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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Goldsmith, Strategic Professor of Criminology, Flinders University Are anti-corruption commissions, and their role, set to come under new attack in Australia? Today, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian resigned after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced an official investigation into alleged conflicts of interest. This ... <a title="As a NSW premier falls and SA guts its anti-corruption commission, what are the lessons for integrity bodies in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/as-a-nsw-premier-falls-and-sa-guts-its-anti-corruption-commission-what-are-the-lessons-for-integrity-bodies-in-australia-168932/" aria-label="Read more about As a NSW premier falls and SA guts its anti-corruption commission, what are the lessons for integrity bodies in Australia?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Gladys Berejiklian has resigned as NSW premier after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced it is investigating whether she breached “public trust” arising from a potential conflict of interest involving her personal relationship with disgraced former state MP Daryl ... <a title="Gladys Berejiklian quits premiership amid ICAC inquiry into links with former MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/gladys-berejiklian-quits-premiership-amid-icac-inquiry-into-links-with-former-mp-169099/" aria-label="Read more about Gladys Berejiklian quits premiership amid ICAC inquiry into links with former MP">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Andrejevic, Professor, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Monash University Social media platforms are transforming how online advertising works and, in turn, raising concerns about new forms of discrimination and predatory marketing. Today the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society ... <a title="Facebook ads have enabled discrimination based on gender, race and age. We need to know how ‘dark ads’ affect Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/facebook-ads-have-enabled-discrimination-based-on-gender-race-and-age-we-need-to-know-how-dark-ads-affect-australians-168938/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook ads have enabled discrimination based on gender, race and age. We need to know how ‘dark ads’ affect Australians">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Associate Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne IMG Photo credit: Wolfram Dressler, Author provided According to the Oxford English dictionary, wilderness is defined as: A wild or uncultivated region or tract of land, uninhabited, or inhabited only by wild animals; “a tract of solitude ... <a title="Indigenous knowledge and the persistence of the ‘wilderness’ myth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/indigenous-knowledge-and-the-persistence-of-the-wilderness-myth-165164/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous knowledge and the persistence of the ‘wilderness’ myth">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and Professor Lain Dare of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra discuss the week in politics. On climate policy, they canvass the need for Scott Morrison to ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals and climate policy, the push for independent candidates, and Malcolm Turnbull" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-nationals-and-climate-policy-the-push-for-independent-candidates-and-malcolm-turnbull-169086/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals and climate policy, the push for independent candidates, and Malcolm Turnbull">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Bowtell, Adjunct professor, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity, UNSW In a recent article, The Australian’s health reporter asked: “has any modelling put forward by scientific institutes throughout the pandemic ever proved accurate?” It’s a good question but the answer lies in understanding the truth about ... <a title="How COVID health advice and modelling has been opaque, slow to change and politicised in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/how-covid-health-advice-and-modelling-has-been-opaque-slow-to-change-and-politicised-in-australia-168088/" aria-label="Read more about How COVID health advice and modelling has been opaque, slow to change and politicised in Australia">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rona Macniven, Research Fellow, UNSW Physical activity and sport are important in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Traditional activities like hunting and caring for Country are still practiced today. These activities require physical exertion and have cultural significance. Organised sport is important in many regional and ... <a title="Sport and physical activity play important roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, but there are barriers to participation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/sport-and-physical-activity-play-important-roles-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-communities-but-there-are-barriers-to-participation-168263/" aria-label="Read more about Sport and physical activity play important roles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, but there are barriers to participation">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne David Beal, Ian Fairweather, Bribie Island, 1969 © David Beal Review: Fairweather and China, by Claire Roberts (Miegunyah Press) Paintings by ... <a title="A new study of artist Ian Fairweather considers how Chinese ideas influenced this wanderer and adventurer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/a-new-study-of-artist-ian-fairweather-considers-how-chinese-ideas-influenced-this-wanderer-and-adventurer-164077/" aria-label="Read more about A new study of artist Ian Fairweather considers how Chinese ideas influenced this wanderer and adventurer">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney A tornado has swept through central western New South Wales, with the Bureau of Meteorology reporting damage to houses, powerlines and trees around the Clear Creek area, north-east of Bathurst. But while many think of ... <a title="Tornado rips through western NSW — what are tornadoes and what do we need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/tornado-rips-through-western-nsw-what-are-tornadoes-and-what-do-we-need-to-know-169085/" aria-label="Read more about Tornado rips through western NSW — what are tornadoes and what do we need to know?">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By João Marcos Azevedo Correia de Souza, MetOcean Solutions Science Manager of the Research and Development Team. Moana Project Science Lead, MetService — Te Ratonga Tirorangi Shutterstock/Andrey Armyagov The ocean around New Zealand is getting warmer, and extreme warming events have become more frequent over the past years. ... <a title="Marine heatwaves during winter could have dire impacts on New Zealand fisheries and herald more summer storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/marine-heatwaves-during-winter-could-have-dire-impacts-on-new-zealand-fisheries-and-herald-more-summer-storms-167967/" aria-label="Read more about Marine heatwaves during winter could have dire impacts on New Zealand fisheries and herald more summer storms">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Kaufman, Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock The weekend is approaching, your fridge is stocked with cheese and you’re eager to organise a COVID-compliant picnic with other fully vaccinated adults which your local rules stipulate. But choose your guests wisely — only ... <a title="‘Are you double dosed?’ How to ask friends and family if they’re vaccinated, and how to handle it if they say no" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/are-you-double-dosed-how-to-ask-friends-and-family-if-theyre-vaccinated-and-how-to-handle-it-if-they-say-no-168754/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Are you double dosed?’ How to ask friends and family if they’re vaccinated, and how to handle it if they say no">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Hahn, Postdoc, CSIRO CSIRO, Author provided As the climate crisis threatens millions of species worldwide, biodiversity conservation is now an all-hands-on-deck operation. Natural history collections play a critical role in this effort as repositories holding records of historical biodiversity shifts, like libraries made of biological specimens. ... <a title="Old, goopy museum specimens can tell fascinating stories of wildlife history. Finally, we can read them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/01/old-goopy-museum-specimens-can-tell-fascinating-stories-of-wildlife-history-finally-we-can-read-them-165013/" aria-label="Read more about Old, goopy museum specimens can tell fascinating stories of wildlife history. Finally, we can read them">Read more</a>
