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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Co-Leader, ‘Data as a Source of Market Power’ Research Stream of The Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended major changes to our consumer protection and privacy laws. If these reforms are ... <a title="Here’s how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/heres-how-tech-giants-profit-from-invading-our-privacy-and-how-we-can-start-taking-it-back-120078/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how tech giants profit from invading our privacy, and how we can start taking it back">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In light of the ministerial direction issued to the Australian Federal Police by the Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on August 9, it would be a spectacular contradiction in policy if the Australian ... <a title="Dutton directive gives journalists more breathing space, but not whistleblowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/dutton-directive-gives-journalists-more-breathing-space-but-not-whistleblowers-121730/" aria-label="Read more about Dutton directive gives journalists more breathing space, but not whistleblowers">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney Earlier this year, a new app was launched in China to put the patriotism of Chinese citizens to the test. Named “Study Xi to Strengthen the Nation”, the app quizzes users on all things related ... <a title="Chinese propaganda goes tech-savvy to reach a new generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/chinese-propaganda-goes-tech-savvy-to-reach-a-new-generation-119642/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese propaganda goes tech-savvy to reach a new generation">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in recent days that “TAFE is as good as university”, and in many cases leads to better pay. TAFE plays a vital role, but for most university students, a TAFE course is not going ... <a title="If you have a low ATAR, you could earn more doing a VET course than a uni degree – if you’re a man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/if-you-have-a-low-atar-you-could-earn-more-doing-a-vet-course-than-a-uni-degree-if-youre-a-man-121624/" aria-label="Read more about If you have a low ATAR, you could earn more doing a VET course than a uni degree – if you’re a man">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Hutchison, Postdoctoral research fellow, Macquarie University The past year has seen wide concern about the safety of medical implants. Some of the worst scandals have involved devices for women, such as textured breast implants with links to cancer, and transvaginal mesh implants, which were the subject ... <a title="Why women are more likely to have dodgy hip implants or other medical devices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/why-women-are-more-likely-to-have-dodgy-hip-implants-or-other-medical-devices-121363/" aria-label="Read more about Why women are more likely to have dodgy hip implants or other medical devices">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shireen Daft, Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University An open letter from 24 scientists published in Nature last month calls on governments to draft a new Geneva Convention dedicated to protecting the environment during armed conflict. This inspired a number of headlines that misleadingly said the scientists ... <a title="Environmental destruction is a war crime, but it’s almost impossible to fall foul of the laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/environmental-destruction-is-a-war-crime-but-its-almost-impossible-to-fall-foul-of-the-laws-121180/" aria-label="Read more about Environmental destruction is a war crime, but it’s almost impossible to fall foul of the laws">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Miller, Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University This is the first in a series of articles on a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for alcohol regulation and the night-time economy ... <a title="Lessons from Queensland on alcohol, violence and the night-time economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/12/lessons-from-queensland-on-alcohol-violence-and-the-night-time-economy-121114/" aria-label="Read more about Lessons from Queensland on alcohol, violence and the night-time economy">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Trade minister Simon Birmingham on Sunday weighed into the debate over Andrew Hastie’s warning about China rise. Birmingham said colleagues in future should ask themselves two questions before speaking out on “sensitive foreign policy matters”. These were: “Is the making ... <a title="View from The Hill: It’s not in the ‘national interest’ for the backbench to shut up about China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/11/view-from-the-hill-its-not-in-the-national-interest-for-the-backbench-to-shut-up-about-china-121732/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: It’s not in the ‘national interest’ for the backbench to shut up about China">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has said two things about unemployment in the past few weeks. Together, they lead to an inescapable conclusion. The first was in a speech in May, expanded on in a ... <a title="RBA update: Governor Lowe points to even lower rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/rba-update-governor-lowe-points-to-even-lower-rates-121690/" aria-label="Read more about RBA update: Governor Lowe points to even lower rates">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the High Court’s ruling on a public servant’s social media posts, and the upcoming public service review. They also talk ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the High Court’s free speech ruling – and the public service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-high-courts-free-speech-ruling-and-the-public-service-121698/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the High Court’s free speech ruling – and the public service">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Leach, Honorary Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Carnivorous plants intrigue people. It’s so out of place to our mental image of what “normal” plants should do. On the outskirts of Darwin, bladderworts can be found feasting on aquatic animals such as ... <a title="The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/the-meat-eating-bladderwort-traps-aquatic-animals-at-lightning-speed-120766/" aria-label="Read more about The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmaline Bexley, Senior Manager, Higher Education Policy, La Trobe University Education minister Dan Tehan met with university Vice Chancellors in Wollongong this week to discuss a new report on an upcoming funding formula for universities – performance-based funding. This report, and the proposed funding approach detailed in ... <a title="Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/government-funding-will-be-tied-to-uni-performance-from-2020-what-does-this-mean-and-what-are-the-challenges-121694/" aria-label="Read more about Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?">Read more</a>
