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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government’s draft religious discrimination legislation, unveiled by Attorney-General Christian Porter at Sydney’s Great Synagogue on Thursday, imposes heavier obligations on large companies than those on other businesses. Big companies – those with revenue of at least $50 million ... <a title="Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/religious-discrimination-legislation-would-hit-big-companies-harder-than-small-business-122623/" aria-label="Read more about Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Masafumi Monden, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Western Australia The western world’s dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer to task for her mockery of Prince George and his love of ballet. Under the hashtag #boysdancetoo, representatives of the dance ... <a title="Boys dance too – and in Japan they are celebrated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/boys-dance-too-and-in-japan-they-are-celebrated-122533/" aria-label="Read more about Boys dance too – and in Japan they are celebrated">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Boris Johnson has secured the prorogation of the British parliament, which means it will be prevented from sitting for much of the crucial period between now and the Brexit date of October 31. So what options do those ... <a title="Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/boris-johnson-has-suspended-the-uk-parliament-what-does-this-mean-for-brexit-122615/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evelyn Volders, Senior Lecturer/Course Convenor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University If you’re a new mum, it’s likely you’ve come across lactation cookies. Perhaps women in your mothers group are talking about them, or they’ve popped up in your Instagram feed, or you’ve seen them on the ... <a title="No, there’s no evidence cookies can help with lactation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/no-theres-no-evidence-cookies-can-help-with-lactation-118051/" aria-label="Read more about No, there’s no evidence cookies can help with lactation">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald R. Rothwell, Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The arrest of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun on suspicion of espionage in China has significant consequences for both Yang and Australia. This is especially the case if China asserts Yang was spying for Australia. Espionage is ... <a title="Yang Hengjun’s legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia’s forceful defences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/yang-hengjuns-legal-prospects-in-china-appear-grim-despite-australias-forceful-defences-122546/" aria-label="Read more about Yang Hengjun’s legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia’s forceful defences">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Crouch, Experimental Aerodynamicist, Monash University British cyclist Neil Campbell recently set a new record for the men’s “fastest bicycle in a slipstream”, clocking up a breathtaking 280km per hour. [embedded content]Neil Campbell’s record-breaking performance. This record involves bringing a cyclist up to speed in the wake ... <a title="How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/how-fast-can-a-human-cycle-with-aerodynamic-help-the-300km-per-hour-barrier-seems-easily-within-reach-122321/" aria-label="Read more about How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University In diplomacy, there are moments that help to define the trajectory of a relationship between countries, and these can be either good and bad. Australia and China appear to be living through one of those bad moments ... <a title="Yang Hengjun case a pivotal moment in increasingly tense Australia-China relationship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/yang-hengjun-case-a-pivotal-moment-in-increasingly-tense-australia-china-relationship-122460/" aria-label="Read more about Yang Hengjun case a pivotal moment in increasingly tense Australia-China relationship">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Yang Hengjun has appealed to Scott Morrison to please “help me go home as soon as possible” in a message his supporters say came via Tuesday’s visit to him by Australian officials. As the Australian government continues its pressure on ... <a title="Yang appeals to Scott Morrison in message issued by supporters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/yang-appeals-to-scott-morrison-in-message-issued-by-supporters-122580/" aria-label="Read more about Yang appeals to Scott Morrison in message issued by supporters">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, Univeristy of Western Australia, University of Western Australia A new study that combines data from over 20 million births has found that a caesarean section delivery is associated with autism spectrum disorder (autism) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ... <a title="There’s no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/theres-no-evidence-caesarean-sections-cause-autism-or-adhd-122473/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no evidence caesarean sections cause autism or ADHD">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Cunningham, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Edith Cowan University The protests in Hong Kong have led to some open clashes here in Australia between students from mainland China and others from Hong Kong. There were angry scenes between pro-China and pro-Hong Kong groups in Sydney and ... <a title="Why Chinese and Hong Kong students clash in Australia: the patriotic v the protest movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/why-chinese-and-hong-kong-students-clash-in-australia-the-patriotic-v-the-protest-movement-122405/" aria-label="Read more about Why Chinese and Hong Kong students clash in Australia: the patriotic v the protest movement">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Sheil, Visiting Senior Fellow in History, UNSW We now know the Bureau of Statistics did quite a bit of soul-searching before producing the bland and ultimately misleading press release headed “Inequality Stable Since 2013-14” last month. Late last week we pointed to the odd way in ... <a title="It’s not just the ABS. It’s also the Productivity Commission downplaying the growth in inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/its-not-just-the-abs-its-also-the-productivity-commission-downplaying-the-growth-in-inequality-104135/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just the ABS. It’s also the Productivity Commission downplaying the growth in inequality">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Balanzategui, Lecturer in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology When it comes to television, how much choice is too much? By year’s end, Australian consumers will have at least seven major subscription video services to choose from: Netflix, Stan, Amazon Prime, Hayu, Foxtel Now, ... <a title="More streaming services could change what we watch on TV and how we watch it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/more-streaming-services-could-change-what-we-watch-on-tv-and-how-we-watch-it-122399/" aria-label="Read more about More streaming services could change what we watch on TV and how we watch it">Read more</a>
