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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Alexander, Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne This article is the first in a three-part series on radical ideas to solve the environmental crisis. As the Productivity Commission confirmed this week, Australia’s economy has enjoyed uninterrupted growth for 28 years straight. Specifically, our ... <a title="I’ve seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I’ve lost faith" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/ive-seriously-tried-to-believe-capitalism-and-the-planet-can-coexist-but-ive-lost-faith-131288/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I’ve lost faith">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide When booking a luxury cruise, you generally expect relaxation and enjoyment, not forced quarantine and distress. Unfortunately, for the thousands of vacationers trapped on cruise ships in Asia the past month, what started as a dream trip has quickly ... <a title="Memories overboard! What the law says about claiming compensation for a holiday gone wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/memories-overboard-what-the-law-says-about-claiming-compensation-for-a-holiday-gone-wrong-132012/" aria-label="Read more about Memories overboard! What the law says about claiming compensation for a holiday gone wrong">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney Hempton, Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has this week published a report detailing the first six months of the legislation in action in Victoria. The report reveals 52 people legally ended their lives from the time voluntary assisted dying became ... <a title="Without more detail, it’s premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are ‘working well’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/without-more-detail-its-premature-to-say-voluntary-assisted-dying-laws-in-victoria-are-working-well-132096/" aria-label="Read more about Without more detail, it’s premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are ‘working well’">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blanca del Rosal Rabes, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Brain temperature is implicated in many common conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and headaches. Changes in brain temperature can indicate there is a disease developing, but researchers have struggled to measure it. ... <a title="Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here’s how a new infrared technique can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/brain-temperature-is-difficult-to-measure-heres-how-a-new-infrared-technique-can-help-126501/" aria-label="Read more about Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here’s how a new infrared technique can help">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese will commit a Labor government to adopting a target of zero net emissions by 2050, in a speech titled “Leadership in a New Climate” to be delivered on Friday. The opposition leader’s embrace of this target, which the ... <a title="Albanese pledges Labor government would have 2050 carbon-neutral target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/albanese-pledges-labor-government-would-have-2050-carbon-neutral-target-132205/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese pledges Labor government would have 2050 carbon-neutral target">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jude Ball, Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago As New Zealand prepares for a referendum on legalising recreational cannabis, the latest surveys show opposite trends for cannabis use by adults and adolescents. Adult use of cannabis has risen sharply over the last few years, reflecting ... <a title="Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/teen-use-of-cannabis-has-dropped-in-new-zealand-but-legalisation-could-make-access-easier-132165/" aria-label="Read more about Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy N. W. Jackson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Venom Research Unit, University of Melbourne This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au Who would win in a fight between ... <a title="I’ve always wondered: who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/ive-always-wondered-who-would-win-in-a-fight-between-the-black-mamba-and-the-inland-taipan-129906/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve always wondered: who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamen Franklen Gussen, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology In 1971, a Time magazine article, titled “Should New York City Be the 51st State?”, observed: States have not only short-changed and hamstrung their cities but are themselves the least creative and effective of the three levels ... <a title="Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/australia-we-need-to-talk-about-who-governs-our-city-states-119884/" aria-label="Read more about Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ida Kubiszewski, Associate professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Labor’s treasury spokesman, Jim Chalmers, wants to follow New Zealand’s example and introduce a “wellbeing budget” alongside the traditional budget that stresses economic growth, when Labor is next in office. New Zealand’s budget, introduced last ... <a title="Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/labor-is-right-to-talk-about-well-being-but-it-depends-on-where-you-live-129704/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Andreallo, Honorary research fellow, University of Sydney A sea of oversized hair bows bobs through primary school gates each morning. It might be dismissed as a harmless children’s fad but big bows are back, driven by current fashions, tween influencers and celebrities. Hair bows have a ... <a title="Friday essay: scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/friday-essay-scarlet-ribbons-the-huge-history-of-big-hair-bows-131389/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Seen as a political narrative, the Morrison government’s handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) fits the patterns of its approaches on border security and anti-terrorism. Stressing the central imperative is to “keep Australians safe”, it has taken the most risk-averse path. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/grattan-on-friday-government-juggles-health-security-and-wealth-security-as-china-travel-ban-extended-132202/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The coronavirus is presenting a major threat to Australia’s education export industry, which is highly dependant upon the China market, and a huge challenge to the universities. Phil Honeywood, CEO of the International Education Association of Australia says: “At the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-phil-honeywood-on-the-coronavirus-challenge-for-universities-132196/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities">Read more</a>
