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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Trigg, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature, University of Melbourne If we think of the bluestone in Melbourne, we may first think of the famous cobbled laneways intersecting the urban grid. Initially, these laneways were used for the collection of night soil – human excrement ... <a title="From molten lava to cobbled laneways: how bluestone shaped Melbourne’s identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/from-molten-lava-to-cobbled-laneways-how-bluestone-shaped-melbournes-identity-118755/" aria-label="Read more about From molten lava to cobbled laneways: how bluestone shaped Melbourne’s identity">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim van Gelder, Enterprise Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Amid the news last week that the perpetrators responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) will be put to trial next March, a report was released identifying further suspects responsible for escorting the missile to and ... <a title="Bellingcat’s report on MH17 shows citizens can and will do intelligence work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/bellingcats-report-on-mh17-shows-citizens-can-and-will-do-intelligence-work-118836/" aria-label="Read more about Bellingcat’s report on MH17 shows citizens can and will do intelligence work">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University The word “consequential” is a popular fallback for commentators seeking to invest a particular event with the significance it might warrant. On occasions, the word is misused to inflate a moment that does not rise to the ... <a title="Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/trade-war-tensions-sky-high-as-trump-and-xi-prepare-to-meet-at-the-g20-119460/" aria-label="Read more about Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apil Gurung, Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast Staff shortages and a lack of training have once again emerged as key issues underpinning the nation’s aged care crisis, as the aged care royal commission hears testimony in Perth. Registered nurse Noleen Hausler shared the experience of her ... <a title="Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp on nursing care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/our-ailing-aged-care-system-shows-you-cant-skimp-on-nursing-care-115565/" aria-label="Read more about Our ailing aged care system shows you can’t skimp on nursing care">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Sipe, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Queensland In case you missed it, 2018 was designated the Year of the Kerb by Sabrina Sussman, Zipcar’s public partnerships manager. This is because competition for limited kerb space has been increasing over the past few ... <a title="Competition for the kerb is rising, and cities are going to have to manage it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/competition-for-the-kerb-is-rising-and-cities-are-going-to-have-to-manage-it-117410/" aria-label="Read more about Competition for the kerb is rising, and cities are going to have to manage it">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Review: See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse by Jess Hill. (Black Inc). You will not sleep if you read Jess Hill’s new book. Nobody should. Anybody familiar with Hill’s work as ... <a title="See What You Made Me Do: why it’s time to focus on the perpetrator when tackling domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/see-what-you-made-me-do-why-its-time-to-focus-on-the-perpetrator-when-tackling-domestic-violence-119298/" aria-label="Read more about See What You Made Me Do: why it’s time to focus on the perpetrator when tackling domestic violence">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colleen Murrell, Associate Professor, Journalism, Swinburne University of Technology In a rare show of unity, the heads of Australia’s biggest news organisations – the ABC, Nine and News Corp – have called for stronger legal protections for press freedom in the wake of this month’s police raids ... <a title="Media chiefs unite on press freedom, but will it result in any action?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/media-chiefs-unite-on-press-freedom-but-will-it-result-in-any-action-119405/" aria-label="Read more about Media chiefs unite on press freedom, but will it result in any action?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dowse, Director, Defence Research and Engagement, Edith Cowan University The New York Times reported earlier this month that the United States was increasing its cyber attacks on Russia’s power grid. The attacks are seen as a warning against Russian intrusions into US systems, but one that ... <a title="Is Australia’s electricity grid vulnerable to the kind of cyber attacks taking place between Russia and the US?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/is-australias-electricity-grid-vulnerable-to-the-kind-of-cyber-attacks-taking-place-between-russia-and-the-us-119157/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia’s electricity grid vulnerable to the kind of cyber attacks taking place between Russia and the US?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Late on Monday night, the City of Sydney became the first state capital in Australia to officially declare a climate emergency. With climate change considered a threat to ... <a title="Sydney declares a climate emergency – what does that mean in practice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/sydney-declares-a-climate-emergency-what-does-that-mean-in-practice-119387/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney declares a climate emergency – what does that mean in practice?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Adelaide, Associate Professor, Creative Practices Group, University of Technology Sydney Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In this series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen. Early in Tom Lee’s debut novel, Coach Fitz, the narrator declares ... <a title="Inside the story: Coach Fitz and the accidentally comic voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/inside-the-story-coach-fitz-and-the-accidentally-comic-voice-117976/" aria-label="Read more about Inside the story: Coach Fitz and the accidentally comic voice">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia This week, the Australian Christian Lobby set up an online fundraising campaign on behalf of Israel Folau to help defray the cost of his legal battle against Rugby Australia over the recent termination of his contract. The campaign ... <a title="Explainer: could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/explainer-could-the-australian-christian-lobby-be-investigated-for-its-israel-folau-fundraiser-119457/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Selwyn, Distinguished Research Professor, Monash University Victorian education minister James Merlino’s announcement mobile phones will be banned for all students at state primary and secondary schools is certainly a bold move. The policy has been justified as a direct response to mounting levels of cyberbullying, concerns ... <a title="Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/banning-mobile-phones-in-schools-beneficial-or-risky-heres-what-the-evidence-says-119456/" aria-label="Read more about Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>
