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January 16, 2020
The Rappler video feed on the Ampatuan convictions last month. For decades, the feared Ampatuan clan held sway in the impoverished province of Maguindanao in Mindanao in the southern Philippines. Through a ruthless private army and a reported “propensity for beheadings”, the clan cultivated a culture of impunity. Now, however, reports David Robie, a courageous ... <a title="Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/ampatuan-massacre-justice-aftermath-with-more-fear-of-warlords-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Gill, Professor, Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Sydney News came from Moscow overnight that the Russian government had resigned, followed by the announcement that the current prime minister Dmitry Medvedev would be replaced by the head of the tax office, Mikhail Mishustin. Why ... <a title="Russian government resignation: what’s just happened and what’s in store for Putin beyond 2024?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/russian-government-resignation-whats-just-happened-and-whats-in-store-for-putin-beyond-2024-130051/" aria-label="Read more about Russian government resignation: what’s just happened and what’s in store for Putin beyond 2024?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University In the 1980s, a global race was underway: to find a more efficient way of converting energy from the sun into electricity. Some 30 years ago, our research team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) came up ... <a title="How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/how-an-aussie-invention-could-soon-cut-5-of-the-worlds-greenhouse-gas-emissions-121571/" aria-label="Read more about How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Harris, Research fellow, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney Review: Black Drop Effect, directed by Felix Cross for Sydney Festival Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. Nardi Simpson’s debut play Black Drop Effect is the “immersive” ... <a title="Black Drop Effect review: infusing the present moment with layers of the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/black-drop-effect-review-infusing-the-present-moment-with-layers-of-the-past-129785/" aria-label="Read more about Black Drop Effect review: infusing the present moment with layers of the past">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Richards, Lecturer Sport Business Management, Western Sydney University In the past week, the Australian football players union has been pressuring the A-League to make a major change in the sport – shifting to a winter competition, instead of its current spot in the brutal summer. Both ... <a title="Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/moving-the-a-league-to-the-winter-would-improve-the-play-but-will-it-attract-the-fans-129760/" aria-label="Read more about Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Wilson, Associate Professor in Audiology, The University of Queensland Why does reading in the back seat make you feel sick? – Jane, aged 10, from Coburg North, Australia. Hi Jane, your question about why reading in the back seat makes you feel sick is a very ... <a title="Curious Kids: why does reading in the back seat make you feel sick?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/curious-kids-why-does-reading-in-the-back-seat-make-you-feel-sick-128693/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why does reading in the back seat make you feel sick?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling For John Sarkissian, operations scientist at the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope, astronomy has been his life’s passion – starting from the age of six. “When I was six years old, I watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the Moon,” ... <a title="The Dish in Parkes is scanning the southern Milky Way, searching for alien signals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/the-dish-in-parkes-is-scanning-the-southern-milky-way-searching-for-alien-signals-129919/" aria-label="Read more about The Dish in Parkes is scanning the southern Milky Way, searching for alien signals">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University When will I die? This question has endured across cultures and civilisations. It has given rise to a plethora of religions and spiritual paths over thousands of years, and more recently, some highly amusing apps. But this question now prompts ... <a title="Don’t die wondering: apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/dont-die-wondering-apps-may-soon-be-able-to-predict-your-life-expectancy-but-do-you-want-to-know-129068/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t die wondering: apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Tolhurst, Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne As our country battles the most extensive fires of our lifetime, there are increasing calls for a royal commission into the states and territories’ preparedness and the federal government’s response to the disaster. A royal ... <a title="We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/we-have-already-had-countless-bushfire-inquiries-what-good-will-it-do-to-have-another-129896/" aria-label="Read more about We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Grové, Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Lecturer, Monash University Most children in Australia are going back to school in just over a week. Children experience a mix of emotions when it comes to going to school. Easing back after the holidays can range from feeling really ... <a title="5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode after the holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/5-tips-to-help-ease-your-child-back-into-school-mode-after-the-holidays-129780/" aria-label="Read more about 5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode after the holidays">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Shearer, Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University The reasons for choosing to go tiny range from reducing debt, inability to afford a conventional home, the search for sustainability, a life crisis, or even preparing for an uncertain future in the face of climate change by ... <a title="So, you want to live tiny? Here’s what to consider when choosing a house, van or caravan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/so-you-want-to-live-tiny-heres-what-to-consider-when-choosing-a-house-van-or-caravan-129790/" aria-label="Read more about So, you want to live tiny? Here’s what to consider when choosing a house, van or caravan">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute Countries have long periods in which policies change little, and only by increments. Occasionally there are turning points, when previously intractable policy problems are suddenly resolved, recasting policy for the long term. Many are asking whether this summer’s environmental catastrophe ... <a title="Might the bushfire crisis be the turning point on climate politics Australian needs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/might-the-bushfire-crisis-be-the-turning-point-on-climate-politics-australian-needs-129442/" aria-label="Read more about Might the bushfire crisis be the turning point on climate politics Australian needs?">Read more</a>
