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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Rees, Psychology Doctoral Candidate, Macquarie University People with fetishes have a sexual attraction to inanimate, non-living objects or non-genital body parts. Any body part can become a fetish, including feet, hair, and noses. Most object fetishes tend to be clothing items, such as stockings, latex gloves, ... <a title="Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/yes-latex-gloves-can-be-part-of-a-healthy-relationship-busting-the-myths-around-sexual-fetishism-120426/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist In the main, Australia produces high-quality research that is rigorous and reproducible, and makes a significant contribution towards scientific progress. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do it better. In the case of the research sector here ... <a title="‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/there-is-a-problem-australias-top-scientist-alan-finkel-pushes-to-eradicate-bad-science-123374/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science">Read more</a>
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September 12, 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. Labour Party sexual assault allegations Peter Dunne: This is the end of Ardern’s Golden Weather as Prime Minister Andrea Vance (Stuff): Labour Party president Nigel Haworth has resigned – ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 12 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-12-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 12 2019">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By D. Rex Mitchell, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arkansas A giant kangaroo that roamed Australia during the Ice Age had a far mightier bite than its modern-day cousins, according to new research which suggests this species could eat a tough, woody diet similar to that of a giant ... <a title="This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today’s giant pandas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/this-extinct-kangaroo-had-a-branch-crunching-bite-to-rival-todays-giant-pandas-123266/" aria-label="Read more about This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today’s giant pandas">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Ritter, Professor & Specialist in Drug Policy, UNSW The proposal to drug test welfare recipients keeps on bouncing back. The most recent attempt, announced last week, is now the third proposal since 2017. But the tenacity with which the government is pursuing this agenda reflects, not ... <a title="How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/how-philosophy-101-could-help-break-the-deadlock-over-drug-testing-job-seekers-123098/" aria-label="Read more about How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, PSM, Post-career PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University When the managers of the Great Barrier Reef recently rated its outlook as very poor, a few well known threats dominated the headlines. But delve deeper into report and ... <a title="The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/the-great-barrier-reef-is-in-trouble-there-are-a-whopping-45-reasons-why-122930/" aria-label="Read more about The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Muneera Bano, Lecturer Software Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology From a very young age, we are conditioned to learn to succeed by avoiding failures or mistakes. Our traditional education system is built largely on examination that marks down students for their mistakes in any assessed work. Students ... <a title="Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/keen-it-students-can-improve-their-marks-when-given-a-chance-to-learn-from-their-mistakes-122792/" aria-label="Read more about Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Glover, Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University Many Australians have longed to live outside the city. The treechange and seachange movements – migration from urban areas to rural and coastal towns – have been responsible for much of the population growth outside urban areas in recent years. ... <a title="Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/fancy-an-e-change-how-people-are-escaping-city-congestion-and-living-costs-by-working-remotely-123165/" aria-label="Read more about Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clinton Fernandes, Professor, International and Political Studies, UNSW The attention being given to possible covert influence being exercised by China in Australia shouldn’t distract us from recognising that very overt foreign influence now occurs through investment. Read more: Inside China’s vast influence network – how it works, ... <a title="Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia’s biggest companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/worried-about-agents-of-foreign-influence-just-look-at-who-owns-australias-biggest-companies-123343/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia’s biggest companies">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Hoare, PhD Candidate in Pacific History, Australian National University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. From Tongan Princes to the daughters of Sāmoan political leaders, elite Australian schools have long been considered desirable locations for the children of high-ranking Pacific families. ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Marau Ta’aroa, the Sydney-schooled ‘last Queen of Tahiti’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/hidden-women-of-history-marau-taaroa-the-sydney-schooled-last-queen-of-tahiti-122539/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Marau Ta’aroa, the Sydney-schooled ‘last Queen of Tahiti’">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The integrity of Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party is currently under question, following revelations about how allegations of sexual assault in Labour have been handled by the party. Party president, Nigel Haworth, has now resigned over the matter, but this is unlikely to resolve unanswered questions. Critics allege ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s #MeTooLabour problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/11/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-jacinda-arderns-metoolabour-problem/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s #MeTooLabour problem">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Liberal member for Chisholm, Gladys Liu, has strongly proclaimed her loyalty to Australia and her support for the government’s policy on China, amid a row over her record of past associations with organisations with links to the Chinese Communist ... <a title="Liu defends herself after concerns about her Chinese associations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/11/liu-defends-herself-after-concerns-about-her-chinese-associations-123362/" aria-label="Read more about Liu defends herself after concerns about her Chinese associations">Read more</a>
