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November 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fleur Sharafizad, Lecturer in Management, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Female academics continue to be underrepresented in senior academic positions in Australia and internationally. Most research has focused on the low number of women professors at universities. But the largest drop-off in the number of female academics is ... <a title="Women’s academic careers are in a ‘holding pattern’ while men enjoy a ‘tailwind’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/womens-academic-careers-are-in-a-holding-pattern-while-men-enjoy-a-tailwind-168840/" aria-label="Read more about Women’s academic careers are in a ‘holding pattern’ while men enjoy a ‘tailwind’">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Sculptor Margel Hinder with the model for Interlock in 1973. Photograph: Richard Beck. Heide Many years ago my daily pleasure was ... <a title="Larger than life – sculptor Margel Hinder carved light and form and left a legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/larger-than-life-sculptor-margel-hinder-carved-light-and-form-and-left-a-legacy-165467/" aria-label="Read more about Larger than life – sculptor Margel Hinder carved light and form and left a legacy">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Professor of Popular Culture, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when so many lives have been lost to the virus, celebrating a “day of the dead” might seem strange, even tactless. But despite the morbid associations of its name, ... <a title="Memory lives on: celebrating the Day of the Dead in the pandemic age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/memory-lives-on-celebrating-the-day-of-the-dead-in-the-pandemic-age-169087/" aria-label="Read more about Memory lives on: celebrating the Day of the Dead in the pandemic age">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Bert Newton has died at 83. An icon of Australian broadcasting, he is remembered as a master performer and comedian, with successful roles on radio, television and the theatre. He is survived by his wife Patti, children ... <a title="A comedian always in search of ‘a good ending’, Bert Newton has died at 83" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/31/a-comedian-always-in-search-of-a-good-ending-bert-newton-has-died-at-83-170933/" aria-label="Read more about A comedian always in search of ‘a good ending’, Bert Newton has died at 83">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images As the UN climate summit in Glasgow kicks off on Sunday, it marks the deadline for countries to make more ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The meeting is the 26th Conference ... <a title="COP26: time for New Zealand to show regional leadership on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/cop26-time-for-new-zealand-to-show-regional-leadership-on-climate-change-170785/" aria-label="Read more about COP26: time for New Zealand to show regional leadership on climate change">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Independent Commission Against Corruption/ AAP After two weeks of sensational Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) hearings into the conduct of Gladys Berejiklian, we have finally heard from the former NSW premier herself. This saw Berejiklian continue ... <a title="Berejiklian says Maguire was part of her ‘love circle’ but was not significant enough to declare – will this wash with ICAC?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/berejiklian-says-maguire-was-part-of-her-love-circle-but-was-not-significant-enough-to-declare-will-this-wash-with-icac-170860/" aria-label="Read more about Berejiklian says Maguire was part of her ‘love circle’ but was not significant enough to declare – will this wash with ICAC?">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Sarkissian, Operations Scientist, CSIRO CSIRO, Author provided The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced radio telescope in the world, incorporating many innovative features that have since become standard in all large-dish antennas. Through ... <a title="60 years after it first gazed at the skies, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/60-years-after-it-first-gazed-at-the-skies-the-parkes-dish-is-still-making-breakthroughs-170753/" aria-label="Read more about 60 years after it first gazed at the skies, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Keogh, Research Fellow, Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University Shutterstock Halloween movies often feature kids sitting around a campfire sharing gory, spooky stories, trying to get someone to scream in fear. This weekend you might be doing the same – sharing a horror story with friends. ... <a title="Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/not-spooked-by-halloween-ghost-stories-you-may-have-aphantasia-170712/" aria-label="Read more about Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne L. Bartlett, Associate Professor, UNSW The military coup in Sudan follows a longstanding pattern in which a short period of democracy in the country is brought to an abrupt, and often sticky, authoritarian end. This time, however, the stakes are higher than ever. Not only is ... <a title="Explainer: what Sudan’s coup is about and why the rest of the world needs to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/explainer-what-sudans-coup-is-about-and-why-the-rest-of-the-world-needs-to-act-170774/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what Sudan’s coup is about and why the rest of the world needs to act">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney Eric Risberg/AP Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will change its name to Meta, saying the move reflects the fact the company is now much broader than just the social media platform ... <a title="Facebook relaunches itself as ‘Meta’ in a clear bid to dominate the metaverse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/facebook-relaunches-itself-as-meta-in-a-clear-bid-to-dominate-the-metaverse-170543/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook relaunches itself as ‘Meta’ in a clear bid to dominate the metaverse">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Martin Meissner/AP Despite the overwhelming evidence, it’s still common to see politicians, media commentators or social media users cast doubt on the role of humans in driving climate change. But this denialism is now almost nonexistent among climate ... <a title="The ‘97% climate consensus’ is over. Now it’s well above 99% (and the evidence is even stronger than that)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/the-97-climate-consensus-is-over-now-its-well-above-99-and-the-evidence-is-even-stronger-than-that-170370/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘97% climate consensus’ is over. Now it’s well above 99% (and the evidence is even stronger than that)">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University This week’s excruciating case of a prime minister being beholden to a rogue section of his own Cabinet over climate policy has again drawn attention to the arcane nature of Coalition arrangements. While the numbers eventually fell his ... <a title="Want to understand how the Coalition works? Take a look at climate policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/want-to-understand-how-the-coalition-works-take-a-look-at-climate-policy-170103/" aria-label="Read more about Want to understand how the Coalition works? Take a look at climate policy">Read more</a>
