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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University In the wake of the Christchurch attack, the Australian government has announced its intention to create new criminal offences relating to the livestreaming of violence on social media platforms. The Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill ... <a title="Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/livestreaming-terror-is-abhorrent-but-is-more-rushed-legislation-the-answer-114620/" aria-label="Read more about Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW The National is an ambitious name for any exhibition of contemporary Australian art. In this case it is justified by the inclusion of artists from every state ... <a title="The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/the-national-is-a-time-capsule-of-new-australian-art-in-uncertain-times-114589/" aria-label="Read more about The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sidney Bloch, Emeritus Professor in Psychiatry, University of Melbourne Al Jazeera’s explosive investigation, “How to Sell a Massacre”, exposed the One Nation party’s attempts to weaken Australia’s gun laws with pro-gun PR training and donations from the National Rifle Association. The party joins a growing group of ... <a title="Many professions have codes of ethics – so why not politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/many-professions-have-codes-of-ethics-so-why-not-politics-113731/" aria-label="Read more about Many professions have codes of ethics – so why not politics?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xu Chen, PhD candidate; sessional academic, Queensland University of Technology If Twitter is the revolutionary version of blogging, TikTok might be the revolutionary version of YouTube. Both Twitter and TikTok encourage their users to post shorter, more fragmented content than their precursors. TikTok, owned by the Chinese ... <a title="TikTok is popular, but Chinese apps still have a lot to learn about global markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/tiktok-is-popular-but-chinese-apps-still-have-a-lot-to-learn-about-global-markets-113039/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok is popular, but Chinese apps still have a lot to learn about global markets">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicky Ison, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney The federal Labor Party this week released the details of its keenly awaited climate policy package. With a commitment to cutting climate pollution by 45% on 2005 levels by 2030, compared with the Coalition’s 26-28% ... <a title="Labor’s climate policy: a decent menu, but missing the main course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/labors-climate-policy-a-decent-menu-but-missing-the-main-course-114606/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s climate policy: a decent menu, but missing the main course">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Tait, Lecturer in Information Management, RMIT University A recent article about a new approach to a school library sparked vigorous discussion on social media. Many worried the school had completely abolished traditional library services. The article describes how a Melbourne school changed its library to a ... <a title="Don’t worry, a school library with fewer books and more technology is good for today’s students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/dont-worry-a-school-library-with-fewer-books-and-more-technology-is-good-for-todays-students-114356/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t worry, a school library with fewer books and more technology is good for today’s students">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Parr, Professor and Demographer, Macquarie University The Morrison government’s new population plan will have little effect on Australian population growth. Appropriately, it looks to reduce the concentration of this growth in our biggest cities and to raise the benefit-to-cost ratio of population change more broadly. Australia’s ... <a title="Government’s population plan is more about maximising ‘win-wins’ than cutting numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/governments-population-plan-is-more-about-maximising-win-wins-than-cutting-numbers-114190/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s population plan is more about maximising ‘win-wins’ than cutting numbers">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Scott, Professor of Politics and Policy, Deakin University In Denmark, you might walk in the door and call out for your “skat” or your “treasure” as a greeting to your family. This is common according to Denmark’s Ambassador to Australia, who launched the Nordic Policy Centre ... <a title="Tax: in Denmark it is a term of affection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/tax-in-denmark-it-is-a-term-of-affection-114180/" aria-label="Read more about Tax: in Denmark it is a term of affection">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Despite its obvious appeal, the Nine Network’s reality TV show Married at First Sight is based on a false premise. This “social experiment” is built on the notion that individuals looking for love are matched ... <a title="Married at First Sight – a ‘social experiment’ all but guaranteeing relationship failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/married-at-first-sight-a-social-experiment-all-but-guaranteeing-relationship-failure-114070/" aria-label="Read more about Married at First Sight – a ‘social experiment’ all but guaranteeing relationship failure">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University In the run-up to May’s federal election, the federal Labor party has unveiled an ambitious plan to reduce Australia’s transport emissions. The key targets are to have electric vehicles make up 50% of new car sales by 2030 and ... <a title="Labor’s plan for transport emissions is long on ambition but short on details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/01/labors-plan-for-transport-emissions-is-long-on-ambition-but-short-on-details-114592/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s plan for transport emissions is long on ambition but short on details">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Yilmaz, Research Professor and Chair in Islamic Studies and Intercultural Dialogue, Deakin University Votes are still being counted in local elections that took place across Turkey on Sunday, but so far it appears that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party has lost key cities and towns. That ... <a title="Erdogan tried to make local Turkish elections about national security, but it didn’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/01/erdogan-tried-to-make-local-turkish-elections-about-national-security-but-it-didnt-work-114302/" aria-label="Read more about Erdogan tried to make local Turkish elections about national security, but it didn’t work">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley McCowan, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Auckland A New Zealand-led international study published today provides the strongest evidence yet that women can more than halve their risk of stillbirth by going to sleep on either side during the last three months of pregnancy. This mega ... <a title="Mega study confirms pregnant women can reduce risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/01/mega-study-confirms-pregnant-women-can-reduce-risk-of-stillbirth-by-sleeping-on-their-side-114601/" aria-label="Read more about Mega study confirms pregnant women can reduce risk of stillbirth by sleeping on their side">Read more</a>
