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March 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle The legendary film, The Wizard of Oz (1939) and the glorious, dazzling ruby slippers worn by its heroine, Dorothy Gale, (played by Judy Garland), have long been symbols of hope – especially for the LGBT+ community. Last year, the ... <a title="Why Dorothy’s red shoes deserve their status as gay icons, even in changing times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/why-dorothys-red-shoes-deserve-their-status-as-gay-icons-even-in-changing-times-110187/" aria-label="Read more about Why Dorothy’s red shoes deserve their status as gay icons, even in changing times">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tombs, Chair professor, University of Otago The crisis of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, and the institutional denial and cover up, has left many people of faith shocked by the lack of appropriate response toward survivors. Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, the president of the ... <a title="How recognising Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse might help shift Catholic culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/13/how-recognising-jesus-as-a-victim-of-sexual-abuse-might-help-shift-catholic-culture-112754/" aria-label="Read more about How recognising Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse might help shift Catholic culture">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas J Clark, Postdoctoral Fellow in Disease Ecology, The University of Queensland With several hundred cases diagnosed each year, Australia has one of the highest rates of Q fever worldwide. Q fever is a bacterial infection which spreads from animals; mainly cattle, sheep and goats. It can ... <a title="Australia’s drought could be increasing Q fever risk, but there are ways we can protect ourselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/australias-drought-could-be-increasing-q-fever-risk-but-there-are-ways-we-can-protect-ourselves-112297/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s drought could be increasing Q fever risk, but there are ways we can protect ourselves">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University With time running out for us to make deep reductions in greenhouse emissions, you may well be wondering what you personally can do to minimise your own greenhouse footprint. The average greenhouse emissions per Australian are the equivalent of ... <a title="How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/how-to-neutralise-your-greenhouse-gas-footprint-103922/" aria-label="Read more about How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne About two months from the expected May election date, this week’s Newspoll, conducted March 7-10 from a sample of 1,610, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since last fortnight. Primary votes ... <a title="Poll wrap: Labor gains in Newspoll after weak economic report; Labor barely ahead in NSW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/poll-wrap-labor-gains-in-newspoll-after-weak-economic-report-labor-barely-ahead-in-nsw-113266/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Labor gains in Newspoll after weak economic report; Labor barely ahead in NSW">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sacha Molitorisz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Media Transition, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivered a 3,000+ word post last week, spelling out a new vision for the social network. It prompts just one small question: Facebook, who are you? Zuckerberg’s ... <a title="Privacy pivot: Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp. But details are scarce" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/privacy-pivot-facebook-wants-to-be-more-like-whatsapp-but-details-are-scarce-113195/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy pivot: Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp. But details are scarce">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Peterson, Associate Professor, Flinders University Review: Carmen, Adelaide Festival, March 8 Choreographer Johan Inger’s Carmen is one we have never seen: a Carmen turned inside out. In this danced-through reimagining of the world’s most-popular opera, we are pulled into the characters’ inner turmoil. Their dancing gets ... <a title="A brutal, nightmarish Carmen imbues an old story with contemporary resonances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/a-brutal-nightmarish-carmen-imbues-an-old-story-with-contemporary-resonances-113354/" aria-label="Read more about A brutal, nightmarish Carmen imbues an old story with contemporary resonances">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity. Most people think the internet operates ... <a title="The internet is now an arena for conflict, and we’re all caught up in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/the-internet-is-now-an-arena-for-conflict-and-were-all-caught-up-in-it-101736/" aria-label="Read more about The internet is now an arena for conflict, and we’re all caught up in it">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Last month, a US contestant on TV’s The Bachelor faked an Australian accent to stand out. It wasn’t a great accent. Yanks aren’t great at doing Australian English. But to be fair, when it comes to Americans and the Australian ... <a title="Oi! We’re not lazy yarners, so let’s kill the cringe and love our Aussie accent(s)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/oi-were-not-lazy-yarners-so-lets-kill-the-cringe-and-love-our-aussie-accent-s-111753/" aria-label="Read more about Oi! We’re not lazy yarners, so let’s kill the cringe and love our Aussie accent(s)">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Kenardy, Professor of Clinical Psychology; Deputy Director of the Recover Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland Panic attacks typically occur when a person is under stress. The stress can be physical, like being run down, or emotional, like a significant life change. Panic attacks are ... <a title="Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/panic-attacks-arent-necessarily-a-reason-to-panic-they-are-your-bodys-way-of-responding-to-stress-111174/" aria-label="Read more about Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Schlesinger, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Ecology, Charles Darwin University In January 2019, fires burned across a 100-kilometre length of the iconic Tjoritja National Park in the West MacDonnell Ranges, from Ormiston Gorge nearly to the edge of Alice Springs. These fires affected an area ... <a title="The summer bushfires you didn’t hear about, and the invasive species fuelling them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/the-summer-bushfires-you-didnt-hear-about-and-the-invasive-species-fuelling-them-112619/" aria-label="Read more about The summer bushfires you didn’t hear about, and the invasive species fuelling them">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Lesh, University of Melbourne Since the illegal demolition of the historic Corkman Irish Pub in Melbourne in 2016, debate has raged about the best way forward for this historic place. The state planning minister is pursuing an order, via the Victorian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, for the ... <a title="Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/once-a-building-is-destroyed-can-the-loss-of-a-place-like-the-corkman-be-undone-112864/" aria-label="Read more about Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?">Read more</a>
