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February 18, 2019
The Pacific Media Centre is running several Asia-Pacific projects again this year and along with Asia Pacific Journalism (Semester 2) we have a new special paper to match – International Journalism Project (JOUR810). The deadline for applications is Friday, March 1, at 3pm. Send applications to: jessie.hsu@aut.ac.nzCopy to: david.robie@aut.ac.nz This year’s projects on offer: Bearing ... <a title="Asia Pacific Journalism projects and internships 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/asia-pacific-journalism-projects-and-internships-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Asia Pacific Journalism projects and internships 2019">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “A sophisticated state actor” has hacked the networks of the major political parties, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told Parliament. Recently the Parliament House network was disrupted, and the intrusion into the parties’ networks was discovered when this was being ... <a title="‘State actor’ makes cyber attack on Australian political parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/state-actor-makes-cyber-attack-on-australian-political-parties-111993/" aria-label="Read more about ‘State actor’ makes cyber attack on Australian political parties">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Neale, Career Development Fellow (Lecturer), University of Wollongong The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend we eat 30g of nuts – a small handful – each day. But many of us know nuts are high in calories and fat. So should we be eating nuts or will they ... <a title="Health check: will eating nuts make you gain weight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/health-check-will-eating-nuts-make-you-gain-weight-108491/" aria-label="Read more about Health check: will eating nuts make you gain weight?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Harvey-Smith, Professor and Australian Government’s Women in STEM Ambassador, 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 ... <a title="Curious Kids: what makes a shooting star fall?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/curious-kids-what-makes-a-shooting-star-fall-111068/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what makes a shooting star fall?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne An Ipsos poll conducted for Nine newspapers – previously Fairfax papers – gave Labor just a 51-49 lead, a three-point gain for the Coalition since the last Ipsos poll in mid-December. Primary votes were 38% ... <a title="Poll wrap: Labor’s lead narrows to just 51-49 in Ipsos, but is it an outlier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/poll-wrap-labors-lead-narrows-to-just-51-49-in-ipsos-but-is-it-an-outlier-111980/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Labor’s lead narrows to just 51-49 in Ipsos, but is it an outlier?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua spokesperson Surya Anta (centre) speaking at LBH Jakarta last week. Image: CNN Indonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk West Papuan people will not take part in Indonesia’s 2019 presidential and legislative elections, say the Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP). This is because ... <a title="Papuans plan to boycott Indonesian elections, say independence activists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/papuans-plan-to-boycott-indonesian-elections-say-independence-activists/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans plan to boycott Indonesian elections, say independence activists">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content China-NZ relations Simon Collins (Herald): China chill hits New Zealand schools: Student downturn may hits Kiwi parents in pockets Heather du ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-18-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2019">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathalie Collins, Academic Director (National Programs), Edith Cowan University Of all the fictional virtual assistants we know from pop culture, few stand up to the original and perhaps most famous: the HAL 9000 from the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. We should probably be ... <a title="Just like HAL, your voice assistant isn’t working for you even if it feels like it is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/just-like-hal-your-voice-assistant-isnt-working-for-you-even-if-it-feels-like-it-is-111177/" aria-label="Read more about Just like HAL, your voice assistant isn’t working for you even if it feels like it is">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hutchinson, PhD Candidate, Australian National University Over the past weeks, the US government has been in peace negotiations with the Taliban. It has been 17 years since US and allied troops first deployed to Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban and support a democratically elected government. The ... <a title="A peace agreement in Afghanistan won’t last if there are no women at the table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/a-peace-agreement-in-afghanistan-wont-last-if-there-are-no-women-at-the-table-111820/" aria-label="Read more about A peace agreement in Afghanistan won’t last if there are no women at the table">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Hughes, Senior Research Fellow – Criminologist and Drug Policy Researcher, UNSW In the early 2000s New South Wales became the first Australian state to introduce drug detection dogs for policing, with the aim of “targeting drug supply” and “attacking the root causes of drugs” in society. ... <a title="It’s time to change our drug dog policies to catch dealers, not low-level users at public events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/its-time-to-change-our-drug-dog-policies-to-catch-dealers-not-low-level-users-at-public-events-111710/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to change our drug dog policies to catch dealers, not low-level users at public events">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lizzy Lowe, Postdoctoral researcher, Macquarie University Insects are important wildlife often overlooked in urban habitats. What we do notice are the cockroaches, ants and mosquitoes in and around our homes. All too often we reach for the insect spray. But not all insects are pests – a ... <a title="The battle against bugs: it’s time to end chemical warfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/the-battle-against-bugs-its-time-to-end-chemical-warfare-111629/" aria-label="Read more about The battle against bugs: it’s time to end chemical warfare">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Kang, Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney I Need to Know is an ongoing series for teens in search of reliable, confidential advice about life’s tricky questions. If you’re a teen, send us your questions about sex, drugs, health and relationships, and we’ll ask an expert ... <a title="I Need to Know: ‘is it normal to get sore down there after sex?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/i-need-to-know-is-it-normal-to-get-sore-down-there-after-sex-111744/" aria-label="Read more about I Need to Know: ‘is it normal to get sore down there after sex?’">Read more</a>
