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Friday essay: 50 shades of Shakespeare – how the Bard sexed things up

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Kells, Adjunct Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, La Trobe University It’s hard to imagine a more literary or successful author than William Shakespeare, formerly of Stratford-upon-Avon. Around the world his plays are widely taught and expensively performed. Journalists and scholars look to him ... <a title="Friday essay: 50 shades of Shakespeare – how the Bard sexed things up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/friday-essay-50-shades-of-shakespeare-how-the-bard-sexed-things-up-106783/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: 50 shades of Shakespeare – how the Bard sexed things up">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Labor’s energy policy is savvy – now is it scare-proof?

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Hours before Bill Shorten delivered his energy policy on Thursday, Scott Morrison’s office had circulated an attack. Labor’s plan was for a “carbon tax”; the proposed subsidy for “pink batteries” would leave households “$8000 out of pocket”. It was a ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Labor’s energy policy is savvy – now is it scare-proof?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/grattan-on-friday-labors-energy-policy-is-savvy-now-is-it-scare-proof-107451/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Labor’s energy policy is savvy – now is it scare-proof?">Read more</a>

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Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Ralph, Associate Professor; Director, Global and Tropical Health, Menzies School of Health Research Australian First Nations people waiting for appointments at Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations around the country will now see culturally relevant and locally produced content on the waiting room TVs. Aboriginal Health TV, ... <a title="Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/words-from-arnhem-land-aboriginal-health-messages-need-to-be-made-with-us-rather-than-for-us-100655/" aria-label="Read more about Words from Arnhem land: Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us">Read more</a>

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How Australia’s Mandarin speakers get their news

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney The question of how much influence the Chinese government wields on the Mandarin-speaking community in Australia has been of increasing interest in recent months. But until now, there has been little data about how the ... <a title="How Australia’s Mandarin speakers get their news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/how-australias-mandarin-speakers-get-their-news-106917/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s Mandarin speakers get their news">Read more</a>

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It’s still worth it for overseas students to study in Australia, but universities could be doing more

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Hare, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne For years, it has been predicted the increasing number of students flowing into the graduate jobs market would result in falling salaries, underemployment, and students taking on second and third degrees to get an edge in the competitive jobs marketplace. ... <a title="It’s still worth it for overseas students to study in Australia, but universities could be doing more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/its-still-worth-it-for-overseas-students-to-study-in-australia-but-universities-could-be-doing-more-107180/" aria-label="Read more about It’s still worth it for overseas students to study in Australia, but universities could be doing more">Read more</a>

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China’s legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hubert Cheung, PhD Candidate in Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland The Chinese government will be reopening the nation’s domestic rhino horn trade, overturning a ban that has stood since 1993. An outcry since the announcement has led to the postponement of the lifting of the ban, ... <a title="China’s legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/chinas-legalisation-of-rhino-horn-trade-disaster-or-opportunity-106770/" aria-label="Read more about China’s legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?">Read more</a>

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Why we should remember Boorong, Bennelong’s third wife, who is buried beside him

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Lake, Honorary Associate, Department of History, University of Sydney More than 200 years after Woollarawarre Bennelong’s death, the NSW government has purchased the land where he is buried. On the north side of the Parramatta river, the unmarked grave site will be turned into a memorial ... <a title="Why we should remember Boorong, Bennelong’s third wife, who is buried beside him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/why-we-should-remember-boorong-bennelongs-third-wife-who-is-buried-beside-him-107280/" aria-label="Read more about Why we should remember Boorong, Bennelong’s third wife, who is buried beside him">Read more</a>

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Here’s a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Metcalf, Researcher in Environmental and Organisational Psychology, Macquarie University Appearing before the banking royal commission, the newly appointed head of the Commonwealth Bank, Matt Comyn, has held out the prospect of ethical leadership making a difference. He revealed that for more than a year as head ... <a title="Here’s a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/heres-a-tip-that-could-make-banks-phenomenally-successful-radical-honesty-106931/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty">Read more</a>

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With China-US tensions on the rise, does Australia need a new defence strategy?

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Raymond, Research fellow, Australian National University There is no evidence that China has ever contemplated using its nuclear weapons to coerce another state. Instead, China has maintained a “no first use policy” on nuclear weapons. Surprising as it may sound to many, China wants to build ... <a title="With China-US tensions on the rise, does Australia need a new defence strategy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/with-china-us-tensions-on-the-rise-does-australia-need-a-new-defence-strategy-106515/" aria-label="Read more about With China-US tensions on the rise, does Australia need a new defence strategy?">Read more</a>

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It’s hard to think about, but frail older women in nursing homes get sexually abused too

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University We don’t often think of older women being victims of sexual assault, but such assaults occur in many settings and circumstances, including in nursing homes. Our research, published this week in the ... <a title="It’s hard to think about, but frail older women in nursing homes get sexually abused too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/its-hard-to-think-about-but-frail-older-women-in-nursing-homes-get-sexually-abused-too-107013/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to think about, but frail older women in nursing homes get sexually abused too">Read more</a>

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Asians out! Not in this suburb. Not in this apartment

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alanna Kamp, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Australian Cultural Geography, Western Sydney University This is the fourth article in our series, Australian Cities in the Asian Century. These articles draw on newly published research, in a special issue of Geographical Research, into how Australian cities are being influenced ... <a title="Asians out! Not in this suburb. Not in this apartment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/asians-out-not-in-this-suburb-not-in-this-apartment-103919/" aria-label="Read more about Asians out! Not in this suburb. Not in this apartment">Read more</a>

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A decade after the invention of the smartphone, we’re about to find out how we use our time

November 22, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn Craig, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Melbourne Much has changed since 2006 about the way we use our time. Back then we didn’t have iPhones, iPads, Tinder, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, or machines that could play us streamed music, check our heart rates ... <a title="A decade after the invention of the smartphone, we’re about to find out how we use our time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/22/a-decade-after-the-invention-of-the-smartphone-were-about-to-find-out-how-we-use-our-time-107195/" aria-label="Read more about A decade after the invention of the smartphone, we’re about to find out how we use our time">Read more</a>