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April 8, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Young people – how they think and feel, how institutions (families, schools, clinics, courts) fail them – are a recurring theme in the books shortlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize. These six surprising books – four ... <a title="Six books that shock, delve deeply and destroy pieties: your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/08/six-books-that-shock-delve-deeply-and-destroy-pieties-your-guide-to-the-2019-stella-prize-shortlist-114829/" aria-label="Read more about Six books that shock, delve deeply and destroy pieties: your guide to the 2019 Stella Prize shortlist">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University Removing the financial worries from Australians diagnosed with cancer is bound to be a popular move. The Opposition’s A$2.3 billion cancer care plan – announced in Bill Shorten’s budget ... <a title="Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/07/cutting-cancer-costs-is-a-worthy-policy-but-we-need-to-try-to-prevent-it-too-114976/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Gray, Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University The 2018 budget contained big tax measures – worth A$143 billion over the next decade – initially targeted at lower and middle income Australians, but after five or so years to be heavily weighted ... <a title="Those future tax cut promises… they’re nowhere near as big as you’d think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/those-future-tax-cut-promises-theyre-nowhere-near-as-big-as-youd-think-114912/" aria-label="Read more about Those future tax cut promises… they’re nowhere near as big as you’d think">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Schleiger, Research Scientist, CSIRO The question of whether technology is good or bad depends on how it’s developed and used. Nowhere is that more topical than in technolgies using artificial intelligence. When developed and used appropriately, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the way ... <a title="Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/artificial-intelligence-in-australia-needs-to-get-ethical-so-we-have-a-plan-114438/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Dean Wilson, Ph.D candidate, Department of Environment & Science, Griffith University, Griffith University Several new species of trapdoor spiders found in Queensland are finally described in an article published this month in Invertebrate Systematics. But each of the new species occurs in only its own single, ... <a title="Trapdoor spider species that stay local put themselves at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/trapdoor-spider-species-that-stay-local-put-themselves-at-risk-114588/" aria-label="Read more about Trapdoor spider species that stay local put themselves at risk">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher talks about the week in Australian politics with Michelle Grattan. They discuss the government’s pre-election budget, Bill Shorten’s strong budget reply, and the effect of these on the immanent election. – ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s benign budget and Shorten’s mic drop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-governments-benign-budget-and-shortens-mic-drop-114983/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government’s benign budget and Shorten’s mic drop">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Russell, Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago In the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, and the subsequent ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons, social media has provided a platform for gun owners. Media have examined the influence of the American National Rifle Association (NRA) in New ... <a title="New Zealand gun owners invoke NRA-style tropes in response to fast-tracked law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/new-zealand-gun-owners-invoke-nra-style-tropes-in-response-to-fast-tracked-law-change-114430/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand gun owners invoke NRA-style tropes in response to fast-tracked law change">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Maddison, Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, Co-Director, Indigenous-Settler Relations Collaboration, University of Melbourne As the nation gears up for another federal election, both major parties are taking a position on Indigenous affairs. And it looks like First Nations peoples are set to be disappointed ... <a title="It’s time for Indigenous nationhood to replace a failing colonial authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/its-time-for-indigenous-nationhood-to-replace-a-failing-colonial-authority-114088/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time for Indigenous nationhood to replace a failing colonial authority">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Richard Braczkowski, PhD Candidate – Wildlife Cameraman, The University of Queensland 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 ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do tigers have whiskers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/curious-kids-why-do-tigers-have-whiskers-110791/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do tigers have whiskers?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Fraser, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England Many criminal trials feature forensic evidence in the form of audio recordings, typically from bugging houses or cars, or intercepting phone calls. Unfortunately, the audio is often of very poor quality, making it hard for the jury to ... <a title="Don’t believe your ears: ‘enhancing’ forensic audio can mislead juries in criminal trials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/dont-believe-your-ears-enhancing-forensic-audio-can-mislead-juries-in-criminal-trials-113844/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t believe your ears: ‘enhancing’ forensic audio can mislead juries in criminal trials">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Klein, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Australian National University Imagine a life without pain. No toothache. No period pain. No arthritis. A woman who feels no pain has been in the news recently, linked to a case study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. Jo Cameron ... <a title="The ‘painless woman’ helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/the-painless-woman-helps-us-see-how-anxiety-and-fear-fit-in-the-big-picture-of-pain-114751/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘painless woman’ helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato The man arrested over the Christchurch terror attacks has appeared in court today, facing 50 charges of murder and 39 of attempted murder. Although further charges relating to terrorism are possible, I argue, ... <a title="Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/why-it-might-be-time-for-new-zealand-to-reconsider-the-legal-definition-of-murder-113737/" aria-label="Read more about Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder">Read more</a>
