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November 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bright, Professor in Criminology, Deakin University Shutterstock Last week, police seized about 80 illegal firearms across Victoria. These included eight homemade firearms, four of which were “military-style weapons”, as well as two 3D printers. This is the latest in a series of seizures of 3D-printed weapons ... <a title="3D-printed guns are on the rise in Australia. How can we prevent them being made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/09/3d-printed-guns-are-on-the-rise-in-australia-how-can-we-prevent-them-being-made-193936/" aria-label="Read more about 3D-printed guns are on the rise in Australia. How can we prevent them being made?">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock A heated debate about autism was reignited after the recent publication of an article advocating for use of the term “profound autism”. This term is not an official part of the autism ... <a title="From deficits to a spectrum, thinking around autism has changed. Now there are calls for a ‘profound autism’ diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/09/from-deficits-to-a-spectrum-thinking-around-autism-has-changed-now-there-are-calls-for-a-profound-autism-diagnosis-194049/" aria-label="Read more about From deficits to a spectrum, thinking around autism has changed. Now there are calls for a ‘profound autism’ diagnosis">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Oliver, Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity and Evolution, Griffith University A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which live in trees. Long-nosed frogs named after Pinocchio. Frogs which go straight from egg to froglet without stopping at tadpole. And large treefrogs which can glide ... <a title="Gliding treefrogs, mini-males and burrowing frogs in trees: why Melanesia is the world’s tropical island frog hotspot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/09/gliding-treefrogs-mini-males-and-burrowing-frogs-in-trees-why-melanesia-is-the-worlds-tropical-island-frog-hotspot-192631/" aria-label="Read more about Gliding treefrogs, mini-males and burrowing frogs in trees: why Melanesia is the world’s tropical island frog hotspot">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnee Shay, Senior Research Fellow, School of Education, The University of Queensland Lukas Coch/AAP When we talk about Indigenous education in Australia, it almost always includes three words: “close the gap”. The federal government’s Indigenous education priorities highlight school attendance, literacy and numeracy and year 12 attainment. ... <a title="‘Once students knew their identity, they excelled’: how to talk about excellence in Indigenous education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/09/once-students-knew-their-identity-they-excelled-how-to-talk-about-excellence-in-indigenous-education-193394/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Once students knew their identity, they excelled’: how to talk about excellence in Indigenous education">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Survival of Kindness Adelaide Film Festival The Adelaide Film Festival is well timed in the festival calendar, as it lands between many films premiering at the Venice Film Festival and their Australian theatrical release. This year’s program ... <a title="A dystopian Australia, stomach-churning physical humour, and several films with donkeys: the best films of the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/09/a-dystopian-australia-stomach-churning-physical-humour-and-several-films-with-donkeys-the-best-films-of-the-2022-adelaide-film-festival-192094/" aria-label="Read more about A dystopian Australia, stomach-churning physical humour, and several films with donkeys: the best films of the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hoek, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images Aotearoa New Zealand’s bold plan to introduce a smokefree generation by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born after January 1 2009, has attracted international acclaim. However, tobacco companies, rehearsing their well-worn arguments, ... <a title="Forget tobacco industry arguments about choice. Here’s what young people think about NZ’s smokefree generation policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/09/forget-tobacco-industry-arguments-about-choice-heres-what-young-people-think-about-nzs-smokefree-generation-policy-193529/" aria-label="Read more about Forget tobacco industry arguments about choice. Here’s what young people think about NZ’s smokefree generation policy">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. The clock is fast running down on the parliamentary year, ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Rush on for workplace bill; Albanese gives COP27 a miss; big-spending Teals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/08/word-from-the-hill-rush-on-for-workplace-bill-albanese-gives-cop27-a-miss-big-spending-teals-194177/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Rush on for workplace bill; Albanese gives COP27 a miss; big-spending Teals">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Medibank is still refusing to pay a ransom of an undisclosed amount to cybercriminals, despite the hackers now allegedly threatening to release the stolen data on the dark web. It’s reported the data of about 9.7 ... <a title="Medibank won’t pay hackers ransom. Is it the right choice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/08/medibank-wont-pay-hackers-ransom-is-it-the-right-choice-194162/" aria-label="Read more about Medibank won’t pay hackers ransom. Is it the right choice?">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penelope Crossley, Associate Professor of Law, The University of Sydney Law School, University of Sydney Prudence Upton/Sydney Theatre Company Review: RBG: Of Many, One, directed by Priscilla Jackman, Sydney Theatre Company Writing a play about the life and legacy of American Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ... <a title="RBG: Of Many, One is a beautifully crafted, virtuosically performed play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/08/rbg-of-many-one-is-a-beautifully-crafted-virtuosically-performed-play-about-ruth-bader-ginsburg-192854/" aria-label="Read more about RBG: Of Many, One is a beautifully crafted, virtuosically performed play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe is getting terrible press, most of it undeserved. “Lowe Blow” and “Take a Hike” were two of the headlines on the front page of one of our newspapers. “We’ve had ... <a title="In defence of RBA Governor Philip Lowe: an easy scapegoat for record interest rate rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/08/in-defence-of-rba-governor-philip-lowe-an-easy-scapegoat-for-record-interest-rate-rises-194172/" aria-label="Read more about In defence of RBA Governor Philip Lowe: an easy scapegoat for record interest rate rises">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jongkil Jay Jeong, CyberCRC Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University Shutterstock In the past financial year, the Australian Cyber Security Centre received 76,000 cyber-crime reports – on average, one every seven minutes. The year before, it was a report every ... <a title="Just 25% of business are insured against cyber attacks. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/08/just-25-of-business-are-insured-against-cyber-attacks-heres-why-193533/" aria-label="Read more about Just 25% of business are insured against cyber attacks. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahima Kalla, Digital Health Transformation Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shane/Unsplash There are times when medical care can’t wait until 9am or first thing Monday. Perhaps your COVID has worsened and you’re becoming short of breath. Or your baby has a fever that’s worrying you. Or ... <a title="It’s after-hours and I need to see a doctor. What are my options?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/08/its-after-hours-and-i-need-to-see-a-doctor-what-are-my-options-190144/" aria-label="Read more about It’s after-hours and I need to see a doctor. What are my options?">Read more</a>
