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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra ACTU secretary Sally McManus will meet union leader John Setka on Thursday to discuss his “words and actions”, as Setka’s union allies push back against Anthony Albanese’s move to have him expelled from the ALP. The controversial Victorian secretary of ... <a title="ACTU’s Sally McManus to confront CFMMEU’s John Setka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/actus-sally-mcmanus-to-confront-cfmmeus-john-setka-118699/" aria-label="Read more about ACTU’s Sally McManus to confront CFMMEU’s John Setka">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sandeman, Honorary Professor, Federation University Australia Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do leeches suck our blood?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/curious-kids-why-do-leeches-suck-our-blood-117316/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do leeches suck our blood?">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia Revenge films remain popular, in part, because they re-stage a formative aspect of human culture – the bonding of societies around communal acts of violence. As René Girard has written, scapegoating – the designation and punishment ... <a title="The Nightingale – much ado about nothing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/the-nightingale-much-ado-about-nothing-118683/" aria-label="Read more about The Nightingale – much ado about nothing">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharina J. Peters, Postdoctoral fellow, Flinders University A parasite known to infect beaks in some iconic Darwin finches on the Galapagos Islands is changing the mating song of male birds. Our research, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reveals how the parasite deforms the ... <a title="A parasite attack on Darwin’s finches means they’re losing their lovesong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/a-parasite-attack-on-darwins-finches-means-theyre-losing-their-lovesong-118586/" aria-label="Read more about A parasite attack on Darwin’s finches means they’re losing their lovesong">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Marino, Lecturer and Researcher, RMIT University Uber Air will start test flights of its aerial taxi service in 2020, and move to commercial operations by 2023, the ABC reported today. Melbourne, Dallas and Los Angels have been named as three test cities for the trial. Along ... <a title="Uber in the air: flying taxi trials may lead to passenger service by 2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/uber-in-the-air-flying-taxi-trials-may-lead-to-passenger-service-by-2023-118681/" aria-label="Read more about Uber in the air: flying taxi trials may lead to passenger service by 2023">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Baisden, Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato Internationally, the Ardern government is seen as a progressive beacon, and its recent budget was watched closely as a milestone in the “year of delivery” for Ardern’s well-being agenda. The budget is a leap ... <a title="How New Zealand’s well-being budget delivers for the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/how-new-zealands-well-being-budget-delivers-for-the-environment-118109/" aria-label="Read more about How New Zealand’s well-being budget delivers for the environment">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Brown, Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, University of Adelaide; Chief Science Storyteller, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute In recent years, we’ve seen increasing scrutiny about the procedures being delivered in the IVF clinic, often referred to as “add-on” or supplementary technologies. These are optional extras you ... <a title="Fertility miracle or fake news? Understanding which IVF ‘add-ons’ really work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/fertility-miracle-or-fake-news-understanding-which-ivf-add-ons-really-work-118585/" aria-label="Read more about Fertility miracle or fake news? Understanding which IVF ‘add-ons’ really work">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Syme, PhD Candidate, Vertebrate Palaeontology, The University of Queensland Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and ... <a title="Curious Kids: why did the dinosaurs die?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/curious-kids-why-did-the-dinosaurs-die-111912/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why did the dinosaurs die?">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Holbrook, ARC DECRA Fellow at Deakin University, Deakin University This article was developed from a series of interviews with politicians, officials and other key players, including former Immigration minister Chris Evans and former Victorian premier Steve Bracks. Others preferred to remain anonymous. We know very little ... <a title="The shameful history of blundering asylum seeker policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/the-shameful-history-of-blundering-asylum-seeker-policy-118396/" aria-label="Read more about The shameful history of blundering asylum seeker policy">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The first question that will have to be answered before the case against the alleged perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque attacks can proceed is whether he is fit to stand trial. When there is no debate about whether a ... <a title="Establishing fitness to stand trial as the first step in Christchurch attack court process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/establishing-fitness-to-stand-trial-as-the-first-step-in-christchurch-attack-court-process-118587/" aria-label="Read more about Establishing fitness to stand trial as the first step in Christchurch attack court process">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Fisher, Assistant Professor in Journalism, University of Canberra Australian news consumers access news less often and have lower interest in it compared to citizens in many other countries. At the same time, Australians are more likely to think the news media are doing a good job ... <a title="Australians are less interested in news and consume less of it compared to other countries, survey finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/australians-are-less-interested-in-news-and-consume-less-of-it-compared-to-other-countries-survey-finds-118333/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are less interested in news and consume less of it compared to other countries, survey finds">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Walters, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology Playing sports has clear social, physical and mental health benefits for children. But evidence shows that youth sports in Western societies have become increasingly controlled and regulated by adults, which takes the fun out for ... <a title="Children have fun playing sports and don’t need to satisfy adults’ ambitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/12/children-have-fun-playing-sports-and-dont-need-to-satisfy-adults-ambitions-115373/" aria-label="Read more about Children have fun playing sports and don’t need to satisfy adults’ ambitions">Read more</a>
