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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney Ground Picture/Shutterstock Over the past decade, reports of sexual misconduct by Australian health practitioners against patients have increased. While various reforms have tried to curtail “sexual boundary violations”, none has worked. Now, Australian health ministers have agreed to consider three ... <a title="Choosing a new doctor? Their sexual misconduct will soon be on the record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/choosing-a-new-doctor-their-sexual-misconduct-will-soon-be-on-the-record-223082/" aria-label="Read more about Choosing a new doctor? Their sexual misconduct will soon be on the record">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Shutterstock Half a century on from its creation, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) continues to attract millions of players across demographics. The tabletop role-playing game truly has cemented its position in an ... <a title="50 years on, Dungeons & Dragons is still a gaming staple. What’s behind its monumental success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/50-years-on-dungeons-and-dragons-is-still-a-gaming-staple-whats-behind-its-monumental-success-223085/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years on, Dungeons & Dragons is still a gaming staple. What’s behind its monumental success?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Cross, Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology The global superstar Taylor Swift is bringing her Eras tour to Australia later this month, with sold-out shows in Sydney and Melbourne. With Swifties numbering in the thousands, ... <a title="Desperate for Taylor Swift tickets? Here are cybersecurity tips to stay safe from scams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/desperate-for-taylor-swift-tickets-here-are-cybersecurity-tips-to-stay-safe-from-scams-223086/" aria-label="Read more about Desperate for Taylor Swift tickets? Here are cybersecurity tips to stay safe from scams">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked exhausted at his media conference in Israel this week as he tried to remain optimistic about prospects for a truce in the Gaza war. Despite Israeli Prime ... <a title="Israel-Gaza war: why did the ceasefire negotiations collapse – and can they be revived?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/israel-gaza-war-why-did-the-ceasefire-negotiations-collapse-and-can-they-be-revived-223175/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Gaza war: why did the ceasefire negotiations collapse – and can they be revived?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Light and sound shows in parks can enthral crowds with their colour, music and storytelling. Lasting for weeks to months, the shows provide entertainment and can boost local economies. But unless they are well-located, the shows can also harm wildlife. ... <a title="Harry Potter and the Disenchanted Wildlife: how light and sound shows can harm nocturnal animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/harry-potter-and-the-disenchanted-wildlife-how-light-and-sound-shows-can-harm-nocturnal-animals-222390/" aria-label="Read more about Harry Potter and the Disenchanted Wildlife: how light and sound shows can harm nocturnal animals">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Geinz Angelina/Shutterstock Micellar water, a product found in supermarkets, chemists and bathroom cabinets around the world, is commonly used to remove make-up. It’s a very effective cleanser and many people swear by it as part of their ... <a title="What is micellar water and how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/what-is-micellar-water-and-how-does-it-work-219492/" aria-label="Read more about What is micellar water and how does it work?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cosmo Howard, Associate Professor School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University National Library of Australia “Fair go” is an expression we hear a lot in Australia. Activists use it to demand social justice, companies use it to promise customers a good deal, and politicians invoke it ... <a title="Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/australians-love-to-talk-about-a-fair-go-heres-what-it-meant-before-we-became-a-nation-222154/" aria-label="Read more about Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Jureidini, Research Leader, Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock Around one in seven Australians take antidepressants; more than 3.5 million of us had them dispensed in 2021–22. This is one of the highest antidepressant prescribing rates in ... <a title="Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/why-are-so-many-australians-taking-antidepressants-221857/" aria-label="Read more about Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Light and sound shows in parks can enthral crowds with their colour, music and storytelling. Lasting for weeks to months, the shows provide entertainment and can boost local economies. But unless they are well-located, the shows can also harm wildlife. ... <a title="Love a good light and sound show? Spare a thought for the animals whose homes you’re invading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/love-a-good-light-and-sound-show-spare-a-thought-for-the-animals-whose-homes-youre-invading-222390/" aria-label="Read more about Love a good light and sound show? Spare a thought for the animals whose homes you’re invading">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Marie Bellas, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Karolina Grabowska/ AAP, CC BY Managing menstruation in public can be challenging at the best of times, but imagine being eight years old and having to deal with your period at school. You might need to change your pad ... <a title="‘It needs to be talked about earlier’: some children get periods at 8, years before menstruation is taught at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/it-needs-to-be-talked-about-earlier-some-children-get-periods-at-8-years-before-menstruation-is-taught-at-school-222887/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It needs to be talked about earlier’: some children get periods at 8, years before menstruation is taught at school">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Couchman, Honorary Research Fellow, Museums Victoria Research Institute Bendigo’s ‘Moon Face’ dragon in front of Bendigo’s Gwan Dai Temple (now demolished) at Easter 1900. The Bendigonian/Trove Tomorrow will usher in the lunar Year of the Dragon. Families and friends will gather to feast, red packets will ... <a title="The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/the-surprisingly-australian-history-of-chinese-dragon-parades-221594/" aria-label="Read more about The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced long-awaited fuel efficiency standards, which will place a yearly cap on the total emissions output for new cars sold in Australia. The new regime will move Australia in the direction of comparable countries, but it has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chris-bowen-on-fuel-efficiency-standards-and-the-energy-transition-223094/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition">Read more</a>
