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March 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Cassells, Associate Professor, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, Curtin University The good news this International Women’s Day is that women are now moving through the ranks into management roles faster than men. If things continue at this rate it will take just two more decades for women ... <a title="Gender equity. The way things are going, we won’t reach true parity until the 22nd century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/gender-equity-the-way-things-are-going-we-wont-reach-true-parity-until-the-22nd-century-112685/" aria-label="Read more about Gender equity. The way things are going, we won’t reach true parity until the 22nd century">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Boraman, Lecturer in Politics, Massey University Strikes were supposedly something of the alleged “bad old days” of the 1970s. But during the first year of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Labour-led government, a strike revival ensued. At least 70,000 people, if not more, walked out last year. Strikers ... <a title="Overworked and underpaid: the revival of strikes in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/overworked-and-underpaid-the-revival-of-strikes-in-new-zealand-111728/" aria-label="Read more about Overworked and underpaid: the revival of strikes in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Muecke, Chair professor, University of Adelaide This piece is republished with permission from GriffithReview 63: Writing the Country (Text), ed Ashley Hay. At the same time as a headline in The Guardian announced: “Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, DNA study confirms”, we could also ... <a title="Friday essay: rebooting the idea of ‘civilisation’ for Australian soil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/08/friday-essay-rebooting-the-idea-of-civilisation-for-australian-soil-112682/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: rebooting the idea of ‘civilisation’ for Australian soil">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Josh Frydenberg is highly ambitious – in the fashionable jargon, you’d call him a “forward-leaning” politician. But even he must be surprised, reviewing the past 12 months, at where he is, given where he was. Mid last year he was ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Josh Frydenberg has a great job at the worst time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/grattan-on-friday-josh-frydenberg-has-a-great-job-at-the-worst-time-113129/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Josh Frydenberg has a great job at the worst time">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mazlan Maskor, PhD and Master of Organisational Psychology Candidate | Leadership Science, The University of Queensland If you see a group of people and hear them chanting, “Ole’s at the wheel! Tell me how good does it feel!” you have found yourself among Manchester United supporters. Manchester ... <a title="It’s not about him: leading lessons from Manchester United’s caretaker manager" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/its-not-about-him-leading-lessons-from-manchester-uniteds-caretaker-manager-112281/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not about him: leading lessons from Manchester United’s caretaker manager">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
TNI soldiers in Wamena preparing to fly to Nduga where the attack against Istaka Karya workers and military engineers happened last December. Image: Iwan Adisaputra/Tempo/Antara Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Six hundred crack Indonesian soldiers are being deployed this week to provide security for the construction of the Trans-Papua highway. “This time about 600 troops are ... <a title="Indonesia deploys 600 crack soldiers to guard Trans-Papua highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/indonesia-deploys-600-crack-soldiers-to-guard-trans-papua-highway/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia deploys 600 crack soldiers to guard Trans-Papua highway">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Milford, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Captain Marvel flies into movie theatres from today, and apart from introducing a great new hero who combines the righteousness of Captain America and the humour of Thor: Ragnarok, it’s also a cultural reference bonanza for anyone who grew up ... <a title="Remember Blockbuster, Nirvana and pagers? The new Captain Marvel lives in the 1990s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/remember-blockbuster-nirvana-and-pagers-the-new-captain-marvel-lives-in-the-1990s-112617/" aria-label="Read more about Remember Blockbuster, Nirvana and pagers? The new Captain Marvel lives in the 1990s">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Came, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Māori and Pasifika populations in New Zealand experience poorer health than other New Zealanders. Some of this inequity is due to health policies and uneven access to health care. The New Zealand government often appoints committees and advisory groups, ... <a title="Māori and Pasifika leaders report racism in government health advisory groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/maori-and-pasifika-leaders-report-racism-in-government-health-advisory-groups-112779/" aria-label="Read more about Māori and Pasifika leaders report racism in government health advisory groups">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra D’urso, Researcher, The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne Review: Arbus and West, Melbourne Theatre Company In the world premiere production of Arbus and West, playwright Stephen Sewell appears to be straying into unchartered territory. He is renowned for being a hard-hitting political writer, whose epic plays ... <a title="In Stephen Sewell’s charming Arbus and West, feminism boils to the surface" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/in-stephen-sewells-charming-arbus-and-west-feminism-boils-to-the-surface-112950/" aria-label="Read more about In Stephen Sewell’s charming Arbus and West, feminism boils to the surface">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. Gender-based ... <a title="Acting on gender-based violence must be a priority for the next federal government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/acting-on-gender-based-violence-must-be-a-priority-for-the-next-federal-government-110765/" aria-label="Read more about Acting on gender-based violence must be a priority for the next federal government">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Of all Australia’s wildlife, one stands out as having an identity crisis: the dingo. But our recent article in the journal Zootaxa argues that dingoes should be regarded as a bona fide species on multiple fronts. This isn’t just ... <a title="The dingo is a true-blue, native Australian species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/the-dingo-is-a-true-blue-native-australian-species-111538/" aria-label="Read more about The dingo is a true-blue, native Australian species">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia’s big little economic lie was laid bare on Wednesday. National accounts figures show that the Australian economy grew by just 0.2% in the last quarter of 2018. This disappointing result was below market expectations and official forecasts of 0.6%. It ... <a title="Vital Signs: Australia’s sudden ultra-low economic growth ought not to have come as surprise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/07/vital-signs-australias-sudden-ultra-low-economic-growth-ought-not-to-have-come-as-surprise-113026/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Australia’s sudden ultra-low economic growth ought not to have come as surprise">Read more</a>
