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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University Much loved former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer, who died last week from leukaemia, has talked about the possible link between his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and ... <a title="What Tim Fischer’s cancer tells us about the impact of Agent Orange on other Vietnam veterans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/what-tim-fischers-cancer-tells-us-about-the-impact-of-agent-orange-on-other-vietnam-veterans-122273/" aria-label="Read more about What Tim Fischer’s cancer tells us about the impact of Agent Orange on other Vietnam veterans">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Spry, Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University When Alan Jones encouraged Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to “shove a sock down” the throat of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, it was not the first time he launched a broadside and lost advertisers. This time, 52 advertisers ... <a title="Shoving a sock in it is not the answer. Have advertisers called time on Alan Jones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/shoving-a-sock-in-it-is-not-the-answer-have-advertisers-called-time-on-alan-jones-122367/" aria-label="Read more about Shoving a sock in it is not the answer. Have advertisers called time on Alan Jones?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 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. Suicide Steven Cowan: Suicide is not a private affair Mandy Te (Stuff): Suicide conversation needs to change as numbers spike, mental health advocate Mike King says Laura Walters (Newsroom): Lack ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 27 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-27-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 27 2019">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Bond University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath? – Jade, aged almost 4. Thanks for your question, Jade. ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/curious-kids-why-do-our-toes-and-fingers-get-wrinkly-in-the-bath-120229/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Tattersall, Postdoc in Urban Geography and Research Lead at Sydney Policy Lab. Host of ChangeMakers Podcast., University of Sydney The Hong Kong protest movement is not deescalating – nor will it. Having battled for 12 weeks, this multi-million-person movement has lasted much longer than the unsuccessful ... <a title="Like ‘shooting water’: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/like-shooting-water-why-the-hong-kong-government-must-accept-that-compromise-is-the-only-way-forward-122382/" aria-label="Read more about Like ‘shooting water’: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has had a busy fortnight of international diplomacy. Barely had the dust settled from his performance at the Pacific Island Forum in Tuvalu, than the prime minister announced troop commitments ... <a title="G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/g7-throws-up-plenty-of-controversy-and-debate-but-little-compromise-122042/" aria-label="Read more about G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland If you went to your dentist for a check-up and dental clean in the last year, give yourself a pat on the back. Not everyone loves the dentist, but research shows people who visit at ... <a title="How often should I get my teeth cleaned?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/how-often-should-i-get-my-teeth-cleaned-121310/" aria-label="Read more about How often should I get my teeth cleaned?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherina Petrou, Senior Lecturer in Phytoplankton Ecophysiology, University of Technology Sydney Increasingly acidic oceans are putting algae at risk, threatening the foundation of the entire marine food web. Our research into the effects of CO₂-induced changes to microscopic ocean algae – called phytoplankton – was published today ... <a title="Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/acid-oceans-are-shrinking-plankton-fuelling-faster-climate-change-121443/" aria-label="Read more about Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Guggisberg, Lecturer, Domestic and Family Violence, CQUniversity Australia Many teenagers use mobile phones and social media almost constantly. And children are gaining access to these devices and platforms at increasingly younger ages. This is a challenge for parents who need to keep up with their children’s ... <a title="Children can be exposed to sexual predators online, so how can parents teach them to be safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/children-can-be-exposed-to-sexual-predators-online-so-how-can-parents-teach-them-to-be-safe-120661/" aria-label="Read more about Children can be exposed to sexual predators online, so how can parents teach them to be safe?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University Outright home ownership has long been regarded as a supporting pillar of Australian retirement incomes policies. A report released today by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) raises concerns that rising ... <a title="Fall in ageing Australians’ home-ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/fall-in-ageing-australians-home-ownership-rates-looms-as-seismic-shock-for-housing-policy-120651/" aria-label="Read more about Fall in ageing Australians’ home-ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham White, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s key message to business in a landmark speech on Monday was “back yourself”. He said the best way to boost economic growth was to boost productivity, and the best way to do that was ... <a title="‘Back yourself’ Treasurer Frydenberg tells business. But it’s not that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/back-yourself-treasurer-frydenberg-tells-business-but-its-not-that-simple-122397/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Back yourself’ Treasurer Frydenberg tells business. But it’s not that simple">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Pollard, Tutor in Philosophy and Sociology, Deakin University Michel Foucault was one of the most famous thinkers of the late 20th century, achieving celebrity-like status before his untimely death in 1984. His academic career culminated in a 1970 appointment as “professor of history of systems of ... <a title="Explainer: the ideas of Foucault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/explainer-the-ideas-of-foucault-99758/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: the ideas of Foucault">Read more</a>
