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August 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Never has the case for law reform to properly protect public-interest whistleblowers been so stark. Today, the public hearings into press freedom begin, following the “seismic” raids on media organisations ... <a title="Australia – It’s time whistleblowers had better protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/from-richard-boyle-and-witness-k-to-media-raids-its-time-whistleblowers-had-better-protection-121555/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – It’s time whistleblowers had better protection">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Glover, Professor and Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Around the world, the most informed and effective public servants are changing the way they develop policy and services. Australian public servants are eager to do the same, but their leaders are not supporting them to ... <a title="To restore trust in government, we need to reinvent how the public service works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/to-restore-trust-in-government-we-need-to-reinvent-how-the-public-service-works-121634/" aria-label="Read more about To restore trust in government, we need to reinvent how the public service works">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joachim Sturmberg, Conjoint Associate Professor of General Practice, University of Newcastle Last week’s hearings at the aged care royal commission in Brisbane looked at regulation in aged care. While rules and regulations are designed to safeguard residents, bureaucratic “red tape” also contributes to the failings in aged ... <a title="Red tape in aged care shouldn’t force staff to prioritise ticking boxes over residents’ outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/red-tape-in-aged-care-shouldnt-force-staff-to-prioritise-ticking-boxes-over-residents-outcomes-121561/" aria-label="Read more about Red tape in aged care shouldn’t force staff to prioritise ticking boxes over residents’ outcomes">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaime Gongora, Associate Professor, Animal and Wildlife Genetics and Genomics, University of Sydney Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world with more than 56,000 recorded species, some 9,000 of which are unique. However protecting and researching this natural treasure has been extraordinarily difficult during ... <a title="Peace with nature: helping former Colombian guerrilla fighters to become citizen scientists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/peace-with-nature-helping-former-colombian-guerrilla-fighters-to-become-citizen-scientists-121695/" aria-label="Read more about Peace with nature: helping former Colombian guerrilla fighters to become citizen scientists">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Graham, Executive Director, La Trobe Asia, La Trobe University Concerns are growing about Chinese influence on Australian universities. Some universities are reviewing research partnerships with Chinese state-owned companies after the ABC’s Four Corners revealed links to technology being used by the Chinese Government to carry out ... <a title="Australia has too few home-grown experts on the Chinese Communist Party. That’s a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/australia-has-too-few-home-grown-experts-on-the-chinese-communist-party-thats-a-problem-121174/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has too few home-grown experts on the Chinese Communist Party. That’s a problem">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Millar, Lecturer, La Trobe University Family planning organisation and abortion provider Marie Stopes today warned that Australian women face a confusing patchwork of state-based laws and service shortages that restrict access to abortions, based on where they live. At the centre of these inconsistent laws is ... <a title="Here’s why there should be no gestational limits for abortion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/heres-why-there-should-be-no-gestational-limits-for-abortion-121500/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why there should be no gestational limits for abortion">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian R. Camilleri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Technology Sydney Ever relied on an online review to make a purchasing decision? How do you know it was actually genuine? Consumer reviews can be hugely influential, so it’s hardly surprising there’s a thriving trade in fake ones. ... <a title="How to spot a fake review: you’re probably worse at it than you realise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/how-to-spot-a-fake-review-youre-probably-worse-at-it-than-you-realise-121043/" aria-label="Read more about How to spot a fake review: you’re probably worse at it than you realise">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Williams, Senior Research Fellow & Lecturer, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England Australia has made a global commitment to “sustainable agriculture”, an endeavour seen as increasingly crucial to ending world poverty, halting biodiversity loss, and combating climate change. A recent report from ... <a title="Australia urgently needs real sustainable agriculture policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/australia-urgently-needs-real-sustainable-agriculture-policy-120597/" aria-label="Read more about Australia urgently needs real sustainable agriculture policy">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Co-Leader, ‘Data as a Source of Market Power’ Research Stream of The Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended major changes to our consumer protection and privacy laws. If these reforms are ... <a title="Here’s how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/heres-how-tech-giants-profit-from-invading-our-privacy-and-how-we-can-start-taking-it-back-120078/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it back">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In light of the ministerial direction issued to the Australian Federal Police by the Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on August 9, it would be a spectacular contradiction in policy if the Australian ... <a title="Dutton directive gives journalists more breathing space, but not whistleblowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/dutton-directive-gives-journalists-more-breathing-space-but-not-whistleblowers-121730/" aria-label="Read more about Dutton directive gives journalists more breathing space, but not whistleblowers">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney Earlier this year, a new app was launched in China to put the patriotism of Chinese citizens to the test. Named “Study Xi to Strengthen the Nation”, the app quizzes users on all things related ... <a title="Chinese propaganda goes tech-savvy to reach a new generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/chinese-propaganda-goes-tech-savvy-to-reach-a-new-generation-119642/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese propaganda goes tech-savvy to reach a new generation">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in recent days that “TAFE is as good as university”, and in many cases leads to better pay. TAFE plays a vital role, but for most university students, a TAFE course is not going ... <a title="If you have a low ATAR, you could earn more doing a VET course than a uni degree – if you’re a man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/if-you-have-a-low-atar-you-could-earn-more-doing-a-vet-course-than-a-uni-degree-if-youre-a-man-121624/" aria-label="Read more about If you have a low ATAR, you could earn more doing a VET course than a uni degree – if you’re a man">Read more</a>
