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China’s disinformation threat is real. We need better defences against state-based cyber campaigns

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Morrison, PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology The Australian government recently announced plans to establish the country’s first taskforce devoted to fighting disinformation campaigns, under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Last week, Foreign Minister Marise Payne accused China and Russia of “using the ... <a title="China’s disinformation threat is real. We need better defences against state-based cyber campaigns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/chinas-disinformation-threat-is-real-we-need-better-defences-against-state-based-cyber-campaigns-141044/" aria-label="Read more about China’s disinformation threat is real. We need better defences against state-based cyber campaigns">Read more</a>

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China’s disinformation campaign is real. We need better defences against state-based cyberattacks

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Swinburne University of Technology The Australian government recently announced plans to establish the country’s first taskforce devoted to fighting disinformation campaigns, under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Last week, Foreign Minister Marise Payne accused China and Russia of ... <a title="China’s disinformation campaign is real. We need better defences against state-based cyberattacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/chinas-disinformation-campaign-is-real-we-need-better-defences-against-state-based-cyberattacks-141044/" aria-label="Read more about China’s disinformation campaign is real. We need better defences against state-based cyberattacks">Read more</a>

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Australia urgently needs an independent body to hold powerful judges to account

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Appleby, Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW As a female legal academic, former practising lawyer, and judge’s associate, I hope the explosive allegations raised by the inquiry into former High Court judge Dyson Heydon will create the Australian legal profession’s #metoo moment. It is my professional culture. ... <a title="Australia urgently needs an independent body to hold powerful judges to account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/australia-urgently-needs-an-independent-body-to-hold-powerful-judges-to-account-141272/" aria-label="Read more about Australia urgently needs an independent body to hold powerful judges to account">Read more</a>

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Media have helped create a crisis of democracy – now they must play a vital role in its revival

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In May 2020, with the world still in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, Margaret MacMillan, an historian at the University of Toronto, wrote an essay in The Economist about the possibilities for life after ... <a title="Media have helped create a crisis of democracy – now they must play a vital role in its revival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/media-have-helped-create-a-crisis-of-democracy-now-they-must-play-a-vital-role-in-its-revival-139653/" aria-label="Read more about Media have helped create a crisis of democracy – now they must play a vital role in its revival">Read more</a>

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Australians pessimistic about economic outlook and even more suspicious of China: 2020 Lowy poll

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Lowy Institute’s 2020 “Understanding Australian Attitudes to the World” poll has found “unprecedented shifts” in Australian public opinion, with more people feeling unsafe in the world, optimism about the economy at an historic low, and a precipitate decline in ... <a title="Australians pessimistic about economic outlook and even more suspicious of China: 2020 Lowy poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/australians-pessimistic-about-economic-outlook-and-even-more-suspicious-of-china-2020-lowy-poll-141223/" aria-label="Read more about Australians pessimistic about economic outlook and even more suspicious of China: 2020 Lowy poll">Read more</a>

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Albanese calls on Morrison to negotiate a bipartisan energy framework

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has proposed negotiations for a bipartisan agreement on an energy policy framework to create greater certainty for investment. In a letter to Scott Morrison Albanese says the government’s recent draft technology roadmap “presents a technology transition story that ... <a title="Albanese calls on Morrison to negotiate a bipartisan energy framework" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/albanese-calls-on-morrison-to-negotiate-a-bipartisan-energy-framework-141319/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese calls on Morrison to negotiate a bipartisan energy framework">Read more</a>

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In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating. While some countries such as Australia and New Zealand have managed to flatten the curve, in many other parts of the world the number of cases has continued to reach new highs. ... <a title="In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/in-many-countries-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-accelerating-not-slowing-141238/" aria-label="Read more about In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing">Read more</a>

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Avoiding single-use plastic was becoming normal, until coronavirus. Here’s how we can return to good habits

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Borg, Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University As COVID-19 restrictions start to ease, we’re unlikely to return to our previous behaviours, from our work-life balance to maintaining good hygiene. But there are downsides to this new normal, particularly when it comes ... <a title="Avoiding single-use plastic was becoming normal, until coronavirus. Here’s how we can return to good habits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/avoiding-single-use-plastic-was-becoming-normal-until-coronavirus-heres-how-we-can-return-to-good-habits-140555/" aria-label="Read more about Avoiding single-use plastic was becoming normal, until coronavirus. Here’s how we can return to good habits">Read more</a>

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Climate Explained: what Earth would be like if we hadn’t pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Revell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please ... <a title="Climate Explained: what Earth would be like if we hadn’t pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/climate-explained-what-earth-would-be-like-if-we-hadnt-pumped-greenhouse-gases-into-the-atmosphere-141194/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Explained: what Earth would be like if we hadn’t pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere">Read more</a>

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Why long-term environmental observations are crucial for New Zealand’s water security challenges

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lorrey, Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Climate Observations and Processes, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Brewster Glacier in New Zealand’s Southern Alps lost 13 million cubic metres of ice between March 2016 and March 2019 – almost the equivalent of the basic drinking ... <a title="Why long-term environmental observations are crucial for New Zealand’s water security challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/why-long-term-environmental-observations-are-crucial-for-new-zealands-water-security-challenges-141123/" aria-label="Read more about Why long-term environmental observations are crucial for New Zealand’s water security challenges">Read more</a>

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The government is making ‘job-ready’ degrees cheaper for students – but cutting funding to the same courses

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Marshman, Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne One objective of the government’s recently announced funding changes for universities is to increase the number of graduates in areas of expected employment growth – such as teaching, nursing, agriculture, STEM ... <a title="The government is making ‘job-ready’ degrees cheaper for students – but cutting funding to the same courses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/the-government-is-making-job-ready-degrees-cheaper-for-students-but-cutting-funding-to-the-same-courses-141280/" aria-label="Read more about The government is making ‘job-ready’ degrees cheaper for students – but cutting funding to the same courses">Read more</a>

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Watching Hamilton today – musical drama can be radical, just don’t believe all the hype

June 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University When Disney releases a film version of the musical Hamilton on July 3, it will be 11 years since Lin-Manuel Miranda performed an early number at a White House evening hosted by the Obamas. Watching the musical ... <a title="Watching Hamilton today – musical drama can be radical, just don’t believe all the hype" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/24/watching-hamilton-today-musical-drama-can-be-radical-just-dont-believe-all-the-hype-139322/" aria-label="Read more about Watching Hamilton today – musical drama can be radical, just don’t believe all the hype">Read more</a>