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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike W Morley, Senior research fellow, Flinders University Denisova Cave in Siberia’s Altai Mountains is one of the world’s most important archaeological sites. It is famous for preserving evidence of three early human groups: Neanderthals, early Homo sapiens, and a third group known as the Denisovans. Fossil ... <a title="Dishing the dirt: sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/dishing-the-dirt-sediments-reveal-a-famous-early-human-cave-site-was-also-home-to-hyenas-and-wolves-122458/" aria-label="Read more about Dishing the dirt: sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Two weeks after the September 12 Democratic presidential debate, Joe Biden continues to lead with 29.0% in the RealClearPolitics Democratic national average, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 21.4%, Bernie Sanders at 17.3%, Pete Buttigieg at ... <a title="Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump’s ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/warren-placed-second-after-biden-as-trumps-ratings-rise-but-could-the-impeachment-scandal-make-a-difference-123989/" aria-label="Read more about Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump’s ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ferrie, Senior Lecturer, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney A quantum computer may have solved a problem in minutes that would take the fastest conventional supercomputer more than 10,000 years. A draft of a paper by Google researchers laying out ... <a title="Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/why-are-scientists-so-excited-about-a-recently-claimed-quantum-computing-milestone-124082/" aria-label="Read more about Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate change is altering the world’s seas and ice at an unprecedented rate. Australia depends on the ocean that surrounds us for our health and prosperity. So what does this mean for ... <a title="A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/a-landmark-report-confirms-australia-is-girt-by-hotter-higher-seas-but-theres-still-time-to-act-124096/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there’s still time to act">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher & Knowledge Broker, CSIRO A landmark scientific report has confirmed that climate change is altering the world’s seas and ice at an unprecedented rate. Australia depends on the ocean that surrounds us for our health and prosperity. So what does this mean for ... <a title="A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/a-landmark-report-confirms-australia-is-girt-by-hotter-higher-seas-but-there-is-still-time-to-act-124096/" aria-label="Read more about A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has used his address to the United Nations to strongly defend the government’s performance on climate change, declaring defiantly Australia was “doing our bit” and “we reject any suggestion to the contrary”. In a speech concentrating on Australia’s ... <a title="Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/defiant-scott-morrison-tells-the-world-australia-is-doing-our-bit-on-climate-change-124269/" aria-label="Read more about Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has used his address to the United Nations to strongly defend the government’s performance on climate change, declaring defiantly Australia was “doing our bit” and “we reject any suggestion to the contrary”. In a speech concentrating on Australia’s ... <a title="Defiant Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/defiant-morrison-tells-the-world-australia-is-doing-our-bit-on-climate-change-124269/" aria-label="Read more about Defiant Morrison tells the world Australia is ‘doing our bit’ on climate change">Read more</a>
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September 26, 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. Ardern in New York Peter Dunne: Ardern’s rhetoric on climate change not matched by domestic reality Derek Cheng (Herald): Only five countries sign up for NZ’s trade agreement to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 26 2019">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the Democrats have begun a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations he tried to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate a Democratic political rival. And now ... <a title="8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it’s not)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/8-reasons-why-impeaching-donald-trump-is-a-big-risk-for-the-democrats-and-3-reasons-why-its-not-124154/" aria-label="Read more about 8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it’s not)">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Thomas, Lecturer in Sustainability Governance and Leadership, University of Melbourne Since 2013, Australia’s policy response to climate change has been the Emissions Reduction Fund, which awards government contracts to projects that reduce carbon emissions by planting trees, flaring landfill gas, improving energy efficiency, and other methods. ... <a title="Australia’s carbon market needs to be faster and smarter. Blockchain can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/australias-carbon-market-needs-to-be-faster-and-smarter-blockchain-can-help-123991/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s carbon market needs to be faster and smarter. Blockchain can help">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beatrice Alba, Research Fellow, La Trobe University Sexism and misogyny harm women in many obvious ways. Women experience economic, workforce and health-care disadvantages, intimate partner violence, gendered violence in public places, and street harassment. Women are also faced with denials gender inequality still exists in 2019. Some ... <a title="Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women’s mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/still-serving-guests-while-your-male-relatives-relax-everyday-sexism-like-this-hurts-womens-mental-health-116728/" aria-label="Read more about Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women’s mental health">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moss, Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW There are many reasons for Australia’s absence from the podium of the the United Nations Climate Action Summit this week. No doubt it would send a poor message if emission reduction laggards such as Australia had taken centre stage. But ... <a title="When it comes to climate change, Australia’s mining giants are an accessory to the crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/when-it-comes-to-climate-change-australias-mining-giants-are-an-accessory-to-the-crime-124077/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to climate change, Australia’s mining giants are an accessory to the crime">Read more</a>
