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February 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Krook, Doctoral Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide The story of Yumiko Kadota, whose gruelling schedule as a Sydney hospital registrar included clocking up more than 100 hours of overtime in her first month, has highlighted the punishing work schedules required in the medical profession. Research ... <a title="Our culture of overtime is costing us dearly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/25/our-culture-of-overtime-is-costing-us-dearly-110566/" aria-label="Read more about Our culture of overtime is costing us dearly">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Rees, David Myers Research Fellow, La Trobe University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. When we think of Australians who made history in 1915, the rugged Anzac is the figure who first springs to mind. A century after the Gallipoli campaign, ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Isabel Letham, daring Australian surfing pioneer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/25/hidden-women-of-history-isabel-letham-daring-australian-surfing-pioneer-111530/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Isabel Letham, daring Australian surfing pioneer">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Barkla, Associate Professor of Plant Protein Biochemistry, Southern Cross University Sign up to Beating Around the Bush, a series that profiles native plants: part gardening column, part dispatches from country, entirely Australian. As a plant biologist I have spent a long time interested in what makes ... <a title="Warrigal greens are tasty, salty, and covered in tiny balloon-like hairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/24/warrigal-greens-are-tasty-salty-and-covered-in-tiny-balloon-like-hairs-112307/" aria-label="Read more about Warrigal greens are tasty, salty, and covered in tiny balloon-like hairs">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2019
The python used to interrogate a Papuan suspect “was a pet snake that was not poisonous and tame”, claim Indonesian police. Image: CNNIndonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua Regional Police public information head Assistant Superintendent Suryadi Diaz is asking all parties not to dramatise or make a big issue out of the use of a ... <a title="‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/not-a-big-deal-claim-police-rejecting-un-call-for-papua-snake-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not a big deal’ claim police, rejecting UN call for Papua snake investigation">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney When it comes to studying economics, Australian high school students are voting with their feet. According to data gathered by the Reserve Bank of Australia, year 12 enrolments ... <a title="Economics needs to get real if we want more young Australians to study it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/economics-needs-to-get-real-if-we-want-more-young-australians-to-study-it-112060/" aria-label="Read more about Economics needs to get real if we want more young Australians to study it">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2019
Indonesian military … cooperation with Australia is one of the biggest that the TNI enjoys with armies of other countries. Image: TribuneNews By Gita Irawan in Jakarta Indonesia’s Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Andika Perkasa and Australian Defence Force chief General Angus John Campbell have agreed to further increase military cooperation between the two ... <a title="Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/australia-and-indonesia-agree-to-step-up-military-cooperation/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2019
Australian mining entrepreneur accused of being “disrespectful” over a demand for wholesale and draconian changes to the mining law. Image: PNG Attitude/PC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Landowners throughout Bougainville were today calling on President John Momis for protection from a “callous opportunist.” The landowners said that the customary laws of Bougainville and the basic human ... <a title="Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/bougainville-landowners-call-on-momis-for-protection-from-offensive-draft-law/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato The Court of Arbitration for Sport is due to rule on an application by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that athletes such as South Africa’s Caster Semenya, who have “differences of ... <a title="Sex and sport: how to create a level playing field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/sex-and-sport-how-to-create-a-level-playing-field-112219/" aria-label="Read more about Sex and sport: how to create a level playing field">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Heading on the book chapter on University of the South Pacific’s 50-year history. Shailendra Singh Friday, February 22, 2019 Abstract The Univerasity of the South Pacific’s 50th anniversary marks 30 years of existence for its regional journalism programme. In an eventful journey, the programme weathered military coups, overcame financial hardships and shrugged off academic snobbery ... <a title="Journalism at USP: A thirty-year journey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/journalism-at-usp-a-thirty-year-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism at USP: A thirty-year journey">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Attard, Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Western Sydney University The recent royal commission into banking has revealed rampant wrongdoing by the big banks. As a result, there is renewed public interest in school banking schemes. The Commonwealth Bank’s Dollarmites program has once again come into the spotlight. ... <a title="Don’t bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/dont-bank-on-dollarmites-to-teach-financial-literacy-here-are-our-alternatives-112213/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t bank on Dollarmites to teach financial literacy: here are our alternatives">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristina Rocha, Director of Religion and Society Research Cluster, Western Sydney University We’ve seen countless spiritual leaders and religious institutions embroiled in sexual abuse scandals around the globe. Most people are familiar with the scandals in the Catholic Church and other mainstream religious groups. But there have ... <a title="#MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil’s John of God" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/metoo-catches-up-with-spiritual-healers-the-case-of-brazils-john-of-god-112215/" aria-label="Read more about #MeToo catches up with spiritual healers: the case of Brazil’s John of God">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivienne Glance, Hon Research Fellow in Poetry and Theatre studies, University of Western Australia Review: The Magic Flute, Perth Festival 2019 As the overture ends, the red curtains at His Majesty’s Theatre rise to reveal a flat, white floor-to-ceiling wall. This suddenly transforms to show a young ... <a title="Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera’s outdated attitudes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/22/barrie-koskys-the-magic-flute-is-a-contemporary-spectacle-despite-the-operas-outdated-attitudes-112284/" aria-label="Read more about Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute is a contemporary spectacle, despite the opera’s outdated attitudes">Read more</a>
