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Working holidaymakers bring in $3bn each year – so, how will Australia ensure they come back?

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Gardiner, Deputy Director, Griffith Institute For Tourism, Griffith University Shutterstock Working holidaymakers will be one of the first international visitor markets to return to Australia in 2022. But as global travel slowly resumes and many young people start thinking about working overseas again, global competition for ... <a title="Working holidaymakers bring in $3bn each year – so, how will Australia ensure they come back?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/working-holidaymakers-bring-in-3bn-each-year-so-how-will-australia-ensure-they-come-back-172771/" aria-label="Read more about Working holidaymakers bring in $3bn each year – so, how will Australia ensure they come back?">Read more</a>

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Thinking about a summer fling? Read this article first

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raquel Peel, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland shutterstock Summer is a time we associate with love. The longer days and warmer weather can lead to people feeling happier, more relaxed and in the mood for romance. This year in particular, Australians are longing for human connection ... <a title="Thinking about a summer fling? Read this article first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/thinking-about-a-summer-fling-read-this-article-first-172615/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about a summer fling? Read this article first">Read more</a>

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50 years on, The Joy of Sex is outdated in parts but still a fun ‘unanxious’ romp

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Kate Barlow, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock First published in 1972, The Joy of Sex styled itself as a sexual cookbook, with positions and predilections presented as loose recipes. As any good cookbook author knows, however, sometimes people really need a picture to ... <a title="50 years on, The Joy of Sex is outdated in parts but still a fun ‘unanxious’ romp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/50-years-on-the-joy-of-sex-is-outdated-in-parts-but-still-a-fun-unanxious-romp-171930/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years on, The Joy of Sex is outdated in parts but still a fun ‘unanxious’ romp">Read more</a>

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I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Adi Goldstein/Unsplash Haven’t had a health check in a while, or ever? You’re not alone. Most people wait until they’re sick to see a GP, so there’s not usually much time in a consultation to also talk about preventative ... <a title="I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/im-approaching-a-milestone-birthday-what-health-checks-should-i-have-at-my-age-172047/" aria-label="Read more about I’m approaching a ‘milestone’ birthday. What health checks should I have at my age?">Read more</a>

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So you want to cat-proof a bettong: how living with predators could help native species survive

January 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Jannico Kelk, Author provided When we release a group of endangered animals into the wild, we always hope they will survive. They usually don’t. We find bilby carcasses under bushes, bettongs ripped apart by feral cats, and tufts of rock wallaby fur ... <a title="So you want to cat-proof a bettong: how living with predators could help native species survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/03/so-you-want-to-cat-proof-a-bettong-how-living-with-predators-could-help-native-species-survive-170450/" aria-label="Read more about So you want to cat-proof a bettong: how living with predators could help native species survive">Read more</a>

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‘Secret plots’, sovereignty and covid challenges face Pacific for New Year

January 2, 2022

ANALYSIS: By David Robie in Auckland The Pacific year has closed with growing tensions over sovereignty and self-determination issues and growing stress over the ravages of covid-19 pandemic in a region that was largely virus-free in 2020. Just two days before the year 2021 wrapped up, Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama took the extraordinary statement of ... <a title="‘Secret plots’, sovereignty and covid challenges face Pacific for New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/02/secret-plots-sovereignty-and-covid-challenges-face-pacific-for-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Secret plots’, sovereignty and covid challenges face Pacific for New Year">Read more</a>

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Cabinet papers 2001: how ‘securitisation’ became a mindset to dominate Australian politics for a generation

January 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra David Foote/National Archives of Australia 2001 was the final year of the Howard government’s second term in office. It began with the government on the political defensive, doing poorly in ... <a title="Cabinet papers 2001: how ‘securitisation’ became a mindset to dominate Australian politics for a generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/01/cabinet-papers-2001-how-securitisation-became-a-mindset-to-dominate-australian-politics-for-a-generation-172056/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet papers 2001: how ‘securitisation’ became a mindset to dominate Australian politics for a generation">Read more</a>

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‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year

December 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University At the beginning of each year, many people make vows to either do or not do something to improve their life in some way. The fresh start of a new year is magically equated with a fresh start to life ... <a title="‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/drained-and-wary-of-the-future-why-you-might-feel-different-about-new-years-resolutions-this-year-172305/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year">Read more</a>

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No, putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne doesn’t keep it bubbly – but there is a better way

December 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Scollary, Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND At a recent tasting, I was presenting some sparkling wines from the Limoux region of France, a region that produced sparkling wines at least 100 years before wines from the Champagne region were well known. ... <a title="No, putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne doesn’t keep it bubbly – but there is a better way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/no-putting-a-spoon-in-an-open-bottle-of-champagne-doesnt-keep-it-bubbly-but-there-is-a-better-way-171823/" aria-label="Read more about No, putting a spoon in an open bottle of champagne doesn’t keep it bubbly – but there is a better way">Read more</a>

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Orright you spunkrats, here’s where all our Aussie summertime language came from

December 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Shutterstock Summer loving happens so fast. One day, you’re sipping quarantinis in locky d. The next, you’re hosting mates for barbies. When we grab that snag, swag or esky, we’re doing more than celebrating summer. We’re celebrating it in ... <a title="Orright you spunkrats, here’s where all our Aussie summertime language came from" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/orright-you-spunkrats-heres-where-all-our-aussie-summertime-language-came-from-171113/" aria-label="Read more about Orright you spunkrats, here’s where all our Aussie summertime language came from">Read more</a>

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How Australia’s biggest wine-growing region came to pioneer alcohol control

December 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maggie Brady, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University Creative Screen The vast wine-growing region now known as the South Australian Riverland produces more than a quarter of Australia’s wine grapes and developed a reputation for producing large volumes of cheap cask ... <a title="How Australia’s biggest wine-growing region came to pioneer alcohol control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/how-australias-biggest-wine-growing-region-came-to-pioneer-alcohol-control-154074/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s biggest wine-growing region came to pioneer alcohol control">Read more</a>

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The messy history of our modern, Western calendar

December 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew S. Champion, Senior Research Fellow in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Australian Catholic University Wikimedia Commons For something that’s meant to lend order to our lives, the modern Western calendar has a messy history. The mess, in part, comes about because of the difficulty of co-ordinating ... <a title="The messy history of our modern, Western calendar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/31/the-messy-history-of-our-modern-western-calendar-170780/" aria-label="Read more about The messy history of our modern, Western calendar">Read more</a>