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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Sarkissian, Operations Scientist, CSIRO CSIRO, Author provided The CSIRO’s 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31 1961. At the time it was the most advanced radio telescope in the world, incorporating many innovative features that have since become standard in all large-dish antennas. Through ... <a title="60 years after it first gazed at the skies, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/60-years-after-it-first-gazed-at-the-skies-the-parkes-dish-is-still-making-breakthroughs-170753/" aria-label="Read more about 60 years after it first gazed at the skies, the Parkes dish is still making breakthroughs">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Keogh, Research Fellow, Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University Shutterstock Halloween movies often feature kids sitting around a campfire sharing gory, spooky stories, trying to get someone to scream in fear. This weekend you might be doing the same – sharing a horror story with friends. ... <a title="Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/not-spooked-by-halloween-ghost-stories-you-may-have-aphantasia-170712/" aria-label="Read more about Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne L. Bartlett, Associate Professor, UNSW The military coup in Sudan follows a longstanding pattern in which a short period of democracy in the country is brought to an abrupt, and often sticky, authoritarian end. This time, however, the stakes are higher than ever. Not only is ... <a title="Explainer: what Sudan’s coup is about and why the rest of the world needs to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/explainer-what-sudans-coup-is-about-and-why-the-rest-of-the-world-needs-to-act-170774/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what Sudan’s coup is about and why the rest of the world needs to act">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
In this video — one of several made while he was guest speaker at the Pacific Journalism Review’s 20th anniversary conference in Auckland in 2014 — Max Stahl talks about the betrayal of West Papua. Video: Pacific Media Centre By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Filmmaker and journalist Max Stahl, 66, has died after almost 30 ... <a title="Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/timor-lestes-true-hero-cameraman-max-stahl-who-exposed-indonesian-atrocities-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney Eric Risberg/AP Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will change its name to Meta, saying the move reflects the fact the company is now much broader than just the social media platform ... <a title="Facebook relaunches itself as ‘Meta’ in a clear bid to dominate the metaverse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/facebook-relaunches-itself-as-meta-in-a-clear-bid-to-dominate-the-metaverse-170543/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook relaunches itself as ‘Meta’ in a clear bid to dominate the metaverse">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT by Selwyn Manning. This week, on October 27 to 28 Julian Assange appeared before a United Kingdom court defending himself against an appeal that, if successful, would see him extradited to the United States of America to face a raft of indictments that ultimately could see him spend the rest of his life ... <a title="SPECIAL REPORT: Assumptions Vs Facts – How the Assange Case Confronts Our Biases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/special-report-assumptions-vs-facts-how-the-assange-case-confronts-us-all/" aria-label="Read more about SPECIAL REPORT: Assumptions Vs Facts – How the Assange Case Confronts Our Biases">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Op-Ed by António Guterres, UN Secretary-General. The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. World leaders will soon be put to the test at the UN Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow. Their actions — or inactions — will show their seriousness about addressing this planetary emergency. The warning signs are hard ... <a title="Op-Ed: The Glasgow Climate Test by António Guterres UN Secretary-General" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/op-ed-the-glasgow-climate-test-by-antonio-guterres-un-secretary-general/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: The Glasgow Climate Test by António Guterres UN Secretary-General">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Martin Meissner/AP Despite the overwhelming evidence, it’s still common to see politicians, media commentators or social media users cast doubt on the role of humans in driving climate change. But this denialism is now almost nonexistent among climate ... <a title="The ‘97% climate consensus’ is over. Now it’s well above 99% (and the evidence is even stronger than that)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/the-97-climate-consensus-is-over-now-its-well-above-99-and-the-evidence-is-even-stronger-than-that-170370/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘97% climate consensus’ is over. Now it’s well above 99% (and the evidence is even stronger than that)">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University This week’s excruciating case of a prime minister being beholden to a rogue section of his own Cabinet over climate policy has again drawn attention to the arcane nature of Coalition arrangements. While the numbers eventually fell his ... <a title="Want to understand how the Coalition works? Take a look at climate policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/want-to-understand-how-the-coalition-works-take-a-look-at-climate-policy-170103/" aria-label="Read more about Want to understand how the Coalition works? Take a look at climate policy">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raquel Peel, Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock Popular culture has plenty of examples of people sabotaging their romantic relationships. In the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, Kat says she has no interest in romantic engagements. Then Patrick asks about her dating style: You disappoint ... <a title="3 ways we sabotage relationships (and 3 ways to kick the habit)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/3-ways-we-sabotage-relationships-and-3-ways-to-kick-the-habit-169467/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways we sabotage relationships (and 3 ways to kick the habit)">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Australian National University Lukas Coch/AAP This week, the Morrison government finally released its plan to get Australia to net-zero emissions by 2050. Labor leader Anthony Albanese was quick to dismiss the Coalition policy, describing it as a mere “vibe” with “nothing new” in it. ... <a title="Labor doesn’t have a 2030 target yet either – what do we know of the ALP’s climate policy so far?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/labor-doesnt-have-a-2030-target-yet-either-what-do-we-know-of-the-alps-climate-policy-so-far-170770/" aria-label="Read more about Labor doesn’t have a 2030 target yet either – what do we know of the ALP’s climate policy so far?">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock In mid October, the New South Wales government’s top beaureacrats urged new Premier Dominic Perrottet to push for “an aggressive resumption of immigration levels” to spur post-pandemic economic recovery. Industry seized on this as the answer ... <a title="Local training is the best long-term solution to Australia’s skills shortages – not increased migration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/local-training-is-the-best-long-term-solution-to-australias-skills-shortages-not-increased-migration-170376/" aria-label="Read more about Local training is the best long-term solution to Australia’s skills shortages – not increased migration">Read more</a>
