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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Banki, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney Social media has given us valuable access to the actions of both the military and anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, but a communication blackout may be coming. The country’s military seized control of the government on February ... <a title="Thanks to the internet, we know what’s happening in Myanmar. But a communication blackout may be near" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/thanks-to-the-internet-we-know-whats-happening-in-myanmar-but-a-communication-blackout-may-be-near-156127/" aria-label="Read more about Thanks to the internet, we know what’s happening in Myanmar. But a communication blackout may be near">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University Australian women have been most effective, politically, when they have harnessed their collective rage and turned it into action. They need to do it again now. Like many Australians, I was delighted when activist Grace Tame was named the 2021 ... <a title="Women are (rightly) angry. Now they need a plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/women-are-rightly-angry-now-they-need-a-plan-156286/" aria-label="Read more about Women are (rightly) angry. Now they need a plan">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Millar, Lecturer, La Trobe University South Australia this week became the final Australian jurisdiction to partially decriminalise abortion. The Termination of Pregnancy Bill passed the state’s upper house on Tuesday, meaning abortion will be moved out of the criminal code and instead regulated under health law. ... <a title="Abortion is no longer a crime in Australia. But legal hurdles to access remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/abortion-is-no-longer-a-crime-in-australia-but-legal-hurdles-to-access-remain-156215/" aria-label="Read more about Abortion is no longer a crime in Australia. But legal hurdles to access remain">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO The global pandemic has seen an unprecedented drop in global emissions, with carbon dioxide down about 7% (or 2.6 billion tonnes) in 2020 overall compared to 2019. But ... <a title="We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/weve-made-progress-to-curb-global-emissions-but-its-a-fraction-of-whats-needed-156114/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Zaphir, Researcher for the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland The narratives that define our culture are subtle sometimes. We all like the shared belief that hard work has good outcomes. For instance, you go to school to get a job. If ... <a title="No, people aren’t unemployed because they’re lazy. We should stop teaching children myths about work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/no-people-arent-unemployed-because-theyre-lazy-we-should-stop-teaching-children-myths-about-work-153643/" aria-label="Read more about No, people aren’t unemployed because they’re lazy. We should stop teaching children myths about work">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonja Pedell, Associate Professor and Director, Future Self and Design Living Lab, Swinburne University of Technology Senior citizens need help and encouragement to remain active as they age in their own communities. Given the choice, that’s what most would prefer. The smart city can provide the digital ... <a title="This is how we create the age-friendly smart city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/this-is-how-we-create-the-age-friendly-smart-city-152973/" aria-label="Read more about This is how we create the age-friendly smart city">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, recently announced his company had bought US$1.5 billion (almost A$2 billion) of Bitcoin. The announcement led to a flurry of enthusiasm and a quick surge in ... <a title="Bitcoin: this year I stand to make $200 million more than Elon Musk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/bitcoin-this-year-i-stand-to-make-200-million-more-than-elon-musk-155469/" aria-label="Read more about Bitcoin: this year I stand to make $200 million more than Elon Musk">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland Review: More Than Words: The Making of the Macquarie Dictionary by Pat Manser (Pan Macmillan) In 1973 Pat Manser answered an advertisement in the Sydney Morning Herald seeking a research assistant to work on phonetic transcriptions for a dictionary ... <a title="Youse wouldn’t believe it: a new book charts the 11-year making of a ‘people’s dictionary’ for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/youse-wouldnt-believe-it-a-new-book-charts-the-11-year-making-of-a-peoples-dictionary-for-australia-155366/" aria-label="Read more about Youse wouldn’t believe it: a new book charts the 11-year making of a ‘people’s dictionary’ for Australia">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University There’s one graph that sums up both the good and not-yet-as-good detailed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Wednesday’s national accounts press conference. It’s a graph of the level of Australia’s gross domestic product – how ... <a title="GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs tell the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/gdp-is-v-shaped-but-not-yet-good-these-three-graphs-tell-the-story-156372/" aria-label="Read more about GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs tell the story">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Christian Porter’s denial of the historical rape allegation is unequivocal, but it won’t draw a line under the issue for him or for the Morrison government. Porter declares he’s determined to stay in his job, saying to quit would mean ... <a title="View from The Hill: Despite his denial, Christian Porter will struggle with the ‘Caesar’s wife’ test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/view-from-the-hill-despite-his-denial-christian-porter-will-struggle-with-the-caesars-wife-test-156412/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Despite his denial, Christian Porter will struggle with the ‘Caesar’s wife’ test">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University There’s one graph that sums up both the good and not-yet-as-good detailed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Wednesday’s national accounts press conference. It’s a graph of the level of Australia’s gross domestic product – how ... <a title="GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs show us how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/04/gdp-is-v-shaped-but-not-yet-good-these-three-graphs-show-us-how-156372/" aria-label="Read more about GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs show us how">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University There’s one graph that sums up both the good and not-as-good detailed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at Wednesday’s national accounts press conference. It’s a graph of the level of Australia’s gross domestic product – how ... <a title="GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs tell us how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/03/gdp-is-v-shaped-but-not-yet-good-these-three-graphs-tell-us-how-156372/" aria-label="Read more about GDP is V-shaped, but not yet good. These three graphs tell us how">Read more</a>
