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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The long-awaited ALP campaign review says Labor lost “because of a weak strategy that could not adapt to the change in Liberal leadership, a cluttered policy agenda that looked risky and an unpopular leader”. “No one of these shortcomings was ... <a title="Labor’s election post-mortem warns against ‘becoming a grievance-based organisation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/labors-election-post-mortem-warns-against-becoming-a-grievance-based-organisation-126592/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s election post-mortem warns against ‘becoming a grievance-based organisation’">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aurora Elmes, PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology Margaret was depressed, jobless, broke and behind on her rent when the single mother of two heard about Vanguard Laundry Services, in Toowoomba, Queensland. “I was desperate for work, any work,” she recalls. She started working at the laundry ... <a title="This laundry is changing the vicious cycle of unemployment and mental illness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/this-laundry-is-changing-the-vicious-cycle-of-unemployment-and-mental-illness-117965/" aria-label="Read more about This laundry is changing the vicious cycle of unemployment and mental illness">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Research fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne Set in a dystopian 2019, the sci-fi classic Blade Runner explores how artificial humans could impact our humanity. Harrison Ford’s character experiences powerful emotional and moral effects as he goes about hunting “replicants”. Now, ... <a title="Abusing a robot won’t hurt it, but it could make you a crueller person" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/abusing-a-robot-wont-hurt-it-but-it-could-make-you-a-crueller-person-126187/" aria-label="Read more about Abusing a robot won’t hurt it, but it could make you a crueller person">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor in International History, Flinders University Thirty years after protesters pulled down the Berlin Wall, the city has knitted itself back together. It has emerged not only as the new capital of reunified Germany (during the split, West Germany’s capital was Bonn), but also ... <a title="Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is still working to meet east with west" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/thirty-years-after-the-berlin-wall-came-down-germany-is-still-working-to-meet-east-with-west-126185/" aria-label="Read more about Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came down, Germany is still working to meet east with west">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Flood, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology Men who adhere to rigid, sexist stereotypes of how to be a man are more likely to use and tolerate violence against women. On the other hand, men with more flexible, gender-equitable ideas about manhood are more likely to ... <a title="Forceful and dominant: men with sexist ideas of masculinity are more likely to abuse women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/forceful-and-dominant-men-with-sexist-ideas-of-masculinity-are-more-likely-to-abuse-women-125873/" aria-label="Read more about Forceful and dominant: men with sexist ideas of masculinity are more likely to abuse women">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Ridout, Research Fellow; Registered Psychologist; Deputy Chair, Cyberpsychology Research Group, University of Sydney In the past decade, smartphones have gone from being a status item to an indispensable part of our everyday lives. And we spend a lot of time on them, around four hours a ... <a title="How to deal with smartphone stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/how-to-deal-with-smartphone-stress-116426/" aria-label="Read more about How to deal with smartphone stress">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Hibbert, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University Sea levels rose 10 metres above present levels during Earth’s last warm period 125,000 years ago, according to new research that offers a glimpse of what may happen under our current climate change trajectory. Our paper, published today in ... <a title="Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/scientists-looked-at-sea-levels-125-000-years-in-the-past-the-results-are-terrifying-126017/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years in the past. The results are terrifying">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Honorary fellow, University of Melbourne Sydney’s Macquarie University announced budget cuts in recent days, due to “zero growth” in enrolments next year. Vice-Chancellor Bruce Dowton reportedly wrote a letter to staff announcing the cuts, which included a hiring freeze. The letter said: Enrolment growth domestically ... <a title="Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis’ financial strife in three charts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/07/enrolments-flatlining-australian-unis-financial-strife-in-three-charts-126342/" aria-label="Read more about Enrolments flatlining: Australian unis’ financial strife in three charts">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne A year away from the November 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has a 41.4% approval, 54.6% disapproval rating with all polls in the FiveThirtyEight aggregate. His net approval is -13.2%, down 0.8% since my October ... <a title="Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/trump-could-win-again-despite-losing-popular-vote-as-biden-retakes-lead-in-democratic-polls-126106/" aria-label="Read more about Trump could win again despite losing popular vote, as Biden retakes lead in Democratic polls">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juanita Breen (previously Westbury), Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania The Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety wasn’t supposed to make any recommendations in its interim report. Yet it identified three key areas where immediate action should be taken. Responding to the over-reliance on ... <a title="Tweaking prescribing rules won’t fix chemical restraint in aged care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/tweaking-prescribing-rules-wont-fix-chemical-restraint-in-aged-care-126347/" aria-label="Read more about Tweaking prescribing rules won’t fix chemical restraint in aged care">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Legg, Associate Professor, Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania Kanye West’s Jesus is King will probably not rate among many traditional gospel followers. Kanye is one of the world’s biggest rap artists. Gospel music has its roots in the Spiritual and the blues – African Americans ... <a title="I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye’s Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/i-teach-and-play-gospel-music-and-i-think-kanyes-jesus-is-king-is-a-remarkable-gospel-album-126191/" aria-label="Read more about I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye’s Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University How do solar panels work? – Nathan, age 5, Melbourne, Australia. The Sun produces a lot of energy called solar energy. Australia gets 20,000 times more energy from the Sun each day than we do from oil, gas and ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do solar panels work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/06/curious-kids-how-do-solar-panels-work-123515/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do solar panels work?">Read more</a>
