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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Melbourne The phrase “urban jungle” gets thrown around a lot, but we don’t usually think of cities as places where rare or threatened species live. Our research, published today in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, shows some of Australia’s most ... <a title="The 39 endangered species in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and other Australian cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/the-39-endangered-species-in-melbourne-sydney-adelaide-and-other-australian-cities-114741/" aria-label="Read more about The 39 endangered species in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and other Australian cities">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Quodling, Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology After years of rejecting calls for increased regulatory oversight of Facebook, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now called for more cooperation with government in dealing with problems posed by internet platforms and ... <a title="Zuckerberg’s ‘new rules’ for the internet must move from words to actions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/zuckerbergs-new-rules-for-the-internet-must-move-from-words-to-actions-114593/" aria-label="Read more about Zuckerberg’s ‘new rules’ for the internet must move from words to actions">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
A Solomon Islands political float in the capital of Honiara yesterday before tomorrow’s general election. Image: Solomon Star/Screen shot PMC By RNZ Pacific With less than 24 hours to go before polling booths open for the Solomon Islands election tomorrow, RNZ Pacific’s reporter in Honiara, Koroi Hawkins, describes the mood and effect of a first-time ... <a title="Campaign ‘blackout’ in force ahead of Solomon Islands election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/campaign-blackout-in-force-ahead-of-solomon-islands-election/" aria-label="Read more about Campaign ‘blackout’ in force ahead of Solomon Islands election">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato Sport may seem trivial in times of tragedy. But research shows its power during recovery from a traumatic experience. We draw on international research in spaces of conflict and following disaster to explain the ... <a title="The importance of sports in recovery from trauma:
lessons from and for Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/the-importance-of-sports-in-recovery-from-trauma-lessons-from-and-for-christchurch-114368/" aria-label="Read more about The importance of sports in recovery from trauma:
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University In the wake of the Christchurch attack, the Australian government has announced its intention to create new criminal offences relating to the livestreaming of violence on social media platforms. The Criminal Code Amendment (Sharing of Abhorrent Violent Material) Bill ... <a title="Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/livestreaming-terror-is-abhorrent-but-is-more-rushed-legislation-the-answer-114620/" aria-label="Read more about Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Associate Professor, Art & Design: UNSW Australia. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, UNSW The National is an ambitious name for any exhibition of contemporary Australian art. In this case it is justified by the inclusion of artists from every state ... <a title="The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/the-national-is-a-time-capsule-of-new-australian-art-in-uncertain-times-114589/" aria-label="Read more about The National is a time capsule of new Australian art in uncertain times">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sidney Bloch, Emeritus Professor in Psychiatry, University of Melbourne Al Jazeera’s explosive investigation, “How to Sell a Massacre”, exposed the One Nation party’s attempts to weaken Australia’s gun laws with pro-gun PR training and donations from the National Rifle Association. The party joins a growing group of ... <a title="Many professions have codes of ethics – so why not politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/many-professions-have-codes-of-ethics-so-why-not-politics-113731/" aria-label="Read more about Many professions have codes of ethics – so why not politics?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xu Chen, PhD candidate; sessional academic, Queensland University of Technology If Twitter is the revolutionary version of blogging, TikTok might be the revolutionary version of YouTube. Both Twitter and TikTok encourage their users to post shorter, more fragmented content than their precursors. TikTok, owned by the Chinese ... <a title="TikTok is popular, but Chinese apps still have a lot to learn about global markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/tiktok-is-popular-but-chinese-apps-still-have-a-lot-to-learn-about-global-markets-113039/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok is popular, but Chinese apps still have a lot to learn about global markets">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicky Ison, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney The federal Labor Party this week released the details of its keenly awaited climate policy package. With a commitment to cutting climate pollution by 45% on 2005 levels by 2030, compared with the Coalition’s 26-28% ... <a title="Labor’s climate policy: a decent menu, but missing the main course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/labors-climate-policy-a-decent-menu-but-missing-the-main-course-114606/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s climate policy: a decent menu, but missing the main course">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Tait, Lecturer in Information Management, RMIT University A recent article about a new approach to a school library sparked vigorous discussion on social media. Many worried the school had completely abolished traditional library services. The article describes how a Melbourne school changed its library to a ... <a title="Don’t worry, a school library with fewer books and more technology is good for today’s students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/dont-worry-a-school-library-with-fewer-books-and-more-technology-is-good-for-todays-students-114356/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t worry, a school library with fewer books and more technology is good for today’s students">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Parr, Professor and Demographer, Macquarie University The Morrison government’s new population plan will have little effect on Australian population growth. Appropriately, it looks to reduce the concentration of this growth in our biggest cities and to raise the benefit-to-cost ratio of population change more broadly. Australia’s ... <a title="Government’s population plan is more about maximising ‘win-wins’ than cutting numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/governments-population-plan-is-more-about-maximising-win-wins-than-cutting-numbers-114190/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s population plan is more about maximising ‘win-wins’ than cutting numbers">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Scott, Professor of Politics and Policy, Deakin University In Denmark, you might walk in the door and call out for your “skat” or your “treasure” as a greeting to your family. This is common according to Denmark’s Ambassador to Australia, who launched the Nordic Policy Centre ... <a title="Tax: in Denmark it is a term of affection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/02/tax-in-denmark-it-is-a-term-of-affection-114180/" aria-label="Read more about Tax: in Denmark it is a term of affection">Read more</a>
