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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Flood, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology Men who adhere to rigid, sexist stereotypes of how to be a man are more likely to use and tolerate violence against women. On the other hand, men with more flexible, gender-equitable ideas about manhood are more likely to ... <a title="Forceful and dominant: men with sexist ideas of masculinity are more likely to abuse women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/forceful-and-dominant-men-with-sexist-ideas-of-masculinity-are-more-likely-to-abuse-women-125873/" aria-label="Read more about Forceful and dominant: men with sexist ideas of masculinity are more likely to abuse women">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Ridout, Research Fellow; Registered Psychologist; Deputy Chair, Cyberpsychology Research Group, University of Sydney In the past decade, smartphones have gone from being a status item to an indispensable part of our everyday lives. And we spend a lot of time on them, around four hours a ... <a title="How to deal with smartphone stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/how-to-deal-with-smartphone-stress-116426/" aria-label="Read more about How to deal with smartphone stress">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Hibbert, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University Sea levels rose 10 metres above present levels during Earth’s last warm period 125,000 years ago, according to new research that offers a glimpse of what may happen under our current climate change trajectory. Our paper, published today in ... <a title="Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/scientists-looked-at-sea-levels-125-000-years-in-the-past-the-results-are-terrifying-126017/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Honorary fellow, University of Melbourne Sydney’s Macquarie University announced budget cuts in recent days, due to “zero growth” in enrolments next year. Vice-Chancellor Bruce Dowton reportedly wrote a letter to staff announcing the cuts, which included a hiring freeze. The letter said: Enrolment growth domestically ... <a title="Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis’ financial strife in three charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/enrolments-flatlining-australian-unis-financial-strife-in-three-charts-126342/" aria-label="Read more about Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis’ financial strife in three charts">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne A year away from the November 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has a 41.4% approval, 54.6% disapproval rating with all polls in the FiveThirtyEight aggregate. His net approval is -13.2%, down 0.8% since my October ... <a title="Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/trump-could-win-again-despite-losing-popular-vote-as-biden-retakes-lead-in-democratic-polls-126106/" aria-label="Read more about Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juanita Breen (previously Westbury), Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania The Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety wasn’t supposed to make any recommendations in its interim report. Yet it identified three key areas where immediate action should be taken. Responding to the over-reliance on ... <a title="Tweaking prescribing rules won’t fix chemical restraint in aged care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/tweaking-prescribing-rules-wont-fix-chemical-restraint-in-aged-care-126347/" aria-label="Read more about Tweaking prescribing rules won’t fix chemical restraint in aged care">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Legg, Associate Professor, Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania Kanye West’s Jesus is King will probably not rate among many traditional gospel followers. Kanye is one of the world’s biggest rap artists. Gospel music has its roots in the Spiritual and the blues – African Americans ... <a title="I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye’s Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/i-teach-and-play-gospel-music-and-i-think-kanyes-jesus-is-king-is-a-remarkable-gospel-album-126191/" aria-label="Read more about I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye’s Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Two Indonesian journalists who had reported on an illegal oil palm plantation in Sumatra have been found stabbed to death. According to environmental news site Mongabay, the body of Maraden Sianipar was found on October 30 in a ditch in the concession of palm grower PT Sei Alih Berombang (SAB). The ... <a title="Journalists fighting oil palm plantation found stabbed to death in Sumatra" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/journalists-fighting-oil-palm-plantation-found-stabbed-to-death-in-sumatra/" aria-label="Read more about Journalists fighting oil palm plantation found stabbed to death in Sumatra">Read more</a>
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November 6, 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. Winston Peters’ privacy lawsuit No Right Turn: Winston is right Tim Murphy (Newsroom): Who leaked? Journalists’ views differ Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Winston Peters says MSD staff ‘mistaken’ in privacy lawsuit ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 06 2019">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University How do solar panels work? – Nathan, age 5, Melbourne, Australia. The Sun produces a lot of energy called solar energy. Australia gets 20,000 times more energy from the Sun each day than we do from oil, gas and ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do solar panels work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/curious-kids-how-do-solar-panels-work-123515/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do solar panels work?">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Director of Diplomacy at Asialink, University of Melbourne Ten years ago, the Lowy Institute published a report on the state of Australia’s diplomatic capacity that painted a “sobering picture” of overstretched foreign missions and declining resources. In the words of then-Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, ... <a title="Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/australia-is-spending-less-on-diplomacy-than-ever-before-and-its-influence-is-suffering-as-a-result-125722/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics, University of Melbourne Four years ago in December 2015, every member of the United Nations met in Paris and agreed to hold global temperature increases to 2°C, and as close as possible to 1.5°C. The bad news is that four ... <a title="Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there’s a way to avoid it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/australia-could-fall-apart-under-climate-change-but-theres-a-way-to-avoid-it-126341/" aria-label="Read more about Australia could fall apart under climate change. But there’s a way to avoid it">Read more</a>
