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Year: 2022

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How the Ukraine war has exposed faultlines in the way the US conducts itself on the world stage

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gorana Grgić, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney AAP/EPA/Michael Reynolds Any sort of analysis that tries to draw lessons from an evolving event such as an ongoing major war is a potentially futile task. On the one hand, ... <a title="How the Ukraine war has exposed faultlines in the way the US conducts itself on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/how-the-ukraine-war-has-exposed-faultlines-in-the-way-the-us-conducts-itself-on-the-world-stage-180136/" aria-label="Read more about How the Ukraine war has exposed faultlines in the way the US conducts itself on the world stage">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: how is fabric made?

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Aldren S. Usman, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Shuttershock How is fabric made? – Saskia, age 5, Sydney Hi Saskia, that’s a great question! From clothes to curtains, towels and sheets, fabrics are everywhere in our daily lives. You might also hear people call them “textiles”. People ... <a title="Curious Kids: how is fabric made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/curious-kids-how-is-fabric-made-178783/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how is fabric made?">Read more</a>

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State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University Joey Csunyo/Unsplash Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can. We know from previous elections that different parts ... <a title="State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/state-of-the-states-six-politics-experts-take-us-on-a-trip-around-australia-180861/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia">Read more</a>

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From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney This is the first piece in a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed under the Morrison government. Official relations between Australia and China are worse now ... <a title="From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/from-handshakes-to-threats-can-the-election-bring-a-fresh-start-in-our-fractured-relationship-with-china-178415/" aria-label="Read more about From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?">Read more</a>

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Fewer than 1% of New Zealand men take paid parental leave – would offering them more to stay at home help?

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Shutterstock The revelation that women’s KiwiSaver retirement savings lag 20% behind men’s represents a double threat: not only are women paid less during their working lives, they will also be poorer when they retire. This is perhaps to be ... <a title="Fewer than 1% of New Zealand men take paid parental leave – would offering them more to stay at home help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/fewer-than-1-of-new-zealand-men-take-paid-parental-leave-would-offering-them-more-to-stay-at-home-help-180777/" aria-label="Read more about Fewer than 1% of New Zealand men take paid parental leave – would offering them more to stay at home help?">Read more</a>

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Flow state, exercise and healthy ageing: 5 unexpected benefits of singing

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Forbes, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Singing, University of Southern Queensland Miguel Bautista on Unsplash Singing with others feels amazing. Group singing promotes social bonding and has been shown to raise oxytocin (the “bonding hormone”) and decrease cortisol (the “stress hormone”). But it’s not just about singing ... <a title="Flow state, exercise and healthy ageing: 5 unexpected benefits of singing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/flow-state-exercise-and-healthy-ageing-5-unexpected-benefits-of-singing-180415/" aria-label="Read more about Flow state, exercise and healthy ageing: 5 unexpected benefits of singing">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: New One Nation candidate George Christensen set to win from losing

April 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra George Christensen caused the government a heap of trouble while he was in the Nationals, and is set to be a pest now he’s jumped ship. A year ago Christensen announced he wouldn’t re-contest at this election, saying “I think ... <a title="View from The Hill: New One Nation candidate George Christensen set to win from losing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/14/view-from-the-hill-new-one-nation-candidate-george-christensen-set-to-win-from-losing-181275/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: New One Nation candidate George Christensen set to win from losing">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey on Trump, Biden, and the federal election

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Instagram, CC BY-SA In this episode, Michelle Grattan speaks with Joe Hockey about his newly-released memoir titled Diplomatic. Hockey, treasurer in the Abbott government and former Australian ambassador to the United States, picked early that Donald Trump had a good ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey on Trump, Biden, and the federal election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-joe-hockey-on-trump-biden-and-the-federal-election-181270/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Joe Hockey on Trump, Biden, and the federal election">Read more</a>

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Below the Line: Does George Christensen’s defection spell a win for One Nation? And are Australian parties ‘lazy’? – podcast

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation George Christensen, the maverick Liberal-National Party member from far north Queensland, dropped the pre-Easter bombshell that he is no longer heading for retirement but joining One Nation. Today, the Below the Line podcast team unpack what this means for the ... <a title="Below the Line: Does George Christensen’s defection spell a win for One Nation? And are Australian parties ‘lazy’? – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/below-the-line-does-george-christensens-defection-spell-a-win-for-one-nation-and-are-australian-parties-lazy-podcast-181252/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: Does George Christensen’s defection spell a win for One Nation? And are Australian parties ‘lazy’? – podcast">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: ‘Official’ Cases and Deaths

April 13, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. These charts show reported cases and deaths for the week ending 10 April. We have now reached a stage where the world has largely moved on from the Covid19 pandemic, so ‘official’ recording is far from the diligent process that existed for most of the last two years. Throughout the pandemic, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: ‘Official’ Cases and Deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-official-cases-and-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: ‘Official’ Cases and Deaths">Read more</a>

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Frozen sperm and assisted reproduction: time to pull out all stops to save the endangered koala

April 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University Australia’s wildlife was hit hard by the 2019-20 Black Summer megafires. Amongst the casualties were our iconic tree-dwelling koalas, with an estimated 5000 dead in New South Wales alone. They are now officially endangered ... <a title="Frozen sperm and assisted reproduction: time to pull out all stops to save the endangered koala" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/13/frozen-sperm-and-assisted-reproduction-time-to-pull-out-all-stops-to-save-the-endangered-koala-179368/" aria-label="Read more about Frozen sperm and assisted reproduction: time to pull out all stops to save the endangered koala">Read more</a>