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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Olver, Professorial Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Clive James has left a valuable legacy of astute observation and witty interpretation of his world through his writing. He has also left another legacy. He has increased public awareness ... <a title="Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/clive-james-raised-awareness-of-leukaemia-part-of-his-rich-and-valuable-legacy-127986/" aria-label="Read more about Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brent Coker, Academic – University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne Christmas is a stressful time for many, so not surprisingly it’s also known as the season for arguments. Some assume it’s because we share the time with family members, who we’re more likely to argue with because ... <a title="’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/tis-the-season-to-say-things-we-later-regret-and-new-research-tells-us-why-127915/" aria-label="Read more about ’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW Twenty years ago, a group of Australian activists invented open source online publishing, by creating a website that went on to be pivotal in the Battle of Seattle protests. The violent clash, which took place ... <a title="On the Battle of Seattle’s 20th anniversary, let’s remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/on-the-battle-of-seattles-20th-anniversary-lets-remember-the-aussie-coders-who-created-live-sharing-127431/" aria-label="Read more about On the Battle of Seattle’s 20th anniversary, let’s remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arian Wallach, Lecturer, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney As the world struggles to keep tabs on biodiversity decline, conservation largely relies on a single international database to track life on Earth. It is a mammoth and impressive undertaking – but a glaring omission from ... <a title="Non-native species should count in conservation – even in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/non-native-species-should-count-in-conservation-even-in-australia-127926/" aria-label="Read more about Non-native species should count in conservation – even in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel White, PhD candidate and sessional lecturer, University of Sydney More than half of year 10 music students in NSW dropped the subject by the time they reached year 12. Their teachers said this was so they could choose subjects that would help them get a higher ... <a title="The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/the-majority-of-music-students-drop-out-before-the-end-of-high-school-is-the-atar-to-blame-126350/" aria-label="Read more about The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW There are many reactions one can have to the shocking revelations of Westpac’s failure to comply with Australia’s anti-money-laundering requirements. One reaction is it’s not that big a deal – along the lines of now-ousted chief executive Brian Hartzer reportedly telling ... <a title="Vital Signs: let’s not weep for Westpac’s board, but directors do need help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/vital-signs-lets-not-weep-for-westpacs-board-but-directors-do-need-help-127913/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: let’s not weep for Westpac’s board, but directors do need help">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Corn, Professor of Music · Director, Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) · Director, National Centre for Aboriginal Language and Music Studies (NCALMS), University of Adelaide In 1983, the prolific Yolŋu (Yolngu) educator and musician, Mandawuy Yunupiŋu, composed his first ever popular song, Djäpana: Sunset ... <a title="Friday essay: How Indigenous songs recount deep histories of trade between Australia and Southeast Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/friday-essay-how-indigenous-songs-recount-deep-histories-of-trade-between-australia-and-southeast-asia-123867/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: How Indigenous songs recount deep histories of trade between Australia and Southeast Asia">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The strange affair of Angus Taylor and the allegedly doctored document of dubious provenance he used to try to discredit Sydney’s lord mayor Clover Moore and her council over climate change is replete with lessons for political players. One: avoid ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Own goals and defeat of union legislation give Scott Morrison a horror week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/grattan-on-friday-own-goals-and-defeat-of-union-legislation-give-scott-morrison-a-horror-week-128018/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Own goals and defeat of union legislation give Scott Morrison a horror week">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, University of Melbourne After several months of hearings, and many harrowing stories painting a picture of a system in dire need of reform, the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has today released its interim report. The report contains a number of ... <a title="To really fix Victoria’s mental health system, we’ll need to bridge the state/Commonwealth divide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/to-really-fix-victorias-mental-health-system-well-need-to-bridge-the-state-commonwealth-divide-127993/" aria-label="Read more about To really fix Victoria’s mental health system, we’ll need to bridge the state/Commonwealth divide">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Gately, Criminology Courses Coordinator, Edith Cowan University Maria Exposto, a Sydney grandmother who fell victim to a romance scam and became an unwitting drug mule, couldn’t have known what was before her when she left Australia to sign documents for her fiancé so he could retire ... <a title="A handsome soldier with a ‘medical bill’: how romance scammers make you fall in love with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/a-handsome-soldier-with-a-medical-bill-how-romance-scammers-make-you-fall-in-love-with-them-127820/" aria-label="Read more about A handsome soldier with a ‘medical bill’: how romance scammers make you fall in love with them">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Jefferson, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland A few weeks ago, the Federal Court of Australia ordered a farmer in New South Wales to pay A$290,000 to a blueberry-producing company because he had grown and sold a proprietary variety of the fruit without permission. At issue ... <a title="The case of the pirated blueberries: courts flex new muscle to protect plant breeders’ intellectual property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/the-case-of-the-pirated-blueberries-courts-flex-new-muscle-to-protect-plant-breeders-intellectual-property-126763/" aria-label="Read more about The case of the pirated blueberries: courts flex new muscle to protect plant breeders’ intellectual property">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney Three years after legal experts laid out their reasons why robodebt was wrong in law and wrong in maths, the government has folded its tent, conceding all points just before trial of the test case conducted in the ... <a title="Robodebt failed its day in court, what now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/robodebt-failed-its-day-in-court-what-now-127984/" aria-label="Read more about Robodebt failed its day in court, what now?">Read more</a>
