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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Zobel, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Graduate & International Research, University of Melbourne This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity. When Australia joined the global internet on ... <a title="30 years since Australia first connected to the internet, we’ve come a long way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/30-years-since-australia-first-connected-to-the-internet-weve-come-a-long-way-118998/" aria-label="Read more about 30 years since Australia first connected to the internet, we’ve come a long way">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Klugman, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University In 1890, a columnist for the Queenscliff Sentinel, an early Victorian newspaper, sardonically announced that the raucous noise of barrackers at footy matches was one of the wonders of the world: ... <a title="Loud, obnoxious and at times racist: the sordid history of AFL barracking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/loud-obnoxious-and-at-times-racist-the-sordid-history-of-afl-barracking-119080/" aria-label="Read more about Loud, obnoxious and at times racist: the sordid history of AFL barracking">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Violetta Wilk, Lecturer & Researcher in Digital Marketing, Edith Cowan University It’s a simple building. A shed, really. You can’t go inside, and even if you could, there’s nothing in there. For decades it was derelict, an eyesore to which locals paid little attention. But this ... <a title="How a humble Perth boathouse became Australia’s most unlikely tourist attraction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/how-a-humble-perth-boathouse-became-australias-most-unlikely-tourist-attraction-119079/" aria-label="Read more about How a humble Perth boathouse became Australia’s most unlikely tourist attraction">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eileen Baldry, Professor of Criminology, UNSW Reports this week of an Indigenous boy with a disability held naked for days in a Brisbane police cell have once again raised the issue of how best to treat our most vulnerable young offenders, and the impact of their incarceration. ... <a title="Locking up kids damages their mental health and sets them up for more disadvantage. Is this what we want?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/locking-up-kids-damages-their-mental-health-and-sets-them-up-for-more-disadvantage-is-this-what-we-want-117674/" aria-label="Read more about Locking up kids damages their mental health and sets them up for more disadvantage. Is this what we want?">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyssa Weinstein, PhD Candidate, Australian National University All living things are divided into six kingdoms: plants, animals, fungi, protists (protozoa and some algae), and two types of bacteria – eubacteria and archaebacteria. The idea of being able to send instructions to organisms in different kingdoms is fascinating. ... <a title="Curious cases of chemical cross-kingdom communication" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/curious-cases-of-chemical-cross-kingdom-communication-119166/" aria-label="Read more about Curious cases of chemical cross-kingdom communication">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Luckman, Senior Research Officer, Centre for Higher Education Equity & Diversity Research, La Trobe University In recent days, the Productivity Commission released its evaluation of the demand-driven funding system for universities. From around 2009, until the funding model was suspended in 2017, universities were free to ... <a title="Three charts on: how uncapped university funding actually boosted Indigenous student numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/three-charts-on-how-uncapped-university-funding-actually-boosted-indigenous-student-numbers-119082/" aria-label="Read more about Three charts on: how uncapped university funding actually boosted Indigenous student numbers">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neema Nassir, Lecturer, University of Melbourne “When will driverless cars be out on the streets?” I’m often asked this question and I usually refrain from answering it. Before we ask when, we should ask ourselves what do we need from autonomous vehicles? One answer is “suburban mobility”. ... <a title="Driverless buses can help end the suburbs’ public transport woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/driverless-buses-can-help-end-the-suburbs-public-transport-woes-117258/" aria-label="Read more about Driverless buses can help end the suburbs’ public transport woes">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Amid all the fanfare around New Zealand’s so-called “well-being budget”, you would be forgiven for thinking our neighbour to the east had revolutionised its priorities and how to measure them. Let’s recap. During the midst of Australia’s federal election campaign in ... <a title="Vital Signs: Once were Kiwis. Here’s the hidden history of Australia’s own well-being framework" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/vital-signs-once-were-kiwis-heres-the-hidden-history-of-australias-own-well-being-framework-119111/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Once were Kiwis. Here’s the hidden history of Australia’s own well-being framework">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Vatsikopoulos, Lecturer in Journalism, University of Technology Sydney The inaugural Walkley Award for Media Diversity will be announced on June 26, and has had an impressive number of entries for what was once regarded as a niche area. Diversity in the media is no longer just ... <a title="Friday essay: diversity in the media is vital – but Australia has a long way to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/friday-essay-diversity-in-the-media-is-vital-but-australia-has-a-long-way-to-go-116280/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: diversity in the media is vital – but Australia has a long way to go">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As hissy fits go, it was a beauty. Pauline Hanson was very cross indeed. Senate leader Mathias Cormann hadn’t called her, even though he was reportedly negotiating on the government’s $158 billion package of income tax cuts. Venting on Sky ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Those tax cuts test Albanese and provoke Hanson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/grattan-on-friday-those-tax-cuts-test-albanese-and-provoke-hanson-119185/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Those tax cuts test Albanese and provoke Hanson">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Queensland Liberal senator James McGrath had said the ABC’s headquarters in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane should be sold, and the funds used to retire government debt. In the latest Coalition attack on the national broadcaster, McGrath declared: “The ABC currently ... <a title="Government senator urges sale of ABC city properties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/government-senator-urges-sale-of-abc-city-properties-119187/" aria-label="Read more about Government senator urges sale of ABC city properties">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Senator Cory Bernardi will wind up his Australian Conservatives party, after its abysmal showing at the election. Bernardi, who defected from the Liberals and formed the party in 2017, said on Thursday: “The inescapable conclusion from our lack of political ... <a title="Cory Bernardi to disband Australian Conservatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/cory-bernardi-to-disband-australian-conservatives-119186/" aria-label="Read more about Cory Bernardi to disband Australian Conservatives">Read more</a>
