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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Sometime on Monday, an Indian army patrol skirmished with Chinese troops in the Galwan River Valley, high in the Himalayas. According to reports, no guns were involved, but the fight left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead ... <a title="China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/china-and-indias-deadly-himalayan-clash-is-a-big-test-for-modi-and-a-big-concern-for-the-world-140930/" aria-label="Read more about China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamen Franklen Gussen, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology In one relatively short section of the Australian Constitution, section 92, you will find this phase: […] trade, commerce, and intercourse among the states […] shall be absolutely free. You would think there is not much in ... <a title="South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/south-australia-will-re-open-its-borders-to-some-states-but-not-others-is-that-constitutional-140934/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney First, we tried the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Then we tested the antiviral drug remdesivir. But new UK research gives the strongest indication yet we may have found a useful treatment for COVID-19. This time it’s ... <a title="Dexamethasone: the cheap, old and boring drug that’s a potential coronavirus treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/dexamethasone-the-cheap-old-and-boring-drug-thats-a-potential-coronavirus-treatment-140932/" aria-label="Read more about Dexamethasone: the cheap, old and boring drug that’s a potential coronavirus treatment">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney In 2016, the mobile game Pokémon Go sent hundreds of millions of players wandering the streets in search of virtual monsters. In the process it helped popularise augmented reality (AR) technology, which overlays computer-generated imagery ... <a title="Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for ‘planet-scale augmented reality experiences’. Is that good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/pokemon-go-wants-to-make-3d-scans-of-the-whole-world-for-planet-scale-augmented-reality-experiences-is-that-good-140636/" aria-label="Read more about Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for ‘planet-scale augmented reality experiences’. Is that good?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Griffin, Lecturer, La Trobe University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. An Indigenous teenager is suing the state of NSW, alleging he was assaulted by police, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. But this is a rare ... <a title="People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/people-are-marching-to-stop-deaths-in-custody-could-suing-the-police-help-140427/" aria-label="Read more about People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel J Cass, Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Australia’s energy market is outdated. It doesn’t encourage competition and that’s holding back the transition to renewable energy. Important reforms to modernise the market are on the way, but big energy companies are seeking to use ... <a title="Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/energy-giants-want-to-thwart-reforms-that-would-help-renewables-and-lower-power-bills-140640/" aria-label="Read more about Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paige Gleeson, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania Scott Morrison says “we shouldn’t be importing” the Black Lives Matter movement. But in the 1800s, Australia imported plantation owners from the American South. Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, the American south produced almost all of ... <a title="From Louisiana to Queensland: how American slave-owners started again in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/from-louisiana-to-queensland-how-american-slave-owners-started-again-in-australia-140725/" aria-label="Read more about From Louisiana to Queensland: how American slave-owners started again in Australia">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona McGaughey, Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights Law, University of Western Australia In the charged atmosphere of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently made the mistake of stating there was no slavery in Australia. Morrison later apologised for causing offence. He clarified that ... <a title="Think slavery in Australia was all in the past? Think again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/think-slavery-in-australia-was-all-in-the-past-think-again-140543/" aria-label="Read more about Think slavery in Australia was all in the past? Think again">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Thomas Henry Wright, Associate Professor, Nagoya University Since lockdown, everyone has had to rely heavily on digital technologies: be it Zoom work meetings and lengthy email chains, gaming and streaming services for entertainment, or social media platforms to organise everything from groceries to protests. Human existence ... <a title="Beauty in code – 5 ways digital poetry combines human and computer languages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/beauty-in-code-5-ways-digital-poetry-combines-human-and-computer-languages-140344/" aria-label="Read more about Beauty in code – 5 ways digital poetry combines human and computer languages">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick O’Leary, Professor and Director of Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University Today is a far cry from what we hoped for and expected from 2020. After Australia’s disastrous summer of bushfires, the unprecedented upheaval ... <a title="Feeling hopeless? There are things you can do to create and maintain hope in a post-coronavirus world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/feeling-hopeless-there-are-things-you-can-do-to-create-and-maintain-hope-in-a-post-coronavirus-world-140330/" aria-label="Read more about Feeling hopeless? There are things you can do to create and maintain hope in a post-coronavirus world">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
By Shaun Hendy; Alex James of University of Canterbury; Audrey Lustig of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research; Michael Plank of University of Canterbury; Nicholas Steyn, and Rachelle Binny of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research New Zealand is one of a handful of countries where community transmission of covid-19 has been eliminated. But with two new ... <a title="2 new covid-19 cases in NZ, but elimination target still stands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/2-new-covid-19-cases-in-nz-but-elimination-target-still-stands/" aria-label="Read more about 2 new covid-19 cases in NZ, but elimination target still stands">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Wilkinson, Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney The government’s HomeBuilder scheme allows certain home owners to apply for a tax-free grant of A$25,000 if they are spending between $150,000 and $750,000 renovating a home or building a new home. Eligibility criteria are ... <a title="What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/what-adds-value-to-your-house-how-to-decide-between-renovating-and-moving-140627/" aria-label="Read more about What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and moving">Read more</a>
