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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Strang, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne Is time travel possible for humans? Jasmine Burr, age 8, Canberra, ACT. Hi Jasmine. I wish! In books and movies, our favourite characters can use “time-turners” and treehouses to travel through time. Unfortunately, it isn’t that easy for people in ... <a title="Curious Kids: is time travel possible for humans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/curious-kids-is-time-travel-possible-for-humans-140703/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: is time travel possible for humans?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anika Gauja, Associate Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Less than 24 hours after The Age’s investigation into branch stacking in the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) aired on 60 minutes, Adem Somyurek was sacked from Daniel Andrew’s cabinet. The ... <a title="Explainer: what is branch stacking, and why has neither major party been able to stamp it out?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/explainer-what-is-branch-stacking-and-why-has-neither-major-party-been-able-to-stamp-it-out-140726/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is branch stacking, and why has neither major party been able to stamp it out?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Amir, Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University As the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all too well, good health policy depends on prior planning, decisive action, and a willingness to spend money. But there’s another area where Australia’s willingness to plan and spend has fallen ... <a title="We don’t know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That’s bad for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/we-dont-know-if-breastfeeding-is-rising-or-falling-in-australia-thats-bad-for-everyone-140549/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That’s bad for everyone">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History , UNSW As Australia begins to plot a recovery strategy from the first recession in the country in decades, the Morrison government needs to examine what has worked well in the past. Crises require strong leadership, national cohesion and a framework ... <a title="Rebuilding Australia: what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/rebuilding-australia-what-we-can-learn-from-the-successes-of-post-war-reconstruction-137899/" aria-label="Read more about Rebuilding Australia: what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Rappler chief executive and executive editor Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos have been convicted today over cyber libel charges in a high-profile verdict. Rappler as a company was declared to have no liability. As of writing, both journalists are posting bail. READ MORE: TIMELINE: Rappler’s cyber libel case Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa of ... <a title="Maria Ressa, Rey Santos Jr convicted of cyber libel in Philippines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/maria-ressa-rey-santos-jr-convicted-of-cyber-libel-in-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about Maria Ressa, Rey Santos Jr convicted of cyber libel in Philippines">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Beard, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Pharmacists are vaccinating more and more people, but those shots are not always ending up in your immunisation record, our report out today shows. This means your records could be incomplete, leading to unnecessary repeat vaccinations, ... <a title="Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it’s recorded properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/getting-vaccinated-at-the-pharmacy-make-sure-its-recorded-properly-140070/" aria-label="Read more about Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it’s recorded properly">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University International students made up more than 30% of the population in some Australian suburbs, before borders closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Mitchell Institute mapped where international students lived using data from the ABS census and Department ... <a title="Interactive: international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/interactive-international-students-make-up-more-than-30-of-population-in-some-australian-suburbs-140626/" aria-label="Read more about Interactive: international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Many countries around the world, including Australia, are looking to the construction industry to help rebuild economies. Industry bodies such as the Master Builders Association are strongly urging governments to bring forward spending on already approved infrastructure ... <a title="We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/we-may-live-to-regret-open-slather-construction-stimulus-139967/" aria-label="Read more about We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Part of the 43,000 crowd at Auckland’s Eden Park yesterday afternoon watching the Blues defeat the Hurricanes 30-20. Image: RNZ/Photosport By RNZ News New Zealand’s first weekend at post-covid alert level 1 drew massive crowds to Super Rugby Aotearoa matches in Auckland and Dunedin – but hospital emergency departments across the country also felt the ... <a title="World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/worlds-first-post-covid-live-rugby-draws-massive-crowds-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Colonial statues, place names, Black Lives Matter Cherie Howie (Herald): Race relations commissioner Meng Foon calls for dialogue on colonisation-linked statues, place names Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First Leader Winston Peters: Getting rid of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2020">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Baumgartner, Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University The New South Wales government plans to release two million native fish into rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, in the largest breeding program of its kind in the state. But ... <a title="Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/dont-count-your-fish-before-they-hatch-experts-react-to-plans-to-release-2-million-fish-into-the-murray-darling-140428/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t count your fish before they hatch: experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Forsyth, Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University I’m reading Thomas Carlyle’s poetic classic, The French Revolution, published in 1837. It occurred to me that the historical narrative of Australian universities and their relationship to government is like that revolution, but in reverse. Carlyle summarised the ... <a title="Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it’s too late" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/universities-and-government-need-to-rethink-their-relationship-with-each-other-before-its-too-late-139963/" aria-label="Read more about Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it’s too late">Read more</a>
