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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fitzgerald, PhD candidate, University of Tasmania Sunny interludes punctuate showers of rain, hail and sleet as furious winds sweep clouds across the sky. It’s a typical summer day on Macquarie Island, a sliver of ocean floor that rose more than 2.5 km from the depths of ... <a title="How I stumbled on a lost plant just north of Antarctica" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/how-i-stumbled-on-a-lost-plant-just-north-of-antarctica-115631/" aria-label="Read more about How I stumbled on a lost plant just north of Antarctica">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kellie Bousfield, Associate Head of School, School of Education, Charles Sturt University Bill Shorten shared his mother’s story on Q&A this week. Dr Ann Shorten aspired to a career in law. But financial responsibilities led her to teaching instead. In response to Shorten’s heartfelt anecdote #MyMum began ... <a title="Teaching is too often seen as a fall-back option, and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/teaching-is-too-often-seen-as-a-fall-back-option-and-thats-unlikely-to-change-anytime-soon-116805/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching is too often seen as a fall-back option, and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University The number of people who attend the doctor for free has gone from 82% under Labor to 86% under us. – Health minister Greg Hunt, during the health policy federal election debate at the National ... <a title="FactCheck: do 86% of people visit the doctor for free?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/factcheck-do-86-of-people-visit-the-doctor-for-free-116726/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: do 86% of people visit the doctor for free?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Forsyth, Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University It probably wasn’t exactly how egg-tossing activist Amber Holt thought her hit on prime minister Scott Morrision would go down. The egg bounced off his head. He cracked jokes about it. She’s been charged with common assault, and may ... <a title="Egging the question: can your employer sack you for what you say or do in your own time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/egging-the-question-can-your-employer-sack-you-for-what-you-say-or-do-in-your-own-time-116880/" aria-label="Read more about Egging the question: can your employer sack you for what you say or do in your own time?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Independent Kerryn Phelps has dug herself into the Sydney seat of Wentworth, with the Liberals facing a tough battle to dislodge her, according to focus group research done this week. “Traditional Liberal voters who gave Phelps a go at the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Focus groups suggest Wentworth is embracing Phelps, but Sharma helped by fear of Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/view-from-the-hill-focus-groups-suggest-wentworth-is-embracing-phelps-but-sharma-helped-by-fear-of-labor-116897/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Focus groups suggest Wentworth is embracing Phelps, but Sharma helped by fear of Labor">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the final impressions made at the leaders debates, the leaders’ prospective cabinets, Bill Shorten’s campaign moment in relation to his late ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Shorten’s campaign moment – and Morrison’s battle plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/video-michelle-grattan-on-shortens-campaign-moment-and-morrisons-battle-plan-116884/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Shorten’s campaign moment – and Morrison’s battle plan">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford This essay is part of our occasional series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in ... <a title="Ten ethical flaws in the Caster Semenya decision on intersex in sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/ten-ethical-flaws-in-the-caster-semenya-decision-on-intersex-in-sport-116448/" aria-label="Read more about Ten ethical flaws in the Caster Semenya decision on intersex in sport">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Perche, Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator, Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Unit, UNSW First Nations people in Australia face structural barriers to political participation. The institutions of government remain predominantly white, and almost 60 years after being given the right to vote, very few Indigenous people have ... <a title="More First Nations people in parliament matters. Here’s why." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/more-first-nations-people-in-parliament-matters-heres-why-115633/" aria-label="Read more about More First Nations people in parliament matters. Here’s why.">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Aulich, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. We’ll check in with our expert political analysts around the country every ... <a title="State of the states: will Whelan disendorsement make a difference in Tasmania?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/state-of-the-states-will-whelan-disendorsement-make-a-difference-in-tasmania-116797/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: will Whelan disendorsement make a difference in Tasmania?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Ashton, PhD Candidate, Monash University Pornography is ubiquitous, highly accessible, and vivid. It is increasingly influential in the sex lives and sexual development of consumers around the world. Public discussion of pornography tends to emphasise its potential for harm. However, our research investigating what pornography means ... <a title="Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/many-young-women-find-pleasure-in-sexually-explicit-material-but-it-still-reinforces-gender-inequality-114370/" aria-label="Read more about Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Humans are causing the Earth’s sixth mass extinction event, with an estimated one million species at risk of extinction. Addressing this crisis requires transformative change, including more effective environmental law and implementation. Improved legislation is one of five main ... <a title="We must rip up our environmental laws to address the extinction crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/we-must-rip-up-our-environmental-laws-to-address-the-extinction-crisis-116746/" aria-label="Read more about We must rip up our environmental laws to address the extinction crisis">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pears, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University In this election, often dubbed the “climate election”, voters are refusing to settle for weak policies on climate change. But between the “will they/won’t they” question of whether the coalition will meet their climate targets and the costing of the ... <a title="Carry-over credits and carbon offsets are hot topics this election – but what do they actually mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/carry-over-credits-and-carbon-offsets-are-hot-topics-this-election-but-what-do-they-actually-mean-116748/" aria-label="Read more about Carry-over credits and carbon offsets are hot topics this election – but what do they actually mean?">Read more</a>
