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Month: August 2020

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What is the chemical agent that was reportedly used to poison Russian politician Alexei Navalny?

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Caldicott, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Australian National University The medical evacuation of Alexei Navalny, the outspoken political critic of Vladimir Putin who was allegedly poisoned last week, has shed more light on his illness. The Charité – Universitätsmedizin hospital in Berlin said in a statement yesterday: The ... <a title="What is the chemical agent that was reportedly used to poison Russian politician Alexei Navalny?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/what-is-the-chemical-agent-that-was-reportedly-used-to-poison-russian-politician-alexei-navalny-145013/" aria-label="Read more about What is the chemical agent that was reportedly used to poison Russian politician Alexei Navalny?">Read more</a>

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Nationals win cheaper fees for social work and psychology in Job-ready Graduates legislation

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has reclassified university courses in psychology and social work into a cheaper fee band under its Job-ready Graduates legislation, to be introduced into parliament on Wednesday. The change, part of a deal with the Nationals, means instead of ... <a title="Nationals win cheaper fees for social work and psychology in Job-ready Graduates legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/nationals-win-cheaper-fees-for-social-work-and-psychology-in-job-ready-graduates-legislation-145045/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals win cheaper fees for social work and psychology in Job-ready Graduates legislation">Read more</a>

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Social licence: the idea AMP should embrace now David Murray has left the building

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Piterman, Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University Heads have rolled at AMP, and rightly so. Particularly the head of chairman David Murray, who this week resigned, somewhat unapologetically, over the sexual harassment scandal that has enveloped the embattled Australian financial services giant. As chair, the buck stopped ... <a title="Social licence: the idea AMP should embrace now David Murray has left the building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/social-licence-the-idea-amp-should-embrace-now-david-murray-has-left-the-building-145029/" aria-label="Read more about Social licence: the idea AMP should embrace now David Murray has left the building">Read more</a>

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Tenet is marvellous: a staggeringly ambitious blend of popular effects and complex storytelling

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide Review: Tenet, directed by Christopher Nolan. “Don’t try to understand it,” says the character Laura early on in Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s marvellous new film. The “it” here is time travel, or “technology that can reverse an object’s ... <a title="Tenet is marvellous: a staggeringly ambitious blend of popular effects and complex storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/tenet-is-marvellous-a-staggeringly-ambitious-blend-of-popular-effects-and-complex-storytelling-144872/" aria-label="Read more about Tenet is marvellous: a staggeringly ambitious blend of popular effects and complex storytelling">Read more</a>

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Federal Court finds border closures safest way to protect public health in Clive Palmer case

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Clive Palmer’s legal challenge to the Western Australian border closures seems less likely to succeed after findings made by the Federal Court. Palmer started his case in the High Court, arguing the Western Australian border closure breached section ... <a title="Federal Court finds border closures safest way to protect public health in Clive Palmer case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/federal-court-finds-border-closures-safest-way-to-protect-public-health-in-clive-palmer-case-145038/" aria-label="Read more about Federal Court finds border closures safest way to protect public health in Clive Palmer case">Read more</a>

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LIVE NOW: Evening Report’s Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning episode-3

August 25, 2020

EveningReport’s Tech Now programme will be going LIVE at 8pm (NZST) with Sarah Putt and myself to discuss: how global tech giants are raking in the cash; digital data and who owns your digital you; and whether new tech gadgets can help NZ’s tourist sector to recover… Click here to view onsite, or Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning  or ... <a title="LIVE NOW: Evening Report’s Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning episode-3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/coming-up-live-evening-reports-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-and-selwyn-manning-episode-3/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE NOW: Evening Report’s Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning episode-3">Read more</a>

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Where are the Greens? As Di Natale leaves, Bandt must find a spotlight for his party in a pandemic

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Jackson, Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney On Tuesday, former Greens leader Richard Di Natale will give his farewell speech to the Senate. The party has now had six months to get used to its new leader, Adam Bandt. But COVID-19 has ... <a title="Where are the Greens? As Di Natale leaves, Bandt must find a spotlight for his party in a pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/where-are-the-greens-as-di-natale-leaves-bandt-must-find-a-spotlight-for-his-party-in-a-pandemic-144869/" aria-label="Read more about Where are the Greens? As Di Natale leaves, Bandt must find a spotlight for his party in a pandemic">Read more</a>

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4 reasons why a gas-led economic recovery is a terrible, naïve idea

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Australia’s leading scientists today sent an open letter to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, speaking out against his support for natural gas. Finkel has said natural gas plays a critical role ... <a title="4 reasons why a gas-led economic recovery is a terrible, naïve idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/4-reasons-why-a-gas-led-economic-recovery-is-a-terrible-na-ve-idea-145009/" aria-label="Read more about 4 reasons why a gas-led economic recovery is a terrible, naïve idea">Read more</a>

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Explainer: why is the Victorian government extending the state of emergency, and is it justified?

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Windholz, Senior Lecturer and Associate, Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Monash University The Victorian government has announced its intention to amend the Public Health and Wellbeing Act to give it the power to extend Victoria’s state of emergency for up to another 12 ... <a title="Explainer: why is the Victorian government extending the state of emergency, and is it justified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/explainer-why-is-the-victorian-government-extending-the-state-of-emergency-and-is-it-justified-145020/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why is the Victorian government extending the state of emergency, and is it justified?">Read more</a>

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NSW hits pause on school choirs, but we can’t stop the music forever

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandra Garrido, NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow, Western Sydney University The NSW health department recently instructed schools to stop certain activities to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Among these — which includes school formals and graduation ceremonies — is a ban to all “school-related group singing ... <a title="NSW hits pause on school choirs, but we can’t stop the music forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/nsw-hits-pause-on-school-choirs-but-we-cant-stop-the-music-forever-145010/" aria-label="Read more about NSW hits pause on school choirs, but we can’t stop the music forever">Read more</a>

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Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind?

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Scolyer-Gray, Research Fellow, Cyber Security, Deakin University Throughout our lifetimes we consume, collate, curate, host and produce a staggering quantity of data – some by our own hand, some by others on our behalf, and some without our knowledge or consent. Collectively, our “digital footprints” represent ... <a title="Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/digging-your-own-digital-grave-how-should-you-manage-the-data-you-leave-behind-143755/" aria-label="Read more about Digging your own digital grave: how should you manage the data you leave behind?">Read more</a>

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AMP doesn’t just have a women problem. It has an everyone problem

August 25, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Schmulow, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong The sexual harassment scandal enveloping AMP is another graceless turn in what looks like the death spiral of one of Australia’s oldest and formerly most trusted companies. Joining a long line of executives to walk the plank ... <a title="AMP doesn’t just have a women problem. It has an everyone problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/amp-doesnt-just-have-a-women-problem-it-has-an-everyone-problem-144937/" aria-label="Read more about AMP doesn’t just have a women problem. It has an everyone problem">Read more</a>