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December 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Director Photography, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney We are used to being spectators of news events — viewing difficult images beamed to us from the other side of the world, the next state or the next suburb. This spectator lens can start to ... <a title="Friday essay: seeing the news up close, one devastating post at a time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/20/friday-essay-seeing-the-news-up-close-one-devastating-post-at-a-time-128774/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: seeing the news up close, one devastating post at a time">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Dear Michael, Josh, David, et al Sorry to have left you all without my guiding hand this week. But Jen and I really needed the break. And the girls too – it’s hard when you’re the kids of the nation’s ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s Christmas letter to the colleagues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrisons-christmas-letter-to-the-colleagues-129140/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s Christmas letter to the colleagues">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland Last week Aung San Suu Kyi took the stand at the International Court of Justice to defend Myanmar against charges of genocide. A 2017 military campaign against the Muslim Rohingya expelled more than 700,000 from ... <a title="A new law in India could put Muslims at greater risk of persecution, like the Rohingya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/a-new-law-in-india-could-put-muslims-at-greater-risk-of-persecution-like-the-rohingya-129075/" aria-label="Read more about A new law in India could put Muslims at greater risk of persecution, like the Rohingya">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon O’Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney The US House of Representatives voted today to impeach President Donald Trump, making him the third president in the history of the United States to be impeached. Last week, the House ... <a title="Donald Trump has become the third president in US history to be impeached. He’s unlikely to be convicted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/donald-trump-has-become-the-third-president-in-us-history-to-be-impeached-hes-unlikely-to-be-convicted-128302/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump has become the third president in US history to be impeached. He’s unlikely to be convicted">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University Julian Assange may be an odious character in the eyes of some. He may not be a journalist in the estimation of others. He may be regarded as a serial pest by his detractors, but his case ... <a title="As Assange faces court over extradition attempts, the case is complex and the stakes are high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/as-assange-faces-court-over-extradition-attempts-the-case-is-complex-and-the-stakes-are-high-128999/" aria-label="Read more about As Assange faces court over extradition attempts, the case is complex and the stakes are high">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Lueck, Professor of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology Boeing has announced it will halt production of the beleaguered B737-MAX series from January. Boeing’s announcement this week follows the grounding of the aircraft after two fatal crashes. After the first crash, of Lion Air in Indonesia in ... <a title="Grounded: what’s behind Boeing’s production shutdown of MAX aircraft" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/grounded-whats-behind-boeings-production-shutdown-of-max-aircraft-129077/" aria-label="Read more about Grounded: what’s behind Boeing’s production shutdown of MAX aircraft">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling How did our galaxy form? How do galaxies evolve over time? Where did the Sun’s lost siblings end up? Three hours north-east of Parkes lies a remote astronomical research facility, unpolluted by city lights, where researchers are collecting vast amounts of ... <a title="‘The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark’: what it’s like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/the-size-the-grandeur-the-peacefulness-of-being-in-the-dark-what-its-like-to-study-space-at-siding-spring-observatory-128998/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The size, the grandeur, the peacefulness of being in the dark’: what it’s like to study space at Siding Spring Observatory">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Westaway, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Imagine your child asked you “When did grandma die?” and you could only respond “It was probably a while ago, but it could have been quite recently.” Most likely your child would be unsatisfied with the reply. This has been our ... <a title="When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/when-did-homo-erectus-die-out-a-fresh-look-at-the-demise-of-an-ancient-human-species-over-100-000-years-ago-126181/" aria-label="Read more about When did _Homo erectus_ die out? A fresh look at the demise of an ancient human species over 100,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University The final report of the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service is much more substantial than its interim report. That is hardly a high hurdle, but its 18-page bibliography suggests considerable reflection beyond the (mostly disappointing) ... <a title="Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/report-on-public-service-overhaul-a-good-start-but-parliamentary-inquiry-is-needed-127602/" aria-label="Read more about Report on public service overhaul a good start, but parliamentary inquiry is needed">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katinka van de Ven, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Rural Criminology, HASSE, University of New England & Visiting Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, University of New South Wales, University of New England Rural Australians are more likely than their city counterparts to drink alcohol at harmful levels. ... <a title="As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/as-drug-deaths-rise-in-rural-australia-we-must-do-more-to-prevent-overdoses-128229/" aria-label="Read more about As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurien Beane, Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University Friendship is critical to a young person’s development. Recent research showed teenagers with just one close friend were better able to bounce back from stress than teenagers without one. But we also know about the high ... <a title="From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/from-childcare-to-high-school-what-to-do-if-you-dont-like-your-kids-friend-126193/" aria-label="Read more about From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Levinson, Professor of Transport, University of Sydney You are walking east on a footpath and come to an unmarked intersection without traffic signals. A vehicle is driving north, across your path. Who has right of way in Australia? Should you step into the road expecting the ... <a title="Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/why-australian-road-rules-should-be-rewritten-to-put-walking-first-127789/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australian road rules should be rewritten to put walking first">Read more</a>
