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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Parsons, Senior Lecturer, Geography and Planning, University of New England Dramatic scenes of flood damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods have been with us on the nightly news in recent weeks. Many will be feeling the pain for years to come, as they contend with property ... <a title="Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/floodplains-arent-separate-to-a-river-theyre-an-extension-of-it-its-time-to-change-how-we-connect-with-them-157890/" aria-label="Read more about Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa Bone, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, The University of Melbourne The times they are a-changin’ for higher education. Or so say a growing number of commentators. They see COVID-19 disruptions as a tipping point for universities, accelerating sweeping changes across institutions. These include not just a ... <a title="As unis eye more ‘Instagram-worthy’ campus experiences, they shouldn’t treat online teaching as a cheap and easy option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/as-unis-eye-more-instagram-worthy-campus-experiences-they-shouldnt-treat-online-teaching-as-a-cheap-and-easy-option-156585/" aria-label="Read more about As unis eye more ‘Instagram-worthy’ campus experiences, they shouldn’t treat online teaching as a cheap and easy option">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University The importance of a free press to a thriving democracy is well-known. But what is its importance to a thriving economy? We have found evidence attacks on press freedom – such as jailing journalists, raiding their homes, shutting down printing ... <a title="Curbs on press freedom come with a cost, new research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/05/curbs-on-press-freedom-come-with-a-cost-new-research-reveals-156297/" aria-label="Read more about Curbs on press freedom come with a cost, new research reveals">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney With the sudden death of Carla Zampatti, Australia has lost perhaps its most successful and loved fashion designer. Zampatti was that rare beast who had inter-generational relevance. She celebrated her 55th year in business before ... <a title="How Carla Zampatti pioneered wearable yet cosmopolitan clothes for women, and became a fashion icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/04/how-carla-zampatti-pioneered-wearable-yet-cosmopolitan-clothes-for-women-and-became-a-fashion-icon-158377/" aria-label="Read more about How Carla Zampatti pioneered wearable yet cosmopolitan clothes for women, and became a fashion icon">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarrod McKenna, PhD candidate and academic tutor, Monash University About 8–12% of couples of reproductive age suffer from infertility, and roughly 15% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. The underlying mechanisms of human pregnancy are still poorly understood. In part, this is because pregnancy works quite differently ... <a title="Meet the Egyptian spiny mouse: this menstruating rodent may help us understand human pregnancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/meet-the-egyptian-spiny-mouse-this-menstruating-rodent-may-help-us-understand-human-pregnancy-157889/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the Egyptian spiny mouse: this menstruating rodent may help us understand human pregnancy">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Senior research fellow, Deakin University This is the first in a series of two articles looking at antisemitism in Australia. Antisemitism — hatred towards Jews — can be expressed in many forms. It often takes the form of a hate crime, such as violence against ... <a title="We tracked antisemitic incidents in Australia over four years. This is when they are most likely to occur" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/we-tracked-antisemitic-incidents-in-australia-over-four-years-this-is-when-they-are-most-likely-to-occur-154728/" aria-label="Read more about We tracked antisemitic incidents in Australia over four years. This is when they are most likely to occur">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon O’Mara, PhD Candidate in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, La Trobe University Thousands of women outlined stories of sexual harassment at private school parties in a petition launched by Chanel Contos recently. Contos is calling for better sexuality education at school, which includes more information about ... <a title="Sexuality education can counter what kids learn from porn, but some teachers fear backlash when tackling ‘risky’ topics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/sexuality-education-can-counter-what-kids-learn-from-porn-but-some-teachers-fear-backlash-when-tackling-risky-topics-158209/" aria-label="Read more about Sexuality education can counter what kids learn from porn, but some teachers fear backlash when tackling ‘risky’ topics">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Dumay, Professor – Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University Easter is the biggest chocolate-buying time of the year. But who’s really paying for the cost of that chocolate? The second annual report on the social and environmental performance of the world’s major chocolate makers ... <a title="Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/is-that-a-good-egg-how-chocolate-makers-rate-on-social-and-environmental-measures-158125/" aria-label="Read more about Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW One of the biggest trends in economics over the past 40 years has been so-called “financialisation” – whereby an increasing proportion of GDP in advanced economies comes from the financial sector. This has involved the development of ever more sophisticated “financial ... <a title="Vital Signs: swaps, options and other derivatives aren’t just for the financial elite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/vital-signs-swaps-options-and-other-derivatives-arent-just-for-the-financial-elite-158297/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: swaps, options and other derivatives aren’t just for the financial elite">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Easter celebrates the Christian belief that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. In so doing, he overcame sin and death on behalf of all of us. The resurrection of Jesus was a ... <a title="How will our bodies be put back together? What about those eaten by cannibals? A brief history of Christian resurrection beliefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/how-will-our-bodies-be-put-back-together-what-about-those-eaten-by-cannibals-a-brief-history-of-christian-resurrection-beliefs-157678/" aria-label="Read more about How will our bodies be put back together? What about those eaten by cannibals? A brief history of Christian resurrection beliefs">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne One afternoon in the late 1970s, my colleague and fellow student Helen Quirk handed me a brown, shrivelled fern frond. It appeared to be dead, and was so dry that when I crushed it between my fingers it ... <a title="It is risen: the story of resurrection ferns and my late colleague who helped discover them in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/it-is-risen-the-story-of-resurrection-ferns-and-my-late-colleague-who-helped-discover-them-in-australia-157775/" aria-label="Read more about It is risen: the story of resurrection ferns and my late colleague who helped discover them in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra COVID-19 has an evil sense of humour. Despite Australia being mostly free of community transmission, it managed to spoil Christmas for quite a few Sydneysiders and their families and now it’s struck just before the Easter holidays. The Brisbane lockdown ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Vaccine rollout has enough problems without ministers politicking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/grattan-on-friday-vaccine-rollout-has-enough-problems-without-ministers-politicking-158313/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Vaccine rollout has enough problems without ministers politicking">Read more</a>
