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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Pattison, PhD Candidate in Music Industry, RMIT University With Taylor Swift pulling in over half-a-million audience members on her Australian tour, we’ve been thinking a lot about fans. In this series, our academics dive into fan cultures: how they developed, how they operate, and how they ... <a title="From Deadheads on bulletin boards to Taylor Swift ‘stans’: a short history of how fandoms shaped the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/from-deadheads-on-bulletin-boards-to-taylor-swift-stans-a-short-history-of-how-fandoms-shaped-the-internet-210970/" aria-label="Read more about From Deadheads on bulletin boards to Taylor Swift ‘stans’: a short history of how fandoms shaped the internet">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Yanz Island / Shutterstock Australia’s research institutions are targets for nefarious actors, from China and elsewhere. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has publicly tabled an “awareness” of various attempts to compromise the sector. ... <a title="Research espionage is a real threat – but a drastic crackdown could stifle vital international collaboration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/research-espionage-is-a-real-threat-but-a-drastic-crackdown-could-stifle-vital-international-collaboration-223555/" aria-label="Read more about Research espionage is a real threat – but a drastic crackdown could stifle vital international collaboration">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Dandy, Associate Professor, Centre for People, Place & Planet, and School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University Big environmental changes mean ever more Australians will confront the tough choice of whether to move home or risk staying put. Communities in the tropical north are losing ... <a title="Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/climate-change-is-forcing-australians-to-weigh-up-relocating-how-do-they-make-that-difficult-decision-221971/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Shutterstock The just-released report of the inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing conducted by Allan Fels for the Australian Council of Trades Unions does more than identify the likely offenders. It finds the biggest are ... <a title="Why prices are so high – 8 ways retail pricing algorithms gouge consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/16/why-prices-are-so-high-8-ways-retail-pricing-algorithms-gouge-consumers-223310/" aria-label="Read more about Why prices are so high – 8 ways retail pricing algorithms gouge consumers">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will say his farewell to parliament the week after next. This timing happens to follow neatly Monday’s final episode in the ABC’s Nemesis series, in which some Coalition figures excoriated their former leader and Morrison defended his record. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Morrison’s departure will help Liberals ‘move on’ but Nationals can’t ‘move on’ until Barnaby does" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/grattan-on-friday-morrisons-departure-will-help-liberals-move-on-but-nationals-cant-move-on-until-barnaby-does-223639/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Morrison’s departure will help Liberals ‘move on’ but Nationals can’t ‘move on’ until Barnaby does">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government has released its latest implementation plan for Closing the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage. What are multiple gaps are still vast, with many areas not on track to meet their targets. After the failed Voice referendum, the government ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Assistant minister Malarndirri McCarthy says there’s ‘no rush’ on treaty and truth-telling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/politics-with-michelle-grattan-assistant-minister-malarndirri-mccarthy-says-theres-no-rush-on-treaty-and-truth-telling-223642/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Assistant minister Malarndirri McCarthy says there’s ‘no rush’ on treaty and truth-telling">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Whiting, Lecturer – Creative Industries, University of South Australia Jade Masri/Unsplash Regional touring festival Groovin’ The Moo has announced its cancellation only eight days after placing tickets on sale, citing low demand. A mainstay of the summer festival calendar, this follows a series of similar cancellations, ... <a title="Why are so many Australian music festivals being cancelled?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/why-are-so-many-australian-music-festivals-being-cancelled-223559/" aria-label="Read more about Why are so many Australian music festivals being cancelled?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University LBeddoe/Shutterstock You might have heard of something called “cryptosporidiosis” recently, closely followed by warnings to stay away from your local swimming pool if you’ve had diarrhoea. More than 700 cases of this gastrointestinal disease were reported ... <a title="How worried should I be about cryptosporidiosis? Am I safe at the pool?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/how-worried-should-i-be-about-cryptosporidiosis-am-i-safe-at-the-pool-223541/" aria-label="Read more about How worried should I be about cryptosporidiosis? Am I safe at the pool?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Noetel, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Queensland SKT Studio/Shutterstock At least one in ten people have depression at some point in their lives, with some estimates closer to one in four. It’s one of the worst things for someone’s wellbeing – worse than debt, ... <a title="Running or yoga can help beat depression, research shows – even if exercise is the last thing you feel like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/running-or-yoga-can-help-beat-depression-research-shows-even-if-exercise-is-the-last-thing-you-feel-like-223441/" aria-label="Read more about Running or yoga can help beat depression, research shows – even if exercise is the last thing you feel like">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Copland, Honorary Fellow in Sociology, Australian National University Miquel Parera/Unsplash Debate around doxing is raging in Australia after the leak of a WhatsApp chat group called “Jewish Australian creatives and academics”. While the group was formed as a supportive space, some of its conversations focused on ... <a title="The Jewish creatives’ WhatsApp leak was more whistleblowing than doxing. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/the-jewish-creatives-whatsapp-leak-was-more-whistleblowing-than-doxing-heres-why-223552/" aria-label="Read more about The Jewish creatives’ WhatsApp leak was more whistleblowing than doxing. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Turney, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research, University of Technology Sydney Adrien Demers/Shutterstock Last year, the world experienced the hottest day ever recorded, as we endured the first year where temperatures were 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial era. The link between extreme events and climate change is clearer ... <a title="Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/can-we-be-inoculated-against-climate-misinformation-yes-if-we-prebunk-rather-than-debunk-215815/" aria-label="Read more about Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Beckett, Lecturer in Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government was seeking to strengthen laws to combat doxing. Its ongoing review into Australian privacy law will now be expanded to include doxing, as will other laws ... <a title="The government wants to criminalise doxing. It may not work to stamp out bad behaviour online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/the-government-wants-to-criminalise-doxing-it-may-not-work-to-stamp-out-bad-behaviour-online-223546/" aria-label="Read more about The government wants to criminalise doxing. It may not work to stamp out bad behaviour online">Read more</a>
