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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Churchill, Research Fellow in Sociology, University of Melbourne The resignation of Kelly O’Dwyer, Federal Minister for Women, Jobs and Industrial Relations, tells us what we have known for some time: Australia’s parliament is a hostile workplace for women and working mothers. O’Dwyer’s desire for a bigger ... <a title="Australia can do more to attract and keep women in parliament – here are some ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/australia-can-do-more-to-attract-and-keep-women-in-parliament-here-are-some-ideas-110174/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can do more to attract and keep women in parliament – here are some ideas">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), commonly referred to as ecstasy, was manufactured as a potential pharmaceutical early last century. It had some limited use in the 1970s as a therapeutic aid in trauma treatment and in relationship counselling, and ... <a title="How does ecstasy kill?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/how-does-ecstasy-kill-109506/" aria-label="Read more about How does ecstasy kill?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenni Downes, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney A wave of decluttering is sweeping the nation. St Vincent de Paul has reported a 38% increase in donated goods in some areas compared with the same time last year. However much of this ... <a title="So you’ve KonMarie’d your life: here’s how to throw your stuff out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/so-youve-konmaried-your-life-heres-how-to-throw-your-stuff-out-109945/" aria-label="Read more about So you’ve KonMarie’d your life: here’s how to throw your stuff out">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Kaufman, PhD Scholar in Transport, Griffith University If you’ve been in central Brisbane recently, you will know there is a new visitor in town. Lime e-scooters have popped up all over the CBD and neighbouring suburbs. It’s early days for this new mobility provider, so we ... <a title="Limes not lemons: lessons from Australia’s first e-scooter sharing trial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/limes-not-lemons-lessons-from-australias-first-e-scooter-sharing-trial-108924/" aria-label="Read more about Limes not lemons: lessons from Australia’s first e-scooter sharing trial">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Dehm, Lecturer, La Trobe University Australian companies dominate African mining. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade counts 175 ASX-listed companies operating in 35 African countries. Professional services company PwC reckons there are more than 200, and that “a golden age of Australia-Africa relations has begun”. ... <a title="Dirty deeds: how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/dirty-deeds-how-to-stop-australian-miners-abroad-being-linked-to-death-and-destruction-109407/" aria-label="Read more about Dirty deeds: how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Kindt, Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney In this series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. In a time and place that offered few career opportunities for women, the job of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi stands out. ... <a title="Hidden women of history: the priestess Pythia at the Delphic Oracle, who spoke truth to power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/hidden-women-of-history-the-priestess-pythia-at-the-delphic-oracle-who-spoke-truth-to-power-108401/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: the priestess Pythia at the Delphic Oracle, who spoke truth to power">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s controversial move to install former Labor party president Warren Mundine as Liberal candidate in the ultra-marginal NSW seat of Gilmore has triggered a local implosion. As members of the Liberal state executive were voting on Tuesday to admit ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison’s Gilmore candidate is the man who’s been everywhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/23/view-from-the-hill-morrisons-gilmore-candidate-is-the-man-whos-been-everywhere-110300/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison’s Gilmore candidate is the man who’s been everywhere">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Harcourt, Professor, University of Waikato A more equal society with less income disparity is good for well-being. In their latest book, epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett argue people living in more equal societies empathise more and worry less about income, possessions and social status. But ... <a title="How a default union membership could help reduce income inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/22/how-a-default-union-membership-could-help-reduce-income-inequality-110021/" aria-label="Read more about How a default union membership could help reduce income inequality">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Associate Professor in Ocean Physics, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research As New Zealanders are enjoying their days at the beach, unusually warm ocean temperatures look to be a harbinger of another marine heatwave. Despite the exceptional conditions during last year’s heatwave in the ... <a title="Coastal seas around New Zealand are heading into a marine heatwave, again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/22/coastal-seas-around-new-zealand-are-heading-into-a-marine-heatwave-again-110028/" aria-label="Read more about Coastal seas around New Zealand are heading into a marine heatwave, again">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Pitt, Professor, Griffith University Reports that Irukandji jellyfish might be moving south may be panicking people unnecessarily. It’s almost impossible to tell where the tiny jellyfish are along our coast, but that could change with new technology that can “sweep” the ocean for traces of DNA. ... <a title="Why we don’t know if Irukandji jellyfish are moving south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/22/why-we-dont-know-if-irukandji-jellyfish-are-moving-south-109653/" aria-label="Read more about Why we don’t know if Irukandji jellyfish are moving south">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University To demonstrate the failure of the war on drugs, NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann came out this week about about her own drug use: Since my 20s, I’ve occasionally taken MDMA [ecstasy] at dance parties and ... <a title="Three Charts on who uses illicit drugs in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/22/three-charts-on-who-uses-illicit-drugs-in-australia-110169/" aria-label="Read more about Three Charts on who uses illicit drugs in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Kathryn White, PhD Candidate, Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne Curious Kids is a series for children. Send your question to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based on Curious Kids. How is water made? ... <a title="Curious Kids: how is water made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/22/curious-kids-how-is-water-made-109434/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how is water made?">Read more</a>
