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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Review: Appropriate, directed by Wesley Enoch. Sydney Theatre Company. Wesley Enoch’s exuberant return to the Sydney Theatre Company to direct African-American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate is a wild ride back to the power of ... <a title="A tight, living room drama of a family in crisis, Appropriate explores truth-telling and dark histories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/a-tight-living-room-drama-of-a-family-in-crisis-appropriate-explores-truth-telling-and-dark-histories-156291/" aria-label="Read more about A tight, living room drama of a family in crisis, Appropriate explores truth-telling and dark histories">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Kevin, Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University The past week has marked a watershed moment in Russia’s relations with the West — and the US in particular. In two dramatic, televised moments, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have changed the dynamics between their ... <a title="Russia and China are sending Biden a message: don’t judge us or try to change us. Those days are over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/russia-and-china-are-sending-biden-a-message-dont-judge-us-or-try-to-change-us-those-days-are-over-157771/" aria-label="Read more about Russia and China are sending Biden a message: don’t judge us or try to change us. Those days are over">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Iliadis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University As federal parliament has been rocked by allegations of sexual violence, one of the frequent questions has been “why don’t victims go to police?” But this is not a straightforward or easy solution. And victims can easily end up ... <a title="Sexual assault victims can easily be re-traumatised going to court — here’s one way to stop this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/sexual-assault-victims-can-easily-be-re-traumatised-going-to-court-heres-one-way-to-stop-this-157428/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual assault victims can easily be re-traumatised going to court — here’s one way to stop this">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn MacCallum, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury We know COVID-19 and its associated changes to our work and learning habits caused a marked increase in the use of technology. More surprising, perhaps, is the impact these lockdowns have had on children’s and young people’s self-reported enjoyment of ... <a title="After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let’s hear it for the joy of real books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/after-a-year-of-digital-learning-and-virtual-teaching-lets-hear-it-for-the-joy-of-real-books-156851/" aria-label="Read more about After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let’s hear it for the joy of real books">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford When someone gets sick after receiving a vaccine, this might be a complication or coincidence. As the recent rollout out ... <a title="There’s no need to pause vaccine rollouts when there’s a safety scare. Give the public the facts and let them decide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/theres-no-need-to-pause-vaccine-rollouts-when-theres-a-safety-scare-give-the-public-the-facts-and-let-them-decide-157405/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no need to pause vaccine rollouts when there’s a safety scare. Give the public the facts and let them decide">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Klein, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University During COVID-19 the government ran what turned out to be a giant real-world experiment into what happens when you boost someone’s unemployment benefits and free them of the “mutual obligation” to apply for jobs. On April 27 2020 the government ... <a title="What happens when you free unemployed Australians from ‘mutual obligations’ and boost their benefits? We just found out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/what-happens-when-you-free-unemployed-australians-from-mutual-obligations-and-boost-their-benefits-we-just-found-out-157506/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when you free unemployed Australians from ‘mutual obligations’ and boost their benefits? We just found out">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, PhD Candidate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Record-breaking rain has destroyed properties across New South Wales, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and leaving hundreds homeless. Humans aren’t the only ones in trouble. Many of the animals that live with and ... <a title="After the floods, stand by for spiders, slugs and millipedes – but think twice before reaching for the bug spray" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/after-the-floods-stand-by-for-spiders-slugs-and-millipedes-but-think-twice-before-reaching-for-the-bug-spray-157600/" aria-label="Read more about After the floods, stand by for spiders, slugs and millipedes – but think twice before reaching for the bug spray">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Hocking, Emeritus Professor, Monash University Oprah Winfrey’s brilliantly stage-managed “tell-all” interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was for viewers, advertisers and the three participants, a tremendous success. For the royal family, not so much. Globally, the interview’s audience was “gargantuan”. It was watched by nearly ... <a title="After Oprah: what will it take to revive an Australian republic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/after-oprah-what-will-it-take-to-revive-an-australian-republic-156958/" aria-label="Read more about After Oprah: what will it take to revive an Australian republic?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Berry, Professor of Immunology, Murdoch University The COVID vaccine rollout is underway, with Australians lining up to get their jabs. But what if you have already had COVID-19? Is it still a good idea to get vaccinated? Although natural exposure to the virus stimulates immunity, we ... <a title="Do I still need to get a COVID vaccine if I’ve had coronavirus?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/do-i-still-need-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-if-ive-had-coronavirus-157599/" aria-label="Read more about Do I still need to get a COVID vaccine if I’ve had coronavirus?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Colvin, Senior lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Poll after poll suggests a large majority of Australians cares about climate change. Yet in recent federal elections, this hasn’t translated into wins for parties with stronger policy platforms on climate change. So what determines ... <a title="If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/if-80-of-australians-care-about-climate-action-why-dont-they-vote-like-it-157050/" aria-label="Read more about If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it?">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Gamble, Lecturer, Monash University Homeschooling registrations for children in Victoria in 2020 were almost four times the number of the previous year, recent reports show. Some families who had children learning from home during lockdown discovered they enjoyed spending more time together and some children found ... <a title="Thinking of switching to homeschooling permanently after lockdown? Here are 5 things to consider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/thinking-of-switching-to-homeschooling-permanently-after-lockdown-here-are-5-things-to-consider-155381/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of switching to homeschooling permanently after lockdown? Here are 5 things to consider">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ted Snell, Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University Film review: The Last Vermeer, directed by Dan Friedkin. Among the thousands of plundered treasures discovered in May 1945 by the Allies was an undocumented picture supposedly by Johannes Vermeer, a masterpiece titled Christ and the Adulteress. Held in the ... <a title="Guy Pearce shines, but The Last Vermeer paints over the remarkable true story of the world’s most successful art forger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/guy-pearce-shines-but-the-last-vermeer-paints-over-the-remarkable-true-story-of-the-worlds-most-successful-art-forger-157401/" aria-label="Read more about Guy Pearce shines, but The Last Vermeer paints over the remarkable true story of the world’s most successful art forger">Read more</a>
