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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Smales, Associate Professor, Finance, University of Western Australia Nearly 170 years before the invention of Bitcoin, the journalist Charles Mackay noted the way whole communities could “fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit”. Millions of people, he wrote, “become simultaneously impressed ... <a title="How low will Bitcoin now go? The history of price bubbles provides some clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/how-low-will-bitcoin-now-go-the-history-of-price-bubbles-provides-some-clues-107596/" aria-label="Read more about How low will Bitcoin now go? The history of price bubbles provides some clues">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Beirman, Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney Over the past year, Australians took almost 11 million international trips. We’re among the world’s leading international travellers on a per-capita basis. Australians took more than 3.5 million trips to Asia in the past year. Indonesia (especially Bali), ... <a title="Going travelling? Don’t forget insurance (and to read the fine print)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/going-travelling-dont-forget-insurance-and-to-read-the-fine-print-107961/" aria-label="Read more about Going travelling? Don’t forget insurance (and to read the fine print)">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
How UN agencies strive to put human rights at the centre of their work. Video: UN Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Hundreds of workers from the Confederation of United Indonesian Workers (KPBI) held a protest march at the weekend in the capital of Jakarta and Fiji’s Coalition on Human Rights staged a march today to commemorate ... <a title="Labour rally in Jakarta, Fiji march highlight global human rights issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/labour-rally-in-jakarta-fiji-march-highlight-global-human-rights-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Labour rally in Jakarta, Fiji march highlight global human rights issues">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome: find out how to enter at the bottom. You ... <a title="Curious Kids: Where do dreams come from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/curious-kids-where-do-dreams-come-from-105130/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: Where do dreams come from?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Who wouldn’t want cheaper power? And who wouldn’t enjoy a bit of a stoush between the big bad generators and the government, trying to break them up on our behalf? Even if it was largely tangential to keeping prices low. ... <a title="Newsflash. The government doesn’t need to break up power companies in order to tame prices. The ACCC says so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/newsflash-the-government-doesnt-need-to-break-up-power-companies-in-order-to-tame-prices-the-accc-says-so-108333/" aria-label="Read more about Newsflash. The government doesn’t need to break up power companies in order to tame prices. The ACCC says so">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasmine Probst, Senior lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong This article is in the series This is research, where we ask academics to share and discuss open access articles that reveal important aspects of science. Today’s piece explains how clinical trials assess drug effectiveness. Ear infections, ... <a title="How researchers assess whether medications work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/how-researchers-assess-whether-medications-work-102773/" aria-label="Read more about How researchers assess whether medications work">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Chappell, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute; Professor of Law, UNSW On December 10, the world marks 70 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Regrettably, instead of the anniversary signalling the enduring impact of human rights, some are fearing the ... <a title="Human rights in 2018 – ten issues that made headlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/human-rights-in-2018-ten-issues-that-made-headlines-106534/" aria-label="Read more about Human rights in 2018 – ten issues that made headlines">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Heizer, Commissioning Editor, Education, The Conversation Ah yes, December. Christmas trees and decorations are popping up in shop windows, the weather is warming up, and the school holiday period looms. This may be exciting or distressing, depending on your relationship with your family. Not everyone celebrates ... <a title="We asked five experts: should I lie to my children about Santa?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/we-asked-five-experts-should-i-lie-to-my-children-about-santa-106930/" aria-label="Read more about We asked five experts: should I lie to my children about Santa?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Moore, PhD Candidate, Melbourne School of Design, Monash University Every other year, retired couple Jorg and Jan journey some 5,000 kilometres in their campervan from Port Fairy in southeastern Australia to Broome in the far northwest for a change of lifestyle and scenery. There they catch ... <a title="Grey nomad lifestyle provides a model for living remotely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/grey-nomad-lifestyle-provides-a-model-for-living-remotely-106074/" aria-label="Read more about Grey nomad lifestyle provides a model for living remotely">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Who wouldn’t want cheaper power? And who wouldn’t enjoy a bit of a stoush between the big bad generators and the government, trying to break them up on our behalf? Even if it was largely tangential to keeping prices low. ... <a title="The government can restrain electricity prices without threatening to break up power companies. Its adviser says so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/the-government-can-restrain-electricity-prices-without-threatening-to-break-up-power-companies-its-adviser-says-so-108333/" aria-label="Read more about The government can restrain electricity prices without threatening to break up power companies. Its adviser says so">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwen Neil, Professor of Ancient History, Macquarie University The Parthenon is one of the most famous and recognisable buildings in the world. Designed as a testimony to Athenian greatness, visible miles from the Acropolis (the citadel) on which it stands, the Parthenon still stands proudly among the ... <a title="Blowing up the Parthenon: the power of a symbol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/10/blowing-up-the-parthenon-the-power-of-a-symbol-100826/" aria-label="Read more about Blowing up the Parthenon: the power of a symbol">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2018
By Sara Stefanini and Karl Mathiesen in Katowice, Poland In a moment of drama in Poland, countries have closed ranks against a push by oil producers to water down recognition of the UN’s report on the impacts of 1.5C warming. Four big oil and gas producers blocked the UN climate talks from welcoming the most ... <a title="Nations close ranks to stop ‘big four’ oil producers watering down UN report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/09/nations-close-ranks-to-stop-big-four-oil-producers-watering-down-un-report/" aria-label="Read more about Nations close ranks to stop ‘big four’ oil producers watering down UN report">Read more</a>