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Explainer: how a dust storm, and hazardous air quality, can harm your health

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Professor of Environmental Science, Macquarie University A major dust storm swept through Sydney and regional New South Wales this week. Red skies over Broken Hill on Wednesday night and Sydney on Thursday resembled those seen during intense bushfire activity and the massive 2009 dust ... <a title="Explainer: how a dust storm, and hazardous air quality, can harm your health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/explainer-how-a-dust-storm-and-hazardous-air-quality-can-harm-your-health-107499/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: how a dust storm, and hazardous air quality, can harm your health">Read more</a>

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Building our own warships is Australia’s path to the next industrial revolution

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Rampersad, Associate Professor in Innovation, Flinders University Naval defence procurement is very big business. Nine Hunter-class frigates will cost Australian taxpayers A$35 billion; the 12 submarines to replace the existing Collins-class subs at least A$50 billion. Although both the frigates and submarines will be built by ... <a title="Building our own warships is Australia’s path to the next industrial revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/building-our-own-warships-is-australias-path-to-the-next-industrial-revolution-105984/" aria-label="Read more about Building our own warships is Australia’s path to the next industrial revolution">Read more</a>

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Innovation could just mean a better kind of co-operation

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Professor Lars Coenen, City of Melbourne Chair in Resilient Cities, University of Melbourne It seems Australia’s experiment at being a world leader at “innovation” is over, with the abrupt departure of its champion, Malcolm Turnbull. The then prime minister made headlines with his 2015 Innovation Statement, which ... <a title="Innovation could just mean a better kind of co-operation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/innovation-could-just-mean-a-better-kind-of-co-operation-106856/" aria-label="Read more about Innovation could just mean a better kind of co-operation">Read more</a>

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What skills does a cybersecurity professional need?

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Hall, Lecturer in Mathematics and Cybersecurity, RMIT University Cyber crime is a threat to every organisation that operates internet-connected devices. It’s highly profitable, highly disruptive, and hard to police due to the transnational nature of cyberspace. Incidences of cyber crime might include fraud, identity theft or ... <a title="What skills does a cybersecurity professional need?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/what-skills-does-a-cybersecurity-professional-need-106521/" aria-label="Read more about What skills does a cybersecurity professional need?">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor’s energy plan, and the government’s anti-terrorism measures

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics. They discuss Labor unveiling it’s energy plan, Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer’s announcement of the women’s economic statement, the government’s anti-terrorism measures, ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor’s energy plan, and the government’s anti-terrorism measures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-labors-energy-plan-and-the-governments-anti-terrorism-measures-107503/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Labor’s energy plan, and the government’s anti-terrorism measures">Read more</a>

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Strange fruit

November 23, 2018

Column: Barbara Sumner – There have always been inconsistencies in my birth story. The dates, the people involved, the actual circumstances. All missing, suspect or manufactured. As an adopted person I have no legal right to know anything other than the story my adopting parents chose to tell. So I decided to challenge that. I ... <a title="Strange fruit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/strange-fruit/" aria-label="Read more about Strange fruit">Read more</a>

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In the post-APEC scramble to lavish funds on PNG, here’s what the country really needs

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Moran, Chair of Development Effectiveness, The University of Queensland If you set out by dinghy from the northern-most inhabited part of Australia you will make landfall in Papua New Guinea (PNG) fairly soon. Boigu Island, part of Queensland, is the most northern island in the Torres ... <a title="In the post-APEC scramble to lavish funds on PNG, here’s what the country really needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/in-the-post-apec-scramble-to-lavish-funds-on-png-heres-what-the-country-really-needs-107286/" aria-label="Read more about In the post-APEC scramble to lavish funds on PNG, here’s what the country really needs">Read more</a>

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Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case

November 23, 2018

By Richard M. Nanua and Royson Willie in Port Vila Vanuatu’s Magistrates Court has remanded a Bangladeshi couple over what is alleged to be the biggest human trafficking and slavery case in Vanuatu and the region. Sekdah Somon and Buxoo Nabilah Bibi – the owners of the “Mr Price” home and furniture store in Vanuatu ... <a title="Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/couple-remanded-in-big-vanuatu-human-trafficking-slavery-case/" aria-label="Read more about Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case">Read more</a>

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Tennis, running, netball: do I really need a specific shoe for a specific sport?

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Bonnano, Lecturer (Teaching and Research) and PhD Candidate, La Trobe University Over the past 40 years the “modern” sports shoe has evolved from the all-purpose sneaker to an abundance of sport-specific shoes. Given we have so much choice – and with encouragement from big brands and ... <a title="Tennis, running, netball: do I really need a specific shoe for a specific sport?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/tennis-running-netball-do-i-really-need-a-specific-shoe-for-a-specific-sport-106068/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis, running, netball: do I really need a specific shoe for a specific sport?">Read more</a>

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Why Canada’s immigration system has been a success, and what Australia can learn from it

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jock Collins, Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney Immigration policy will be a critical issue in forthcoming state (Victoria, NSW) and federal elections. The disproportionate impact of immigration on population growth and public infrastructure in Sydney and Melbourne is the key issue. ... <a title="Why Canada’s immigration system has been a success, and what Australia can learn from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/why-canadas-immigration-system-has-been-a-success-and-what-australia-can-learn-from-it-107283/" aria-label="Read more about Why Canada’s immigration system has been a success, and what Australia can learn from it">Read more</a>

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No, crying doesn’t release toxins, though it might make you feel better… if that’s what you believe

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Sharman, PhD Candidate School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Crying is a big part of being a kid. As you grow older, you may find you’re crying less than during childhood and adolescence. Studies show, on average, adult women tend to cry two to three ... <a title="No, crying doesn’t release toxins, though it might make you feel better… if that’s what you believe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/no-crying-doesnt-release-toxins-though-it-might-make-you-feel-better-if-thats-what-you-believe-106860/" aria-label="Read more about No, crying doesn’t release toxins, though it might make you feel better… if that’s what you believe">Read more</a>

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FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s lowest rate of public school funding?

November 23, 2018

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Buckingham, Senior Research Fellow, The Centre for Independent Studies; Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University Victoria has the lowest funding rate for public schools of any state in Australia. – Victorian Greens state election pamphlet, circulated in the seat ... <a title="FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s lowest rate of public school funding?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/factcheck-does-victoria-have-australias-lowest-rate-of-public-school-funding-106772/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: does Victoria have Australia’s lowest rate of public school funding?">Read more</a>