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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Cook, Lecturer, Computer and Security Science,Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University Fake videos and doctored photographs, often based on events such as the Moon landing and supposed UFO appearances, have been the subject of fascination for decades. Such imagery is often deep fake content, called so ... <a title="Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/instead-of-showing-leadership-twitter-pays-lip-service-to-the-dangers-of-deep-fakes-127027/" aria-label="Read more about Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evelyn Parr, Research Fellow in Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University As an aesthetic society, we often demonise body fat and stigmatise people with lots of it. There’s often an assumption that people carrying excess weight don’t exercise and must ... <a title="If weight loss is your only goal for exercise, it’s time to rethink your priorities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/if-weight-loss-is-your-only-goal-for-exercise-its-time-to-rethink-your-priorities-120083/" aria-label="Read more about If weight loss is your only goal for exercise, it’s time to rethink your priorities">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Victoria University of Wellington CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, ... <a title="Climate explained: why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/climate-explained-why-coastal-floods-are-becoming-more-frequent-as-seas-rise-127202/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: why coastal floods are becoming more frequent as seas rise">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa McLean Davies, Associate Professor Language and Literacy Education, University of Melbourne In recent weeks, Australian universities’ commitment to teaching Australian literature has come under scrutiny. This came amid revelations Sydney University has withdrawn funding from its Chair of Australian Literature – the nation’s first. Later news ... <a title="Old white men dominate school English booklists. It’s time more Australian schools taught Australian books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/old-white-men-dominate-school-english-booklists-its-time-more-australian-schools-taught-australian-books-127110/" aria-label="Read more about Old white men dominate school English booklists. It’s time more Australian schools taught Australian books">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Maund, PhD Candidate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle The impacts of the bushfires that are overwhelming emergency services in New South Wales and Queensland suggest houses are being built in areas where the risks are high. We rely heavily on emergency services ... <a title="Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/putting-homes-in-high-risk-areas-is-asking-too-much-of-firefighters-127126/" aria-label="Read more about Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreas Cebulla, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide In the past decade a 30-year trend to earlier retirement has been reversed. In OECD countries the average age at which people retire has risen by about one to two years. In Australia ... <a title="There’s a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/theres-a-yawning-gap-in-the-plan-to-keep-older-australians-working-119013/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a yawning gap in the plan to keep older Australians working">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gay Hawkins, Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Most of us will never see a platypus or a lyrebird in the wild, but it’s likely we’ve encountered them on television. Our new research looks at the vital role early ABC television played in making ... <a title="Natural history on TV: how the ABC took Australian animals to the people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/natural-history-on-tv-how-the-abc-took-australian-animals-to-the-people-125221/" aria-label="Read more about Natural history on TV: how the ABC took Australian animals to the people">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government is responding to increasing concern about the faltering economy by bringing forward A$3.8 billion of infrastructure investment into the next four years, including $1.8 billion for the current and next financial years. Scott Morrison will outline the infrastructure ... <a title="Government to inject economic stimulus by accelerating infrastructure spend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/20/government-to-inject-economic-stimulus-by-accelerating-infrastructure-spend-127358/" aria-label="Read more about Government to inject economic stimulus by accelerating infrastructure spend">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has overhauled its much-criticised robo-debt scheme which has seen many welfare recipients asked to repay money they do not owe. A Tuesday email to staff in the Human Services department’s customer compliance division said “additional proof” would now ... <a title="Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/government-makes-changes-to-error-prone-robo-debt-collection-127324/" aria-label="Read more about Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has overhauled its much-criticised robo-debt scheme which has seen many welfare recipients asked to repay money they do not owe. A Tuesday email to staff in the Human Services department’s customer compliance division said “additional proof” would now ... <a title="Government announces changes to error-prone robo-debt collection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/government-announces-changes-to-error-prone-robo-debt-collection-127324/" aria-label="Read more about Government announces changes to error-prone robo-debt collection">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University Every summer in Australia, bushfires, cyclones and floods threaten lives and properties. Preparing for these emergencies includes creating an emergency kit that contains everything you and your baby will need if essential services are ... <a title="Evacuating with a baby? Here’s what to put in your emergency kit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/evacuating-with-a-baby-heres-what-to-put-in-your-emergency-kit-127026/" aria-label="Read more about Evacuating with a baby? Here’s what to put in your emergency kit">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Allen, Researcher, UNSW Despite 28 years of uninterrupted economic growth, future generations of Australians face being worse off due to increasing household debt, cost-of-living pressures, rising wealth inequality, climate change impacts and environmental degradation. But our new research finds a fairer, greener and more prosperous Australia ... <a title="We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia’s future. Economic growth alone can’t deliver the goods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/we-modelled-4-scenarios-for-australias-future-economic-growth-alone-cant-deliver-the-goods-126823/" aria-label="Read more about We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia’s future. Economic growth alone can’t deliver the goods">Read more</a>
