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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brianna Chesser, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, RMIT University In September 2018, a prominent Melbourne surgeon and academic was charged with rape and sexual assault for alleged offences committed a year earlier against a male doctor. The surgeon and doctor had gone out for dinner and ... <a title="Case in Victoria could set new legal precedent for stealthing, or removing condom during sex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/case-in-victoria-could-set-new-legal-precedent-for-stealthing-or-removing-condom-during-sex-118343/" aria-label="Read more about Case in Victoria could set new legal precedent for stealthing, or removing condom during sex">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Dearnaley, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland The blotched butterfly orchid (Sarcochilus weinthalii) looks fairly unremarkable when it’s not flowering, generally resembling the far more common orange blossom orchid. But when it flowers, it is exquisite. Dark purple blotches stand out on cream petals, resembling a ... <a title="The exquisite blotched butterfly orchid is an airy jewel of the Australian landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/the-exquisite-blotched-butterfly-orchid-is-an-airy-jewel-of-the-australian-landscape-121702/" aria-label="Read more about The exquisite blotched butterfly orchid is an airy jewel of the Australian landscape">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Cropper, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Almost every person throughout the existence of humankind has looked up at the night sky and seen more than just a random scattering of light. Constellations of stars have helped us shape our own ongoing ... <a title="Why do different cultures see such similar meanings in the constellations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/why-do-different-cultures-see-such-similar-meanings-in-the-constellations-121981/" aria-label="Read more about Why do different cultures see such similar meanings in the constellations?">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Desbrow, Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics, Griffith University A recent study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety has attracted widespread media attention. Media reports said eating chocolate, in particular, dark chocolate, was linked to reduced symptoms of depression. Unfortunately, we cannot use this type of ... <a title="No, eating chocolate won’t cure depression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/no-eating-chocolate-wont-cure-depression-121504/" aria-label="Read more about No, eating chocolate won’t cure depression">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University Since President Trump tweeted about imposing new tariffs on China, global equity markets have gone into a tailspin. Trump’s more recent announcement that the new tariffs would be delayed has not calmed the markets, with recent days seeing very large falls in ... <a title="What is an inverted yield curve? Why is it panicking markets, and why is there talk of recession?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/what-is-an-inverted-yield-curve-why-is-it-panicking-markets-and-why-is-there-talk-of-recession-121975/" aria-label="Read more about What is an inverted yield curve? Why is it panicking markets, and why is there talk of recession?">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jock Collins, Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney The federal government wants to boost the number of migrants moving to regional areas in Australia to fill job vacancies and reduce the pressure on our cities. That’s why the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, ... <a title="The regions can take more migrants and refugees, with a little help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/the-regions-can-take-more-migrants-and-refugees-with-a-little-help-121942/" aria-label="Read more about The regions can take more migrants and refugees, with a little help">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University There can be no doubt violence against women is a national crisis. On average in Australia, one woman every week is killed. A 2016 survey found one in four women experienced violence by an intimate partner since ... <a title="The latest action plan to tackle violence against women isn’t perfect, but it takes a much-needed holistic approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/the-latest-action-plan-to-tackle-violence-against-women-isnt-perfect-but-it-takes-a-much-needed-holistic-approach-121870/" aria-label="Read more about The latest action plan to tackle violence against women isn’t perfect, but it takes a much-needed holistic approach">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colleen Murrell, Associate Professor, Journalism, Swinburne University of Technology When news of the stabbings in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon came through, one of the first tweets about the incident came from Sky News reporter Laura Jayes. Immediately it got retweeted and sent around the world, and I ... <a title="Sydney stabbing shows reporters should not censor what they report on Twitter – as long as it’s verified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/sydney-stabbing-shows-reporters-should-not-censor-what-they-report-on-twitter-as-long-as-its-verified-121950/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney stabbing shows reporters should not censor what they report on Twitter – as long as it’s verified">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amber Marshall, Research fellow, Queensland University of Technology Farming families and communities in Queensland’s remote north are being left behind by the digital economy, putting them at significant social and economic disadvantage. Our report, launched in Cairns today, details the impacts of low levels of “digital inclusion” ... <a title="Logged out: farmers in Far North Queensland are being left behind by the digital economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/logged-out-farmers-in-far-north-queensland-are-being-left-behind-by-the-digital-economy-121743/" aria-label="Read more about Logged out: farmers in Far North Queensland are being left behind by the digital economy">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Cameron, Associate professor, and Associate Director of the Global Obesity Centre, Deakin University Half-price chips, “two for one” chocolates, “buy one get one free” soft drinks: Australian supermarkets make it very easy for us to fill our trolleys with junk food. Add in the bonus of ... <a title="Supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/supermarkets-put-junk-food-on-special-twice-as-often-as-healthy-food-and-thats-a-problem-121808/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that’s a problem">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Trethowan, Director, IA Watson Research Centre, Narrabri Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney A UN report released last week found a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions come from the food chain, particularly meat farming. This has prompted calls to sharply reduce emissions from agriculture and ... <a title="It’ll be hard, but we can feed the world with plant protein" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/itll-be-hard-but-we-can-feed-the-world-with-plant-protein-121816/" aria-label="Read more about It’ll be hard, but we can feed the world with plant protein">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Petrova, Section Editor: Education Whether schools should mandate a uniform is a controversial issue. Some believe wearing the same clothes smooths out inequality. Others see uniforms as authoritarian; believing them a symbol of repression, stifling freedom of thought and individuality. We asked five experts from various ... <a title="Should school uniforms be compulsory? We asked five experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/16/should-school-uniforms-be-compulsory-we-asked-five-experts-121935/" aria-label="Read more about Should school uniforms be compulsory? We asked five experts">Read more</a>
