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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics and Director of the Centre for Energy, the Environment and Natural Disasters, Deakin University My team and I have analysed the incomes of people affected by some of Australia’s worst bushfires, floods and cyclones in the ... <a title="Natural disasters increase inequality. Recovery funding may make things worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/natural-disasters-increase-inequality-recovery-funding-may-make-things-worse-131643/" aria-label="Read more about Natural disasters increase inequality. Recovery funding may make things worse">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tiffani J. Howell, Research Fellow, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University Australians are slightly obsessed with our dogs. But are we obsessed enough to watch a reality doggy makeover show? The reality makeover concept has a long history, from Top Model to the Biggest ... <a title="We groom dogs in our own image: the cuter they are, the harder we fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/we-groom-dogs-in-our-own-image-the-cuter-they-are-the-harder-we-fall-132255/" aria-label="Read more about We groom dogs in our own image: the cuter they are, the harder we fall">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte administers the oath of office to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) officials in a ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañang Palace on February 26, 2020. Video: Rappler By Felipe F. Salvosa II in Manila Reporters have finally got the chance to ask President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday whether ... <a title="Duterte on new ABS-CBN franchise: ‘I’ll cross the bridge when I get there’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/duterte-on-new-abs-cbn-franchise-ill-cross-the-bridge-when-i-get-there/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte on new ABS-CBN franchise: ‘I’ll cross the bridge when I get there’">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Andy Ayamiseba died a few days ago. While the West Papuan was loved, admired and supported in Vanuatu, he fought tirelessly to win a home he could return to. He died before the dream was achieved. Originally published by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy (PIPP), this 2013 profile of Andy Ayamiseba’s life of activism ... <a title="Obituary: Andy Ayamiseba – long road home to an ‘independent’ West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/obituary-andy-ayamiseba-long-road-home-to-an-independent-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Andy Ayamiseba – long road home to an ‘independent’ West Papua">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merryn McKinnon, Senior lecturer, Australian National University Public representation of science in the media still struggles to reflect the true diversity of those who work in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). According to the Women in Leadership Australia’s 2019 Women for Media Report, women are quoted ... <a title="Gender diversity in science media still has a long way to go. Here’s a 5-step plan to move it along" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/gender-diversity-in-science-media-still-has-a-long-way-to-go-heres-a-5-step-plan-to-move-it-along-132174/" aria-label="Read more about Gender diversity in science media still has a long way to go. Here’s a 5-step plan to move it along">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Mathews, Professor of Strategic Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University Australia is the world’s third largest fossil fuels exporter – a fact that generates intense debate as climate change intensifies. While the economy is heavily reliant on coal and gas export revenues, these fuels ... <a title="It might sound ‘batshit insane’ but Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/it-might-sound-batshit-insane-but-australia-could-soon-export-sunshine-to-asia-via-a-3-800km-cable-127612/" aria-label="Read more about It might sound ‘batshit insane’ but Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mark Butler, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, is optimistic that Labor is better placed to prosecute its climate policy at the next election, compared to the last. “I think we are better positioned now for two reasons.” “Firstly, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mark Butler on Labor’s 2050 carbon neutral target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/politics-with-michelle-grattan-mark-butler-on-labors-2050-carbon-neutral-target-132511/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mark Butler on Labor’s 2050 carbon neutral target">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvonne Zurynski, Associate Professor of Health System Sustainability, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University If you have a rare disease, you may be the only person in Australia with that condition. You may not know, however, that being diagnosed with a rare disease means you are ... <a title="What is a rare disease? It’s not as simple as it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/what-is-a-rare-disease-its-not-as-simple-as-it-sounds-132251/" aria-label="Read more about What is a rare disease? It’s not as simple as it sounds">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Akshaya Kamalnath, Lecturer (Corporate law), Auckland University of Technology Global investment company Goldman Sachs recently announced it would only take startups public if they had at least one diverse board member. In New Zealand, a new KiwiSaver fund, CareSaver, announced it would only invest in listed companies ... <a title="Diversity quotas will only lead to token appointments, doing more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/diversity-quotas-will-only-lead-to-token-appointments-doing-more-harm-than-good-132244/" aria-label="Read more about Diversity quotas will only lead to token appointments, doing more harm than good">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Words matter. Especially when you are the director-general of security and head of ASIO. Barely three months into the post, and delivering his first ASIO Annual Threat Assessment, Mike Burgess spoke ... <a title="ASIO chief’s assessment shows the need to do more, and better, to prevent terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/asio-chiefs-assessment-shows-the-need-to-do-more-and-better-to-prevent-terrorism-132447/" aria-label="Read more about ASIO chief’s assessment shows the need to do more, and better, to prevent terrorism">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Terry, Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University This is an edited extract of a speech to the National Press Club given by Chair of Universities Australia, Professor Deborah Terry AO New modelling for Universities Australia prepared by Ernst and Young finds close to 17,000 companies in Australia collaborated with ... <a title="New modelling shows the importance of university research to business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/new-modelling-shows-the-importance-of-university-research-to-business-132442/" aria-label="Read more about New modelling shows the importance of university research to business">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Maguire, Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, James Cook University In today’s terms, June Dally-Watkins was Australia’s OG (original gangster) #girlboss. The illegitimate child of a single mother, Dally-Watkins came from humble rural beginnings and found fame as a young model in 1950s Sydney. She turned ... <a title="Young women won’t be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/young-women-wont-be-told-how-to-behave-but-is-girlboss-just-deportment-by-another-name-132351/" aria-label="Read more about Young women won’t be told how to behave, but is #girlboss just deportment by another name?">Read more</a>
