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September 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra What’s the betting that when Scott Morrison and Donald Trump are exchanging views on China in Washington in a week or so, the President might be curious about Gladys Liu? If he is, the Prime Minister will no doubt have ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/13/grattan-on-friday-asking-questions-about-gladys-liu-is-not-racist-123445/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Asking questions about Gladys Liu is not racist">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Chambers, Research Associate in the Centre of Health Economics and Policy Innovation, Imperial College London Unhealthy products – including junk food, alcohol and gambling – are leading causes of cancer, obesity, diabetes, mental illness and many social harms. In New Zealand, alcohol alone contributes to an ... <a title="NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It’s time to change marketing rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/nz-children-see-more-than-40-ads-for-unhealthy-products-each-day-its-time-to-change-marketing-rules-120841/" aria-label="Read more about NZ children see more than 40 ads for unhealthy products each day. It’s time to change marketing rules">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Strakosch, Lecturer in Public Policy and Governance, The University of Queensland The evidence is increasingly clear – Indigenous policies at the federal level are getting worse. They are becoming less successful and more dysfunctional. Since the abolition of the Aboriginal self-management agency in 2005, the responsibility ... <a title="A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/a-new-inquiry-into-indigenous-policy-must-address-the-root-causes-of-failure-122389/" aria-label="Read more about A new inquiry into Indigenous policy must address the root causes of failure">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Balanzategui, Lecturer in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission imposed a historic fine of US$170 million (A$247 million) on YouTube for allegedly tracking children’s viewing without parental consent in order to deliver targeted advertising. This practice of ... <a title="In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube’s children’s content?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/in-an-age-of-elsa-spider-man-romantic-mash-ups-how-to-monitor-youtubes-childrens-content-123088/" aria-label="Read more about In an age of Elsa/Spider-Man romantic mash ups, how to monitor YouTube’s children’s content?">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Rees, Psychology Doctoral Candidate, Macquarie University People with fetishes have a sexual attraction to inanimate, non-living objects or non-genital body parts. Any body part can become a fetish, including feet, hair, and noses. Most object fetishes tend to be clothing items, such as stockings, latex gloves, ... <a title="Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/yes-latex-gloves-can-be-part-of-a-healthy-relationship-busting-the-myths-around-sexual-fetishism-120426/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, latex gloves can be part of a healthy relationship: busting the myths around sexual fetishism">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist In the main, Australia produces high-quality research that is rigorous and reproducible, and makes a significant contribution towards scientific progress. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do it better. In the case of the research sector here ... <a title="‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/there-is-a-problem-australias-top-scientist-alan-finkel-pushes-to-eradicate-bad-science-123374/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There is a problem’: Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel pushes to eradicate bad science">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By D. Rex Mitchell, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arkansas A giant kangaroo that roamed Australia during the Ice Age had a far mightier bite than its modern-day cousins, according to new research which suggests this species could eat a tough, woody diet similar to that of a giant ... <a title="This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today’s giant pandas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/this-extinct-kangaroo-had-a-branch-crunching-bite-to-rival-todays-giant-pandas-123266/" aria-label="Read more about This extinct kangaroo had a branch-crunching bite to rival today’s giant pandas">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Ritter, Professor & Specialist in Drug Policy, UNSW The proposal to drug test welfare recipients keeps on bouncing back. The most recent attempt, announced last week, is now the third proposal since 2017. But the tenacity with which the government is pursuing this agenda reflects, not ... <a title="How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/how-philosophy-101-could-help-break-the-deadlock-over-drug-testing-job-seekers-123098/" aria-label="Read more about How philosophy 101 could help break the deadlock over drug testing job seekers">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, PSM, Post-career PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University When the managers of the Great Barrier Reef recently rated its outlook as very poor, a few well known threats dominated the headlines. But delve deeper into report and ... <a title="The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/the-great-barrier-reef-is-in-trouble-there-are-a-whopping-45-reasons-why-122930/" aria-label="Read more about The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. There are a whopping 45 reasons why">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Muneera Bano, Lecturer Software Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology From a very young age, we are conditioned to learn to succeed by avoiding failures or mistakes. Our traditional education system is built largely on examination that marks down students for their mistakes in any assessed work. Students ... <a title="Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/keen-it-students-can-improve-their-marks-when-given-a-chance-to-learn-from-their-mistakes-122792/" aria-label="Read more about Keen IT students can improve their marks when given a chance to learn from their mistakes">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Glover, Postdoctoral research fellow, RMIT University Many Australians have longed to live outside the city. The treechange and seachange movements – migration from urban areas to rural and coastal towns – have been responsible for much of the population growth outside urban areas in recent years. ... <a title="Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/fancy-an-e-change-how-people-are-escaping-city-congestion-and-living-costs-by-working-remotely-123165/" aria-label="Read more about Fancy an e-change? How people are escaping city congestion and living costs by working remotely">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clinton Fernandes, Professor, International and Political Studies, UNSW The attention being given to possible covert influence being exercised by China in Australia shouldn’t distract us from recognising that very overt foreign influence now occurs through investment. Read more: Inside China’s vast influence network – how it works, ... <a title="Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia’s biggest companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/12/worried-about-agents-of-foreign-influence-just-look-at-who-owns-australias-biggest-companies-123343/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia’s biggest companies">Read more</a>
