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These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it’s working

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Yilmaz, Research Professor and Chair in Islamic Studies and Intercultural Dialogue, Deakin University The political influence of the far-right, along with a more salient national security agenda, has spurred a growing anti-Muslim sentiment and deep social division in Australia. In fact, a new report from the ... <a title="These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it’s working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/these-young-muslim-australians-want-to-meet-islamophobes-and-change-their-minds-and-its-working-127115/" aria-label="Read more about These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it’s working">Read more</a>

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From Marie Kondo’s tuning fork to vibrators for ‘hysteria’: a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women’s Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia You might remember how Gwyneth Paltrow’s health and well-being website Goop was selling “medical” products with no proven measurable health benefits. Decluttering expert Marie Kondo may be going down the same path. Kondo ... <a title="From Marie Kondo’s tuning fork to vibrators for ‘hysteria’: a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/from-marie-kondos-tuning-fork-to-vibrators-for-hysteria-a-short-shaky-history-of-curing-with-vibrations-127443/" aria-label="Read more about From Marie Kondo’s tuning fork to vibrators for ‘hysteria’: a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations">Read more</a>

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Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Newman, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle Many parents and educators agree children need to take risks. In one US study, 82% of the 1,400 parents surveyed agreed the benefits of tree-climbing outweighed the potential risk of injury. Parents cited benefits including perseverance, sharing, empowerment and self-awareness. ... <a title="Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/five-ways-parents-can-help-their-kids-take-risks-and-why-its-good-for-them-120576/" aria-label="Read more about Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them">Read more</a>

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How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Lawson, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University In the year since the Australian government created the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), its bond aggregator, AHBA, has raised funds for affordable housing providers, allowing them to refinance loans under better conditions. Its ... <a title="How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/how-1-bright-light-in-a-bleak-social-housing-policy-landscape-could-shine-more-brightly-126922/" aria-label="Read more about How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly">Read more</a>

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Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Soderstrom, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of Department, University of Melbourne Sydney is currently blanketed by smoke haze from severe bushfires that have burned through New South Wales. Air pollution levels on Thursday reached hazardous levels for the second time in a week. The NSW ... <a title="Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/smoke-haze-hurts-financial-markets-as-well-as-the-environment-127511/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Australia’s system of childcare support is pretty good. It ensures high-quality care is provided to a large number of children, it is targeted through income-based subsidies, and it is attentive to the needs of disadvantaged children and families. But it has ... <a title="Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/vital-signs-untaxing-childcare-is-a-bold-idea-that-seems-unfair-but-might-benefit-us-all-127430/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all">Read more</a>

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Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on – a scandalous life, a brilliant mind and a huge literary legacy

November 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Mary Ann Evans took the pseudonym “George Eliot” because she wanted to be taken seriously as a writer. Other female authors – Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen, for example – had penned work under their own ... <a title="Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on – a scandalous life, a brilliant mind and a huge literary legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/friday-essay-george-eliot-200-years-on-a-scandalous-life-a-brilliant-mind-and-a-huge-literary-legacy-127438/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on – a scandalous life, a brilliant mind and a huge literary legacy">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends

November 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s government is heading to the end of 2019 amid a debate about its economic judgement and with a number of substantial policy moves started but not completed. Morrison this week delivered to an audience from big business what ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrison-will-go-into-2020-with-a-challenging-cluster-of-policy-loose-ends-127527/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends">Read more</a>

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New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It’s time to cut off supply

November 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Christoff, Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Melbourne A new United Nations report shows the world’s major fossil fuel producing countries, including Australia, plan to dig up far more coal, oil and gas than can be burned if the world is to prevent serious harm ... <a title="New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It’s time to cut off supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/new-report-shows-the-world-is-awash-with-fossil-fuels-its-time-to-cut-off-supply-126605/" aria-label="Read more about New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It’s time to cut off supply">Read more</a>

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Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy

November 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hamilton, Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne The possibilities presented by hydrogen are the subject of excited discussion across the world – and across Australia’s political divide, notoriously at war over energy policy. Read more: Hydrogen fuels rockets, but what about ... <a title="Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/enough-ambition-and-hydrogen-could-get-australia-to-200-renewable-energy-127117/" aria-label="Read more about Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy">Read more</a>

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NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency

November 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hongzhi Gao, Associate professor, Victoria University of Wellington Despite disruptions to global value chains, the 18-month trade tensions between the US and China appear to have left New Zealand exporters unscathed so far. As our analysis of StatsNZ’s merchandise trade data shows, New Zealand has managed an ... <a title="NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/nz-remains-unscathed-by-us-china-trade-war-but-thats-no-reason-for-complacency-125710/" aria-label="Read more about NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency">Read more</a>

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Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science

November 21, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. Review: Linear, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney The value of Australian First Peoples’ scientific knowledge is now being more ... <a title="Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/dramatic-and-engaging-new-exhibition-linear-celebrates-the-art-in-indigenous-science-127023/" aria-label="Read more about Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science">Read more</a>