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Step into Paradise review: from koala jumpers to the Sydney Olympics, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson defined Australian fashion

October 23, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building, University of Technology Sydney 1973 was a remarkable year for Sydney, with the opening of two major cultural icons. The first was the Sydney Opera House. The second, possibly more important opening, was Flamingo Park Frock ... <a title="Step into Paradise review: from koala jumpers to the Sydney Olympics, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson defined Australian fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/23/step-into-paradise-review-from-koala-jumpers-to-the-sydney-olympics-jenny-kee-and-linda-jackson-defined-australian-fashion-124985/" aria-label="Read more about Step into Paradise review: from koala jumpers to the Sydney Olympics, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson defined Australian fashion">Read more</a>

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Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil McManus, Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: Head of School of Geosciences, University of Sydney In the wake of a shocking ABC report on the dismal end of many racehorses’ lives in slaughterhouses, many Australians are questioning whether the horse racing industry can operate ethically. Some ... <a title="Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/horse-racing-must-change-or-the-court-of-public-opinion-will-bury-it-125637/" aria-label="Read more about Horse racing must change, or the court of public opinion will bury it">Read more</a>

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Data lakes: where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University Machines and the internet are woven into the fabric of our society. A growing number of users, devices and applications work together to produce what we now call “big data”. And this data helps drive many of ... <a title="Data lakes: where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/data-lakes-where-big-businesses-dump-their-excess-data-and-hackers-have-a-field-day-123865/" aria-label="Read more about Data lakes: where big businesses dump their excess data, and hackers have a field day">Read more</a>

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The evidence is clear: the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn’t enough to alleviate refugee suffering

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Dehm, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has some sobering reading to do over the coming weeks: an 88-page Senate report into the government-sponsored bill to repeal the medevac law that allow refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru to ... <a title="The evidence is clear: the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn’t enough to alleviate refugee suffering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/the-evidence-is-clear-the-medevac-law-saves-lives-but-even-this-isnt-enough-to-alleviate-refugee-suffering-125308/" aria-label="Read more about The evidence is clear: the medevac law saves lives. But even this isn’t enough to alleviate refugee suffering">Read more</a>

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Inside the story: the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Wain, Academic in Professional and Creaive Writing, Deakin University Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Anna Spargo-Ryan’s debut novel, The Paper House (2016), is a layered articulation ... <a title="Inside the story: the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/inside-the-story-the-art-and-genius-of-metaphor-in-anna-spargo-ryans-the-paper-house-120506/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: the art and genius of metaphor in Anna Spargo-Ryan’s The Paper House">Read more</a>

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A criminal asked to design our anti-money laundering laws would probably keep the ones we’ve got

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ronald F Pol, Senior researcher NZ, La Trobe University Money laundering rarely gets as literal as the case in Thailand last week, where police raided homes of a ring suspected of laundering a billion baht (about A$48 million) of drug proceeds and found millions stashed in a ... <a title="A criminal asked to design our anti-money laundering laws would probably keep the ones we’ve got" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/a-criminal-asked-to-design-our-anti-money-laundering-laws-would-probably-keep-the-ones-weve-got-125143/" aria-label="Read more about A criminal asked to design our anti-money laundering laws would probably keep the ones we’ve got">Read more</a>

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Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here’s how it could work

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Australians picked up their morning papers yesterday to find heavily blacked-out text instead of front-page headlines. This bold statement was instigated by the “Your Right to Know” campaign, an unlikely coalition of Australian media ... <a title="Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here’s how it could work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/australia-needs-a-media-freedom-act-heres-how-it-could-work-125315/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs a Media Freedom Act. Here’s how it could work">Read more</a>

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We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney The slaughter of horses bred for racing in Australia, as revealed in the ABC’s investigation, highlights the challenge of what to do with racehorses when their careers are over. The ABC has questioned the ... <a title="We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/we-could-reduce-the-slaughter-of-racehorses-if-we-breed-them-for-longer-racing-careers-123760/" aria-label="Read more about We could reduce the slaughter of racehorses if we breed them for longer racing careers">Read more</a>

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‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carlina Black, PhD candidate, La Trobe University It’s a year since the national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. While national apologies can acknowledge survivors, sorry is just the beginning. Access to healing is needed. Our research shows a program that strengthens culture ... <a title="‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/my-mob-is-telling-their-story-and-it-makes-me-feel-good-heres-what-aboriginal-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-told-us-they-need-122645/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good’: here’s what Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told us they need">Read more</a>

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Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Right now, two projects have been proposed to import gas from overseas to supply eastern Australia. This is an absurd prospect. Australia is a resource-rich country, and exports more gas ... <a title="Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/australia-has-plenty-of-gas-but-our-bills-are-ridiculous-the-market-is-broken-125130/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken">Read more</a>

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Don’t stress, your ATAR isn’t the final call. There are many ways to get into university

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Pitman, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University In a recent nation-wide survey by online tutoring company Cluey Learning, 75% of Australian senior students said their ATAR score would impact on the rest of their life. And more than 80% said a score under 60 would be detrimental ... <a title="Don’t stress, your ATAR isn’t the final call. There are many ways to get into university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/dont-stress-your-atar-isnt-the-final-call-there-are-many-ways-to-get-into-university-125429/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t stress, your ATAR isn’t the final call. There are many ways to get into university">Read more</a>

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To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a ‘micro-mobility’ network

October 22, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Arnold, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney We all know the feeling. You’re on your way to an important appointment when disaster strikes. A glitch in the transport matrix leaves you waiting for a train that never arrives, or in bumper-to-bumper traffic with little chance of making ... <a title="To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a ‘micro-mobility’ network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/22/to-bolster-our-fragile-road-and-rail-system-we-need-to-add-a-micro-mobility-network-124895/" aria-label="Read more about To bolster our fragile road and rail system we need to add a ‘micro-mobility’ network">Read more</a>