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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aniko Blanka Toth, Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University As the world grapples with an extinction crisis, our large mammals are among the most endangered. These threatened species – rhinos, pandas, tigers, polar bears and the like – greatly influence their ecosystems. So what will happen to the smaller ... <a title="Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/extinction-of-ice-age-giants-likely-drove-surviving-animals-apart-125132/" aria-label="Read more about Extinction of ice age giants likely drove surviving animals apart">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney The litany of defects, poor building standards and regulatory failures has serious implications for apartment owners, occupiers and buyers alike. Fears of a loss of confidence in the sector have unfortunately come true. Our research suggests a ... <a title="Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/lack-of-information-on-apartment-defects-leaves-whole-market-on-shaky-footings-127007/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Nickl, Lecturer in International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, University of Sydney In September, the Fair Work commission rejected an unfair dismissal claim by a BP worker who made a Downfall video meme about his boss. Fair Work called it “inappropriate and offensive”. Last week, the ... <a title="How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/how-hitler-memes-made-their-way-around-the-world-and-into-the-fair-work-commission-courtroom-127314/" aria-label="Read more about How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Two and a half months before the February 3 Iowa Democratic caucus, the highly regarded Selzer poll for CNN and the Des Moines Register gave Pete Buttigieg 25% in Iowa (up a huge 16 points ... <a title="Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/buttigieg-surges-to-clear-lead-in-iowa-poll-as-democrats-win-four-of-five-us-state-elections-127210/" aria-label="Read more about Buttigieg surges to clear lead in Iowa poll, as Democrats win four of five US state elections">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Every, Senior Research Fellow in social vulnerability and disasters, CQUniversity Australia If you live in a bushfire-prone area, you’ll likely have considered what you will do in the event of a bushfire. The decision, which should be made well in advance of bushfire season, is whether ... <a title="It’s hard to breathe and you can’t think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/its-hard-to-breathe-and-you-cant-think-clearly-if-you-defend-your-home-against-a-bushfire-be-mentally-prepared-127019/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to breathe and you can’t think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni Di Virgilio, Research associate, UNSW Temperatures across many regions of Australia are set to exceed 40℃ this week, including heatwaves forecast throughout parts of eastern Australia, raising the spectre of more devastating bushfires. We have already heard warnings this fire season of the possibility of firestorms, ... <a title="Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/climate-change-will-make-fire-storms-more-likely-in-southeastern-australia-127225/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change will make fire storms more likely in southeastern Australia">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni Di Virgilio, Research associate, UNSW Temperatures across many regions of Australia are set to exceed 40℃ this week, including heatwaves forecast throughout parts of eastern Australia, raising the spectre of more devastating bushfires. We have already heard warnings this fire season of the possibility of firestorms, ... <a title="Climate change will make fire storms more likely in south eastern Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/climate-change-will-make-fire-storms-more-likely-in-south-eastern-australia-127225/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change will make fire storms more likely in south eastern Australia">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudia Vickers, Director, Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, CSIRO We need to revolutionise agriculture in the next 30 years. In 2050 we may have almost 10 billion people to feed. Farmland is already degraded by existing agriculture, and climate change is putting new pressure on crops and ... <a title="To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/to-feed-the-world-in-2050-we-need-to-build-the-plants-that-evolution-didnt-127316/" aria-label="Read more about To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn’t">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Kokshagina, Researcher – Innovation & Entrepreneurship, RMIT University For centuries, human beings have relied on patents to encourage and protect innovation. The electric light was patented, the phonograph, television, WiFi and Nespresso capsules. But many inventions were not: matches, vaccination, computers and the internet. Patents work ... <a title="Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/innovation-competitions-are-the-next-big-thing-here-are-8-ways-to-make-them-work-124898/" aria-label="Read more about Innovation competitions are the next big thing. Here are 8 ways to make them work">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Parry, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, University of Winchester Rising Australian cricket star Will Pucovski has recently taken the surprising step of asking not to be considered for selection for the national men’s team ahead of the First Test against Pakistan, which starts on Thursday. Pucovski ... <a title="Big men do cry: cricketers are leading the charge for inclusive masculinity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/big-men-do-cry-cricketers-are-leading-the-charge-for-inclusive-masculinity-127108/" aria-label="Read more about Big men do cry: cricketers are leading the charge for inclusive masculinity">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen, who has previously been shadow treasurer and before that treasurer, wants the study of economics made “more sexy” to attract more students, especially women, to study it. And he thinks young people’s concerns about climate change ... <a title="Make the study of economics “more sexy”: Chris Bowen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/make-the-study-of-economics-more-sexy-chris-bowen-127360/" aria-label="Read more about Make the study of economics “more sexy”: Chris Bowen">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. NZ First Matt Shand (Stuff): What NZ First slush fund was spent on: Campaign HQ, staff overtime, and a shredder Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): The NZ First donations scandal is ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 20 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-20-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 20 2019">Read more</a>
