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August 18, 2020
By Jean Bell, RNZ News journalist Some South Auckland locals are hitting back at online hate directed at the area and its Pasifika community, after a local family was the first to test positive for covid-19 in the current New Zealand outbreak. Four positive cases ballooned to a 58-case cluster after 102 days of no ... <a title="South Auckland locals hit back against online hate around NZ covid cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/south-auckland-locals-hit-back-against-online-hate-around-nz-covid-cases/" aria-label="Read more about South Auckland locals hit back against online hate around NZ covid cases">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Patrick Rule, Palaeontology PhD Candidate, Monash University When most of us think of the prehistoric past, we envision a world of bizarre, often fearsome giants. From dinosaurs to mammoths and even penguins, life then seemed larger than life today. Millions of years ago in Australia, giant ... <a title="In a land of ancient giants, these small oddball seals once called Australia home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/in-a-land-of-ancient-giants-these-small-oddball-seals-once-called-australia-home-144574/" aria-label="Read more about In a land of ancient giants, these small oddball seals once called Australia home">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Associate Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Monash University Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means opportunities for victims of family violence to seek help ... <a title="More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/more-help-required-the-crisis-in-family-violence-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-144126/" aria-label="Read more about More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ward, Chair of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, University of Sydney We know some influenzas are seasonal, and the common cold is more common in winter. But what about COVID-19? Many people have been wondering whether the weather plays a role in its spread. At ... <a title="Research shows coronavirus thrives in dry air (and August is coastal Australia’s least humid month)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/research-shows-coronavirus-thrives-in-dry-air-and-august-is-coastal-australias-least-humid-month-144508/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows coronavirus thrives in dry air (and August is coastal Australia’s least humid month)">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland This month, the first global standard to prevent mining catastrophes was released, following the tragic collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil last year which killed 270 people. People living near or ... <a title="World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/world-first-mining-standard-must-protect-people-and-hold-powerful-companies-to-account-144285/" aria-label="Read more about World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University In a surprise move, the government has revealed several new policies to reduce rates of failure in university subjects. If the legislation passes, it will require universities to: monitor student academic performance more closely ... <a title="Uni student failure rate is a worry, but the government response is too heavy-handed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/uni-student-failure-rate-is-a-worry-but-the-government-response-is-too-heavy-handed-144414/" aria-label="Read more about Uni student failure rate is a worry, but the government response is too heavy-handed">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Halvard Dalheim, Practitioner in Residence, The Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney COVID-19 has raised many questions about how we plan our cities. The issues affect all of us, whether you are in Perth or 3,300 kilometres away in Sydney. Common issues suggest a common approach, but ... <a title="Census year is the time to work together on a national settlement strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/census-year-is-the-time-to-work-together-on-a-national-settlement-strategy-142274/" aria-label="Read more about Census year is the time to work together on a national settlement strategy">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Murray, Research Fellow – Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney Real home prices across Australia have climbed 150% since 2000, while real wages have climbed by less than a third. Sydney and Melbourne rank among the most expensive cities in the world. Australia-wide, home ownership levels ... <a title="When houses earn more than jobs: how we lost control of Australian house prices and how to get it back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/when-houses-earn-more-than-jobs-how-we-lost-control-of-australian-house-prices-and-how-to-get-it-back-144076/" aria-label="Read more about When houses earn more than jobs: how we lost control of Australian house prices and how to get it back">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Review: Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival and on NITV and SBS Viceland. This year marks the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s first landing on the east coast ... <a title="Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky: the ‘view from the shore’ told through songlines, with generosity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/looky-looky-here-comes-cooky-the-view-from-the-shore-told-through-songlines-with-generosity-144065/" aria-label="Read more about Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky: the ‘view from the shore’ told through songlines, with generosity">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Federal parliament is set to make history with its first “hybrid” sitting in the fortnight starting next week, with some members connecting virtually. But border closures and state government rules are causing a nightmare for many of those planning to ... <a title="View from The Hill: ‘Virtual’ participants and border restrictions will make for a bespoke parliamentary sitting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/view-from-the-hill-virtual-participants-and-border-restrictions-will-make-for-a-bespoke-parliamentary-sitting-144602/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: ‘Virtual’ participants and border restrictions will make for a bespoke parliamentary sitting">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney The world is hoping a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will soon become available. So far, more than 160 candidate vaccines are in development. Some 31 of these have entered human clinical trials. One of them is Russia’s “Sputnik V”, ... <a title="Creating a COVID-19 vaccine is only the first step. It’ll take years to manufacture and distribute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/creating-a-covid-19-vaccine-is-only-the-first-step-itll-take-years-to-manufacture-and-distribute-144352/" aria-label="Read more about Creating a COVID-19 vaccine is only the first step. It’ll take years to manufacture and distribute">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
By Marjorie Finkeo and Joan Bailey in Lae Eleven prisoners have been shot dead in Papua New Guinea, one was recaptured and 33 others are still at large following yet another massive breakout at Buimo jail outside Lae city at the weekend. Correctional Services and police officials say the breakout at the troublesome jail happened ... <a title="11 prisoners shot dead, 1 recaptured and 33 flee in PNG jailbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/11-prisoners-shot-dead-1-recaptured-and-33-flee-in-png-jailbreak/" aria-label="Read more about 11 prisoners shot dead, 1 recaptured and 33 flee in PNG jailbreak">Read more</a>
