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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaz Ross, Lecturer in Asian Studies, University of Tasmania This piece is part of a series on race and racism in Australia. The series examines this complex and incendiary topic, and the role it plays in contemporary Australia. In October, the ABC’s Background Briefing outlined how the ... <a title="How believers in ‘white genocide’ are spreading their hate-filled message in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/how-believers-in-white-genocide-are-spreading-their-hate-filled-message-in-australia-106605/" aria-label="Read more about How believers in ‘white genocide’ are spreading their hate-filled message in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristin Diemer, Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Four in ten Australians (42%) think sexual assault accusations are a way of getting back at men, according to the fourth National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS) on violence against women, released today. Almost the same proportion (43%) believe women ... <a title="Four in ten Australians think women lie about being victims of sexual assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/four-in-ten-australians-think-women-lie-about-being-victims-of-sexual-assault-107363/" aria-label="Read more about Four in ten Australians think women lie about being victims of sexual assault">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aleesha Rodriguez, Phd Student, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology A year ago today, Tesla’s big battery in South Australia began dispatching power to the state’s grid, one day ahead of schedule. By most accounts, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery has been a remarkable success. ... <a title="Happy birthday, SA’s big battery, and many happy returns (of your recyclable parts)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/happy-birthday-sas-big-battery-and-many-happy-returns-of-your-recyclable-parts-105739/" aria-label="Read more about Happy birthday, SA’s big battery, and many happy returns (of your recyclable parts)">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristelle Hudry, Senior Research Fellow, and Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, La Trobe University Much of the research about including children with autism in mainstream classrooms is focused on school-aged children. Growing numbers of children with autism are diagnosed in toddlerhood, so there is increasing relevance for ... <a title="Young children with autism can thrive in mainstream childcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/young-children-with-autism-can-thrive-in-mainstream-childcare-104936/" aria-label="Read more about Young children with autism can thrive in mainstream childcare">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Cleary, Research Fellow, School of Medicine, Griffith University The environmental movement is shifting away from focusing solely on raising awareness about environmental issues. Many environmental agencies and organisations now also aim to connect people with nature, and our new research suggests daily doses of urban nature ... <a title="Why daily doses of nature in the city matter for people and the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/why-daily-doses-of-nature-in-the-city-matter-for-people-and-the-planet-106918/" aria-label="Read more about Why daily doses of nature in the city matter for people and the planet">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW When I wrote a report for the McKell Institute about negative gearing, Switching Gears, in 2015, Australia had a housing affordability crisis and negative gearing was costing the budget A$4 billion per year. Three years on, Australia ... <a title="Vital Signs: why now is the right time to clamp down on negative gearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/vital-signs-why-now-is-the-right-time-to-clamp-down-on-negative-gearing-107370/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: why now is the right time to clamp down on negative gearing">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Bradley Smith, Senior Lecturer Creative Writing, Curtin University Garish (adjective) Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. -Oxford English Dictionary Stevie Nicks once wrote in her celebrated song Dreams, “Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?” As a lyricist, she gathered up ... <a title="Friday essay: garish feminism and the new poetic confessionalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/friday-essay-garish-feminism-and-the-new-poetic-confessionalism-106446/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: garish feminism and the new poetic confessionalism">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Many voters mightn’t thank Scott Morrison for confirming he plans to run the election date out to May. Given Canberra politics is so dysfunctional, it feels like prolonging the agony. With a widespread assumption that the government can’t recover, the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Crossbench women give Morrison a break after week from hell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/grattan-on-friday-crossbench-women-give-morrison-a-break-after-week-from-hell-107904/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Crossbench women give Morrison a break after week from hell">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
By Blessen Tom In a bold and innovative move for researchers, the two-day inaugural Oceans and Islands conference today brought together the brightest minds of the Pacific to demonstrate what they do. Oceans and Islands – a showcase for the region hosted by the NZ Institute for Pacific Research (NZIPR) – was opened by the ... <a title="Pacific’s brightest minds gather for Oceans and Islands research summit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/pacifics-brightest-minds-gather-for-oceans-and-islands-research-summit/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific’s brightest minds gather for Oceans and Islands research summit">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2018
T-shirts worn by family and supporters of the 19 Nauruans who were prosecuted by government for staging a protest outside of Parliament in 2015. Image: RNZP/Nauru 19/ Facebook By RNZ Pacific The group known as the Nauru 19 will go back to court next week in what will be the first sitting of the Nauru ... <a title="Nauru 19 to appear in first sitting of nation’s new Court of Appeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/30/nauru-19-to-appear-in-first-sitting-of-nations-new-court-of-appeal/" aria-label="Read more about Nauru 19 to appear in first sitting of nation’s new Court of Appeal">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2018
An AirCalin promotion poster at Tontouta International Airport, New Caledonia. Image: David Robie/PMC By RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s international airline, AirCalin, has been given tax rebates by France to buy two new Airbus airliners. The French High Commission in Noumea announced the Economics and Finance Ministry had approved the concession for the purchase of two ... <a title="France tax rebate to boost New Caledonia’s AirCalin airliner fleet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/29/france-tax-rebate-to-boost-new-caledonias-aircalin-airliner-fleet/" aria-label="Read more about France tax rebate to boost New Caledonia’s AirCalin airliner fleet">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eddie Synot, Academic, Learning Assistance Officer, GUMURRII Student Support Unit, Griffith Law School, Griffith University The Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples handed down its final report today. It follows the committee’s interim report, which noted significant community support ... <a title="The Indigenous community deserves a voice in the constitution. Will the nation finally listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/29/the-indigenous-community-deserves-a-voice-in-the-constitution-will-the-nation-finally-listen-107710/" aria-label="Read more about The Indigenous community deserves a voice in the constitution. Will the nation finally listen?">Read more</a>
