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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Plaganyi, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Currents are strong around the Torres Strait Islands, lying between Australia’s northern-most tip and Papua New Guinea. When the tidal conditions are right and the waters relatively still, though, up to 230 islanders – a sizeable percentage of the islands’ roughly ... <a title="Coronavirus is killing Australia’s lobster export market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/coronavirus-is-killing-australias-lobster-export-market-131750/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus is killing Australia’s lobster export market">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Fahey, PhD Candidate, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University General Motors has announced the Holden brand will be “retired” in 2021. This week’s announcement has been a long time coming. The Holden brand has been in a state of terminal decline since General Motors ... <a title="Vale Holden: how America’s General Motors sold us the Australian dream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/vale-holden-how-americas-general-motors-sold-us-the-australian-dream-131915/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Holden: how America’s General Motors sold us the Australian dream">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra An “unholy coalition” is attacking the planned increase in the superannuation guarantee, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says in his latest “vision statement”, pledging to resist any attempt to stop the legislated rise to 12% going ahead. In a speech on ... <a title="‘You can have both higher super and higher wages’: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/you-can-have-both-higher-super-and-higher-wages-albanese-132013/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You can have both higher super and higher wages’: Albanese">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University China’s ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, let the cat out of the bag this week when he lambasted Canberra over its decision to exclude Huawei from the build-out of Australia’s 5G network. In uncharacteristically sharp diplomatic language, ... <a title="Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump’s trade war with China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/why-the-global-battle-over-huawei-could-prove-more-disruptive-than-trumps-trade-war-with-china-131828/" aria-label="Read more about Why the global battle over Huawei could prove more disruptive than Trump’s trade war with China">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thami Croeser, Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University The idea that we should decentralise our population has come up many times in Australia. Recently, the National Farmers’ Federation president pushed the notion, calling for a shift to the regions. And the premise is this: city ... <a title="No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/19/no-need-to-give-up-on-crowded-cities-we-can-make-density-so-much-better-131304/" aria-label="Read more about No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen R Fisher, Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for young children with disability is not equal across Australia. Where you live can hinder access to information about disability support, assistance to apply for it, and timely access to ... <a title="Yes, the system needs to be better. But here’s how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/yes-the-system-needs-to-be-better-but-heres-how-to-ensure-your-child-can-access-the-ndis-if-they-need-it-131757/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the system needs to be better. But here’s how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Teare Ada Lambert, Adjunct Lecturer/ Ecologist, University of New England As the east coast bushfire crisis finally abates, it’s easy to see nothing but loss: more than 11 million hectares of charcoal and ash, and more than a billion dead animals. But it is heartening to ... <a title="These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/these-plants-and-animals-are-now-flourishing-as-life-creeps-back-after-bushfires-130293/" aria-label="Read more about These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzie Gibson, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University The gothic developed as a European architectural phenomenon in 12th-century France, where awe-inspiring cathedrals reflected a world drenched in religious piety and superstition. Its veneration was revisited in 18th-century English literature, when writers sought to inspire a ... <a title="Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/podcast-series-oz-gothic-breathes-new-life-into-australian-gothic-storytelling-131676/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne The federal court’s rejection of the ABC case against the Australian Federal Police raid on its Sydney headquarters in June 2019 reveals two issues of great importance to freedom of the press in ... <a title="Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists’ sources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/court-ruling-against-abc-highlights-the-enormous-deficiency-in-laws-protecting-journalists-sources-131991/" aria-label="Read more about Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists’ sources">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By S. Anna Florin, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland Australia’s first people ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other plant foods, many of which would have taken considerable time and knowledge to prepare, according to our analysis of charred plant remains from a site ... <a title="65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/65-000-year-old-plant-remains-show-the-earliest-australians-spent-plenty-of-time-cooking-131761/" aria-label="Read more about 65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Last month, the Australian National University contracted with the Social Research Centre (SRC) to survey more than 3,000 Australian adults about their experiences and attitudes related to the bushfires. The study is the ... <a title="Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/nearly-80-of-australians-affected-in-some-way-by-the-bushfires-new-survey-shows-131672/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Davis, Professor of Law, UNSW In his Closing the Gap speech to parliament last week, the prime minister injected some order and transparency back into the constitutional recognition process. The PM anchored his government’s work on the co-design of a Voice to Government back to the ... <a title="Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/constitutional-recognition-for-indigenous-australians-must-involve-structural-change-not-mere-symbolism-131751/" aria-label="Read more about Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism">Read more</a>
