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Month: July 2019

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Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away

July 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University Clownfish achieved worldwide fame following Finding Nemo, but it turns out these fish don’t do so well in the spotlight. Our research, published in Biology Letters, found when clownfish eggs were exposed to low levels of light at night – as ... <a title="Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/17/lights-out-clownfish-can-only-hatch-in-the-dark-which-light-pollution-is-taking-away-120409/" aria-label="Read more about Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away">Read more</a>

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Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal

July 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Pollack, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Someone we know recently told us about a team-building event that proved anything but. The chief executive who arranged it loved mountain biking. So he chose a venue to share his passion with his team. On the day, he shot ... <a title="Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/17/team-building-exercises-can-be-a-waste-of-time-you-achieve-more-by-getting-personal-119601/" aria-label="Read more about Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal">Read more</a>

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As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead

July 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Hobbs, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad has announced that the state will begin a conversation about a pathway to treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In doing so, Queensland joined Victoria and the Northern Territory in formally commencing treaty ... <a title="As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/as-the-federal-government-debates-an-indigenous-voice-state-and-territories-are-pressing-ahead-120411/" aria-label="Read more about As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead">Read more</a>

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Your body as a weapon: the rise of the ‘revenge body’ online

July 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mair Underwood, Lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology, The University of Queensland Months after a public breakup with her husband, the politician Barnaby Joyce, Natalie Joyce made news when she displayed her “new” body in a bodybuilding competition. Joyce’s muscular appearance was described by some news organisations as ... <a title="Your body as a weapon: the rise of the ‘revenge body’ online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/your-body-as-a-weapon-the-rise-of-the-revenge-body-online-118332/" aria-label="Read more about Your body as a weapon: the rise of the ‘revenge body’ online">Read more</a>

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Stop worrying about screen ‘time’. It’s your child’s screen experience that matters

July 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brittany Huber, Postdoctoral researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Most (80%) Australian parents worry children spend too much time with screens. But what children are doing on and off screen matters more than how much time they’re exposed to screen media. Too much time? There was a time ... <a title="Stop worrying about screen ‘time’. It’s your child’s screen experience that matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/stop-worrying-about-screen-time-its-your-childs-screen-experience-that-matters-118610/" aria-label="Read more about Stop worrying about screen ‘time’. It’s your child’s screen experience that matters">Read more</a>

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Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too

July 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Yau, Adjunct professor, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University The Administrative Appeals Tribunal recently granted a woman with multiple sclerosis the right to have a sex therapist paid for under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). After her initial application for sex therapy to be ... <a title="Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/finally-the-ndis-will-fund-sex-therapy-but-it-should-cover-sex-workers-too-120284/" aria-label="Read more about Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution

July 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Last week on this podcast we talked to Ken Wyatt about the government’s plan for a referendum – hopefully this parliamentary term – to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. This week, we continue the conversation on Indigenous recognition with ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-megan-davis-on-a-first-nations-voice-in-the-constitution-120349/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution">Read more</a>

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Yamin Kogoya: Why Indonesian trade expo deception won’t win Pacific hearts and minds

July 16, 2019

COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya in Auckland More than 50 years of “torture” has been inflicted on the Papuan people by the Indonesian government. With the complicity of Western governments, great fear has been put in the hearts and minds of people across the Pacific. These terrors have become cancerous tumours in the body of the ... <a title="Yamin Kogoya: Why Indonesian trade expo deception won’t win Pacific hearts and minds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/yamin-kogoya-why-indonesian-trade-expo-deception-wont-win-pacific-hearts-and-minds/" aria-label="Read more about Yamin Kogoya: Why Indonesian trade expo deception won’t win Pacific hearts and minds">Read more</a>

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PMC’s mid-winter smorgasbord video, PJR and website ‘launch’ fono

July 16, 2019

Event date and time:  Friday, July 26, 2019 – 17:00 – 18:30 JOIN US for this Pacific Media Centre‘s smorgasbord “launch” mid-winter fono and celebration for: + Two new documentaries on climate change and media freedom + The latest Pacific Journalism Review themed on “The NZ Mosque Massacre: Dilemmas for Journalism and Democracy” + The ... <a title="PMC’s mid-winter smorgasbord video, PJR and website ‘launch’ fono" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/pmcs-mid-winter-smorgasbord-video-pjr-and-website-launch-fono/" aria-label="Read more about PMC’s mid-winter smorgasbord video, PJR and website ‘launch’ fono">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 16 2019

July 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Tuesday’s content Foreign affairs and trade Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): US trip another test for Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ diplomacy RNZ: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemns Donald Trump’s attack on US congresswomen Jason Walls (Herald): Foreign ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 16 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-16-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 16 2019">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 15 2019

July 16, 2019

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Monday’s content Oranga Tamariki, state care of children, adoption Bonnie Sumner (Newsroom): Māori unite to declare ‘enough is enough’ Bonnie Sumner (Newsroom): A sense of injustice too large to fathom Laura O’Connell Rapira (Spinoff): The call from the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 15 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-15-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 15 2019">Read more</a>

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Bryan Kramer: PNG ‘merciless’ payback killings have changed everything

July 16, 2019

COMMENTARY: By Bryan Kramer in Port Moresby  Yesterday, I returned from Tari Electorate in Hela Province following a one day trip to assess the situation following the horrific killing of 23 women (two of whom were pregnant) and nine children in the worst payback killing in our country’s history. In my capacity as Minister for ... <a title="Bryan Kramer: PNG ‘merciless’ payback killings have changed everything" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/bryan-kramer-png-merciless-payback-killings-have-changed-everything/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Kramer: PNG ‘merciless’ payback killings have changed everything">Read more</a>