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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Orr, Veterinarian and PhD candidate, University of Sydney Have you thought about adopting a new pet for Christmas? Far from dismissing the idea, animal welfare groups now support the practice of gifting a pet for Christmas – so long as it’s done the right way. With ... <a title="Yes, you can adopt a pet as a Christmas gift – so long as you do it correctly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/yes-you-can-adopt-a-pet-as-a-christmas-gift-so-long-as-you-do-it-correctly-105286/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you can adopt a pet as a Christmas gift – so long as you do it correctly">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophia Maalsen, I.B. Fell Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney An increasing number of older Australians are living in share housing. A relatively new group to emerge on the share-housing scene, they are choosing to share for financial reasons, but finding unexpected ... <a title="Generation Share: why more older Australians are living in share houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/generation-share-why-more-older-australians-are-living-in-share-houses-107183/" aria-label="Read more about Generation Share: why more older Australians are living in share houses">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Thirty years after Prime Minister Bob Hawke famously promised that by 1990 no Australian child would live in poverty, Bill Shorten has promised that, if elected, Labor will use a “root and branch review” to lift ... <a title="It’s not just Newstart. Single parents are $271 per fortnight worse off. Labor needs an overarching welfare review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/its-not-just-newstart-single-parents-are-271-per-fortnight-worse-off-labor-needs-an-overarching-welfare-review-107521/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just Newstart. Single parents are $271 per fortnight worse off. Labor needs an overarching welfare review">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodrigo Praino, Senior Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University If someone asks you why you chose the election candidate you voted for, you will likely have a good answer. Maybe you agree with the candidate’s policy stances. Maybe you support his/her party. Maybe you ... <a title="How a candidate’s looks may be swinging your vote (without you even realising it)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/how-a-candidates-looks-may-be-swinging-your-vote-without-you-even-realising-it-107364/" aria-label="Read more about How a candidate’s looks may be swinging your vote (without you even realising it)">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University So, you’re going on a date and you’re understandably a bit nervous. And then you feel it – a churning and cramping in your gut. Suddenly you’re running to the toilet and wondering why your body ... <a title="Nervous tummy: why you might get the runs before a first date" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/nervous-tummy-why-you-might-get-the-runs-before-a-first-date-106925/" aria-label="Read more about Nervous tummy: why you might get the runs before a first date">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Redmond, Sir Gerard Brennan Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney It has taken years, but after votes in the Senate and House of Representatives last week, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. It’ll take effect on January 1. But what difference will it make? ... <a title="At last, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. Here’s what you’ll need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/at-last-australia-has-a-modern-slavery-act-heres-what-youll-need-to-know-107885/" aria-label="Read more about At last, Australia has a Modern Slavery Act. Here’s what you’ll need to know">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Literature, Popular Entertainment Studies and Science in Fiction Studies, Australian National University Dr Frank-N-furter, the snappy alpha-alien who stars in The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show, is one of the most memorable characters to grace the stage and screen in recent decades. ... <a title="Violent clowns and panto dames: the origins of Rocky Horror’s Frank-N-furter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/violent-clowns-and-panto-dames-the-origins-of-rocky-horrors-frank-n-furter-104003/" aria-label="Read more about Violent clowns and panto dames: the origins of Rocky Horror’s Frank-N-furter">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Morgan, Research Fellow in Environmental Policy and Planning, Griffith University International leaders and policymakers gathering in Katowice, Poland, for the 24th annual round of UN climate talks know that they have plenty of work to do. They are hoping to make progress on the Paris Agreement ... <a title="As they meet in Poland for the next steps, nations are struggling to agree on how the ambitions of the Paris Agreement can be realised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/as-they-meet-in-poland-for-the-next-steps-nations-are-struggling-to-agree-on-how-the-ambitions-of-the-paris-agreement-can-be-realised-107712/" aria-label="Read more about As they meet in Poland for the next steps, nations are struggling to agree on how the ambitions of the Paris Agreement can be realised">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2018
By Tony Firman of Tirto in Surabaya A protest action by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Indonesia’s East Java provincial capital of Surabaya yesterday demanding self-determination for West Papua has been attacked by a group of ormas (social or mass organisations). Police later raided Papuan student dormitories in the evening and detained 233 students ... <a title="Nationalist thugs attack Papuan pro-independence rally in Surabaya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/nationalist-thugs-attack-papuan-pro-independence-rally-in-surabaya/" aria-label="Read more about Nationalist thugs attack Papuan pro-independence rally in Surabaya">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2018
An unnamed Papuan student beaten during the December 1 West Papuan flag demonstration in Surabaya, Indonesia. Human rights sources report more than 300 arrests by Indonesian authorities. Image: Humam rights sources Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Hundreds of Papuan students faced off with counterprotesters in Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya today in a rally calling ... <a title="Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/02/surabaya-counterprotest-300-arrested-in-west-papua-flag-demonstrations/" aria-label="Read more about Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2018
Keynote speakers Associate Professor Kabini Sanga from Victoria University and Dr Alisi Holani (right), deputy CEO of the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation and Labour (MCCTIL) in Tonga. They spoke about a “rich gap” and other issues affecting Pacific media reportage. Image: Tom Blessen/PMC By Sri KrishnamurthiThe NZ Institute for Pacific Research will cease ... <a title="Pioneering NZ Pacific research initiative to make ‘reset’ change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/01/pioneering-nz-pacific-research-initiative-to-make-reset-change/" aria-label="Read more about Pioneering NZ Pacific research initiative to make ‘reset’ change">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2018
EMTV journalist Scott Waide … “Papua New Guinea is a democracy and the media is free to hold those in authority to account.” Image: PMC By Blessen Tom Pacific media freedom and ignorance of Pacific issues by mainstream media in New Zealand are growing challenges for the region, says a journalism academic “There are so ... <a title="Media freedom in Pacific a growing challenge, says journalism academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/01/media-freedom-in-pacific-a-growing-challenge-says-journalism-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Media freedom in Pacific a growing challenge, says journalism academic">Read more</a>
