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Grattan Orange Book. What the election should be about: priorities for the next government

April 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute A federal election is an opportunity to take stock of how we are doing, where we are going, and what governments can do about it. Grattan Institute’s latest report, Commonwealth Orange Book 2019, released today, is designed to help the ... <a title="Grattan Orange Book. What the election should be about: priorities for the next government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/grattan-orange-book-what-the-election-should-be-about-priorities-for-the-next-government-115563/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan Orange Book. What the election should be about: priorities for the next government">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Why would rational voters believe talk of hundreds of billions and 10-year timeframes?

April 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Almost a week into this campaign, many people would be finding their heads hurting. Others would be staying tuned out for a while yet, put off by the cacophony of conflicting claims. Voters have been bombarded by numbers. Numbers asserted, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Why would rational voters believe talk of hundreds of billions and 10-year timeframes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/view-from-the-hill-why-would-rational-voters-believe-talk-of-hundreds-of-billions-and-10-year-timeframes-115578/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Why would rational voters believe talk of hundreds of billions and 10-year timeframes?">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Why would rational voters believe talk of multiple billions and 10-year timeframes?

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Almost a week into this campaign, many people would be finding their heads hurting. Others would be staying tuned out for a while yet, put off by the cacophony of conflicting claims. Voters have been bombarded by numbers. Numbers asserted, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Why would rational voters believe talk of multiple billions and 10-year timeframes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/view-from-the-hill-why-would-rational-voters-believe-talk-of-multiple-billions-and-10-year-timeframes-115578/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Why would rational voters believe talk of multiple billions and 10-year timeframes?">Read more</a>

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Why are we so moved by the plight of the Notre Dame?

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jose Antonio Gonzalez Zarandona, Associate Research Fellow, Heritage Destruction Specialist, Deakin University Scrolling through news of the Notre Dame fire on social media feeds was like watching a real-time archive of grief in the making, as people expressed their dismay and sorrow at the damage wrought. Why ... <a title="Why are we so moved by the plight of the Notre Dame?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/why-are-we-so-moved-by-the-plight-of-the-notre-dame-115555/" aria-label="Read more about Why are we so moved by the plight of the Notre Dame?">Read more</a>

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Notre Dame: how a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University The destruction of Notre Dame cathedral is lamentable. A wonderful icon has been largely destroyed by fire. However, we should not despair. Part of the reason this loss is so upsetting is because ... <a title="Notre Dame: how a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/notre-dame-how-a-rebuilt-cathedral-could-be-just-as-wonderful-115551/" aria-label="Read more about Notre Dame: how a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful">Read more</a>

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Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University The destruction of Notre Dame cathedral is lamentable. A wonderful icon has been largely destroyed by fire. However, we should not despair. Part of the reason this loss is so upsetting is because ... <a title="Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/dont-despair-about-notre-dame-a-rebuilt-cathedral-could-be-just-as-wonderful-115551/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful">Read more</a>

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Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt church could be just as wonderful

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University The destruction of Notre Dame cathedral is lamentable. A wonderful icon has been largely destroyed by fire. However, we should not despair. Part of the reason this loss is so upsetting is because ... <a title="Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt church could be just as wonderful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/dont-despair-about-notre-dame-a-rebuilt-church-could-be-just-as-wonderful-115551/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t despair about Notre Dame – a rebuilt church could be just as wonderful">Read more</a>

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Why climate change will dull autumn leaf displays

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Brookhouse, Senior lecturer, Australian National University Every autumn we are treated to one of nature’s finest seasonal annual transitions: leaf colour change and fall. Most of the autumn leaf-shedding trees in Australia are not native, and some are declared weeds. Nevertheless, Australia has a spectacular display ... <a title="Why climate change will dull autumn leaf displays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/why-climate-change-will-dull-autumn-leaf-displays-114750/" aria-label="Read more about Why climate change will dull autumn leaf displays">Read more</a>

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Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Freestone, Professor of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW The conventional approach to commercial city building is for private developers to enlist their preferred architect for a design that satisfies planning and building regulations. For major projects, the architect would likely have had a previous association ... <a title="Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/reshaping-sydney-by-design-few-know-about-the-mandatory-competitions-but-we-all-see-the-results-111839/" aria-label="Read more about Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results">Read more</a>

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Farms create lots of data, but farmers don’t control where it ends up and who can use it

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanne Wiseman, Associate Professor, Griffith Law School, Assoc Director Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture (ACIPA), Griffith University Most of us are familiar with cases of data being used in ways that go beyond consumer expectations – just think of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal. However ... <a title="Farms create lots of data, but farmers don’t control where it ends up and who can use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/farms-create-lots-of-data-but-farmers-dont-control-where-it-ends-up-and-who-can-use-it-115228/" aria-label="Read more about Farms create lots of data, but farmers don’t control where it ends up and who can use it">Read more</a>

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Indonesia’s presidential election: Is Jokowi ‘religious enough’ for conservative voters?

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta, Associate Dean Research, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University The Indonesian presidential election on Wednesday will be a re-run of the 2014 poll, pitting the incumbent, Joko Widodo (also known as Jokowi), against the same candidate, former major-general Prabowo Subianto. Various polls ... <a title="Indonesia’s presidential election: Is Jokowi ‘religious enough’ for conservative voters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/indonesias-presidential-election-is-jokowi-religious-enough-for-conservative-voters-114353/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s presidential election: Is Jokowi ‘religious enough’ for conservative voters?">Read more</a>

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Health check: can caffeine improve your exercise performance?

April 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jozo Grgic, PhD candidate at the Institute of Sport and Health (IHES), Victoria University Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Nearly half the adult population in Australia drink it. Aside from enjoying the taste, the main reason we drink coffee is to ... <a title="Health check: can caffeine improve your exercise performance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/health-check-can-caffeine-improve-your-exercise-performance-114087/" aria-label="Read more about Health check: can caffeine improve your exercise performance?">Read more</a>