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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Shaw, Conservation Biologist, The University of Queensland This year, five of the seven Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were awarded to women. While this is a welcome development, the great majority of awards and prizes for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Australia still go ... <a title="Science prizes are still a boys’ club. Here’s how we can change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/science-prizes-are-still-a-boys-club-heres-how-we-can-change-that-124995/" aria-label="Read more about Science prizes are still a boys’ club. Here’s how we can change that">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison seized the opportunity of his Jakarta weekend visit for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s inauguration to obtain a meeting with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan. Morrison told a news conference he had come out of the discussion “pleased that ... <a title="Morrison says China knows ‘where Australia is coming from’, after meeting Chinese vice-president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/morrison-says-china-knows-where-australia-is-coming-from-after-meeting-chinese-vice-president-125553/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison says China knows ‘where Australia is coming from’, after meeting Chinese vice-president">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon O’Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney During the 2016 US presidential campaign, people around the world were regularly reassured by election experts that Donald Trump was too outrageous to be elected president. Reflecting this conventional wisdom, Hilary ... <a title="The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It’s a symptom of our cultural malaise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/the-trump-presidency-should-not-be-shocking-its-a-symptom-of-our-cultural-malaise-125054/" aria-label="Read more about The Trump presidency should not be shocking. It’s a symptom of our cultural malaise">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Leask, Professor, University of Sydney Your neighbour is telling you about his new baby. He feels nervous about vaccinating, and says he’s considering delaying Lucy’s vaccines. Your mother’s group is chatting about vaccines. One mother tells the group Jimmy isn’t vaccinated, and she’s using the Immune-Strengthening ... <a title="4 ways to talk with vaccine skeptics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/4-ways-to-talk-with-vaccine-skeptics-125142/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways to talk with vaccine skeptics">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fenner, PhD Candidate (Equine Training and Welfare), University of Sydney This weekend saw protests at Caulfield racecourse, following a shocking report last week on the ABC’s 7:30 program on the fate of thousands of racehorses in Australia. It is a confronting wake-up call for an industry ... <a title="Who’s responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/whos-responsible-for-the-slaughtered-ex-racehorses-and-what-can-be-done-125551/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Associate Director – City Futures – Urban Policy and Strategy, City Futures Research Centre, Housing Policy and Practice, UNSW Low-income tenants in Australia are increasingly likely to be trapped in rental stress for years. New evidence from the Productivity Commission shows almost half of such ... <a title="Growing numbers of renters are trapped for years in homes they can’t afford" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/growing-numbers-of-renters-are-trapped-for-years-in-homes-they-cant-afford-125216/" aria-label="Read more about Growing numbers of renters are trapped for years in homes they can’t afford">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland In line with his usual practice, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed Donald Trump over the World Trade Organisation, criticising of China’s status in it as a “developing country”. Critics of the intervention have pointed out that ... <a title="Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/arrogance-destroyed-the-world-trade-organisation-what-replaces-it-will-be-even-worse-125321/" aria-label="Read more about Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristal Spreadborough, Casual Academic, University of New England As the Australian premier season of The Masked Singer draws to a close, fans are listening hard to guess which celebrities remain behind the weird and wonderful costumes. Although the celebrities throw listeners a few cryptic clues, the main ... <a title="The voice unmasked: how we hear image, emotion and identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/21/the-voice-unmasked-how-we-hear-image-emotion-and-identity-125126/" aria-label="Read more about The voice unmasked: how we hear image, emotion and identity">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Leigh Sullivan discusses the week in politics with Michelle Grattan. They talk about Alan Jones accusing Prime Minister Scott Morrison of failing the immediate needs of drought-striken farmers, the IMF projecting growth ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s drought policy – and the trust divide in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-governments-drought-policy-and-the-trust-divide-in-politics-125499/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s drought policy – and the trust divide in politics">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Senior Research Fellow in Geometallurgy/Applied Geochemistry, The University of Queensland Last month, scientists uncovered a mineral called Edscottite. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances that are not living, such as quartz or haematite. This new mineral was discovered after an examination of the Wedderburn Meteorite, ... <a title="Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/our-ability-to-manufacture-minerals-could-transform-the-gem-market-medical-industries-and-even-help-suck-carbon-from-the-air-123853/" aria-label="Read more about Our ability to manufacture minerals could transform the gem market, medical industries and even help suck carbon from the air">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiera Lindsey, University of Technology Sydney One spring morning in 1850, over 8,000 Sydneysiders marched through town to protest the resumption of transportation – the act of sending British criminals to Australia. It was the largest protest in Australia thus far, an event Henry Parkes (later Premier ... <a title="Sydney’s 9,189 ‘sister politicians’ who petitioned Queen Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/sydneys-9-189-sister-politicians-who-petitioned-queen-victoria-124274/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney’s 9,189 ‘sister politicians’ who petitioned Queen Victoria">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John M Clarke, Team Leader, Regional Projections, CSIRO Last month we lost Dr Penny Whetton – one of the world’s most respected climate scientists and a brilliant mentor to the next generation of researchers. Penny will also be remembered as a passionate environmentalist, artist, photographer and champion ... <a title="Penny Whetton: A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/18/penny-whetton-a-pioneering-climate-scientist-skilled-in-the-art-of-life-124093/" aria-label="Read more about Penny Whetton: A pioneering climate scientist skilled in the art of life">Read more</a>
