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Curious Kids: what’s the tallest skyscraper it’s possible to build?

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Oldfield, Associate Professor in Architecture, UNSW 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, based ... <a title="Curious Kids: what’s the tallest skyscraper it’s possible to build?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/curious-kids-whats-the-tallest-skyscraper-its-possible-to-build-116817/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what’s the tallest skyscraper it’s possible to build?">Read more</a>

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The secret history of News Corp: a media empire built on spreading propaganda

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Young, Professor, University of Melbourne News Corp must have been startled to find itself becoming one of the major issues in this election campaign. But this is just another sign that, in recent years, the company’s ability to read the public mood has gone wildly off-kilter. ... <a title="The secret history of News Corp: a media empire built on spreading propaganda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/the-secret-history-of-news-corp-a-media-empire-built-on-spreading-propaganda-116992/" aria-label="Read more about The secret history of News Corp: a media empire built on spreading propaganda">Read more</a>

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So you’re thinking of going into a nursing home? Here’s what you’ll have to pay for

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Davy, Research Fellow, Public Service Research Group, UNSW This week at the aged care royal commission hearings, the CEOs of three aged care providers called for a change in the way residential aged care is funded to improve the quality of care. This followed a plea ... <a title="So you’re thinking of going into a nursing home? Here’s what you’ll have to pay for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/so-youre-thinking-of-going-into-a-nursing-home-heres-what-youll-have-to-pay-for-114295/" aria-label="Read more about So you’re thinking of going into a nursing home? Here’s what you’ll have to pay for">Read more</a>

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Interactive: Everything you need to know about Adani – from cost, environmental impact and jobs to its possible future

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Hopkin, Acting Editor, FactCheck, The Conversation The Adani Carmichael coal mine has been an election issue across state and federal politics since 2016. Despite bipartisan support, it defined the November 2017 Queensland election, has shaped federal by-elections since and prompted protests in almost every Australian state ... <a title="Interactive: Everything you need to know about Adani – from cost, environmental impact and jobs to its possible future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/interactive-everything-you-need-to-know-about-adani-from-cost-environmental-impact-and-jobs-to-its-possible-future-116901/" aria-label="Read more about Interactive: Everything you need to know about Adani – from cost, environmental impact and jobs to its possible future">Read more</a>

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Real estate agents targeting tenants is the lowest of the low blows during election 2019

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute The lowest blow of this election campaign may have come from a firm of real estate agents that abused its position of trust to scare renters about Labor’s proposed negative gearing changes. If you are one ... <a title="Real estate agents targeting tenants is the lowest of the low blows during election 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/real-estate-agents-targeting-tenants-is-the-lowest-of-the-low-blows-during-election-2019-117188/" aria-label="Read more about Real estate agents targeting tenants is the lowest of the low blows during election 2019">Read more</a>

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Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequences

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney Campaign promises can seem like so much noise and distraction; this morning’s announcement replaced by another by the afternoon and forgotten before bedtime. But as the “robo-debt” saga showed, such announcements can have devastating consequences if not properly ... <a title="Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/danger-election-2016-delivered-us-robodebt-promises-can-have-consequences-117191/" aria-label="Read more about Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequences">Read more</a>

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Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It hasn’t, and here’s why not

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin O’Brien, Lecturer in Economics, University of Wollongong After three years of submissions, hearings and deliberations, Australia’s workplace relations umpire, the Fair Work Commission, decided in 2017 to decrease the penalty rates paid to retail and hospitality workers on the safety-net award for working on Sundays and ... <a title="Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It hasn’t, and here’s why not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/cutting-penalty-rates-was-supposed-to-create-jobs-it-hasnt-and-heres-why-not-117178/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It hasn’t, and here’s why not">Read more</a>

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The Murujuga Mermaid: how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian exploration

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Paterson, ARC Future Fellow, University of Western Australia It is understandable that Captain Cook is a trigger for debates about our national identity and history. However, we often risk being blinded by the legacy of Cook. Around the continent, early encounters with outsiders occurred on other ... <a title="The Murujuga Mermaid: how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian exploration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/the-murujuga-mermaid-how-rock-art-in-wa-sheds-light-on-historic-encounters-of-australian-exploration-116815/" aria-label="Read more about The Murujuga Mermaid: how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian exploration">Read more</a>

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Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate row

May 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals federal president Larry Anthony has added his weight to a call by the NSW party for supporters to vote below the line” in the Senate, in retaliation against the campaign by maverick Liberal senator Jim Molan to get voters ... <a title="Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/angry-nationals-play-payback-in-nsw-senate-row-117208/" aria-label="Read more about Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate row">Read more</a>

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A ‘Council for the Future’ could break Australia’s climate paralysis

May 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Camakaris, Visitor in the School of Biosciences, University of Melbourne How little things have changed in the last six years. Back in 2013 I wrote an article for The Conversation called “Wanted: political leader with a vision for a sustainable future”. Like most people, I hoped ... <a title="A ‘Council for the Future’ could break Australia’s climate paralysis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/a-council-for-the-future-could-break-australias-climate-paralysis-117185/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘Council for the Future’ could break Australia’s climate paralysis">Read more</a>

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WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself

May 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University It’s been a day of high-profile security incidents. First there was news the popular WhatsApp messenger app was hacked. Updated versions of WhatsApp have been released, which you should install if you’re one of the more than one billion ... <a title="WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/whatsapp-hacked-and-bugs-in-intel-chips-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself-117173/" aria-label="Read more about WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself">Read more</a>

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The UK has a national climate change act – why don’t we?

May 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Skarbek, CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University No matter who wins the upcoming federal election, both the ALP and LNP are committed to remaining in the Paris Climate Agreement. This means every five years Australia is expected to submit progressively stronger targets to reduce greenhouse gas ... <a title="The UK has a national climate change act – why don’t we?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/15/the-uk-has-a-national-climate-change-act-why-dont-we-115230/" aria-label="Read more about The UK has a national climate change act – why don’t we?">Read more</a>