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December 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Nickl, Lecturer in International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, University of Sydney Jojo Rabbit is not Disney Studios’ first foray into Hitler parody. In 1943, it produced der Fuehrer’s Face – an anti-Nazi film inside Donald Duck’s nightmares. Now, Disney is the Australian distributor of Jojo ... <a title="Jojo Rabbit: Hitler humour and a child’s eye view of war make for dark satire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/16/jojo-rabbit-hitler-humour-and-a-childs-eye-view-of-war-make-for-dark-satire-128622/" aria-label="Read more about Jojo Rabbit: Hitler humour and a child’s eye view of war make for dark satire">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne At the December 12 UK election, the Conservatives won 365 of the 650 House of Commons seats (up 48 since the 2017 election), Labour 202 (down 60), the Scottish National Party (SNP) 48 (up 13) ... <a title="Conservative landslide at UK’s Brexit election; Trump’s ratings rise on strong US economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/14/conservative-landslide-at-uks-brexit-election-trumps-ratings-rise-on-strong-us-economy-128699/" aria-label="Read more about Conservative landslide at UK’s Brexit election; Trump’s ratings rise on strong US economy">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics, University of Bristol So for all the talk of narrowing polls, tactical voting, and possible shocks leading to a hung parliament, Boris Johnson achieved a crushing victory over Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party in the UK’s general election of 2019. With ... <a title="Johnson’s thumping win an electoral lesson in not just having policies, but knowing how to sell them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/14/johnsons-thumping-win-an-electoral-lesson-in-not-just-having-policies-but-knowing-how-to-sell-them-128243/" aria-label="Read more about Johnson’s thumping win an electoral lesson in not just having policies, but knowing how to sell them">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has rejected or sidelined a number of recommendations from the long-awaited Thodey review of the public service that might have constrained his and his government’s power. Not surprisingly, a proposal to ensure changes to the machinery of government ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison won’t have a bar of public service intrusions on government’s power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/view-from-the-hill-morrison-wont-have-a-bar-of-public-service-intrusions-on-governments-power-128880/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison won’t have a bar of public service intrusions on government’s power">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] For their last video for the year, University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan look backwards to the big issues which have shaped political discourse. They discuss the surprise election results, and the ongoing natural disasters ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan reflects on the year in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/video-michelle-grattan-reflects-on-the-year-in-politics-128858/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan reflects on the year in politics">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Loader, Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Murdoch University, Murdoch University This article is part of our Gender and Christianity series. To understand contemporary Christian ideas about gender, and specifically masculinity, we need to go all the way back to the values that shaped Christian origins ... <a title="God as man, man as God: no wonder many Christian men today are having a masculinity crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/god-as-man-man-as-god-no-wonder-many-christian-men-today-are-having-a-masculinity-crisis-126504/" aria-label="Read more about God as man, man as God: no wonder many Christian men today are having a masculinity crisis">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gissing, General Manager, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University Calls are growing for a national bushfire plan, including from former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who says they are an issue of national security and the federal government must provide hands-on leadership. It’s true that more people ... <a title="Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/australia-needs-a-national-crisis-plan-and-not-just-for-bushfires-128781/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfires">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kath Albury, Professor of Media and Communication, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology Popular commentary on dating apps often associates their use with “risky” sex, harassment and poor mental health. But anyone who has used a dating app knows there’s much more to ... <a title="Right-swipes and red flags – how young people negotiate sex and safety on dating apps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/right-swipes-and-red-flags-how-young-people-negotiate-sex-and-safety-on-dating-apps-128390/" aria-label="Read more about Right-swipes and red flags – how young people negotiate sex and safety on dating apps">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania Australian shoppers are set to spend $52.7 billion this Christmas. In the words of the retail industry, we are “stampeding” to empty our wallets, both online and in stores. The shopping frenzy ... <a title="Your Christmas shopping could harm or help the planet. Which will it be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/your-christmas-shopping-could-harm-or-help-the-planet-which-will-it-be-123340/" aria-label="Read more about Your Christmas shopping could harm or help the planet. Which will it be?">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Powles, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Massey University The Autonomous Region of Bougainville, a chain of islands that lie 959 kilometres northwest of Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, has voted unequivocally for independence. The referendum saw 85% voter turnout during three weeks of voting, with ... <a title="Bougainville has voted to become a new country, but the journey to independence is not yet over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/bougainville-has-voted-to-become-a-new-country-but-the-journey-to-independence-is-not-yet-over-128236/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville has voted to become a new country, but the journey to independence is not yet over">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Justice Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Legalising weed, swapping prisons with rehab: The proposals to fix justice system Collette Devlin (Stuff): Government urged to increase alcohol laws and legalise cannabis Boris Jancic (Herald): Government makes drug court permanent ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-13-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 13 2019">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Mayne, Molecular biologist and bioinformatician, CSIRO Humans have a “natural” lifespan of around 38 years, according to a new method we have developed for estimating the lifespans of different species by analysing their DNA. Extrapolating from genetic studies of species with known lifespans, we found that ... <a title="A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it’s 38 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/13/a-new-study-shows-an-animals-lifespan-is-written-in-the-dna-for-humans-its-38-years-128623/" aria-label="Read more about A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it’s 38 years">Read more</a>
