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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Natusch, Honorary Research Fellow, Macquarie University We are all familiar with the concept of “fake news”: stories that are factually incorrect, but succeed because their message fits well with the recipient’s prior beliefs. We and our colleagues in conservation science warn that a form of this ... <a title="Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/banning-exotic-leather-in-fashion-hurts-snakes-and-crocodiles-in-the-long-run-114173/" aria-label="Read more about Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Willsteed, Lecturer, School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts, Music and Sound, Queensland University of Technology Pick your day — dark, rainy, lamps on — let those songs fill the room, and you’ll be lost in the most beautiful fog in the world. Stop all the clocks, ... <a title="Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/scott-walker-has-gone-but-his-voice-will-drift-with-us-into-the-twilight-114299/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Walker has gone but his voice will drift with us into the twilight">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Parker, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Melbourne Smart speakers equipped with digital voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa are now the fastest-growing consumer technology since the smartphone. Nearly 100 million were sold in 2018 alone, a threefold increase on the year before. And nowhere ... <a title="Smart speakers are everywhere — and they’re listening to more than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/smart-speakers-are-everywhere-and-theyre-listening-to-more-than-you-think-114018/" aria-label="Read more about Smart speakers are everywhere — and they’re listening to more than you think">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s appalling, sinister and faintly ludicrous that Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man James Ashby and former Queensland MP Steve Dickson played footsie with the American gun lobby, talking up One Nation’s book, trailing their coats for gun or any other gold. ... <a title="View from The Hill: James Ashby rocks a few boats, including his own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/view-from-the-hill-james-ashby-rocks-a-few-boats-including-his-own-114324/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: James Ashby rocks a few boats, including his own">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catharine Phillips, Acting Superintendent, Karnet Prison Farm, Edith Cowan University I’ve spent many years working within the prison system, in minimum and maximum security facilities, with adults and juveniles, men and women. I often hear people say that people who commit crimes, particularly serious crimes, should be ... <a title="The inside story on crime within prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/the-inside-story-on-crime-within-prison-114075/" aria-label="Read more about The inside story on crime within prison">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Medlyn, Professor, Western Sydney University Most citizen science initiatives ask people to record living things, like frogs, wombats, or feral animals. But dead things can also be hugely informative for science. We have just launched a new citizen science project, The Dead Tree Detective, which aims ... <a title="Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/are-more-aussie-trees-dying-of-drought-scientists-need-your-help-spotting-dead-trees-113756/" aria-label="Read more about Are more Aussie trees dying of drought? Scientists need your help spotting dead trees">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Petrova, Section Editor: Education Voting is a key part of the democratic process. It allows all citizens of a certain age to have a say on matters important to them. Voting in federal elections and referendums is compulsory for every Australian aged 18 and over. But ... <a title="We asked five experts: should Australia lower the voting age to 16?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/we-asked-five-experts-should-australia-lower-the-voting-age-to-16-104251/" aria-label="Read more about We asked five experts: should Australia lower the voting age to 16?">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney I Need to Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re a teen, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health and relationships and we’ll ask an expert ... <a title="I need to know: ‘are Kegel exercises actually good for you?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/i-need-to-know-are-kegel-exercises-actually-good-for-you-111747/" aria-label="Read more about I need to know: ‘are Kegel exercises actually good for you?’">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Carey, Lecturer in Food Systems, University of Melbourne If you’ve eaten fresh strawberries recently, they likely came from one of Australia’s city foodbowls. Around 40% of the nation’s strawberries are produced on Melbourne’s fringe and 28% on Brisbane’s fringe. All of Australia’s state capitals have city ... <a title="To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/to-protect-fresh-food-supplies-here-are-the-key-steps-to-secure-city-foodbowls-114085/" aria-label="Read more about To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Ranald, Research fellow, University of Sydney Australia scored a victory over the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the High Court in 2012. The court held that Australia’s plain cigarette packaging laws were legal and did not constitute an unjust confiscation of trademarks and intellectual property. Philip ... <a title="When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/when-even-winning-is-losing-the-surprising-cost-of-defeating-philip-morris-over-plain-packaging-114279/" aria-label="Read more about When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Morey, Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages and Linguistics, La Trobe University By now, most of us would know that 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s voyage along the East Coast of Australia. The federal government has allocated $48.7 million to commemorate the occasion, with ... <a title="When we celebrate Captain Cook’s voyage, let’s mark the epic journey of a Wati Wati man also" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/27/when-we-celebrate-captain-cooks-voyage-lets-mark-the-epic-journey-of-a-wati-wati-man-also-112692/" aria-label="Read more about When we celebrate Captain Cook’s voyage, let’s mark the epic journey of a Wati Wati man also">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Next Tuesday night is budget night, and it’s happening on the eve of a federal election where the Coalition is in for the fight of its life to hold onto government. The Conversation’s team of editors and experts will be in ... <a title="It’s your money they’re spending in this election-eve budget. Here’s how we’re covering the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/its-your-money-theyre-spending-in-this-election-eve-budget-heres-how-were-covering-the-story-114286/" aria-label="Read more about It’s your money they’re spending in this election-eve budget. Here’s how we’re covering the story">Read more</a>
