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Just like the satire in The White Lotus, tourism campaigns often perpetuate colonial stereotypes about the countries they are selling

November 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Chandler, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne HBO The TV series The White Lotus has returned for a second season. Both series of The White Lotus explore the underbelly of resort tourism. The first series is set in a resort in Hawaii and contains sex, drugs ... <a title="Just like the satire in The White Lotus, tourism campaigns often perpetuate colonial stereotypes about the countries they are selling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/15/just-like-the-satire-in-the-white-lotus-tourism-campaigns-often-perpetuate-colonial-stereotypes-about-the-countries-they-are-selling-193540/" aria-label="Read more about Just like the satire in The White Lotus, tourism campaigns often perpetuate colonial stereotypes about the countries they are selling">Read more</a>

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Chokepoint Capitalism: why we’ll all lose unless we stop Amazon, Spotify and other platforms squeezing cash from creators

November 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Giblin, ARC Future Fellow; Associate Professor; Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In 2020, the independent authors and small publishers whose audiobooks reach their readers via Audible’s ACX platform smelled a rat. Audiobooks were booming, but sales of their own ... <a title="Chokepoint Capitalism: why we’ll all lose unless we stop Amazon, Spotify and other platforms squeezing cash from creators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/15/chokepoint-capitalism-why-well-all-lose-unless-we-stop-amazon-spotify-and-other-platforms-squeezing-cash-from-creators-194069/" aria-label="Read more about Chokepoint Capitalism: why we’ll all lose unless we stop Amazon, Spotify and other platforms squeezing cash from creators">Read more</a>

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Australia is considering a ban on cyber ransom payments, but it could backfire. Here’s another idea

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeffrey Foster, Associate Professor in Cyber Security Studies, Macquarie University Shutterstock First Optus, now Medibank; in less than two months we’ve experienced two of the largest personal data breaches in Australia’s history. In both cases the hackers attempted, and failed, to extort a ransom in exchange for ... <a title="Australia is considering a ban on cyber ransom payments, but it could backfire. Here’s another idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/australia-is-considering-a-ban-on-cyber-ransom-payments-but-it-could-backfire-heres-another-idea-194516/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is considering a ban on cyber ransom payments, but it could backfire. Here’s another idea">Read more</a>

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Tempted to buy a UV light disinfection gadget? Some can be dangerous – here’s what you need to know

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lotti Tajouri, Associate Professor, Genomics and Molecular Biology; Biomedical Sciences, Bond University MBLifestyle/Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many of our behaviours and attitudes towards infection control. Hand hygiene was one of the earliest and most adopted measures to counteract the spread of disease, but there ... <a title="Tempted to buy a UV light disinfection gadget? Some can be dangerous – here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/tempted-to-buy-a-uv-light-disinfection-gadget-some-can-be-dangerous-heres-what-you-need-to-know-194065/" aria-label="Read more about Tempted to buy a UV light disinfection gadget? Some can be dangerous – here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>

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Pharmacists could help curb the mental health crisis – but they need more training

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph A Carpini, Lecturer, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Chances are you live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy and visit one about every three weeks. You don’t need an appointment. The wait time is usually short. These factors ... <a title="Pharmacists could help curb the mental health crisis – but they need more training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/pharmacists-could-help-curb-the-mental-health-crisis-but-they-need-more-training-192162/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmacists could help curb the mental health crisis – but they need more training">Read more</a>

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‘The moment needs to carry on’ – why the Black Ferns’ success must be a game-changer for women’s sport in NZ

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato Saturday night’s heart-stopping 34-31 Women’s Rugby World Cup victory by the New Zealand Black Ferns over England was more than a great game, it was a milestone in women’s sport in general. Played in front ... <a title="‘The moment needs to carry on’ – why the Black Ferns’ success must be a game-changer for women’s sport in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/the-moment-needs-to-carry-on-why-the-black-ferns-success-must-be-a-game-changer-for-womens-sport-in-nz-194505/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The moment needs to carry on’ – why the Black Ferns’ success must be a game-changer for women’s sport in NZ">Read more</a>

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They’re doing their best: how these 3 neighbourhood ‘pests’ deal with rainy days

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Oakman, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney Shutterstock Have you had a recent encounter with an animal you’d much rather avoid? As La Niña continues to give us rainy days, brush turkeys, bats, and cockroaches are emerging from their hide-outs. We often think of them as pests, ... <a title="They’re doing their best: how these 3 neighbourhood ‘pests’ deal with rainy days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/theyre-doing-their-best-how-these-3-neighbourhood-pests-deal-with-rainy-days-193026/" aria-label="Read more about They’re doing their best: how these 3 neighbourhood ‘pests’ deal with rainy days">Read more</a>

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Bell frogs, dugong bones and giant cauliflowers: water stories come to life at Green Square

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilaria Vanni, Associate Professor, International Studies and Global Societies, University of Technology Sydney Sheas Creek runs into Alexandra Canal. Photo: Ilaria Vanni, Author provided Did you know the Sydney suburb Rosebery was home to the now-endangered green and golden bell frogs? That enormous cauliflowers were nourished by ... <a title="Bell frogs, dugong bones and giant cauliflowers: water stories come to life at Green Square" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/bell-frogs-dugong-bones-and-giant-cauliflowers-water-stories-come-to-life-at-green-square-192504/" aria-label="Read more about Bell frogs, dugong bones and giant cauliflowers: water stories come to life at Green Square">Read more</a>

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Two Victorian polls have large Labor leads 12 days before election; US Democrats hold Senate at midterms

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Joel Carrett/AAP The Victorian state election will be held in 12 days, on November 26. A Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted November 3-6 from a ... <a title="Two Victorian polls have large Labor leads 12 days before election; US Democrats hold Senate at midterms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/two-victorian-polls-have-large-labor-leads-12-days-before-election-us-democrats-hold-senate-at-midterms-194051/" aria-label="Read more about Two Victorian polls have large Labor leads 12 days before election; US Democrats hold Senate at midterms">Read more</a>

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Crypto scams will increase over the holidays – here’s what you need to know to not fall victim

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashish Nanda, CyberCRC Research Fellow, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University Tim Mossholder/Unsplash Each year, as the festive season arrives, we must also keep an eye out for potential scammers trying to ruin the fun. This is because scammers become more active during ... <a title="Crypto scams will increase over the holidays – here’s what you need to know to not fall victim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/crypto-scams-will-increase-over-the-holidays-heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-not-fall-victim-194064/" aria-label="Read more about Crypto scams will increase over the holidays – here’s what you need to know to not fall victim">Read more</a>

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‘A political force of nature’: despite scandals and a polarising style, can ‘Dan’ do it again in Victoria?

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics, Monash University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Dan, they call him. The headlines in Victoria’s tabloid Herald Sun have ceased referring to the state’s premier by his second name: Dan is sufficient. It’s symbolic of how much Daniel Andrews bestrides the state ... <a title="‘A political force of nature’: despite scandals and a polarising style, can ‘Dan’ do it again in Victoria?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/a-political-force-of-nature-despite-scandals-and-a-polarising-style-can-dan-do-it-again-in-victoria-187344/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A political force of nature’: despite scandals and a polarising style, can ‘Dan’ do it again in Victoria?">Read more</a>

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A mandate for multi-employer bargaining? Without it, wages for the low paid won’t rise

November 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Macdonald, Policy Director, Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute and Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University, RMIT University Shutterstock “The fact is that the government that I lead was elected with a mandate to increase people’s wages,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the House ... <a title="A mandate for multi-employer bargaining? Without it, wages for the low paid won’t rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/14/a-mandate-for-multi-employer-bargaining-without-it-wages-for-the-low-paid-wont-rise-193829/" aria-label="Read more about A mandate for multi-employer bargaining? Without it, wages for the low paid won’t rise">Read more</a>