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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>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David C Mowery, Professor Emeritus of New Enterprise Development, University of California, Berkeley Achieving the large-scale cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that will be needed will require the development and adoption of new technologies at a rate not seen since the information technology revolution. Which presents a ... <a title="What the US defence industry can tell us about how to fight climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/what-the-us-defence-industry-can-tell-us-about-how-to-fight-climate-change-126762/" aria-label="Read more about What the US defence industry can tell us about how to fight climate change">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Williams, Lecturer, Flinders University At the heart of every adult writer lies a novel they adored as a child. No wonder then so many try to write for kids themselves. So why do they often fail? Perhaps it’s because, on the whole, adults are taught to ... <a title="Humour, justice, belonging, danger, and wonder: 5 story senses and the art of writing for children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/humour-justice-belonging-danger-and-wonder-5-story-senses-and-the-art-of-writing-for-children-125223/" aria-label="Read more about Humour, justice, belonging, danger, and wonder: 5 story senses and the art of writing for children">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A new fund to provide small businesses with an alternative source of financing will be set up with a A$100 million contribution from the government. The fund will have an initial investment capacity of more than $500 million, with the ... <a title="Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/treasurer-frydenberg-to-announce-520-million-fund-for-small-businesses-investmnt-127842/" aria-label="Read more about Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmnt">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Kevin Rudd has warned Australia is too “China dependent” in economic terms, and must diversify its international economic engagement. Setting out principles he believes should govern the way forward in dealing with China, the former prime minister said for too ... <a title="Kevin Rudd urges Australia to reduce its economic dependence on China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/26/kevin-rudd-urges-australia-to-reduce-its-economic-dependence-on-china-127828/" aria-label="Read more about Kevin Rudd urges Australia to reduce its economic dependence on China">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has resisted calls for Angus Taylor to stand aside while NSW Police investigate an allegedly doctored document the energy minister used in making false claims about Sydney City Council’s travel costs. The long-simmering affair re-ignited on Tuesday when ... <a title="Scott Morrison stands by energy minister Angus Taylor, who faces police probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/26/scott-morrison-stands-by-energy-minister-angus-taylor-who-faces-police-probe-127818/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison stands by energy minister Angus Taylor, who faces police probe">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University The Victorian government’s logging business is cutting native forests on steep slopes, in an apparent rule breach that threatens water supplies to Melbourne and rural communities. Our research indicates that across vital water catchments ... <a title="Researchers allege native logging breaches that threaten the water we drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/26/researchers-allege-native-logging-breaches-that-threaten-the-water-we-drink-127509/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers allege native logging breaches that threaten the water we drink">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suranga Seneviratne, Lecturer – Security, University of Sydney As survey results pile, it’s becoming clear Australians are sceptical about how their online data is tracked and used. But one question worth asking is: are our fears founded? The short answer is: yes. In a survey of 2,000 ... <a title="The ugly truth: tech companies are tracking and misusing our data, and there’s little we can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/26/the-ugly-truth-tech-companies-are-tracking-and-misusing-our-data-and-theres-little-we-can-do-127444/" aria-label="Read more about The ugly truth: tech companies are tracking and misusing our data, and there’s little we can do">Read more</a>
