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Month: October 2019

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‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carlina Black, PhD candidate, La Trobe University It’s a year since the national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. While national apologies can acknowledge survivors, sorry is just the beginning. Access to healing is needed. Our research shows a program that strengthens culture ... <a title="‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/my-mob-is-telling-their-story-and-it-makes-me-feel-good-heres-what-aboriginal-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-told-us-they-need-122645/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need">Read more</a>

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Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Right now, two projects have been proposed to import gas from overseas to supply eastern Australia. This is an absurd prospect. Australia is a resource-rich country, and exports more gas ... <a title="Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/australia-has-plenty-of-gas-but-our-bills-are-ridiculous-the-market-is-broken-125130/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken">Read more</a>

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Don’t stress, your ATAR isn’t the final call. There are many ways to get into university

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University In a recent nation-wide survey by online tutoring company Cluey Learning, 75% of Australian senior students said their ATAR score would impact on the rest of their life. And more than 80% said a score under 60 would be detrimental ... <a title="Don’t stress, your ATAR isn’t the final call. There are many ways to get into university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/dont-stress-your-atar-isnt-the-final-call-there-are-many-ways-to-get-into-university-125429/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t stress, your ATAR isn’t the final call. There are many ways to get into university">Read more</a>

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To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a ‘micro-mobility’ network

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Arnold, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney We all know the feeling. You’re on your way to an important appointment when disaster strikes. A glitch in the transport matrix leaves you waiting for a train that never arrives, or in bumper-to-bumper traffic with little chance of making ... <a title="To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a ‘micro-mobility’ network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/to-bolster-our-fragile-road-and-rail-system-we-need-to-add-a-micro-mobility-network-124895/" aria-label="Read more about To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a ‘micro-mobility’ network">Read more</a>

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Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shih-Wen Sue Chen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Literature, Deakin University There is a new challenger to Disney’s hold on the global animation industry, and he is a Chinese demon child. [embedded content] Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child, from Chengdu Coco Cartoon, tells the story ... <a title="Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/can-ne-zha-the-chinese-superhero-with-1b-at-the-box-office-teach-us-how-to-raise-good-kids-124987/" aria-label="Read more about Can Ne Zha, the Chinese superhero with $1b at the box office, teach us how to raise good kids?">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Breaking Pauline Hanson’s ‘strike’ has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Given her status as holding two vital Senate crossbench votes Pauline Hanson is at times, in the eyes of senior government figures, She Who Must Be Obeyed. And so it was last week, when Hanson announced she was striking, to ... <a title="View from The Hill: Breaking Pauline Hanson’s ‘strike’ has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/view-from-the-hill-breaking-pauline-hansons-strike-has-taken-skin-off-bridget-mckenzie-125580/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Breaking Pauline Hanson’s ‘strike’ has taken skin off Bridget McKenzie">Read more</a>

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Fully Sikh review: a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia

October 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University Fully Sikh, directed by Matt Edgerton, Perth’s Studio Underground The foyer is adorned with colourful fabric and bunting. We’re welcomed by the sounds of Indian music while members of the Sikh community offer to tie turbans (Dastaar) around ... <a title="Fully Sikh review: a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/fully-sikh-review-a-charismatic-generous-performance-about-growing-up-sikh-in-australia-125488/" aria-label="Read more about Fully Sikh review: a charismatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia">Read more</a>

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Fully Sikh review: a charasmatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia

October 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University Fully Sikh, directed by Matt Edgerton, Perth’s Studio Underground The foyer is adorned with colourful fabric and bunting. We’re welcomed by the sounds of Indian music while members of the Sikh community offer to tie turbans (Dastaar) around ... <a title="Fully Sikh review: a charasmatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/fully-sikh-review-a-charasmatic-generous-performance-about-growing-up-sikh-in-australia-125488/" aria-label="Read more about Fully Sikh review: a charasmatic, generous performance about growing up Sikh in Australia">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s disjointed yet solid conference

October 21, 2019

Trying to make sense of the New Zealand First party can be difficult at the best of times. Political journalists and commentators attempt to work out where the party is going based on leaks, Winston Peters’ speeches, Shane Jones’s stunts, conference remits, and attacks on opponents.  Ultimately there’s very little to make sense of. Peters ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s disjointed yet solid conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-firsts-disjointed-yet-solid-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ First’s disjointed yet solid conference">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 21 2019

October 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. TV3 sale Tim Batt (Metro): What if THREE’s problem isn’t TVNZ but… MediaWorks? Alex Braae (Spinoff): Why the MediaWorks crisis is bad news for journalism Damien Venuto (Herald): Anatomy of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 21 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-21-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 21 2019">Read more</a>

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How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is

October 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Miller, Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University Over recent weeks, the alcohol industry has been drumming up media discussion around Australia’s new drinking guidelines. Australia’s guidelines on alcohol consumption are under ongoing review by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), with ... <a title="How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/how-big-alcohol-is-trying-to-fool-us-into-thinking-drinking-is-safer-than-it-really-is-125309/" aria-label="Read more about How big alcohol is trying to fool us into thinking drinking is safer than it really is">Read more</a>

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A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones

October 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ronald F Pol, Senior researcher NZ, La Trobe University Money laundering rarely gets as literal as the case in Thailand last week, where police raided homes of a ring suspected of laundering a billion baht (about A$48 million) of drug proceeds and found millions stashed in a ... <a title="A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/a-criminal-asked-to-design-anti-money-laundering-laws-would-probably-keep-our-current-ones-125143/" aria-label="Read more about A criminal asked to design anti-money laundering laws would probably keep our current ones">Read more</a>