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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer, RMIT University This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came into power in 2019. You can read the other pieces here and here. It feels like a lifetime ... <a title="A brief history of the US-Australia alliance – and how it might change after the May election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/a-brief-history-of-the-us-australia-alliance-and-how-it-might-change-after-the-may-election-179377/" aria-label="Read more about A brief history of the US-Australia alliance – and how it might change after the May election">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra Eric Risberg/AP In a surprise capitulation, the board of Twitter has announced it will support a takeover bid by Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. But is it in the public ... <a title="What will Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter mean for ‘free speech’ on the platform?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/what-will-elon-musks-ownership-of-twitter-mean-for-free-speech-on-the-platform-181626/" aria-label="Read more about What will Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter mean for ‘free speech’ on the platform?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Kennedy, Associate professor, Macquarie University Content warning: This article contains mentions of racial discrimination against First Nations people. Comments pages on social media too often constitute an echo-chamber for racist rhetoric being peddled by a combination of the misinformed and the malicious. It seems Australians have, ... <a title="‘Don’t read the comments’: misinformed and malicious comments stifle Indigenous voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/dont-read-the-comments-misinformed-and-malicious-comments-stifle-indigenous-voices-180576/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t read the comments’: misinformed and malicious comments stifle Indigenous voices">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University AAP/Mick Tsikas Elections held in the shadow of war or overarching national security concerns tend to favour incumbents. In the three elections since the second world war that have been directly affected by security worries, incumbent governments have prevailed. In ... <a title="Morrison, Dutton go hard on national security – but will it have any effect on the election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/morrison-dutton-go-hard-on-national-security-but-will-it-have-any-effect-on-the-election-181868/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison, Dutton go hard on national security – but will it have any effect on the election?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock A Florida court recently overturned mask mandates on planes in the United States, saying the directive was unlawful. That decision is now under appeal. Before that, Australian ... <a title="Want to cut your chance of catching COVID on a plane? Wear a mask and avoid business class" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/want-to-cut-your-chance-of-catching-covid-on-a-plane-wear-a-mask-and-avoid-business-class-180333/" aria-label="Read more about Want to cut your chance of catching COVID on a plane? Wear a mask and avoid business class">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ro McFarlane, Assistant Professor in Ecological Public Health, University of Canberra Shutterstock Global wheat prices have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The two nations account for 30% of the world’s wheat production. That means many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for ... <a title="A year of hunger: how the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/a-year-of-hunger-how-the-russia-ukraine-war-is-worsening-climate-linked-food-shortages-181160/" aria-label="Read more about A year of hunger: how the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Newling, Honorary Associate, History, University of Sydney View of the town of Parramatta from May’s Hill, ca. 1840. Painting attributed to G. E. Peacock. State Library New South Wales A chance find in a colonial newspaper from 1843 has us very excited: have we discovered evidence ... <a title="Fern syrup, stewed eel and native currant jam: this 1843 recipe collection may be Australia’s earliest cookbook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/fern-syrup-stewed-eel-and-native-currant-jam-this-1843-recipe-collection-may-be-australias-earliest-cookbook-181789/" aria-label="Read more about Fern syrup, stewed eel and native currant jam: this 1843 recipe collection may be Australia’s earliest cookbook">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Shutterstock Threats, intimidation and misogyny have long been a reality for women in public life around the world, and the pandemic appears to have amplified this toxic reality. Aotearoa New Zealand is led by one of the world’s best-known female ... <a title="Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic freedom in our universities?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/27/who-will-call-out-the-misogyny-and-abuse-undermining-womens-academic-freedom-in-our-universities-181594/" aria-label="Read more about Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic freedom in our universities?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Ray Hadley’s shouty assault on Albanese; the intractable Solomons issue; and the wider play of Deves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/26/word-from-the-hill-ray-hadleys-shouty-assault-on-albanese-the-intractable-solomons-issue-and-the-wider-play-of-deves-181956/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Ray Hadley’s shouty assault on Albanese; the intractable Solomons issue; and the wider play of Deves">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael O’Keefe, Director, Master of International Relations, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University The news China has negotiated and signed a defence cooperation agreement with the Solomon Island has exposed the Australian government to a barrage of criticism. Perhaps seeing an opportunity to score ... <a title="Labor’s Pacific plan is underdone and risks further politicising foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/26/labors-pacific-plan-is-underdone-and-risks-further-politicising-foreign-policy-181934/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s Pacific plan is underdone and risks further politicising foreign policy">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Kaufman, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University Only four months into 2022, and Australians have already watched several climate disasters unfold across the continent, from coral bleaching to devastating floods and bushfires. These are stark reminders of how climate change can wreak havoc on communities – destroying ... <a title="4 ways we can change our behaviour to adapt to the climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/26/4-ways-we-can-change-our-behaviour-to-adapt-to-the-climate-crisis-177628/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways we can change our behaviour to adapt to the climate crisis">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maroš Servátka, Professor of Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Macquarie Graduate School of Management shutterstock In 1928 Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming, while studying the staphylococcus bacteria, noticed mould on his petri dishes inhibited its growth. He experimented, leading to the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic. In 1945 ... <a title="Cut yourself and others some slack: we need more time to experiment and fail at work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/26/cut-yourself-and-others-some-slack-we-need-more-time-to-experiment-and-fail-at-work-178423/" aria-label="Read more about Cut yourself and others some slack: we need more time to experiment and fail at work">Read more</a>
