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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Arvanitakis, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University For most of us, it is easy to pass judgement on others while finding it difficult to reflect on ourselves. Diversity Arts Australia recently undertook a research project, Shifting the Balance, with the assistance of Western ... <a title="Australia’s art institutions don’t reflect our diversity: it’s time to change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/australias-art-institutions-dont-reflect-our-diversity-its-time-to-change-that-122308/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s art institutions don’t reflect our diversity: it’s time to change that">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Associate Professor in Law, University of Technology Sydney As the inquest begins into the death in custody of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who fell asleep on a train in Victoria before she was arrested for public intoxication, questions are being asked about what it ... <a title="Legal and welfare checks should be extended to save Aboriginal lives in custody" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/legal-and-welfare-checks-should-be-extended-to-save-aboriginal-lives-in-custody-121814/" aria-label="Read more about Legal and welfare checks should be extended to save Aboriginal lives in custody">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is a step closer to securing the expulsion of rogue union leader John Setka from the ALP, although a court judgment has highlighted possible internal party complications. The Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday dismissed the ... <a title="Albanese one step closer in long march towards John Setka’s expulsion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/albanese-one-step-closer-in-long-march-towards-john-setkas-expulsion-122457/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese one step closer in long march towards John Setka’s expulsion">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has declared that Australian citizen and writer Dr Yang Hengjun has not been spying for Australia. Yang, 54, who has been incarcerated by the Chinese for more than seven months, was formally arrested last Friday on suspicion ... <a title="Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/foreign-minister-marise-payne-says-yang-hengjun-is-not-australian-spy-122453/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Yang Hengjun is not Australian spy">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University Much loved former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer, who died last week from leukaemia, has talked about the possible link between his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and ... <a title="What Tim Fischer’s cancer tells us about the impact of Agent Orange on other Vietnam veterans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/what-tim-fischers-cancer-tells-us-about-the-impact-of-agent-orange-on-other-vietnam-veterans-122273/" aria-label="Read more about What Tim Fischer’s cancer tells us about the impact of Agent Orange on other Vietnam veterans">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Spry, Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University When Alan Jones encouraged Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to “shove a sock down” the throat of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, it was not the first time he launched a broadside and lost advertisers. This time, 52 advertisers ... <a title="Shoving a sock in it is not the answer. Have advertisers called time on Alan Jones?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/shoving-a-sock-in-it-is-not-the-answer-have-advertisers-called-time-on-alan-jones-122367/" aria-label="Read more about Shoving a sock in it is not the answer. Have advertisers called time on Alan Jones?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Bond University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath? – Jade, aged almost 4. Thanks for your question, Jade. ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/curious-kids-why-do-our-toes-and-fingers-get-wrinkly-in-the-bath-120229/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do our toes and fingers get wrinkly in the bath?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Tattersall, Postdoc in Urban Geography and Research Lead at Sydney Policy Lab. Host of ChangeMakers Podcast., University of Sydney The Hong Kong protest movement is not deescalating – nor will it. Having battled for 12 weeks, this multi-million-person movement has lasted much longer than the unsuccessful ... <a title="Like ‘shooting water’: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/like-shooting-water-why-the-hong-kong-government-must-accept-that-compromise-is-the-only-way-forward-122382/" aria-label="Read more about Like ‘shooting water’: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has had a busy fortnight of international diplomacy. Barely had the dust settled from his performance at the Pacific Island Forum in Tuvalu, than the prime minister announced troop commitments ... <a title="G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/g7-throws-up-plenty-of-controversy-and-debate-but-little-compromise-122042/" aria-label="Read more about G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland If you went to your dentist for a check-up and dental clean in the last year, give yourself a pat on the back. Not everyone loves the dentist, but research shows people who visit at ... <a title="How often should I get my teeth cleaned?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/how-often-should-i-get-my-teeth-cleaned-121310/" aria-label="Read more about How often should I get my teeth cleaned?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherina Petrou, Senior Lecturer in Phytoplankton Ecophysiology, University of Technology Sydney Increasingly acidic oceans are putting algae at risk, threatening the foundation of the entire marine food web. Our research into the effects of CO₂-induced changes to microscopic ocean algae – called phytoplankton – was published today ... <a title="Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/acid-oceans-are-shrinking-plankton-fuelling-faster-climate-change-121443/" aria-label="Read more about Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fuelling faster climate change">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Guggisberg, Lecturer, Domestic and Family Violence, CQUniversity Australia Many teenagers use mobile phones and social media almost constantly. And children are gaining access to these devices and platforms at increasingly younger ages. This is a challenge for parents who need to keep up with their children’s ... <a title="Children can be exposed to sexual predators online, so how can parents teach them to be safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/children-can-be-exposed-to-sexual-predators-online-so-how-can-parents-teach-them-to-be-safe-120661/" aria-label="Read more about Children can be exposed to sexual predators online, so how can parents teach them to be safe?">Read more</a>