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January 14, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Macquarie University You don’t have to be an avid gardener or know all the Latin names of plants to appreciate the opportunity for reflection that a stroll in the garden can afford us. The explosion ... <a title="Heaven on earth: the ancient roots of your backyard garden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/14/heaven-on-earth-the-ancient-roots-of-your-backyard-garden-108682/" aria-label="Read more about Heaven on earth: the ancient roots of your backyard garden">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2019
Political Roundup: Pundits predict the year ahead in NZ politics by Dr Bryce Edwards Will New Zealand politics in 2019 be characterised by policy substance or issues of leadership, personalities and political manoeuvrings? The various political journalists and pundits have made their forecasts (and indulged in some wishful thinking) for the year ahead. Every year ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Pundits predict the year ahead in NZ politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-pundits-predict-the-year-ahead-in-nz-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Pundits predict the year ahead in NZ politics">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director, Grattan Institute Four years on from the worst new graduate employment outcomes ever, the 2018 statistics released today show cause for optimism. Although full-time employment rates remain well down on a decade ago, they are improving. Graduates in health-related courses fare ... <a title="Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/graduate-employment-is-up-but-finding-a-job-can-still-take-a-while-109654/" aria-label="Read more about Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Giancaspro, Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide When Amazon launched its Alexa virtual assistant in 2014, it probably didn’t think that a bird would expose a potentially significant legal issue with the device. But an African grey parrot named Rocco, living in Blewbury, England, appears to ... <a title="‘Alexa, call my lawyer!’ Are you legally liable if someone makes a purchase using your virtual assistant?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/alexa-call-my-lawyer-are-you-legally-liable-if-someone-makes-a-purchase-using-your-virtual-assistant-109075/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Alexa, call my lawyer!’ Are you legally liable if someone makes a purchase using your virtual assistant?">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Mayes, DECRA Research Fellow, Deakin University This article is part of a series focusing on the politics of food – what we eat, how our views of food are changing and why it matters from a cultural and political standpoint. Like the Anzac soldier and bronzed ... <a title="Cultivating a nation: why the mythos of the Australian farmer is problematic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/cultivating-a-nation-why-the-mythos-of-the-australian-farmer-is-problematic-106517/" aria-label="Read more about Cultivating a nation: why the mythos of the Australian farmer is problematic">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By H. Peter Soyer, Professor of Dermatology, The University of Queensland There’s a lot to be said for sunshine – both good and bad. It’s our main source of vitamin D, which is essential for bone and muscle health. Populations with higher levels of sun exposure also have ... <a title="There’s no such thing as a safe tan. Here’s what’s happening underneath your summer glow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-safe-tan-heres-whats-happening-underneath-your-summer-glow-109439/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no such thing as a safe tan. Here’s what’s happening underneath your summer glow">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smerdon, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Economics teachers can all thank Pauline Hanson for providing an excellent example to add to their classes. Indeed, it’s rare that Economics 101 lessons are as readily on display as in the Queensland senator’s “cash for ... <a title="The economics of ‘cash for cane toads’ – a textbook example of perverse incentives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/the-economics-of-cash-for-cane-toads-a-textbook-example-of-perverse-incentives-109574/" aria-label="Read more about The economics of ‘cash for cane toads’ – a textbook example of perverse incentives">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Home prices slid in 2018, in some places by quite a lot. According to the widely-used Corelogic Hedonic Home Value Index, home prices were down 4.8% across the nation in 2018. Sydney was particularly hard hit, down 8.9% and prices in ... <a title="Vital Signs: so far, it’s more of a house price blip than a bust in the making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/vital-signs-so-far-its-more-of-a-house-price-blip-than-a-bust-in-the-making-109568/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: so far, it’s more of a house price blip than a bust in the making">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Trigg, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature, University of Melbourne Review: Quarterly Essay, Net Loss, by Sebastian Smee Guilty as charged. Yes, I spend too much time on social media. Yes, I have become more easily distracted. Yes, I have given up too much personal ... <a title="The art of distraction: Sebastian Smee’s Quarterly Essay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/11/the-art-of-distraction-sebastian-smees-quarterly-essay-109571/" aria-label="Read more about The art of distraction: Sebastian Smee’s Quarterly Essay">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Burford, Professor – Australian Rivers Institute, and Dean – Research Infrastructure, Griffith University Outbreaks of algae have killed up to a million fish in the Murray Darling Basin over the last two weeks. The phenomena of “algae blooms”, when the population of algae in a river ... <a title="Explainer: what causes algal blooms, and how we can stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/explainer-what-causes-algal-blooms-and-how-we-can-stop-them-109646/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what causes algal blooms, and how we can stop them">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maggie Hall, Adjunct Lecturer, UNSW, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University Calls for public access to information about convicted child sex offenders occur often in Australia. It may seem like common sense that allowing the public to know the whereabouts of dangerous people ... <a title="Sex offender registries don’t prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/sex-offender-registries-dont-prevent-re-offending-and-vigilante-justice-is-real-109573/" aria-label="Read more about Sex offender registries don’t prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Austin, Professor UNSW Canberra Cyber, UNSW In Germany this week, the legal limbo that defines cyberspace around the world was on full display. The country’s Federal Office for IT Safety (BSI for its German initials) had been tracking a cyber attack targeting some of the country’s ... <a title="Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/10/should-cyber-officials-be-required-to-tell-victims-of-cyber-crimes-theyve-been-hacked-109510/" aria-label="Read more about Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?">Read more</a>
