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March 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paige Donaghy, PhD Student, The University of Queensland In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today. In the 18th and 19th centuries, masturbation was thought of as a “disease”, capable of causing psychological or physical damage like blindness or insanity. This ... <a title="Lascivious virgins and lustful itches: women’s masturbation in early England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/25/lascivious-virgins-and-lustful-itches-womens-masturbation-in-early-england-101260/" aria-label="Read more about Lascivious virgins and lustful itches: women’s masturbation in early England">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison couldn’t wait for NSW opposition leader Michael Daley’s concession speech on Saturday night. Morrison leapt to the stage at the Liberals’ function, speaking ahead of Gladys Berejiklian, to hail the victory of her government. For the federal Liberals, ... <a title="View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/25/view-from-the-hill-nsw-result-gives-federal-liberals-a-boost-in-the-mind-games-114153/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Strategy and Policy, Western Sydney University “It’s not a game of SimCity,” NSW treasurer, Dominic Perrottet assured viewers on the ABC’s NSW election night coverage. “Sydney’s under construction”, he added, acknowledging the Coalition government’s unfinished infrastructure projects are causing grief, but noting, “I ... <a title="NSW Coalition scrapes back in as minor parties surge – but delivering on promises will not be easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/nsw-coalition-scrapes-back-in-as-minor-parties-surge-but-delivering-on-promises-will-not-be-easy-113485/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Coalition scrapes back in as minor parties surge – but delivering on promises will not be easy">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 54% of the vote counted at the New South Wales election held today, the ABC is currently projecting 45 of the 93 lower house seats for the Coalition, 35 for Labor, three Greens, three ... <a title="Coalition wins a third term in NSW with few seats changing hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/coalition-wins-a-third-term-in-nsw-with-few-seats-changing-hands-113035/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition wins a third term in NSW with few seats changing hands">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The April 2 budget will provide about A$600 million to pursue wrongdoers and help restore trust in Australia’s financial system. The budget, which will be a launching pad for the election, likely to be announced the following weekend, is set ... <a title="Funding boost for policing finance sector, in budget that warns of economic softening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/funding-boost-for-policing-finance-sector-in-budget-that-warns-of-economic-softening-114093/" aria-label="Read more about Funding boost for policing finance sector, in budget that warns of economic softening">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Haynes, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong Sign up to Beating Around the Bush, a series that profiles native plants: part gardening column, part dispatches from country, entirely Australian. Chances are you’ve walked over silver moss (Bryum argenteum) countless times without giving it a second glance. This ... <a title="Silver moss is a rugged survivor in the city landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/silver-moss-is-a-rugged-survivor-in-the-city-landscape-113459/" aria-label="Read more about Silver moss is a rugged survivor in the city landscape">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Earth is often in the firing line of fragments of asteroids and comets, most of which burn up tens of kilometres above our heads. But occasionally, something larger gets through. That’s what happened off Russia’s east coast on December ... <a title="Why dangerous asteroids heading to Earth are so hard to detect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/why-dangerous-asteroids-heading-to-earth-are-so-hard-to-detect-113845/" aria-label="Read more about Why dangerous asteroids heading to Earth are so hard to detect">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohamad Abdalla, Founding Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education, University of South Australia Following the tragic attack in Christchurch that killed 50 people as they prayed, I felt compelled to visit the injured in hospital, and meet their family and friends. I also visited ... <a title="Finding dignity and grace in the aftermath of the Christchurch attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/finding-dignity-and-grace-in-the-aftermath-of-the-christchurch-attack-114072/" aria-label="Read more about Finding dignity and grace in the aftermath of the Christchurch attack">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini talks about the week in politics with Michelle Grattan. They discuss the aftermath of the tragedy in Christchurch, hate speech in politics, Australia’s relations with Turkey ahead of ANZAC day, the government’s ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the aftermath of the Christchurch tragedy, and the NSW election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-aftermath-of-the-christchurch-tragedy-and-the-nsw-election-114076/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the aftermath of the Christchurch tragedy, and the NSW election">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro R Demaio, Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs, University of Copenhagen Alessandro Demaio addressed the National Press Club today, alongside Karen Carey (former chair of the Consumers Health Forum) and Stephen Duckett (head of the Health Program at the Grattan Institute), to outline ... <a title="More than one in four Aussie kids are overweight or obese: we’re failing them, and we need a plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/more-than-one-in-four-aussie-kids-are-overweight-or-obese-were-failing-them-and-we-need-a-plan-114005/" aria-label="Read more about More than one in four Aussie kids are overweight or obese: we’re failing them, and we need a plan">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Battersby, Police Teaching Fellow, Massey University Up until Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement of a ban on military-style weapons yesterday, New Zealand had a system of licensing firearms holders and used a process of application, vetting, reference checks and attendance at firearms safety lectures. Knowledge of ... <a title="Why NZ needs to follow weapons ban with broad review of security laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/why-nz-needs-to-follow-weapons-ban-with-broad-review-of-security-laws-114022/" aria-label="Read more about Why NZ needs to follow weapons ban with broad review of security laws">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Arianrhod, Adjunct Associate , School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University Three centuries ago, when modern science was in its infancy, the gender disparity in education was not a gap but an abyss: few girls had any decent schooling at all. The emerging new science was clearly ... <a title="A brief history of science writing shows the rise of the female voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/a-brief-history-of-science-writing-shows-the-rise-of-the-female-voice-112701/" aria-label="Read more about A brief history of science writing shows the rise of the female voice">Read more</a>
