Archive

Pacific Region

CoveragePost

Your car is more likely to be hacked by your mechanic than a terrorist

March 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Matthews, Lecturer Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre | PhD Candidate in Image Forensics and Cyber | Councillor, University of Adelaide When it comes to car hacking, you should be more worried about dodgy dealers than one-off hackers with criminal intent. Hollywood would have us believe our ... <a title="Your car is more likely to be hacked by your mechanic than a terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/your-car-is-more-likely-to-be-hacked-by-your-mechanic-than-a-terrorist-111616/" aria-label="Read more about Your car is more likely to be hacked by your mechanic than a terrorist">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

The Chinese coal ‘ban’ carries a significant political message

March 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University As a standoff over Australian coal shipments through the northern Chinese port of Dalian continues, it underscores the extent of Australia’s economic dependence on China. One-third of all Australia’s exports globally are China-bound. Market reaction to a ... <a title="The Chinese coal ‘ban’ carries a significant political message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/the-chinese-coal-ban-carries-a-significant-political-message-112535/" aria-label="Read more about The Chinese coal ‘ban’ carries a significant political message">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Street vendors’ self-help strategies highlight cities’ neglect of how the other half survive

March 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Redento B. Recio, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Informal Urbanism (InfUr-) Hub, University of Melbourne About 2.5 billion people, or half of the global labour force, work in the informal economy, the International Labour Organisation estimates. In developing Asian countries, more than 50% of the urban labour force ... <a title="Street vendors’ self-help strategies highlight cities’ neglect of how the other half survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/street-vendors-self-help-strategies-highlight-cities-neglect-of-how-the-other-half-survive-110283/" aria-label="Read more about Street vendors’ self-help strategies highlight cities’ neglect of how the other half survive">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Fairness isn’t optional. How to design a tax system that works

March 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces in the series here. Any ... <a title="Fairness isn’t optional. How to design a tax system that works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/fairness-isnt-optional-how-to-design-a-tax-system-that-works-111493/" aria-label="Read more about Fairness isn’t optional. How to design a tax system that works">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Vital Signs. Do deficits matter any more?

March 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW It seems that whoever wins the White House in 2020, the US federal deficit will blow up. President Donald Trump has already signed into law massive tax cuts that are estimated to expand the deficit by at least US$1.5 trillion over ... <a title="Vital Signs. Do deficits matter any more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/vital-signs-do-deficits-matter-any-more-112680/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Do deficits matter any more?">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Friday essay: Nora Heysen, more than her father’s daughter

March 1, 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 When Nora Heysen’s portrait of Madame Elink Schuurman was awarded the 1938 Archibald Prize, the Sydney Sun’s headline was Girl Makes History, Girl artist takes Archibald Prize. ... <a title="Friday essay: Nora Heysen, more than her father’s daughter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/friday-essay-nora-heysen-more-than-her-fathers-daughter-111074/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Nora Heysen, more than her father’s daughter">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Chasing the denuclearisation fantasy: The US-North Korea summit ends abruptly in Hanoi

March 1, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Habib, Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University Korea-watchers around the world are scrambling to tease out the meaning of the abruptly concluded US-DPRK summit in Hanoi. I want to cast a critical eye on denuclearisation itself as the framing objective ... <a title="Chasing the denuclearisation fantasy: The US-North Korea summit ends abruptly in Hanoi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/01/chasing-the-denuclearisation-fantasy-the-us-north-korea-summit-ends-abruptly-in-hanoi-112397/" aria-label="Read more about Chasing the denuclearisation fantasy: The US-North Korea summit ends abruptly in Hanoi">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Grattan on Friday: Warringah Votes – Abbott’s challenger has yet to ‘penetrate the streets’

February 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Zali Steggall is a poster person for a batch of high profile centre-right independents contesting seats in the May election. Her bid to oust Tony Abbott from his Liberal heartland seat of Warringah is receiving national attention and the former ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Warringah Votes – Abbott’s challenger has yet to ‘penetrate the streets’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/grattan-on-friday-warringah-votes-abbotts-challenger-has-yet-to-penetrate-the-streets-112712/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Warringah Votes – Abbott’s challenger has yet to ‘penetrate the streets’">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes

February 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Sydney electorate of Warringah will be one of the most fascinating battlegrounds in the May election, with a high profile independent Zali Stegall challenging former prime minister Tony Abbott. Despite the seat being on about 11 per cent, Abbott ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tony-abbott-and-zali-steggall-on-warringah-votes-112702/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’

February 28, 2019

Villagers welcome the WCC delegation in Kaliki village near Merauke in Papua province. Image: Jimmy Sormin/WCC A special mission from the World Council of Churches has criticised the ongoing human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in the West Papua region after its five-day visit to Indonesia last week and has called for “more openness” ... <a title="WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/wcc-mission-criticises-papua-rights-violations-in-plea-for-openness/" aria-label="Read more about WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical

February 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Brown, Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, University of Adelaide We all know a set of twins; perhaps even a set of identical twins. In Australia, twins account for about one in 80 births. But in research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, we learn of ... <a title="Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/same-same-but-different-when-identical-twins-are-non-identical-112684/" aria-label="Read more about Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell’s conviction

February 28, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hamer, Professor of Evidence Law, University of Sydney A criminal trial often helps to provide finality for the accused, and closure for victims and society. But following this week’s news, George Pell’s barrister, Robert Richter QC, indicated Pell maintains his innocence and the legal team have ... <a title="How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell’s conviction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/how-an-appeal-could-uphold-or-overturn-george-pells-conviction-112620/" aria-label="Read more about How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell’s conviction">Read more</a>