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Month: August 2019

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Time out shouldn’t be your go-to parenting tool but can be useful if it’s well planned

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie J Woodfield, Clinical Psychologist and Health Research Council Foxley Fellow, University of Auckland Parenting young children is one of the most stressful times in a parent’s life. Toddlers and preschoolers are learning how to independently regulate their emotions. And parents are developing their ability to be ... <a title="Time out shouldn’t be your go-to parenting tool but can be useful if it’s well planned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/time-out-shouldnt-be-your-go-to-parenting-tool-but-can-be-useful-if-its-well-planned-110700/" aria-label="Read more about Time out shouldn’t be your go-to parenting tool but can be useful if it’s well planned">Read more</a>

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Australia to send naval and air assistance to protect Middle East sea lanes: Morrison

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia will commit a frigate, an aircraft and some headquarters staff to an American-led freedom of navigation operation in the Middle East. Scott Morrison, announcing the long-expected commitment at a Canberra news conference on Wednesday, stressed this was an international ... <a title="Australia to send naval and air assistance to protect Middle East sea lanes: Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/australia-to-send-naval-and-air-assistance-to-protect-middle-east-sea-lanes-morrison-122187/" aria-label="Read more about Australia to send naval and air assistance to protect Middle East sea lanes: Morrison">Read more</a>

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Can environmental populism save the planet?

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia Populism and environmentalism are words seldom seen in the same sentence. One is associated predominantly with nationalists and charismatic leaders of “real people”, the other with broadly-based collective action to address the world’s single most pressing problem. ... <a title="Can environmental populism save the planet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/can-environmental-populism-save-the-planet-120768/" aria-label="Read more about Can environmental populism save the planet?">Read more</a>

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George Pell has lost his appeal. What did the court decide and what happens now?

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Victoria’s Court of Appeal today delivered one of the most significant judgments in Australian legal history, dismissing Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against convictions for five child sex offences. Given Pell’s seniority in the Catholic Church as a ... <a title="George Pell has lost his appeal. What did the court decide and what happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/george-pell-has-lost-his-appeal-what-did-the-court-decide-and-what-happens-now-118054/" aria-label="Read more about George Pell has lost his appeal. What did the court decide and what happens now?">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?

August 21, 2019

Could the most interesting aspect of the current local government elections turn out to be generational change? At the moment, there is a surge of media and activist focus on younger candidates standing for office. It suddenly seems to be “cool” again to want to be a local body politician.  Some are calling the apparent ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-a-local-government-youthquake-happening/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is a local government “youthquake” happening?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2019

August 21, 2019

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Petrol prices Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Don’t be surprised if petrol study ends in a deal, not regulation 1News: Jacinda Ardern will be judged on what happens to petrol prices ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-21-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 21 2019">Read more</a>

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NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Professor Tim Bentley, Director of Research, professor of Work and Organisation, Massey University According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the workplace can be a positive force for improving mental health. But many workers are exposed to work environments that are damaging to their psychological health and ... <a title="NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/nz-workplace-study-shows-more-than-quarter-of-employees-feel-depressed-much-of-the-time-118989/" aria-label="Read more about NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time">Read more</a>

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It will be money, not morality, that finally turns the tide on Alan Jones

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Alan Jones’s political power is to a large extent based on a self-fulfilling prophecy: politicians believe he can shift votes, so they pay homage to him, which adds to the impression that he ... <a title="It will be money, not morality, that finally turns the tide on Alan Jones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/it-will-be-money-not-morality-that-finally-turns-the-tide-on-alan-jones-122051/" aria-label="Read more about It will be money, not morality, that finally turns the tide on Alan Jones">Read more</a>

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Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participation

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Bargh, Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s government statistician resigned last week, following the release of an independent review of the 2018 census. The census was the first to be carried out online, but its 83% response rate fell short of the 94% target ... <a title="Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/bungled-nz-census-highlights-need-for-multiple-voting-options-to-raise-maori-participation-121831/" aria-label="Read more about Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Māori participation">Read more</a>

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Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Stanton, Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make sure it’s accurate. You might ... <a title="Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/will-eating-chicken-reduce-your-risk-of-breast-cancer-121628/" aria-label="Read more about Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?">Read more</a>

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Climate explained: why we need to cut emissions as well as prepare for impacts

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Associate Professor Ralph Brougham Chapman, Director, Environmental Studies, Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to ... <a title="Climate explained: why we need to cut emissions as well as prepare for impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/climate-explained-why-we-need-to-cut-emissions-as-well-as-prepare-for-impacts-122030/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: why we need to cut emissions as well as prepare for impacts">Read more</a>

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Australian universities can’t rely on India if funds from Chinese students start to fall

August 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Australia’s leading universities are now looking to India in search of new sources of international students. This comes amid worries they may have reached a “China max” – no more room for growth in Chinese students and numbers at risk ... <a title="Australian universities can’t rely on India if funds from Chinese students start to fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/australian-universities-cant-rely-on-india-if-funds-from-chinese-students-start-to-fall-122052/" aria-label="Read more about Australian universities can’t rely on India if funds from Chinese students start to fall">Read more</a>