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Month: September 2019

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Thinking of seeing a psychologist? Here’s how to choose the therapy best for you

September 5, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Carey, Professor, Director of the Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University In any year, one in five Australians will experience symptoms of a mental illness. While drug treatments are widely used and can be effective, they sometimes come with troubling side-effects such as weight gain, headaches, ... <a title="Thinking of seeing a psychologist? Here’s how to choose the therapy best for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/thinking-of-seeing-a-psychologist-heres-how-to-choose-the-therapy-best-for-you-114294/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of seeing a psychologist? Here’s how to choose the therapy best for you">Read more</a>

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Kids learn valuable life skills through rough-and-tumble play with their dads

September 5, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Freeman, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Newcastle Play is an important way for children to learn about the world around them. Through play, they learn cultural norms, socialisation guidelines and experiment with different ways to interact with their environment. But play between a father and their ... <a title="Kids learn valuable life skills through rough-and-tumble play with their dads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/kids-learn-valuable-life-skills-through-rough-and-tumble-play-with-their-dads-119241/" aria-label="Read more about Kids learn valuable life skills through rough-and-tumble play with their dads">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what exactly do musical conductors do?

September 5, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Potter, Lecturer in Conducting, The University of Queensland Conductors are a relatively new breed of musician. Only as compositions became more complex circa 1810 (blame Beethoven!) did the actual need for a conductor become more relevant. Conductors were in demand pre-Beethoven, but to a far lesser ... <a title="Explainer: what exactly do musical conductors do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/explainer-what-exactly-do-musical-conductors-do-82889/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what exactly do musical conductors do?">Read more</a>

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Outgoing ASIO head hopes for greater public preparedness to defend Australian sovereignty

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has paved the way for increased public preparedness to defend Australia’s sovereignty against foreign interference, outgoing ASIO head Duncan Lewis has said. In an address to the Lowy Institute, Lewis repeated his earlier warning about ... <a title="Outgoing ASIO head hopes for greater public preparedness to defend Australian sovereignty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/outgoing-asio-head-hopes-for-greater-public-preparedness-to-defend-australian-sovereignty-122969/" aria-label="Read more about Outgoing ASIO head hopes for greater public preparedness to defend Australian sovereignty">Read more</a>

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Why we’ve the weakest economy since the global financial crisis, with few clear ways out

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Australian economy is tepid, with consumer spending the weakest in ten years, business investment shrinking, and economic growth too weak to cover population growth. Were it not for very strong growth in export income ... <a title="Why we’ve the weakest economy since the global financial crisis, with few clear ways out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/why-weve-the-weakest-economy-since-the-global-financial-crisis-with-few-clear-ways-out-122942/" aria-label="Read more about Why we’ve the weakest economy since the global financial crisis, with few clear ways out">Read more</a>

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Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irena Obadovic, Post-doctoral Scientist, University of Canterbury Last year, the European Union (EU) launched negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand. This was seen as a bold step that may significantly boost trade and investment between the two parties. Two rounds of negotiations ... <a title="Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/agriculture-a-likely-stumbling-block-in-free-trade-negotiations-between-nz-and-eu-107704/" aria-label="Read more about Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Eckert, Director, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Flinders University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why are some people affected by sleep paralysis? – Tess, age 13. Falling ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/curious-kids-why-are-some-people-affected-by-sleep-paralysis-121125/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?">Read more</a>

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Hurricane Dorian: where it hit, where it’s headed, and why it’s so destructive

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney At least seven people have died in the wake of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, although that figure is expected to rise as rescue work continues. Dorian began life as a small tropical depression southeast ... <a title="Hurricane Dorian: where it hit, where it’s headed, and why it’s so destructive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/hurricane-dorian-where-it-hit-where-its-headed-and-why-its-so-destructive-122937/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Dorian: where it hit, where it’s headed, and why it’s so destructive">Read more</a>

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Hollywood onstage: why are so many musicals adapted from movies?

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Jones, Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Griffith University In a 2004 original musical about creating an original musical – cheekily titled [title of show] – one writer asks, “So movies make good musicals?” His writing partner responds: “Well, they make musicals.” This year, Australian theatre audiences have ... <a title="Hollywood onstage: why are so many musicals adapted from movies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/hollywood-onstage-why-are-so-many-musicals-adapted-from-movies-122329/" aria-label="Read more about Hollywood onstage: why are so many musicals adapted from movies?">Read more</a>

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FLNKS calls for West Papua self-determination, condemns violence

September 4, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The New Caledonian-based Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front or FLNKS has condemned the ongoing human rights violations in West Papua and has called for the Papuan right to self-determination to be recognised. In a press release the pro-independence group consisting of mostly indigenous Kanaks said that the recent attacks on ... <a title="FLNKS calls for West Papua self-determination, condemns violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/flnks-calls-for-west-papua-self-determination-condemns-violence/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS calls for West Papua self-determination, condemns violence">Read more</a>

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Fiji police caution Conference of Churches for raising Morning Star

September 4, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newdesk Fijian police have reportedly cautioned the Pacific Conference of Churches Secretariatfrom flying the Morning Star – the West Papuan flag of Independence – on private property in Suva. According to an article on the PCC website, officers attempted to seize the flag earlier this week “after it was raised in protest against ... <a title="Fiji police caution Conference of Churches for raising Morning Star" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/fiji-police-caution-conference-of-churches-for-raising-morning-star/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police caution Conference of Churches for raising Morning Star">Read more</a>

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Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030

September 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Wynn, Senior Economic Advisor, CSIRO Growing interest in healthy and sustainable lifestyles could be worth about A$25 billion and make up about 10% of the value of Australia’s food and agribusiness sector by the end of next decade. These projections are made by Australia’s industrial research ... <a title="Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/health-and-sustainability-market-could-be-worth-25-billion-to-australian-producers-by-2030-122856/" aria-label="Read more about Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030">Read more</a>