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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Ranald, Research fellow, University of Sydney Australia scored a victory over the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the High Court in 2012. The court held that Australia’s plain cigarette packaging laws were legal and did not constitute an unjust confiscation of trademarks and intellectual property. Philip ... <a title="When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/when-even-winning-is-losing-the-surprising-cost-of-defeating-philip-morris-over-plain-packaging-114279/" aria-label="Read more about When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Morey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University By now, most of us would know that 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s voyage along the East Coast of Australia. The federal government has allocated $48.7 million to commemorate the occasion, with ... <a title="When we celebrate Captain Cook’s voyage, let’s mark the epic journey of a Wati Wati man also" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/when-we-celebrate-captain-cooks-voyage-lets-mark-the-epic-journey-of-a-wati-wati-man-also-112692/" aria-label="Read more about When we celebrate Captain Cook’s voyage, let’s mark the epic journey of a Wati Wati man also">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Next Tuesday night is budget night, and it’s happening on the eve of a federal election where the Coalition is in for the fight of its life to hold onto government. The Conversation’s team of editors and experts will be in ... <a title="It’s your money they’re spending in this election-eve budget. Here’s how we’re covering the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/its-your-money-theyre-spending-in-this-election-eve-budget-heres-how-were-covering-the-story-114286/" aria-label="Read more about It’s your money they’re spending in this election-eve budget. Here’s how we’re covering the story">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dodd, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne The sheer audacity of Al Jazeera’s three-year ruse is astounding. The news company’s investigation unit has carried out a sting that has captured both the National Rifle Association of the United States and Australia’s One ... <a title="Did Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into One Nation overstep the mark?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/did-al-jazeeras-undercover-investigation-into-one-nation-overstep-the-mark-114288/" aria-label="Read more about Did Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation into One Nation overstep the mark?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Pisch, Honorary Lecturer, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University Review: Peta Clancy, Undercurrent, Koorie Heritage Trust The slaughter of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli in 1915 is claimed by many to be a key factor in the building of our national identity. However, warfare ... <a title="Peta Clancy brings a hidden Victorian massacre to the surface with Undercurrent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/peta-clancy-brings-a-hidden-victorian-massacre-to-the-surface-with-undercurrent-113350/" aria-label="Read more about Peta Clancy brings a hidden Victorian massacre to the surface with Undercurrent">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Co-Director Centre for Commercial Law, Bond University The terrorist attack in Christchurch is a horrific attack on society. We must consider all measures available to avoid something like this ever happening again, anywhere. Now in Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to introduce ... <a title="Why new laws are vital to help us control violence and extremism online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/why-new-laws-are-vital-to-help-us-control-violence-and-extremism-online-114069/" aria-label="Read more about Why new laws are vital to help us control violence and extremism online">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW On the weekend, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said he would end the Medicare freeze in his first 50 days as prime minister if Labor won the election. Every day Morrison’s Medicare freeze stays in place is another day that families ... <a title="What is the Medicare rebate freeze and what does it mean for you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/what-is-the-medicare-rebate-freeze-and-what-does-it-mean-for-you-114169/" aria-label="Read more about What is the Medicare rebate freeze and what does it mean for you?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerstin Jantke, Postdoctoral Researcher on conservation biology, University of Hamburg Australia has some of the most spectacular marine ecosystems on the planet – including, of course, the world-famous Great Barrier Reef. Many of these places are safe in protected areas, and support a myriad of leisure activities ... <a title="More fish, more fishing: why strategic marine park placement is a win-win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/more-fish-more-fishing-why-strategic-marine-park-placement-is-a-win-win-113374/" aria-label="Read more about More fish, more fishing: why strategic marine park placement is a win-win">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney There’s an old saying that pets and their owners become more similar as time goes by. There may be some truth in that, but can we use information about owners to improve veterinary care? ... <a title="Pets and owners – you can learn a lot about one by studying the other" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/pets-and-owners-you-can-learn-a-lot-about-one-by-studying-the-other-114167/" aria-label="Read more about Pets and owners – you can learn a lot about one by studying the other">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison is foreshadowing tough new criminal laws to crack down on social media companies which fail to quickly remove footage like that streamed by the gunman in the New Zealand massacre. Under the proposal, it would not be just ... <a title="Morrison flags new laws to stop social media platforms being ‘weaponised’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/morrison-flags-new-laws-to-stop-social-media-platforms-being-weaponised-114237/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison flags new laws to stop social media platforms being ‘weaponised’">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology The federal election is fast approaching – less than 100 days away in the view of most commentators. Social media will again play an important role in the campaign, as they did in 2013 and 2016. But it’s ... <a title="Australian political journalists might be part of a ‘Canberra bubble’, but they engage the public too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/australian-political-journalists-might-be-part-of-a-canberra-bubble-but-they-engage-the-public-too-114084/" aria-label="Read more about Australian political journalists might be part of a ‘Canberra bubble’, but they engage the public too">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Wendy Wrapson, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology Older adults are more digitally connected than ever, even though their uptake of internet-based technologies remains lower than for younger age groups. Today’s senior citizens are likely to spend their spare time tweeting about their social lives ... <a title="Older people are more digitally savvy, but aged care providers need to keep up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/older-people-are-more-digitally-savvy-but-aged-care-providers-need-to-keep-up-113471/" aria-label="Read more about Older people are more digitally savvy, but aged care providers need to keep up">Read more</a>