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April 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naja Later, Academic Tutor in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology IMDB When Troy Kotsur was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the recent Academy Awards, he dedicated his win to the Deaf community. CODA went on to win Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, making it ... <a title="From CODA to Hawkeye, the surge of sign languages on screen is a sign of better things to come for the Deaf community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/from-coda-to-hawkeye-the-surge-of-sign-languages-on-screen-is-a-sign-of-better-things-to-come-for-the-deaf-community-180304/" aria-label="Read more about From CODA to Hawkeye, the surge of sign languages on screen is a sign of better things to come for the Deaf community">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The first on-the-ground day of the election campaign has turned into a damaging loss for Anthony Albanese. If Labor can find any bright side in the opposition leader’s failure to be able to specify the unemployment rate, or the cash ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese trips, Morrison claims ignorance of huge payout in Tudge affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/view-from-the-hill-albanese-trips-morrison-claims-ignorance-of-huge-payout-in-tudge-affair-181070/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese trips, Morrison claims ignorance of huge payout in Tudge affair">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adriana E. Bora, PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology Yomiuri Shimbun/AP The unimaginable tragedy of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees to flee into neighbouring countries, seeking protection. They’ve been met with overwhelming support and generosity by ordinary people offering clothes, food, transport ... <a title="Platforms supporting Ukrainian refugees must prioritise their safety — or risk exposing them to trafficking and exploitation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/platforms-supporting-ukrainian-refugees-must-prioritise-their-safety-or-risk-exposing-them-to-trafficking-and-exploitation-180967/" aria-label="Read more about Platforms supporting Ukrainian refugees must prioritise their safety — or risk exposing them to trafficking and exploitation">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Associate Head Research Performance and Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania Pexels Not only is second-hand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, our new research finds the more style-conscious you are, the more likely you are to shop for second-hand clothes ... <a title="Do you shop for second-hand clothes? You’re likely to be more stylish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/do-you-shop-for-second-hand-clothes-youre-likely-to-be-more-stylish-180028/" aria-label="Read more about Do you shop for second-hand clothes? You’re likely to be more stylish">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern? Scores are being ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/newsletter-political-roundup-did-louisa-wall-get-a-fair-deal-from-labour-and-jacinda-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Did Louisa Wall get a fair deal from Labour and Jacinda Ardern?">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Wikimedia Commons/Jennifer Moore Aoteaora New Zealand has experienced a dynamic geological and climatic history. There was the separation from the southern super-continent Gondwana, the near drowning during the Oligocene some 27-22 million years ago, and the dramatic changes ... <a title="A new method of extracting ancient DNA from tiny bones reveals the hidden evolutionary history of New Zealand geckos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/a-new-method-of-extracting-ancient-dna-from-tiny-bones-reveals-the-hidden-evolutionary-history-of-new-zealand-geckos-180327/" aria-label="Read more about A new method of extracting ancient DNA from tiny bones reveals the hidden evolutionary history of New Zealand geckos">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lilia Mantai, Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead, University of Sydney Shutterstock More and more people are applying to do a PhD. What many don’t know is it takes serious skills to do one – and, more importantly, complete it. We analysed the selection criteria for PhD candidates ... <a title="The top 3 skills needed to do a PhD are skills employers want too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/the-top-3-skills-needed-to-do-a-phd-are-skills-employers-want-too-175923/" aria-label="Read more about The top 3 skills needed to do a PhD are skills employers want too">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University Shutterstock You might have heard of PFAS, a synthetic chemical found in certain legacy firefighting foams, non-stick pans, carpets, clothes and stain- or water-resistant materials and paints. PFAS stands for “per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances”. ... <a title="New evidence shows blood or plasma donations can reduce the PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in our bodies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/new-evidence-shows-blood-or-plasma-donations-can-reduce-the-pfas-forever-chemicals-in-our-bodies-178771/" aria-label="Read more about New evidence shows blood or plasma donations can reduce the PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in our bodies">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jemma Geoghegan, Senior Lecturer and Associate Scientist at ESR, University of Otago GettyImages A new hybrid COVID-19 variant dubbed XE has sparked fresh concerns recently. XE is a combination of the highly transmissible BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron variants and was first detected in the UK in mid-January. ... <a title="Should we worry about the XE variant? Maybe not yet, but ‘hybrids’ will become more frequent as COVID evolves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/should-we-worry-about-the-xe-variant-maybe-not-yet-but-hybrids-will-become-more-frequent-as-covid-evolves-180672/" aria-label="Read more about Should we worry about the XE variant? Maybe not yet, but ‘hybrids’ will become more frequent as COVID evolves">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate professor, RMIT University For many Australians, the promise of cheap, reliable broadband remains a dream. So why is the National Broadband Network (NBN) still not delivering an outcome that was promised more than a decade ago when the NBN rollout commenced? Let’s take ... <a title="What’s next for the National Broadband Network? Labor and the Coalition’s plans compared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/whats-next-for-the-national-broadband-network-labor-and-the-coalitions-plans-compared-180571/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for the National Broadband Network? Labor and the Coalition’s plans compared">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The map below shows the 2019 federal election results adjusted for redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia. Victoria gained a seat (Hawke), while WA lost one (Stirling). Hawke is a notional Labor seat, while ... <a title="Where are the most marginal seats, and who might win them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/where-are-the-most-marginal-seats-and-who-might-win-them-179845/" aria-label="Read more about Where are the most marginal seats, and who might win them?">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Sunman, PhD candidate, Flinders University original In the run up to the federal election, there is growing discussion of “preference deals” between political parties. But what are preference deals and how do they work? In Australian federal elections, voters fill in ordinal ballots for both the ... <a title="Explainer: what are preference deals and how do they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/11/explainer-what-are-preference-deals-and-how-do-they-work-180140/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what are preference deals and how do they work?">Read more</a>
