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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Co-Leader, ‘Data as a Source of Market Power’ Research Stream of The Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW We need new laws to monitor and curb the power wielded by Google, Facebook and other powerful digital platforms, ... <a title="ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/accc-wants-to-curb-digital-platform-power-but-enforcement-is-tricky-107791/" aria-label="Read more about ACCC wants to curb digital platform power – but enforcement is tricky">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Stevenson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Studies Group, University of the Free State Mary Poppins first flew down from a hazy London skyline to care for Jane and Michael Banks in a children’s book published in 1934. Julie Andrews immortalised the character on screen in the celebrated ... <a title="Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes’ success?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/will-the-new-mary-poppins-film-acknowledge-the-suffragettes-success-106771/" aria-label="Read more about Will the new Mary Poppins film acknowledge the suffragettes’ success?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Program Director – Health and Physical Education, Maths/Science, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania Many teenagers spend a lot of time being sedentary (sitting or lying down) at school or work, when travelling and during their free time. Modern conveniences such as smart phones, computers ... <a title="How much physical activity should teenagers do, and how can they get enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/how-much-physical-activity-should-teenagers-do-and-how-can-they-get-enough-102709/" aria-label="Read more about How much physical activity should teenagers do, and how can they get enough?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Christmas spirit at a Human Rights Day rally in the Papuan capital of Jayapura this week. Image: Voice Westpapua Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Indonesian police should investigate a Papuan armed group’s killing of at least 17 people, including a soldier, at a construction area in Nduga in Papua’s densely forested Central Highlands earlier this month, ... <a title="Human rights watchdog calls for police probe into ‘unclear’ Papua killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/human-rights-watchdog-calls-for-police-probe-into-unclear-papua-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Human rights watchdog calls for police probe into ‘unclear’ Papua killings">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Efron, Associate Professor, Royal Children’s Hospital The rate of medications dispensed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged 17 and under increased by 30% between 2013-14 and 2016-17. The Australian Atlas for Healthcare Variation, released today, shows around 14,000 prescriptions were dispensed per 100,000 children ... <a title="ADHD prescriptions are going up, but that doesn’t mean we’re over-medicating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/adhd-prescriptions-are-going-up-but-that-doesnt-mean-were-over-medicating-108474/" aria-label="Read more about ADHD prescriptions are going up, but that doesn’t mean we’re over-medicating">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University When US Vice President Mike Pence got to his feet at the conservative Hudson Institute in Washington on October 4, it was clear that US-China relations were entering a new, certainly fractious, possibly destructive phase. In those ... <a title="Huawei executive’s arrest will further test an already shaky US-China relationship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/huawei-executives-arrest-will-further-test-an-already-shaky-us-china-relationship-108478/" aria-label="Read more about Huawei executive’s arrest will further test an already shaky US-China relationship">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
A new documentary Subject to Change, a collection of interviews and personal stories from across the Pacific, explores the impact of climate change. Video: MFAT Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Two young women students are the driving force who created a new documentary titled Subject to Change which highlights the climate change challenges faced by Pacific ... <a title="Pacific voices tell stories of climate change reality in new documentary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/pacific-voices-tell-stories-of-climate-change-reality-in-new-documentary/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific voices tell stories of climate change reality in new documentary">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Morey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University In 1846 Melbourne was gripped by a panic: a story had spread that a white woman had been shipwrecked off the coast of Gippsland and was living with Aboriginal people. “Expeditions” were sent to “rescue” ... <a title="Recovered Aboriginal songs offer clues to 19th century mystery of the shipwrecked ‘white woman’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/recovered-aboriginal-songs-offer-clues-to-19th-century-mystery-of-the-shipwrecked-white-woman-108070/" aria-label="Read more about Recovered Aboriginal songs offer clues to 19th century mystery of the shipwrecked ‘white woman’">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Russell, Research Associate, UNSW The over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is one of our nation’s most significant human rights concerns. Data released last week show the number of people imprisoned in Australia has continued to rise. The rate of Indigenous incarceration has increased ... <a title="As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/as-indigenous-incarceration-rates-keep-rising-justice-reinvestment-offers-a-solution-107610/" aria-label="Read more about As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Parker, Professor of Physical Activity and Mental Health, Victoria University Adolescence is a critical time for the development of mental health problems. In fact, depression is most likely to occur during adolescence and young adulthood. It’s the leading cause of disability in young people worldwide. At ... <a title="How physical activity in Australian schools can help prevent depression in young people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/how-physical-activity-in-australian-schools-can-help-prevent-depression-in-young-people-107889/" aria-label="Read more about How physical activity in Australian schools can help prevent depression in young people">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Silvia Tavares, Lecturer in Urban Design, James Cook University “What happens if the water temperature rises by a few degrees?” is the 2018 International Year of the Reef leading question. While the ocean is the focus, urbanisation is the main reason for the rising temperatures and water ... <a title="Cities can grow without wrecking reefs and oceans. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/cities-can-grow-without-wrecking-reefs-and-oceans-heres-how-107263/" aria-label="Read more about Cities can grow without wrecking reefs and oceans. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sacha Molitorisz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Media Transition, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released the preliminary report of its Digital Platforms Inquiry, and Google and Facebook won’t be happy. Rather than adopting a gently-gently approach, the ACCC ... <a title="Digital platforms. Why the ACCC’s proposals for Google and Facebook matter big time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/11/digital-platforms-why-the-acccs-proposals-for-google-and-facebook-matter-big-time-108501/" aria-label="Read more about Digital platforms. Why the ACCC’s proposals for Google and Facebook matter big time">Read more</a>
