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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Angela Pattison, Research scientist at Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, University of Sydney Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. The species Solanum centrale, also known as kutjera in several Aboriginal languages, or ... <a title="The tasty, weed-like desert raisin plant is as big as a carpark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/the-tasty-weed-like-desert-raisin-plant-is-as-big-as-a-carpark-115121/" aria-label="Read more about The tasty, weed-like desert raisin plant is as big as a carpark">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shirleene Robinson, Associate Professor and Vice Chancellor’s Innovation Fellow, Macquarie University With taxes, health care and climate change emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, we’re running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past, from agricultural workers’ ... <a title="Issues that swung elections: the dramatic and inglorious fall of Joh Bjelke-Petersen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/issues-that-swung-elections-the-dramatic-and-inglorious-fall-of-joh-bjelke-petersen-115141/" aria-label="Read more about Issues that swung elections: the dramatic and inglorious fall of Joh Bjelke-Petersen">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Berhanu Woldemariam, PhD Candidate (Law), University of Newcastle In the case of Julian Assange, focus has turned to the United States’ efforts to extradite him from Britain to the US to face a charge of conspiracy “to commit computer intrusion”. The initial extradition hearing, which took ... <a title="Julian Assange has refused to surrender himself for extradition to the US. What now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/julian-assange-has-refused-to-surrender-himself-for-extradition-to-the-us-what-now-116173/" aria-label="Read more about Julian Assange has refused to surrender himself for extradition to the US. What now?">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanti St Clair, Lecturer in Journalism, Southern Cross University In the north-east corner of Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales is a small former dairying and banana farming community. Today, however, that village is unrecognisable. Nimbin is now widely acknowledged as Australia’s counter-cultural capital, a ... <a title="Nimbin before and after: local voices on how the 1973 Aquarius Festival changed a town forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/nimbin-before-and-after-local-voices-on-how-the-1973-aquarius-festival-changed-a-town-forever-116165/" aria-label="Read more about Nimbin before and after: local voices on how the 1973 Aquarius Festival changed a town forever">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Associate Professor at La Trobe University. Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University This federal election is a tale of two campaigns. The first is the old-style, business-as-usual campaign: party leaders criss-crossing the country attending set events to garner as many headlines and ... <a title="Leaders try to dodge them. Voters aren’t watching. So, are debates still relevant?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/leaders-try-to-dodge-them-voters-arent-watching-so-are-debates-still-relevant-115456/" aria-label="Read more about Leaders try to dodge them. Voters aren’t watching. So, are debates still relevant?">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Diesendorf, Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW As the federal election approaches, Labor has two principal climate and energy targets: a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the 2005 level by 2030, and for half of Australia’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030 (up from ... <a title="Fixing the gap between Labor’s greenhouse gas goals and their policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/fixing-the-gap-between-labors-greenhouse-gas-goals-and-their-policies-115550/" aria-label="Read more about Fixing the gap between Labor’s greenhouse gas goals and their policies">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Aulich, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. We’ll check in with our expert political analysts around the country every ... <a title="State of the states: more preference deals as pre-polling begins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/state-of-the-states-more-preference-deals-as-pre-polling-begins-116364/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: more preference deals as pre-polling begins">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Greenhow, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University On May 1 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a highly anticipated ruling involving athlete Caster Semenya and Athletics South Africa as claimants, and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The ruling upheld the IAAF’s ... <a title="It’s not clear where human rights fit in the legal ruling on athlete Caster Semenya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/its-not-clear-where-human-rights-fit-in-the-legal-ruling-on-athlete-caster-semenya-116417/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not clear where human rights fit in the legal ruling on athlete Caster Semenya">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Stephens, Professor of Law, University of Adelaide The anti-satellite missile test carried out by India last month was a display of military capability. It told the world that India – like China, the United States and Russia before it – was now capable of high precision ... <a title="A guide to ensure everyone plays by the same military rules in space: the Woomera Manual" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/a-guide-to-ensure-everyone-plays-by-the-same-military-rules-in-space-the-woomera-manual-115146/" aria-label="Read more about A guide to ensure everyone plays by the same military rules in space: the Woomera Manual">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Robie, Professor of Pacific Journalism, Director of the Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology When Pacific countries reflect on the state of their media today, marking World Press Freedom Day, they know the reality is much worse than the ticks they got from a global ... <a title="Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/pacific-countries-score-well-in-media-freedom-index-but-reality-is-far-worse-116373/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Lynn Lau, Endocrinologist, Western Sydney University This article is the first part in a series, Where culture meets health. The holy month of Ramadan, which sees Muslims all over the world fast during daylight hours, begins this weekend. Does having type 2 diabetes exclude a person ... <a title="Between health and faith: managing type 2 diabetes during Ramadan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/between-health-and-faith-managing-type-2-diabetes-during-ramadan-115469/" aria-label="Read more about Between health and faith: managing type 2 diabetes during Ramadan">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Walker, Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a highly stigmatised and misunderstood condition. Australians with BPD face considerable barriers to accessing high-quality and affordable care, according to new research published today. For every 100 patients we treat in inpatient psychiatric wards, 43 ... <a title="We need to treat borderline personality disorder for what it really is – a response to trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/we-need-to-treat-borderline-personality-disorder-for-what-it-really-is-a-response-to-trauma-115549/" aria-label="Read more about We need to treat borderline personality disorder for what it really is – a response to trauma">Read more</a>
