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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Lecturer, Creative Writing & English Literature, University of Southern Queensland Described as “the world’s greatest storyteller”, Roald Dahl is frequently ranked as the best children’s author of all time by teachers, authors and librarians. However, the new film adaptation of Dahl’s controversial book, The Witches, ... <a title="Abused, neglected, abandoned — did Roald Dahl hate children as much as the witches did?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/abused-neglected-abandoned-did-roald-dahl-hate-children-as-much-as-the-witches-did-152813/" aria-label="Read more about Abused, neglected, abandoned — did Roald Dahl hate children as much as the witches did?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University Despite many young Australians having a deep interest in political issues, most teenagers have a limited understanding about their nation’s democratic system. Results from the 2019 National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC) released today show ... <a title="Young people remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/young-people-remain-ill-equipped-to-participate-in-australian-democracy-153536/" aria-label="Read more about Young people remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Terrorism, political extremism, Donald Trump, social media and the phenomenon of “cancel culture” are confronting journalists with a range of agonising free-speech dilemmas to which there are no easy answers. Do they allow a president ... <a title="To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in a world of division, violence and extremism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/to-publish-or-not-to-publish-the-medias-free-speech-dilemmas-in-a-world-of-division-violence-and-extremism-153451/" aria-label="Read more about To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in a world of division, violence and extremism">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney You’ve just come from your monthly GP appointment with a new script for your ongoing medical condition. But your local pharmacy is out of stock of your usual medicine. Your condition is serious, and without ... <a title="I’ve heard COVID is leading to medicine shortages. What can I do if my medicine is out of stock?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/ive-heard-covid-is-leading-to-medicine-shortages-what-can-i-do-if-my-medicine-is-out-of-stock-153628/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve heard COVID is leading to medicine shortages. What can I do if my medicine is out of stock?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna D’Alessandro, Professor & ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney On Wednesday this week, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was measured at at 415 parts per million (ppm). The level is the highest in human history, and is growing each year. Amid all the ... <a title="Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air. But will it halt climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/engineers-have-built-machines-to-scrub-co-from-the-air-but-will-it-halt-climate-change-152975/" aria-label="Read more about Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air. But will it halt climate change?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington It might be summer in New Zealand but we’re in for some wild weather this week with forecasts of heavy wind and rain, and a plunge in temperatures. Long term, though, New ... <a title="Expect the new normal for NZ’s temperature to get warmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/expect-the-new-normal-for-nzs-temperature-to-get-warmer-153291/" aria-label="Read more about Expect the new normal for NZ’s temperature to get warmer">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University Despite many young Australians having a deep interest in political issues, most teenagers have a limited understanding about their nation’s democratic system. Results from the 2019 National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC) released today show ... <a title="Young Australians remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/young-australians-remain-ill-equipped-to-participate-in-australian-democracy-153536/" aria-label="Read more about Young Australians remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Last week, the McIver’s Ladies Baths in Sydney came under fire for their (since removed) policy stating “only transgender women who’ve undergone a gender reassignment surgery are allowed entry”. The policy was seemingly in defiance of New ... <a title="The open Australian beach is a myth: not everyone can access these spaces equally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/the-open-australian-beach-is-a-myth-not-everyone-can-access-these-spaces-equally-153378/" aria-label="Read more about The open Australian beach is a myth: not everyone can access these spaces equally">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
By Lorraine Ecarma in Cebu City The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) will continue to stand against any threats to human rights, chancellor Clement Camposano has declared in response to the termination of a long-standing accord preventing military incursion on campus. In a Facebook post, Camposano said the academic freedom in the university was ... <a title="Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/chancellor-defends-up-as-bastion-of-academic-freedom-against-military/" aria-label="Read more about Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University Every four years on January 20, the US exercises a key tenant of democratic government: the peaceful transfer of power. This year, the scene looks a bit different. If the last US presidential inauguration in 2017 debuted the phrase “alternative facts”, the 2021 inauguration represents their deadly ... <a title="As Joe Biden becomes president, US still reels from deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/as-joe-biden-becomes-president-us-still-reels-from-deadly-consequences-of-alternative-facts/" aria-label="Read more about As Joe Biden becomes president, US still reels from deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
By Lulu Mark in Port Moresby In spite of Papua New Guinea’s mandatory mask-wearing requirement under the National Pandemic Act 2020, many public servants attending a dedication service in Port Moresby have failed to wear one. They were issued masks before entering the Sir John Guise Indoor Complex but took them off once inside. Pandemic ... <a title="Papua New Guineans defy national mask-wearing rules in spite of covid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/papua-new-guineans-defy-national-mask-wearing-rules-in-spite-of-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guineans defy national mask-wearing rules in spite of covid">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University How do scabs form? — Talila, aged 8 Great question, Talila! Our skin has many different jobs. One is to act as a barrier, protecting us from harmful things in the outside world. Sometimes when we cut ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do scabs form?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/curious-kids-how-do-scabs-form-151586/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do scabs form?">Read more</a>
