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September 26, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Staff of the regional University of the South Pacific have condemned the Fiji government’s “dictatorial” action in freezing a $28 million grant, accusing it of holding the governing University Council to ransom and jeopardising the future of students. “Fiji is reneging on its commitment to its people and the region,” say ... <a title="USP staff slam Fiji’s freezing of F$28m grant as holding university to ransom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/26/usp-staff-slam-fijis-freezing-of-f28m-grant-as-holding-university-to-ransom/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff slam Fiji’s freezing of F$28m grant as holding university to ransom">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Gibney, NHMRC early career fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Testing remains a vital component of Australia’s success in managing COVID-19. We need to diagnose people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as early as possible so they can be isolated ... <a title="The new 15-minute test has potential, but standard tests are still the best way to track COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/the-new-15-minute-test-has-potential-but-standard-tests-are-still-the-best-way-to-track-covid-19-146844/" aria-label="Read more about The new 15-minute test has potential, but standard tests are still the best way to track COVID-19">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne The 2020 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, held under the strangest of all circumstances, has produced a neat piece of history. In ... <a title="At last, the arts Revolution — Archibald winners flag the end of white male dominance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/at-last-the-arts-revolution-archibald-winners-flag-the-end-of-white-male-dominance-146832/" aria-label="Read more about At last, the arts Revolution — Archibald winners flag the end of white male dominance">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne Violence against animals in video games is ubiquitous. Players can kill or torture animals in various popular games, including Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto ... <a title="You wouldn’t hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/you-wouldnt-hit-a-dog-so-why-kill-one-in-minecraft-why-violence-against-virtual-animals-is-an-ethical-issue-146845/" aria-label="Read more about You wouldn’t hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the upcoming 6 October budget, the government’s plans to reform the insolvency ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the upcoming budget, government reform, and the NBN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-upcoming-budget-government-reform-and-the-nbn-146921/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the upcoming budget, government reform, and the NBN">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas M Wilson, Honorary Research Fellow in Literature and Environment, University of Western Australia Australia’s proposed changes to the citizenship test has raised questions about whether you can really evaluate someone’s “Australian values” via a set of exam questions. But here’s another question not even considered by ... <a title="Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/australias-natural-history-and-native-species-should-be-on-the-citizenship-test-106940/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s natural history and native species should be on the citizenship test">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Research Scientist, CSIRO When it comes to new botanical discoveries, one might imagine it’s done by trudging around a remote tropical rainforest. Certainly, that does still happen. But sometimes seemingly familiar plants close to home hold unexpected surprises. We recently discovered a new genus of ... <a title="We accidentally found a whole new genus of Australian daisies. You’ve probably seen them on your bushwalks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/we-accidentally-found-a-whole-new-genus-of-australian-daisies-youve-probably-seen-them-on-your-bushwalks-139754/" aria-label="Read more about We accidentally found a whole new genus of Australian daisies. You’ve probably seen them on your bushwalks">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania Unity is a common theme every year on Malaysia Day, the holiday celebrated last week that marks the day Malaysia became a federation in 1963. That year, Britain agreed to relinquish control of most of its remaining colonies ... <a title="Is Malaysia heading for ‘BorneoExit’? Why some in East Malaysia are advocating for secession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/is-malaysia-heading-for-borneoexit-why-some-in-east-malaysia-are-advocating-for-secession-146208/" aria-label="Read more about Is Malaysia heading for ‘BorneoExit’? Why some in East Malaysia are advocating for secession">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Whatman, Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, Auckland University of Technology A new deal to televise and live stream more secondary school sports in New Zealand has attracted significant attention and debate. First XV secondary school rugby in New Zealand has been televised for some time ... <a title="Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/televising-school-sport-could-put-too-much-focus-on-performance-a-price-too-high-for-young-athletes-145680/" aria-label="Read more about Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The most recent TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll felt about right: Labour/Green on 54% and National/Act on 38% of decided voters. But I sense that Labour is losing momentum. What needs to happen to make Judith Collins the Prime Minister in October? National/Act need just five percentage points more, and Green to ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/keith-rankin-analysis-the-2020-new-zealand-election-is-not-a-foregone-conclusion/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The 2020 New Zealand Election is Not a Foregone Conclusion">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s announcement that he’ll prioritise reducing unemployment ahead of reducing government debt is welcome news. The government is required by the Charter of Budget Honesty to develop and publish a fiscal strategy to be used in each ... <a title="Frydenberg is setting his budget ambition dangerously low" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/frydenberg-is-setting-his-budget-ambition-dangerously-low-146855/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg is setting his budget ambition dangerously low">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2020
By Sheldon Chanel in Suva Fiji’s Suva foreshore has been under “enormous” pressure from decades of destructive practices with little to no public awareness about the various afflictions, says prominent academic professor Vijay Naidu. The problems have been exacerbated by no sustained public awareness campaign, absence of environmental issues in Pacific news media coverage and ... <a title="Fiji academic calls for more action to reverse Suva foreshore pollution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/25/fiji-academic-calls-for-more-action-to-reverse-suva-foreshore-pollution/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji academic calls for more action to reverse Suva foreshore pollution">Read more</a>
