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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Green, Deputy Co-ordinator, Journalism Program, Swinburne University of Technology The spare, white-walled Australian Tapestry Workshop gallery is very much of its place, a wall of windows fronting the South Melbourne street. Cars, trams and shoppers are just metres away, the occasional pedestrian observing the observer. It’s ... <a title="Place Makers review: tapestries interweave traditions with a new sense of place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/place-makers-review-tapestries-interweave-traditions-with-a-new-sense-of-place-123514/" aria-label="Read more about Place Makers review: tapestries interweave traditions with a new sense of place">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliette McIntyre, Lecturer in Law, University of South Australia Yesterday, climate activist Greta Thunberg joined 15 other children from around the world to submit a complaint – or “communication” – to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. They targeted Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey. ... <a title="With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here’s what it’ll achieve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/with-15-other-children-greta-thunberg-has-filed-a-un-complaint-against-5-countries-heres-what-itll-achieve-124090/" aria-label="Read more about With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here’s what it’ll achieve">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Forrest, PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia Since the mass production of plastic began, almost six billion tonnes of it – approximately 91% – has remained in our air, land and water. Plastic production and use is embedded in the global economy, and in our natural ... <a title="Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis – and A$443 million to get it started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/here-is-a-global-solution-to-the-plastic-waste-crisis-and-a-443-million-to-get-it-started-123762/" aria-label="Read more about Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis – and A$443 million to get it started">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hiba Jebeile, PhD candidate/Research Dietitian, University of Sydney Instagram recently announced posts promoting diet products and cosmetic procedures will no longer be visible to users under the age of 18. While the initiative is being led by Instagram, the policy will also be in place on Facebook. ... <a title="In a virtual universe of ‘perfect’ bodies, Instagram’s new policy offers important protection for young users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/in-a-virtual-universe-of-perfect-bodies-instagrams-new-policy-offers-important-protection-for-young-users-123912/" aria-label="Read more about In a virtual universe of ‘perfect’ bodies, Instagram’s new policy offers important protection for young users">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dempster, Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW In the wake of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, the Australian government announced on Sunday a commitment of A$150million “into our local businesses and new ... <a title="Dig deep: Australia’s mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA’s Moon and Mars shots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/dig-deep-australias-mining-know-how-makes-it-the-perfect-150m-partner-for-nasas-moon-and-mars-shots-123994/" aria-label="Read more about Dig deep: Australia’s mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA’s Moon and Mars shots">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Bush, Research Fellow in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne The National Party, Queensland farming lobby group AgForce, and MP Bob Katter have banded together to propose an “independent science quality assurance agency”. To justify their position, Liberal-National MP George Christensen and AgForce’s Michael ... <a title="Real problem, wrong solution: why the Nationals shouldn’t politicise the science replication crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/real-problem-wrong-solution-why-the-nationals-shouldnt-politicise-the-science-replication-crisis-124076/" aria-label="Read more about Real problem, wrong solution: why the Nationals shouldn’t politicise the science replication crisis">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Fisher, Professor of Cattle & Sheep Production Medicine, University of Melbourne The ban on live sheep exports was only ever intended to be temporary. The Australian government enacted the ban earlier this year to prevent sheep from being shipped to the Middle East from the beginning ... <a title="The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/the-ban-on-live-sheep-exports-has-just-been-lifted-heres-whats-changed-123998/" aria-label="Read more about The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Miller, Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University The impacts of heavy drinking, gambling and unhealthy food are among the leading causes of preventable health harm in Australia. And for the most part, we know what to do to reduce them. Most of us ... <a title="Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians’ health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/politicians-who-become-lobbyists-can-be-bad-for-australians-health-124078/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians’ health">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Clack, PhD Candidate, Victoria University of Wellington Depression is a serious disorder marked by disturbances in mood, cognition, physiology and social functioning. People can experience deep sadness and feelings of hopelessness, sorrow, emptiness and despair. These core features of depression have expanded to include an inability ... <a title="Depression: it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/depression-its-a-word-we-use-a-lot-but-what-exactly-is-it-122381/" aria-label="Read more about Depression: it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University In Australia, renewable energy is growing at a per capita rate ten times faster than the world average. Between 2018 and 2020, Australia will install more than 16 gigawatts of wind and solar, ... <a title="Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/australia-is-the-runaway-global-leader-in-building-new-renewable-energy-123694/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will J Grant, Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Call it lies, fake news, or just plain old bullshit – misinformation seems to flutter wilfully around the modern world. The truth, meanwhile, can take tedious decades to establish. It ... <a title="Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/merchants-of-misinformation-are-all-over-the-internet-but-the-real-problem-lies-with-us-123177/" aria-label="Read more about Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney Qantas boss Alan Joyce is reportedly Australia’s highest-earning chief executive. He’s also a firm believer in corporate activism. His pay packet is estimated to have been A$23 million last year – though it’s apparently dropped a little ... <a title="Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/swollen-executive-pay-packets-reveal-the-limits-of-corporate-activism-123988/" aria-label="Read more about Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism">Read more</a>
