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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Research scientist, CSIRO As the world watched the Black Summer bushfires in horror, we warned that when it did finally rain, our aquatic ecosystems would be devastated. Following bushfires, rainfall can wash huge volumes of ash and debris from burnt vegetation and exposed soil into ... <a title="How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/how-bushfires-and-rain-turned-our-waterways-into-cake-mix-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-144504/" aria-label="Read more about How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Maxwell, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland To enlarge a phone, or not to enlarge a phone? That is the question. In the world of flagship smartphones, there seems to be one clear trend: bigger is better. Manufacturers are trying to strip away anything that might ... <a title="Behind the new Samsung Fold: how the quest to maximise screen size is driving major innovation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/behind-the-new-samsung-fold-how-the-quest-to-maximise-screen-size-is-driving-major-innovation-145700/" aria-label="Read more about Behind the new Samsung Fold: how the quest to maximise screen size is driving major innovation">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University As Australia and New Zealand face the realities of slow growth, or even a decline in population, it’s time to ask if their governments are doing enough. Especially if they want to encourage people to have more babies. ... <a title="Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/paid-parental-leave-needs-an-overhaul-if-governments-want-us-to-have-one-for-the-country-145627/" aria-label="Read more about Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University On Tuesday, it will be 20 years since the Olympic opening ceremony in Sydney, kicking off the “best games ever”. Our newspapers and TV screens are now awash with nostalgia about great ... <a title="The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/the-sydney-olympics-how-did-the-best-games-ever-change-australia-145926/" aria-label="Read more about The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media, especially if we don’t have the right context. For instance, we may cherry pick statistics supporting ... <a title="Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/now-everyones-a-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-experts-are-getting-wrong-144494/" aria-label="Read more about Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Betts, Emeritus Professor, Griffith University The new learning economy is creating opportunities for universities to move on from the current focus on cutting costs, downsizing and job losses. Many universities appear stuck in a downward spiral, but now may be the time to offset this with ... <a title="New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/new-learning-economy-challenges-unis-to-be-part-of-reshaping-lifelong-education-144800/" aria-label="Read more about New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Kolankiewicz, Research Assistant, Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage, University of Melbourne Digital communications have spread conspiracy theories more widely than ever before, particularly in this uncertain and tumultuous year. QAnon, for example, is a movement that seeks to identify a “deep state” ... <a title="What lies beneath: tunnels for trafficking, or just a subterranean service? Time to rescue these spaces from the conspiracists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/what-lies-beneath-tunnels-for-trafficking-or-just-a-subterranean-service-time-to-rescue-these-spaces-from-the-conspiracists-144276/" aria-label="Read more about What lies beneath: tunnels for trafficking, or just a subterranean service? Time to rescue these spaces from the conspiracists">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dirk Baur, Professor of Finance, University of Western Australia “Gold” said famed investor Warren Buffett in 1998, “gets dug out of the ground in Africa or someplace, then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It ... <a title="In gold we trust: why bullion is still a safe haven in times of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/in-gold-we-trust-why-bullion-is-still-a-safe-haven-in-times-of-crisis-144567/" aria-label="Read more about In gold we trust: why bullion is still a safe haven in times of crisis">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duane W. Hamacher, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Two new coins have been released by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the astronomical knowledge and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They feature artworks from Wiradjuri (NSW) and Yamaji (WA) artists that represent two of ... <a title="New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/new-coins-celebrate-indigenous-astronomy-the-stars-and-the-dark-spaces-between-them-145923/" aria-label="Read more about New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is acting to protect Australia’s fuel security as the international outlook becomes more uncertain and prices will be under increasing pressure. Under the plan, operating through market and regulatory measures, the government will invest $211 million in ... <a title="Morrison government to invest $211 million in fuel security to protect against risk and price pressures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/morrison-government-to-invest-211-million-in-fuel-security-to-protect-against-risk-and-price-pressures-146084/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government to invest $211 million in fuel security to protect against risk and price pressures">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Several premiers presently find themselves at war with the federal government. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, by contrast, suddenly found herself locked in battle with her deputy premier, John Barilaro, and his bolshie band of Nationals. The junior partner in the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Barilaro keeps Nationals in the tent; koalas stay in limbo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/view-from-the-hill-barilaro-keeps-nationals-in-the-tent-koalas-stay-in-limbo-146036/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Barilaro keeps Nationals in the tent; koalas stay in limbo">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayleen Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW From internet-connected televisions, toys, fridges, ovens, security cameras, door locks, fitness trackers and lights, the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT) promises to revolutionise our homes. But it also threatens to increase our vulnerability to malicious acts. ... <a title="Are your devices spying on you? Australia’s very small step to make the Internet of Things safer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/are-your-devices-spying-on-you-australias-very-small-step-to-make-the-internet-of-things-safer-145554/" aria-label="Read more about Are your devices spying on you? Australia’s very small step to make the Internet of Things safer">Read more</a>
