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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>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Ganter, Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Summer is likely to start off hot and dry, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s summer outlook, released today. Much of eastern Australia is likely to be hotter and drier than average, driven by the same climate influences that ... <a title="A hot and dry Australian summer means heatwaves and fire risk ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/a-hot-and-dry-australian-summer-means-heatwaves-and-fire-risk-ahead-127990/" aria-label="Read more about A hot and dry Australian summer means heatwaves and fire risk ahead">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Australian writer and broadcaster Clive James has died at 80 years of age after a long illness. Along with Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries and Robert Hughes, he was known as part of an elite group of “brilliant ... <a title="Vale Clive James – a marvellous low voice whose gracious good humour let others shine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/vale-clive-james-a-marvellous-low-voice-whose-gracious-good-humour-let-others-shine-127992/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Clive James – a marvellous low voice whose gracious good humour let others shine">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melanie Zeppel, Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University Carers’ advocates are urging a rethink of the way we support middle-aged Australians caring for ageing parents. Sydney-based organisation Your Side, which supports older people and their carers, has called for a new type of leave – similar to paid ... <a title="More carers’ leave may help Australians look after elderly parents and stay in work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/more-carers-leave-may-help-australians-look-after-elderly-parents-and-stay-in-work-127496/" aria-label="Read more about More carers’ leave may help Australians look after elderly parents and stay in work">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Gavey, Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland Last Friday, a New Zealand jury returned a guilty verdict in the Grace Millane murder trial. The 21-year-old British woman was killed by a 26-year-old man in his Auckland apartment in December 2018. The high-profile trial drew criticism for ... <a title="Grace Millane’s murder trial shows social attitudes continue to minimise gendered violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/grace-millanes-murder-trial-shows-social-attitudes-continue-to-minimise-gendered-violence-127796/" aria-label="Read more about Grace Millane’s murder trial shows social attitudes continue to minimise gendered violence">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberto Soria, Professor, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences About 15,000 light years away, in a distant spiral arm of the Milky Way, there is a black hole about 70 times as heavy as the Sun. This is very surprising for astronomers like me. The black ... <a title="A surprisingly big black hole might have swallowed a star from the inside out, and scientists are baffled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/a-surprisingly-big-black-hole-might-have-swallowed-a-star-from-the-inside-out-and-scientists-are-baffled-127795/" aria-label="Read more about A surprisingly big black hole might have swallowed a star from the inside out, and scientists are baffled">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University When children are unable to live safely at home with their parents, they may enter out-of-home care. Most of these children are in foster or kinship care and many are able safely to go ... <a title="Adoption law should be reformed to give children legal connections to both of their families – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/adoption-law-should-be-reformed-to-give-children-legal-connections-to-both-of-their-families-heres-why-127521/" aria-label="Read more about Adoption law should be reformed to give children legal connections to both of their families – here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carmel Nottle, Lecturer – Human Movement / Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of South Australia How do guide dogs know where their owners want to go? – Mia, age 6. Mia, thank you for your question. I know a bit about this topic because I have some experience ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do guide dogs know where their owners want to go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/curious-kids-how-do-guide-dogs-know-where-their-owners-want-to-go-125567/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do guide dogs know where their owners want to go?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University The level of water stored by Australia’s capital cities has steadily fallen over the last six years. They are now collectively at 54.6% of capacity – a decline of 30% from 2013. We’re going into a hot ... <a title="How drought is affecting water supply in Australia’s capital cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/how-drought-is-affecting-water-supply-in-australias-capital-cities-127909/" aria-label="Read more about How drought is affecting water supply in Australia’s capital cities">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows children are mostly likely to start studying music between the ages of nine and 11. Researchers in a 2009 UK study suggested the dramatic drop in music tuition after age 11 was linked ... <a title="Before you let your child quit music lessons, try these 5 things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/28/before-you-let-your-child-quit-music-lessons-try-these-5-things-125944/" aria-label="Read more about Before you let your child quit music lessons, try these 5 things">Read more</a>
