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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Brooks, Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW’s Grand Challenges Program, UNSW Compared with our closest relatives, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo, humans are pretty good at focusing exclusively on one mate at a time. Just how exclusively, however, is the subject of ... <a title="The deep evolutionary links between monogamy and fatherhood are more complicated than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/the-deep-evolutionary-links-between-monogamy-and-fatherhood-are-more-complicated-than-we-thought-132660/" aria-label="Read more about The deep evolutionary links between monogamy and fatherhood are more complicated than we thought">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
By Paul Spoonley of Massey University In the hours after the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year, I wrote that I hoped New Zealand would finally stop believing it was immune to far-right extremist violence. A year on, I’m not sure enough has changed. I have researched far-right extremism for decades – and ... <a title="Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/far-right-extremists-still-threaten-nz-a-year-on-from-christchurch-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
FBC News reports on the airports economic setbacks. By Ritika Pratap in Suva Fiji Airports will defer future infrastructure projects as a result of financial set-backs caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus. In response to a global slow-down in travel and reduced flights, chief executive Faiz Khan said almost all costs at airports were fixed, and ... <a title="Fiji Airports face major financial disaster over Covid-19, warns chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/fiji-airports-face-major-financial-disaster-over-covid-19-warns-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Airports face major financial disaster over Covid-19, warns chief">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government to end the “absurd situation” in which Australian investigative journalist Mary Ann Jolley is banned from visiting New Zealand because she was deported from Malaysia in 2015 in connection with her reporting. “I’m basically regarded by New Zealand as a ... <a title="RSF protests over ‘absurd’ ban on Australian journalist visiting NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/rsf-protests-over-absurd-ban-on-australian-journalist-visiting-nz/" aria-label="Read more about RSF protests over ‘absurd’ ban on Australian journalist visiting NZ">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa Hill, Researcher in Enteric Neuroscience and Autism, RMIT University Many people will associate autism with traits including atypical social interactions, repetitive behaviours, and difficulties with speech and communication. But perhaps lesser known is the fact people with autism are more likely to experience gastrointestinal disorders than ... <a title="Science continues to suggest a link between autism and the gut. Here’s why that’s important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/science-continues-to-suggest-a-link-between-autism-and-the-gut-heres-why-thats-important-118914/" aria-label="Read more about Science continues to suggest a link between autism and the gut. Here’s why that’s important">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blair Trewin, Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology The World Meteorological Organisation today published a definitive climate report card showing concentrations of greenhouse gases continue to rise, and the last five years were the warmest on record. The Statement on the State of the Global Climate also ... <a title="It’s official: the last five years were the warmest ever recorded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/its-official-the-last-five-years-were-the-warmest-ever-recorded-133056/" aria-label="Read more about It’s official: the last five years were the warmest ever recorded">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Male, Researcher in Engineering Education, University of Western Australia For the past two years, Melbourne’s Victoria University has been delivering its bachelor degrees using a block model, where students study one unit at a time rather than four units at once. Each unit, or block, is ... <a title="Studying one uni subject in four weeks has benefits – but students risk burnout if it’s not done right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/studying-one-uni-subject-in-four-weeks-has-benefits-but-students-risk-burnout-if-its-not-done-right-132973/" aria-label="Read more about Studying one uni subject in four weeks has benefits – but students risk burnout if it’s not done right">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Ossola, Research Coordinator – Smart Green Cities, Macquarie University Australia just experienced the second-warmest summer on record, with 2019 being the hottest year. Summer temperatures soared across the country, causing great economic and human loss. The good news is we can do something about this in ... <a title="A solution to cut extreme heat by up to 6 degrees is in our own backyards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/a-solution-to-cut-extreme-heat-by-up-to-6-degrees-is-in-our-own-backyards-133082/" aria-label="Read more about A solution to cut extreme heat by up to 6 degrees is in our own backyards">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The problem now and going forward is making sure that sick workers stay home. That means not forcing employees to choose between penury and working while coughing. That’s the conclusion from an editorial in last week’s ... <a title="When it comes to sick leave, we’re not much better prepared for coronavirus than the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/when-it-comes-to-sick-leave-were-not-much-better-prepared-for-coronavirus-than-the-us-133231/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to sick leave, we’re not much better prepared for coronavirus than the US">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Imagine your employer asking you to work from home until further notice. As COVID-19 continues to spread, this seems an increasingly likely scenario. “Everyone who can work from home should work from home,” said Harvard ... <a title="Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/coronavirus-could-spark-a-revolution-in-working-from-home-are-we-ready-133070/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus could spark a revolution in working from home. Are we ready?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Archer, Research Coordinator, ERCC Research Unit, University of Melbourne The recently released The Art Market 2020 report provides a timely insight into how COVID-19-related disruptions are likely to impact growth and sales in the global art market. The report estimates global art market sales in 2019 ... <a title="Travel bans and event cancellations: how the art market is suffering from COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/travel-bans-and-event-cancellations-how-the-art-market-is-suffering-from-covid-19-133161/" aria-label="Read more about Travel bans and event cancellations: how the art market is suffering from COVID-19">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara McPhedran, Director, Homicide Research Unit/Deputy Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University Immediately after the Christchurch massacre in 2019, the New Zealand government pledged dramatic gun law changes. A year later, amid an ongoing elevated terror level, the government has quietly dropped its promises the ... <a title="In an election year, gun reform has become political in New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern is losing her support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/in-an-election-year-gun-reform-has-become-political-in-new-zealand-and-jacinda-ardern-is-losing-her-support-132757/" aria-label="Read more about In an election year, gun reform has become political in New Zealand and Jacinda Ardern is losing her support">Read more</a>
