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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Australia continues to experience unprecedented destruction from bushfires. Now is the time to harness our technological tools, and find innovative ways to help alleviate the problem, and also prevent future disaster. Predictive mapping has been a ... <a title="Virtual tools, real fires: how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/virtual-tools-real-fires-how-holograms-and-other-tech-could-help-outsmart-bushfires-126830/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual tools, real fires: how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne Review: Platform Papers 61: Criticism, Performance and the Need for Conversation, by Alison Croggon (Currency Press) “Pay no attention to what the critics say”, quipped the composer Jean Sibelius in 1937, because “there has never been a statue set ... <a title="Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/alison-croggon-and-the-arts-critic-as-an-endangered-species-126600/" aria-label="Read more about Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bushfires continue to burn across NSW and Queensland, the death toll has risen, and the damage to properties, wildlife and the environment is devastating. With conditions predicted to worsen over the summer, climate change has inevitably come into the frame. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/politics-with-michelle-grattan-minister-david-littleproud-on-bushfires-drought-and-the-nationals-127016/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashleigh Best, PhD Candidate in Law, University of Melbourne Animals are desperately vulnerable to natural disasters. An estimated 350 koalas have died during catastrophic bushfire conditions across eastern Australia and reports of injured animals continue to pour in. It’s not just wildlife at risk. February’s Townsville floods ... <a title="How we plan for animals in emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/how-we-plan-for-animals-in-emergencies-126936/" aria-label="Read more about How we plan for animals in emergencies">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jill Newby, Associate Professor and MRFF/NHMRC Career Development Fellow, UNSW It’s a busy day at the office and your left eye has been twitching uncontrollably. So, out of curiosity and irritation you Google it. Various benign causes — stress, exhaustion, too much caffeine — put your mind ... <a title="If Dr Google’s making you sick with worry, there’s help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/if-dr-googles-making-you-sick-with-worry-theres-help-125070/" aria-label="Read more about If Dr Google’s making you sick with worry, there’s help">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ward, PhD candidate, University of Sydney The ABC has announced it will not provide live radio coverage of the Olympics for the first time in 67 years for budgetary reasons, and because Australians now have the “increased ability to access Olympics coverage in other ways”. The ... <a title="Nation-building to ‘national shame’: the ABC’s complex role as sports broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/nation-building-to-national-shame-the-abcs-complex-role-as-sports-broadcaster-126924/" aria-label="Read more about Nation-building to ‘national shame’: the ABC’s complex role as sports broadcaster">Read more</a>
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November 14, 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. Euthanasia Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Euthanasia bill proves there’s power in a party-of-one Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Euthanasia’s parliamentary battle is won. Now the real fight begins Anna Whyte (1News): Parliament ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 14 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-14-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 14 2019">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Wasef, Postdoctoral research fellow, Griffith University These days, not many Aussies consider the ibis a particularly admirable creature. But these birds, now colloquially referred to as “bin chickens” due to their notorious scavenging antics, have a grandiose and important place in history – ancient Egyptian history, ... <a title="Holy bin chickens: ancient Egyptians tamed wild ibis for sacrifice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/holy-bin-chickens-ancient-egyptians-tamed-wild-ibis-for-sacrifice-126186/" aria-label="Read more about Holy bin chickens: ancient Egyptians tamed wild ibis for sacrifice">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ward, PhD candidate, University of Sydney The ABC has announced it will not provide live radio coverage of the Olympics for the first time in 67 years for budgetary reasons, and because Australians now have the “increased ability to access Olympics coverage in other ways”. The ... <a title="Nation-building to ‘national shame’: the ABC’s complex debate over its role as sports broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/nation-building-to-national-shame-the-abcs-complex-debate-over-its-role-as-sports-broadcaster-126924/" aria-label="Read more about Nation-building to ‘national shame’: the ABC’s complex debate over its role as sports broadcaster">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Mosley, Research Fellow, Systems Neuroscience Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting one in 350 Australians. It’s caused by the loss of cells deep within the brain that produce a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Degeneration of these neurons impairs the ... <a title="Why do many people with Parkinson’s disease develop an addiction? We built a virtual casino to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/why-do-many-people-with-parkinsons-disease-develop-an-addiction-we-built-a-virtual-casino-to-find-out-126019/" aria-label="Read more about Why do many people with Parkinson’s disease develop an addiction? We built a virtual casino to find out">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael James Walsh, Assistant Professor Social Science, University of Canberra The concept of “home” refers to more than bricks and mortar. Just as cities are more than buildings and infrastructure, our homes carry all manner of emotional, aesthetic and socio-cultural significance. Our research investigates music and sound ... <a title="Sonic havens: how we use music to make ourselves feel at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/sonic-havens-how-we-use-music-to-make-ourselves-feel-at-home-126188/" aria-label="Read more about Sonic havens: how we use music to make ourselves feel at home">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lin Crase, Professor of Economics and Head of School, University of South Australia The deal to crank up Adelaide’s desalination plant to make more water available to farmers in the drought-stricken Murray-Darling Basin makes no sense. It involves the federal government paying the South Australian government up ... <a title="Up the creek: the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/14/up-the-creek-the-85-million-plan-to-desalinate-water-for-drought-relief-126681/" aria-label="Read more about Up the creek: the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief">Read more</a>
