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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin T. Jones, Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia Bill Shorten promised a plebiscite on Australia becoming a republic if he won the 2019 federal election. That did not happen but it is interesting to imagine what the result of such a vote would have been. On the ... <a title="Prince Harry’s decision to ‘step back’ from the monarchy is a gift to republicans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/prince-harrys-decision-to-step-back-from-the-monarchy-is-a-gift-to-republicans-129624/" aria-label="Read more about Prince Harry’s decision to ‘step back’ from the monarchy is a gift to republicans">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Hutchison, Associate Professor and ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Queensland With 26 fatalities, half a billion animals impacted and 10.7 million hectares of land burnt, Australia faces a record-breaking bushfire season. Yet, amid the despondency, moving stories have emerged of phenomenal fundraising conducted through social ... <a title="As fires rage, we must use social media for long-term change, not just short-term fundraising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/as-fires-rage-we-must-use-social-media-for-long-term-change-not-just-short-term-fundraising-129446/" aria-label="Read more about As fires rage, we must use social media for long-term change, not just short-term fundraising">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University US President Donald Trump’s statement overnight confirming the US would not take further military action in response to Iran’s missile strikes on American bases in Iraq eases regional tensions for now. In hitting back ... <a title="Iran and US step back from all-out war, giving Trump a win (for now)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/iran-and-us-step-back-from-all-out-war-giving-trump-a-win-for-now-129615/" aria-label="Read more about Iran and US step back from all-out war, giving Trump a win (for now)">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johan Barthélemy, Research Fellow, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong As more commercial precincts develop, we see more shopping trolleys abandoned far away from the shops they belong to. Programs are in place to tackle this issue but haven’t solved the problem. We need a more sophisticated ... <a title="The war on abandoned trolleys can be won. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/the-war-on-abandoned-trolleys-can-be-won-heres-how-127718/" aria-label="Read more about The war on abandoned trolleys can be won. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Farina, Adjunct Lecturer, Flinders University The world is starting to see the gradual decline of Facebook, with 15 million US users dropping off between 2017 and last year. Nonetheless, Facebook remains the largest social network in the world. As of late last year, almost 60% of ... <a title="Winning at social media is probably simpler than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/winning-at-social-media-is-probably-simpler-than-you-think-128704/" aria-label="Read more about Winning at social media is probably simpler than you think">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Williamson, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been harshly criticised for being on holiday in Hawaii as the catastrophic bushfires were burning Australia. Since his return, he has visited stricken communities – most recently, ... <a title="How should leaders respond to disasters? Be visible, offer real comfort – and don’t force handshakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/how-should-leaders-respond-to-disasters-be-visible-offer-real-comfort-and-dont-force-handshakes-129444/" aria-label="Read more about How should leaders respond to disasters? Be visible, offer real comfort – and don’t force handshakes">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Robertson, Professor and Director, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Smoke haze from Australia’s catastrophic bushfires is continuing to affect many parts of the country. Although there’s no safe level of air pollution, the health hazards tend to be greatest for vulnerable groups. Alongside people with ... <a title="Pregnant women should take extra care to minimise their exposure to bushfire smoke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/pregnant-women-should-take-extra-care-to-minimise-their-exposure-to-bushfire-smoke-129349/" aria-label="Read more about Pregnant women should take extra care to minimise their exposure to bushfire smoke">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Jones, Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology The Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate statement released today confirms 2019 was the nation’s warmest and driest year on record. It’s the first time since overlapping records began that Australia experienced both its lowest rainfall and highest temperatures in ... <a title="Weather bureau says hottest, driest year on record led to extreme bushfire season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/weather-bureau-says-hottest-driest-year-on-record-led-to-extreme-bushfire-season-129447/" aria-label="Read more about Weather bureau says hottest, driest year on record led to extreme bushfire season">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW In early December 2019, a Sheffield Shield cricket match between NSW and Queensland was played in bushfire smoke so thick that the ball was at times invisible to the spectators. Since then, the rest of us have become far more ... <a title="Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/our-buildings-arent-made-to-keep-out-bushfire-smoke-heres-what-you-can-do-129367/" aria-label="Read more about Our buildings aren’t made to keep out bushfire smoke. Here’s what you can do">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Justin Kurzel’s latest film, True History of the Kelly Gang, marks the tenth screen version of the 1878-1880 Ned Kelly outbreak. It began in 1906 with Charles Tait’s The Story of the Kelly Gang. Unlike other screen versions, the story of ... <a title="True History of the Kelly Gang review: an unheroic portrait of a violent, unhinged, colonial punk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/09/true-history-of-the-kelly-gang-review-an-unheroic-portrait-of-a-violent-unhinged-colonial-punk-128463/" aria-label="Read more about True History of the Kelly Gang review: an unheroic portrait of a violent, unhinged, colonial punk">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Images of desperate, singed koalas in blackened landscapes have come to symbolise the damage to nature this bushfire season. Such imagery has catalysed global concern, but the toll on biodiversity is much more pervasive. Until the fires stop burning, ... <a title="A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/a-season-in-hell-bushfires-push-at-least-20-threatened-species-closer-to-extinction-129533/" aria-label="Read more about A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Kowalski, Painting Conservator, Grimwade Conservation Services, University of Melbourne The devastation wrought by the Australian bushfires has been immense and, as the fires continue to burn, the final loss won’t be known for many months. While the impact on the environment, human and animal life is ... <a title="How to care for and recover personal items after bushfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/08/how-to-care-for-and-recover-personal-items-after-bushfire-129356/" aria-label="Read more about How to care for and recover personal items after bushfire">Read more</a>
