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Colonial Australia was surprisingly concerned about Aboriginal deaths in custody

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristyn Harman, Senior Lecturer in History; Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Humanities; Course Coordinator, Diploma of History, University of Tasmania When the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody’s report was tabled in 1991, it was not the first official inquiry into this tragic phenomenon. The disproportionately ... <a title="Colonial Australia was surprisingly concerned about Aboriginal deaths in custody" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/colonial-australia-was-surprisingly-concerned-about-aboriginal-deaths-in-custody-107268/" aria-label="Read more about Colonial Australia was surprisingly concerned about Aboriginal deaths in custody">Read more</a>

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If there’s one thing Pacific nations don’t need, it’s yet another infrastructure investment bank

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Engel, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Studies, University of Wollongong If Scott Morrison was looking for a way to prove Australia is a good neighbour to Pacific nations, he could hardly have chosen a worse option. Looking for a policy to combat both China and his ... <a title="If there’s one thing Pacific nations don’t need, it’s yet another infrastructure investment bank" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/if-theres-one-thing-pacific-nations-dont-need-its-yet-another-infrastructure-investment-bank-107198/" aria-label="Read more about If there’s one thing Pacific nations don’t need, it’s yet another infrastructure investment bank">Read more</a>

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Fresh urgency in mapping out ethics of brain organoid research

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Koplin, Resarch Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, Melbourne Law School and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne Scientists have become increasingly adept at creating brain organoids – which are essentially miniature human brains grown in the laboratory from stem cells. Although brain organoid research might seem ... <a title="Fresh urgency in mapping out ethics of brain organoid research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/fresh-urgency-in-mapping-out-ethics-of-brain-organoid-research-107186/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh urgency in mapping out ethics of brain organoid research">Read more</a>

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An urgent rethink is needed on the idealised image of the ANZAC digger

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Effie Karageorgos, Academic Tutor, History and Academic Skills, University of Melbourne The 100th anniversary of the truce that ended the first world war has been marked. More than $1 billion is being spent on remembering the dead. Now is the time to become more honest – respectfully ... <a title="An urgent rethink is needed on the idealised image of the ANZAC digger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/an-urgent-rethink-is-needed-on-the-idealised-image-of-the-anzac-digger-107003/" aria-label="Read more about An urgent rethink is needed on the idealised image of the ANZAC digger">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: How do moths eat our clothes?

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreas Zwick, Molecular Systematist, CSIRO Curious Kids is a series for children, where we ask experts to answer questions from kids. All questions are welcome: find out how to enter at the bottom. You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen ... <a title="Curious Kids: How do moths eat our clothes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/curious-kids-how-do-moths-eat-our-clothes-105978/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: How do moths eat our clothes?">Read more</a>

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A/B testing: how offline businesses are learning from Google to improve profits

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sanderson, Professor of Information Retrieval, RMIT University The market testing that helped give us the Google search we know today is being emulated by industries from hospitality to manufacturing to help better focus their products and services and meet customer needs. So what did Google do? ... <a title="A/B testing: how offline businesses are learning from Google to improve profits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/a-b-testing-how-offline-businesses-are-learning-from-google-to-improve-profits-106843/" aria-label="Read more about A/B testing: how offline businesses are learning from Google to improve profits">Read more</a>

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The Greens set to be tested on a number of fronts in the Victorian election

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Senior Lecturer in Australian Politics, Monash University Critical times lie ahead for the Greens in Victoria and across the federation more generally. In recent years, the Greens have managed to achieve what most minor parties and independents have failed to do: cut a swathe through ... <a title="The Greens set to be tested on a number of fronts in the Victorian election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/the-greens-set-to-be-tested-on-a-number-of-fronts-in-the-victorian-election-105857/" aria-label="Read more about The Greens set to be tested on a number of fronts in the Victorian election">Read more</a>

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If you’re feeding with formula, here’s what you can do to promote your baby’s healthy growth

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Laws, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University While breastfeeding is the recommended approach to infant feeding, some mothers may not be able to breastfeed. Others may find themselves moving on from breastfeeding ... <a title="If you’re feeding with formula, here’s what you can do to promote your baby’s healthy growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/if-youre-feeding-with-formula-heres-what-you-can-do-to-promote-your-babys-healthy-growth-106165/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re feeding with formula, here’s what you can do to promote your baby’s healthy growth">Read more</a>

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Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Lansbury Hall, Lecturer, Environmental Health Unit, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland Many people in Australia do not have access to safe drinking water. It’s particularly difficult in Indigenous communities because they are small, remote and challenged by additional issues to secure essential power ... <a title="Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/getting-clean-drinking-water-into-remote-indigenous-communities-means-overcoming-city-thinking-106701/" aria-label="Read more about Getting clean drinking water into remote Indigenous communities means overcoming city thinking">Read more</a>

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How much will voters pay for an early Christmas? Eight charts that explain Victoria’s transport election

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute The most magical time of the year is upon Victorians: election season. The (taxpayer-funded) gifts promised by the major parties far exceed anything Santa could bring. And the multi-billion-dollar toys on everybody’s wish list? Trains, tracks and roads. There’s nothing ... <a title="How much will voters pay for an early Christmas? Eight charts that explain Victoria’s transport election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/how-much-will-voters-pay-for-an-early-christmas-eight-charts-that-explain-victorias-transport-election-106782/" aria-label="Read more about How much will voters pay for an early Christmas? Eight charts that explain Victoria’s transport election">Read more</a>

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Fresh thinking: the carbon tax that would leave households better off

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW Today, as part of the UNSW Grand Challenge on Inequality, we release a study entitled A Climate Dividend for Australians that offers a practical solution to the twin problems of climate change and energy affordability. It’s a ... <a title="Fresh thinking: the carbon tax that would leave households better off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/fresh-thinking-the-carbon-tax-that-would-leave-households-better-off-107177/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh thinking: the carbon tax that would leave households better off">Read more</a>

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Why we should worry about Victoria’s China memorandum of understanding

November 21, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Lloyd, Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne Victoria’s Labor government stole a march on the rest of the country last month becoming the first (and only) state government to sign a memorandum of understanding with China under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Belt and Road is ... <a title="Why we should worry about Victoria’s China memorandum of understanding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/21/why-we-should-worry-about-victorias-china-memorandum-of-understanding-107135/" aria-label="Read more about Why we should worry about Victoria’s China memorandum of understanding">Read more</a>