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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor, University of Auckland The decision to delay New Zealand’s 2020 general election to 17 October, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was partly about voter and candidate safety and partly to allow parties to campaign fairly. As much as anything, Ardern wanted to restore ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand’s election to allow conventional campaigning – but where are voters really getting information?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/jacinda-ardern-delays-new-zealands-election-to-allow-conventional-campaigning-but-where-are-voters-really-getting-information-144560/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand’s election to allow conventional campaigning – but where are voters really getting information?">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurie Berg, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown in March, many temporary visa holders working in heavily casualised industries, such as hospitality and retail, lost their jobs and struggled to meet basic living expenses. These included international students, backpackers, ... <a title="‘I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the suffering of temporary migrants during the COVID-19 crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/i-will-never-come-to-australia-again-new-research-reveals-the-suffering-of-temporary-migrants-during-the-covid-19-crisis-143351/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I will never come to Australia again’: new research reveals the suffering of temporary migrants during the COVID-19 crisis">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Usha M. Rodrigues, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Deakin University Australia prides itself on being a successful multicultural society. Yet Australian television does not reflect the make-up of the wider community. This in turn means many stories of multicultural Australians remain untold. An analysis by Deakin University, to ... <a title="Whitewash on the box: how a lack of diversity on Australian television damages us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/whitewash-on-the-box-how-a-lack-of-diversity-on-australian-television-damages-us-all-143434/" aria-label="Read more about Whitewash on the box: how a lack of diversity on Australian television damages us all">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Ralph, Associate Professor and malaria researcher, University of Melbourne The number of COVID-19 deaths globally – more than 750,000 – is now greater than the amount of people who succumb to malaria most years. Meanwhile, national statistics show lockdown restrictions in Australia have potentially helped reduce ... <a title="From STIs to malaria, here are six disease trends we should heed during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/from-stis-to-malaria-here-are-six-disease-trends-we-should-heed-during-the-pandemic-143907/" aria-label="Read more about From STIs to malaria, here are six disease trends we should heed during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Edwin White, Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne To slow climate change, humanity has two main options: reduce greenhouse gas emissions directly or find ways to remove them from the atmosphere. On the latter, storing carbon in soil – or carbon farming – is often touted as ... <a title="Dishing the dirt: Australia’s move to store carbon in soil is a problem for tackling climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/dishing-the-dirt-australias-move-to-store-carbon-in-soil-is-a-problem-for-tackling-climate-change-141656/" aria-label="Read more about Dishing the dirt: Australia’s move to store carbon in soil is a problem for tackling climate change">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University The video-sharing app TikTok is a hot political potato amid concerns over who has access to users’ personal data. The United States has moved to ban the app. Other countries, including Australia, have expressed concern. But does this ... <a title="TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/tiktok-can-be-good-for-your-kids-if-you-follow-a-few-tips-to-stay-safe-144002/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Henderson, Postdoctoral Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Latin America is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fastest spread of the disease in the region’s cities follows a pattern of contagion that is anything but arbitrary. Disturbing images in international media ... <a title="From the COVID-19 epicentre: lessons from Latin American cities’ successes and failures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/from-the-covid-19-epicentre-lessons-from-latin-american-cities-successes-and-failures-144000/" aria-label="Read more about From the COVID-19 epicentre: lessons from Latin American cities’ successes and failures">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kantha Dayaram, Associate Professor, School of Management, Curtin University How to stop sick people going to work? That’s a question the Victorian government has been grappling with since it became clear about 80% of new COVID-19 infections in the state’s second-wave outbreak were from workplace transmissions. Read ... <a title="Workplace transmissions: a predictable result of the class divide in worker rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/workplace-transmissions-a-predictable-result-of-the-class-divide-in-worker-rights-143896/" aria-label="Read more about Workplace transmissions: a predictable result of the class divide in worker rights">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia Ranald, Honorary research fellow, University of Sydney In the negotiations for an Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement at present underway, the European Union is pushing for longer monopolies on medicines for its pharmaceutical companies. If it gets them, Australians will wait longer for cheaper versions of ... <a title="Last to know: the European Union knows more about our trade talks than we do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/last-to-know-the-european-union-knows-more-about-our-trade-talks-than-we-do-144196/" aria-label="Read more about Last to know: the European Union knows more about our trade talks than we do">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Kimball, PHD Student in Classics, University of Newcastle Hello, curious kids! Have you got a question you’d like an expert to answer? Ask an adult to send your question to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au Are witches and wizards real? Mabel, age 7, Anglesea, Victoria. They are, but not in ... <a title="Curious Kids: are witches and wizards real?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/curious-kids-are-witches-and-wizards-real-141799/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: are witches and wizards real?">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tradespeople and others in licensed occupations would find it easier to work across state and territory boundaries next year under a plan being developed. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, announcing the plan, agreed to by the nation’s treasurers, said it would ... <a title="Frydenberg announces ‘automatic recognition’ plan to help workers and businesses operate across state borders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/frydenberg-announces-automatic-recognition-plan-to-help-workers-and-businesses-operate-across-state-borders-144553/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg announces ‘automatic recognition’ plan to help workers and businesses operate across state borders">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The inquiry commissioned by the Berejiklian government into the Ruby Princess COVID-19 disaster has laid blame on NSW health officials, who made “inexcusable” and “inexplicable” mistakes. It also exonerated the Australian Border Force. In the report, the federal government was ... <a title="Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/14/ruby-princess-inquiry-blames-nsw-health-officials-for-debacle-144512/" aria-label="Read more about Ruby Princess inquiry blames NSW health officials for debacle">Read more</a>
