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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Most school kids can describe in detail the life cycle of butterflies: eggs hatch into caterpillars, caterpillars turn into cocoons and cocoons hatch. ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th-century entomologist and scientific adventurer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/hidden-women-of-history-maria-sibylla-merian-17th-century-entomologist-and-scientific-adventurer-112057/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Maria Sibylla Merian, 17th-century entomologist and scientific adventurer">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Vatsikopoulos, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney This week, Department of Communications and Arts secretary Mike Mrdak told a Senate hearing our Pacific neighbours will soon experience “the full suite of programs available on Australian networks”. This means the region will see some of our ... <a title="As Australia’s soft power in the Pacific fades, China’s voice gets louder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/as-australias-soft-power-in-the-pacific-fades-chinas-voice-gets-louder-111841/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s soft power in the Pacific fades, China’s voice gets louder">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dunn, Associate Lecturer in Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western Sydney University Some men may shudder at the thought of “the snip”. But vasectomies are a safe and effective form of contraception for men who have completed their family, or don’t wish to have children. Medicare data ... <a title="Explainer: how does a vasectomy work and can it be reversed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/explainer-how-does-a-vasectomy-work-and-can-it-be-reversed-110780/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how does a vasectomy work and can it be reversed?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leila Mahmoudi Farahani, Research Fellow in Urban Studies, RMIT University Recent studies show Melbourne’s and Sydney’s fast-growing outer suburbs lag behind other parts of the city in access to urban design, employment and amenities and services that foster liveability. The National Growth Areas Alliance of local councils ... <a title="Living ‘liveable’: this is what residents have to say about life on the urban fringe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/living-liveable-this-is-what-residents-have-to-say-about-life-on-the-urban-fringe-111339/" aria-label="Read more about Living ‘liveable’: this is what residents have to say about life on the urban fringe">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Belgrave, Lecturer in Politics and Citizenship, Massey University Until recently, New Zealand’s relationship with China has been easy and at little cost to Wellington. But those days are probably over. New Zealand’s decision to block Huawei from its 5G cellular networks due to security concerns is ... <a title="Huawei or the highway? The rising costs of New Zealand’s relationship with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/huawei-or-the-highway-the-rising-costs-of-new-zealands-relationship-with-china-111909/" aria-label="Read more about Huawei or the highway? The rising costs of New Zealand’s relationship with China">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Roy, Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle On Monday, the federal parliament agreed on a motion to support a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people. This is a good thing, but we still need a timeline, terms of reference and a whole lot more ... <a title="Why schools desperately need a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/why-schools-desperately-need-a-royal-commission-into-the-abuse-of-disabled-people-112058/" aria-label="Read more about Why schools desperately need a royal commission into the abuse of disabled people">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Beer, Dean, Research and Innovation, University of South Australia Governments change priorities all the time. Some argue governments will focus on developing regional areas at one point in time and then refocus on major cities at another. Our research shows that there are cycles in how ... <a title="Regional Australia is calling the shots now more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/regional-australia-is-calling-the-shots-now-more-than-ever-110432/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Australia is calling the shots now more than ever">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas T. Van Dam, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Last night’s episode of ABC’s Catalyst, “The Mindfulness Experiment”, offered a unique glimpse into what happens to people during Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, an eight-week structured training program in mindfulness meditation. The program followed 15 ... <a title="We don’t yet fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it’s not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/we-dont-yet-fully-understand-what-mindfulness-is-but-this-is-what-its-not-110698/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t yet fully understand what mindfulness is, but this is what it’s not">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Clark, Professor Emeritus, Asian Art History, University of Sydney Review: Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art, Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Art Gallery of New South Wales. The exhibition Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art, Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is the ... <a title="Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art is an exercise in spectacle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/heaven-and-earth-in-chinese-art-is-an-exercise-in-spectacle-111988/" aria-label="Read more about Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art is an exercise in spectacle">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Pacific Media Centre ISBN/code: ISSN 2624-3768 Publication date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Publisher: Pacific Media Centre PACIFIC MEDIA CENTRE ANNUAL REVIEW 2018The Pacific Media Centre (PMC) became the only university-based communications and media publishing unit to be included in Radio New Zealand’s highly praised public outreach programme in recognition of its specialised Pacific knowledge, research ... <a title="Pacific Media Centre Annual Review 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/pacific-media-centre-annual-review-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media Centre Annual Review 2018">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Abbass, Professor, School of Engineering & IT, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW 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 This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and ... <a title="Curious Kids: are robots smarter than humans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/curious-kids-are-robots-smarter-than-humans-110787/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: are robots smarter than humans?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 20 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content China-NZ relations Fran O’Sullivan (Herald): Jacinda Ardern or Winston Peters – Who’s handling China? Richard Harman: Secret agreement might solve Huawei problem ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 20 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-20-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 20 2019">Read more</a>
