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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meribah Rose, Associate Lecturer in Criminology, La Trobe University The retrial of Jason Roberts, accused of killing two Melbourne policemen in 1998, is expected to begin this week in Melbourne. The retrial marks a significant milestone in Victoria’s criminal justice system – it’s the first to occur ... <a title="A retrial is happening in a police murder case 20 years after the conviction. Two lawyers explain the case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/a-retrial-is-happening-in-a-police-murder-case-20-years-after-the-conviction-two-lawyers-explain-the-case-178521/" aria-label="Read more about A retrial is happening in a police murder case 20 years after the conviction. Two lawyers explain the case">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor, Bond University Shutterstock In response to the Russian cyber attacks that have accompanied its invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian government has begun recruiting what it calls an “IT army”. Perhaps a more accurate term would be a “cyber militia”, given it will ... <a title="Ukraine is recruiting an ‘IT army’ of cyber warriors. Here’s how Australia could make it legal to join" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/ukraine-is-recruiting-an-it-army-of-cyber-warriors-heres-how-australia-could-make-it-legal-to-join-178414/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine is recruiting an ‘IT army’ of cyber warriors. Here’s how Australia could make it legal to join">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Associate professor in regulation and governance, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The world’s five leading tech companies – Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft – have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of ... <a title="The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here’s how they’re sanctioning Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/the-power-of-tech-giants-has-made-them-as-influential-as-nations-heres-how-theyre-sanctioning-russia-178424/" aria-label="Read more about The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here’s how they’re sanctioning Russia">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yolanda Vega, Lecturer and PhD Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Tracey Nearmy/AAP We are about to mark another International Women’s Day. But amid the breakfasts and uplifting speeches about girl power, we will also be reminded of the appalling rates of violence against women, the stubborn gender ... <a title="New research asked government insiders how to fix gender discrimination in Australia – this is what they said" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/new-research-asked-government-insiders-how-to-fix-gender-discrimination-in-australia-this-is-what-they-said-177539/" aria-label="Read more about New research asked government insiders how to fix gender discrimination in Australia – this is what they said">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Nearly every Australian uses some part of the health system every year, whether it be going to the GP, getting a prescription filled, or seeing a specialist. Despite having a universal health-care system, we often still ... <a title="Last year, half a million Australians couldn’t afford to fill a script. Here’s how to rein in rising health costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/last-year-half-a-million-australians-couldnt-afford-to-fill-a-script-heres-how-to-rein-in-rising-health-costs-178301/" aria-label="Read more about Last year, half a million Australians couldn’t afford to fill a script. Here’s how to rein in rising health costs">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Seers, PhD Candidate, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock Wellness is mainly marketed to women. We’re encouraged to eat clean, take personal responsibility for our well-being, happiness and life. These are the hallmarks of a strong, independent woman in 2022. But on the eve of International Women’s Day, ... <a title="Wellness is not women’s friend. It’s a distraction from what really ails us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/wellness-is-not-womens-friend-its-a-distraction-from-what-really-ails-us-177446/" aria-label="Read more about Wellness is not women’s friend. It’s a distraction from what really ails us">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel D Preece, Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University Shutterstock At the time Australia was colonised by Europeans, an estimated 180 mammal species lived in the continent’s northern savannas. The landscape teemed with animals, from microbats to rock-wallabies and northern quolls. Many of these mammals were found ... <a title="Extinction crisis: native mammals are disappearing in Northern Australia, but few people are watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/extinction-crisis-native-mammals-are-disappearing-in-northern-australia-but-few-people-are-watching-178313/" aria-label="Read more about Extinction crisis: native mammals are disappearing in Northern Australia, but few people are watching">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Couch, Senior Lecturer – Youth Work and International Development, Australian Catholic University Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dominating our screens and conversations. Children and young people are constantly being exposed to images and information about the devastation there. This kind of exposure can lead to heightened ... <a title="Teachers can offer a safe space for students to talk about the war in Ukraine and help them take action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/teachers-can-offer-a-safe-space-for-students-to-talk-about-the-war-in-ukraine-and-help-them-take-action-178406/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers can offer a safe space for students to talk about the war in Ukraine and help them take action">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Shutterstock The great enforced global experiment in working from home is coming to an end, as vaccines, the Omicron variant and new therapeutic drugs bring the COVID-19 crisis under control. But a voluntary experiment ... <a title="Even Google agrees there’s no going back to the old office life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/even-google-agrees-theres-no-going-back-to-the-old-office-life-177808/" aria-label="Read more about Even Google agrees there’s no going back to the old office life">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland Paramount Pictures When it was released 50 years ago, The Godfather won a swag of Oscars and hailed director Francis Ford Coppola as the voice of a new auteur. But timing is, as they say, ... <a title="The Godfather at 50: set among the American Mafia of the 40s, Coppola’s film is unmistakably a film of the disillusioned 70s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/the-godfather-at-50-set-among-the-american-mafia-of-the-40s-coppolas-film-is-unmistakably-a-film-of-the-disillusioned-70s-178030/" aria-label="Read more about The Godfather at 50: set among the American Mafia of the 40s, Coppola’s film is unmistakably a film of the disillusioned 70s">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan leader has praised the “bravery and spirit” of Ukrainians defending their country against the Russian invasion while condemning the hypocrisy of a self-styled “peaceful” Indonesia that attacks “innocent civilians” in Papua. Responding to the global condemnation of the brutal war on Ukraine, now into its second week, United ... <a title="Wenda backs urgent UN call for action over Papuan child killings, disappearances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/wenda-backs-urgent-un-call-for-action-over-papuan-child-killings-disappearances/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda backs urgent UN call for action over Papuan child killings, disappearances">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Professor Hatem Bazian Ten lessons to be learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the war rages into its second week. The people of Ukraine are “European people with blue eyes and blonde hair being killed” while Palestinians are Arab and have darker complexion. Lesson one: Empathy and recognition of pain and ... <a title="Palestine double standards: Ten lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/palestine-double-standards-ten-lessons-from-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine double standards: Ten lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine">Read more</a>
