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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Arvanitakis, Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University Our relationship with tech companies has changed significantly over the past 18 months. Ongoing data breaches, and the revelations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have raised concerns about who owns our data, and how it is ... <a title="What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/what-are-tech-companies-doing-about-ethical-use-of-data-not-much-104845/" aria-label="Read more about What are tech companies doing about ethical use of data? Not much">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emil Jeyaratnam, Data + Interactives Editor, The Conversation Australia’s population is growing fast, ticking over 25 million in August 2018. And as the population increases, it is also becoming more diverse. At the time of the 2016 Census, Australia’s population comprised people from more than 250 countries ... <a title="Twelve charts on race and racism in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/twelve-charts-on-race-and-racism-in-australia-105961/" aria-label="Read more about Twelve charts on race and racism in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Lentin, Associate Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University Today, what can be defined as racism and what cannot has become a matter for debate. Every racist caught in the act, whether it be wrongly accusing a black child of sexual assault or running ... <a title="Why racism is so hard to define and even harder to understand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/why-racism-is-so-hard-to-define-and-even-harder-to-understand-106236/" aria-label="Read more about Why racism is so hard to define and even harder to understand">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Jefford, Research Lead in Midwifery, Southern Cross University Birth is a natural process, and for many women, it goes according to plan. But when a baby is overdue or complications arise for mother or baby, the woman may need to consider being induced, which means having ... <a title="What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/what-happens-when-labour-is-induced-and-when-is-it-necessary-102482/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when labour is induced and when is it necessary?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Franziska Mey, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced last week that a federal Labor government would create a Just Transition Authority to overseee Australia’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This echoes community calls for a ... <a title="What would a fair energy transition look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/what-would-a-fair-energy-transition-look-like-107366/" aria-label="Read more about What would a fair energy transition look like?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist This is a long read. Enjoy! Today I want to set out my case for the enduring relevance of the disciplines. I want to advocate for a content-rich curriculum. And I want to focus in particular on ... <a title="Finkel: students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/finkel-students-focus-on-your-discipline-then-youll-see-your-options-expand-107440/" aria-label="Read more about Finkel: students, focus on your discipline then you’ll see your options expand">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tan Yigitcanlar, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Development, Queensland University of Technology Many places around the world claim to be a “smart city”, but what that means is often unclear. A smart city is widely seen as an urban area that uses technology to enhance performance ... <a title="Just how ‘city smart’ are local governments in Queensland?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/just-how-city-smart-are-local-governments-in-queensland-106601/" aria-label="Read more about Just how ‘city smart’ are local governments in Queensland?">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Veen, Lecturer (Academic Fellow) in Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Had Foodora’s Australian operations not already gone into voluntary administration, the November 16 decision of the Fair Work Commission might well have finished the food-delivery company off. The commission upheld former courier Josh Klooger’s ... <a title="Redefining workers in the platform economy: lessons from the Foodora bunfight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/redefining-workers-in-the-platform-economy-lessons-from-the-foodora-bunfight-107369/" aria-label="Read more about Redefining workers in the platform economy: lessons from the Foodora bunfight">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Pont, Senior lecturer, Deakin University Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth “Khalil”) is a strange phenomenon of 20th Century letters and publishing. After Shakespeare and the Chinese poet Laozi, Gibran’s work from 1923, The Prophet, has made him the third most-sold poet of all time. This ... <a title="Guide To The Classics: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/28/guide-to-the-classics-the-prophet-by-kahlil-gibran-107274/" aria-label="Read more about Guide To The Classics: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney A range of shirts, pants, socks and accessories sold in specialist camping and fishing retailers claim to protect against mosquito bites for various periods. In regions experiencing a high risk of mosquito-borne disease, insecticide treated school ... <a title="Mozzie repellent clothing might stop some bites but you’ll still need a cream or spray" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/mozzie-repellent-clothing-might-stop-some-bites-but-youll-still-need-a-cream-or-spray-107266/" aria-label="Read more about Mozzie repellent clothing might stop some bites but you’ll still need a cream or spray">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Chart analysis by Keith Rankin. This month’s chart uses a correctly proportioned (logarithmic) scale to compare the growth of the average hourly price of labour in Education/Training and miscellaneous Professional Services with wage growth across ‘all industries’ (bearing in mind that most workers are employed in service ‘industries’). We should relate this to my June ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/keith-rankins-chart-for-this-month-slowly-increasing-teachers-earnings/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart for this Month: Slowly Increasing Teachers’ Earnings">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2018
Part of the cover of the latest Pacific Journalism Review. Image: © Fernando G Sepe Jr/ABS-CBN Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The statistics globally are chilling. And the Asia-Pacific region bears the brunt of the killing of journalists with impunity disproportionately. Revelations in research published in the latest edition of Pacific Journalism Review on the trauma ... <a title="Trauma research on TV journalists covering killings revealed in Pacific Journalism Review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/27/trauma-research-on-tv-journalists-covering-killings-revealed-in-pacific-journalism-review/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma research on TV journalists covering killings revealed in Pacific Journalism Review">Read more</a>
