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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra How hard is Scott Morrison willing to poke the panda? That’s a question posed by the government’s review of the Chinese company Landbridge’s 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin. The defence department is to advise on the security implications ... <a title="View from The Hill: Port of Darwin review opens a Pandora’s box" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/view-from-the-hill-port-of-darwin-review-opens-a-pandoras-box-160288/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Port of Darwin review opens a Pandora’s box">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Freeland, Professorial Fellow, Bond University / Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University A large piece of space debris, possibly weighing several tonnes, is currently on an uncontrolled reentry phase (that’s space speak for “out of control”), and parts of it are ... <a title="A giant piece of space junk is hurtling towards Earth. Here’s how worried you should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/a-giant-piece-of-space-junk-is-hurtling-towards-earth-heres-how-worried-you-should-be-160254/" aria-label="Read more about A giant piece of space junk is hurtling towards Earth. Here’s how worried you should be">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Egliston, Postdoctoral research fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology The ABC’s latest Four Corners report is an investigation into how videogames are “deliberately designed to get people hooked”. It describes the use of gambling-like “loot boxes” in games, the hotly debated notion of ... <a title="Sure, video games want to get you hooked on spending. But there’s no evidence they can manipulate you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/sure-video-games-want-to-get-you-hooked-on-spending-but-theres-no-evidence-they-can-manipulate-you-160182/" aria-label="Read more about Sure, video games want to get you hooked on spending. But there’s no evidence they can manipulate you">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, PhD Student/Epidemiologist, University of Wollongong In early 2020, during the first thrashes of the pandemic, we were all talking about herd immunity. At that stage, many commentators were arguing we should let COVID-19 rip through populations so we could get enough people immune to the ... <a title="We may never achieve long-term global herd immunity for COVID. But if we’re all vaccinated, we’ll be safe from the worst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/we-may-never-achieve-long-term-global-herd-immunity-for-covid-but-if-were-all-vaccinated-well-be-safe-from-the-worst-159821/" aria-label="Read more about We may never achieve long-term global herd immunity for COVID. But if we’re all vaccinated, we’ll be safe from the worst">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University What in America they call the State of the Union, in Australia we call the federal budget. As surprising as it may seem, Australian budgets aren’t really about money — they’re about values. As a ... <a title="The budget is a window into the treasurer’s soul. Here’s what to look for Tuesday night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/the-budget-is-a-window-into-the-treasurers-soul-heres-what-to-look-for-tuesday-night-160086/" aria-label="Read more about The budget is a window into the treasurer’s soul. Here’s what to look for Tuesday night">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it ... <a title="Climate explained: when Antarctica melts, will gravity changes lift up land and lower sea levels?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/climate-explained-when-antarctica-melts-will-gravity-changes-lift-up-land-and-lower-sea-levels-155464/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: when Antarctica melts, will gravity changes lift up land and lower sea levels?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sangeetha Pillai, Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW There is a growing public and political outcry over the federal government’s sudden decision to ban Australians from coming home from India. But as everyone from Indian community leaders ... <a title="Is Australia’s India travel ban legal? A citizenship law expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/is-australias-india-travel-ban-legal-a-citizenship-law-expert-explains-160178/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s India travel ban legal? A citizenship law expert explains">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Godfrey, Lecturer, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University In recent years, Wake in Fright (1971) has cemented its reputation as one of the most important Australian films. But for decades after its release it was almost impossible to find a version to watch. ... <a title="‘That’s not us’. Wake in Fright at 50, a portrait of an ugly Australia that became a cinema classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/thats-not-us-wake-in-fright-at-50-a-portrait-of-an-ugly-australia-that-became-a-cinema-classic-159221/" aria-label="Read more about ‘That’s not us’. Wake in Fright at 50, a portrait of an ugly Australia that became a cinema classic">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Research Fellow, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge’s push for better engagement between universities and industry signals renewed ambition and dynamism among higher education policymakers. Research commercialisation is being pitched as the way to rejuvenate a higher education sector ... <a title="Our unis are far behind the world’s best at commercialising research. Here are 3 ways to catch up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/our-unis-are-far-behind-the-worlds-best-at-commercialising-research-here-are-3-ways-to-catch-up-159915/" aria-label="Read more about Our unis are far behind the world’s best at commercialising research. Here are 3 ways to catch up">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Cervin, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has released its report on the culture and practice of gymnastics in Australia. Titled Changing the Routine, the report was commissioned by Gymnastics Australia in August 2020, after athletes shared stories ... <a title="A ‘toxic’ and dehumanising culture: how Australian gymnastics needs to reform in wake of damning report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/a-toxic-and-dehumanising-culture-how-australian-gymnastics-needs-to-reform-in-wake-of-damning-report-160197/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘toxic’ and dehumanising culture: how Australian gymnastics needs to reform in wake of damning report">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moses, Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury When it comes to dancing, pulling a sled, climbing stairs or doing tricks, “Spot” is definitely a good dog. It can navigate the built environment and perform a range of tasks, clearly demonstrating its flexibility as a ... <a title="Is ‘Spot’ a good dog? Why we’re right to worry about unleashing robot quadrupeds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/is-spot-a-good-dog-why-were-right-to-worry-about-unleashing-robot-quadrupeds-160095/" aria-label="Read more about Is ‘Spot’ a good dog? Why we’re right to worry about unleashing robot quadrupeds">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julien Louys, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University From the moas of New Zealand to the dodos of Mauritius, humans have hunted many island-dwelling species to extinction in the relatively recent past. But our research reveals humans haven’t always necessarily been agents of ecosystem destruction. Our study, published ... <a title="Humans weren’t to blame for the extinction of prehistoric island-dwelling animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/humans-werent-to-blame-for-the-extinction-of-prehistoric-island-dwelling-animals-160092/" aria-label="Read more about Humans weren’t to blame for the extinction of prehistoric island-dwelling animals">Read more</a>
