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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kassia Beetham, Exercise Physiology Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Controversy has erupted in recent days over the launch of Kim Kardashian West’s new range of maternity shapewear. Available online from today, the products are part of Kardashian West’s existing shapewear brand, SKIMS. These sorts of garments are otherwise ... <a title="SKIMS: Kim Kardashian’s new range of maternity shapewear could exacerbate body image issues for pregnant women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/skims-kim-kardashians-new-range-of-maternity-shapewear-could-exacerbate-body-image-issues-for-pregnant-women-146200/" aria-label="Read more about SKIMS: Kim Kardashian’s new range of maternity shapewear could exacerbate body image issues for pregnant women">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Amid mounting concern about Australians stranded overseas during COVID-19, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has offered a solution. This week, he suggested using the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) VIP aircraft to bring people home. Albanese says these could ... <a title="Can we use the RAAF to bring home stranded Aussies overseas?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/can-we-use-the-raaf-to-bring-home-stranded-aussies-overseas-146309/" aria-label="Read more about Can we use the RAAF to bring home stranded Aussies overseas?">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University The Morrison government today announced A$1.9 billion over ten years to develop clean technology in industry, agriculture and transport. In some ways it’s a step in the right direction, but a far cry from what’s ... <a title="‘A dose of reality’: Morrison government’s new $1.9 billion techno-fix for climate change is a small step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/a-dose-of-reality-morrison-governments-new-1-9-billion-techno-fix-for-climate-change-is-a-small-step-146341/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A dose of reality’: Morrison government’s new $1.9 billion techno-fix for climate change is a small step">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University The Morrison government today announced A$1.9 billion over ten years to develop clean technology in industry, agriculture and transport. In some ways it’s a step in the right direction, but a far cry from what’s ... <a title="Morrison government’s new $1.9 billion techno-fix for climate change is a small step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/morrison-governments-new-1-9-billion-techno-fix-for-climate-change-is-a-small-step-146341/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government’s new $1.9 billion techno-fix for climate change is a small step">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Levine, Professor, Political Science and International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The delay to the New Zealand election date — to which not every country’s citizenry would have adjusted with such alacrity — was only the latest event in a year when ... <a title="Stardust and substance: New Zealand’s election becomes a ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/stardust-and-substance-new-zealands-election-becomes-a-third-referendum-on-jacinda-arderns-leadership-143262/" aria-label="Read more about Stardust and substance: New Zealand’s election becomes a ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irina Vetter, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Queensland Australia is home to some of the world’s most dangerous wildlife. Anyone who spends time outdoors in eastern Australia is wise to keep an eye out for snakes, spiders, swooping birds, crocodiles, deadly cone snails and ... <a title="Australian stinging trees inject scorpion-like venom. The pain lasts for days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/australian-stinging-trees-inject-scorpion-like-venom-the-pain-lasts-for-days-146115/" aria-label="Read more about Australian stinging trees inject scorpion-like venom. The pain lasts for days">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bassina Farbenblum, Associate professor, UNSW In early April, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a clear message to temporary visa holders that if they were no longer financially solvent to ride out the pandemic, they were not welcome in Australia. As much as it’s lovely to have visitors ... <a title="‘Garbage’ and ‘cash cows’: temporary migrants describe anguish of exclusion and racism during COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/garbage-and-cash-cows-temporary-migrants-describe-anguish-of-exclusion-and-racism-during-covid-19-146098/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Garbage’ and ‘cash cows’: temporary migrants describe anguish of exclusion and racism during COVID-19">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Savulescu, Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford Melbourne’s lockdown has been described as one of the harshest in the world. And jurisdictions outside Australia have taken other ... <a title="Is lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer and we have better options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/is-lockdown-worth-the-pain-no-its-a-sledgehammer-and-we-have-better-options-145555/" aria-label="Read more about Is lockdown worth the pain? No, it’s a sledgehammer and we have better options">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle In the next few weeks, federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley will decide whether to approve a New South Wales quarry expansion that will destroy critical koala breeding grounds. The case, involving the ... <a title="Environment Minister Sussan Ley faces a critical test: will she let a mine destroy koala breeding grounds?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/environment-minister-sussan-ley-faces-a-critical-test-will-she-let-a-mine-destroy-koala-breeding-grounds-145839/" aria-label="Read more about Environment Minister Sussan Ley faces a critical test: will she let a mine destroy koala breeding grounds?">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Seadon, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand’s government recently put more than NZ$160 million towards developing a domestic recycling sector to create jobs as part of its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealanders recycle 1.3 million tonnes of materials each year, but ... <a title="New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry to create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/new-zealand-invests-in-growing-its-domestic-recycling-industry-to-create-jobs-and-dump-less-rubbish-at-landfills-143684/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry to create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, UNSW Many parents are worried the disruptions of COVID lockdowns and school closures may affect their children’s mental health and development. In the Royal Children’s Hospital’s National Child Health Poll in June 2020, more than one-third of parents reported the pandemic ... <a title="Are the kids alright? Social isolation can take a toll, but play can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/are-the-kids-alright-social-isolation-can-take-a-toll-but-play-can-help-146023/" aria-label="Read more about Are the kids alright? Social isolation can take a toll, but play can help">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Stone, Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Swinburne Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology New research released today asked Australians how well current housing met their needs and their ideals, both in the short and longer-term. We found ... <a title="How might COVID-19 change what Australians want from their homes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/how-might-covid-19-change-what-australians-want-from-their-homes-145626/" aria-label="Read more about How might COVID-19 change what Australians want from their homes?">Read more</a>
