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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne With just a month left until the November 3 US presidential election, contracting the virus could have politically positive or negative consequences for President Donald Trump. These will, of course, be contingent on how severe the ... <a title="Donald Trump has COVID-19. How might this affect his chances of re-election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/donald-trump-has-covid-19-how-might-this-affect-his-chances-of-re-election-147361/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump has COVID-19. How might this affect his chances of re-election?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Koopman, Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland It’s one of the most important genes in biology: “Sry”, the gene that makes males male. Development of the sexes is a crucial step in sexual reproduction and is essential for the survival of almost all animal species. ... <a title="We discovered a missing gene fragment that’s shedding new light on how males develop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/we-discovered-a-missing-gene-fragment-thats-shedding-new-light-on-how-males-develop-147348/" aria-label="Read more about We discovered a missing gene fragment that’s shedding new light on how males develop">Read more</a>
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October 2, 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 Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss the first of three US presidential debates, the report into aged care tabled this week, ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Melbourne, manufacturing, and the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/video-michelle-grattan-on-melbourne-manufacturing-and-the-budget-147356/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Melbourne, manufacturing, and the budget">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Kabatek, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne The following five charts provide a snapshot of how COVID-19 is affecting Australians aged 18-24. Though the health impacts of the coronavirus fall most on the elderly, it is young adults that ... <a title="5 charts on how COVID-19 is hitting Australia’s young adults hard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/5-charts-on-how-covid-19-is-hitting-australias-young-adults-hard-147254/" aria-label="Read more about 5 charts on how COVID-19 is hitting Australia’s young adults hard">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristian Bell, PhD candidate, Deakin University Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this new series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. Though it may not be as famous a stereotype as shrimps on the ... <a title="Photos from the field: Australia is full of lizards so I went bush to find out why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/photos-from-the-field-australia-is-full-of-lizards-so-i-went-bush-to-find-out-why-146020/" aria-label="Read more about Photos from the field: Australia is full of lizards so I went bush to find out why">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University Janis Joplin died 50 years ago this Sunday, aged just 27, but her songs reach beyond time. Her enduring influence and popularity can be attributed to her raw, unadulterated, fearless performances. We respond to vocalists who can express ... <a title="On the 50th anniversary of her death, Janis Joplin still ignites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/on-the-50th-anniversary-of-her-death-janis-joplin-still-ignites-147097/" aria-label="Read more about On the 50th anniversary of her death, Janis Joplin still ignites">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University Amid the ongoing disaster in Victorian aged-care homes, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety yesterday released its special report into the COVID-19 pandemic. This report finally states who is ... <a title="Older Australians deserve more than the aged care royal commission’s COVID-19 report delivers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/older-australians-deserve-more-than-the-aged-care-royal-commissions-covid-19-report-delivers-147273/" aria-label="Read more about Older Australians deserve more than the aged care royal commission’s COVID-19 report delivers">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University The Australian government has released a series of manufacturing industry policies in the lead-up to the October 6 budget. Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke about a A$1.5 billion strategy to strengthen Australian manufacturing and supply chains. ... <a title="Advanced apprenticeships will boost skills for future jobs, but not in time to counter COVID impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/advanced-apprenticeships-will-boost-skills-for-future-jobs-but-not-in-time-to-counter-covid-impacts-147113/" aria-label="Read more about Advanced apprenticeships will boost skills for future jobs, but not in time to counter COVID impacts">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Wright, Professor of History, La Trobe University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. What’s in a name? A rose might very well smell as sweet if it was called a turnip, but clearly there is ... <a title="We have enough electorates named after dead white men. It’s time we chose a woman instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/we-have-enough-electorates-named-after-dead-white-men-its-time-we-chose-a-woman-instead-146923/" aria-label="Read more about We have enough electorates named after dead white men. It’s time we chose a woman instead">Read more</a>
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October 2, 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 Peter Dunne: No party has offered any innovative strategy for the future Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): You Know What? Collins Could Win This. Tim Watkin (RNZ): Collins goes vote plucking, while Peters makes ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 02 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-02-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 02 2020">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Associate Professor in Internet Studies, Curtin University Facebook Messenger and Instragram’s direct messaging services will be integrated into one system, Facebook has announced. The merge will allow shared messaging across both platforms, as well as video calls and the use of a range of tools ... <a title="Facebook is merging Messenger and Instagram chat features. It’s for Zuckerberg’s benefit, not yours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/facebook-is-merging-messenger-and-instagram-chat-features-its-for-zuckerbergs-benefit-not-yours-147261/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook is merging Messenger and Instagram chat features. It’s for Zuckerberg’s benefit, not yours">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Senior Lecturer in New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity Most of us are living through a year that is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Too young to remember the Spanish flu, we’ve grown up in a world where we take Western wonder drugs ... <a title="God, plagues and pestilence – what history can teach us about living through a pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/02/god-plagues-and-pestilence-what-history-can-teach-us-about-living-through-a-pandemic-146094/" aria-label="Read more about God, plagues and pestilence – what history can teach us about living through a pandemic">Read more</a>
