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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Aulich, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. We’ll check in with our expert political analysts around the country every ... <a title="State of the states: will Whelan disendorsement make a difference in Tasmania?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/state-of-the-states-will-whelan-disendorsement-make-a-difference-in-tasmania-116797/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: will Whelan disendorsement make a difference in Tasmania?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Ashton, PhD Candidate, Monash University Pornography is ubiquitous, highly accessible, and vivid. It is increasingly influential in the sex lives and sexual development of consumers around the world. Public discussion of pornography tends to emphasise its potential for harm. However, our research investigating what pornography means ... <a title="Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/many-young-women-find-pleasure-in-sexually-explicit-material-but-it-still-reinforces-gender-inequality-114370/" aria-label="Read more about Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Humans are causing the Earth’s sixth mass extinction event, with an estimated one million species at risk of extinction. Addressing this crisis requires transformative change, including more effective environmental law and implementation. Improved legislation is one of five main ... <a title="We must rip up our environmental laws to address the extinction crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/we-must-rip-up-our-environmental-laws-to-address-the-extinction-crisis-116746/" aria-label="Read more about We must rip up our environmental laws to address the extinction crisis">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pears, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University In this election, often dubbed the “climate election”, voters are refusing to settle for weak policies on climate change. But between the “will they/won’t they” question of whether the coalition will meet their climate targets and the costing of the ... <a title="Carry-over credits and carbon offsets are hot topics this election – but what do they actually mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/carry-over-credits-and-carbon-offsets-are-hot-topics-this-election-but-what-do-they-actually-mean-116748/" aria-label="Read more about Carry-over credits and carbon offsets are hot topics this election – but what do they actually mean?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Sheppard, Research Director CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO This week many people across the world stopped and stared as extreme headlines announced that one eighth of the world’s species – more than a million – are threatened with extinction. According to the UN report from the ... <a title="Invasive species are Australia’s number-one extinction threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/invasive-species-are-australias-number-one-extinction-threat-116809/" aria-label="Read more about Invasive species are Australia’s number-one extinction threat">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Adams-Hosking, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Today the Australian Koala Foundation announced they believe “there are no more than 80,000 koalas in Australia”, making the species “functionally extinct”. While this number is dramatically lower than the most recent academic estimates, there’s no doubt koala ... <a title="A report claims koalas are ‘functionally extinct’ – but what does that mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/a-report-claims-koalas-are-functionally-extinct-but-what-does-that-mean-116665/" aria-label="Read more about A report claims koalas are ‘functionally extinct’ – but what does that mean?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Boyd, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Southern Cross University As the global climate crisis accelerates, early childhood teachers and researchers are considering whether and how to approach the issue with children. Should we talk openly about the crisis and encourage children to change their daily practices? ... <a title="Children are our future, and the planet’s. Here’s how you can teach them to take care of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/children-are-our-future-and-the-planets-heres-how-you-can-teach-them-to-take-care-of-it-113759/" aria-label="Read more about Children are our future, and the planet’s. Here’s how you can teach them to take care of it">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola Favaro, Senior Lecturer Architecture Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW The legacy of Ancient Rome has exerted a powerful influence on town halls and parliamentary buildings around the world, and especially Washington DC’s urban form and identity. With its classically inspired architecture and political system, it is ... <a title="Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/ancient-rome-inspired-washington-but-its-legacy-of-being-open-to-all-has-fallen-into-oblivion-113924/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient Rome inspired Washington but its legacy of being open to all has fallen into oblivion">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warren Staples, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University This article is part of an election series on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement ahead of the 2019 federal election. You can read other pieces in the series here. Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, has warned ... <a title="Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/giving-workers-a-voice-in-the-boardroom-is-a-compelling-corporate-governance-reform-115463/" aria-label="Read more about Giving workers a voice in the boardroom is a compelling corporate governance reform">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW One of the more telling moments in the third and final election debate between Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten on Wednesday night was when moderator Sabra Lane asked if, faced with an economic downturn, both leaders would be able to maintain ... <a title="Vital Signs: When it came to the surplus, both Bill and Scott were having a lend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/vital-signs-when-it-came-to-the-surplus-both-bill-and-scott-were-having-a-lend-116806/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: When it came to the surplus, both Bill and Scott were having a lend">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janna Thompson, Professor of Philosophy, La Trobe University When actor Kevin Spacey was accused of attempted sexual assault of a teenage boy, his role in the Ridley Scott film, All the Money in the World, was erased and reshot with Christopher Plummer. When the celebrated Torres Strait ... <a title="Friday essay: separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher’s view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/friday-essay-separating-the-art-from-the-badly-behaved-artist-a-philosophers-view-116279/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: separating the art from the badly behaved artist – a philosopher’s view">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University On Friday morning the Coalition’s worst dream will come true. All throughout the campaign, and all through the two terms in office and three prime ministers and three treasurers that preceded it, they’ve argued that ... <a title="Mine are bigger than yours. Labor’s surpluses are the Coalition’s worst nightmare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/mine-are-bigger-than-yours-labors-surpluses-are-the-coalitions-worst-nightmare-116833/" aria-label="Read more about Mine are bigger than yours. Labor’s surpluses are the Coalition’s worst nightmare">Read more</a>
