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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Spoiler alert: we are not winning the global war on terror. If the past 20 years of fighting terrorism by military means have shown us anything, it is that going to ... <a title="Remaining and expanding: what the Taliban’s return will mean for jihadi terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/remaining-and-expanding-what-the-talibans-return-will-mean-for-jihadi-terrorism-166488/" aria-label="Read more about Remaining and expanding: what the Taliban’s return will mean for jihadi terrorism">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Josh Bowell , Author provided In just five years, greater gliders — fluffy-eared, tree-dwelling marsupials — could go from vulnerable to endangered, because Australia’s environmental laws have failed to protect them and other threatened native species. Our new research found that ... <a title="Australia has failed greater gliders: since they were listed as ‘vulnerable’ we’ve destroyed more of their habitat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/australia-has-failed-greater-gliders-since-they-were-listed-as-vulnerable-weve-destroyed-more-of-their-habitat-164872/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has failed greater gliders: since they were listed as ‘vulnerable’ we’ve destroyed more of their habitat">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca English, Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Let’s face it, none of us actually enjoys wearing a mask. And it’s even harder when you’re a parent trying to get your kids masked up, as well as yourself. Victoria, New South Wales and the ... <a title="Can’t get your kid to wear a mask? Here are 5 things you can try" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/cant-get-your-kid-to-wear-a-mask-here-are-5-things-you-can-try-166648/" aria-label="Read more about Can’t get your kid to wear a mask? Here are 5 things you can try">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Buckley, Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW ESB Professional/Shutterstock There’s a revolution under way in commerce. Within five years, the consumer data right will have transformed competition and simplified the way we live. Yet most of us know little about it, or think it is restricted to ... <a title="More than banking done right, consumer data rights are set to transform our lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/more-than-banking-done-right-consumer-data-rights-are-set-to-transform-our-lives-166036/" aria-label="Read more about More than banking done right, consumer data rights are set to transform our lives">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University The Fountain Gate foxymorons with their partners and Kim’s second best friend at their movie premiere in 2012. Paul Jeffers/AAP Our writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. In our household, watching comedy in ... <a title="Noice. Different. Unusual. Watching Kath and Kim as a (locked down) historian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/noice-different-unusual-watching-kath-and-kim-as-a-locked-down-historian-166261/" aria-label="Read more about Noice. Different. Unusual. Watching Kath and Kim as a (locked down) historian">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Fellow, School Education, Grattan Institute Shutterstock The early NAPLAN results for 2021 released today suggest the average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy in 2020 has been relatively small. This was the first NAPLAN test since students moved to remote learning, and ... <a title="Early NAPLAN results show promise, but we don’t know the full impact of COVID school closures yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/early-naplan-results-show-promise-but-we-dont-know-the-full-impact-of-covid-school-closures-yet-166737/" aria-label="Read more about Early NAPLAN results show promise, but we don’t know the full impact of COVID school closures yet">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
A View from Afar: In the first half of this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan will be joined by Dr David Robie to examine instability in the Pacific’s Polynesian region – specifically to identify what’s going on in: New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa. In the second half, Buchanan and Manning analyse the latest on ... <a title="Live Recording: Pacific Instability + Afghanistan Deadline Looms – Buchanan + Manning + Robie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/livemidday-thursday-pacific-instability-afghanistan-deadline-looms-buchanan-manning-robie/" aria-label="Read more about Live Recording: Pacific Instability + Afghanistan Deadline Looms – Buchanan + Manning + Robie">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute One consequence of the escalating COVID outbreak in New South Wales has been increased political tension around the “national plan” for COVID reopening. The prime minister has argued that states signed up to the plan – albeit ... <a title="Opening with 70% of adults vaccinated, the Doherty report predicts 1.5K deaths in 6 months. We need a revised plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/opening-with-70-of-adults-vaccinated-the-doherty-report-predicts-1-5k-deaths-in-6-months-we-need-a-revised-plan-166659/" aria-label="Read more about Opening with 70% of adults vaccinated, the Doherty report predicts 1.5K deaths in 6 months. We need a revised plan">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina McLean, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Bond University Shutterstock Last year in the COVID-19 pandemic, children were not catching or spreading the virus much. The main focus was on protecting our elderly and vulnerable. But the Delta strain has changed things. Children around the world are contracting Delta ... <a title="Masks, ventilation, vaccination: 3 ways to protect our kids against the Delta variant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/masks-ventilation-vaccination-3-ways-to-protect-our-kids-against-the-delta-variant-166413/" aria-label="Read more about Masks, ventilation, vaccination: 3 ways to protect our kids against the Delta variant">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyla Raby, PhD Candidate researching the role of consumers in eradicating modern slavery in supply chains, University of South Australia Kyodo/AP When the Australian government introduced its Modern Slavery Bill to parliament in 2018, it heralded it as the start of a “race to the top”. But ... <a title="Senate’s vote to ban slave-made imports shows the weakness of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/senates-vote-to-ban-slave-made-imports-shows-the-weakness-of-australias-modern-slavery-act-166647/" aria-label="Read more about Senate’s vote to ban slave-made imports shows the weakness of Australia’s Modern Slavery Act">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University Danmarks Radio (DR), Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), Sveriges Television (SVT) Our writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. Her face is long and austere. Her dark hair is pulled back over a high forehead, ... <a title="The Killing’s Sarah Lund: an anti-hero for our COVID moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/the-killings-sarah-lund-an-anti-hero-for-our-covid-moment-166654/" aria-label="Read more about The Killing’s Sarah Lund: an anti-hero for our COVID moment">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Oliva, Lecturer, Psychology, James Cook University Shutterstock It may come as no surprise to dog owners in lockdown, but walking the dog can be the highlight of the day. With exercise being one of the few reasons for leaving the house for millions of Australians, walking ... <a title="At home with your dog? 3 ways to connect and lift your spirits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/at-home-with-your-dog-3-ways-to-connect-and-lift-your-spirits-166331/" aria-label="Read more about At home with your dog? 3 ways to connect and lift your spirits">Read more</a>
