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Vital Signs: slower Chinese economic growth inevitable without internal reform

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Andy Wong/AP China’s economic momentum is slowing. Official figures published this week show GDP growth in the last quarter came in at annual rate of “just” 4.9%. This compares with 7.9% annualised GDP growth for the previous quarter. I say “just” ... <a title="Vital Signs: slower Chinese economic growth inevitable without internal reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/vital-signs-slower-chinese-economic-growth-inevitable-without-internal-reform-170277/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: slower Chinese economic growth inevitable without internal reform">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: how ‘lady swindler’ Alexandrina Askew triumphed over the convict stain

October 22, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet McCalman AC, Emeritus Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, The University of Melbourne John Skinner Prout’s 1849 painting of the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, Van Dieman’s Land, where Alexandrina bore an illegitimate child. Wikimedia Commons In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. “A ... <a title="Hidden women of history: how ‘lady swindler’ Alexandrina Askew triumphed over the convict stain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/hidden-women-of-history-how-lady-swindler-alexandrina-askew-triumphed-over-the-convict-stain-169023/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: how ‘lady swindler’ Alexandrina Askew triumphed over the convict stain">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Can Barnaby Joyce sell his supporters the net zero he’s previously trashed?

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce will probably never again have so much power as he does at this moment, in his trading with Scott Morrison over support for the net zero by 2050 target. Yet it’s a negotiation forced on him, for an ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Can Barnaby Joyce sell his supporters the net zero he’s previously trashed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/grattan-on-friday-can-barnaby-joyce-sell-his-supporters-the-net-zero-hes-previously-trashed-170388/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Can Barnaby Joyce sell his supporters the net zero he’s previously trashed?">Read more</a>

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How the hyper-violent Squid Game has crept into digital content targeting young children

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Balanzategui, Senior Lecturer in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Noh Juhan | Netflix The dystopian South Korean horror series Squid Game has become Netflix’s most watched TV series, but it is quickly becoming as controversial as it is popular. The latest controversy to ... <a title="How the hyper-violent Squid Game has crept into digital content targeting young children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/how-the-hyper-violent-squid-game-has-crept-into-digital-content-targeting-young-children-170209/" aria-label="Read more about How the hyper-violent Squid Game has crept into digital content targeting young children">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the challenges of getting international students back

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra COVID-19 has meant international students have been unable to arrive in Australia to commence their studies, devastating one of our most profitable sectors. We’re joined in this podcast by Phil Honeywood, CEO of the International Education Association of Australia to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the challenges of getting international students back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/politics-with-michelle-grattan-phil-honeywood-on-the-challenges-of-getting-international-students-back-170367/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the challenges of getting international students back">Read more</a>

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Fixing Australia’s shocking record of Indigenous heritage destruction: Juukan inquiry offers a way forward

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland On May 24 last year, mining giant Rio Tinto legally destroyed ancient and sacred Aboriginal rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia to expand an iron ore mine. Public backlash prompted ... <a title="Fixing Australia’s shocking record of Indigenous heritage destruction: Juukan inquiry offers a way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/fixing-australias-shocking-record-of-indigenous-heritage-destruction-juukan-inquiry-offers-a-way-forward-170212/" aria-label="Read more about Fixing Australia’s shocking record of Indigenous heritage destruction: Juukan inquiry offers a way forward">Read more</a>

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COVID tests have made pathology companies big profits, but rapid tests are set to shake up the market

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra Shutterstock Throughout the pandemic, Australians with a sniffle or other cold and flu symptoms have been encouraged to get a PCR test – a swab of their throat and the back of their nose, taken by ... <a title="COVID tests have made pathology companies big profits, but rapid tests are set to shake up the market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/covid-tests-have-made-pathology-companies-big-profits-but-rapid-tests-are-set-to-shake-up-the-market-169260/" aria-label="Read more about COVID tests have made pathology companies big profits, but rapid tests are set to shake up the market">Read more</a>

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Don’t underestimate rabbits: these powerful pests threaten more native wildlife than cats or foxes

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Taggart, Adjunct Fellow, UNSW Shutterstock In inland Australia, rabbits have taken a severe toll on native wildlife since they were introduced in 1859. They may be small, but today rabbits are a key threat to 322 species of Australia’s at-risk plants and animals — more than ... <a title="Don’t underestimate rabbits: these powerful pests threaten more native wildlife than cats or foxes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/dont-underestimate-rabbits-these-powerful-pests-threaten-more-native-wildlife-than-cats-or-foxes-168288/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t underestimate rabbits: these powerful pests threaten more native wildlife than cats or foxes">Read more</a>

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As international students start trickling back, the new year will be crunch time

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ziguras, Professor of Global Studies, RMIT University Shutterstock It’s looking much more likely that international students will be able to return for the first semester next year, with international travel for Australians opening up from November 1. From that date, there will be no cap on ... <a title="As international students start trickling back, the new year will be crunch time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/as-international-students-start-trickling-back-the-new-year-will-be-crunch-time-169529/" aria-label="Read more about As international students start trickling back, the new year will be crunch time">Read more</a>

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Despite lockdowns, 1,142 Australians, including 66 kids, died on our roads in the past year. Here’s what we need to do

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Mclaughlin, PhD Candidate, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Despite lengthy lockdowns, new data show that 1,142 Australians, including 66 children, died on Australian roads in the past year. Road traffic deaths remain the number one killer of children in Australia. Despite fewer ... <a title="Despite lockdowns, 1,142 Australians, including 66 kids, died on our roads in the past year. Here’s what we need to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/despite-lockdowns-1-142-australians-including-66-kids-died-on-our-roads-in-the-past-year-heres-what-we-need-to-do-170021/" aria-label="Read more about Despite lockdowns, 1,142 Australians, including 66 kids, died on our roads in the past year. Here’s what we need to do">Read more</a>

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New Zealand’s mass vaccination event lifts uptake but highlights dangerous inequities as the country prepares to open up

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Whitehead, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Waikato Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford visit a pop-up vaccination clinic on ‘Super Saturday’. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand’s mass vaccination event last Saturday, when more than 130,000 people turned up to get their first or second dose, surpassed Prime ... <a title="New Zealand’s mass vaccination event lifts uptake but highlights dangerous inequities as the country prepares to open up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/new-zealands-mass-vaccination-event-lifts-uptake-but-highlights-dangerous-inequities-as-the-country-prepares-to-open-up-169717/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s mass vaccination event lifts uptake but highlights dangerous inequities as the country prepares to open up">Read more</a>

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Why Australian unions should welcome the new Agricultural Visa

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giacomo Bianchino, Ph.d Candidate, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Lehman College, CUNY F Armstrong Photography/Shutterstock Unions have been quick to condemn Australia’s new Agricultural Visa, which will give approved employers access to “skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled” workers from ASEAN nations and the UK from late this year. ACTU president ... <a title="Why Australian unions should welcome the new Agricultural Visa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/why-australian-unions-should-welcome-the-new-agricultural-visa-169837/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australian unions should welcome the new Agricultural Visa">Read more</a>

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Facebook wants AI to find your keys and understand your conversations

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jumana Abu-Khalaf, Research Fellow in Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University Facebook Facebook has announced a research project that aims to push the “frontier of first-person perception”, and in the process help you remember where your left your keys. The Ego4D project provides a huge collection of ... <a title="Facebook wants AI to find your keys and understand your conversations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/facebook-wants-ai-to-find-your-keys-and-understand-your-conversations-170092/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook wants AI to find your keys and understand your conversations">Read more</a>

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Gun-toting robo-dogs look like a dystopian nightmare. That’s why they offer a powerful moral lesson

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University Sam Baron, Author provided US-based military robot manufacturer Ghost Robotics has strapped a sniper rifle to a robotic dog, in the latest step towards autonomous weaponry. Some people have reacted with moral outrage at the prospect of making a killer ... <a title="Gun-toting robo-dogs look like a dystopian nightmare. That’s why they offer a powerful moral lesson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/gun-toting-robo-dogs-look-like-a-dystopian-nightmare-thats-why-they-offer-a-powerful-moral-lesson-170267/" aria-label="Read more about Gun-toting robo-dogs look like a dystopian nightmare. That’s why they offer a powerful moral lesson">Read more</a>

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Why do some people delay getting vaccinated or pretend COVID doesn’t exist? Paradoxically, denial of death

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross G. Menzies, Professor, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney Vaccines save lives, and have been doing so since the development of the smallpox vaccine more than 200 years ago. However, for vaccines to keep entire communities safe they need to be taken up by ... <a title="Why do some people delay getting vaccinated or pretend COVID doesn’t exist? Paradoxically, denial of death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/why-do-some-people-delay-getting-vaccinated-or-pretend-covid-doesnt-exist-paradoxically-denial-of-death-168485/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some people delay getting vaccinated or pretend COVID doesn’t exist? Paradoxically, denial of death">Read more</a>

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Australia is undermining the Paris Agreement, no matter what Morrison says – we need new laws to stop this

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Christoff, Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne Prime Minister Scott Morrison is poised to take a 2050 net-zero emissions target to Glasgow. While this may seem like a milestone, Australia is still failing to abide by one of ... <a title="Australia is undermining the Paris Agreement, no matter what Morrison says – we need new laws to stop this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/australia-is-undermining-the-paris-agreement-no-matter-what-morrison-says-we-need-new-laws-to-stop-this-170198/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is undermining the Paris Agreement, no matter what Morrison says – we need new laws to stop this">Read more</a>

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COVID has increased anxiety and depression rates among university students. And they were already higher than average

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuck, PhD Student, Monash University Shutterstock Before COVID, university and vocational education students were at high risk of developing mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety. This is because they already experience much higher levels of psychological distress than the general population. But since COVID, this ... <a title="COVID has increased anxiety and depression rates among university students. And they were already higher than average" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/covid-has-increased-anxiety-and-depression-rates-among-university-students-and-they-were-already-higher-than-average-167787/" aria-label="Read more about COVID has increased anxiety and depression rates among university students. And they were already higher than average">Read more</a>

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A global battle for low-skilled workers looms after COVID. Australia needs to be part of it

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Graycar, Visiting Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University branislavpudar/Shutterstock Australia has been built on immigration. In recent years it has been skilled migration, and that will continue to be important to us, especially as we recover from the COVID economic malaise. Skilled migrants ... <a title="A global battle for low-skilled workers looms after COVID. Australia needs to be part of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/a-global-battle-for-low-skilled-workers-looms-after-covid-australia-needs-to-be-part-of-it-168296/" aria-label="Read more about A global battle for low-skilled workers looms after COVID. Australia needs to be part of it">Read more</a>

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With Devotion, Hannah Kent gives us empathically drafted portraits of love in all its forms

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Webb, Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra Berthold Woltze/Wikimedia Commons Review: Devotion by Hannah Kent, Picador I came across Hannah Kent some years ago, hearing from colleagues at another university that she was a particularly impressive student, and I should stay alert for what she might ... <a title="With Devotion, Hannah Kent gives us empathically drafted portraits of love in all its forms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/with-devotion-hannah-kent-gives-us-empathically-drafted-portraits-of-love-in-all-its-forms-168945/" aria-label="Read more about With Devotion, Hannah Kent gives us empathically drafted portraits of love in all its forms">Read more</a>

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Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth’s atmosphere, and they affect the climate

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Revell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Microplastics are found in the most remote places on land and in the ocean as well as in our food. Now several studies around the world have confirmed they are ... <a title="Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth’s atmosphere, and they affect the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/microplastics-are-in-the-air-we-breathe-and-in-earths-atmosphere-and-they-affect-the-climate-170093/" aria-label="Read more about Microplastics are in the air we breathe and in Earth’s atmosphere, and they affect the climate">Read more</a>

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Government shuts down move to refer Christian Porter’s secret funds to privileges inquiry

October 21, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has blocked an inquiry into whether Christian Porter breached parliamentary privilege in refusing to reveal who donated to his legal costs. This was despite Speaker Tony Smith giving the Labor motion for the reference precedence to be debated, ... <a title="Government shuts down move to refer Christian Porter’s secret funds to privileges inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/21/government-shuts-down-move-to-refer-christian-porters-secret-funds-to-privileges-inquiry-170300/" aria-label="Read more about Government shuts down move to refer Christian Porter’s secret funds to privileges inquiry">Read more</a>

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After a bombshell day at ICAC, questions must be asked about integrity in Australian politics

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Marks, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Strategy, Government and Alliances, Western Sydney University AAP/Dan Himbrechts A few days into the current Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) proceedings in NSW, and it appears two relatively popular former NSW premiers and Cabinet colleagues – Gladys Berejiklian and Mike Baird – might ... <a title="After a bombshell day at ICAC, questions must be asked about integrity in Australian politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/after-a-bombshell-day-at-icac-questions-must-be-asked-about-integrity-in-australian-politics-170102/" aria-label="Read more about After a bombshell day at ICAC, questions must be asked about integrity in Australian politics">Read more</a>

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Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jade Sheen, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University Shutterstock Half of all adult mental health issues emerge before the age of 14, with 14% of Australian children aged four to 17 currently impacted by poor mental health. These are the drivers for the first National Children’s ... <a title="Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/treating-a-childs-mental-illness-sometimes-means-getting-the-whole-family-involved-169729/" aria-label="Read more about Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved">Read more</a>

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‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Preeti Vayada, PhD Candidate, School of Education, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The stories of international students’ struggles amid the challenges and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to have reached the stage of psychic numbing. Despite their numbers, their voices have been largely neglected. They are ... <a title="‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/it-takes-a-mental-toll-indian-students-tell-their-stories-of-waiting-out-the-pandemic-in-australia-169624/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia">Read more</a>

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From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock My utopia is based on one simple idea: we should all become citizen scientists. Why? Because citizen scientists can overturn the information inequity that plagues much of our collective decision-making. If citizens immerse themselves in gathering knowledge and asking ... <a title="From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/from-counting-birds-to-speaking-out-how-citizen-science-leads-us-to-ask-crucial-questions-166673/" aria-label="Read more about From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions">Read more</a>

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Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Davies, Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Review: Home Truths: A Memoir by David Williamson (HarperCollins) Is playwright David Williamson a “Bad Art Friend”? The ethical questions raised by the viral New York Times article about two writers’ friendship, which imploded ... <a title="Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/home-truths-review-is-david-williamson-a-reformed-bad-art-friend-169942/" aria-label="Read more about Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?">Read more</a>

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Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam AO, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Melizabeth Uhi, a school principal, stands in front of her destroyed home in Vanuatu, a week after Cyclone Pam tore through the South Pacific archipelago in 2015. Nick Perry/AP As world ... <a title="Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/millions-of-people-were-evacuated-during-disasters-last-year-another-rising-cost-of-climate-change-170105/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change">Read more</a>

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Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Time and again, attempts have led to the same outcome

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Kokshagina, Researcher – Innovation & Entrepreneurship, RMIT University Matt Rourke/AP The Australian government’s recent warning to Facebook over misinformation is just the latest salvo in the seemingly constant battle to hold the social media giant to account for the content posted on its platform. It came ... <a title="Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Time and again, attempts have led to the same outcome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/is-it-even-possible-to-regulate-facebook-effectively-time-and-again-attempts-have-led-to-the-same-outcome-169947/" aria-label="Read more about Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Time and again, attempts have led to the same outcome">Read more</a>

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COVID exposed our fractured national identity, but state-based loyalties were rising long before

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND The formation of Australia’s federation in 1901 was both practical and sentimental. Pressing policy matters in the areas of immigration, trade and defence required the coordination of a federal government. As important was ... <a title="COVID exposed our fractured national identity, but state-based loyalties were rising long before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/covid-exposed-our-fractured-national-identity-but-state-based-loyalties-were-rising-long-before-170017/" aria-label="Read more about COVID exposed our fractured national identity, but state-based loyalties were rising long before">Read more</a>

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How to talk to your child about a COVID diagnosis … and share the news with others

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margie Danchin, Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock Vaccination rates across Australia continue to rise. Teenagers aged 12 to 15 have only had access to the vaccine since early September and, ... <a title="How to talk to your child about a COVID diagnosis … and share the news with others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-a-covid-diagnosis-and-share-the-news-with-others-170014/" aria-label="Read more about How to talk to your child about a COVID diagnosis … and share the news with others">Read more</a>

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Australia ranks last out of 54 nations on its strategy to cope with climate change. The Glasgow summit is a chance to protect us all

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Nalau, Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University Shutterstock The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is widely discussed, but the other side of climate action is less often talked about: adapting to impacts already locked in. Even if we drastically reduce emissions, the cost of natural ... <a title="Australia ranks last out of 54 nations on its strategy to cope with climate change. The Glasgow summit is a chance to protect us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/australia-ranks-last-out-of-54-nations-on-its-strategy-to-cope-with-climate-change-the-glasgow-summit-is-a-chance-to-protect-us-all-169627/" aria-label="Read more about Australia ranks last out of 54 nations on its strategy to cope with climate change. The Glasgow summit is a chance to protect us all">Read more</a>

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How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW The person taking notes during our meeting, we later learn, is averaging a high distinction in their studies for a bachelor degree. If this level of performance is maintained this student is heading for a university medal – an ... <a title="How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/how-a-maximum-security-prison-offers-a-pathway-to-academic-excellence-and-a-phd-169625/" aria-label="Read more about How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD">Read more</a>

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Guide to the classics: Euripides’ The Trojan Women – an unflinching look at the brutality of war

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Mackie, Professor of Classics, La Trobe University Aomawa Baker as Andromache in a production of The Trojan Woman in Los Angeles. Wikimedia Commons The story of the long struggle for the life of the city of Troy might be thought of as the pre-eminent Greek myth. ... <a title="Guide to the classics: Euripides’ The Trojan Women – an unflinching look at the brutality of war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/guide-to-the-classics-euripides-the-trojan-women-an-unflinching-look-at-the-brutality-of-war-162426/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: Euripides’ The Trojan Women – an unflinching look at the brutality of war">Read more</a>

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How the new human right to a healthy environment could accelerate New Zealand’s action on climate change

October 20, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Shutterstock Last week’s formal recognition by the United Nations Human Rights Council that the right to a healthy environment is an essential human right has been heralded as a historic victory for environmental protection and an important step ... <a title="How the new human right to a healthy environment could accelerate New Zealand’s action on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/how-the-new-human-right-to-a-healthy-environment-could-accelerate-new-zealands-action-on-climate-change-170187/" aria-label="Read more about How the new human right to a healthy environment could accelerate New Zealand’s action on climate change">Read more</a>

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Follow a natural health philosophy? Vaccination may have more in common with it than you think

October 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Wardle, Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University The natural or “alternative” health community is often held up as being vaccine hesitant. Yet, the relationship between the natural health community and vaccination is complex. Stories such as the Adelaide naturopath recently disciplined for using a newspaper ... <a title="Follow a natural health philosophy? Vaccination may have more in common with it than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/follow-a-natural-health-philosophy-vaccination-may-have-more-in-common-with-it-than-you-think-167981/" aria-label="Read more about Follow a natural health philosophy? Vaccination may have more in common with it than you think">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mustering the government’s rural rump into the 2050 tent

October 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversations’s politics ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mustering the government’s rural rump into the 2050 tent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/politics-with-michelle-grattan-mustering-the-governments-rural-rump-into-the-2050-tent-170218/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mustering the government’s rural rump into the 2050 tent">Read more</a>

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The easy way to rein in Facebook and Google: stop them gobbling up competitors

October 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Few of us who have survived the last year aren’t grateful for technology. Zoom, email, connected workplaces and solid internet connections at home have made it possible to work, shop, study and carry on our ... <a title="The easy way to rein in Facebook and Google: stop them gobbling up competitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/the-easy-way-to-rein-in-facebook-and-google-stop-them-gobbling-up-competitors-170104/" aria-label="Read more about The easy way to rein in Facebook and Google: stop them gobbling up competitors">Read more</a>

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Emma is hanging up the yellow skivvy: how the ‘first girl Wiggle’ created a powerful legacy

October 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney The Wiggles When Emma Watkins took over as “The Yellow Wiggle” in 2012 there were huge headlines. Her casting was a seismic shift for those who grew up loving her male predecessors (Greg Page, and then briefly ... <a title="Emma is hanging up the yellow skivvy: how the ‘first girl Wiggle’ created a powerful legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/emma-is-hanging-up-the-yellow-skivvy-how-the-first-girl-wiggle-created-a-powerful-legacy-170200/" aria-label="Read more about Emma is hanging up the yellow skivvy: how the ‘first girl Wiggle’ created a powerful legacy">Read more</a>

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OnlyFans has a split identity – it needs to declare its support for adult content creators

October 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily van der Nagel, Lecturer in Social Media, Monash University www.shutterstock.com Have you heard of OnlyFans? It’s a social media platform – like YouTube or Instagram. Access isn’t open to everyone, however. Only subscribers (“fans”) can see the photos and videos posted by OnlyFans content creators. Most ... <a title="OnlyFans has a split identity – it needs to declare its support for adult content creators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/onlyfans-has-a-split-identity-it-needs-to-declare-its-support-for-adult-content-creators-169358/" aria-label="Read more about OnlyFans has a split identity – it needs to declare its support for adult content creators">Read more</a>

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The critically endangered Māui dolphin is a conservation priority — we shouldn’t let uncertainty stop action to save it

October 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rochelle Constantine, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, University of Auckland University of Auckland Department of Conservation, Author provided The world’s rarest marine dolphin, Māui, is found only along the west coast of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Based on our surveys over the last two ... <a title="The critically endangered Māui dolphin is a conservation priority — we shouldn’t let uncertainty stop action to save it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/the-critically-endangered-maui-dolphin-is-a-conservation-priority-we-shouldnt-let-uncertainty-stop-action-to-save-it-167987/" aria-label="Read more about The critically endangered Māui dolphin is a conservation priority — we shouldn’t let uncertainty stop action to save it">Read more</a>