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Month: September 2021

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NSW’s anti-discrimination law is confusing and outdated. Why is it lagging behind the country on reform?

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Rice, Professor of Law; Director of Professional and Community Engagement, University of Sydney An anti-discrimination law is, in effect, a code of conduct. An employer, an HR manager, a school principal, a shopkeeper, or hotelier needs to be able to pick up the act and get ... <a title="NSW’s anti-discrimination law is confusing and outdated. Why is it lagging behind the country on reform?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/nsws-anti-discrimination-law-is-confusing-and-outdated-why-is-it-lagging-behind-the-country-on-reform-166753/" aria-label="Read more about NSW’s anti-discrimination law is confusing and outdated. Why is it lagging behind the country on reform?">Read more</a>

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Barbara Hanrahan: an Australian feminist artist you need to know

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melinda Rackham, Adjunct Research Professor, UniSA Creative, University of South Australia, University of South Australia Barbara Hanrahan, Dog of darkness, 1978, hand-coloured etching with plate-tone, colour inks on paper, 35.5 x 25.3 cm, Private collection, Adelaide. © the Estate of the artist, courtesy Susan Sideris 2020 A ... <a title="Barbara Hanrahan: an Australian feminist artist you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/barbara-hanrahan-an-australian-feminist-artist-you-need-to-know-166664/" aria-label="Read more about Barbara Hanrahan: an Australian feminist artist you need to know">Read more</a>

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In debates about opening schools, we’re neglecting an important voice: our children’s

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noam Peleg, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law and Justice; Associate, the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Shutterstock European countries have been asked to focus on “ensuring the right of children to be involved in all decisions that affect them”, in a newly released report ahead of the ... <a title="In debates about opening schools, we’re neglecting an important voice: our children’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/in-debates-about-opening-schools-were-neglecting-an-important-voice-our-childrens-167179/" aria-label="Read more about In debates about opening schools, we’re neglecting an important voice: our children’s">Read more</a>

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3 reasons why Paralympic powerlifters shift seemingly impossible weights

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Latella, Lecturer, Master of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning), Edith Cowan University Many people viewed the Tokyo Olympics as the pinnacle of human physical achievement. However, Paralympic performances often receive less attention despite amazing feats of strength, speed and endurance. We’ve seen this with powerlifting, which ... <a title="3 reasons why Paralympic powerlifters shift seemingly impossible weights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/3-reasons-why-paralympic-powerlifters-shift-seemingly-impossible-weights-166824/" aria-label="Read more about 3 reasons why Paralympic powerlifters shift seemingly impossible weights">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 03 2021

September 3, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.  Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Government management of outbreak, expert advice, alert level changes Matthew Hooton (Herald): NZ is united on Covid – why ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 03 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-03-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 03 2021">Read more</a>

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How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roderic Broadhurst, Chair Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock Child sexual abuse material is rampant online, despite considerable efforts by big tech companies and governments to curb it. And according to reports, it has only become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. This material is largely hosted on ... <a title="How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/how-the-worlds-biggest-dark-web-platform-spreads-millions-of-items-of-child-sex-abuse-material-and-why-its-hard-to-stop-167107/" aria-label="Read more about How the world’s biggest dark web platform spreads millions of items of child sex abuse material — and why it’s hard to stop">Read more</a>

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We studied 100 years of Australian fatherhood. Here’s how today’s dads differ from their grandfathers

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History, Monash University Author Kate Murphy’s grandfather, Geoff Murphy, posing with children Pete, Lynne and Mick in 1955. Author provided, Author provided Today’s Australian fathers are believed to be more “hands on” and engaged with their children than the stereotypical absent ... <a title="We studied 100 years of Australian fatherhood. Here’s how today’s dads differ from their grandfathers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/we-studied-100-years-of-australian-fatherhood-heres-how-todays-dads-differ-from-their-grandfathers-166348/" aria-label="Read more about We studied 100 years of Australian fatherhood. Here’s how today’s dads differ from their grandfathers">Read more</a>

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The Great Australian Dream? New homes in planned estates may not be built to withstand heatwaves

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Haynes, Research Officer, University of Sydney Authors supplied The design and construction of new homes in Australia may leave residents vulnerable to heatwaves and local councils can do little to fix the situation, our new research has found. Our study focused on the Jordan Springs development ... <a title="The Great Australian Dream? New homes in planned estates may not be built to withstand heatwaves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/the-great-australian-dream-new-homes-in-planned-estates-may-not-be-built-to-withstand-heatwaves-166266/" aria-label="Read more about The Great Australian Dream? New homes in planned estates may not be built to withstand heatwaves">Read more</a>

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Introducing OzSAGE, a source of practical expert advice for how to reopen Australia from COVID safely

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW superjoseph/Shutterstock Australia is in the middle of its worst COVID-19 outbreak. Our hospital system is under strain. Vulnerable communities are being hit hard. And more than half the nation is locked down. There is an understandable desire to know when we ... <a title="Introducing OzSAGE, a source of practical expert advice for how to reopen Australia from COVID safely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/introducing-ozsage-a-source-of-practical-expert-advice-for-how-to-reopen-australia-from-covid-safely-166943/" aria-label="Read more about Introducing OzSAGE, a source of practical expert advice for how to reopen Australia from COVID safely">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: 10 photography exhibitions that defined Australia

September 3, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Palmer, Professor, School of Art, RMIT University Hoda Afshar’s exhibition Remain, The Substation, Melbourne, 2019. Photograph by Leela Schauble. Courtesy the artist and The Substation, Melbourne Australians have always loved photography exhibitions. They are consistently among the most well attended at our museums and galleries, and ... <a title="Friday essay: 10 photography exhibitions that defined Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/friday-essay-10-photography-exhibitions-that-defined-australia-166755/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: 10 photography exhibitions that defined Australia">Read more</a>

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Nauru president praises USP for its global top 10% university ranking

September 3, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk President Lionel Aingimea of Nauru has praised the University of the South Pacific for becoming ranked among the world’s top 10 percent of universities by The Times Higher Education rankings (THE). This is the first time that the university has achieved this recognition in its 53-year history. President Aingimea, who is ... <a title="Nauru president praises USP for its global top 10% university ranking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/nauru-president-praises-usp-for-its-global-top-10-university-ranking/" aria-label="Read more about Nauru president praises USP for its global top 10% university ranking">Read more</a>

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NZ police arrest alleged covid-positive MIQ hotel escaper in Auckland

September 3, 2021

RNZ News A man with covid-19 who allegedly escaped an Auckland MIQ facility today has been charged with breaking lockdown rules and has been bailed to return to a managed quarantine facility. The man was arrested this afternoon at an Ōtāhuhu address by police in full PPE gear after leaving the Novotel Ibis-Ellerslie without permission ... <a title="NZ police arrest alleged covid-positive MIQ hotel escaper in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/nz-police-arrest-alleged-covid-positive-miq-hotel-escaper-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police arrest alleged covid-positive MIQ hotel escaper in Auckland">Read more</a>