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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Pendergast, Dean, School of Educational and Professional Studies, Griffith University With a little over three months to go, Year 12 students have their sights set on the last major hurdle that will see them complete their final year of school — exams. What a year it ... <a title="‘It really sucks’: how some Year 12 students in Queensland feel about 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/it-really-sucks-how-some-year-12-students-in-queensland-feel-about-2020-144004/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It really sucks’: how some Year 12 students in Queensland feel about 2020">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has moved the election date by four weeks to October 17 and says she will not change it again. The covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in Auckland has forced the suspension of political campaigning and prompted calls to postpone the general election. The election will now be held ... <a title="PM Ardern changes NZ election to October 17 over covid outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/pm-ardern-changes-nz-election-to-october-17-over-covid-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about PM Ardern changes NZ election to October 17 over covid outbreak">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Gilmour, Adjunct Researcher in Marine Science, University of Tasmania After 16 weeks in an industrial compost heap, we unearthed blue and white balloons and found them totally unscathed. The knots we spent hours painstakingly tying by hand more than four months ago were still attached, and ... <a title="We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731/" aria-label="Read more about We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks">Read more</a>
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August 17, 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 Election date Graeme Edgeler (Spinoff): The confidence conundrum: Why the election date drama is more political than constitutional Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Decision day looms for Jacinda Ardern as Winston Peters threatens retaliation if ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 17 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-17-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 17 2020">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor, University of Auckland The decision to delay New Zealand’s 2020 general election to 17 October, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was partly about voter and candidate safety and partly to allow parties to campaign fairly. As much as anything, Ardern wanted to restore ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand’s election to allow conventional campaigning – but where are voters really getting information?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/jacinda-ardern-delays-new-zealands-election-to-allow-conventional-campaigning-but-where-are-voters-really-getting-information-144560/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand’s election to allow conventional campaigning – but where are voters really getting information?">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Bali chapter of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) has held a weekend protest action at the Renon traffic circle in the provincial capital of Denpasar to mark 58 years since the UN-brokered 1962 New York Agreement. During the action on Saturday, which was closely watched by police, the protesters issued ... <a title="Papuan students in Bali protest over New York pact – demand freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/papuan-students-in-bali-protest-over-new-york-pact-demand-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students in Bali protest over New York pact – demand freedom">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
By Charlotte Cook, RNZ News journalist As covid-19 spreads around the world, it can be daunting keeping up with the information. For RNZ, the news organisation’s responsibility is to give you verified, up to the minute, trustworthy information to help you make decisions about your lives and your health. Questions will also be asked of ... <a title="NZ covid-19: Social media in the spotlight after disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/nz-covid-19-social-media-in-the-spotlight-after-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19: Social media in the spotlight after disinformation">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurie Berg, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown in March, many temporary visa holders working in heavily casualised industries, such as hospitality and retail, lost their jobs and struggled to meet basic living expenses. These included international students, backpackers, ... <a title="‘I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the suffering of temporary migrants during the COVID-19 crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/i-will-never-come-to-australia-again-new-research-reveals-the-suffering-of-temporary-migrants-during-the-covid-19-crisis-143351/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the suffering of temporary migrants during the COVID-19 crisis">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Usha M. Rodrigues, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Deakin University Australia prides itself on being a successful multicultural society. Yet Australian television does not reflect the make-up of the wider community. This in turn means many stories of multicultural Australians remain untold. An analysis by Deakin University, to ... <a title="Whitewash on the box: how a lack of diversity on Australian television damages us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/whitewash-on-the-box-how-a-lack-of-diversity-on-australian-television-damages-us-all-143434/" aria-label="Read more about Whitewash on the box: how a lack of diversity on Australian television damages us all">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Ralph, Associate Professor and malaria researcher, University of Melbourne The number of COVID-19 deaths globally – more than 750,000 – is now greater than the amount of people who succumb to malaria most years. Meanwhile, national statistics show lockdown restrictions in Australia have potentially helped reduce ... <a title="From STIs to malaria, here are six disease trends we should heed during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/from-stis-to-malaria-here-are-six-disease-trends-we-should-heed-during-the-pandemic-143907/" aria-label="Read more about From STIs to malaria, here are six disease trends we should heed during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Edwin White, Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne To slow climate change, humanity has two main options: reduce greenhouse gas emissions directly or find ways to remove them from the atmosphere. On the latter, storing carbon in soil – or carbon farming – is often touted as ... <a title="Dishing the dirt: Australia’s move to store carbon in soil is a problem for tackling climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/dishing-the-dirt-australias-move-to-store-carbon-in-soil-is-a-problem-for-tackling-climate-change-141656/" aria-label="Read more about Dishing the dirt: Australia’s move to store carbon in soil is a problem for tackling climate change">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University The video-sharing app TikTok is a hot political potato amid concerns over who has access to users’ personal data. The United States has moved to ban the app. Other countries, including Australia, have expressed concern. But does this ... <a title="TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/tiktok-can-be-good-for-your-kids-if-you-follow-a-few-tips-to-stay-safe-144002/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe">Read more</a>
