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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Coalition government has supported Labor’s motion in the Senate to call for men’s rights activist Bettina Arndt to be stripped of her Order of Australia award over her comments on last week’s horrendous murder-suicide in Brisbane. The successful motion ... <a title="Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/government-backs-labor-call-for-bettina-arndt-to-lose-order-of-australia-award-132446/" aria-label="Read more about Government backs Labor call for Bettina Arndt to lose Order of Australia award">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University Drinking patterns tend to change as we age. The older we get, the more likely we are to drink on a daily basis. But older adults often perceive that drinking is only a problem if a person appears ... <a title="If you’re ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/if-youre-ageing-and-on-medication-it-might-be-time-to-re-assess-your-alcohol-intake-131651/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Melbourne The downfall of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has come to a head following his conviction for rape in the third degree and a criminal sex act in the first degree. He was acquitted on a suite of more ... <a title="Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/weinstein-conviction-a-partial-victory-for-metoo-but-must-not-overshadow-work-still-to-be-done-132434/" aria-label="Read more about Weinstein conviction a partial victory for #MeToo, but must not overshadow work still to be done">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Queensland Coroner James McDougall has handed down his findings into the tragic deaths of four people on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016. He reported a litany of failings by Dreamworld’s owner, Ardent Leisure, ... <a title="After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/after-damning-report-into-dreamworld-tragedy-who-can-be-held-accountable-under-the-law-132364/" aria-label="Read more about After damning report into Dreamworld tragedy, who can be held accountable under the law?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Sri Krishnamurthi reflects in this special report on what life is really like trying to live and cope with the effects of a stroke for three years. Those were the most horrifying days of my life. It’s only now that I find the courage to write about my trials and tribulations. November 2, 2016, travelling ... <a title="A broken body and mind, but not a shattered spirit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/a-broken-body-and-mind-but-not-a-shattered-spirit/" aria-label="Read more about A broken body and mind, but not a shattered spirit">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan N Williams, Associate Director/National Technical Leader-Aboriginal Heritage, EMM Consulting Pty Ltd, UNSW The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that without a substantial decrease in our use of fossil fuels, we are on track for a global average increase of 2℃ ... <a title="The last ice age tells us why we need to care about a 2℃ change in temperature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/the-last-ice-age-tells-us-why-we-need-to-care-about-a-2-change-in-temperature-126923/" aria-label="Read more about The last ice age tells us why we need to care about a 2℃ change in temperature">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Onno van der Groen, Research Fellow in the school of medical and health sciences, Edith Cowan University You may have heard of binaural beats, an auditory illusion that has been touted as having stress-busing properties, and is the subject of countless hours of videos on YouTube and ... <a title="Sounds like hype: there’s scant evidence the ‘binaural beats’ illusion relaxes your brain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/sounds-like-hype-theres-scant-evidence-the-binaural-beats-illusion-relaxes-your-brain-132197/" aria-label="Read more about Sounds like hype: there’s scant evidence the ‘binaural beats’ illusion relaxes your brain">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Jamela Alindogan reports on journalists in the Philippines protesting and demanding better protection of press freedoms. Video: Al Jazeera By Neil Joshua N. Servallos in Manila The University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, which has the biggest and oldest journalism school, has released a statement supporting television broadcaster ABS-CBN, adding its voice to the ... <a title="Philippines uni with biggest journalism school backs ABS-CBN amid threats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/philippines-uni-with-biggest-journalism-school-backs-abs-cbn-amid-threats/" aria-label="Read more about Philippines uni with biggest journalism school backs ABS-CBN amid threats">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Parr, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) is sometimes dismissed as a malevolent figure, obsessed with the problem of nihilism and the “death of God”. Understandably, these ideas are unsettling: few of us have the courage to confront the possibility our idols may ... <a title="Explainer: Nietzsche, nihilism and reasons to be cheerful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/explainer-nietzsche-nihilism-and-reasons-to-be-cheerful-130378/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: Nietzsche, nihilism and reasons to be cheerful">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
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 Foreign affairs and trade Barbara Dreaver (1News): Ardern’s visit to Fiji, Australia a test of New Zealand’s climate change compass Jo Moir (RNZ): PM’s Fiji, Aus visits highlight differing climate change approaches Anna ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 25 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-25-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 25 2020">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
By Will Steffen of the Australian National University Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s announcement on Friday that a Labor government in Australia would adopt a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 was a big step in the right direction. But a bit of simple maths reveals the policy is too little, too late. Perhaps the most ... <a title="ALP’s climate policy too little, too late – we must run faster to win the race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/labors-climate-policy-too-little-too-late-we-must-run-faster-to-win-the-race/" aria-label="Read more about ALP’s climate policy too little, too late – we must run faster to win the race">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denise Buiten, Senior Lecturer in Social Justice and Sociology, University of Notre Dame Australia As the country mourns the horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey at the hands of their father, many people are trying to make sense of what ... <a title="Why do men kill their families? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/why-do-men-kill-their-families-heres-what-the-research-says-132314/" aria-label="Read more about Why do men kill their families? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>
