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February 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Sigler, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, The University of Queensland Short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb are increasingly displacing hotels and holiday letting agencies as the go-to form of accommodation. The ease of booking it all in seconds on your smartphone adds to the appeal of ... <a title="Ever wondered how many Airbnbs Australia has and where they all are? We have the answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/13/ever-wondered-how-many-airbnbs-australia-has-and-where-they-all-are-we-have-the-answers-129003/" aria-label="Read more about Ever wondered how many Airbnbs Australia has and where they all are? We have the answers">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Denny-Smith, Scientia PhD Researcher, Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Australia’s 12th Closing the Gap report, published yesterday, shows by most socio-economic measures Indigenous Australians continue to lag behind the rest of the population. Only two of seven targets – early education and Year 12 completion rates ... <a title="Why we aren’t closing the gap: a failure to account for ‘cultural counterfactuals’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/13/why-we-arent-closing-the-gap-a-failure-to-account-for-cultural-counterfactuals-129076/" aria-label="Read more about Why we aren’t closing the gap: a failure to account for ‘cultural counterfactuals’">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia The cartoonist’s task is to give voice to ideas and sentiments that are repressed in culture. For Michael Leunig, it was an odd poetic impulse – a strand of lyricism, which Australians probably never suspected they ... <a title="Looking on the bright side, The Leunig Fragments film skips dark truths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/13/looking-on-the-bright-side-the-leunig-fragments-film-skips-dark-truths-131202/" aria-label="Read more about Looking on the bright side, The Leunig Fragments film skips dark truths">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 87% reporting in today’s New Hampshire Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders won 25.7%, defeating Pete Buttigieg, who won 24.4%. Amy Klobuchar was a surprise strong third with 19.8%. Former frontrunners Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren ... <a title="Sanders narrowly wins New Hampshire as Klobuchar surges, while Queensland is tied 50-50" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/sanders-narrowly-wins-new-hampshire-as-klobuchar-surges-while-queensland-is-tied-50-50-131448/" aria-label="Read more about Sanders narrowly wins New Hampshire as Klobuchar surges, while Queensland is tied 50-50">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A bid to hobble Senate leader Mathias Cormann in retaliation for the government’s refusal to produce the report from top public servant Phil Gaetjens on Bridget McKenzie failed after Pauline Hanson withdrew her support and Centre Alliance split. Under the ... <a title="Pauline Hanson stymies bid to hobble Mathias Cormann" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/pauline-hanson-stymies-bid-to-hobble-mathias-cormann-131670/" aria-label="Read more about Pauline Hanson stymies bid to hobble Mathias Cormann">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Connal Lee, Associate Lecturer, Philosophy, University of South Australia The novel coronavirus that has so far killed more than 1,100 people now has a name – covid-19. The World Health Organisation (WHO) didn’t want the name to refer to a place, animal or certain group of people ... <a title="We’re in danger of drowning in a coronavirus ‘infodemic’. Here’s how we can cut through the noise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/were-in-danger-of-drowning-in-a-coronavirus-infodemic-heres-how-we-can-cut-through-the-noise-131303/" aria-label="Read more about We’re in danger of drowning in a coronavirus ‘infodemic’. Here’s how we can cut through the noise">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A bid to hobble Senate leader Mathias Cormann in retaliation for the government’s refusal to produce the report from top public servant Phil Gaetjens on Bridget McKenzie failed after Pauline Hanson withdrew her support and Centre Alliance split. Under the ... <a title="Crossbench split stymies bid to hobble Mathias Cormann" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/crossbench-split-stymies-bid-to-hobble-mathias-cormann-131670/" aria-label="Read more about Crossbench split stymies bid to hobble Mathias Cormann">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Norman, Chair of Urban & Regional Planning and Director of Canberra Urban & Regional Futures, University of Canberra The Australian bushfires have caught the world’s attention. They dominated the speeches by global leaders at the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi this week. The United ... <a title="All eyes on Australia as World Urban Forum urges climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/all-eyes-on-australia-as-world-urban-forum-urges-climate-action-130884/" aria-label="Read more about All eyes on Australia as World Urban Forum urges climate action">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist I want you to imagine a highway exclusively devoted to delivering the world’s energy. Each lane is restricted to trucks that carry one of the world’s seven large-scale sources of primary energy: coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, ... <a title="Chief Scientist: we need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/chief-scientist-we-need-to-transform-our-world-into-a-sustainable-electric-planet-131658/" aria-label="Read more about Chief Scientist: we need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Liu, Chancellors Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Fashion and Textiles Designer, University of Technology Sydney Hollywood legend Jane Fonda hit the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony stage this week in a beaded red dress by Elie Saab – a gown she had previously worn at Cannes in 2014. Rising ... <a title="Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won’t be for everyone but it can lead the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/is-the-dress-green-or-red-planet-friendly-couture-wont-be-for-everyone-but-it-can-lead-the-way-131469/" aria-label="Read more about Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won’t be for everyone but it can lead the way">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Crowley, Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Policy, University of Tasmania When barrister, former world champion alpine skier, and now independent MP Zali Steggall took Tony Abbott’s New South Wales seat of Warringah in the 2019 election, she promised to pressure the government for action on climate ... <a title="Conservative but green independent MP Zali Steggall could break the government’s climate policy deadlock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/conservative-but-green-independent-mp-zali-steggall-could-break-the-governments-climate-policy-deadlock-131644/" aria-label="Read more about Conservative but green independent MP Zali Steggall could break the government’s climate policy deadlock">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Penm, Lecturer (Pharmacy), University of Sydney Digital technology is making access to health care easier than ever before. Multiple websites and apps allow consumers to consult general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists from any location, at any time. Recently, we’ve seen the emergence of apps which generate ... <a title="Instant prescriptions might be the way of our digital future, but we need to manage the risks first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/12/instant-prescriptions-might-be-the-way-of-our-digital-future-but-we-need-to-manage-the-risks-first-131308/" aria-label="Read more about Instant prescriptions might be the way of our digital future, but we need to manage the risks first">Read more</a>
