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October 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ted Lefroy, Associate Head Research, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania American farmer and poet Wendell Berry said of the first Europeans in North America that they came with vision, but not with sight. They came with vision of former places but not the sight to ... <a title="New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for the land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/04/new-research-turns-tasmanian-aboriginal-history-on-its-head-the-results-will-help-care-for-the-land-124285/" aria-label="Read more about New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for the land">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa Palazzo, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW The impacts of climate change on weather, sea levels, food and water supplies should be seen as an investment opportunity for our cities, says global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs. In a report out last month the bank ... <a title="Global bank urges cities to invest in new infrastructure to adapt to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/04/global-bank-urges-cities-to-invest-in-new-infrastructure-to-adapt-to-climate-change-124488/" aria-label="Read more about Global bank urges cities to invest in new infrastructure to adapt to climate change">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW With the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting official rates to 0.75% on Tuesday, has been a wave of commentary about the move doing little to help the economy apart from boosting housing prices. Read more: 0.75% is a record low, but ... <a title="Vital Signs: yes, house prices will rise with lower interest rates, but that’s not the only effect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/04/vital-signs-yes-house-prices-will-rise-with-lower-interest-rates-but-thats-not-the-only-effect-124600/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: yes, house prices will rise with lower interest rates, but that’s not the only effect">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ella Donald, Tutor in Communications and Arts, The University of Queensland At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, gymnastics got what it was looking for: an image. Romania’s Nadia Comăneci was a tiny 14-year-old, leaping on the floor with a pixie-like grace, moving between the bars with lightning ... <a title="From delicate teens to fierce women: Simone Biles’ athleticism and advocacy have changed gymnastics forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/04/from-delicate-teens-to-fierce-women-simone-biles-athleticism-and-advocacy-have-changed-gymnastics-forever-124485/" aria-label="Read more about From delicate teens to fierce women: Simone Biles’ athleticism and advocacy have changed gymnastics forever">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison has foreshadowed his government will have Australia play a more active role in seeking to set global standards. Delivering the Lowy Lecture on Thursday night, Morrison said Australia “cannot afford to leave it to others to ... <a title="Scott Morrison warns against “negative globalism”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/scott-morrison-warns-against-negative-globalism-124651/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison warns against “negative globalism”">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In this age of celebrity, Jacqui Lambie fits the narrative to a tee in the political sphere. She’s a rough-talking woman with a struggle-town back story who has landed centre stage because she has a lot of power – and ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Jackie Lambie should not horse trade on medevac repeal bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/grattan-on-friday-jackie-lambie-should-not-horse-trade-on-medevac-repeal-bill-124639/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Jackie Lambie should not horse trade on medevac repeal bill">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make sure it’s accurate. Judging ... <a title="Yes, we still need to cut down on red and processed meat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/yes-we-still-need-to-cut-down-on-red-and-processed-meat-124486/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, we still need to cut down on red and processed meat">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kotzmann, Lecturer in Law, Deakin University After a chimpanzee named Flint recently lost his mother, renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall wrote: the last short journey he made, pausing to rest every few feet, was to the very place where Flo’s body had lain. There he stayed ... <a title="ACT’s new animal sentience law recognises an animal’s psychological pain and pleasure, and may lead to better protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/acts-new-animal-sentience-law-recognises-an-animals-psychological-pain-and-pleasure-and-may-lead-to-better-protections-124577/" aria-label="Read more about ACT’s new animal sentience law recognises an animal’s psychological pain and pleasure, and may lead to better protections">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amandine Denis, Head of Research, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University Corporate Australia is taking action on climate change. Most recently, at the UN Climate Summit, Atlassian cofounder Michael Cannon-Brookes announced the A$26 billion Australian software company’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Net zero pledges like this ... <a title="Australia’s biggest property companies are making net-zero emissions pledges – now we can track them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/australias-biggest-property-companies-are-making-net-zero-emissions-pledges-now-we-can-track-them-124264/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s biggest property companies are making net-zero emissions pledges – now we can track them">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ruby, Lecturer in Psychology, La Trobe University Between the rise of plant-based sausages and veggie burgers that “bleed”, vegan protesters at supermarkets, and Disney adding hundreds of vegan items to its theme park menus, veganism is in the news. Not to mention the woman trying to ... <a title="The vegans are coming! What’s fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/the-vegans-are-coming-whats-fuelling-the-interest-in-plant-based-eating-123869/" aria-label="Read more about The vegans are coming! What’s fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?">Read more</a>
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October 3, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Matthews, Research Associate | Councillor, University of Adelaide Australia’s space industry is set to grow into a multibillion-dollar sector that could provide tens of thousands of jobs and help replenish the dwindling stocks of precious resources on Earth. But to make sure they don’t flame out ... <a title="Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/space-can-solve-our-looming-resource-crisis-but-the-space-industry-itself-must-be-sustainable-124576/" aria-label="Read more about Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable">Read more</a>
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October 3, 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. British regret for Māori killed during Cook landing Audrey Young (Herald): Māori not blameless: Winston Peters (paywalled) Tom McRae (Newshub): Britain expresses regret for Māori killed during Captain Cook’s arrival ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 03 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/03/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-03-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 03 2019">Read more</a>
