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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn Tieu, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University When we communicate, there is often just as much meaning in what we don’t say as in what we say overtly. For example, if I say “Sally coloured the circle or the triangle”, you will probably take this to ... <a title="Children can’t always read between the lines. Sometimes it’s better to be explicit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/children-cant-always-read-between-the-lines-sometimes-its-better-to-be-explicit-147008/" aria-label="Read more about Children can’t always read between the lines. Sometimes it’s better to be explicit">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Orr, Professor of Law, The University of Queensland The Liberal National Party has referred some of its own fundraising activities to the Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ). As the ABC reported on Tuesday, this implicates its own parliamentary leader, Deb Frecklington. Why would a party administration ... <a title="Fundraising questions have interrupted the Queensland LNP’s election campaign. What does the law say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/fundraising-questions-have-interrupted-the-queensland-lnps-election-campaign-what-does-the-law-say-147992/" aria-label="Read more about Fundraising questions have interrupted the Queensland LNP’s election campaign. What does the law say?">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley Marshall, Associate Professor and Director of the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre, RMIT University From the United States to Brazil, Britain, Germany and Australia, meat-processing plants have played a peculiar role in spreading COVID-19. In Brazil, union officials allege one-fifth of the industry’s employees – ... <a title="Treating workers like meat: what we’ve learnt from COVID-19 outbreaks in abattoirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/treating-workers-like-meat-what-weve-learnt-from-covid-19-outbreaks-in-abattoirs-145444/" aria-label="Read more about Treating workers like meat: what we’ve learnt from COVID-19 outbreaks in abattoirs">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Panizza Allmark, Associate Dean of Arts, Associate Professor Media & Cultural Studies, Edith Cowan University There are certain film roles that can define an actor’s career. Ralph Macchio has starred in over 25 films, yet he is most identifiable as the teenage Danny Larouso in The Karate ... <a title="Cobra Kai, Bill & Ted: comebacks redefine middle-aged masculinity, but where are the women?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/cobra-kai-bill-and-ted-comebacks-redefine-middle-aged-masculinity-but-where-are-the-women-147257/" aria-label="Read more about Cobra Kai, Bill & Ted: comebacks redefine middle-aged masculinity, but where are the women?">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dianne Gleeson, Professor, Science, University of Canberra There has been much attention on how the Morrison government’s university funding reforms will increase the cost of humanities degrees. But another devastating change has passed almost unnoticed: a 29% cut to funding to environmental studies courses. This is one ... <a title="Australia – ‘Devastating’: The Morrison government cuts uni funding for environment courses by almost 30%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/devastating-the-morrison-government-cuts-uni-funding-for-environment-courses-by-almost-30-147852/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – ‘Devastating’: The Morrison government cuts uni funding for environment courses by almost 30%">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dora Marinova, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Making eco-conscious choices at the shops can be tricky when we’re presented with so many options, especially when it comes to milk. Should we buy plant-based milk, or dairy? We’ve looked at the evidence to help you choose. Read more: ... <a title="Which ‘milk’ is best for the environment? We compared dairy, nut, soy, hemp and grain milks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/which-milk-is-best-for-the-environment-we-compared-dairy-nut-soy-hemp-and-grain-milks-147660/" aria-label="Read more about Which ‘milk’ is best for the environment? We compared dairy, nut, soy, hemp and grain milks">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Critchlow, Science Outreach Fellow at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of ... <a title="How much do our genes restrict free will?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/how-much-do-our-genes-restrict-free-will-134330/" aria-label="Read more about How much do our genes restrict free will?">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Walls, Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, University of Melbourne The recent opening of a golf course to the public in the inner north of Melbourne caused a flurry of excitement. Since then, thousands of visitors have explored the expanse of manicured rolling greens, fairways and rough. Under ... <a title="Our cities are full of parks, so why are we looking to golf courses for more open space?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/our-cities-are-full-of-parks-so-why-are-we-looking-to-golf-courses-for-more-open-space-147559/" aria-label="Read more about Our cities are full of parks, so why are we looking to golf courses for more open space?">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University “Just be more confident, be more ambitious, be more like a man.” These are the words of advice given over and over to women in a bid to close the career and earnings gaps between women and men. From self-help ... <a title="That advice to women to ‘lean in’, be more confident… it doesn’t help, and data show it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/that-advice-to-women-to-lean-in-be-more-confident-it-doesnt-help-and-data-show-it-146998/" aria-label="Read more about That advice to women to ‘lean in’, be more confident… it doesn’t help, and data show it">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, PhD candidate and author, Deakin University “History isn’t kind to people who play God,” quips James Bond to supervillain Safin in the trailer for No Time to Die. The film’s release has been delayed yet again, to April 2021. It will mark Daniel Craig’s swansong ... <a title="James Bond is more than a (sexist) secret agent. He is a fertility god, a Dionysus of the modern era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/james-bond-is-more-than-a-sexist-secret-agent-he-is-a-fertility-god-a-dionysus-of-the-modern-era-131040/" aria-label="Read more about James Bond is more than a (sexist) secret agent. He is a fertility god, a Dionysus of the modern era">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Three years ago everything felt so different. Our borders were open, no one knew what PPE stood for, and social distancing was something people did when they felt awkward at parties. Jacinda Ardern had not long taken over leadership of ... <a title="NZ election 2020: Jacinda Ardern promised transformation — instead, the times transformed her" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/nz-election-2020-jacinda-ardern-promised-transformation-instead-the-times-transformed-her-142900/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2020: Jacinda Ardern promised transformation — instead, the times transformed her">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has thrown his weight behind the embattled Gladys Berejiklian, ahead of Wednesday’s evidence to the Independent Commission Against Corruption from disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire, with whom she had a “close personal relationship” for five years. Morrison said ... <a title="Scott Morrison pledges ‘absolute support’ for Gladys Berejiklian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/14/scott-morrison-pledges-absolute-support-for-gladys-berejiklian-148024/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison pledges ‘absolute support’ for Gladys Berejiklian">Read more</a>
