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October 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Billy Griffiths, Lecturer, Deakin University With a mischievous smile, Damien Wright gives the exhibit an unceremonious kick. The enormous, curved slab of river red gum rocks back and forth on the gallery floor, casting a wavering shadow over the “Do Not Touch” sign at its base. A ... <a title="Friday essay: crafting a link to deep time from ancient river red gum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/friday-essay-crafting-a-link-to-deep-time-from-ancient-river-red-gum-145037/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: crafting a link to deep time from ancient river red gum">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra If any other Australian leader had given the sort of evidence Gladys Berejiklian did to the Independent Commission Against Corruption on Monday, they’d probably have been out of their position by the end of the day. The NSW premier was ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Gladys Berejiklian has governed well but failed an ethical test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/grattan-on-friday-gladys-berejiklian-has-governed-well-but-failed-an-ethical-test-148184/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Gladys Berejiklian has governed well but failed an ethical test">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney In last week’s federal budget the Australian government announced it had given the suppliers of two COVID-19 vaccines indemnity against liability for rare side-effects. Although details are unclear, it appears the government would foot ... <a title="Who pays compensation if a COVID-19 vaccine has rare side-effects? Here’s the little we know about Australia’s new deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/who-pays-compensation-if-a-covid-19-vaccine-has-rare-side-effects-heres-the-little-we-know-about-australias-new-deal-147846/" aria-label="Read more about Who pays compensation if a COVID-19 vaccine has rare side-effects? Here’s the little we know about Australia’s new deal">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stanley Shanapinda, Research Fellow, La Trobe University Following in the footsteps of Samsung, Apple has released its first high-spectrum 5G smartphone, the iPhone 12. But only US customers will benefit. High-spectrum 5G uses millimetre-wave frequencies in the 26GHz range (25.1GHz to 27.5GHz). But Australia’s mobile phone networks, ... <a title="Apple releases fast 5G iPhones, but not for Australia. And we’re lagging behind in getting there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/apple-releases-fast-5g-iphones-but-not-for-australia-and-were-lagging-behind-in-getting-there-148102/" aria-label="Read more about Apple releases fast 5G iPhones, but not for Australia. And we’re lagging behind in getting there">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Waterton, Professor in the Geographies of Heritage, Western Sydney University Heritage has significance. It’s evident in the furor over the mid-year beheading of Christopher Columbus statues in the US and the spraying of graffiti on Captain Cook statues in Australia. It’s also there in the popularity ... <a title="When it comes to heritage, family history trumps museums" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/when-it-comes-to-heritage-family-history-trumps-museums-144507/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to heritage, family history trumps museums">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Temple, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology, Western Sydney University All my life I’ve been involved in music and molecular biology. At the crossroads between science and art, I see great scope for insight. My latest research, published in the journal BMC Bioinformatics, reveals how music can ... <a title="A viral hit? The sequence of coronavirus makes surprisingly lovely music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/a-viral-hit-the-sequence-of-coronavirus-makes-surprisingly-lovely-music-147905/" aria-label="Read more about A viral hit? The sequence of coronavirus makes surprisingly lovely music">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney Faced with a difficult economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia needs to act quickly with creative solutions to reestablish immigration into the country, even before a potential vaccine is found. Over the past ... <a title="We need to restart immigration quickly to drive economic growth. Here’s one way to do it safely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/we-need-to-restart-immigration-quickly-to-drive-economic-growth-heres-one-way-to-do-it-safely-147744/" aria-label="Read more about We need to restart immigration quickly to drive economic growth. Here’s one way to do it safely">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his budget reply, Anthony Albanese said women have suffered most during the pandemic, but were reduced to a footnote in the budget. He promised a Labor government would undertake a generous reshaping of the childcare subsidy to enable more ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: economist Danielle Wood on Australia’s ‘blokey’ budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/politics-with-michelle-grattan-economist-danielle-wood-on-australias-blokey-budget-148173/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: economist Danielle Wood on Australia’s ‘blokey’ budget">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has become ensnared this week in the sensational ICAC hearings into alleged corruption by former MP Daryl Maguire — and suddenly finds her future very much in doubt. In yesterday’s ... <a title="The long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/the-long-history-of-political-corruption-in-nsw-and-the-downfall-of-mps-ministers-and-premiers-147994/" aria-label="Read more about The long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University The age of the driverless taxi has arrived – at least in parts of Phoenix, Arizona. Self-driving car company Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced its autonomous vehicles are now available to the general public ... <a title="Robot take the wheel: Waymo has launched a self-driving taxi service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/robot-take-the-wheel-waymo-has-launched-a-self-driving-taxi-service-147908/" aria-label="Read more about Robot take the wheel: Waymo has launched a self-driving taxi service">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Forstner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Have you ever been in more than one place at the same time? If you’re much bigger than an atom, the answer will be no. But atoms and particles are governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, in ... <a title="Could Schrödinger’s cat exist in real life? Our research may soon provide the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/could-schrodingers-cat-exist-in-real-life-our-research-may-soon-provide-the-answer-147752/" aria-label="Read more about Could Schrödinger’s cat exist in real life? Our research may soon provide the answer">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has become ensnared this week in the sensational ICAC hearings into alleged corruption by former MP Daryl Maguire — and suddenly finds her future very much in doubt. In today’s ... <a title="A long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/15/a-long-history-of-political-corruption-in-nsw-and-the-downfall-of-mps-ministers-and-premiers-147994/" aria-label="Read more about A long history of political corruption in NSW — and the downfall of MPs, ministers and premiers">Read more</a>
