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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “The warfare of the 21st century” is going to be “fought in cyberspace before kinetic shots are fired” says leading national security expert David Irvine. And perhaps the fight has already begun, with Australia’s institutions, businesses, and citizens subject to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: former ASIO head David Irvine on the cyber threats Australia faces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/politics-with-michelle-grattan-former-asio-head-david-irvine-on-the-cyber-threats-australia-faces-159931/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: former ASIO head David Irvine on the cyber threats Australia faces">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajib Dasgupta, Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University With more than 300,000 new COVID cases a day and hospitals and crematoria facing collapse, Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called the situation in India “beyond heartbreaking”. India’s government ... <a title="Why variants are most likely to blame for India’s COVID surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/why-variants-are-most-likely-to-blame-for-indias-covid-surge-159911/" aria-label="Read more about Why variants are most likely to blame for India’s COVID surge">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University Apple users across the globe are adopting the latest operating system update, called iOS 14.5, featuring the now-obligatory new batch of emojis. But there’s another change that’s arguably less fun but much more significant for many users: ... <a title="Apple’s new ‘app tracking transparency’ has angered Facebook. How does it work, what’s all the fuss about, and should you use it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/apples-new-app-tracking-transparency-has-angered-facebook-how-does-it-work-whats-all-the-fuss-about-and-should-you-use-it-159916/" aria-label="Read more about Apple’s new ‘app tracking transparency’ has angered Facebook. How does it work, what’s all the fuss about, and should you use it?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Fischetti, Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle In late 2019, New South Wales announced it would make maths compulsory all through school. Victoria will have an additional, easier, year 12 maths subject in 2023 to boost the numbers ... <a title="Not every student needs senior maths, but we can make maths more engaging in the earlier school years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/not-every-student-needs-senior-maths-but-we-can-make-maths-more-engaging-in-the-earlier-school-years-150631/" aria-label="Read more about Not every student needs senior maths, but we can make maths more engaging in the earlier school years">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Maritz, Professor of Entrepreneurship, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University Bill Gates was 21 when he and Paul Allen registered Microsoft. Steve Jobs was 22 when he and Steve Wozniak launched Apple. Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in his Harvard dormitory. The biographies of these tech ... <a title="Contrary to popular belief, middle-aged entrepreneurs do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/contrary-to-popular-belief-middle-aged-entrepreneurs-do-better-159906/" aria-label="Read more about Contrary to popular belief, middle-aged entrepreneurs do better">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosalie Gillett, Postdoctoral research fellow, Queensland University of Technology Dating apps have been under increased scrutiny for their role in facilitating harassment and abuse. Last year an ABC investigation into Tinder found most users who reported sexual assault offences didn’t receive a response from the platform. Since ... <a title="NSW Police want access to Tinder’s sexual assault data. Cybersafety experts explain why it’s a date with disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/nsw-police-want-access-to-tinders-sexual-assault-data-cybersafety-experts-explain-why-its-a-date-with-disaster-159811/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Police want access to Tinder’s sexual assault data. Cybersafety experts explain why it’s a date with disaster">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Visiting Fellow in the School of History, Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor in the Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University Prime Minister Scott Morrison is fond of describing Papua New Guinea as “family”. He did so recently when announcing Australia’s assistance with PNG’s COVID-19 ... <a title="If Papua New Guinea really is part of Australia’s ‘family’, we’d do well to remember our shared history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/if-papua-new-guinea-really-is-part-of-australias-family-wed-do-well-to-remember-our-shared-history-159528/" aria-label="Read more about If Papua New Guinea really is part of Australia’s ‘family’, we’d do well to remember our shared history">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Tasmanian election will be held on Saturday, with polls closing at 6pm AEST. A uComms poll for the left-wing Australia Institute, conducted April 21 from a sample of 1,023, gave the Liberals 41.4%, ... <a title="Tasmanian election preview: commissioned poll has Liberals likely short of majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/tasmanian-election-preview-commissioned-poll-has-liberals-likely-short-of-majority-159630/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmanian election preview: commissioned poll has Liberals likely short of majority">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brianna Chesser, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, RMIT University Last week’s sentencing of a Wellington man for rape was legally significant for being New Zealand’s first successful prosecution for what is known as “stealthing”. Stealthing occurs when a condom is removed without consent during sexual intercourse. ... <a title="New Zealand’s first successful ‘stealthing’ prosecution leads the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/new-zealands-first-successful-stealthing-prosecution-leads-the-way-for-law-changes-in-australia-and-elsewhere-159323/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s first successful ‘stealthing’ prosecution leads the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Latoya Aroha Rule, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody are often given as statistics. But behind those numbers are real people and an indescribable impact on the families and communities who loved them. They are the strongest advocates for ... <a title="The families of Indigenous people who die in custody need a say in what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/the-families-of-indigenous-people-who-die-in-custody-need-a-say-in-what-happens-next-159127/" aria-label="Read more about The families of Indigenous people who die in custody need a say in what happens next">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology When it comes to climate change, money talks. Climate finance is critical for enabling a low-emissions transition. This involves investment and expenditure — public, private, domestic and transnational — that demonstrably contributes to ... <a title="Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/without-the-right-financial-strategies-nzs-climate-change-efforts-will-remain-unfinished-business-159625/" aria-label="Read more about Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Given the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is no longer recommended for under-50s following news of very rare blood clots, Australia is looking to other vaccines to plug the gap. Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine will become the ... <a title="The world is hungry for mRNA COVID vaccines like Pfizer’s. But we’re short of vital components" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/the-world-is-hungry-for-mrna-covid-vaccines-like-pfizers-but-were-short-of-vital-components-159143/" aria-label="Read more about The world is hungry for mRNA COVID vaccines like Pfizer’s. But we’re short of vital components">Read more</a>
