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MH17 charges: who the suspects are, what they’re charged with, and what happens next

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle Four men – three Russians and one Ukrainian – will be charged in relation to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which killed all 298 passengers and crew on board. Dutch prosecutors will launch a criminal trial ... <a title="MH17 charges: who the suspects are, what they’re charged with, and what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/mh17-charges-who-the-suspects-are-what-theyre-charged-with-and-what-happens-next-119155/" aria-label="Read more about MH17 charges: who the suspects are, what they’re charged with, and what happens next">Read more</a>

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Memo to the environment minister: a river does need all its water

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Humphries, Senior lecturer in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Given her new role as federal environment minister, one of Sussan Ley’s comments in an interview with Nine Newspapers was eyebrow-raising, to put it mildly. She said: Sometimes the environment doesn’t need all its water but farmers desperately ... <a title="Memo to the environment minister: a river does need all its water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/memo-to-the-environment-minister-a-river-does-need-all-its-water-119089/" aria-label="Read more about Memo to the environment minister: a river does need all its water">Read more</a>

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There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are 5 solutions to the problem

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Senior lecturer in Anthropology, The University of Queensland This week, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, labelled the world’s refugee problem a crisis that is primarily impacting developing countries, who are hosting most of the world’s 70 million displaced people. It’s the highest ... <a title="There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are 5 solutions to the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/there-are-70-million-refugees-in-the-world-here-are-5-solutions-to-the-problem-118920/" aria-label="Read more about There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are 5 solutions to the problem">Read more</a>

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There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are 5 solutions how to help them

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Senior lecturer in Anthropology, The University of Queensland This week, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, labelled the world’s refugee problem a crisis that is primarily impacting developing countries, who are hosting most of the world’s 70 million displaced people. It’s the highest ... <a title="There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are 5 solutions how to help them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/there-are-70-million-refugees-in-the-world-here-are-5-solutions-how-to-help-them-118920/" aria-label="Read more about There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are 5 solutions how to help them">Read more</a>

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There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are five solutions how to help them

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Senior lecturer in Anthropology, The University of Queensland This week, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, labelled the world’s refugee problem a crisis that is primarily impacting developing countries, who are hosting most of the world’s 70 million displaced people. It’s the highest ... <a title="There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are five solutions how to help them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/there-are-70-million-refugees-in-the-world-here-are-five-solutions-how-to-help-them-118920/" aria-label="Read more about There are 70 million refugees in the world. Here are five solutions how to help them">Read more</a>

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Media Files: Australians’ trust in news media is falling as concern over ‘fake news’ grows

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University On today’s episode, we hear from Caroline Fisher, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Canberra and lead author of the 2019 Australian edition of the the Digital ... <a title="Media Files: Australians’ trust in news media is falling as concern over ‘fake news’ grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/media-files-australians-trust-in-news-media-is-falling-as-concern-over-fake-news-grows-119099/" aria-label="Read more about Media Files: Australians’ trust in news media is falling as concern over ‘fake news’ grows">Read more</a>

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Here’s how to make our cities breastfeeding-friendly

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Donovan, Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University Seen through the eyes of new mothers, our towns and cities can often seem like uncomfortable and uninviting places to breastfeed. Although the physical characteristics of a place are not the only factors that influence how a ... <a title="Here’s how to make our cities breastfeeding-friendly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/heres-how-to-make-our-cities-breastfeeding-friendly-110176/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how to make our cities breastfeeding-friendly">Read more</a>

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Cross-over cocktail: Indies & Idols mixes rock stars with modern Polish composers

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Larkin, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney Review: Indies & Idols, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Opera House “The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together”: what Samuel Johnson wrote about metaphysical poetry might have seemed transferrable to the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Indies & Idols ... <a title="Cross-over cocktail: Indies & Idols mixes rock stars with modern Polish composers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/cross-over-cocktail-indies-and-idols-mixes-rock-stars-with-modern-polish-composers-118992/" aria-label="Read more about Cross-over cocktail: Indies & Idols mixes rock stars with modern Polish composers">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: how is the Sun burning?

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alina Donea, Senior Lecturer, Monash Centre for Astrophysics, Monash University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and ... <a title="Curious Kids: how is the Sun burning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/curious-kids-how-is-the-sun-burning-112415/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how is the Sun burning?">Read more</a>

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New research could lead to a pregnancy test for endangered marsupials

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Griffith, ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Melbourne Many women realise they are pregnant before they’ve even done the test – perhaps feeling a touch of nausea, or tender, larger-than-usual breasts. For a long time, biologists had thought most marsupials lacked a way to recognise a pregnancy. ... <a title="New research could lead to a pregnancy test for endangered marsupials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/new-research-could-lead-to-a-pregnancy-test-for-endangered-marsupials-118772/" aria-label="Read more about New research could lead to a pregnancy test for endangered marsupials">Read more</a>

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‘I didn’t want to be homeless with a baby’: young women share their stories of homelessness

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacki Montgomery, Lecturer, Advertising and Media, Western Sydney University Increasing numbers of women lack a safe and secure place to call home. But most women who are homeless are “invisible”. You don’t see these vulnerable women sleeping on the streets – most are forced into “couch-surfing”, staying ... <a title="‘I didn’t want to be homeless with a baby’: young women share their stories of homelessness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/i-didnt-want-to-be-homeless-with-a-baby-young-women-share-their-stories-of-homelessness-118180/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I didn’t want to be homeless with a baby’: young women share their stories of homelessness">Read more</a>

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Weekly Dose: Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia

June 20, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julaine Allan, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University A young man recently turned up at a rural drug and alcohol service in New South Wales seeking help because of an infection in his arm. He said he had injected the drug Krokodil, which had not previously been ... <a title="Weekly Dose: Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/weekly-dose-krokodil-the-russian-flesh-eating-drug-makes-a-rare-appearance-in-australia-117594/" aria-label="Read more about Weekly Dose: Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia">Read more</a>