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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cosmo Howard, Associate Professor School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University National Library of Australia “Fair go” is an expression we hear a lot in Australia. Activists use it to demand social justice, companies use it to promise customers a good deal, and politicians invoke it ... <a title="Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/australians-love-to-talk-about-a-fair-go-heres-what-it-meant-before-we-became-a-nation-222154/" aria-label="Read more about Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Jureidini, Research Leader, Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock Around one in seven Australians take antidepressants; more than 3.5 million of us had them dispensed in 2021–22. This is one of the highest antidepressant prescribing rates in ... <a title="Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/why-are-so-many-australians-taking-antidepressants-221857/" aria-label="Read more about Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Light and sound shows in parks can enthral crowds with their colour, music and storytelling. Lasting for weeks to months, the shows provide entertainment and can boost local economies. But unless they are well-located, the shows can also harm wildlife. ... <a title="Love a good light and sound show? Spare a thought for the animals whose homes you’re invading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/love-a-good-light-and-sound-show-spare-a-thought-for-the-animals-whose-homes-youre-invading-222390/" aria-label="Read more about Love a good light and sound show? Spare a thought for the animals whose homes you’re invading">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Marie Bellas, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Karolina Grabowska/ AAP, CC BY Managing menstruation in public can be challenging at the best of times, but imagine being eight years old and having to deal with your period at school. You might need to change your pad ... <a title="‘It needs to be talked about earlier’: some children get periods at 8, years before menstruation is taught at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/it-needs-to-be-talked-about-earlier-some-children-get-periods-at-8-years-before-menstruation-is-taught-at-school-222887/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It needs to be talked about earlier’: some children get periods at 8, years before menstruation is taught at school">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Couchman, Honorary Research Fellow, Museums Victoria Research Institute Bendigo’s ‘Moon Face’ dragon in front of Bendigo’s Gwan Dai Temple (now demolished) at Easter 1900. The Bendigonian/Trove Tomorrow will usher in the lunar Year of the Dragon. Families and friends will gather to feast, red packets will ... <a title="The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/the-surprisingly-australian-history-of-chinese-dragon-parades-221594/" aria-label="Read more about The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced long-awaited fuel efficiency standards, which will place a yearly cap on the total emissions output for new cars sold in Australia. The new regime will move Australia in the direction of comparable countries, but it has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chris-bowen-on-fuel-efficiency-standards-and-the-energy-transition-223094/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland What does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? As of last week, both are clients of Palantir Technologies, a US tech company “focused on creating the world’s best user experience ... <a title="Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/solving-the-supermarket-why-coles-just-hired-us-defence-contractor-palantir-222883/" aria-label="Read more about Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia casanisa/Shutterstock Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits. For instance, there is some evidence eating or drinking fermented foods can improve blood glucose ... <a title="Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn’t looking great" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/can-kimchi-really-help-you-lose-weight-hold-your-pickle-the-evidence-isnt-looking-great-222598/" aria-label="Read more about Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn’t looking great">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock With Victorian council elections to be held in October, the state government’s target of reaching 50-50 gender representation at the local level is under threat. While the state ... <a title="What’s the secret to attracting more women into politics? Give them more resources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/whats-the-secret-to-attracting-more-women-into-politics-give-them-more-resources-222159/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the secret to attracting more women into politics? Give them more resources">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Fish, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney Australia’s plentiful solar and wind resources and proximity to Asia means it can become a renewable energy superpower. But as the renewable energy rollout continues, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must benefit. Renewables projects can ... <a title="First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/first-nations-people-must-be-at-the-forefront-of-australias-renewable-energy-revolution-222616/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zid Niel Mancenido, Lecturer, Harvard University Managing 20-30 adults in one room is a challenge for even the best managers. Swap the adults for children and you have what classroom teachers do every day. Student behaviour and engagement in class are some of the biggest problems worrying ... <a title="A new Senate report sounds alarm bells on student behaviour. Here are 4 things to help teachers in the classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/a-new-senate-report-sounds-alarm-bells-on-student-behaviour-here-are-4-things-to-help-teachers-in-the-classroom-222874/" aria-label="Read more about A new Senate report sounds alarm bells on student behaviour. Here are 4 things to help teachers in the classroom">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally White, Research fellow, Australian National University In the 2019 general election, Indonesians voted more women into the national parliament than ever before. After the first election of the post-authoritarian period in 1999, women’s representation was a paltry 8.8%, so the rise to 20.9% in 2019 seemed ... <a title="Even with a 30% quota in place, Indonesian women face an uphill battle running for office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/even-with-a-30-quota-in-place-indonesian-women-face-an-uphill-battle-running-for-office-222387/" aria-label="Read more about Even with a 30% quota in place, Indonesian women face an uphill battle running for office">Read more</a>
