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Month: October 2021

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5 ways Twitch’s massive data leak might change live streaming as we know it

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark R Johnson, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney Shutterstock Yesterday a colossal data leak from live streaming platform Twitch.tv was posted on controversial internet forum 4chan by an anonymous user. Twitch hosts millions of users who stream their daily activities to a combined audience of ... <a title="5 ways Twitch’s massive data leak might change live streaming as we know it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/5-ways-twitchs-massive-data-leak-might-change-live-streaming-as-we-know-it-169448/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways Twitch’s massive data leak might change live streaming as we know it">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Global Housing Crisis, Human Rights, and Entitlement Finance

October 7, 2021

Analysis by Keith Rankin. This last week I watched Push: The Global Housing Crisis on Al Jazeera, featuring Leilani Farha, Canadian lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing. She is now leader of The Shift (the global movement to secure the human right to housing). The central takeaway from this ‘Witness’ documentary ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Global Housing Crisis, Human Rights, and Entitlement Finance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/keith-rankin-analysis-global-housing-crisis-human-rights-and-entitlement-finance/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Global Housing Crisis, Human Rights, and Entitlement Finance">Read more</a>

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Saturday is Love your Bookshop Day. 5 reasons why readers keep coming back to independent book stores

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katya Johanson, Professor of Audience Research, Deakin University Shutterstock “The cities are dead”, Australian Booksellers Association CEO Robbie Egan tells us, “and that has been brutal”. For bookshops, the experience of the pandemic depends on their location: those in regional towns have flourished, while those in the ... <a title="Saturday is Love your Bookshop Day. 5 reasons why readers keep coming back to independent book stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/saturday-is-love-your-bookshop-day-5-reasons-why-readers-keep-coming-back-to-independent-book-stores-169445/" aria-label="Read more about Saturday is Love your Bookshop Day. 5 reasons why readers keep coming back to independent book stores">Read more</a>

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Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Carter, Senior lecturer, RMIT University The CUAVA-1 satellite departs from the International Space Station. JAXA The Australian-made space weather satellite CUAVA-1 was deployed into orbit from the International Space Station on Wednesday night. Launched to the space station in August aboard a SpaceX rocket, a major ... <a title="Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/forecasting-space-weather-is-hard-a-new-australian-satellite-may-help-make-it-easier-169027/" aria-label="Read more about Forecasting space weather is hard. A new Australian satellite may help make it easier">Read more</a>

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Far right and extremist groups are targeting military veterans for recruitment. Does the ADF owe them a duty of care?

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carli Kulmar, Lecturer in Law, University of Canberra Shutterstock Even before extremist group activity in Australia’s 2021 anti-lockdown protests was exposed, concern about right-wing extremism in Australia was on the rise. ASIO and the US annual threat estimate have noted right-wing extremism in Australia is on an ... <a title="Far right and extremist groups are targeting military veterans for recruitment. Does the ADF owe them a duty of care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/far-right-and-extremist-groups-are-targeting-military-veterans-for-recruitment-does-the-adf-owe-them-a-duty-of-care-166756/" aria-label="Read more about Far right and extremist groups are targeting military veterans for recruitment. Does the ADF owe them a duty of care?">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former judge Stephen Charles slams government’s integrity commission model

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After Gladys Berejiklian’s resignation over an investigation by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the debate about the federal government’s proposed – but weak – federal integrity commission is heating up. Stephen Charles, a former Victorian judge who is ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former judge Stephen Charles slams government’s integrity commission model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-former-judge-stephen-charles-slams-governments-integrity-commission-model-169460/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former judge Stephen Charles slams government’s integrity commission model">Read more</a>

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Curing with blood: the rise and fall of COVID convalescent plasma therapy

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney Shutterstock Early in the pandemic, scientists thought “convalescent plasma” might be a way to treat COVID-19. By giving patients the plasma of people who had recovered (or convalesced) from COVID-19, the idea was this antibody-rich ... <a title="Curing with blood: the rise and fall of COVID convalescent plasma therapy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/curing-with-blood-the-rise-and-fall-of-covid-convalescent-plasma-therapy-169347/" aria-label="Read more about Curing with blood: the rise and fall of COVID convalescent plasma therapy">Read more</a>

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Can I catch COVID from the pool? Not from the water but watch out for the change rooms and queues

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University As NSW and Victoria speed toward target COVID vaccination rates and the associated relaxation of lockdown rules, many are considering a trip to the local pool in the ... <a title="Can I catch COVID from the pool? Not from the water but watch out for the change rooms and queues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/can-i-catch-covid-from-the-pool-not-from-the-water-but-watch-out-for-the-change-rooms-and-queues-169252/" aria-label="Read more about Can I catch COVID from the pool? Not from the water but watch out for the change rooms and queues">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: How Hindutva rightwing nationalism is concerning Indian communities around the world

October 7, 2021

In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss how security threats present themselves in a multitude of forms. This week we look at a threat that mixes belief with nationalism. This threat is most obvious in its homeland where the movement was conceived. But its devotees have migrated to countries all over the world. When confronted by others within their communities, they respond with threats that by degrees… become more sinister.

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Live Episode: How Hindutva rightwing nationalism is concerning Indian communities around the world

October 7, 2021

LIVE PODCST: In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss how security threats present themselves in a multitude of forms. This week we look at a threat that mixes belief with nationalism. This threat is most obvious in its homeland where the movement was conceived. But its ... <a title="Live Episode: How Hindutva rightwing nationalism is concerning Indian communities around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/scheduled-live-midday-thurs-sept-30-how-hindutva-rightwing-nationalism-is-concerning-indian-communities-around-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Live Episode: How Hindutva rightwing nationalism is concerning Indian communities around the world">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 07 2021

October 7, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Govt ends elimination strategy Lew Stoddart (Guardian): How New Zealand snookered itself by ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 07 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-07-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 07 2021">Read more</a>

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Most of us will recover our mental health after lockdown. But some will find it harder to bounce back

October 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maree Teesson, Professor & Director of The Matilda Centre, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australians’ mental health has tended to decline during COVID-19 lockdowns. Record-high calls to helplines such as Lifeline suggest many are currently suffering. Encouragingly, data from 2020 shows many Australians’ mental health improved once outbreaks ... <a title="Most of us will recover our mental health after lockdown. But some will find it harder to bounce back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/07/most-of-us-will-recover-our-mental-health-after-lockdown-but-some-will-find-it-harder-to-bounce-back-169029/" aria-label="Read more about Most of us will recover our mental health after lockdown. But some will find it harder to bounce back">Read more</a>