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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Humphry, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney A smart light pole in the UK can also recognise faces and numberplates and detect speeding. Nazlika/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Smart street furniture – powered and digitally networked furniture that collects and generates data – is arriving ... <a title="Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/smart-street-furniture-in-australia-a-public-service-or-surveillance-and-advertising-tool-157424/" aria-label="Read more about Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Wade, Lecturer in Social Inquiry, La Trobe University Shutterstock In 2019, the average cost of weddings in Australia increased to $32,333. Around 42% of couples hired a professional videographer, at an average cost of $2,702. Once lavish, many weddings have become more modest affairs during pandemic ... <a title="Anticipatory nostalgia: how wedding videographers craft memories before they’re even over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/anticipatory-nostalgia-how-wedding-videographers-craft-memories-before-theyre-even-over-143000/" aria-label="Read more about Anticipatory nostalgia: how wedding videographers craft memories before they’re even over">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alys Clark, Associate Professor in Bioengineering, University of Auckland Shutterstock/ESB Professional None of us would be here without our placenta, the remarkable fetal organ that nourished and sustained us before birth. But despite its importance, the placenta is among the least studied organs and we don’t fully ... <a title="How a virtual placenta could help with early detection of at-risk babies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/how-a-virtual-placenta-could-help-with-early-detection-of-at-risk-babies-162662/" aria-label="Read more about How a virtual placenta could help with early detection of at-risk babies">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Rowan, University Teaching Consultant, Massey University www.shutterstock.com As university students wait on their mid-year exam results, some will no doubt be thinking about more than just passing. Since COVID-19 pushed teaching and testing online last year, the issue of cheating has come into sharper focus. Recent ... <a title="Online learning has changed the way students work — we need to change definitions of ‘cheating’ too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/online-learning-has-changed-the-way-students-work-we-need-to-change-definitions-of-cheating-too-163001/" aria-label="Read more about Online learning has changed the way students work — we need to change definitions of ‘cheating’ too">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Senate on Tuesday night disallowed a government regulation that would have allowed the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest in technologies such as carbon capture and storage and blue hydrogen using fossil fuel. Labor, Greens and crossbench votes ... <a title="Senate knocks out regulation allowing ARENA to fund carbon capture and blue hydrogen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/senate-knocks-out-regulation-allowing-arena-to-fund-carbon-capture-and-blue-hydrogen-163200/" aria-label="Read more about Senate knocks out regulation allowing ARENA to fund carbon capture and blue hydrogen">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra China’s aggressive stands and the sharp deterioration of the bilateral relationship are flowing through strongly to produce record negativity by Australians towards our biggest trading partner. The Lowy Institute’s annual poll for the first time finds most Australians (52%) see ... <a title="Australians fear China-US military conflict but want to stay neutral: Lowy 2021 Poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/australians-fear-china-us-military-conflict-but-want-to-stay-neutral-lowy-2021-poll-163182/" aria-label="Read more about Australians fear China-US military conflict but want to stay neutral: Lowy 2021 Poll">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Penny Stephens/AAP Australia has struggled to get enough Pfizer doses to meet Australians’ growing demand for COVID-19 vaccinations. Australia has been producing doses of AstraZeneca since March, but this vaccine is no longer recommended ... <a title="What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/whats-australias-first-local-pfizer-style-covid-vaccine-and-when-might-it-be-in-our-arms-an-mrna-expert-explains-163161/" aria-label="Read more about What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversations’s politics ... <a title="Podcast with Michelle Grattan: Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/podcast-with-michelle-grattan-australias-new-deputy-prime-minister-barnaby-joyce-climate-policy-and-unesco-163176/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast with Michelle Grattan: Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Coghill, Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Around one in 30 Australians (or 3.4% of the population) have attention-defecit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet it remains a poorly understood and highly stigmatised disorder. Our new paper, which reviews the research ... <a title="Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/myths-and-stigma-about-adhd-contribute-to-poorer-mental-health-for-those-affected-161591/" aria-label="Read more about Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leticia Anderson, Lecturer in Humanities, Southern Cross University The Australian Senate yesterday voted in support of a motion calling on the federal government to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. The motion was moved by Senator Pauline Hanson. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an ... <a title="The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/the-senate-has-voted-to-reject-critical-race-theory-from-the-national-curriculum-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter-163102/" aria-label="Read more about The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University andrey_l/Shutterstock Barnaby Joyce has an answer to those who say Australia should commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. He says 2050 is too far away to be sure of anything. As he put ... <a title="No Barnaby, 2050 isn’t far away. Next week’s intergenerational report deals with 2061" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/no-barnaby-2050-isnt-far-away-next-weeks-intergenerational-report-deals-with-2061-163083/" aria-label="Read more about No Barnaby, 2050 isn’t far away. Next week’s intergenerational report deals with 2061">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong Two former National Party leaders attempted to reignite their political careers in the past few days. John Anderson, leader from 1999 to 2005, was unsuccessful in his attempt to secure Senate pre-selection for New South ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce’s return, and John Anderson’s loss, is symbolic of a political culture gone awry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/barnaby-joyces-return-and-john-andersons-loss-is-symbolic-of-a-political-culture-gone-awry-163077/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce’s return, and John Anderson’s loss, is symbolic of a political culture gone awry">Read more</a>
