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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefanie Vaccher, Statistician/Epidemiologist, UNSW New regulations come into place this month that allow the sale of amyl nitrite, known as poppers, in Australian pharmacies. Amyl nitrite and the broader class of drugs it belongs to, alkyl nitrites, were previously illegal in Australia. But poppers were easy to ... <a title="Poppers can now be sold in pharmacies, but getting them might not be so easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/poppers-can-now-be-sold-in-pharmacies-but-getting-them-might-not-be-so-easy-131146/" aria-label="Read more about Poppers can now be sold in pharmacies, but getting them might not be so easy">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Galloway, Associate Professor of Law, Griffith University The High Court made an important decision today about whether it is possible for Aboriginal Australians to be deported from the country if they are not citizens. By a majority of 4:3, the court decided that Aboriginal Australians … ... <a title="High Court rules Indigenous people cannot be deported as aliens, but the fight for legal recognition remains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/high-court-rules-indigenous-people-cannot-be-deported-as-aliens-but-the-fight-for-legal-recognition-remains-131377/" aria-label="Read more about High Court rules Indigenous people cannot be deported as aliens, but the fight for legal recognition remains">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake Clark, PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland Is the sky blue on other planets, like on Earth? What is an atmosphere, and do other planets have one? – Charlie, age 10 G’day Charlie, and thank you so much for your incredibly curious question. Before I get ... <a title="Curious Kids: is the sky blue on other planets?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/curious-kids-is-the-sky-blue-on-other-planets-129779/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: is the sky blue on other planets?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Nash, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Tasmania It’s hard for women to succeed in science. Our research shows it’s even harder for women of colour. We interviewed women of colour working in scientific and technical organisations across Australia about their experiences. As well as direct ... <a title="‘Death by a thousand cuts’: women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/death-by-a-thousand-cuts-women-of-colour-in-science-face-a-subtly-hostile-work-environment-130204/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: women of colour in science face a subtly hostile work environment">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanne Smith, Visiting Fellow, Western Sydney University The Australian government has spent the past year promoting its “Pacific step-up” as one of the country’s “highest foreign policy priorities”. Although there has been some progress on the diplomatic front in the past year – an increase in diplomatic ... <a title="Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/despite-its-pacific-step-up-australia-is-still-not-listening-to-the-region-new-research-shows-130539/" aria-label="Read more about Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney It’s always you, isn’t it? The person busy swatting away buzzing backyard mosquitoes or nursing an arm full of itchy red lumps after a weekend camping trip. You’re not imagining it – mosquitoes really are attracted ... <a title="Feel like you’re a mozzie magnet? It’s true – mosquitoes prefer to bite some people over others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/feel-like-youre-a-mozzie-magnet-its-true-mosquitoes-prefer-to-bite-some-people-over-others-128788/" aria-label="Read more about Feel like you’re a mozzie magnet? It’s true – mosquitoes prefer to bite some people over others">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily van Eeden, PhD Candidate in Human-Wildlife Conflict, University of Sydney Almost one in five Australians think introduced horses and foxes are native to Australia, and others don’t want “cute” or “charismatic” animals culled, even when they damage the environment. So what are the implications of these ... <a title="When introduced species are cute and loveable, culling them is a tricky proposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/when-introduced-species-are-cute-and-loveable-culling-them-is-a-tricky-proposition-130471/" aria-label="Read more about When introduced species are cute and loveable, culling them is a tricky proposition">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Joanne Adam, Lecturer in Literacy Education and Children’s Literature, Edith Cowan University Only 18% of books available in four Australian childcare centres include non-white characters. Animal characters make up around half the books available, with the animals largely leading lives, and adhering to values, of middle-class ... <a title="Bias starts early – most books in childcare centres have white, middle-class heroes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/bias-starts-early-most-books-in-childcare-centres-have-white-middle-class-heroes-130208/" aria-label="Read more about Bias starts early – most books in childcare centres have white, middle-class heroes">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Day, Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology As high-rise cities grow upwards and outwards, increasing numbers of birds die by crashing into glass buildings each year. And of course many others break beaks, wings and legs or suffer other physical harm. But ... <a title="Buildings kill millions of birds. Here’s how to reduce the toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/buildings-kill-millions-of-birds-heres-how-to-reduce-the-toll-130695/" aria-label="Read more about Buildings kill millions of birds. Here’s how to reduce the toll">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjorn Sturmberg, Research Leader, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program at The Australian National University, Australian National University Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power. Sydney’s wettest weekend in three decades left more than 130,000 households without power on Sunday. ... <a title="Go local: how to keep the power on when disaster hits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/go-local-how-to-keep-the-power-on-when-disaster-hits-130534/" aria-label="Read more about Go local: how to keep the power on when disaster hits">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elodie Paillard, Honorary Associate, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney Many will be familiar with the looming presence of Oedipus or Antigone in Classical Greek tragedy. But how many remember the so-called secondary characters (nurses, soldiers, pedagogues) with whom the great heroes of the ... <a title="As Fates would have it – what we learn from minor players in Greek tragedies and Hollywood films" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/as-fates-would-have-it-what-we-learn-from-minor-players-in-greek-tragedies-and-hollywood-films-124155/" aria-label="Read more about As Fates would have it – what we learn from minor players in Greek tragedies and Hollywood films">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Brown, Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Indonesian President Joko Widodo – Jokowi – has shown himself to be generally less interested in international affairs than his predecessor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). He has also been less committed to the Indonesia-Australia relationship. Nonetheless, Australia’s invitation ... <a title="Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/11/jokowis-visit-shows-the-australia-indonesia-relationship-is-strong-but-faultlines-remain-131463/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi’s visit shows the Australia-Indonesia relationship is strong, but faultlines remain">Read more</a>
