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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Yeo, Supervising Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology A strong low-pressure system has meant severe thunderstorm and hail warnings are in effect for much of the New South Wales South Coast. At the same time, very dry conditions, strong winds and high temperatures are fuelling dozens of ... <a title="Sydney storms could be making the Queensland fires worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/sydney-storms-could-be-making-the-queensland-fires-worse-107789/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney storms could be making the Queensland fires worse">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daisy Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW School of Physics, UNSW There’s little doubt the information technology revolution has improved our lives. But unless we find a new form of electronic technology that uses less energy, computing will become limited by an “energy crunch” within decades. Even the most ... <a title="Computing faces an energy crunch unless new technologies are found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/computing-faces-an-energy-crunch-unless-new-technologies-are-found-106060/" aria-label="Read more about Computing faces an energy crunch unless new technologies are found">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW I first met Tony Tuckson when I was interviewed for a curatorial position at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was the panellist who asked ... <a title="Passion and beauty: the paintings of Tony Tuckson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/passion-and-beauty-the-paintings-of-tony-tuckson-107591/" aria-label="Read more about Passion and beauty: the paintings of Tony Tuckson">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Saunders, Associate professor, UNSW This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might also like the podcast Imagine ... <a title="Curious Kids: Why do people get cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/curious-kids-why-do-people-get-cancer-106069/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: Why do people get cancer?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University After months of protracted negotiations between the political parties, the foreign donations bill has passed both houses of parliament and is set to be signed into law by the governor-general. The bill bans donations of more than A$100 ... <a title="The foreign donations bill will soon be law – what will it do, and why is it needed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/the-foreign-donations-bill-will-soon-be-law-what-will-it-do-and-why-is-it-needed-107095/" aria-label="Read more about The foreign donations bill will soon be law – what will it do, and why is it needed?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Larkin, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney Review: André Rieu, Sydney The phenomenon that is André Rieu was in Sydney last week, an event which gave rise to strong feelings pro and contra. Among musicians, his slick entertainments are at best grudgingly recognised as savvy ... <a title="André Rieu gives his audience exactly what they want: entertainment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/andre-rieu-gives-his-audience-exactly-what-they-want-entertainment-107694/" aria-label="Read more about André Rieu gives his audience exactly what they want: entertainment">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Calum Cunningham, PhD candidate, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania The decline of Tasmanian devils is having an unusual knock-on effect: animal carcasses would once have been gobbled up in short order by devils are now taking many days longer to disappear. We made the discovery, published ... <a title="Tassie devils’ decline has left a feast of carrion for feral cats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/tassie-devils-decline-has-left-a-feast-of-carrion-for-feral-cats-106859/" aria-label="Read more about Tassie devils’ decline has left a feast of carrion for feral cats">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand One of this year’s most potentially explosive and dangerous political issues has been allegations of foreign meddling against the University of Canterbury’s Prof Anne-Marie Brady because of her role as a critic of Chinese state political interference. It’s a fascinating tale ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-navigating-allegations-of-illegal-foreign-state-meddling-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Arvanitakis, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University Our relationship with tech companies has changed significantly over the past 18 months. Ongoing data breaches, and the revelations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have raised concerns about who owns our data, and how it is ... <a title="What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/what-are-tech-companies-doing-about-ethical-use-of-data-not-much-104845/" aria-label="Read more about What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not much">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation Australia’s population is growing fast, ticking over 25 million in August 2018. And as the population increases, it is also becoming more diverse. At the time of the 2016 Census, Australia’s population comprised people from more than 250 countries ... <a title="Twelve charts on race and racism in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/twelve-charts-on-race-and-racism-in-australia-105961/" aria-label="Read more about Twelve charts on race and racism in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Lentin, Associate Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University Today, what can be defined as racism and what cannot has become a matter for debate. Every racist caught in the act, whether it be wrongly accusing a black child of sexual assault or running ... <a title="Why racism is so hard to define and even harder to understand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/why-racism-is-so-hard-to-define-and-even-harder-to-understand-106236/" aria-label="Read more about Why racism is so hard to define and even harder to understand">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Jefford, Research Lead in Midwifery, Southern Cross University Birth is a natural process, and for many women, it goes according to plan. But when a baby is overdue or complications arise for mother or baby, the woman may need to consider being induced, which means having ... <a title="What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/what-happens-when-labour-is-induced-and-when-is-it-necessary-102482/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?">Read more</a>
