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Is the ‘midlife crisis’ a real thing?

January 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne Middle age is often seen as life’s pivot point. A hill has been climbed and the view over the other side is unsettling. As Victor Hugo said: “forty is the old age of youth” and “fifty the youth of ... <a title="Is the ‘midlife crisis’ a real thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/07/is-the-midlife-crisis-a-real-thing-105510/" aria-label="Read more about Is the ‘midlife crisis’ a real thing?">Read more</a>

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Why we need to take food education in Australian schools more seriously

January 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Worsley, Chair In Behavioural Nutrition, Deakin University This article is part of a series focusing on the politics of food – what we eat, how our views of food are changing and why it matters from a cultural and political standpoint. Schools are expected to do ... <a title="Why we need to take food education in Australian schools more seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/07/why-we-need-to-take-food-education-in-australian-schools-more-seriously-106849/" aria-label="Read more about Why we need to take food education in Australian schools more seriously">Read more</a>

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China wrestles with contested heritage of conflict and colonial rule

January 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shiqi Xiong, Visiting Scholar, Griffith University China often makes headlines on a great variety of topics, yet very little is said and known about its contested heritage. At a time when this country with a complex and rich history is undergoing rapid urbanisation, one might expect contested ... <a title="China wrestles with contested heritage of conflict and colonial rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/07/china-wrestles-with-contested-heritage-of-conflict-and-colonial-rule-108158/" aria-label="Read more about China wrestles with contested heritage of conflict and colonial rule">Read more</a>

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Brick-bait: three tricks up retailers’ sleeves to lure you back to physical shops

January 7, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eloise Zoppos, Senior Research Consultant, Monash University Bricks-and-mortar retail stores are under intense pressure from online competition. Feeling the most heat are clothes shops and department stores. This year David Jones’s profit halved, to A$64 million. Myer declared a “disappointing” A$486 million loss. German giant Esprit, whose ... <a title="Brick-bait: three tricks up retailers’ sleeves to lure you back to physical shops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/07/brick-bait-three-tricks-up-retailers-sleeves-to-lure-you-back-to-physical-shops-107506/" aria-label="Read more about Brick-bait: three tricks up retailers’ sleeves to lure you back to physical shops">Read more</a>

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Message sent, received but no instant reply: how does that make you feel?

January 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Cowan, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Your phone chimes, it’s a message from your partner. You reply instantly because that’s what you always do. Then you decide to add another message: “By the way, I love you ☺” You see the “read” status appear under the ... <a title="Message sent, received but no instant reply: how does that make you feel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/04/message-sent-received-but-no-instant-reply-how-does-that-make-you-feel-101110/" aria-label="Read more about Message sent, received but no instant reply: how does that make you feel?">Read more</a>

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Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019

January 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University By the end of 2019 we should be able to assess how Australia is travelling with the grand plan laid out in the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper. In this, an election year, I ... <a title="Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/04/australia-should-brace-for-a-volatile-year-in-foreign-policy-in-2019-109006/" aria-label="Read more about Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019">Read more</a>

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Now Christmas is done, what on earth should you do with the tree?

January 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cris Brack, Associate professor, Australian National University It’s the most wonderful time of the year: deciding what to do with your Christmas tree. If you bought a plastic tree, you might have already made the commitment to store and reuse it next year. However, if you were ... <a title="Now Christmas is done, what on earth should you do with the tree?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/04/now-christmas-is-done-what-on-earth-should-you-do-with-the-tree-108756/" aria-label="Read more about Now Christmas is done, what on earth should you do with the tree?">Read more</a>

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Is your ‘experience diet’ making you unwell?

January 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Donovan, Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University Just as our food diet affects our physical and emotional health, so does our “experience diet”. This is the day-to-day mix of the things we do, see, hear and feel. And, just like our food diet, the ... <a title="Is your ‘experience diet’ making you unwell?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/04/is-your-experience-diet-making-you-unwell-105370/" aria-label="Read more about Is your ‘experience diet’ making you unwell?">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: Hop Lin Jong, a Chinese immigrant in the early days of White Australia

January 4, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Finnane, Professor of Chinese History, University of Melbourne In a new series, we look at under acknowledged women through the ages. There are “hidden women” in history who deserve to be known for the same reasons as we know about “great men”. The film Hidden Figures ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Hop Lin Jong, a Chinese immigrant in the early days of White Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/04/hidden-women-of-history-hop-lin-jong-a-chinese-immigrant-in-the-early-days-of-white-australia-108744/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Hop Lin Jong, a Chinese immigrant in the early days of White Australia">Read more</a>

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250 years after Captain Cook’s arrival, we still can’t be sure how many Māori lived in Aotearoa at the time

January 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Chapple, Director, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Two hundred and fifty years ago this year, James Cook’s ship the Endeavour arrived off the eastern coast of New Zealand. The following circumnavigation marked the beginning of ongoing European contact with the indigenous ... <a title="250 years after Captain Cook’s arrival, we still can’t be sure how many Māori lived in Aotearoa at the time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/03/250-years-after-captain-cooks-arrival-we-still-cant-be-sure-how-many-maori-lived-in-aotearoa-at-the-time-107707/" aria-label="Read more about 250 years after Captain Cook’s arrival, we still can’t be sure how many Māori lived in Aotearoa at the time">Read more</a>

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Mark Zuckerberg’s admiration for Emperor Augustus is misplaced. Here’s why

January 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frederik Juliaan Vervaet, Associate Professor of Ancient History, University of Melbourne On his 2012 honeymoon to Rome, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took so many photos of the Roman Emperor Augustus’s sculptures that his wife joked it was like there were three people on the honeymoon. The couple ... <a title="Mark Zuckerberg’s admiration for Emperor Augustus is misplaced. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/03/mark-zuckerbergs-admiration-for-emperor-augustus-is-misplaced-heres-why-108172/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Zuckerberg’s admiration for Emperor Augustus is misplaced. Here’s why">Read more</a>

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Six ways to support new teachers to stay in the profession

January 3, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Suzanne Hudson, School Director, Professional Experience, Southern Cross University Teaching is hard. Staying in the teaching profession can sometimes be even harder. There’s a lack of national data about attrition, but the Queensland College of Teachers estimates anywhere between 8-50% of new teachers leave the profession ... <a title="Six ways to support new teachers to stay in the profession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/03/six-ways-to-support-new-teachers-to-stay-in-the-profession-106934/" aria-label="Read more about Six ways to support new teachers to stay in the profession">Read more</a>