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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Masters, Lecturer, Australian National University When Reece Kershaw takes over as the new commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in October he will become the eighth person to lead the organisation since its creation in 1979. Kershaw becomes commissioner at a critical time for the ... <a title="Meet Reece Kershaw, the new AFP commissioner. He’s confronted superiors before, and will need to again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/meet-reece-kershaw-the-new-afp-commissioner-hes-confronted-superiors-before-and-will-need-to-again-121002/" aria-label="Read more about Meet Reece Kershaw, the new AFP commissioner. He’s confronted superiors before, and will need to again">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney Australian freestyle swimmer Shayna Jack tested positive to the banned substance Ligandrol in late June, before competing at the world swimming championships in South Korea this month. Jack said she did not knowingly take Ligandrol ... <a title="What is Ligandrol, the drug swimmer Shayna Jack had in her system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/what-is-ligandrol-the-drug-swimmer-shayna-jack-had-in-her-system-121097/" aria-label="Read more about What is Ligandrol, the drug swimmer Shayna Jack had in her system?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Robert McGregor, Associate Lecturer, University of Newcastle Last week, violent riots erupted in the NSW Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre. Several inmates allegedly attacked known sex offenders, and a held a siege on the rooftop lasting nearly 22 hours. In June, officers at the centre walked ... <a title="Young crime is often a phase, and locking kids up is counterproductive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/young-crime-is-often-a-phase-and-locking-kids-up-is-counterproductive-120968/" aria-label="Read more about Young crime is often a phase, and locking kids up is counterproductive">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Bateson, Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney Fertility awareness apps are being championed as a new approach to contraception. In reality, while the technology may be new, women have been predicting the fertile days in their menstrual cycles to prevent ... <a title="An app to prevent pregnancy? Don’t count on it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/an-app-to-prevent-pregnancy-dont-count-on-it-119922/" aria-label="Read more about An app to prevent pregnancy? Don’t count on it">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ankur Singh, Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology, University of Melbourne Australia carries an enormous and increasing mental health burden. At the same time, housing disadvantage is on the rise in Australia. Our latest research indicates the trends are related. A systematic review of the evidence shows housing ... <a title="Poor housing leaves its mark on our mental health for years to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/poor-housing-leaves-its-mark-on-our-mental-health-for-years-to-come-120595/" aria-label="Read more about Poor housing leaves its mark on our mental health for years to come">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caron Beaton-Wells, Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne Central to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Digital Platforms inquiry were two questions: do Google and Facebook hold substantial power in crucial digital markets? does this power pose a risk to competitive processes? In its Final Report ... <a title="What Australia’s competition boss has in store for Google and Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/what-australias-competition-boss-has-in-store-for-google-and-facebook-121037/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia’s competition boss has in store for Google and Facebook">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Lotz, Fellow, Peabody Media Center; Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology Living with two preteens, I get almost daily requests to approve new apps. My standard response is to ask my kids to describe the app, why they want it, and how it makes ... <a title="We can put a leash on Google and Facebook, but there’s no saving the traditional news model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/we-can-put-a-leash-on-google-and-facebook-but-theres-no-saving-the-traditional-news-model-113554/" aria-label="Read more about We can put a leash on Google and Facebook, but there’s no saving the traditional news model">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University Making super contributions voluntary for people earning less than A$50,000 a year, as proposed by Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg, would be a backward step for women. It would predominantly be used by women, because more ... <a title="Voluntary super: a good way to increase women’s dependence on men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/voluntary-super-a-good-way-to-increase-womens-dependence-on-men-120979/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary super: a good way to increase women’s dependence on men">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland In her book Wordslut, Amanda Montell argues that patriarchal assumptions deny women an active role in society, claiming that, “In our culture, men run the show”. With a degree in creative writing and linguistics, having studied “how language works ... <a title="Wordslut: a new book aims to ‘verbally smash the patriarchy’, but its argument is imprecise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/wordslut-a-new-book-aims-to-verbally-smash-the-patriarchy-but-its-argument-is-imprecise-119160/" aria-label="Read more about Wordslut: a new book aims to ‘verbally smash the patriarchy’, but its argument is imprecise">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Astell-Burt, Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science, NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, University of Wollongong Increasing tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney and increasing the proportion of homes in urban areas within 10 minutes’ walk of quality green, open and public ... <a title="Increasing tree cover may be like a ‘superfood’ for community mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/27/increasing-tree-cover-may-be-like-a-superfood-for-community-mental-health-119930/" aria-label="Read more about Increasing tree cover may be like a ‘superfood’ for community mental health">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior lecturer in Business Law, UNSW The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for “holistic, dynamic reforms” to address the online dominance of digital behemoths such as Google and Facebook. A 600-page report, released today, makes 23 recommendations for regulating digital platforms – ... <a title="Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google’s digital dominance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/consumer-watchdog-calls-for-new-measures-to-combat-facebook-and-googles-digital-dominance-120077/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google’s digital dominance">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Cross, Research Fellow, Curtin University Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. On a warm evening in early 1802, Robert Brown sat aboard the HMS Investigator describing several plant specimens collected that day. Brown ... <a title="The Albany pitcher plant will straight up eat you (if you’re an ant)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/26/the-albany-pitcher-plant-will-straight-up-eat-you-if-youre-an-ant-120767/" aria-label="Read more about The Albany pitcher plant will straight up eat you (if you’re an ant)">Read more</a>
