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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Research fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University Since the 2012 hit film Magic Mike explored the hedonistic lifestyle of men who strip for women, popular culture has exploded with images of sexy, muscular, athletic and shirtless (or pantless!) “hot” men. In ... <a title="We asked 24 women to reflect on images of ‘hot’ men — and it’s good news for those with ‘dad bods’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/we-asked-24-women-to-reflect-on-images-of-hot-men-and-its-good-news-for-those-with-dad-bods-146753/" aria-label="Read more about We asked 24 women to reflect on images of ‘hot’ men — and it’s good news for those with ‘dad bods’">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Attorney-General Christian Porter and fellow cabinet minister Alan Tudge have been accused of sexual indiscretions, in a sensational Four Corners expose the government first tried to head off and then to discredit before it went to air. In the program, ... <a title="Porter rejects allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour and threatens legal action after Four Corners investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/porter-rejects-allegations-of-inappropriate-sexual-behaviour-and-threatens-legal-action-after-four-corners-investigation-149774/" aria-label="Read more about Porter rejects allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour and threatens legal action after Four Corners investigation">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne In a post-election poll for the University of Melbourne’s US election webinar series we asked the several hundred people in the audience if President Donald Trump’s defeat would mean the death of “Trumpism”. A full 92% ... <a title="What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/whats-next-for-the-republicans-after-trump-here-are-5-reasons-for-pessimism-and-5-reasons-for-hope-149526/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trisia Farrelly, Senior Lecturer, Massey University After banning plastic bags last year, New Zealand now proposes to regulate single-use plastic packaging and to ban various hard-to-recycle plastics and single-use plastic items. These moves come in response to growing public concern about plastics, increasing volumes of plastic in ... <a title="How life-cycle assessments can be (mis)used to justify more single-use plastic packaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/how-life-cycle-assessments-can-be-mis-used-to-justify-more-single-use-plastic-packaging-147672/" aria-label="Read more about How life-cycle assessments can be (mis)used to justify more single-use plastic packaging">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne In a post-election poll for the University of Melbourne’s US election webinar series we asked the several hundred people in the audience if President Donald Trump’s defeat would mean the death of “Trumpism”. A full 92% ... <a title="What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 are reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/whats-next-for-the-republicans-after-trump-here-are-5-are-reasons-for-pessimism-and-5-reasons-for-hope-149526/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 are reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aashish Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University Students enter university as young adults embarking on a new life. Hazing rituals are meant to be a lighthearted initiation into university life that breaks down barriers between seniors and freshers and prepares the newcomers ... <a title="Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/brutal-rituals-of-hazing-wont-go-away-and-unis-are-increasingly-likely-to-be-held-responsible-147849/" aria-label="Read more about Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toss Gascoigne, Visiting fellow, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University It’s a challenging time to be a science communicator. The current pandemic, climate crisis, and concerns over new technologies from artificial intelligence to genetic modification by CRISPR demand public accountability, clear discussion and ... <a title="Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/science-communication-is-more-important-than-ever-here-are-3-lessons-from-around-the-world-on-what-makes-it-work-147670/" aria-label="Read more about Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bo Li, Associate professor, University of Wollongong A mountainside cave now used as a Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary was home to prehistoric humans known as Denisovans for tens of millennia. Our painstaking efforts there are helping unravel the story of how early humans adapted to live in one ... <a title="How midnight digs at a holy Tibetan cave opened a window to prehistoric humans living on the roof of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/how-midnight-digs-at-a-holy-tibetan-cave-opened-a-window-to-prehistoric-humans-living-on-the-roof-of-the-world-148927/" aria-label="Read more about How midnight digs at a holy Tibetan cave opened a window to prehistoric humans living on the roof of the world">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathomi Gatwiri, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University Race informs how Black parents raise their children in Australia. Our study, published in the journal Child and Family Social Work, found it complicates parenting in ways that non-Black parents might not have to consider. We interviewed 27 highly skilled ... <a title="Not a day passes without thinking about race: what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/not-a-day-passes-without-thinking-about-race-what-african-migrants-told-us-about-parenting-in-australia-149167/" aria-label="Read more about Not a day passes without thinking about race: what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashleigh Best, PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow, University of Melbourne The Black Summer bushfires were devastating for wildlife, with an estimated three billion wild animals killed, injured or displaced. This staggering figure does not include the tens of thousands of farm animals who also perished. The bushfire ... <a title="3 billion animals were in the bushfires’ path. Here’s what the royal commission said (and should’ve said) about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/3-billion-animals-were-in-the-bushfires-path-heres-what-the-royal-commission-said-and-shouldve-said-about-them-149429/" aria-label="Read more about 3 billion animals were in the bushfires’ path. Here’s what the royal commission said (and should’ve said) about them">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniella J. Forster, Senior Lecturer, Educational ethics and philosophies, University of Newcastle As an educational ethicist, I research teachers’ ethical obligations. These can include their personal ethics such as protecting students from harm, respect for justice and truth, and professional norms like social conformity, collegial loyalty and ... <a title="Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/is-learning-more-important-than-well-being-teachers-told-us-how-covid-highlighted-ethical-dilemmas-at-school-144854/" aria-label="Read more about Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Moran, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute A Grattan Institute report released today finds Australian governments spent A$34 billion, or 21%, more on transport projects completed since 2001 than they first told taxpayers they would. And as we enter the era of megaprojects in Australia, costs continue to ... <a title="$34bn and counting – beware cost overruns in an era of megaprojects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/34bn-and-counting-beware-cost-overruns-in-an-era-of-megaprojects-149149/" aria-label="Read more about $34bn and counting – beware cost overruns in an era of megaprojects">Read more</a>
