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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Never has more data been held about us by government or companies that we interact with. Never has this data been so useful for analytical purposes. But with such opportunities come risks and ... <a title="Australians want to support government use and sharing of data, but don’t trust their data will be safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/australians-want-to-support-government-use-and-sharing-of-data-but-dont-trust-their-data-will-be-safe-111610/" aria-label="Read more about Australians want to support government use and sharing of data, but don’t trust their data will be safe">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In appointing Ita Buttrose to chair the ABC, the Morrison government might just have got it right, having got it so hopelessly wrong last time. Buttrose comes with what might be called three ... <a title="Ita Buttrose’s appointment as new ABC chair a promising step in the right direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/ita-buttroses-appointment-as-new-abc-chair-a-promising-step-in-the-right-direction-112683/" aria-label="Read more about Ita Buttrose’s appointment as new ABC chair a promising step in the right direction">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Finnane, Professor (honorary), University of Melbourne In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Every so often a woman takes up arms to lead a spirited struggle against invaders and occupiers of her homeland. Such women usually wind up dead at an early ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/hidden-women-of-history-hsieh-hsueh-hung-communist-champion-of-taiwanese-self-determination-112604/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Manuel, Director, Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces ... <a title="Seven ways the government can make Australians safer – without compromising online privacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/seven-ways-the-government-can-make-australians-safer-without-compromising-online-privacy-111091/" aria-label="Read more about Seven ways the government can make Australians safer – without compromising online privacy">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwen Dalton, Associate professor, Management Discipline Group UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney As US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet at a summit in Vietnam, we are again seeing the same kind of language used in relation to North Korea. The ... <a title="Hermit kingdom, nuclear nation … If the media keep calling North Korea names, it will only prolong conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/hermit-kingdom-nuclear-nation-if-the-media-keep-calling-north-korea-names-it-will-only-prolong-conflict-112507/" aria-label="Read more about Hermit kingdom, nuclear nation … If the media keep calling North Korea names, it will only prolong conflict">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Felmingham, Chair of Clinical Psychology, University of Melbourne The conviction of Cardinal George Pell on childhood sexual abuse charges has dominated the media this week, rocked the Catholic Church and led to much public anger and confusion. But the most important consideration at this time must ... <a title="Triggering past trauma: how to take care of yourself if you’re affected by the Pell news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/triggering-past-trauma-how-to-take-care-of-yourself-if-youre-affected-by-the-pell-news-112608/" aria-label="Read more about Triggering past trauma: how to take care of yourself if you’re affected by the Pell news">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. This election ... <a title="Is it time to ditch the private health insurance rebate? It’s a question Labor can’t ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/is-it-time-to-ditch-the-private-health-insurance-rebate-its-a-question-labor-cant-ignore-111171/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time to ditch the private health insurance rebate? It’s a question Labor can’t ignore">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Madden, Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Almost half of Australia’s packaging waste is not being recovered for recycling, according to the first comprehensive study to track the fate of used packaging materials. Overall, 56% of packaging was recovered ... <a title="Only half of packaging waste is recycled – here’s how to do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/only-half-of-packaging-waste-is-recycled-heres-how-to-do-better-112231/" aria-label="Read more about Only half of packaging waste is recycled – here’s how to do better">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Lockie, Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. Rural ... <a title="People and issues outside our big cities are diverse, but these priorities stand out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/people-and-issues-outside-our-big-cities-are-diverse-but-these-priorities-stand-out-110971/" aria-label="Read more about People and issues outside our big cities are diverse, but these priorities stand out">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosalind Smith, Professor and Acting PVC Research and Innovation, University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle The dramatic life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots is a hot topic in popular culture. Josie Rourke’s 2018 film Mary Queen of Scots has reached wide audiences, while the Sydney Theatre ... <a title="Mary, Queen of Scots is newly relevant in the age of #MeToo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/mary-queen-of-scots-is-newly-relevant-in-the-age-of-metoo-111604/" aria-label="Read more about Mary, Queen of Scots is newly relevant in the age of #MeToo">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Bant, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne At last, our corporate watchdog has a strong set of teeth with which to fight crime and serious misconduct in the financial sector. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill finally made it through parliament ... <a title="Fines that’ll hurt. ASIC’s powerful, if ill-fitting, teeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/27/fines-thatll-hurt-asics-powerful-if-ill-fitting-teeth-112298/" aria-label="Read more about Fines that’ll hurt. ASIC’s powerful, if ill-fitting, teeth">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flora D. Salim, Associate Professor in Computer Science, RMIT University Most of us know tech platforms such as Facebook and Google track, store and make money from our data. But there are constantly new revelations about just how much of our privacy has been chipped away. The ... <a title="Your period tracking app could tell Facebook when you’re pregnant. An ‘algorithmic guardian’ could stop it." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/27/your-period-tracking-app-could-tell-facebook-when-youre-pregnant-an-algorithmic-guardian-could-stop-it-111815/" aria-label="Read more about Your period tracking app could tell Facebook when you’re pregnant. An ‘algorithmic guardian’ could stop it.">Read more</a>
