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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University When, in the midst of the pandemic, the Economic Society of Australia invited 150 of Australia’s keenest young thinkers to come up with “brief, specific and actionable” proposals to improve the economy, amid scores of ... <a title="What’s the best way to boost the economy? Invest in high-voltage transmission lines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/whats-the-best-way-to-boost-the-economy-invest-in-high-voltage-transmission-lines-151921/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to boost the economy? Invest in high-voltage transmission lines">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Baguley, Professor in Arts Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland The success of Disney’s 1964 movie Mary Poppins has often obscured the fact the popular series of books describing the experiences of the enigmatic nanny were in fact written by the Australian born author ... <a title="Mary Shepard: the artist who brought Mary Poppins to life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/mary-shepard-the-artist-who-brought-mary-poppins-to-life-131150/" aria-label="Read more about Mary Shepard: the artist who brought Mary Poppins to life">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Shanahan, Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, University of New England In this new series, our writers explore how food shaped Australian history – and who we are today. A traditional British meal of roast turkey and plum pudding may have once dominated Australia’s Christmas tables. But as our ... <a title="A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/25/a-festive-feast-of-fish-and-fruit-the-creation-of-the-australian-christmas-dinner-151201/" aria-label="Read more about A festive feast of fish and fruit: the creation of the Australian Christmas dinner">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
By Laurens Ikinia As late South African President Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe also believes this. Enembe made a remarkable decision to provide scholarships to Papuan students to obtain education overseas such as in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, ... <a title="Papuan students succeed in NZ – ‘the golden generation from Papua’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/papuan-students-succeed-in-nz-the-golden-generation-from-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students succeed in NZ – ‘the golden generation from Papua’">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity The biblical Christmas story, the one that announces the birth of Jesus, seems so sweet it can appear almost saccharine. It is so often told as a children’s story and a sentimental one ... <a title="Christmas is political, and always has been" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/christmas-is-political-and-always-has-been-148629/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas is political, and always has been">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Clark, Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Public History, University of Technology Sydney Summer’s here again. After months of lockdowns, travel bans and uncertainty, that first crunch of warm sand between the toes brings a sigh of relief that, all being well, lasts at least until ... <a title="Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/sun-sand-and-survival-a-short-history-of-the-beach-in-australia-148527/" aria-label="Read more about Sun, sand and survival: a short history of the beach in Australia">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University We’re now in a very good place in Australia in our fight against COVID-19. When we wrote this, we had very few active cases and no community transmission. Plus, it’s summer, and a ... <a title="Have yourself a merry COVID-safe Christmas: 5 tips for staying healthy this festive season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/have-yourself-a-merry-covid-safe-christmas-5-tips-for-staying-healthy-this-festive-season-150079/" aria-label="Read more about Have yourself a merry COVID-safe Christmas: 5 tips for staying healthy this festive season">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gayle Fischer, Professor of Dermatology, University of Sydney If you keep up with wellness trends, you might have heard of something called “perineum sunning”. If you haven’t, it’s just what it sounds like. It involves going outside undressed — at least on the bottom half — and ... <a title="There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/theres-no-magic-way-to-boost-your-energy-but-perineum-sunning-isnt-the-answer-150835/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no magic way to boost your energy. But ‘perineum sunning’ isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Often in the lead up to Christmas, the tree with the curious common name “snow in summer” is in full bloom. Snow in summer (Melaleuca linariifolia) is an Australian paperbark, and is endemic to parts of Queensland and New ... <a title="Snow in summer: when this tree begins to bloom, count down the days to Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/snow-in-summer-when-this-tree-begins-to-bloom-count-down-the-days-to-christmas-150852/" aria-label="Read more about Snow in summer: when this tree begins to bloom, count down the days to Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University This article is part of our three-part series on summer reads for young people after a very unique year. 2020 has been a particularly tough year for those approaching the latter years of high school. Young people have witnessed large-scale economic insecurity ... <a title="Teen summer reads: 5 novels to help cope with adversity and alienation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/teen-summer-reads-5-novels-to-help-cope-with-adversity-and-alienation-149546/" aria-label="Read more about Teen summer reads: 5 novels to help cope with adversity and alienation">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2020
Asia Pacific Report For Margaret Mills, adventurer, environmental campaigner, activist poet and Greenpeace stalwart, it was a lifetime dream coming true at 91. When she opened her parcel from the mail at her hilltop Waiheke island home just over a week ago, out popped advance copies of her maiden book, The Nine Lives of Kitty ... <a title="Pioneering saga of early Otago horse whisperer author’s dream come true" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/24/pioneering-saga-of-early-otago-horse-whisperer-authors-dream-come-true/" aria-label="Read more about Pioneering saga of early Otago horse whisperer author’s dream come true">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – As well as playing a role in critical moments of history as a journalist in the region, Professor David Robie’s students have also covered landmark events that helped shape some Pacific nations. Image: AUT Pasifika By Laurens Ikinia A JOURNALIST who sailed on board the bombed ... <a title="‘Empowerment is really important. Journalism isn’t just about writing a good story … but empowering people with information in a democracy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/empowerment-is-really-important-journalism-isnt-just-about-writing-a-good-story-but-empowering-people-with-information-in-a-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Empowerment is really important. Journalism isn’t just about writing a good story … but empowering people with information in a democracy’">Read more</a>
