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July 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Knake, RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Professor of Law at the University of Houston, RMIT University In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. When Grata Flos Matilda Greig walked into her first law school class at the University of ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/hidden-women-of-history-flos-grieg-australias-first-female-lawyer-and-early-innovator-119990/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lida Ayoubi, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology The New Zealand parliament seems closer to adopting a bill to amend copyright legislation to make it easier for visually impaired people to access published works. An estimated 90% of all written works published worldwide are not available in formats ... <a title="NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global ‘book famine’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/nz-considers-changes-to-copyright-law-as-part-of-promise-to-help-end-global-book-famine-117891/" aria-label="Read more about NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global ‘book famine’">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Roderick, Professor, Research School of Earth Sciences and Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University The federal parliament has voted to funnel A$200 million to drought-stricken areas. What exactly this money will be spent on is still under consideration, ... <a title="There’s a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/theres-a-simple-way-to-drought-proof-a-town-build-more-water-storage-120504/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison on Tuesday had a firm message for his troops in the Coalition party room. Don’t go freelancing in public. Discipline is important in politics and Morrison is intent on trying to impose it – it’s not the first ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/view-from-the-hill-morrison-cracks-the-whip-120846/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Tormey, Professor of Politics, University of Sydney To no-one’s great surprise, Boris Johnson has been elected by the members of the Conservative Party to be the new leader, and by extension prime minister of the United Kingdom, taking over from Theresa May. Such a turn of ... <a title="Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/boris-johnson-political-vegemite-becomes-the-uk-prime-minister-let-the-games-begin-119467/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson, ‘political Vegemite’, becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Therese Keane, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair Department of Education, Swinburne University of Technology A cute human-like robot taught students in a small, rural school how to code while also helping them learn their local Aboriginal language. The Maitland Lutheran School is an independent, co-educational primary and middle ... <a title="How a robot called Pink helped teach school children an Aboriginal language" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/how-a-robot-called-pink-helped-teach-school-children-an-aboriginal-language-119810/" aria-label="Read more about How a robot called Pink helped teach school children an Aboriginal language">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The two Centre Alliance senators, Stirling Griff and Rex Patrick will often be pivotal to the fate of government legislation. The smaller non-Green Senate crossbench this term means that if the government can muster Centre Alliance support, it only needs ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Centre Alliance’s Stirling Griff on Newstart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-centre-alliances-stirling-griff-on-newstart-120830/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Centre Alliance’s Stirling Griff on Newstart">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney Australian authorities have been told to stop interfering in the case of the Chinese-Australian writer Dr Yang Hengjun who has been detained by China since January. Amid reports last week that Yang was to be charged ... <a title="Why ‘Democracy peddler’ Yang Hengjun has been detained in China and why he must be released" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/why-democracy-peddler-yang-hengjun-has-been-detained-in-china-and-why-he-must-be-released-120751/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘Democracy peddler’ Yang Hengjun has been detained in China and why he must be released">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is visiting Australia this week, his first overseas trip since he was elevated to that office in June this year. And it’s the ... <a title="Everything but China is on the table during PNG prime minister’s visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/everything-but-china-is-on-the-table-during-png-prime-ministers-visit-120754/" aria-label="Read more about Everything but China is on the table during PNG prime minister’s visit">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Grové, Educational Psychologist and Lecturer, Monash University Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do some people worry more than others?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/curious-kids-why-do-some-people-worry-more-than-others-119874/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do some people worry more than others?">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neville Nicholls, Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University This month the world has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon. But this week sees another scientific anniversary, perhaps just as important for the future of civilisation. Forty ... <a title="40 years ago, scientists predicted climate change. And hey, they were right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/40-years-ago-scientists-predicted-climate-change-and-hey-they-were-right-120502/" aria-label="Read more about 40 years ago, scientists predicted climate change. And hey, they were right">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide Viral photo app FaceApp has taken the world by storm. Launched in 2017, the app has recently enjoyed mass popularity due largely to Hollywood celebrities posting their humorous edited pictures online. FaceApp uses “neural network” artificial intelligence technology to ... <a title="FaceApp’s fine print means you effectively can’t sue them, unless you send a letter to their Russian office within 30 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/faceapps-fine-print-means-you-effectively-cant-sue-them-unless-you-send-a-letter-to-their-russian-office-within-30-days-120658/" aria-label="Read more about FaceApp’s fine print means you effectively can’t sue them, unless you send a letter to their Russian office within 30 days">Read more</a>
