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January 25, 2020
John Minto praises Iraqi protests against US aggression in the Middle East and calls for NZ troops to be recalled at a rally in Auckland’s Aotea Square today. Video: David Robie/Cafe Pacific Pacific Media Centre Veteran campaigner John Minto, UNITE union national director Mike Treen and other speakers today called on New Zealanders to “mobilise” ... <a title="Minto calls for ‘mobilisation’ backing peace, justice in Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/25/minto-calls-for-mobilisation-backing-peace-justice-in-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Minto calls for ‘mobilisation’ backing peace, justice in Middle East">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2020
By RNZ News The first Australian case of Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed, with a man being held under isolation in a Melbourne hospital. News of the case came after Chinese authorities said they were treating 1287 patients with the virus, while the death toll has risen to 41. The Melbourne patient is a Chinese ... <a title="First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/25/first-australian-coronavirus-case-confirmed-41-now-dead-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about First Australian coronavirus case confirmed – 41 now dead in China">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The US president “had no plan, no scheme, no constructive ideas whatever”, according to one of the world’s most influential economists. He was “in many respects, perhaps inevitably, ill-informed”. He was “slow-minded and bewildered”, ... <a title="‘Slow-minded and bewildered’: Donald Trump builds barriers to peace and prosperity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/slow-minded-and-bewildered-donald-trump-builds-barriers-to-peace-and-prosperity-128840/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Slow-minded and bewildered’: Donald Trump builds barriers to peace and prosperity">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University The bluehead wrasse is a fish that lives in small social groups in coral reefs in the Caribbean. Only the male has a blue head – signalling his social dominance over a harem of yellow-striped females. If this ... <a title="What we learn from a fish that can change sex in just 10 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/what-we-learn-from-a-fish-that-can-change-sex-in-just-10-days-129063/" aria-label="Read more about What we learn from a fish that can change sex in just 10 days">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Bromfield, Lecturer, University of Sydney Last year on Australia Day, Prime Minister Scott Morrison used Facebook to describe Australia as a place “made up of so many peoples”. But he also stressed the importance of January 26 as the day Australia “did change forever” and said ... <a title="White, male and straight – how 30 years of Australia Day speeches leave most Australians out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/white-male-and-straight-how-30-years-of-australia-day-speeches-leave-most-australians-out-130279/" aria-label="Read more about White, male and straight – how 30 years of Australia Day speeches leave most Australians out">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Maxwell, Associate Professor in Performance Studies, University of Sydney Review: Family Values, directed by Lee Lewis, Griffin Theatre Company Sophie Fletcher’s set for David Williamson’s new state-of-the-nation play comprises two major elements shoehorned into the intimate, asymmetrical diamond of the Stables Theatre. Centre stage is an ... <a title="Family Values review: David Williamson’s new uncomfortable, confronting play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/family-values-review-david-williamsons-new-uncomfortable-confronting-play-130209/" aria-label="Read more about Family Values review: David Williamson’s new uncomfortable, confronting play">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Duff, Postdoctoral Fellow, Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne In this record-breaking bushfire season, notifications from emergency managers have become a familiar feature of Australian life. Terms like “out of control” and “contained” are regularly heard as descriptions of the status of fires, but what ... <a title="Out of control, contained, safe? Here’s what each bushfire status actually means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/out-of-control-contained-safe-heres-what-each-bushfire-status-actually-means-129539/" aria-label="Read more about Out of control, contained, safe? Here’s what each bushfire status actually means">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
A Mongabay video message to supporters of the US journalist Philip Jacobson arrested in Indonesia. By Michael Andrew in Jakarta International journalists and agencies have condemned the arrest of American environmental journalist Philip Jacobson, who has been detained in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, for allegedly misusing his residency permit. The reporter and editor of Mongabay, a ... <a title="Global media decry Indonesia’s arrest of environmental journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/global-media-decry-indonesias-arrest-of-environmental-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Global media decry Indonesia’s arrest of environmental journalist">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Jun Otsuki, Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Artificial intelligence-based (AI) programs are quickly improving at writing convincingly on many topics, for virtually no cost. It’s likely in a few years they’ll be churning out C-grade worthy essays for students. We could ... <a title="OK computer: to prevent students cheating with AI text-generators, we should bring them into the classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/ok-computer-to-prevent-students-cheating-with-ai-text-generators-we-should-bring-them-into-the-classroom-129905/" aria-label="Read more about OK computer: to prevent students cheating with AI text-generators, we should bring them into the classroom">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Whitton, Visiting Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the head of his department to investigate whether Bridget McKenzie violated ministerial standards when she dispensed sports grants to clubs in marginal seats and those being targeted by the Coalition in last year’s election. ... <a title="Why we need strong ethical standards for ministers – and better ways of enforcing them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/why-we-need-strong-ethical-standards-for-ministers-and-better-ways-of-enforcing-them-130372/" aria-label="Read more about Why we need strong ethical standards for ministers – and better ways of enforcing them">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penelope Bryant, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and General Paediatrics, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Australian children have one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the world. More than half have received at least one course by their first birthday. While antibiotics are one of the ... <a title="The link between antibiotics and obesity in children doesn’t mean you need to avoid antibiotics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/the-link-between-antibiotics-and-obesity-in-children-doesnt-mean-you-need-to-avoid-antibiotics-130392/" aria-label="Read more about The link between antibiotics and obesity in children doesn’t mean you need to avoid antibiotics">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Barnes, Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University Parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. Parent involvement in their child’s learning can help improve how well they do in school. However, when it comes to helping kids with homework, it’s not so simple. ... <a title="How to help your kids with homework (without doing it for them)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/how-to-help-your-kids-with-homework-without-doing-it-for-them-126192/" aria-label="Read more about How to help your kids with homework (without doing it for them)">Read more</a>
