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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Lotz, Fellow, Peabody Media Center; Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology Living with two preteens, I get almost daily requests to approve new apps. My standard response is to ask my kids to describe the app, why they want it, and how it makes ... <a title="We can put a leash on Google and Facebook, but there’s no saving the traditional news model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/we-can-put-a-leash-on-google-and-facebook-but-theres-no-saving-the-traditional-news-model-113554/" aria-label="Read more about We can put a leash on Google and Facebook, but there’s no saving the traditional news model">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University Making super contributions voluntary for people earning less than A$50,000 a year, as proposed by Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, would be a backward step for women. It would predominantly be used by women, because more ... <a title="Voluntary super: a good way to increase women’s dependence on men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/voluntary-super-a-good-way-to-increase-womens-dependence-on-men-120979/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary super: a good way to increase women’s dependence on men">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland In her book Wordslut, Amanda Montell argues that patriarchal assumptions deny women an active role in society, claiming that, “In our culture, men run the show”. With a degree in creative writing and linguistics, having studied “how language works ... <a title="Wordslut: a new book aims to ‘verbally smash the patriarchy’, but its argument is imprecise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/wordslut-a-new-book-aims-to-verbally-smash-the-patriarchy-but-its-argument-is-imprecise-119160/" aria-label="Read more about Wordslut: a new book aims to ‘verbally smash the patriarchy’, but its argument is imprecise">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Astell-Burt, Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science, NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, University of Wollongong Increasing tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney and increasing the proportion of homes in urban areas within 10 minutes’ walk of quality green, open and public ... <a title="Increasing tree cover may be like a ‘superfood’ for community mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/27/increasing-tree-cover-may-be-like-a-superfood-for-community-mental-health-119930/" aria-label="Read more about Increasing tree cover may be like a ‘superfood’ for community mental health">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior lecturer in Business Law, UNSW The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for “holistic, dynamic reforms” to address the online dominance of digital behemoths such as Google and Facebook. A 600-page report, released today, makes 23 recommendations for regulating digital platforms – ... <a title="Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google’s digital dominance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/consumer-watchdog-calls-for-new-measures-to-combat-facebook-and-googles-digital-dominance-120077/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google’s digital dominance">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Cross, Research Fellow, Curtin University Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. On a warm evening in early 1802, Robert Brown sat aboard the HMS Investigator describing several plant specimens collected that day. Brown ... <a title="The Albany pitcher plant will straight up eat you (if you’re an ant)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/the-albany-pitcher-plant-will-straight-up-eat-you-if-youre-an-ant-120767/" aria-label="Read more about The Albany pitcher plant will straight up eat you (if you’re an ant)">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon O’Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney According to much of the early commentary, Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday before two US congressional committees was a disappointment. Democrats are frustrated the special counsel did not make a clear-cut ... <a title="Mueller testimony does not produce smoking gun, but the issues it raised are far from resolved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/mueller-testimony-does-not-produce-smoking-gun-but-the-issues-it-raised-are-far-from-resolved-120781/" aria-label="Read more about Mueller testimony does not produce smoking gun, but the issues it raised are far from resolved">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Deep Saini and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including progress the Federal Parliament has made this week, Albanese’s opposition’s new tactics in question time, Scott Morrison’s announcement of his ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the opposition’s tactics in question time – and Morrison’s views on the public service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-oppositions-tactics-in-question-time-and-morrisons-views-on-the-public-service-121042/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the opposition’s tactics in question time – and Morrison’s views on the public service">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russ Babcock, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again. Our research, published yesterday in Frontiers in Marine Science, looked at the large-scale impacts of a series of extreme climate events on coastal marine habitats around ... <a title="Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/extreme-weather-caused-by-climate-change-has-damaged-45-of-australias-coastal-habitat-120671/" aria-label="Read more about Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Ossola, Research Coordinator Centre for Smart Green Cities, Macquarie University We need trees in our lives. This past summer, Adelaide experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian state capital, hitting 46.6 degrees on January 24. Trees beautify otherwise grey cities and cool our suburbs ... <a title="Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won’t survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/our-cities-need-more-trees-but-some-commonly-planted-ones-wont-survive-climate-change-120493/" aria-label="Read more about Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won’t survive climate change">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Axel Bruns, Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology As a social media platform, Twitter does not have the most glowing reputation. If you just rely on what you hear about it, you might think Twitter is no more than a hotbed for raging politics and viral ... <a title="Twitter isn’t just for political hashtag warriors. Many still use the social network to just hang out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/twitter-isnt-just-for-political-hashtag-warriors-many-still-use-the-social-network-to-just-hang-out-120505/" aria-label="Read more about Twitter isn’t just for political hashtag warriors. Many still use the social network to just hang out">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pamela Laird, Senior Respiratory Physiotherapsit & Researcher, Telethon Kids Institute As respiratory clinicians, we have been conducting outreach clinics to the Kimberley, in northern Western Australia, for about ten years, treating children with bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease in which the breathing tubes in the lungs are ... <a title="A wet cough for four weeks means it’s time to get it checked out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/a-wet-cough-for-four-weeks-means-its-time-to-get-it-checked-out-118828/" aria-label="Read more about A wet cough for four weeks means it’s time to get it checked out">Read more</a>
