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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland On the eve of Reconciliation Week this year, news broke that Rio Tinto had destroyed ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia to expand one of its 16 iron ore ... <a title="Juukan Gorge inquiry puts Rio Tinto on notice, but without drastic reforms, it could happen again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/juukan-gorge-inquiry-puts-rio-tinto-on-notice-but-without-drastic-reforms-it-could-happen-again-151377/" aria-label="Read more about Juukan Gorge inquiry puts Rio Tinto on notice, but without drastic reforms, it could happen again">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This month Alan Finkel ends his term as Australia’s Chief Scientist. An entrepreneur, engineer, neuroscientist, and educator in his former life, Finkel describes the role he’s held since 2016 as consisting of two activities. There’s “reviewing” – briefing government on ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chief Scientist Alan Finkel on climate, energy and emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chief-scientist-alan-finkel-on-climate-energy-and-emissions-151770/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chief Scientist Alan Finkel on climate, energy and emissions">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney “We are all in this together,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison solemnly intoned in April – and for a brief few months, in the face of the economic crisis ... <a title="So much for consensus: Morrison government’s industrial relations bill is a business wish list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/so-much-for-consensus-morrison-governments-industrial-relations-bill-is-a-business-wish-list-151668/" aria-label="Read more about So much for consensus: Morrison government’s industrial relations bill is a business wish list">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University If you leave your car sitting the garage for too long, the battery can go flat. Similarly, if we don’t maintain our friendships, they can go a bit flat too. So just as it’s good practice to drive your ... <a title="Has COVID cost friendships? Technology may have helped people stay connected during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/has-covid-cost-friendships-technology-may-have-helped-people-stay-connected-during-the-pandemic-149276/" aria-label="Read more about Has COVID cost friendships? Technology may have helped people stay connected during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
VIDEO: In what will be a precursor episode to a planned Evening Report panel-series through 2021, Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan discuss and respond to elements of the Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks of March 15, 2019. EDITOR’S NOTE: In correspondence after this live episode, government sector law specialist, Graeme Edgeler, wrote: ... <a title="VIDEO: Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning to discuss Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/promo-for-live-episode-paul-buchanan-and-selwyn-manning-to-discuss-commission-of-inquiry-into-christchurch-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning to discuss Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniella J. Forster, Senior Lecturer, Educational ethics and philosophies, University of Newcastle This year, many of us have come to appreciate, perhaps more than before, the incredible work teachers do. We may wish to show our appreciation with a gift. But what kind of gift will show ... <a title="Looking to buy a gift for your child’s teacher? Here’s how to be ethical about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/looking-to-buy-a-gift-for-your-childs-teacher-heres-how-to-be-ethical-about-it-151572/" aria-label="Read more about Looking to buy a gift for your child’s teacher? Here’s how to be ethical about it">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniela Simone, Senior lecturer, Macquarie University Thousands of TikTok users have been creating a musical based on Disney/Pixar’s 2007 film Ratatouille under the hashtag #ratatouillemusical. It began when US-based schoolteacher Emily Jacobsen wrote a “love ballad” in honour of Remy, the anthropomorphic rat with an acute sense ... <a title="TikTokkers are writing Ratatouille, the musical. But who owns the copyright?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/tiktokkers-are-writing-ratatouille-the-musical-but-who-owns-the-copyright-151294/" aria-label="Read more about TikTokkers are writing Ratatouille, the musical. But who owns the copyright?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology When a terrorist kills 51 people and attempts to kill many others, a government has to do two things — ensure the responsible people and institutions are held accountable, and make changes to reduce the risk of another ... <a title="The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/the-royal-commission-report-on-the-christchurch-atrocity-is-a-beginning-not-an-end-151663/" aria-label="Read more about The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Dwyer, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney The long-awaited mandatory code that will force Google and Facebook to pay Australian media companies for news content was finally unveiled yesterday. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2020 (news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining ... <a title="Expect delays and power plays: Google and Facebook brace as news media bargaining code is set to become law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/expect-delays-and-power-plays-google-and-facebook-brace-as-news-media-bargaining-code-is-set-to-become-law-151690/" aria-label="Read more about Expect delays and power plays: Google and Facebook brace as news media bargaining code is set to become law">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Baisden, Professor (Environmental Sciences), University of Waikato There’s a serious mismatch between what New Zealand’s government identified as the most pressing environmental issues, including climate change and freshwater quality, and the investments in environmental research it actually makes. A report released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner ... <a title="Report shows New Zealand’s ‘fragmented’ environmental research funding doesn’t match most urgent needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/report-shows-new-zealands-fragmented-environmental-research-funding-doesnt-match-most-urgent-needs-151741/" aria-label="Read more about Report shows New Zealand’s ‘fragmented’ environmental research funding doesn’t match most urgent needs">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ireland, Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre., CSIRO Allow us to introduce Edna — Australia’s first “genomics chatbot”. The opening dialogue of Edna the chatbot. Edna (short for “electronic-DNA”) helps patients make informed decisions about seeking “additional findings” testing. Additional findings testing looks ... <a title="Introducing Edna: the chatbot trained to help patients make a difficult medical decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/introducing-edna-the-chatbot-trained-to-help-patients-make-a-difficult-medical-decision-150847/" aria-label="Read more about Introducing Edna: the chatbot trained to help patients make a difficult medical decision">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University When the history of this latest low point in China-Australia relations is written, both sides will be blamed for mistakes. Australia is not without fault. However, China is primarily responsible for the continuing deterioration in the relationship. Its ruthlessness in ... <a title="Timeline of a broken relationship: how China and Australia went from chilly to barely speaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/timeline-of-a-broken-relationship-how-china-and-australia-went-from-chilly-to-barely-speaking-151567/" aria-label="Read more about Timeline of a broken relationship: how China and Australia went from chilly to barely speaking">Read more</a>
