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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury Our latest modelling shows New Zealanders need to redouble their efforts to keep track of people they meet, if we are to have a chance of controlling any re-emergence of COVID-19. The director general of health, Ashley Bloomfield, recently ... <a title="A new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand is a matter of when, not if. Is the country prepared for it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/a-new-community-case-of-covid-19-in-new-zealand-is-a-matter-of-when-not-if-is-the-country-prepared-for-it-143746/" aria-label="Read more about A new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand is a matter of when, not if. Is the country prepared for it?">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The English language in education today is all-pervasive. “Hear more English, speak more English and become more successful” has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Some say it’s already a universal language, ahead of ... <a title="When English becomes the global language of education we risk losing other – often better – ways of learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/when-english-becomes-the-global-language-of-education-we-risk-losing-other-often-better-ways-of-learning-143744/" aria-label="Read more about When English becomes the global language of education we risk losing other – often better – ways of learning">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia Review: Welcome to Chechnya, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival Welcome to Chechnya, screening online as part of MIFF 68½, is a bracing documentary. This film is part of a queer trilogy of sorts for filmmaker ... <a title="Deepfake technology unlocks real stories of LGBTQ persecution in Welcome to Chechnya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/deepfake-technology-unlocks-real-stories-of-lgbtq-persecution-in-welcome-to-chechnya-144053/" aria-label="Read more about Deepfake technology unlocks real stories of LGBTQ persecution in Welcome to Chechnya">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s aged care sector was “underprepared” to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak and federal authorities had no specific plan for it, according to a stinging indictment from Peter Rozen QC, senior counsel assisting the royal commission into aged care. In ... <a title="Federal departments had no specific COVID plan for aged care: royal commission counsel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/federal-departments-had-no-specific-covid-plan-for-aged-care-royal-commission-counsel-144204/" aria-label="Read more about Federal departments had no specific COVID plan for aged care: royal commission counsel">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Lihir is the second mine in Papua New Guinea to report a confirmed covid-19 case as the national total of infections reached 214 at the weekend. Newcrest Mining Limited confirmed that a 30-year-old male, a mine employee who had flown in from the capital Port Moresby on July 30, had tested positive. He was detected ... <a title="Second PNG mine confirms covid case as national infections top 200" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/second-png-mine-confirms-covid-case-as-national-infections-top-200/" aria-label="Read more about Second PNG mine confirms covid case as national infections top 200">Read more</a>
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August 10, 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 Labour Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Labour launch an extremely centrist campaign Audrey Young (Herald) Labour launch is a deliberately understated affair from Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s decision to ditch Labour manifesto ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-10-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cordelia Fine, Professor, History & Philosophy of Science program, School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne How useful are the well-known and hotly contested categories of “male brain” and “female brain”? Among experts, nobody really questions that anatomical sex differences in the brain exist. But ... <a title="Are there ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains? Computers can see a distinction, but they rely strongly on differences in head size" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/are-there-male-and-female-brains-computers-can-see-a-distinction-but-they-rely-strongly-on-differences-in-head-size-143972/" aria-label="Read more about Are there ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains? Computers can see a distinction, but they rely strongly on differences in head size">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Earlier this month, there were media reports that Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly had posted to Facebook advocating the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a treatment for COVID-19. Kelly went so far as to ... <a title="Australia’s politicians have learned that in the era of coronavirus, the future comes at you fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/australias-politicians-have-learned-that-in-the-era-of-coronavirus-the-future-comes-at-you-fast-144057/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s politicians have learned that in the era of coronavirus, the future comes at you fast">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carissa Bonner, Research Fellow, University of Sydney If the media is anything to go by, you’d think people who believe coronavirus myths are white, middle-aged women called Karen. But our new study shows a different picture. We found men and people aged 18-25 are more likely to ... <a title="Young men are more likely to believe COVID-19 myths. So how do we actually reach them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/young-men-are-more-likely-to-believe-covid-19-myths-so-how-do-we-actually-reach-them-143745/" aria-label="Read more about Young men are more likely to believe COVID-19 myths. So how do we actually reach them?">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Pearman, Professorial Fellow, Australian-German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne There is global interest in the potential for a hydrogen economy, in part driven by a concern over climate change and the need to move away from fossil fuels. This month, for example, Australia’s national ... <a title="Don’t rush into a hydrogen economy until we know all the risks to our climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/dont-rush-into-a-hydrogen-economy-until-we-know-all-the-risks-to-our-climate-140433/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t rush into a hydrogen economy until we know all the risks to our climate">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Aslan, Honorary Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong Australian universities are expected to lose billions of dollars in revenue due to the impacts of COVID-19. The estimated lost revenue from international students alone is A$18 billion by 2024. While all universities are ... <a title="Why regional universities and communities need targeted help to ride out the coronavirus storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/why-regional-universities-and-communities-need-targeted-help-to-ride-out-the-coronavirus-storm-143355/" aria-label="Read more about Why regional universities and communities need targeted help to ride out the coronavirus storm">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Owain Emslie, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute Grattan Institute research published today shows the average 25-year-old woman who goes on to have a child can expect to earn A$2 million less by the time she is 70 than the average 25-year-old man who becomes a father. For childless ... <a title="Reforming ‘dad leave’ is a baby step towards greater gender equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/reforming-dad-leave-is-a-baby-step-towards-greater-gender-equality-144113/" aria-label="Read more about Reforming ‘dad leave’ is a baby step towards greater gender equality">Read more</a>
