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Month: September 2019

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Friday essay: The Australian art market has flatlined. What can be done to revive it?

September 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr David Challis, Postdoctoral researcher and sessional tutor, University of Melbourne In the market parlance of boom and bust cycles, the Australian art market has long been leaning towards the latter. Over the past decade, it has performed very poorly. According to Australian Art Sales Digest, the ... <a title="Friday essay: The Australian art market has flatlined. What can be done to revive it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/friday-essay-the-australian-art-market-has-flatlined-what-can-be-done-to-revive-it-122932/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: The Australian art market has flatlined. What can be done to revive it?">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s dance with Donald gets up Beijing’s nose

September 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has a good deal riding on Donald Trump winning re-election next year. During his week in the United States, the Prime Minister tied himself to the President to a remarkable degree. Morrison will want the trip’s enduring images ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s dance with Donald gets up Beijing’s nose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrisons-dance-with-donald-gets-up-beijings-nose-124287/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s dance with Donald gets up Beijing’s nose">Read more</a>

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The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politicians

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The UK Supreme Court’s finding that Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament (or prorogation) was unlawful has raised the question of whether similar judicial action could be taken to challenge a controversial prorogation in Australia. There have been several ... <a title="The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/the-uk-supreme-court-ruling-on-suspending-parliament-is-a-warning-for-australian-politicians-124263/" aria-label="Read more about The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politicians">Read more</a>

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Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University The Australian Capital Territory took the next step towards regulation of the illicit drug market yesterday with new legislation passing through parliament. The legislation, which won’t come into effect until January 31, 2020, allows cultivation and ... <a title="Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/home-grown-cannabis-to-be-legal-in-the-act-now-what-124268/" aria-label="Read more about Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?">Read more</a>

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Dishing the dirt: sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike W Morley, Senior research fellow, Flinders University Denisova Cave in Siberia’s Altai Mountains is one of the world’s most important archaeological sites. It is famous for preserving evidence of three early human groups: Neanderthals, early Homo sapiens, and a third group known as the Denisovans. Fossil ... <a title="Dishing the dirt: sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/dishing-the-dirt-sediments-reveal-a-famous-early-human-cave-site-was-also-home-to-hyenas-and-wolves-122458/" aria-label="Read more about Dishing the dirt: sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves">Read more</a>

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Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump’s ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Two weeks after the September 12 Democratic presidential debate, Joe Biden continues to lead with 29.0% in the RealClearPolitics Democratic national average, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 21.4%, Bernie Sanders at 17.3%, Pete Buttigieg at ... <a title="Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump’s ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/warren-placed-second-after-biden-as-trumps-ratings-rise-but-could-the-impeachment-scandal-make-a-difference-123989/" aria-label="Read more about Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump’s ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?">Read more</a>

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Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ferrie, Senior Lecturer, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney A quantum computer may have solved a problem in minutes that would take the fastest conventional supercomputer more than 10,000 years. A draft of a paper by Google researchers laying out ... <a title="Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/why-are-scientists-so-excited-about-a-recently-claimed-quantum-computing-milestone-124082/" aria-label="Read more about Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?">Read more</a>

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A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate change is altering the world’s seas and ice at an unprecedented rate. Australia depends on the ocean that surrounds us for our health and prosperity. So what does this mean for ... <a title="A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/a-landmark-report-confirms-australia-is-girt-by-hotter-higher-seas-but-theres-still-time-to-act-124096/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act">Read more</a>

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A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate change is altering the world’s seas and ice at an unprecedented rate. Australia depends on the ocean that surrounds us for our health and prosperity. So what does this mean for ... <a title="A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/a-landmark-report-confirms-australia-is-girt-by-hotter-higher-seas-but-there-is-still-time-to-act-124096/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act">Read more</a>

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Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has used his address to the United Nations to strongly defend the government’s performance on climate change, declaring defiantly Australia was “doing our bit” and “we reject any suggestion to the contrary”. In a speech concentrating on Australia’s ... <a title="Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/defiant-scott-morrison-tells-the-world-australia-is-doing-our-bit-on-climate-change-124269/" aria-label="Read more about Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change">Read more</a>

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Defiant Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change

September 26, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has used his address to the United Nations to strongly defend the government’s performance on climate change, declaring defiantly Australia was “doing our bit” and “we reject any suggestion to the contrary”. In a speech concentrating on Australia’s ... <a title="Defiant Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/defiant-morrison-tells-the-world-australia-is-doing-our-bit-on-climate-change-124269/" aria-label="Read more about Defiant Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 26 2019

September 26, 2019

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Ardern in New York Peter Dunne: Ardern’s rhetoric on climate change not matched by domestic reality Derek Cheng (Herald): Only five countries sign up for NZ’s trade agreement to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 26 2019">Read more</a>