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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maggie Hall, Adjunct Lecturer, UNSW, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University Calls for public access to information about convicted child sex offenders occur often in Australia. It may seem like common sense that allowing the public to know the whereabouts of dangerous people ... <a title="Sex offender registries don’t prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/sex-offender-registries-dont-prevent-re-offending-and-vigilante-justice-is-real-109573/" aria-label="Read more about Sex offender registries don’t prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Austin, Professor UNSW Canberra Cyber, UNSW In Germany this week, the legal limbo that defines cyberspace around the world was on full display. The country’s Federal Office for IT Safety (BSI for its German initials) had been tracking a cyber attack targeting some of the country’s ... <a title="Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/should-cyber-officials-be-required-to-tell-victims-of-cyber-crimes-theyve-been-hacked-109510/" aria-label="Read more about Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute Want more to retire on? In its long-awaited final report on the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia’s leaky superannuation system, Australia’s Productivity Commission provides a roadmap. Weeding out scores of persistently underperforming funds, clamping down on unwanted multiple accounts and insurance policies, ... <a title="Productivity Commission finds super a bad deal. And yes, it comes out of wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/productivity-commission-finds-super-a-bad-deal-and-yes-it-comes-out-of-wages-109638/" aria-label="Read more about Productivity Commission finds super a bad deal. And yes, it comes out of wages">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorukalp Durmus, Honorary Associate, University of Sydney Next time you’re in a museum or art gallery, observe each painting a little more closely. You may notice cracks on the surface of the canvas, especially if the painting is very old. The damage you see is caused by ... <a title="How the right lighting could save the Mona Lisa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/how-the-right-lighting-could-save-the-mona-lisa-95938/" aria-label="Read more about How the right lighting could save the Mona Lisa">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Lee, Researcher and project officer, University of Sydney This article is part of a series focusing on the politics of food – what we eat, how our views of food are changing and why it matters from a cultural and political standpoint. Another year, another list ... <a title="Why celebrity, award-winning chefs are usually white men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/why-celebrity-award-winning-chefs-are-usually-white-men-106709/" aria-label="Read more about Why celebrity, award-winning chefs are usually white men">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Dwyer, Deputy Head, School of Medicine, Deakin University It’s a message that’s been drummed into us since childhood. Drink water, especially when it’s hot, otherwise you’ll get dehydrated. But how do you know if you’re dehydrated? Who’s more at risk? And what can you do about ... <a title="Health Check: how do I tell if I’m dehydrated?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/health-check-how-do-i-tell-if-im-dehydrated-107437/" aria-label="Read more about Health Check: how do I tell if I’m dehydrated?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karl Braganza, Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Last year was a time of exceptional weather and record-breaking heat according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate statement, which was released last night. The Bureau issued four Special Climate Statements relating to “extreme” and “abnormal” heat, and ... <a title="Australia’s 2018 in weather: drought, heat and fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/australias-2018-in-weather-drought-heat-and-fire-109575/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s 2018 in weather: drought, heat and fire">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Willis, Lecturer, School of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast In the past decade, federal government agencies and their state regulators have packaged most things in education in Australia. Big education decisions, like what to teach and what should be tested, are largely made in capital ... <a title="National curriculums don’t always work for rural and regional schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/national-curriculums-dont-always-work-for-rural-and-regional-schools-108071/" aria-label="Read more about National curriculums don’t always work for rural and regional schools">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, Univeristy of NSW, UNSW The reasons for the cracked concrete that triggered the evacuation – twice – of residents from Sydney’s Opal Tower over Christmas and the New Year are unknown and will take time to properly establish. Many commentators are ... <a title="There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney’s Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building certification" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/there-are-lessons-to-be-drawn-from-the-cracks-that-appeared-in-sydneys-opal-tower-but-they-extend-beyond-building-certification-109428/" aria-label="Read more about There are lessons to be drawn from the cracks that appeared in Sydney’s Opal Tower, but they extend beyond building certification">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Mokrzycki, PhD Candidate and sessional lecturer/tutor, Victoria University The official label used by the Australian government to define a traditional family (a two parent family with biological or adopted children only) is “intact”: Not damaged or impaired in any way. Complete. Whole. Unbroken. This is problematic ... <a title="Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/eight-australian-picture-books-that-celebrate-family-diversity-109429/" aria-label="Read more about Eight Australian picture books that celebrate family diversity">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Wood, Doctoral Candidate, Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s story has travelled around the world this week, highlighting Saudi Arabia’s repressive treatment of women and that not only those who seek asylum by sea face perilous journeys ... <a title="Women seeking asylum for family violence don’t have an easy time getting it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/women-seeking-asylum-for-family-violence-dont-have-an-easy-time-getting-it-109509/" aria-label="Read more about Women seeking asylum for family violence don’t have an easy time getting it">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Nasreen, PhD Scholar in Planning and Geography, Macquarie University The proportion of households experiencing rental stress is on the rise across Australia’s major cities. High rental prices have been driving an increase in shared housing. The most extreme form of this is “shared room” housing – ... <a title="Tracking the rise of room sharing and overcrowding, and what it means for housing in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/09/tracking-the-rise-of-room-sharing-and-overcrowding-and-what-it-means-for-housing-in-australia-107265/" aria-label="Read more about Tracking the rise of room sharing and overcrowding, and what it means for housing in Australia">Read more</a>
