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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trisia Farrelly, Senior Lecturer, Massey University New Zealand is ranked the third-most-wasteful country in the OECD. New Zealanders produce five times the global daily average of waste per person – and they are getting more wasteful, producing 35% more than a decade ago. These statistics are likely ... <a title="Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ’s plastic waste crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/why-municipal-waste-to-energy-incineration-is-not-the-answer-to-nzs-plastic-waste-crisis-126824/" aria-label="Read more about Why municipal waste-to-energy incineration is not the answer to NZ’s plastic waste crisis">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Macquarie University It has been called “the robbery of the century”. Martin Shields and Nicholas Diable, two British investment bankers, are on trial in Germany for helping structure a massive tax evasion scheme, known as cum-ex trading, that has siphoned up ... <a title="The robbery of the century: the cum-ex trading scandal and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/the-robbery-of-the-century-the-cum-ex-trading-scandal-and-why-it-matters-124417/" aria-label="Read more about The robbery of the century: the cum-ex trading scandal and why it matters">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Two judges in the High Court of Australia this morning referred Cardinal George Pell’s application for special leave to appeal his convictions to a full bench of the High Court. While not a full grant of special ... <a title="What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/what-did-the-high-court-decide-in-the-pell-case-and-what-happens-now-126757/" aria-label="Read more about What did the High Court decide in the Pell case? And what happens now?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stanley Shanapinda, Research Fellow, La Trobe University Yesterday, New South Wales and Queensland issued fire warnings classified as either “catastrophic”, “severe” or “extreme” – and these conditions will remain in the coming days. The Bureau of Meteorology’s fire danger rating for Wednesday, November 13. RFS QLD Areas ... <a title="As flames encroach, those at risk may lose phone signal when they need it most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/as-flames-encroach-those-at-risk-may-lose-phone-signal-when-they-need-it-most-126827/" aria-label="Read more about As flames encroach, those at risk may lose phone signal when they need it most">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Tiller, Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser – Public Health Genomics, Monash University In the past week, news has spread of a Florida judge’s decision to grant a warrant allowing police to search one of the world’s largest online DNA databases, for leads in a criminal case. ... <a title="If you’ve given your DNA to a DNA database, US police may now have access to it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/if-youve-given-your-dna-to-a-dna-database-us-police-may-now-have-access-to-it-126680/" aria-label="Read more about If you’ve given your DNA to a DNA database, US police may now have access to it">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Griffin, Lecturer, La Trobe University Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, we are witnessing a wave of legal reforms across Australia aimed at helping survivors seek justice. Most visibly, there is the National Redress Scheme, which provides victims access to counselling, ... <a title="Victims of child sex abuse still face significant legal barriers suing churches – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/victims-of-child-sex-abuse-still-face-significant-legal-barriers-suing-churches-heres-why-126510/" aria-label="Read more about Victims of child sex abuse still face significant legal barriers suing churches – here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia It’s 25 years since the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) was published. The manual is the clinical “bible” that defines the criteria for the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions, ... <a title="It’s 25 years since we redefined autism – here’s what we’ve learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/its-25-years-since-we-redefined-autism-heres-what-weve-learnt-125053/" aria-label="Read more about It’s 25 years since we redefined autism – here’s what we’ve learnt">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frédérik Saltré, Research Fellow in Ecology, Flinders University For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy every ecosystem on Earth. The flip side to this explosion of new species is that species extinctions have also always been part of the ... <a title="What is a ‘mass extinction’ and are we in one now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/what-is-a-mass-extinction-and-are-we-in-one-now-122535/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘mass extinction’ and are we in one now?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Petterson, Professor of Geology, Auckland University of Technology CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: how growth in population and consumption drives planetary change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/climate-explained-how-growth-in-population-and-consumption-drives-planetary-change-126671/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how growth in population and consumption drives planetary change">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glen Fuller, Associate Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra Once upon a time when something was simple to do we said: “It’s as easy as riding a bike.” But switching from driving a car to riding a bike as one’s main means of transport is anything ... <a title="Own a bike you never ride? We need to learn how to fail better at active transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/own-a-bike-you-never-ride-we-need-to-learn-how-to-fail-better-at-active-transport-126112/" aria-label="Read more about Own a bike you never ride? We need to learn how to fail better at active transport">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Kinsella, Professor of Literature and Environment, Curtin University I start with a disclaimer: I am a UWA Publishing poet. I have published a book of poetry with them (as well as a novel), and have two books forthcoming with them in 2020 — The Weave, a ... <a title="UWA Publishing has helped take Australian poetry into the world. Its closure would be catastrophic for poets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/uwa-publishing-has-helped-take-australian-poetry-into-the-world-its-closure-would-be-catastrophic-for-poets-126821/" aria-label="Read more about UWA Publishing has helped take Australian poetry into the world. Its closure would be catastrophic for poets">Read more</a>
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November 13, 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. Education Audrey Young (Herald): Why Education Minister Hipkins has shot to the top of the class (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Chris Hipkins pushes schools co-operation over rivalry in school reform ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 13 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-13-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 13 2019">Read more</a>
