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Israel elections: Netanyahu may hold on to power, but political paralysis will remain

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University At the end of another round of elections, the fourth in just two years, Israel still cannot break away from debilitating political stalemate. This means there will now be weeks of daunting coalition negotiations between ... <a title="Israel elections: Netanyahu may hold on to power, but political paralysis will remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/israel-elections-netanyahu-may-hold-on-to-power-but-political-paralysis-will-remain-157585/" aria-label="Read more about Israel elections: Netanyahu may hold on to power, but political paralysis will remain">Read more</a>

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New Zealand businesses must adapt to a fragmented post-COVID global economy

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Enderwick, Professor of International Business, Auckland University of Technology As recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there are strong grounds for believing the rejuvenated global economy will be completely unlike what went before. The liberal economic order that enabled rapid growth of trade, investment, technologies and ... <a title="New Zealand businesses must adapt to a fragmented post-COVID global economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/new-zealand-businesses-must-adapt-to-a-fragmented-post-covid-global-economy-156849/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand businesses must adapt to a fragmented post-COVID global economy">Read more</a>

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Bad times call for bold measures: 3 ways to fix the appalling treatment of women in our national parliament

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Chappell, Scientia Professor, UNSW In the wake of yet another week of disgusting behaviour and inadequate responses rolling out of federal parliament, it is abundantly clear Prime Minister Scott Morrison is clueless about how to fix it. He is not the only one, judging by the ... <a title="Bad times call for bold measures: 3 ways to fix the appalling treatment of women in our national parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/bad-times-call-for-bold-measures-3-ways-to-fix-the-appalling-treatment-of-women-in-our-national-parliament-157683/" aria-label="Read more about Bad times call for bold measures: 3 ways to fix the appalling treatment of women in our national parliament">Read more</a>

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Pregnant mothers’ stress during floods can disadvantage their babies, but it’s not inevitable. Here’s what we can do right now

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Moss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in maternal and child health, The University of Queensland New South Wales and Queensland are in the grip of a major flood crisis. Homes have been swept away, businesses inundated, and thousands evacuated. Natural disasters like this are devastating, and in the ... <a title="Pregnant mothers’ stress during floods can disadvantage their babies, but it’s not inevitable. Here’s what we can do right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/pregnant-mothers-stress-during-floods-can-disadvantage-their-babies-but-its-not-inevitable-heres-what-we-can-do-right-now-157682/" aria-label="Read more about Pregnant mothers’ stress during floods can disadvantage their babies, but it’s not inevitable. Here’s what we can do right now">Read more</a>

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How to hunt fossils responsibly: 5 tips from a professional palaeontologist

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kailah Thorn, EdCC Earth Science Museum Curator, University of Western Australia Many of us, at some point or another, dreamed of hunting for dinosaur fossils when we grew up. Palaeontology — the study of natural history through fossils — is the scientific reality of this. It encompasses ... <a title="How to hunt fossils responsibly: 5 tips from a professional palaeontologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/how-to-hunt-fossils-responsibly-5-tips-from-a-professional-palaeontologist-156861/" aria-label="Read more about How to hunt fossils responsibly: 5 tips from a professional palaeontologist">Read more</a>

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Parents, your kids are watching you. Sex education begins at home

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katy Thomas, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania In recent days, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Australians the treatment of women is not “of a scale that any government can simply change, it is something we must change as a society”. And as a society, we are in ... <a title="Parents, your kids are watching you. Sex education begins at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/parents-your-kids-are-watching-you-sex-education-begins-at-home-157502/" aria-label="Read more about Parents, your kids are watching you. Sex education begins at home">Read more</a>

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The European Union wants to impose carbon tariffs on Australian exports. Is that legal?

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology What Australian politicians call carbon tariffs, the European Union labels a carbon border adjustment mechanism. While one sounds bad (the World Trade Organisation has rules that restrict tariffs) the other sounds understandable — if the European Union is imposing ... <a title="The European Union wants to impose carbon tariffs on Australian exports. Is that legal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/the-european-union-wants-to-impose-carbon-tariffs-on-australian-exports-is-that-legal-156946/" aria-label="Read more about The European Union wants to impose carbon tariffs on Australian exports. Is that legal?">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs: the best thing for jobs now is to accelerate the vaccine roll-out

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and is now in better economic shape than most countries due to a two-pronged strategy. First, we quickly got the virus largely under control – reflecting the reality it would have been impossible to have ... <a title="Vital Signs: the best thing for jobs now is to accelerate the vaccine roll-out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/vital-signs-the-best-thing-for-jobs-now-is-to-accelerate-the-vaccine-roll-out-157773/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: the best thing for jobs now is to accelerate the vaccine roll-out">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: Sex, power and anger — a history of feminist protests in Australia

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Woollacott, Manning Clark Professor of History, Australian National University Rage and roar are two words commonly used to describe the events of Monday 15 March, when tens of thousands joined the March4Justice: the emotional rage fuelling the protests; the roar of angry shouting voices raised against ... <a title="Friday essay: Sex, power and anger — a history of feminist protests in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/friday-essay-sex-power-and-anger-a-history-of-feminist-protests-in-australia-157402/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Sex, power and anger — a history of feminist protests in Australia">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: The worst is not over in the crisis tearing at Scott Morrison’s government

March 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “Is your leadership safe?” Scott Morrison was asked on the ABC on Thursday. The Prime Minister’s leadership is quite safe, but that the question was put says volumes for how embattled he’s become in a few weeks. As did some ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The worst is not over in the crisis tearing at Scott Morrison’s government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/26/grattan-on-friday-the-worst-is-not-over-in-the-crisis-tearing-at-scott-morrisons-government-157906/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The worst is not over in the crisis tearing at Scott Morrison’s government">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley on being a woman in politics

March 25, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Over the last month, as more and more stories of sexually explicit behaviour and misconduct within the walls of Parliament House have been revealed, the “culture” of politics has come into question. One particular issue is the role and representation ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley on being a woman in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sussan-ley-on-being-a-woman-in-politics-157888/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley on being a woman in politics">Read more</a>

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A tight, living room drama of a family in crisis, Appropriate explores truth-telling and dark histories

March 25, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Review: Appropriate, directed by Wesley Enoch. Sydney Theatre Company. Wesley Enoch’s exuberant return to the Sydney Theatre Company to direct African-American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate is a wild ride back to the power of ... <a title="A tight, living room drama of a family in crisis, Appropriate explores truth-telling and dark histories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/a-tight-living-room-drama-of-a-family-in-crisis-appropriate-explores-truth-telling-and-dark-histories-156291/" aria-label="Read more about A tight, living room drama of a family in crisis, Appropriate explores truth-telling and dark histories">Read more</a>