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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny Macklin on inequality and Labor values

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After more than two decades, Jenny Macklin is in her final days as a Labor MP. Her legacies from her time as a Labor minister include parental leave and the landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme. In this podcast she tells ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny Macklin on inequality and Labor values" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jenny-macklin-on-inequality-and-labor-values-114366/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny Macklin on inequality and Labor values">Read more</a>

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Guns, politics and policy: what can we learn from Al Jazeera’s undercover NRA sting?

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara McPhedran, Director, Homicide Research Unit/Deputy Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into the US National Rifle Association (NRA) has gained international headlines, partly because of One Nation political wannabes drunkenly bragging about how important they could be if only they ... <a title="Guns, politics and policy: what can we learn from Al Jazeera’s undercover NRA sting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/guns-politics-and-policy-what-can-we-learn-from-al-jazeeras-undercover-nra-sting-114291/" aria-label="Read more about Guns, politics and policy: what can we learn from Al Jazeera’s undercover NRA sting?">Read more</a>

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Making more drugs available ‘over the counter’ would be a win for the public and the health care system

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Collins, PhD Candidate in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is currently looking to expand the list of medicines available “over the counter” – that is, via a pharmacist without a prescription. If these changes get off the ground, we could soon ... <a title="Making more drugs available ‘over the counter’ would be a win for the public and the health care system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/making-more-drugs-available-over-the-counter-would-be-a-win-for-the-public-and-the-health-care-system-113453/" aria-label="Read more about Making more drugs available ‘over the counter’ would be a win for the public and the health care system">Read more</a>

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Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Natusch, Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University We are all familiar with the concept of “fake news”: stories that are factually incorrect, but succeed because their message fits well with the recipient’s prior beliefs. We and our colleagues in conservation science warn that a form of this ... <a title="Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/banning-exotic-leather-in-fashion-hurts-snakes-and-crocodiles-in-the-long-run-114173/" aria-label="Read more about Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run">Read more</a>

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Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Willsteed, Lecturer, School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts, Music and Sound, Queensland University of Technology Pick your day — dark, rainy, lamps on — let those songs fill the room, and you’ll be lost in the most beautiful fog in the world. Stop all the clocks, ... <a title="Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/scott-walker-has-gone-but-his-voice-will-drift-with-us-into-the-twilight-114299/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight">Read more</a>

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Smart speakers are everywhere — and they’re listening to more than you think

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Parker, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Melbourne Smart speakers equipped with digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa are now the fastest-growing consumer technology since the smartphone. Nearly 100 million were sold in 2018 alone, a threefold increase on the year before. And nowhere ... <a title="Smart speakers are everywhere — and they’re listening to more than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/smart-speakers-are-everywhere-and-theyre-listening-to-more-than-you-think-114018/" aria-label="Read more about Smart speakers are everywhere — and they’re listening to more than you think">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: James Ashby rocks a few boats, including his own

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s appalling, sinister and faintly ludicrous that Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man James Ashby and former Queensland MP Steve Dickson played footsie with the American gun lobby, talking up One Nation’s book, trailing their coats for gun or any other gold. ... <a title="View from The Hill: James Ashby rocks a few boats, including his own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/view-from-the-hill-james-ashby-rocks-a-few-boats-including-his-own-114324/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: James Ashby rocks a few boats, including his own">Read more</a>

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The inside story on crime within prison

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catharine Phillips, Acting Superintendent, Karnet Prison Farm, Edith Cowan University I’ve spent many years working within the prison system, in minimum and maximum security facilities, with adults and juveniles, men and women. I often hear people say that people who commit crimes, particularly serious crimes, should be ... <a title="The inside story on crime within prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/the-inside-story-on-crime-within-prison-114075/" aria-label="Read more about The inside story on crime within prison">Read more</a>

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Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Medlyn, Professor, Western Sydney University Most citizen science initiatives ask people to record living things, like frogs, wombats, or feral animals. But dead things can also be hugely informative for science. We have just launched a new citizen science project, The Dead Tree Detective, which aims ... <a title="Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/are-more-aussie-trees-dying-of-drought-scientists-need-your-help-spotting-dead-trees-113756/" aria-label="Read more about Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees">Read more</a>

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We asked five experts: should Australia lower the voting age to 16?

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Petrova, Section Editor: Education Voting is a key part of the democratic process. It allows all citizens of a certain age to have a say on matters important to them. Voting in federal elections and referendums is compulsory for every Australian aged 18 and over. But ... <a title="We asked five experts: should Australia lower the voting age to 16?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/we-asked-five-experts-should-australia-lower-the-voting-age-to-16-104251/" aria-label="Read more about We asked five experts: should Australia lower the voting age to 16?">Read more</a>

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I need to know: ‘are Kegel exercises actually good for you?’

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney I Need to Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re a teen, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health and relationships and we’ll ask an expert ... <a title="I need to know: ‘are Kegel exercises actually good for you?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/i-need-to-know-are-kegel-exercises-actually-good-for-you-111747/" aria-label="Read more about I need to know: ‘are Kegel exercises actually good for you?’">Read more</a>

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To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls

March 27, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Carey, Lecturer in Food Systems, University of Melbourne If you’ve eaten fresh strawberries recently, they likely came from one of Australia’s city foodbowls. Around 40% of the nation’s strawberries are produced on Melbourne’s fringe and 28% on Brisbane’s fringe. All of Australia’s state capitals have city ... <a title="To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/to-protect-fresh-food-supplies-here-are-the-key-steps-to-secure-city-foodbowls-114085/" aria-label="Read more about To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls">Read more</a>