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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wright, Research associate, Griffith University This article was coauthored by Gimuy Yidniji Traditional Owner Gudju Gudju Fourmile. For many decades Aboriginal Australians have campaigned for the return of ancestral remains that continue to be stored in museums worldwide. But in many instances these remains cannot be ... <a title="DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/dna-from-ancient-aboriginal-australian-remains-enables-their-return-to-country-108168/" aria-label="Read more about DNA from ancient Aboriginal Australian remains enables their return to Country">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arie Freiberg, Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University The community has little sympathy for mass murderers, serial killers or anyone convicted of a very serious crime against another person. Presumably, this is why the Sentence Administration Amendment (Multiple Murders) Act 2018 passed through the WA state parliament ... <a title="Serial killers’ fates are in politicians’ hands. Here’s why that’s a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/serial-killers-fates-are-in-politicians-hands-heres-why-thats-a-worry-108825/" aria-label="Read more about Serial killers’ fates are in politicians’ hands. Here’s why that’s a worry">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Christmas and the holidays are a time to relax and celebrate with family and friends. But the festive season can also be a time of unwanted weight gain that won’t budge once the holidays are over. Research ... <a title="Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/christmas-versus-kilojoules-how-to-focus-more-on-celebration-and-less-on-the-food-107436/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas versus kilojoules – how to focus more on celebration and less on the food">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have released their fifth biennial State of the Climate report. State of the Climate 2018 is the latest biennial snapshot of climate change in Australia. It focuses on observed long-term trends that are happening ... <a title="State of the Climate 2018: Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/state-of-the-climate-2018-bureau-of-meteorology-and-csiro-109001/" aria-label="Read more about State of the Climate 2018: Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Hare, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne It’s never been easier for university students to cheat. We just need look to the scandal in 2015 that revealed up to 1,000 students from 16 Australian universities had hired the Sydney-based MyMaster company to ghost-write their assignments and sit ... <a title="Doing away with essays won’t necessarily stop students cheating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/doing-away-with-essays-wont-necessarily-stop-students-cheating-108995/" aria-label="Read more about Doing away with essays won’t necessarily stop students cheating">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Robertson, Innovation Fellow and Lecturer, Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Monash University Remote areas were described as “unused” and/or “underperforming” in a 2017 address by internationally renowned architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of OMA. Similarly, a 2004 territorial study of Switzerland by ETH Studio ... <a title="Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/building-in-ways-that-meet-the-needs-of-australias-remote-regions-106071/" aria-label="Read more about Building in ways that meet the needs of Australia’s remote regions">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Newton, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University Christmas trees in the aisles. Baubles hanging from the ceiling. Carols playing on the in-store speakers. Tinsel around the cash register. Shops put a lot of effort into Christmas decorations. It’s in their interest to ... <a title="Yes, retailers exploit Christmas, but their decorations still evoke religious spirit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/yes-retailers-exploit-christmas-but-their-decorations-still-evoke-religious-spirit-108334/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, retailers exploit Christmas, but their decorations still evoke religious spirit">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Gallagher, PhD Candidate, School of History, Australian National University Most Australians know something about “folklore”. Every year crowds converge on Canberra for the National Folk Festival. But, folklore encompasses far more than song and dance. The term refers to a rich intangible heritage of games, yarns, ... <a title="What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia’s national folklife centre?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/20/what-the-folk-whatever-happened-to-australias-national-folklife-centre-108678/" aria-label="Read more about What the folk? Whatever happened to Australia’s national folklife centre?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Dosseto, Associate Professor, University of Wollongong At a fleeting glance, the study of life – biology – seems very separate from that of rocks, or geology. But a look back through history shows that geological processes have been key to the evolution of life on Earth. ... <a title="Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/19/unpacking-the-history-of-how-earth-feeds-life-and-life-changes-earth-103162/" aria-label="Read more about Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Martin, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health, Central Clinical School, Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are people colour blind?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/19/curious-kids-why-are-people-colour-blind-107599/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are people colour blind?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Curtis, Research fellow, Centre for Policy Futures (Genomics), The University of Queensland Many people first became familiar with DNA testing through its use in the OJ Simpson murder trial in 1994. Now, 24 years later, there have been two dramatic advances in the capability of forensic ... <a title="Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/19/dramatic-advances-in-forensics-expose-the-need-for-genetic-data-legislation-105397/" aria-label="Read more about Dramatic advances in forensics expose the need for genetic data legislation">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Kaladelfos, Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Lessons learnt from a NSW parliamentary inquiry into hate crimes against Australia’s LGBTIQ community could change the way police and communities respond to complaints, and acknowledge the continued impact of past injustices. The inquiry is the first ... <a title="Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/19/inquiry-into-lgbtiq-hate-crime-could-improve-how-police-and-communities-respond-108493/" aria-label="Read more about Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crime could improve how police and communities respond">Read more</a>
