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October 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland In a speech in Albury last month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told his audience that he was praying for rain in drought-affected areas. “I pray for that rain everywhere else around the ... <a title="Thoughts and prayers: miracles, Christianity and praying for rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/17/thoughts-and-prayers-miracles-christianity-and-praying-for-rain-125066/" aria-label="Read more about Thoughts and prayers: miracles, Christianity and praying for rain">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University It has been more than two years since “clearance operations” by Myanmar’s security forces, the Tatmadaw, forced more than 700,000 Rohingya across the border to neighbouring Bangladesh. During this time, the UN Security Council has remained silent on the plight ... <a title="Myanmar might finally be held accountable for genocide, but the court case must recognise sexual violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/myanmar-might-finally-be-held-accountable-for-genocide-but-the-court-case-must-recognise-sexual-violence-124693/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar might finally be held accountable for genocide, but the court case must recognise sexual violence">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University There is a long history of damaging stereotypes of Arab and Muslim men on screen. Because of this, audiences from culturally diverse migrant backgrounds understandably crave more positive representations of their ethnic and cultural communities. Ramy isn’t exactly that. In ... <a title="By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/by-rejecting-stereotypes-slam-and-ramy-show-us-authentic-arab-muslim-men-on-screen-124774/" aria-label="Read more about By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Md Arif Hasan, PhD candidate, Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/climate-explained-the-environmental-footprint-of-electric-versus-fossil-cars-124762/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: the environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University Two-thirds of young people experience levels of exam stress that mental health organisation ReachOut describes as “worrying”. Research shows high levels of exam stress can interfere with attention and reduce working memory, leading to lower performance. Early experiences ... <a title="Don’t calm down! Exam stress may not be fun but it can help you get better marks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/dont-calm-down-exam-stress-may-not-be-fun-but-it-can-help-you-get-better-marks-124517/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t calm down! Exam stress may not be fun but it can help you get better marks">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Beckett, Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Melbourne Reports of Facebook moderators’ appalling working conditions have been making headlines worldwide. Workers say they are burning out as they moderate vast flows of violent content under pressure, with vague, ever-changing guidelines. They describe unclean, dangerous contractor ... <a title="Revenge of the moderators: Facebook’s online workers are sick of being treated like bots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/revenge-of-the-moderators-facebooks-online-workers-are-sick-of-being-treated-like-bots-125127/" aria-label="Read more about Revenge of the moderators: Facebook’s online workers are sick of being treated like bots">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Lycett, Senior Research Officer, Deakin University; Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Three simple factors can predict whether a child is likely to be overweight or obese by the time they reach adolescence: the child’s body mass index (BMI), the mother’s BMI ... <a title="These 3 factors predict a child’s chance of obesity in adolescence (and no, it’s not just their weight)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/these-3-factors-predict-a-childs-chance-of-obesity-in-adolescence-and-no-its-not-just-their-weight-124994/" aria-label="Read more about These 3 factors predict a child’s chance of obesity in adolescence (and no, it’s not just their weight)">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Kathryn White, PhD Candidate, Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne There is a phrase in the novel East of Eden that springs to mind every time politicians speak of “drought-proofing” Australia: And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, ... <a title="We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is a fool’s errand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/we-cant-drought-proof-australia-and-trying-is-a-fools-errand-124504/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is a fool’s errand">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Marshall, Lecturer, Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology, University of Melbourne You may mock the national anthem by singing “Our land abounds in nature strips” but what you might not know is how true that is. In Melbourne, for example, more than a third of all public ... <a title="Our land abounds in nature strips – surely we can do more than mow a third of urban green space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/our-land-abounds-in-nature-strips-surely-we-can-do-more-than-mow-a-third-of-urban-green-space-124781/" aria-label="Read more about Our land abounds in nature strips – surely we can do more than mow a third of urban green space">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University It’s unlikely Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team, realised he’d be sparking an international diplomatic incident when, on October 4, he tweeted the following Stand with Hong Kong logo. CC BY-NC-ND The ... <a title="China has form as a sports bully, but its full-court press on the NBA may backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/16/china-has-form-as-a-sports-bully-but-its-full-court-press-on-the-nba-may-backfire-125141/" aria-label="Read more about China has form as a sports bully, but its full-court press on the NBA may backfire">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The last PM shock jock Alan Jones slapped down was Jacinda Ardern. His language was particularly offensive, advertisers deserted his program and he apologised to New Zealand’s leader. But at least Ardern didn’t have to endure the excoriating on-air encounter ... <a title="View from The Hill: Alan Jones V Scott Morrison on the question of how you feed a cow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/15/view-from-the-hill-alan-jones-v-scott-morrison-on-the-question-of-how-you-feed-a-cow-125303/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Alan Jones V Scott Morrison on the question of how you feed a cow">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Cowie, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Around one-third of Australians living with hepatitis C have been cured in the last four years. Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis C is one of five varieties of ... <a title="In contrast to Australia’s success with hepatitis C, our response to hepatitis B is lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/15/in-contrast-to-australias-success-with-hepatitis-c-our-response-to-hepatitis-b-is-lagging-122547/" aria-label="Read more about In contrast to Australia’s success with hepatitis C, our response to hepatitis B is lagging">Read more</a>
