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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Flew, Professor of Communication and Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology On March 12, the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, the internet’s founder Tim Berners-Lee said we needed to “fix the web”. The statement attracted considerable interest. However, a resulting manifesto released on Sunday, ... <a title="The internet’s founder now wants to ‘fix the web’, but his proposal misses the mark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/the-internets-founder-now-wants-to-fix-the-web-but-his-proposal-misses-the-mark-127793/" aria-label="Read more about The internet’s founder now wants to ‘fix the web’, but his proposal misses the mark">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The political furore around Angus Taylor has escalated, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison having to defend his unconventional action of ringing NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller to inquire about the investigation into an alleged doctored document used by the energy ... <a title="Scott Morrison under fire for calling NSW police commissioner over Angus Taylor investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/scott-morrison-under-fire-for-calling-nsw-police-commissioner-over-angus-taylor-investigation-127922/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison under fire for calling NSW police commissioner over Angus Taylor investigation">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University A grim summer is likely for the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and the people, flora and fauna that rely on it. Having worked for sustainable management of these rivers for decades, I fear the ... <a title="Fish kills and undrinkable water: here’s what to expect for the Murray Darling this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/fish-kills-and-undrinkable-water-heres-what-to-expect-for-the-murray-darling-this-summer-126940/" aria-label="Read more about Fish kills and undrinkable water: here’s what to expect for the Murray Darling this summer">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Walsh, Professor, The University of Queensland Removing a child from their home for their own protection should be an absolute last resort. Before we remove a child, we should be sure that we can offer them a safer, more nurturing alternative – their new home should ... <a title="Does our child protection system cause young people to commit crimes? The evidence suggests so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/does-our-child-protection-system-cause-young-people-to-commit-crimes-the-evidence-suggests-so-127024/" aria-label="Read more about Does our child protection system cause young people to commit crimes? The evidence suggests so">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Kirchner, Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Last night, in a much anticipated speech broadcast live on the Reserve Bank’s website, Governor Phil Lowe laid out in very clear terms the circumstances in which the bank would resort to quantitative ... <a title="Now we know. The Reserve Bank has spelled out what it will do when rates approach zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/now-we-know-the-reserve-bank-has-spelled-out-what-it-will-do-when-rates-approach-zero-127697/" aria-label="Read more about Now we know. The Reserve Bank has spelled out what it will do when rates approach zero">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago. Gender parity has been achieved in primary education. Maternal mortality has been halved. ... <a title="Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/joint-un-escap-un-women-op-ed-catalysing-change-for-gender-equality/" aria-label="Read more about Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Rogers, PhD Candidate, Charles Darwin University You’re probably familiar with weather radar that shows bands of rain blowing in to ruin your plans for the day, or the ominous swirling pattern of a cyclone. But rain isn’t the only thing that shows up on the radar ... <a title="How weather radar can keep tabs on the elusive magpie goose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/how-weather-radar-can-keep-tabs-on-the-elusive-magpie-goose-126278/" aria-label="Read more about How weather radar can keep tabs on the elusive magpie goose">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blythe McLennan, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University The early and ferocious start to the bushfire season in Australia this year has raised questions about the impact on those at the frontline – the tens of thousands of volunteers helping to put out the blazes. ... <a title="As bushfires intensify, we need to acknowledge the strain on our volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/as-bushfires-intensify-we-need-to-acknowledge-the-strain-on-our-volunteers-127517/" aria-label="Read more about As bushfires intensify, we need to acknowledge the strain on our volunteers">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling You might think antibiotic resistance is something to worry about in the distant future. But it’s already having a deadly impact today. The number of people dying globally every week from antibiotic resistant infections is equivalent to 32 Boeing 747s full ... <a title="Antibiotic resistant superbugs kill 32 plane-loads of people a week. We can all help fight back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-kill-32-plane-loads-of-people-a-week-we-can-all-help-fight-back-125813/" aria-label="Read more about Antibiotic resistant superbugs kill 32 plane-loads of people a week. We can all help fight back">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics, University of Auckland 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: how much does flying contribute to climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/climate-explained-how-much-does-flying-contribute-to-climate-change-127707/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how much does flying contribute to climate change?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is a number mainly used by universities to select which students, out of high school, will be offered a place in a particular course. The ATAR is not a score, it’s a rank. If ... <a title="What actually is an ATAR? First of all it’s a rank, not a score" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/what-actually-is-an-atar-first-of-all-its-a-rank-not-a-score-126594/" aria-label="Read more about What actually is an ATAR? First of all it’s a rank, not a score">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick White, PhD Candidate in History and Politics, James Cook University The “New Bradfield” scheme is more than an attempt to transcend environmental reality. It seeks to revive a pioneering spirit and a nation-building ethos supposedly stifled by the bureaucratic inertia of modern Australia. This is not ... <a title="‘New Bradfield’: rerouting rivers to recapture a pioneering spirit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/new-bradfield-rerouting-rivers-to-recapture-a-pioneering-spirit-127010/" aria-label="Read more about ‘New Bradfield’: rerouting rivers to recapture a pioneering spirit">Read more</a>
