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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australians will get access to 84.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses throughout 2021, provided current trials prove the vaccines in question are safe and effective. A series of deals ... <a title="Putting our money on two COVID vaccines is better than one: why Australia’s latest vaccine deal makes sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/putting-our-money-on-two-covid-vaccines-is-better-than-one-why-australias-latest-vaccine-deal-makes-sense-145693/" aria-label="Read more about Putting our money on two COVID vaccines is better than one: why Australia’s latest vaccine deal makes sense">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Sandy, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice Studies, RMIT University In recent weeks, Queensland and the ACT became the first Australian jurisdictions to ban conversion therapy. Both passed laws making the widely discredited practice a criminal offence. While this is progress, it is not enough to ... <a title="Why Australia needs a national ban on conversion therapy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/why-australia-needs-a-national-ban-on-conversion-therapy-145410/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia needs a national ban on conversion therapy">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne Anyone looking for evidence of just how devastating the COVID-19 pandemic has been to Australia’s performing arts industry need look no further than its flagship company, Opera Australia. Only last year it was boasting an operating surplus. Last month, ... <a title="As COVID wreaks havoc in the performing arts, do we still need a national opera company?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/as-covid-wreaks-havoc-in-the-performing-arts-do-we-still-need-a-national-opera-company-145461/" aria-label="Read more about As COVID wreaks havoc in the performing arts, do we still need a national opera company?">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc Stears, Professor and Director, Sydney Policy Lab, University of Sydney In the early months of the pandemic, Australia’s public policy response to COVID-19 was widely celebrated across the world. The missteps and extended lockdowns in Victoria recently, though, shows how at least one state has slipped ... <a title="Victoria’s roadmap out of lockdown is the wrong approach. Here’s what good public policy looks like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/victorias-roadmap-out-of-lockdown-is-the-wrong-approach-heres-what-good-public-policy-looks-like-145723/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s roadmap out of lockdown is the wrong approach. Here’s what good public policy looks like">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology It’s been two years since the New Zealand Defence Force set up Operation Respect to stamp out sexual harassment and abuse in its ranks. It came after reports exposed a culture of “persistent sexism” in the NZDF. ... <a title="How to tackle sexual harassment and abuse in the New Zealand Defence Force" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/how-to-tackle-sexual-harassment-and-abuse-in-the-new-zealand-defence-force-145245/" aria-label="Read more about How to tackle sexual harassment and abuse in the New Zealand Defence Force">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto I totally support the goal of eliminating the coronavirus from Victoria and at the same time hopefully eliminating it from all of Australia. I’ve written a book making the case this is the best way to get Australia ... <a title="The modelling behind Melbourne’s extended city-wide lockdown is problematic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/the-modelling-behind-melbournes-extended-city-wide-lockdown-is-problematic-145681/" aria-label="Read more about The modelling behind Melbourne’s extended city-wide lockdown is problematic">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitchell P. Jones, Postdoctoral researcher, Vienna University of Technology Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However, some consumers question the ethical ramifications and environmental sustainability of wearing products sourced from animals. This shift in social standards is ... <a title="Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/vegan-leather-made-from-mushrooms-could-mould-the-future-of-sustainable-fashion-143988/" aria-label="Read more about Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney Within days of COVID-19 being declared an international public health emergency on January 30, multiple groups of scientists began working on a vaccine. At the same time, governments began working on back-room deals to lock in their access to these ... <a title="Why ‘vaccine nationalism’ could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/why-vaccine-nationalism-could-doom-plan-for-global-access-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-145056/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘vaccine nationalism’ could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The case for a referendum on New Zealand’s cannabis law was already urgent in 2015 when the supposedly more pressing issue was whether we should change the flag. As I argued at the time, prohibition had failed and was ... <a title="If reducing harm to society is the goal, a cost-benefit analysis shows cannabis prohibition has failed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/if-reducing-harm-to-society-is-the-goal-a-cost-benefit-analysis-shows-cannabis-prohibition-has-failed-145688/" aria-label="Read more about If reducing harm to society is the goal, a cost-benefit analysis shows cannabis prohibition has failed">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erich Kisi, Professor of Engineering , University of Newcastle As climate change worsens, the future of fossil fuel jobs and infrastructure is uncertain. But a new energy storage technology invented in Australia could enable coal-fired power stations to run entirely emissions-free. The novel material, called miscibility gap ... <a title="Aussie invention could save old coal stations by running them on zero-emissions ‘Lego’ blocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/aussie-invention-could-save-old-coal-stations-by-running-them-on-zero-emissions-lego-blocks-144864/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie invention could save old coal stations by running them on zero-emissions ‘Lego’ blocks">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivano Bongiovanni, Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland Universities worldwide are a growing target for hackers. A July 2020 report by cybersecurity company Redscan found more than 50% of UK universities recorded a data breach in the previous 12 ... <a title="Universities are a juicy prize for cyber criminals. Here are 5 ways to improve their defences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/universities-are-a-juicy-prize-for-cyber-criminals-here-are-5-ways-to-improve-their-defences-144859/" aria-label="Read more about Universities are a juicy prize for cyber criminals. Here are 5 ways to improve their defences">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irene Håkansson, Postdoctoral Reserach Fellow, University of Melbourne In the face of the global health and climate crises, we look at our cities both anxiously and hopefully. We deviate from our normal patterns of behaviour to avoid close physical contact and suffer associated emotional and practical losses. ... <a title="Innovation districts like Melbourne’s could help chart our course out of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/innovation-districts-like-melbournes-could-help-chart-our-course-out-of-crisis-142267/" aria-label="Read more about Innovation districts like Melbourne’s could help chart our course out of crisis">Read more</a>
