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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Spotify offered the promise that, in the age of digital downloads, all artists would get paid for their music, and some would get paid a lot. Lorde and Billie Eilish showed what was ... <a title="Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/stream-weavers-the-musicians-dilemma-in-spotifys-pay-to-play-plan-151479/" aria-label="Read more about Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University If the National Gallery of Victoria’s 2017 Triennial broke attendance records with more than 1.2 million visitors, it is nothing short of a miracle the 2020 Triennial is taking place at all. To bring together more than ... <a title="Enthralling, dystopian, sublime: NGV Triennial has a huge ‘wow’ factor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/enthralling-dystopian-sublime-ngv-triennial-has-a-huge-wow-factor-152607/" aria-label="Read more about Enthralling, dystopian, sublime: NGV Triennial has a huge ‘wow’ factor">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Williams, Campus visitor, ANU Centre for Military and Security Law, Australian National University Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US ... <a title="Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/are-the-us-and-iran-headed-for-a-military-showdown-before-trump-leaves-office-152606/" aria-label="Read more about Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Laufer, Associate Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington In Australia, New Zealand and around the world, COVID has turned luxury and semi-luxury hotels into quarantine facilities. Among the four and five-star hotels reported as having been used for temporary detention are Sydney’s Intercontinental, ... <a title="After COVID we may never think about hotels in the same way again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/after-covid-we-may-never-think-about-hotels-in-the-same-way-again-151373/" aria-label="Read more about After COVID we may never think about hotels in the same way again">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for years. But COVID-19 has turbo-charged the shifts taking place and China is finishing 2020 in a significantly stronger position compared with the US ... <a title="China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the squeeze even more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/china-enters-2021-a-stronger-more-influential-power-and-australia-may-feel-the-squeeze-even-more-150943/" aria-label="Read more about China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the squeeze even more">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elke Hacker, Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Despite decades of public health campaigns, skin cancer remains a major threat to health in Australia, with more cases diagnosed each year than all other cancers combined. Skin cancer rates remain high and sunburn is all too common in ... <a title="I can’t get sunburnt through glass, shade or in water, right? 5 common sunburn myths busted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/i-cant-get-sunburnt-through-glass-shade-or-in-water-right-5-common-sunburn-myths-busted-150640/" aria-label="Read more about I can’t get sunburnt through glass, shade or in water, right? 5 common sunburn myths busted">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin JD Smith, Associate Professor in Sociology, Australian National University Sun, sea … snakes: all three are synonymous with the Australian summer, but only the first two are broadly welcomed. And of all Australia’s snake species, brown snakes are among the most feared. To some degree, this ... <a title="‘Good luck fella, stay safe’: a snake catcher explains why our fear of brown snakes is misplaced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/good-luck-fella-stay-safe-a-snake-catcher-explains-why-our-fear-of-brown-snakes-is-misplaced-150783/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Good luck fella, stay safe’: a snake catcher explains why our fear of brown snakes is misplaced">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Gannaway, Lecturer, University of Melbourne This article is part of three-part series on summer reads for young people after a very unique year. US teenager Trayvon Martin was shot dead in 2012 by a neighbourhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman who was later acquitted of the murder. ... <a title="Teen summer reads: 5 books to help young people understand racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/teen-summer-reads-5-books-to-help-young-people-understand-racism-150072/" aria-label="Read more about Teen summer reads: 5 books to help young people understand racism">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Montgomery, Program Lead, Innovation in Knowledge Communication, Curtin University For all its faults, 2020 appears to have locked in momentum for the open access movement. But it is time to ask whether providing free access to published research is enough – and whether equitable access to ... <a title="2020 locked in shift to open access publishing, but Australia is lagging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/2020-locked-in-shift-to-open-access-publishing-but-australia-is-lagging-150284/" aria-label="Read more about 2020 locked in shift to open access publishing, but Australia is lagging">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Ergler, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago In an age of climate crisis, unaffordable housing and increasing disparities of wealth, the livability and functionality of our cities are more important than ever. And yet, important voices are missing from urban planning debates — the voices of those ... <a title="Young children are intuitive urban planners — we would all benefit from living in their ‘care-full’ cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/young-children-are-intuitive-urban-planners-we-would-all-benefit-from-living-in-their-care-full-cities-151365/" aria-label="Read more about Young children are intuitive urban planners — we would all benefit from living in their ‘care-full’ cities">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Aotearoa New Zealand likes to think it punches above its weight internationally, but there is one area where we are conspicuously falling behind — the number of sites recognised by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Globally, there are 1,121 ... <a title="Why Aotearoa New Zealand’s early Polynesian settlement should be recognised with World Heritage Site status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/why-aotearoa-new-zealands-early-polynesian-settlement-should-be-recognised-with-world-heritage-site-status-149981/" aria-label="Read more about Why Aotearoa New Zealand’s early Polynesian settlement should be recognised with World Heritage Site status">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2021
By RNZ News The 16 protesters at Waikeria Prison have surrendered to authorities after a six-day stand-off. The news that the men had ended the stand-off came in a statement from Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, who said he escorted the prisoners out about 12pm today. Waititi said the prisoners were ready to come down. ... <a title="Waikeria Prison protesters surrender to NZ authorities after 6-day siege" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/03/waikeria-prison-protesters-surrender-to-nz-authorities-after-6-day-siege/" aria-label="Read more about Waikeria Prison protesters surrender to NZ authorities after 6-day siege">Read more</a>
