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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2. It seemed only fitting. What better way to round off a year ... <a title="Asteroid 2018 VP₁ may be heading for Earth. But there’s no need to worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/asteroid-2018-vp-may-be-heading-for-earth-but-theres-no-need-to-worry-144930/" aria-label="Read more about Asteroid 2018 VP₁ may be heading for Earth. But there’s no need to worry">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Ross, PhD Candidate in Mental Health, University of Melbourne The media is a key source of information about mental illness for the public, and research shows media coverage can influence public attitudes and perceptions of mental ill-health. But when it comes to complex mental illnesses such ... <a title="Media reporting on mental illness, violence and crime needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/media-reporting-on-mental-illness-violence-and-crime-needs-to-change-144856/" aria-label="Read more about Media reporting on mental illness, violence and crime needs to change">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emil Temnyalov, Senior Lecturer, Economics, University of Technology Sydney Both COVID-19 and increasing discord with the Chinese government could lead to much lower international student revenues in the long run. If that happens, Australian universities might have to merge to remain sustainable. The growing quality of our ... <a title="Some Australian universities might have to merge – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/some-australian-universities-might-have-to-merge-and-thats-not-necessarily-a-bad-thing-144420/" aria-label="Read more about Some Australian universities might have to merge – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago COVID-19 might have been challenging for populist governments, but that hasn’t stopped populist strains emerging in the run-up to New Zealand’s general election in October. Populism, as commonly defined, embraces an ideology that divides society between “the ... <a title="Populism from the Brexit and Trump playbooks enters the New Zealand election campaign – but it’s a risky strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/populism-from-the-brexit-and-trump-playbooks-enters-the-new-zealand-election-campaign-but-its-a-risky-strategy-144855/" aria-label="Read more about Populism from the Brexit and Trump playbooks enters the New Zealand election campaign – but it’s a risky strategy">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Barratt, Lecturer, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” HAL’s cold, if polite, refusal to open the pod bay doors in 2001 A Space Odyssey has become a defining warning about putting too much trust in ... <a title="Algorithms workers can’t see are increasingly pulling the management strings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/algorithms-workers-cant-see-are-increasingly-pulling-the-management-strings-144724/" aria-label="Read more about Algorithms workers can’t see are increasingly pulling the management strings">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Bennett, Research Professor in Social and Cultural Theory, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University New analysis shows landscape art is the most popular visual art genre among Australians, with Aboriginal art coming in second place, followed by portraits and modern art. But Aboriginal art ... <a title="Australians’ favourites show Aboriginal art can transcend social divisions and art boundaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/australians-favourites-show-aboriginal-art-can-transcend-social-divisions-and-art-boundaries-143827/" aria-label="Read more about Australians’ favourites show Aboriginal art can transcend social divisions and art boundaries">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Lester, Director, Institute for Social Change, University of Tasmania The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, looking at the way they changed the nature of debate, its impact then, and its relevance to politics today. You can also ... <a title="How Bob Brown taught Australians to talk about, and care for, the ‘wilderness’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/how-bob-brown-taught-australians-to-talk-about-and-care-for-the-wilderness-131559/" aria-label="Read more about How Bob Brown taught Australians to talk about, and care for, the ‘wilderness’">Read more</a>
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August 24, 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 Border failures, criticism Hayden Donnell (RNZ): Mediawatch: A backlash over tough questions for Dr Ashley Bloomfield Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup – How serious are the Govt’s border botch-ups? Andrea Vance (Stuff): Big little ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 24 2020">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Cavalcanti, Associate Professor (ARC Future Fellow), Griffith University If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say. And if someone is there to hear it? If you think that means it ... <a title="A new quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/a-new-quantum-paradox-throws-the-foundations-of-observed-reality-into-question-144426/" aria-label="Read more about A new quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Senior Lecturer of Law, University of South Australia Federal parliament is back today after a nine-week break. And it’s going to look a bit different. Some MPs, unable to travel to Canberra for health reasons or COVID-19 border restrictions will participate via video. It will ... <a title="As the first ‘remote’ sitting starts in Canberra, virtual parliaments should be the new norm, not a COVID bandaid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/as-the-first-remote-sitting-starts-in-canberra-virtual-parliaments-should-be-the-new-norm-not-a-covid-bandaid-144737/" aria-label="Read more about As the first ‘remote’ sitting starts in Canberra, virtual parliaments should be the new norm, not a COVID bandaid">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Whittle, Associate Professor in Psychiatry, University of Melbourne The negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are clear, but there is particular concern children will be most affected in the long run. By the end of March school closures were impacting 91% of the world’s ... <a title="To safeguard children’s mental health during COVID-19, parents must look after their own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/to-safeguard-childrens-mental-health-during-covid-19-parents-must-look-after-their-own-143897/" aria-label="Read more about To safeguard children’s mental health during COVID-19, parents must look after their own">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Llewelyn Hughes, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Last month, the Japanese government announced a plan to retire its fleet of old, inefficient coal-fired generation by 2030. And what happens to coal power in Japan matters a lot to Australia. ... <a title="Japan is closing its old, dirty power plants – and that’s bad news for Australia’s coal exports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/japan-is-closing-its-old-dirty-power-plants-and-thats-bad-news-for-australias-coal-exports-144452/" aria-label="Read more about Japan is closing its old, dirty power plants – and that’s bad news for Australia’s coal exports">Read more</a>
