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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology The National Library of Australia has just launched its Australian Web Archive – a massive, freely accessible collection of content that provides a historical record of the development of world wide web content in Australia over more than ... <a title="The Australian Web Archive is a momentous achievement – but things will get harder from here" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/the-australian-web-archive-is-a-momentous-achievement-but-things-will-get-harder-from-here-113542/" aria-label="Read more about The Australian Web Archive is a momentous achievement – but things will get harder from here">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Isdale, Postgraduate Research Student, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland The High Court has decided, for the first time, the approach that should be taken to resolving native title compensation claims. In a previous article, we said it would be “the most significant ... <a title="Landmark High Court decision guides how compensation for native title losses will be determined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/landmark-high-court-decision-guides-how-compensation-for-native-title-losses-will-be-determined-113346/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark High Court decision guides how compensation for native title losses will be determined">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Davies, Team Leader, CSIRO While the much-derided “latte set” are stereotyped as the biggest worriers about climate change, it’s the chardonnay crowd who are acutely feeling its effects. Australia’s wine industry is both world-renowned and economically significant, with around A$5.6 billion in sales in 2016–17, and ... <a title="A warning for wine-lovers: climate change is messing with your favourite tipple’s timing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/a-warning-for-wine-lovers-climate-change-is-messing-with-your-favourite-tipples-timing-112865/" aria-label="Read more about A warning for wine-lovers: climate change is messing with your favourite tipple’s timing">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Farmer, Senior Research Officer, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS ... <a title="Curious Kids: what is a headache? Is it our brain hurting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/curious-kids-what-is-a-headache-is-it-our-brain-hurting-112951/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what is a headache? Is it our brain hurting?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some ... <a title="An impaired sense of smell can signal cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/an-impaired-sense-of-smell-can-signal-cognitive-decline-but-smell-training-could-help-107606/" aria-label="Read more about An impaired sense of smell can signal cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
NASA representatives, including Dr Linus Digim’Rina, talking to journalists at the University of Papua New Guinea. Image: Alan Robson/PMC By RNZ Pacific A new council at the university of Papua New Guinea could soon be appointed, says an academic who led last week’s staff boycott at the country’s main national university. Dr Linus Digim’Rina, head ... <a title="UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/upng-may-get-new-council-says-staff-boycott-academic/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Groups denounce cyberattacks against several independent media websites in the Philippines. Image: Kodao Productions/Global Voices By Mong Palatino in Manila Several media groups in the Philippines marked the World Day Against Cyber Censorship this week by holding a protest to denounce the ongoing cyberattacks against their websites which they claim are backed by the government. ... <a title="Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/filipino-groups-denounce-cyberattacks-against-independent-media/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Young Australians are more connected, educated and informed than previous generations. They are also more likely to have higher debt and less economic independence into their 30s. Many feel excluded from traditional politics and policy ... <a title="Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/young-voters-may-hold-the-key-to-the-nsw-state-election-heres-why-113190/" aria-label="Read more about Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here’s why">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dimitri Perrin, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Remember the global outrage four months ago at world-first claims a researcher had used the gene editing tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls? The molecular scissors known as CRISPR (CRISPR/cas9 in full) allow scientists to modify ... <a title="Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/experts-call-for-halt-to-crispr-editing-that-allows-gene-changes-to-pass-on-to-children-113463/" aria-label="Read more about Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Wolf, Postdoctoral Fellow, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Melbourne As we age, we often have problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not be able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some ... <a title="An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/an-impaired-sense-of-smell-often-signals-cognitive-decline-but-smell-training-could-help-107606/" aria-label="Read more about An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but ‘smell training’ could help">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Humans love optimism. It’s a no-brainer – optimism makes us feel good and wanting more. This attraction has deep neurological roots that affect both our brain functions and how we process new information. For this reason, optimism is ... <a title="How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/how-and-why-to-stay-optimistic-when-it-feels-like-the-environment-is-falling-apart-113461/" aria-label="Read more about How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute Sydney is awash with construction activity – new motorways, light rail and the Metro project are all part of an infrastructure deluge. And as New South Wales voters head to the polls, the two major parties keep raining ... <a title="How the NSW election promises on transport add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/14/how-the-nsw-election-promises-on-transport-add-up-112531/" aria-label="Read more about How the NSW election promises on transport add up">Read more</a>
