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February 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Many families in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales have been paying around double what families in other states and territories pay for preschool. Median out of pocket costs for preschool, per hour, range from A$2.82 to $3.82 ... <a title="Families in eastern states pay around twice as much for preschool than the rest of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/22/families-in-eastern-states-pay-around-twice-as-much-for-preschool-than-the-rest-of-australia-155218/" aria-label="Read more about Families in eastern states pay around twice as much for preschool than the rest of Australia">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury When the deadly second earthquake struck Christchurch ten years ago today, among the many things toppled by natural forces were statues of the city’s founding father John Robert Godley, colonial politician William Rolleston and imperial hero Robert Falcon Scott. ... <a title="Ten years on, the earthquake still casts its shadow over Christchurch’s past, present and future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/22/ten-years-on-the-earthquake-still-casts-its-shadow-over-christchurchs-past-present-and-future-155124/" aria-label="Read more about Ten years on, the earthquake still casts its shadow over Christchurch’s past, present and future">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes, Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University With most of the world’s people now living in urban areas, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of urban resilience. It’s just as important for adapting to climate change. Put simply, resilience is the ability ... <a title="You need all 6 pieces of the puzzle to build urban resilience, but too often it’s politics that leaves a gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/22/you-need-all-6-pieces-of-the-puzzle-to-build-urban-resilience-but-too-often-its-politics-that-leaves-a-gap-152621/" aria-label="Read more about You need all 6 pieces of the puzzle to build urban resilience, but too often it’s politics that leaves a gap">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Warren, Lecturer, University of Tasmania After its early cancellation in 2020, Dark Mofo just announced June dates for the festival this year, with “some trepidation” according to creative director Leigh Carmichael. Festival organisers said they hoped to create a program with international, national and local acts. ... <a title="Without visiting headliners, can local artists save our festivals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/22/without-visiting-headliners-can-local-artists-save-our-festivals-154830/" aria-label="Read more about Without visiting headliners, can local artists save our festivals?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s COVID vaccination program has begun with Scott Morrison joining a small group of recipients in a carefully orchestrated event, aimed at boosting confidence as the general rollout begins on Monday. The first recipient was aged care resident Jane Malysiak, ... <a title="Morrison takes the shot to promote vaccine confidence, as government and opposition stay tied in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/22/morrison-takes-the-shot-to-promote-vaccine-confidence-as-government-and-opposition-stay-tied-in-newspoll-155721/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison takes the shot to promote vaccine confidence, as government and opposition stay tied in Newspoll">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2021
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Sydney The tech juggernaut Facebook’s shock decision to block all news feeds from Australian media outlets this week in response to a proposed new Media Bargaining law, that will force social media giants to pay for news content that is posted on their platforms, has created fury among Australians. But it ... <a title="Facebook news ban turns attention to tech giants’ impact on journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/21/facebook-news-ban-turns-attention-to-tech-giants-impact-on-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook news ban turns attention to tech giants’ impact on journalism">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2021
By Sheldon Chanel in Suva Facebook’s ban on Australian news will cut off a vital source of authoritative information for the Pacific region, government and industry analysts have warned. Across the Pacific, thousands have found their access to news blocked, or severely limited, after the tech giant wiped all news on the platform in Australia ... <a title="Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/21/facebooks-australia-ban-threatens-to-leave-pacific-without-key-news-source/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2021
By RNZ News The Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) says this week’s change in the New Caledonian territorial government has brought hope to the Kanak people. On Wednesday, the Congress of New Caledonia elected a majority pro-independence government. Now, for the first time in almost 40 years a Kanak pro-independence leader could be ... <a title="Change in New Caledonia government 40 years on brings hope to Kanaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/21/change-in-new-caledonia-government-40-years-on-brings-hope-to-kanaks/" aria-label="Read more about Change in New Caledonia government 40 years on brings hope to Kanaks">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Salter, Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW Child sexual abuse material — images and videos of kids being sexually abused — is a growing international problem. Almost 70 million reports of this material were made to US authorities in 2019. That figure rose still further in ... <a title="New research shows parents are major producers of child sexual abuse material" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/20/new-research-shows-parents-are-major-producers-of-child-sexual-abuse-material-153722/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows parents are major producers of child sexual abuse material">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics, University of Melbourne Talk about returning the economy to normal after the crisis is misguided. Before the crisis, normal was nowhere near good enough. Australia did indeed manage to go 28 years without a commonly-defined recession. But the expansion had ... <a title="The reset to lift us out of the COVID recession has to be bold: returning to where we were is nowhere near good enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/19/the-reset-to-lift-us-out-of-the-covid-recession-has-to-be-bold-returning-to-where-we-were-is-nowhere-near-good-enough-155565/" aria-label="Read more about The reset to lift us out of the COVID recession has to be bold: returning to where we were is nowhere near good enough">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Bramble, Lecturer, philosophy, Australian National University Some of my vegan friends are reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. These vaccines do not contain animal products. Yet animals were used to develop and test them. For instance, early trials involved giving the vaccines to mice and macaque ... <a title="Are COVID vaccines vegan? Should I get one anyway? An ethicist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/19/are-covid-vaccines-vegan-should-i-get-one-anyway-an-ethicist-explains-155221/" aria-label="Read more about Are COVID vaccines vegan? Should I get one anyway? An ethicist explains">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide This history of the development of universities is the first of two articles on the past and future of the campus. This is a long read, so set aside the time to read it and enjoy. Once the ... <a title="A century that profoundly changed universities and their campuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/19/a-century-that-profoundly-changed-universities-and-their-campuses-151765/" aria-label="Read more about A century that profoundly changed universities and their campuses">Read more</a>
