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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University COVID has led to children spending more time on screens using social networks, communication apps, chat rooms and online gaming. While this has undoubtedly allowed them to keep in touch with friends, or connect with new ones, during ... <a title="Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/young-people-are-exposed-to-more-hate-online-during-covid-and-it-risks-their-health-148107/" aria-label="Read more about Young people are exposed to more hate online during COVID. And it risks their health">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Malos, Project Manager, climate and energy policy, ClimateWorks Australia Yesterday, Zali Steggall, the independent member for Warringah, introduced her long-awaited climate change bill to the Australian parliament. Much of the debate around the bill centres on what needs to be done for Australia to reach net ... <a title="Zali Steggall’s new climate change bill comes just as economic sectors step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/zali-steggalls-new-climate-change-bill-comes-just-as-economic-sectors-step-up-149728/" aria-label="Read more about Zali Steggall’s new climate change bill comes just as economic sectors step up">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The international student crisis is causing a population shock that is only going to get worse, a new report by the Mitchell Institute has found. The education policy think tank estimates over 300,000 fewer international students — half the ... <a title="COVID to halve international student numbers in Australia by mid-2021 – it’s not just unis that will feel their loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/covid-to-halve-international-student-numbers-in-australia-by-mid-2021-its-not-just-unis-that-will-feel-their-loss-148997/" aria-label="Read more about COVID to halve international student numbers in Australia by mid-2021 – it’s not just unis that will feel their loss">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute The government has targeted its JobMaker Hiring Credit too narrowly. The scheme to go before the Senate this week will give employers who take on someone aged 16 to 29 years who has been on JobSeeker or a related ... <a title="JobMaker is nowhere near bold enough. Here are four ways to expand it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/jobmaker-is-nowhere-near-bold-enough-here-are-four-ways-to-expand-it-148980/" aria-label="Read more about JobMaker is nowhere near bold enough. Here are four ways to expand it">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Research fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University Since the 2012 hit film Magic Mike explored the hedonistic lifestyle of men who strip for women, popular culture has exploded with images of sexy, muscular, athletic and shirtless (or pantless!) “hot” men. In ... <a title="We asked 24 women to reflect on images of ‘hot’ men — and it’s good news for those with ‘dad bods’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/we-asked-24-women-to-reflect-on-images-of-hot-men-and-its-good-news-for-those-with-dad-bods-146753/" aria-label="Read more about We asked 24 women to reflect on images of ‘hot’ men — and it’s good news for those with ‘dad bods’">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Attorney-General Christian Porter and fellow cabinet minister Alan Tudge have been accused of sexual indiscretions, in a sensational Four Corners expose the government first tried to head off and then to discredit before it went to air. In the program, ... <a title="Porter rejects allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour and threatens legal action after Four Corners investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/10/porter-rejects-allegations-of-inappropriate-sexual-behaviour-and-threatens-legal-action-after-four-corners-investigation-149774/" aria-label="Read more about Porter rejects allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour and threatens legal action after Four Corners investigation">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne In a post-election poll for the University of Melbourne’s US election webinar series we asked the several hundred people in the audience if President Donald Trump’s defeat would mean the death of “Trumpism”. A full 92% ... <a title="What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/whats-next-for-the-republicans-after-trump-here-are-5-reasons-for-pessimism-and-5-reasons-for-hope-149526/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trisia Farrelly, Senior Lecturer, Massey University After banning plastic bags last year, New Zealand now proposes to regulate single-use plastic packaging and to ban various hard-to-recycle plastics and single-use plastic items. These moves come in response to growing public concern about plastics, increasing volumes of plastic in ... <a title="How life-cycle assessments can be (mis)used to justify more single-use plastic packaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/how-life-cycle-assessments-can-be-mis-used-to-justify-more-single-use-plastic-packaging-147672/" aria-label="Read more about How life-cycle assessments can be (mis)used to justify more single-use plastic packaging">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne In a post-election poll for the University of Melbourne’s US election webinar series we asked the several hundred people in the audience if President Donald Trump’s defeat would mean the death of “Trumpism”. A full 92% ... <a title="What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 are reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/whats-next-for-the-republicans-after-trump-here-are-5-are-reasons-for-pessimism-and-5-reasons-for-hope-149526/" aria-label="Read more about What’s next for the Republicans after Trump? Here are 5 are reasons for pessimism — and 5 reasons for hope">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland US President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement is “fresh air” news for Pacific Islands countries, say some commentators. The US formally left the Paris pact a day after the US elections last week – a year after the Trump administration gave notice it was quitting. However, ... <a title="Biden presidency likely to be boost for climate change, West Papua issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/biden-presidency-likely-to-be-boost-for-climate-change-west-papua-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Biden presidency likely to be boost for climate change, West Papua issues">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aashish Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University Students enter university as young adults embarking on a new life. Hazing rituals are meant to be a lighthearted initiation into university life that breaks down barriers between seniors and freshers and prepares the newcomers ... <a title="Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/brutal-rituals-of-hazing-wont-go-away-and-unis-are-increasingly-likely-to-be-held-responsible-147849/" aria-label="Read more about Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toss Gascoigne, Visiting fellow, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University It’s a challenging time to be a science communicator. The current pandemic, climate crisis, and concerns over new technologies from artificial intelligence to genetic modification by CRISPR demand public accountability, clear discussion and ... <a title="Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/science-communication-is-more-important-than-ever-here-are-3-lessons-from-around-the-world-on-what-makes-it-work-147670/" aria-label="Read more about Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work">Read more</a>
