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March 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University A unique opportunity exists for infrastructure investment in Australia as transport as we know it faces disruption from autonomous vehicles. Disruption is not a dirty word. Traditional transport models are being transformed for the better by savvy young upstarts: the ... <a title="Autonomous transport will shape our cities’ future – best get on the right path early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/autonomous-transport-will-shape-our-cities-future-best-get-on-the-right-path-early-113023/" aria-label="Read more about Autonomous transport will shape our cities’ future – best get on the right path early">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Davis, Executive Director, Australian Institute of Performance Sciences, and researcher at, La Trobe University Right now Greg Combet is arguably the most powerful man in Australia. Earlier this month the former trade unionist and federal politician declared his intention to transform Australian business. His radical idea: ... <a title="Super power: why the future of Australian capitalism is now in Greg Combet’s hands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/super-power-why-the-future-of-australian-capitalism-is-now-in-greg-combets-hands-113648/" aria-label="Read more about Super power: why the future of Australian capitalism is now in Greg Combet’s hands">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Quodling, PhD candidate researching governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology As families in Christchurch bury their loved ones following Friday’s terrorist attack, global attention now turns to preventing such a thing ever happening again. In particular, the role social media played in broadcasting ... <a title="Anxieties over livestreams can help us design better Facebook and YouTube content moderation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/anxieties-over-livestreams-can-help-us-design-better-facebook-and-youtube-content-moderation-113750/" aria-label="Read more about Anxieties over livestreams can help us design better Facebook and YouTube content moderation">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By U. Satya Sainadh, Postdoctoral researcher, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology When you deal with things at the quantum scale, where things are very small, the world is quite fuzzy and bizarre in comparison to our everyday experiences. For example, we can’t ordinarily walk through solid walls. ... <a title="We did a breakthrough ‘speed test’ in quantum tunnelling, and here’s why that’s exciting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/we-did-a-breakthrough-speed-test-in-quantum-tunnelling-and-heres-why-thats-exciting-113761/" aria-label="Read more about We did a breakthrough ‘speed test’ in quantum tunnelling, and here’s why that’s exciting">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Warren, Lecturer, University of Tasmania This year marks the tenth biennial Tasmanian Arts festival Ten Days on the Island, and the first under new artistic director, Lindy Hume. Since it began in 2001, the festival has always been ambitious: seeking to showcase Tasmanian art, bring international ... <a title="Births, deaths and rituals: a revamped Ten Days on the Island explores Tasmania’s past and present" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/births-deaths-and-rituals-a-revamped-ten-days-on-the-island-explores-tasmanias-past-and-present-113745/" aria-label="Read more about Births, deaths and rituals: a revamped Ten Days on the Island explores Tasmania’s past and present">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast The world is reeling in the aftermath of the horrific shootings in Christchurch. The attack has also raised a number of side issues, including the ethics of broadcasting the live stream of the attack, which was ... <a title="A guide for parents and teachers: what to do if your teenager watches violent footage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/a-guide-for-parents-and-teachers-what-to-do-if-your-teenager-watches-violent-footage-113753/" aria-label="Read more about A guide for parents and teachers: what to do if your teenager watches violent footage">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn Phillipson, NHMRC-ARC Dementia Development Fellow, University of Wollongong The Royal Commission into Aged Care has unleashed a spate of claims of system failure within the residential aged care sector. Now, as the commission shifts its focus to care in the community, we’re also seeing claims of ... <a title="As home care packages become big business, older people are not getting the personalised support they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/as-home-care-packages-become-big-business-older-people-are-not-getting-the-personalised-support-they-need-113183/" aria-label="Read more about As home care packages become big business, older people are not getting the personalised support they need">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gareth Bryant, Lecturer in Political Economy, University of Sydney State elections are always about spending promises, but this time not much is being said about how they will be funded. Last minute costings on individual announcements tend to rely on the general presumption that the state economy ... <a title="Two ways to fund NSW election promises as property prices crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/two-ways-to-fund-nsw-election-promises-as-property-prices-crash-113835/" aria-label="Read more about Two ways to fund NSW election promises as property prices crash">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Marika Guggisberg, Research and Teaching Academic in Domestic and Family Violence, CQUniversity Australia A graphic new video game called Rape Day, set to launch in April, triggered a swift and widespread public outcry. Created by an independent developer, Rape Day is a set in a zombie ... <a title="‘Rape Day’: A new video game glorifying sexual assault raises questions about regulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/rape-day-a-new-video-game-glorifying-sexual-assault-raises-questions-about-regulation-113178/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Rape Day’: A new video game glorifying sexual assault raises questions about regulation">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Huuskes, Lecturer in Human Anatomy, Physiology Anatomy & Microbiology, La Trobe University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we have two kidneys when we can live with only one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/curious-kids-why-do-we-have-two-kidneys-when-we-can-live-with-only-one-113201/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we have two kidneys when we can live with only one?">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is this week turning its focus to aged care in the home. So far it has heard evidence of long waiting times to access home care services and ... <a title="Would you like to grow old at home? Why we’re struggling to meet demand for subsidised home care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/would-you-like-to-grow-old-at-home-why-were-struggling-to-meet-demand-for-subsidised-home-care-112963/" aria-label="Read more about Would you like to grow old at home? Why we’re struggling to meet demand for subsidised home care">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trisia Farrelly, Senior Lecturer, Massey University A powerful marriage between the fossil fuel and plastic industries threatens to exacerbate the global plastic pollution crisis. The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) estimates the next five years will see a 33-36% surge in global plastics production. This will ... <a title="We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic pollution history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/we-need-a-legally-binding-treaty-to-make-plastic-pollution-history-113351/" aria-label="Read more about We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic pollution history">Read more</a>
