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OnlyFans controversy highlights the bind facing most gig workers

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilan Thampapillai, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, UNSW Shutterstock The saga over subscription-based social media platform OnlyFans, which announced it would ban sexually explicit content only to reverse that decision a week later, has highlighted just how quickly such a platform can move the goalposts ... <a title="OnlyFans controversy highlights the bind facing most gig workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/onlyfans-controversy-highlights-the-bind-facing-most-gig-workers-167101/" aria-label="Read more about OnlyFans controversy highlights the bind facing most gig workers">Read more</a>

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Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jair Garcia, Research fellow, RMIT University Hoverfly (_Eristalis tenax_) feeding on marigold Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, CC BY-NC We all know the birds and the bees are important for pollination, and we often notice them in gardens and parks. But what about flies? Flies are the second most common type ... <a title="Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/flies-like-yellow-bees-like-blue-how-flower-colours-cater-to-the-taste-of-pollinating-insects-167111/" aria-label="Read more about Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects">Read more</a>

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Regressive changes to Northern Territory water laws could undermine Indigenous rights

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin O’Donnell, Early Career Academic Fellow, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environment Law, The University of Melbourne Water management in the Northern Territory just keeps making headlines. The recent decision to grant an unprecedentedly large groundwater licence is a case in point. The licence, granted to Fortune ... <a title="Regressive changes to Northern Territory water laws could undermine Indigenous rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/regressive-changes-to-northern-territory-water-laws-could-undermine-indigenous-rights-166561/" aria-label="Read more about Regressive changes to Northern Territory water laws could undermine Indigenous rights">Read more</a>

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‘A singular vision’: new film tells the touching story of musician and Triffids founder David McComb

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ted Snell, Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University The Triffids photographed in 1987. Andrew Catlin Love in Bright Landscapes: The story of David McComb of The Triffids, directed by Jonathan Alley David McComb’s lyrics embed narratives of love and loss within the vastness of the Western Australian landscape. ... <a title="‘A singular vision’: new film tells the touching story of musician and Triffids founder David McComb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/a-singular-vision-new-film-tells-the-touching-story-of-musician-and-triffids-founder-david-mccomb-166758/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A singular vision’: new film tells the touching story of musician and Triffids founder David McComb">Read more</a>

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How ‘tax forgiveness’ could help New Zealand’s many small businesses weather the financial woes brought on by COVID-19

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ranjana Gupta, Senior Lecturer Taxation, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock/Sam Wordley Governments worldwide have released emergency stimulus packages to support workers and businesses through the economic crisis COVID-19 has wrought. These measures include financial support, credit relaxation and tax relief for small businesses and some individuals, but ... <a title="How ‘tax forgiveness’ could help New Zealand’s many small businesses weather the financial woes brought on by COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/how-tax-forgiveness-could-help-new-zealands-many-small-businesses-weather-the-financial-woes-brought-on-by-covid-19-166955/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘tax forgiveness’ could help New Zealand’s many small businesses weather the financial woes brought on by COVID-19">Read more</a>

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A good induction is important for all new jobs. So why are teachers being left behind?

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Sullivan, Associate Professor of Education, University of South Australia Shutterstock Australian schools are struggling to recruit and keep teachers. Low wages, overwork, difficult student behaviour, lack of support and stress are some of the reasons teachers leave the profession or have periods of sick leave. More ... <a title="A good induction is important for all new jobs. So why are teachers being left behind?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/a-good-induction-is-important-for-all-new-jobs-so-why-are-teachers-being-left-behind-166570/" aria-label="Read more about A good induction is important for all new jobs. So why are teachers being left behind?">Read more</a>

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From vaccination to ventilation: 5 ways to keep kids safe from COVID when schools reopen

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Shutterstock Last week the New South Wales government announced schools are scheduled to re-open in October. While face-to-face learning undoubtedly has benefits for both children and parents, the announcement left ... <a title="From vaccination to ventilation: 5 ways to keep kids safe from COVID when schools reopen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/from-vaccination-to-ventilation-5-ways-to-keep-kids-safe-from-covid-when-schools-reopen-166734/" aria-label="Read more about From vaccination to ventilation: 5 ways to keep kids safe from COVID when schools reopen">Read more</a>

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What is EMDR therapy, and how does it help people who have experienced trauma?

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peta Stapleton, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University Shutterstock Earlier this year, Prince Harry revealed he has used a therapy called EMDR to cope with anxiety and trauma, including trauma resulting from his mother Princess Diana’s death when he was 12. He demonstrates the technique in the ... <a title="What is EMDR therapy, and how does it help people who have experienced trauma?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/what-is-emdr-therapy-and-how-does-it-help-people-who-have-experienced-trauma-161743/" aria-label="Read more about What is EMDR therapy, and how does it help people who have experienced trauma?">Read more</a>

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Decaying forest wood releases a whopping 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon each year. This will increase under climate change

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marisa Stone, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Shutterstock If you’ve wandered through a forest, you’ve probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is “deadwood”, and it plays several vital roles in forest ecosystems. It provides ... <a title="Decaying forest wood releases a whopping 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon each year. This will increase under climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/decaying-forest-wood-releases-a-whopping-10-9-billion-tonnes-of-carbon-each-year-this-will-increase-under-climate-change-164406/" aria-label="Read more about Decaying forest wood releases a whopping 10.9 billion tonnes of carbon each year. This will increase under climate change">Read more</a>

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Research reveals humans ventured out of Africa repeatedly as early as 400,000 years ago, to visit the rolling grasslands of Arabia

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Louys, Deputy Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University Eleanor Scerri, Author provided If you stood in the middle of the Nefud Desert in central Arabia today, you’d be confronted on all sides by enormous sand dunes, some rising more than 100 meters from ... <a title="Research reveals humans ventured out of Africa repeatedly as early as 400,000 years ago, to visit the rolling grasslands of Arabia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/research-reveals-humans-ventured-out-of-africa-repeatedly-as-early-as-400-000-years-ago-to-visit-the-rolling-grasslands-of-arabia-167050/" aria-label="Read more about Research reveals humans ventured out of Africa repeatedly as early as 400,000 years ago, to visit the rolling grasslands of Arabia">Read more</a>

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Albanese’s small-target strategy may give Labor a remarkable victory — or yet more heartbreak

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Carney, Vice-Chancellor’s professorial fellow, Monash University The history of the Australian Labor Party is both proud and miserable. At the federal level, it has spent considerably more time in opposition than in office, holding government for just 26 of the 66 years since the end of ... <a title="Albanese’s small-target strategy may give Labor a remarkable victory — or yet more heartbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/albaneses-small-target-strategy-may-give-labor-a-remarkable-victory-or-yet-more-heartbreak-166752/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese’s small-target strategy may give Labor a remarkable victory — or yet more heartbreak">Read more</a>

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Stolen Generation redress scheme won’t reach everyone affected by the policies that separated families

September 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Loizou, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Children display banners at the Redfern Community Centre after watching the live telecast of the formal Apology to the Stolen Generations. Wikimedia This article contains mentions of the Stolen Generations, and policies using outdated and potentially offensive terminology when ... <a title="Stolen Generation redress scheme won’t reach everyone affected by the policies that separated families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/stolen-generation-redress-scheme-wont-reach-everyone-affected-by-the-policies-that-separated-families-166499/" aria-label="Read more about Stolen Generation redress scheme won’t reach everyone affected by the policies that separated families">Read more</a>