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Month: April 2021

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Privacy erosion by design: why the Federal Court should throw the book at Google over location data tracking

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has had a significant win against Google. The Federal Court found Google misled some Android users about how to disable personal location tracking. Will this decision actually change the behaviour of ... <a title="Privacy erosion by design: why the Federal Court should throw the book at Google over location data tracking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/privacy-erosion-by-design-why-the-federal-court-should-throw-the-book-at-google-over-location-data-tracking-159206/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy erosion by design: why the Federal Court should throw the book at Google over location data tracking">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Canada Overtakes USA in Covid-19 Cases Per Million

April 19, 2021

Analysis by Keith Rankin – Covid-19: British Isles and Neo-European Countries Canada has overtaken the United States in the last week, with over 200 daily cases per million people, with the worst growth zones being Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. However, the United States has some states that are worse, especially Michigan with around 900 ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Canada Overtakes USA in Covid-19 Cases Per Million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-canada-overtakes-usa-in-covid-19-cases-per-million/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Canada Overtakes USA in Covid-19 Cases Per Million">Read more</a>

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Grand theft art world: Netflix probe into history’s biggest gallery heist is a rollicking story of lapses and loss

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ted Snell, Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University Review: This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist, directed by Colin Barnicle. After dreaming for many years of visiting Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, I was surprised by its dour presence when I finally arrived on its doorstep. ... <a title="Grand theft art world: Netflix probe into history’s biggest gallery heist is a rollicking story of lapses and loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/grand-theft-art-world-netflix-probe-into-historys-biggest-gallery-heist-is-a-rollicking-story-of-lapses-and-loss-159054/" aria-label="Read more about Grand theft art world: Netflix probe into history’s biggest gallery heist is a rollicking story of lapses and loss">Read more</a>

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As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns?

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Munsie, Deputy Director – Centre for Stem Cell Systems and Head of Engagements, Ethics & Policy Program, Stem Cells Australia, The University of Melbourne The recent announcement that scientists have made human-monkey embryos and cultured them in the lab for two weeks made international headlines. The ... <a title="As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/as-scientists-move-closer-to-making-part-human-part-animal-organisms-what-are-the-concerns-159049/" aria-label="Read more about As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 19 2021

April 19, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.  Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Housing crisis Reuters: ‘Explosion of wealth inequality’ as housing boom leaves many behind – economist Dan Satherley (Newshub): Housing crisis: Price ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 19 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-19-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 19 2021">Read more</a>

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Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris O’Neill, Research fellow, Monash University COVID-19 lockdowns were a huge disruption for Australian universities. With students unable to come to campus, many universities turned to “online proctoring solutions” to monitor students during exam time. Many of these systems rely on automated facial recognition or detection, often ... <a title="Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/online-exam-monitoring-is-now-common-in-australian-universities-but-is-it-here-to-stay-159074/" aria-label="Read more about Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?">Read more</a>

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Now for some better news: 9 Australians fighting for gender equality and making a difference

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blair Williams, Research Fellow, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL), Australian National University It feels like every day brings more harrowing claims of harassment, bullying and abuse of women in our community. In the space of just two months, we have seen Brittany Higgins’ claims she was ... <a title="Now for some better news: 9 Australians fighting for gender equality and making a difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/now-for-some-better-news-9-australians-fighting-for-gender-equality-and-making-a-difference-158127/" aria-label="Read more about Now for some better news: 9 Australians fighting for gender equality and making a difference">Read more</a>

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Without evidence of real progress, NZ’s foreign policy towards China looks increasingly empty

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Very recently in the Bay of Bengal a naval exercise took place involving India, France, Japan and Australia. While it received little or no coverage in New Zealand, it nonetheless represented a foreign policy challenge as serious as any ... <a title="Without evidence of real progress, NZ’s foreign policy towards China looks increasingly empty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/without-evidence-of-real-progress-nzs-foreign-policy-towards-china-looks-increasingly-empty-158946/" aria-label="Read more about Without evidence of real progress, NZ’s foreign policy towards China looks increasingly empty">Read more</a>

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Next month’s federal budget is the time to stop talking about aged care and start fixing it

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Australia’s aged-care system is in a state of a disaster. The aged care royal commission’s final report, released last month, is just the latest in a decades-long string of depressing reports and inquiries exposing horrific abuse, neglect, and systemic failures. ... <a title="Next month’s federal budget is the time to stop talking about aged care and start fixing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/next-months-federal-budget-is-the-time-to-stop-talking-about-aged-care-and-start-fixing-it-158951/" aria-label="Read more about Next month’s federal budget is the time to stop talking about aged care and start fixing it">Read more</a>

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Attack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening $1.7 trillion bill

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University They’re one of the most damaging environmental forces on Earth. They’ve colonised pretty much every place humans have set foot ... <a title="Attack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening $1.7 trillion bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/attack-of-the-alien-invaders-pest-plants-and-animals-leave-a-frightening-1-7-trillion-bill-158628/" aria-label="Read more about Attack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening $1.7 trillion bill">Read more</a>

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Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, PhD Candidate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney People may think of comics and science as worlds apart, but they have been cross-pollinating each other in more than ways than one. Many classic comic book characters are inspired by biology such as ... <a title="Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/heroes-villains-biology-3-reasons-comic-books-are-great-science-teachers-143251/" aria-label="Read more about Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers">Read more</a>

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To abandon vaccination targets is to abandon the mantle of leadership

April 19, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Gahan, Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne The Australian government has abandoned its ambitious targets to have the adult population vaccinated by the end of October. It has, in fact, abandoned having any target. We all sometimes find ourselves in ... <a title="To abandon vaccination targets is to abandon the mantle of leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/to-abandon-vaccination-targets-is-to-abandon-the-mantle-of-leadership-159123/" aria-label="Read more about To abandon vaccination targets is to abandon the mantle of leadership">Read more</a>