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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Kha, Lecturer in Law, Macquarie University Senator Pauline Hanson has recently argued fathers get a raw deal from the family court, saying mothers often make up accusations of family violence to deny fathers contact with their children. These unsupported claims perpetuate a form of victim blaming ... <a title="The family court does need reform, but not the way Pauline Hanson thinks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/the-family-court-does-need-reform-but-not-the-way-pauline-hanson-thinks-125728/" aria-label="Read more about The family court does need reform, but not the way Pauline Hanson thinks">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathy Cologon, Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University More than 12% of students with disability are being refused school enrolment, and over 40% are being excluded from school events and activities. These are some of the findings from a survey published today by the national ... <a title="Excluded and refused enrolment: report shows illegal practices against students with disabilities in Australian schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/excluded-and-refused-enrolment-report-shows-illegal-practices-against-students-with-disabilities-in-australian-schools-125812/" aria-label="Read more about Excluded and refused enrolment: report shows illegal practices against students with disabilities in Australian schools">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Lecturer, University of New England Recalling his early days in television as a “best boy” on The Sullivans (1976-1983), Adelaide-based Richard Rees-Jones remembers a time when lighting departments were teams of just two. At Crawford Productions, two gaffer/best boy teams would work either in the ... <a title="Long days, heavy loads: what the best boy does on a film set" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/long-days-heavy-loads-what-the-best-boy-does-on-a-film-set-123358/" aria-label="Read more about Long days, heavy loads: what the best boy does on a film set">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Burke, Associate Professor, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University In Australia today, just over 40% of secondary school children and almost 30% of primary school children attend a private school. By contrast, in the UK only 7% of children are privately educated. Our research shows not only ... <a title="The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/the-hidden-traffic-impacts-of-private-schooling-125229/" aria-label="Read more about The hidden traffic impacts of private schooling">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Democracy 2025 is an initiative by the Museum of Australian Democracy and the University of Canberra, which aims to stimulate a national conversation on the state of our democracy, including the trust divide between the political class and everyday citizens. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: On the trust divide in politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/politics-with-michelle-grattan-on-the-trust-divide-in-politics-125820/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: On the trust divide in politics">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Tess Ryan, Project Officer- Building Cultural Capacity Project Learning and Teaching Centre, Australian Catholic University In 2006, an African-American woman, Tarana Burke, started the #MeToo movement on social media, a call for victims of sexual violence and harassment to share their experiences. Yet, 11 years later, ... <a title="For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against racism, power and oppression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/for-indigenous-women-the-metoo-movement-is-a-deeper-fight-against-racism-power-and-oppression-124502/" aria-label="Read more about For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against racism, power and oppression">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Research across many years and many cultures has found around 35-40% of people say they feel insecure in their adult relationships. While 60-65% experience secure, loving and satisfying relationships. How secure or insecure we are ... <a title="What is ‘attachment’ and how does it affect our relationships?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/what-is-attachment-and-how-does-it-affect-our-relationships-120503/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘attachment’ and how does it affect our relationships?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kita Ashman, PhD candidate in koala conservation, Deakin University In the past two decades there has been an unprecedented increase in the area of blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) plantations in southern Australia. In southwest Victoria alone, some additional 80,000 hectares of commercial blue gum have been planted. ... <a title="The Blinky Bill effect: when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/the-blinky-bill-effect-when-gum-trees-are-cut-down-where-do-the-koalas-go-125558/" aria-label="Read more about The Blinky Bill effect: when gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Shaw, Rutherford Discovery Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington When we think about animals storing food, the image that usually comes to mind is a squirrel busily hiding nuts for the winter. We don’t usually think of a small songbird taking down an enormous invertebrate, tearing it ... <a title="A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/a-small-new-zealand-songbird-that-hides-food-for-later-use-provides-insights-into-cognitive-evolution-125304/" aria-label="Read more about A small New Zealand songbird that hides food for later use provides insights into cognitive evolution">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Parsell, Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland A plan to provide homeless people with overnight beds and shelter in car parks might sound like a good idea but it does little to solve their problem in the long term. There are other ... <a title="Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/beds-in-car-parks-dont-solve-australias-rough-sleeping-problem-125235/" aria-label="Read more about Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Smith, Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University “We should work to live, not live to work,” declared Britain’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell last month, as he announced the British Labour Party would reduce the standard working week to 32 hours, without loss of pay, within 10 years ... <a title="The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/the-ethics-of-the-4-day-work-week-its-not-just-about-the-hours-124418/" aria-label="Read more about The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Mooney Taylor, Sessional Academic in Creative Writing and Literature, Swinburne University of Technology Norman Lindsay’s novel for children, The Magic Pudding, turned 100 last year and was widely celebrated. But the Lindsay family’s auction of three previously unseen manuscripts could help us gain a greater understanding ... <a title="New Norman Lindsay novels: stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/28/new-norman-lindsay-novels-stitched-together-stories-of-friendship-and-family-seen-for-the-first-time-123773/" aria-label="Read more about New Norman Lindsay novels: stitched together stories of friendship and family seen for the first time">Read more</a>
