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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most-senior Catholic, one of the most powerful Catholics in the world and a man once praised by Tony Abbott as a “fine man”, molested two choirboys in the 1990s. On 11 December 2018, ... <a title="We knew George Pell was guilty of child sex abuse. Why couldn’t we say it until now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/we-knew-george-pell-was-guilty-of-child-sex-abuse-why-couldnt-we-say-it-until-now-112521/" aria-label="Read more about We knew George Pell was guilty of child sex abuse. Why couldn’t we say it until now?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Comans, NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, The University of Queensland During the first round of hearings in the aged care royal commission, we heard many Australians would prefer to receive help at home than move into an aged care facility. This will not solve all ... <a title="Explainer: what is a home care package and who is eligible?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/explainer-what-is-a-home-care-package-and-who-is-eligible-112405/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is a home care package and who is eligible?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Dworkin, Group Leader, Developmental Genetics Lab, La Trobe University Is your face long? Wide? Big nose? Small ears? High forehead? It’s our faces that characterise how the world sees us, and how we recognise our close friends and family. If you’re lucky enough to be born ... <a title="Why your face looks the way it does" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/why-your-face-looks-the-way-it-does-111603/" aria-label="Read more about Why your face looks the way it does">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University Last week, the personal informational of thousands of clients of a large ASX listed company was inadvertently leaked to the dark web. A few days later, our very own parliament house computer system was hacked. Among this increasingly ... <a title="Kids need to learn about cybersecurity, but teachers only have so much time in the day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/kids-need-to-learn-about-cybersecurity-but-teachers-only-have-so-much-time-in-the-day-112136/" aria-label="Read more about Kids need to learn about cybersecurity, but teachers only have so much time in the day">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Boucher, Senior Lecturer – Modern History, Macquarie University Review: How to Rule the World, Sydney Theatre Company How to Rule the World is Indigenous playwright Nakkiah Lui’s critical riposte to the intellectual poverty of political life in Australia. A biting and urgent satire of the politics ... <a title="How to Rule the World is a biting and urgent satire of Australian politics – that feels all too real" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/how-to-rule-the-world-is-a-biting-and-urgent-satire-of-australian-politics-that-feels-all-too-real-112409/" aria-label="Read more about How to Rule the World is a biting and urgent satire of Australian politics – that feels all too real">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted February 21-24 from a sample of 1,590, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged on last fortnight. Primary votes were also unchanged, with Labor on 39%, the Coalition 37%, the Greens 9% ... <a title="Poll wrap: Newspoll steady at 53-47 despite boats, and Abbott and Dutton trailing in their seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/poll-wrap-newspoll-steady-at-53-47-despite-boats-and-abbott-and-dutton-trailing-in-their-seats-112396/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Newspoll steady at 53-47 despite boats, and Abbott and Dutton trailing in their seats">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn D’Cruz, Senior Lecturer, Gender Sexuality and Diversity Studies, La Trobe University “Intersectionality” – a word most commonly used in relation to feminism – can be hard to define and easy to abuse. Still, it remains essential for analysing and changing patterns of inequality and injustice. Put ... <a title="Explainer: what does ‘intersectionality’ mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/explainer-what-does-intersectionality-mean-104937/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what does ‘intersectionality’ mean?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. Australia’s nearly three ... <a title="Now is the time to plan how to fight the next recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/now-is-the-time-to-plan-how-to-fight-the-next-recession-111497/" aria-label="Read more about Now is the time to plan how to fight the next recession">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Westaway, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University The Tasmanian devil – despite its name – once roamed the mainland of Australia. Returning the devil to the mainland may not only help its threatened status but could help control invasive predators such ... <a title="Could Tassie devils help control feral cats on the mainland? Fossils say yes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/could-tassie-devils-help-control-feral-cats-on-the-mainland-fossils-say-yes-63120/" aria-label="Read more about Could Tassie devils help control feral cats on the mainland? Fossils say yes">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the ... <a title="A Shorten government could shift the country on important issues and show a little spunk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/a-shorten-government-could-shift-the-country-on-important-issues-and-show-a-little-spunk-110885/" aria-label="Read more about A Shorten government could shift the country on important issues and show a little spunk">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Johnson, Adjunct Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces ... <a title="Win or lose the next election, it may be time for the Liberals to rethink their economic narrative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/win-or-lose-the-next-election-it-may-be-time-for-the-liberals-to-rethink-their-economic-narrative-110902/" aria-label="Read more about Win or lose the next election, it may be time for the Liberals to rethink their economic narrative">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Ramírez, PhD candidate, James Cook University Western Australian health authorities recently issued warnings about Murray Valley encephalitis, a serious disease that can spread by the bite of an infected mosquito and cause inflammation of the brain. Thankfully, no human cases have been reported this wet season. ... <a title="Explainer: what is Murray Valley encephalitis virus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/26/explainer-what-is-murray-valley-encephalitis-virus-112212/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is Murray Valley encephalitis virus?">Read more</a>