid-the-dentist-this-holiday-and-what-to-do-if-you-need-one-in-an-emergency-124276/" aria-label="Read more about How to avoid the dentist this holiday (and what to do if you need one in an emergency)">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Page, Associate professor, Southern Cross University Public space is all around us, from bustling town and city squares to the iconic beaches and wide-open national parks on our doorsteps. In its more mundane forms – such as roads, footpaths, or cycle ways – it’s critical in ... <a title="Explainer: What is public space and why does it need protecting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/explainer-what-is-public-space-and-why-does-it-need-protecting-121692/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: What is public space and why does it need protecting?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Twice the goods and services tax had been rejected, the first time by Labor, which came close to introducing something similar in 1985 and then by the Australian electorate, which rejected the Coalition’s Fightback tax ... <a title="Cabinet papers 1998-99: how the GST became unstoppable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/cabinet-papers-1998-99-how-the-gst-became-unstoppable-128844/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet papers 1998-99: how the GST became unstoppable">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Kooyman, Learning Adviser, Australian National University January 1 1990, Mr Bean debuted on ITV to an audience of 13.45 million. The brainchild of Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, the pilot episode marked the birth of a major comedy character. Bean has become so familiar, so comfortably ... <a title="Happy birthday, Mr Bean! Celebrating 30 years of a major comedy character" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/01/happy-birthday-mr-bean-celebrating-30-years-of-a-major-comedy-character-124593/" aria-label="Read more about Happy birthday, Mr Bean! Celebrating 30 years of a major comedy character">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Pascoe Leahy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne It would be easy to believe, if you pay attention to the media, that Australian children are in poor shape. Kids, we are told, have too much screen time, too little exercise, ... <a title="‘Helicopter parenting’ and ‘tiger mothers’? Relax, Australian kids are alright" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/helicopter-parenting-and-tiger-mothers-relax-australian-kids-are-alright-128057/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Helicopter parenting’ and ‘tiger mothers’? Relax, Australian kids are alright">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arnagretta Hunter, Physician & Cardiologist, The Canberra Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Australian summer temperatures have risen by 1.66℃ over the past 20 years. In the past century we’ve seen a significant increase in the number, intensity and duration of heatwaves during our summers. Heat ... <a title="Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older people face the highest health risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/hot-and-bothered-heat-affects-all-of-us-but-older-people-face-the-highest-health-risks-123769/" aria-label="Read more about Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older people face the highest health risks">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than 20,400 known bee ... <a title="Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/aussie-scientists-need-your-help-keeping-track-of-bees-please-128932/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie scientists need your help keeping track of bees (please)">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kit MacFarlane, Lecturer, University of South Australia Broadcasting fireworks on TV was a ratings success for the ABC as 2018 turned into 2019, with 1.95 million viewers. But 60 years ago, a New Year’s Eve in front of the TV was a very different experience. Fireworks last ... <a title="What Australia watched on TV on New Year’s Eve, 1959" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/31/what-australia-watched-on-tv-on-new-years-eve-1959-128230/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia watched on TV on New Year’s Eve, 1959">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer Sport Management, Western Sydney University Not long ago, a mother-of-three was refused entry to a Sydney pool because of its policy of one adult for every child aged under six. Reminding parents of their obligations, Royal Life Saving Australia chief executive officer Justin ... <a title="For many, a pool swim is an Australian birthright. Let’s make it easier for solo parents to claim it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/for-many-a-pool-swim-is-an-australian-birthright-lets-make-it-easier-for-solo-parents-to-claim-it-128305/" aria-label="Read more about For many, a pool swim is an Australian birthright. Let’s make it easier for solo parents to claim it">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University With the holiday season well underway and New Year’s Eve approaching, you might find yourself drinking more alcohol than usual. So what actually happens to our body as we drink alcohol and wake up with ... <a title="What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/30/what-causes-hangovers-blackouts-and-hangxiety-everything-you-need-to-know-about-alcohol-these-holidays-127995/" aria-label="Read more about What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays">Read more</a>
