Archive

Academic Analysis

CoveragePost

How we solved the mystery of Libyan desert glass

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior research fellow, Curtin University In the remote desert of western Egypt, near the Libyan border, lie clues to an ancient cosmic cataclysm. Libyan desert glass is the name given to fragments of canary-yellow glass found scattered over hundreds of kilometres, between giant shifting ... <a title="How we solved the mystery of Libyan desert glass" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/how-we-solved-the-mystery-of-libyan-desert-glass-117253/" aria-label="Read more about How we solved the mystery of Libyan desert glass">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Why the 2019 election was more like 2004 than 1993 – and Labor has some reason to hope

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University I recently had cause to look at a large file of material I collected about Mark Latham during 2004. It is full of many of the same columnists who have just campaigned ... <a title="Why the 2019 election was more like 2004 than 1993 – and Labor has some reason to hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/why-the-2019-election-was-more-like-2004-than-1993-and-labor-has-some-reason-to-hope-117394/" aria-label="Read more about Why the 2019 election was more like 2004 than 1993 – and Labor has some reason to hope">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Aboriginal Australians want care after brain injury. But it must consider their cultural needs

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Armstrong, Foundation Chair in Speech Pathology, Edith Cowan University This article is the fourth part in a series, Where culture meets health. Aboriginal Australians continue to face serious health challenges. Life expectancy is about 10.7 years less for Indigenous Australians than non-Indigenous Australians. Brain injury occurs ... <a title="Aboriginal Australians want care after brain injury. But it must consider their cultural needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/aboriginal-australians-want-care-after-brain-injury-but-it-must-consider-their-cultural-needs-115128/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal Australians want care after brain injury. But it must consider their cultural needs">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Krummel, Research Group Leader, CSIRO A mysterious rebound in the emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals – despite a global ban stretching back almost a decade – has been traced to eastern China. Research published by an international team today in Nature used a global network of monitoring ... <a title="Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/eastern-china-pinpointed-as-source-of-rogue-ozone-depleting-emissions-117505/" aria-label="Read more about Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia Tourism today has a problem and needs an entire rethink. Pundits are debating overtourism, peak tourism and tourismphobia. Cities such as Barcelona, Venice and Dubrovnik are witnessing a backlash against imposed forms of tourism. In response, ... <a title="Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/rethinking-tourism-so-the-locals-actually-benefit-from-hosting-visitors-116066/" aria-label="Read more about Rethinking tourism so the locals actually benefit from hosting visitors">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Where to now for unions and ‘change the rules’?

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Forsyth, Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University Very few people saw the Coalition’s win coming. If it was, as opposition leader Bill Shorten contended, “a referendum on wages” then it follows that Australians were content with sluggish wage growth and didn’t want a more substantial pay ... <a title="Where to now for unions and ‘change the rules’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/where-to-now-for-unions-and-change-the-rules-117583/" aria-label="Read more about Where to now for unions and ‘change the rules’?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Five aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison’s politics

May 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Prime Minister Scott Morrison began his victory speech on Saturday with the words, “I have always believed in miracles”. This was no mere hyperbole. Morrison appeared to be declaring his belief that God ... <a title="Five aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison’s politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/five-aspects-of-pentecostalism-that-shed-light-on-scott-morrisons-politics-117511/" aria-label="Read more about Five aspects of Pentecostalism that shed light on Scott Morrison’s politics">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Wind in Albanese’s sails as Chalmers weighs options

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has pulled out of Labor’s leadership race, increasing the pressure for an uncontested run for Anthony Albanese, which would prevent an extended limbo period for the party. But finance spokesman Jim Chalmers, Albanese’s only potential challenger, ... <a title="Wind in Albanese’s sails as Chalmers weighs options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/wind-in-albaneses-sails-as-chalmers-weighs-options-117621/" aria-label="Read more about Wind in Albanese’s sails as Chalmers weighs options">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani’s way?

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University After months of “start” and “stop” Adani campaigning, the coalmine is poised to go ahead following the surprise success of the Coalition government at the federal election. So is anything ... <a title="With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani’s way?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/with-the-lnp-returned-to-power-is-there-anything-left-in-adanis-way-117506/" aria-label="Read more about With the LNP returned to power, is there anything left in Adani’s way?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

New data shows sex offenders in Victoria are going to prison for longer

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGorrery, PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, Deakin University Sentences for most sex offences are getting harsher in Victoria, according to new data released on Wednesday by the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council. The data are for all cases sentenced in the County Court for certain sex offences ... <a title="New data shows sex offenders in Victoria are going to prison for longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/new-data-shows-sex-offenders-in-victoria-are-going-to-prison-for-longer-116957/" aria-label="Read more about New data shows sex offenders in Victoria are going to prison for longer">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Queensland to all those #Quexiteers: don’t judge, try to understand us

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiernan, Professor of Politics. Dean (Engagement) Griffith Business School, Griffith University “What the hell is wrong with Queensland?” Such comments are at the polite end of social media responses from progressive voters in other parts of Australia who were disappointed by the Coalition’s “miracle” win on ... <a title="Queensland to all those #Quexiteers: don’t judge, try to understand us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/queensland-to-all-those-quexiteers-dont-judge-try-to-understand-us-117502/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland to all those #Quexiteers: don’t judge, try to understand us">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

In a notoriously sexist art form, Australian women composers are making their voices heard

May 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Cummings, Lecturer in Singing, University of Wollongong Classical music has traditionally not been a welcoming environment for women composers. Opera Australia’s 2019 season, for instance, features just one work by a female composer, Elena Kats-Chernin. At a recent New Opera Workshop, held in Brisbane in April, ... <a title="In a notoriously sexist art form, Australian women composers are making their voices heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/in-a-notoriously-sexist-art-form-australian-women-composers-are-making-their-voices-heard-108991/" aria-label="Read more about In a notoriously sexist art form, Australian women composers are making their voices heard">Read more</a>