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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roderick John Fensham, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. Swamp foxtail (Cenchrus purpurascens) is a delightful grass that forms a neat tussock up to a ... <a title="The swamp foxtail’s origin is hidden in its DNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/the-swamp-foxtails-origin-is-hidden-in-its-dna-114731/" aria-label="Read more about The swamp foxtail’s origin is hidden in its DNA">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism looks into the wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, drawing the ire of the President. Duterte. Image: Rappler montage/Malacañang/Shutterstock By Rappler The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has responded to what it called President Rodrigo Duterte’s “broadsides” aimed at PCIJ’s recent reports on the Duterte family’s wealth, ... <a title="‘Explain your wealth, don’t lose your cool,’ PCIJ tells Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/explain-your-wealth-dont-lose-your-cool-pcij-tells-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Explain your wealth, don’t lose your cool,’ PCIJ tells Duterte">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
A voting station in the Solomon Islands. Image: Koroi Hawkins/RNZ Pacific By RNZ Pacific The Commonwealth observer group has commended the commitment of the people of Solomon Islands to participating peacefully in last Wednesday’s national election. In a preliminary statement released over the weekend, its chairperson, former Vanuatu prime minister Sato Kilman, said the group ... <a title="Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/commonwealth-observer-group-praises-solomon-islands-election/" aria-label="Read more about Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aurelien Forget, Lecturer in Macromolecular Chemistry, Freiburg University When we have small wounds on our skin or muscles they can usually heal by themselves. But in deeper wounds – such as those in diabetic patients or in muscle tissue after a heart attack – repair is more ... <a title="Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/edible-seaweed-can-be-used-to-grow-blood-vessels-in-the-body-112618/" aria-label="Read more about Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Following the Christchurch mosque shootings, there has been considerable discussion of intolerance and experiences of discrimination in New Zealand. For example, Anjum Rahman, a spokesperson for the Islamic Women’s Council, has expressed concerns about ... <a title="What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/what-the-data-say-about-discrimination-and-tolerance-in-new-zealand-114369/" aria-label="Read more about What the data say about discrimination and tolerance in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. When the “mighty Roman” Gough Whitlam died, ... <a title="What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/what-will-the-turnbull-morrison-government-be-remembered-for-114618/" aria-label="Read more about What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation Often during the day I feel the need to have a bit of a lie-down. Whether it’s been a busy day, I didn’t sleep well the night before, or for no particular reason I know of. But some will warn ... <a title="We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/we-asked-five-experts-should-we-nap-during-the-day-112523/" aria-label="Read more about We asked five experts: should we nap during the day?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University Tasmania’s bushfires may have resulted in the release of significant amounts of mercury from burnt trees into the atmosphere. Our research shows that industrial mercury pollution from decades past has been locked up in west Tasmanian trees. Mercury occurs naturally ... <a title="Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania’s bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/mercury-pollution-from-decades-past-may-have-been-re-released-by-tasmanias-bushfires-114603/" aria-label="Read more about Mercury pollution from decades past may have been re-released by Tasmania’s bushfires">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorothy Wardale, MBA, Deputy Director, Curtin University More Australian universities are relying on casual academics to teach their students. It’s difficult to estimate the exact proportion of academic staff on casual contracts, but reports suggest up to 80% of undergraduate courses in some Australian universities have been ... <a title="Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/casual-academics-arent-going-anywhere-so-what-can-universities-do-to-ensure-learning-isnt-affected-113567/" aria-label="Read more about Casual academics aren’t going anywhere, so what can universities do to ensure learning isn’t affected?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Pittman, PhD Candidate in Transportation Planning, University of Melbourne Half a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but that really depends on what you’re spending it on. In Tuesday’s federal budget, the Coalition government announced its Commuter Car Park Fund, a A$500 million package ... <a title="$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/500m-for-station-car-parks-other-transport-solutions-could-do-much-more-for-the-money-114908/" aria-label="Read more about $500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney Chinese investment in Australia fell 36% in 2018, to A$8.2 billion (US$6.2 billion) from A$13 billion (US$10 billion) in 2017, according to research by KPMG and the University of Sydney Business School. This is despite Chinese ... <a title="Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It’s time for a more balanced debate about the national interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/chinese-investment-in-australia-is-down-36-its-time-for-a-more-balanced-debate-about-the-national-interest-114984/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It’s time for a more balanced debate about the national interest">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Young people – how they think and feel, how institutions (families, schools, clinics, courts) fail them – are a recurring theme in the books shortlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize. These six surprising books – four ... <a title="Six books that shock, delve deeply and destroy pieties: your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/six-books-that-shock-delve-deeply-and-destroy-pieties-your-guide-to-the-2019-stella-prize-shortlist-114829/" aria-label="Read more about Six books that shock, delve deeply and destroy pieties: your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist">Read more</a>
