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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University Shutterstock An estimated 50 sexual assaults occur nationally every week in Australian residential aged care facilities. Despite this shocking figure, none of the Aged Care Royal Commission’s 148 recommendations released earlier this ... <a title="Aged care staff urgently need training to report and prevent sexual assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/aged-care-staff-urgently-need-training-to-report-and-prevent-sexual-assault-169734/" aria-label="Read more about Aged care staff urgently need training to report and prevent sexual assault">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander William O’Donnell, Research Associate, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University Shutterstock One-third of Australian children aged 12 to 13 in low-income suburbs do not take part in any extracurricular activities. That’s 2.5 times as many as those from higher-income suburbs – only 13% of ... <a title="The kids who’d get the most out of extracurricular activities are missing out – here’s how to improve access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/the-kids-whod-get-the-most-out-of-extracurricular-activities-are-missing-out-heres-how-to-improve-access-169447/" aria-label="Read more about The kids who’d get the most out of extracurricular activities are missing out – here’s how to improve access">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Professorial Fellow (Honorary), The University of Melbourne Installation view: Tarnanthi 2021, featuring Fur stories by John Prince Siddon, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Photo: Saul Steed Review: Tarnanthi, Art Gallery of South Australia The word “Tarnanthi”, from Kaurna language of the Adelaide Plains, means ... <a title="Experimental, energetic, bold: the Tarnanthi festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art surprises and shocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/experimental-energetic-bold-the-tarnanthi-festival-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-art-surprises-and-shocks-168653/" aria-label="Read more about Experimental, energetic, bold: the Tarnanthi festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art surprises and shocks">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabi Mocatta, Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania, and Lecturer in Communication – Journalism, Deakin University Justin Lane/EPA/AAP Australia’s Murdoch-owned tabloid newspapers – including The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and Courier Mail – have embarked on a bold new climate change ... <a title="What’s behind News Corp’s new spin on climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/whats-behind-news-corps-new-spin-on-climate-change-169733/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind News Corp’s new spin on climate change?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University In 1934, Mao Zedong’s embattled guerrilla forces began what was to prove an epic military withdrawal from southern China to a stronghold in the north of the country. This became known as the Long March. It enabled the Communists to ... <a title="China’s global diplomatic approach is shifting, and Australia would do well to pay attention to it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/chinas-global-diplomatic-approach-is-shifting-and-australia-would-do-well-to-pay-attention-to-it-169930/" aria-label="Read more about China’s global diplomatic approach is shifting, and Australia would do well to pay attention to it">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University The Australian Ad Observatory will investigate how targeted advertising online is affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. GettyImages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains racist ... <a title="There is a long history of racist and predatory advertising in Australia. This is why targeted ads could be a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/there-is-a-long-history-of-racist-and-predatory-advertising-in-australia-this-is-why-targeted-ads-could-be-a-problem-169452/" aria-label="Read more about There is a long history of racist and predatory advertising in Australia. This is why targeted ads could be a problem">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Roberts, Conjoint Associate Professor in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, UNSW Shutterstock Through our work at the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre, we’re used to receiving calls from concerned parents about what to do if their child has accidentally drunk some cleaning product. We also take ... <a title="People want to use bleach and antiseptic for COVID and are calling us for advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/people-want-to-use-bleach-and-antiseptic-for-covid-and-are-calling-us-for-advice-168660/" aria-label="Read more about People want to use bleach and antiseptic for COVID and are calling us for advice">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth J Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Education, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Many kids across Australia are heading back into classrooms after months of lockdowns and remote learning. Understandably, students may be anxious about what the uncertainty of the return may mean for them academically and socially. ... <a title="Anxiety can affect academic performance. Here are 10 things parents and teachers can do to relieve the pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/18/anxiety-can-affect-academic-performance-here-are-10-things-parents-and-teachers-can-do-to-relieve-the-pressure-168837/" aria-label="Read more about Anxiety can affect academic performance. Here are 10 things parents and teachers can do to relieve the pressure">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce killed the prospect of the Nationals agreeing to a more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction firm target, before his party room met to consider the government’s proposed new climate policy. Later, the Nationals on ... <a title="Joyce says Nationals don’t want bigger 2030 climate target as party room frets about regional protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/17/joyce-says-nationals-dont-want-bigger-2030-climate-target-as-party-room-frets-about-regional-protections-170085/" aria-label="Read more about Joyce says Nationals don’t want bigger 2030 climate target as party room frets about regional protections">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce apparently killed the prospect of the Nationals agreeing to a more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction firm target, even before his party room met to consider the government’s proposed new climate policy. Asked ahead of Sunday’s ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce says Nationals don’t want bigger 2030 emissions reduction target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/17/barnaby-joyce-says-nationals-dont-want-bigger-2030-emissions-reduction-target-170085/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce says Nationals don’t want bigger 2030 emissions reduction target">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Eight in ten of Australia’s leading economists back action to cut Australia’s carbon emissions to net-zero. Almost nine in ten want it done by a carbon tax or a carbon ... <a title="Australia’s top economists back carbon price, say benefits of net-zero outweigh cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/17/australias-top-economists-back-carbon-price-say-benefits-of-net-zero-outweigh-cost-169939/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s top economists back carbon price, say benefits of net-zero outweigh cost">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Shutterstock With just over a fortnight until world leaders gather in Glasgow at a make-or-break United Nations climate conference, all eyes are on the biggest climate laggards, including Australia. ... <a title="Yes, Australia can beat its 2030 emissions target. But the Morrison government barely lifted a finger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/16/yes-australia-can-beat-its-2030-emissions-target-but-the-morrison-government-barely-lifted-a-finger-169835/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Australia can beat its 2030 emissions target. But the Morrison government barely lifted a finger">Read more</a>