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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Sipe, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Queensland High-tech companies and venture capitalists have been striving to break into the transport and mobility market. Between 2016 and 2018, venture capital investment in urban technology surpassed that of many other areas, including pharmaceuticals and ... <a title="The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/the-battle-to-be-the-amazon-or-netflix-of-transport-103351/" aria-label="Read more about The battle to be the Amazon (or Netflix) of transport">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Johnson, Warden, Forrest Research Foundation, University of Western Australia Asked at the banking royal commission how long it might take to embed the right culture in the National Australia Bank, its chairman Ken Henry replied: ten years. As head of the Commonwealth Treasury before he left ... <a title="We’ll wait an eternity for the banks to fix themselves. Here’s what we can do now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/well-wait-an-eternity-for-the-banks-to-fix-themselves-heres-what-we-can-do-now-103098/" aria-label="Read more about We’ll wait an eternity for the banks to fix themselves. Here’s what we can do now">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Whatever it does, the Morrison government seems to find itself caught on the sticky fly paper. As if it didn’t have trouble enough with trying to decide about the embassy in Israel and the religious freedom report, on Monday it ... <a title="View from The Hill: Day One of minority government sees battle over national integrity commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/view-from-the-hill-day-one-of-minority-government-sees-battle-over-national-integrity-commission-107637/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Day One of minority government sees battle over national integrity commission">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Judith Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Australian Studies, Flinders University The artist Kwementyaye (Kathleen) Petyarre (c. 1938 – 24 November 2018) has died in Alice Springs, surrounded by family and loved ones, at about the age of 80. Alhwarrpe. “About” that age, because Petyarre was born out ... <a title="Kathleen Petyarre: a brilliant artist whose life was rudely interrupted by colonisers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/kathleen-petyarre-a-brilliant-artist-whose-life-was-rudely-interrupted-by-colonisers-107593/" aria-label="Read more about Kathleen Petyarre: a brilliant artist whose life was rudely interrupted by colonisers">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Henry, Senior Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Women often wonder what the “right” length of time is after giving birth before getting pregnant again. A recent Canadian study suggests 12-18 months between pregnancies is ideal for most women. But the period between pregnancies, ... <a title="Health Check: how long should I wait between pregnancies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/health-check-how-long-should-i-wait-between-pregnancies-106079/" aria-label="Read more about Health Check: how long should I wait between pregnancies?">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paulo de Souza, Science Leader – Sensor Networks, CSIRO Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The ... <a title="Curious Kids: What are some of the challenges to Mars travel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/curious-kids-what-are-some-of-the-challenges-to-mars-travel-105030/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: What are some of the challenges to Mars travel?">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Labor party’s energy policy platform, released last week, is politically clever and would likely be effective. It includes plans to underwrite renewable energy and storage, and other elements that ... <a title="Labor’s policy can smooth the energy transition, but much more will be needed to tackle emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/labors-policy-can-smooth-the-energy-transition-but-much-more-will-be-needed-to-tackle-emissions-107565/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s policy can smooth the energy transition, but much more will be needed to tackle emissions">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Campbell, Francince McNiff Professor of criminal jurisprudence, Monash University The use of automated facial recognition technology (FRT) is becoming more commonplace globally, in particular in China, the UK and now Australia. FRT means we can identify individuals based on an analysis of their geometric facial features, ... <a title="Why regulating facial recognition technology is so problematic – and necessary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/why-regulating-facial-recognition-technology-is-so-problematic-and-necessary-107284/" aria-label="Read more about Why regulating facial recognition technology is so problematic – and necessary">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Martin, NHMRC ECR Fellow, University of Adelaide This article is part of the series This is research, where we ask academics to share and discuss open access articles that reveal important aspects of science. Today’s piece looks at disease itself – and how scientists known as ... <a title="Unscrambling the egg: how research works out what really leads to an increased disease risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/unscrambling-the-egg-how-research-works-out-what-really-leads-to-an-increased-disease-risk-103990/" aria-label="Read more about Unscrambling the egg: how research works out what really leads to an increased disease risk">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Lecturer, Monash University Pregabalin (sold under the brand name Lyrica) is prescribed as an anti-epileptic and a painkiller for nerve pain. Australian prescriptions of pregabalin have risen significantly in the past five years. It’s now in the top ten most expensive medications for ... <a title="Ambulance call-outs for pregabalin have spiked – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/ambulance-call-outs-for-pregabalin-have-spiked-heres-why-106163/" aria-label="Read more about Ambulance call-outs for pregabalin have spiked – here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Barry, Senior Lecturer, Plant Pathology, University of Tasmania Undertaking a PhD can be very stressful, due to a range of challenges. These include having to develop discipline expertise as well as generic skills (such as academic writing and maintaining motivation) during a largely solo pursuit. Concern ... <a title="Mindfulness can help PhD students shift from surviving to thriving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/mindfulness-can-help-phd-students-shift-from-surviving-to-thriving-106608/" aria-label="Read more about Mindfulness can help PhD students shift from surviving to thriving">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hussein Dia, Chair, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned that global warming could reach 1.5℃ as early as 2030. The landmark report by leading scientists urged nations to do more to avert an impending ... <a title="Four ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/26/four-ways-our-cities-can-cut-transport-emissions-in-a-hurry-avoid-shift-share-and-improve-106076/" aria-label="Read more about Four ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve">Read more</a>
