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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Colvin, Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University We will remember 2020 as a year of crisis. COVID-19 hit Australia just as we were beginning to make sense of the horror bushfires and smoke of last summer, a sinister illustration of global warming’s threats. ... <a title="New polling shows 79% of Aussies care about climate change. So why doesn’t the government listen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/new-polling-shows-79-of-aussies-care-about-climate-change-so-why-doesnt-the-government-listen-148726/" aria-label="Read more about New polling shows 79% of Aussies care about climate change. So why doesn’t the government listen?">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University An overarching criticism of the recent federal budget is that it overlooked the workers hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, namely women. However, the budget includes one promising, albeit small, initiative that focuses on this group. The ... <a title="Industry cadetships: a good but small step to tap the talents of women in STEM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/industry-cadetships-a-good-but-small-step-to-tap-the-talents-of-women-in-stem-148170/" aria-label="Read more about Industry cadetships: a good but small step to tap the talents of women in STEM">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stefan Bode, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Decision Neuroscience Laboratory, University of Melbourne Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of ... <a title="Will I or won’t I? Scientists still haven’t figured out free will, but they’re having fun trying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/will-i-or-wont-i-scientists-still-havent-figured-out-free-will-but-theyre-having-fun-trying-132085/" aria-label="Read more about Will I or won’t I? Scientists still haven’t figured out free will, but they’re having fun trying">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Doust, Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have felt anxious about going to the GP and other health facilities, believing these places have had a greater risk of transmission. A lot of us have also had to juggle work, ... <a title="Cervical, breast, heart, bowel: here’s what women should be getting screened regularly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/cervical-breast-heart-bowel-heres-what-women-should-be-getting-screened-regularly-148575/" aria-label="Read more about Cervical, breast, heart, bowel: here’s what women should be getting screened regularly">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miranda Stewart, Professor, University of Melbourne Working mothers get something in the budget, but not much, and not for long. Before the budget the second earner in a couple with young children (usually the mother) lost almost all of the income she made working for the second, ... <a title="Blink and you’ll miss it: what the budget did for working mums" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/blink-and-youll-miss-it-what-the-budget-did-for-working-mums-148264/" aria-label="Read more about Blink and you’ll miss it: what the budget did for working mums">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia People often roll their eyes when they hear about a major Hollywood studio re-releasing a film from its back catalogue to cinemas. Director’s cuts, “reduxes” and remastered prints can seem like cynical corporate moves, re-commodifying ... <a title="Total Recall at 30: why this brutal action film remains a classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/total-recall-at-30-why-this-brutal-action-film-remains-a-classic-146755/" aria-label="Read more about Total Recall at 30: why this brutal action film remains a classic">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Judah Seomeng, Postgraduate student, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The election of Labour candidate Ibrahim Omer on October 17 makes him New Zealand’s first African MP and one of only two former refugees to sit in the New Zealand parliament. Omer originally fled ... <a title="New MP Ibrahim Omer’s election highlights the challenges refugees from Africa face in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/new-mp-ibrahim-omers-election-highlights-the-challenges-refugees-from-africa-face-in-new-zealand-148621/" aria-label="Read more about New MP Ibrahim Omer’s election highlights the challenges refugees from Africa face in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Brand, Adjunct A/Prof of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Monash University As the US presidential election polling day draws close, it’s worth recapping what we know about how Facebook has been used to influence election results. The platform is optimised for boosting politically conservative voices calling ... <a title="Facebook is tilting the political playing field more than ever, and it’s no accident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/facebook-is-tilting-the-political-playing-field-more-than-ever-and-its-no-accident-148314/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook is tilting the political playing field more than ever, and it’s no accident">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lionel Page, Professor in Economics, University of Technology Sydney Polls highly favour Joe Biden to win the US presidential election. These polls are not just abstract information. By telling prospective voters who is the most likely to win, can they influence the result of the election by ... <a title="Momentum vs underdog status: this time the advantage is with Joe Biden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/momentum-vs-underdog-status-this-time-the-advantage-is-with-joe-biden-148631/" aria-label="Read more about Momentum vs underdog status: this time the advantage is with Joe Biden">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University Muslims are a small minority in the United States, but they may have a significant influence on the US elections. ... <a title="Who will Muslim Americans vote for in the US elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/who-will-muslim-americans-vote-for-in-the-us-elections-146854/" aria-label="Read more about Who will Muslim Americans vote for in the US elections?">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Hello I’m Selwyn Manning and you are watching Tech Now. Tonight, we are joined by technology commentator Sarah Putt to discuss some of the week’s big tech issues, including: A new Telecommunications Commissioner started in June. And the commissioner has a big focus on telco consumer rights. We’ll talk to Sarah to see what this ... <a title="Evening Report LIVE: Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning – Consumer Rights + Google in DoJ’s Sights + iPhone12" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/evening-report-live-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-and-selwyn-manning-consumer-rights-google-in-dojs-sights-iphone12/" aria-label="Read more about Evening Report LIVE: Tech Now with Sarah Putt and Selwyn Manning – Consumer Rights + Google in DoJ’s Sights + iPhone12">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Last week we heard Queensland-based biotech company Microbio had developed a test that could, according to media reports, tell whether someone is a COVID-19 superspreader. While this may sound like an exciting prospect, there are a ... <a title="Could a test really detect if someone is a COVID-19 ‘superspreader’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/could-a-test-really-detect-if-someone-is-a-covid-19-superspreader-148627/" aria-label="Read more about Could a test really detect if someone is a COVID-19 ‘superspreader’?">Read more</a>
