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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University This week Melbourne’s water storage dropped below 50%, a sign of the prolonged and deepening drought gripping eastern Australia. Sydney is only marginally better off, at 53.8% of full storage. Along with many regional towns across southeastern ... <a title="Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/why-sydney-residents-use-30-more-water-per-day-than-melburnians-117656/" aria-label="Read more about Why Sydney residents use 30% more water per day than Melburnians">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer and Course Director (Postgraduate Education courses), Charles Sturt University You may have heard of play. It’s that thing children do – the diverse range of unstructured, spontaneous activities and behaviours. Children play in many ways, including by exploring movements, constructing with equipment, creating ... <a title="Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/let-them-play-kids-need-freedom-from-play-restrictions-to-develop-117586/" aria-label="Read more about Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Douglas, Professor, Flinders University A little over a year ago, former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith made a tearful confession and apology to the public, having been banned from cricket for 12 months for ball tampering. Smith’s confession was expected. As Australian captain, he would take ... <a title="Friday essay: YouTube apologies and reality TV revelations – the rise of the public confession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/friday-essay-youtube-apologies-and-reality-tv-revelations-the-rise-of-the-public-confession-114970/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: YouTube apologies and reality TV revelations – the rise of the public confession">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, PhD candidate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney Some of the world’s most popular video games track your activity as you play – but they’re not just gathering data for business or marketing purposes. They’re accumulating information about the way you and others play ... <a title="Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it’s not free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/gamers-use-machine-learning-to-navigate-complex-video-games-but-its-not-free-114906/" aria-label="Read more about Gamers use machine learning to navigate complex video games – but it’s not free">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joannah Luetjens, PhD Candidate, Utrecht University In the lead up to the recent federal election, there was plenty of negative rhetoric about current policy settings. Piecing together the various messages, it seems we have entered an armageddon of poor fiscal management, intolerable social inequality, and environmental degradation. ... <a title="From gun control to HIV: six ingredients of successful public policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/from-gun-control-to-hiv-six-ingredients-of-successful-public-policy-117600/" aria-label="Read more about From gun control to HIV: six ingredients of successful public policy">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago In February, a terrorist attack by Jaysh e-Mohammad (JeM) killed more than 40 Indian military personnel in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It triggered the worst escalation of India–Pakistan tensions for nearly two decades. The ... <a title="How the dangerous evolution of Pakistan’s national security state threatens domestic stability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/how-the-dangerous-evolution-of-pakistans-national-security-state-threatens-domestic-stability-116886/" aria-label="Read more about How the dangerous evolution of Pakistan’s national security state threatens domestic stability">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Moore, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Design, Monash University Private enterprise has shaped the skylines of Australia’s cities, and the names of their highest towers reflect this. The towers of Sydney shout finance: Deutsche Bank, MLC, Ernst & Young, ANZ, Suncorp. The tall buildings of Perth ... <a title="Taming wild cities: the tall buildings of Australia show why we need strong design guidelines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/taming-wild-cities-the-tall-buildings-of-australia-show-why-we-need-strong-design-guidelines-116735/" aria-label="Read more about Taming wild cities: the tall buildings of Australia show why we need strong design guidelines">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Allen, Researcher, UNSW Are we letting too many or too few migrants into Australia? For 2019-20 the Australian government has cut the annual net migrant intake from 190,000 to 160,000. It’s a political decision, balancing the concerns of those who want much lower or higher immigration ... <a title="If you think less immigration will solve Australia’s problems, you’re wrong; but neither will more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/24/if-you-think-less-immigration-will-solve-australias-problems-youre-wrong-but-neither-will-more-115136/" aria-label="Read more about If you think less immigration will solve Australia’s problems, you’re wrong; but neither will more">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten has said he likes doing the family shopping, nevertheless Tuesday’s front page picture in The Australian did capture the savagery of changing political fortunes. There was Shorten, clutching a packet of Rice Bubbles, going through his gate. While ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Shocked Labor moves on – but to what policy destination?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/grattan-on-friday-shocked-labor-moves-on-but-to-what-policy-destination-117698/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Shocked Labor moves on – but to what policy destination?">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amitabh Mattoo, Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of Melbourne The resounding victory of the Bharitya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in India’s federal election represents a key marker in the modern history of India. It was the most extensive and probably most expensive election campaign in the ... <a title="Narendra Modi has won the largest election in the world. What will this mean for India?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/narendra-modi-has-won-the-largest-election-in-the-world-what-will-this-mean-for-india-116598/" aria-label="Read more about Narendra Modi has won the largest election in the world. What will this mean for India?">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Burne, Lecturer, BFA Screenwriting, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. The rule of three is a ... <a title="Inside the story: the ABC of screenwriting as demonstrated by ABC’s The Heights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/inside-the-story-the-abc-of-screenwriting-as-demonstrated-by-abcs-the-heights-115854/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: the ABC of screenwriting as demonstrated by ABC’s The Heights">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Wiseman, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne It was framed as “the climate election”, but last week Australia returned a government with climate policies that make the task of building a zero-emissions, safe climate Australia even harder. This result comes at a time when international studies are ... <a title="2040: hope and action in the climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/2040-hope-and-action-in-the-climate-crisis-117422/" aria-label="Read more about 2040: hope and action in the climate crisis">Read more</a>
