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March 29, 2021
RNZ News More than a thousand people have turned out for a rally in central Auckland calling for discrimination against Asians to stop. They claim Asians have been the target of derogatory comments since covid-19 broke out. They say Asian communities in New Zealand and around the world have suffered discrimination for too long. Organiser ... <a title="Rally protests against anti-Asian covid violence, abuse in US and NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/rally-protests-against-anti-asian-covid-violence-abuse-in-us-and-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Rally protests against anti-Asian covid violence, abuse in US and NZ">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Divyangana Rakesh, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Growing up in a poor or disadvantaged neighbourhood can affect the way adolescents’ brains function, according to our new research. It can alter the communication between brain regions involved in planning, goal-setting and self-reflection. These brain changes can have ... <a title="Growing up in a rough neighbourhood can shape kids’ brains, so good parenting and schooling is crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/growing-up-in-a-rough-neighbourhood-can-shape-kids-brains-so-good-parenting-and-schooling-is-crucial-157884/" aria-label="Read more about Growing up in a rough neighbourhood can shape kids’ brains, so good parenting and schooling is crucial">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pauline Grosjean, Professor of Economics, UNSW It has been a momentous, demanding few weeks for Australia. Amid growing revelations of sexual assaults and toxic workplaces and people taking to the streets to voice their anger and frustration, it’s possible we are finally facing a reckoning on gender ... <a title="History repeating: the surprising link between toxic masculinity and Australia’s convict past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/history-repeating-the-surprising-link-between-toxic-masculinity-and-australias-convict-past-157881/" aria-label="Read more about History repeating: the surprising link between toxic masculinity and Australia’s convict past">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Bryant, Laboratory Head, Immunology Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute The COVID vaccine rollout is underway in Australia, with people in phase 1b now eligible to be vaccinated. So far, we have two vaccines available in Australia: the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, approved for people aged 16 and ... <a title="We don’t yet know how effective COVID vaccines are for people with immune deficiencies. But we know they’re safe — and worthwhile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/we-dont-yet-know-how-effective-covid-vaccines-are-for-people-with-immune-deficiencies-but-we-know-theyre-safe-and-worthwhile-155741/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t yet know how effective COVID vaccines are for people with immune deficiencies. But we know they’re safe — and worthwhile">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynlea Small, Casual Academic, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast A series of government policy reforms over recent decades aimed to increase the proportion of Australian workers with university degrees. They got that result, but what they did not expect to see ... <a title="1 in 4 unemployed Australians has a degree. How did we get to this point?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/1-in-4-unemployed-australians-has-a-degree-how-did-we-get-to-this-point-156867/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 4 unemployed Australians has a degree. How did we get to this point?">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Shearer, Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Despite early forecasts of a COVID-driven slump, house prices are now surging in many parts of Australia. This is further widening the gap between the housing “haves” and “have-nots”, and we are seeing related rises in housing stress, ... <a title="Loving the idea of tiny house living, even if you don’t live in one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/loving-the-idea-of-tiny-house-living-even-if-you-dont-live-in-one-157052/" aria-label="Read more about Loving the idea of tiny house living, even if you don’t live in one">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Crowley, Associate, Grattan Institute Single parents with dependent children — eight out of ten of them women — were far more likely than others to lose work at the height of the pandemic and are far more likely to still be out of work now. Even ... <a title="Already badly off, single parents went dramatically backwards during COVID. They are raising our future adults" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/already-badly-off-single-parents-went-dramatically-backwards-during-covid-they-are-raising-our-future-adults-157767/" aria-label="Read more about Already badly off, single parents went dramatically backwards during COVID. They are raising our future adults">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne It’s official: Australians endured the coldest, wettest summer in at least five years thanks to La Niña, a climate phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean. Before we knew it, autumn rolled in bringing more rain. Tragically, it led to ... <a title="The secret life of puddles: their value to nature is subtle, but hugely important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/the-secret-life-of-puddles-their-value-to-nature-is-subtle-but-hugely-important-154561/" aria-label="Read more about The secret life of puddles: their value to nature is subtle, but hugely important">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Broomhall, Director, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. In 1538, a new author burst on to the literary scene in Paris. Published by Denys Janot, four new works appeared within five years ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Hélisenne de Crenne, the first French novelist to tell her own story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/hidden-women-of-history-helisenne-de-crenne-the-first-french-novelist-to-tell-her-own-story-108249/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Hélisenne de Crenne, the first French novelist to tell her own story">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cheryl Desha, Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Built Environment, and Director, Engagement (Industry), Griffith University Pretty soon, many more Australians are going to be composting their food waste. The Victorian government kicks off its four-bin system from this year, and the federal government is considering a ... <a title="What can go in the compost bin? Tips to help your garden and keep away the pests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/what-can-go-in-the-compost-bin-tips-to-help-your-garden-and-keep-away-the-pests-156342/" aria-label="Read more about What can go in the compost bin? Tips to help your garden and keep away the pests">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s approval has taken a sizeable hit in a Newspoll showing Labor maintaining its 52-48% two-party lead. As Morrison prepares to unveil his cabinet reshuffle the poll, published in Monday’s Australian, found his satisfaction rating fell from 62% to ... <a title="Morrison takes big personal hit in Newspoll after missteps on women’s issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/morrison-takes-big-personal-hit-in-newspoll-after-missteps-on-womens-issue-158033/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison takes big personal hit in Newspoll after missteps on women’s issue">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Renters have been thrown under a bus by the Labour Government this week. Now the dust has settled on the Government’s announced housing changes, economists are pointing to a likely rise in the cost of rents, and an increase in homelessness. The flipside, of course, is that homebuyers may be better ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Housing announcement a blow for those at the bottom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-housing-announcement-a-blow-for-those-at-the-bottom/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Housing announcement a blow for those at the bottom">Read more</a>
