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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aleasha McCallion, Strategic Projects Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Shutterstock At the beginning of the pandemic, many of us opted to buy reusable fabric masks to help fight the spread of COVID – they’re better for the environment than disposables, can be locally made, and ... <a title="Have you stopped wearing reusable fabric masks? Here’s how to cut down waste without compromising your health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/have-you-stopped-wearing-reusable-fabric-masks-heres-how-to-cut-down-waste-without-compromising-your-health-175243/" aria-label="Read more about Have you stopped wearing reusable fabric masks? Here’s how to cut down waste without compromising your health">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As election year opens, Michelle Grattan speaks with Tanya Plibersek, Labor’s spokeswoman on education and women, about the opposition’s agenda in these two critical areas. Violence against women is one of our society’s most pressing and intractable issues, and front ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tanya Plibersek on parents’ role in reducing violence against women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tanya-plibersek-on-parents-role-in-reducing-violence-against-women-175907/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tanya Plibersek on parents’ role in reducing violence against women">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Masafumi Monden, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Sydney KYDPL KYODO/AP Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, came of age last month as she turned 20. Despite her royal lineage, Aiko may never ascend to the throne. Japanese consistently tell poll ... <a title="With male imperial descendants dwindling, will Japan’s leaders finally accept a female emperor?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/with-male-imperial-descendants-dwindling-will-japans-leaders-finally-accept-a-female-emperor-174867/" aria-label="Read more about With male imperial descendants dwindling, will Japan’s leaders finally accept a female emperor?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Bettmann / Contributor In a few weeks’ time, a rocket launched in 2015 is expected to crash into the Moon. The fast-moving piece of space junk is the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ... <a title="A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won’t be the first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/a-rogue-rocket-is-on-course-to-crash-into-the-moon-it-wont-be-the-first-175834/" aria-label="Read more about A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won’t be the first">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriella Edelstein, Lecturer in English, University of Newcastle Ten Alphas Review: The Museum of Modern Love, directed by by Timothy Jones. When was the last time you looked at a stranger in the eyes? Really looked, for an uncomfortably long period of time, recognising something about them ... <a title="The Museum of Modern Love reminds us to engage with art – and each other" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/the-museum-of-modern-love-reminds-us-to-engage-with-art-and-each-other-173413/" aria-label="Read more about The Museum of Modern Love reminds us to engage with art – and each other">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isabella Alexander, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the federal government had “freed the Aboriginal flag for Australians”. After an extensive social media campaign to #Freetheflag, the federal government has purchased the copyright from Harold Thomas, the Luritja artist ... <a title="The Aboriginal flag is now ‘freely available for public use’. What does this mean from a legal standpoint?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/the-aboriginal-flag-is-now-freely-available-for-public-use-what-does-this-mean-from-a-legal-standpoint-175626/" aria-label="Read more about The Aboriginal flag is now ‘freely available for public use’. What does this mean from a legal standpoint?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthea Lindquist, Obstetrician and Perinatal Epidemiologist, The University of Melbourne shutterstock Shutterstock Pregnant women who previously birthed by caesarean section are presented with a choice: whether to try for a vaginal birth, or book in for a repeat caesar. Those mulling over a vaginal birth are counselled ... <a title="Vaginal birth after caesarean increases the risk of serious perineal tear by 20%, our large-scale review shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-increases-the-risk-of-serious-perineal-tear-by-20-our-large-scale-review-shows-173249/" aria-label="Read more about Vaginal birth after caesarean increases the risk of serious perineal tear by 20%, our large-scale review shows">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dora Marinova, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Shutterstock Meat alternatives are suddenly everywhere, from burger joints to supermarket shelves to restaurant-grade food. One problem? For men, in particular, there is often a visceral attachment to slaughter-derived meat. This could pose a stumbling block for an industry worth ... <a title="Meat and masculinity: why some men just can’t stomach plant-based food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/meat-and-masculinity-why-some-men-just-cant-stomach-plant-based-food-174785/" aria-label="Read more about Meat and masculinity: why some men just can’t stomach plant-based food">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Gleeson, Research Fellow in Education, Monash University Shutterstock Even before the pandemic, recent research shows most Australian teachers worked an average of 140 to 150% (one-and-a-half times) of their paid hours in a typical week. And they’re not necessarily getting to focus on aspects of the ... <a title="Only 1 in 3 teachers use research evidence in the classroom – this is largely due to lack of time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/only-1-in-3-teachers-use-research-evidence-in-the-classroom-this-is-largely-due-to-lack-of-time-175517/" aria-label="Read more about Only 1 in 3 teachers use research evidence in the classroom – this is largely due to lack of time">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Shutterstock Inflation is picking up in Australia, and there is considerable speculation about what the central bank will do with interest rates in 2022. The Consumer Price Index figures out this week show prices over 2021 rose 3.5%. That increase reflected ... <a title="Vital Signs: it’s too early for the RBA to pull the trigger on interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/vital-signs-its-too-early-for-the-rba-to-pull-the-trigger-on-interest-rates-175827/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: it’s too early for the RBA to pull the trigger on interest rates">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A global Papuan student welfare advocacy group has condemned the Indonesian government’s disruption of autonomous local education grants supporting studies abroad, branding the move as “assassinating” indigenous human resource development. The International Alliance of Papuan Student Associations Overseas (IAPSAO) issued an open letter today headed “Do not disturb and hinder [us] ... <a title="Global Papuan student body condemns Jakarta’s disruption of study funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/global-papuan-student-body-condemns-jakartas-disruption-of-study-funds/" aria-label="Read more about Global Papuan student body condemns Jakarta’s disruption of study funds">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This month about as many people have died with COVID in Australia – more than 1,000 – as die in the whole of a bad year from influenza. “Because of extraordinarily high virus transmission, we’re getting more deaths now in ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: A royal commission into COVID’s handling would serve us well for the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/grattan-on-friday-a-royal-commission-into-covids-handling-would-serve-us-well-for-the-future-175845/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: A royal commission into COVID’s handling would serve us well for the future">Read more</a>
