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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Findlay, Honorary Professor of Economics, Australian National University Productivity growth matters. In advanced economies over the past 15 years it has fallen by half. Which is why it doesn’t make much sense to risk damaging one of the most important potential sources for future growth in ... <a title="Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/banning-huawei-could-cut-off-our-nose-to-spite-our-face-good-5g-matters-125946/" aria-label="Read more about Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne Review: Hugh Ramsay, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Hugh Ramsay’s Two girls in white, known for many years as The sisters, is ... <a title="Hugh Ramsay review: a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/hugh-ramsay-review-a-virtuoso-of-white-on-white-who-left-the-art-world-too-soon-126587/" aria-label="Read more about Hugh Ramsay review: a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia Last Friday, Australia’s attorneys-general agreed on proposed amendments to the provisions which underpin Australian defamation laws. This means Australian governments have a plan for how to change defamation law. Read more: Politicians suing for defamation is usually ... <a title="Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/02/australias-proposed-defamation-law-overhaul-will-expand-media-freedom-but-at-what-cost-128064/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Ginters, Senior Lecturer, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Sydney Many remember Clive James as the wry television presenter, but long before his small screen success, he honed his performing and writing skills at the University of Sydney. Arriving as a 16-year-old fresher in ... <a title="Brilliant creature: Clive James spent his salad days in good company" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/brilliant-creature-clive-james-spent-his-salad-days-in-good-company-128052/" aria-label="Read more about Brilliant creature: Clive James spent his salad days in good company">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer, RMIT University We all want to reduce drug-related harm and ensure young people don’t take unnecessary risks. But decades of research shows fear isn’t an effective way to do this. This week, Newscorp Australia released The Ripple Effect, a series of articles and ... <a title="Parents of teens, here’s what you really need to know about MDMA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/parents-of-teens-heres-what-you-really-need-to-know-about-mdma-127919/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of teens, here’s what you really need to know about MDMA">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Webber, Research Fellow in Human-Computer Interaction and Animal-Computer Interaction, University of Melbourne Earlier this week, Russian farmers announced they are testing virtual reality (VR) for dairy cows. Conducted at the RusMoloko farm near Moscow, the trials supposedly use specially adapted goggles to show the animals a ... <a title="Virtual reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/virtual-reality-wont-make-cows-happier-but-it-might-help-us-see-them-differently-127916/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Leigh Sullivan and Michelle Grattan discuss the “unexpected” loss of the government’s union legislation. They also talk about the ongoing saga with Angus Taylor’s letter to the Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government’s union legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-defeat-of-the-governments-union-legislation-128055/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government’s union legislation">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
There has been little real debate on an important Government announcement made last weekend. Justice Minister Andrew Little said the Government had decided to give the right to vote back to prisoners with sentences of three years or less. Perhaps it’s appropriate that there was no great reaction. After all, the change affects so few ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-should-we-care-about-prisoners-voting/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Olver, Professorial Research Fellow. School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Clive James has left a valuable legacy of astute observation and witty interpretation of his world through his writing. He has also left another legacy. He has increased public awareness ... <a title="Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/clive-james-raised-awareness-of-leukaemia-part-of-his-rich-and-valuable-legacy-127986/" aria-label="Read more about Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brent Coker, Academic – University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne Christmas is a stressful time for many, so not surprisingly it’s also known as the season for arguments. Some assume it’s because we share the time with family members, who we’re more likely to argue with because ... <a title="’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/tis-the-season-to-say-things-we-later-regret-and-new-research-tells-us-why-127915/" aria-label="Read more about ’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content by Dr Bryce Edwards. Law and order, justice, prisoner voting Bryce Edwards (Guardian): Ardern’s prisoner voting compromise exposes the cynicism of NZ politics Peter Dunne: The shades of Hanan, McLay and Finlayson will ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 29 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-29-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 29 2019">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW Twenty years ago, a group of Australian activists invented open source online publishing, by creating a website that went on to be pivotal in the Battle of Seattle protests. The violent clash, which took place ... <a title="On the Battle of Seattle’s 20th anniversary, let’s remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/on-the-battle-of-seattles-20th-anniversary-lets-remember-the-aussie-coders-who-created-live-sharing-127431/" aria-label="Read more about On the Battle of Seattle’s 20th anniversary, let’s remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing">Read more</a>
