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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Tolhurst, Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne Last season’s bushfires directly killed 34 people and devastated more than 8 million hectares of land along the south-eastern fringe of Australia. A further 445 people are estimated to have died from smoke-induced respiratory problems. ... <a title="It’s 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don’t expect the same this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/its-12-months-since-the-last-bushfire-season-began-but-dont-expect-the-same-this-year-139757/" aria-label="Read more about It’s 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don’t expect the same this year">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Baker, Lecturer in Business Strategy, Auckland University of Technology To paraphrase Winston Churchill, it is curious to see The Warehouse Group (TWG) not letting a good crisis go to waste. Despite recently receiving NZ$68 million in government wage subsidies as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, ... <a title="By sacking staff and closing stores, big businesses like The Warehouse could hurt their own long-term interests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/by-sacking-staff-and-closing-stores-big-businesses-like-the-warehouse-could-hurt-their-own-long-term-interests-140420/" aria-label="Read more about By sacking staff and closing stores, big businesses like The Warehouse could hurt their own long-term interests">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University “What’s in it for us?” This is the first question Prime Minister Scott Morrison should have asked himself when US President Donald Trump invited him to join an expanded G7 gathering at Camp David in September. The ... <a title="Attending the G7 in the US carries great diplomatic risks for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/attending-the-g7-in-the-us-carries-great-diplomatic-risks-for-australia-140331/" aria-label="Read more about Attending the G7 in the US carries great diplomatic risks for Australia">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Divna Haslam, Senior Research Fellow (Faculty of Law/ Health) & Clinical Psychologist, Queensland University of Technology Parents have many things to worry about. It’s easy to stick our heads in the sand and assume bad things – like sexual abuse – won’t happen to our kids. But ... <a title="Be careful with photos, talk about sex: how to protect your kids from online sexual abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/be-careful-with-photos-talk-about-sex-how-to-protect-your-kids-from-online-sexual-abuse-139971/" aria-label="Read more about Be careful with photos, talk about sex: how to protect your kids from online sexual abuse">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Divna Haslam, Senior Research Fellow (Faculty of Law/ Health) & Clinical Psychologist, Queensland University of Technology We know it can seem easier to bury your head in the sand, when it comes to the hideous issue of child sexual abuse. But child sexual abuse is disturbingly common. ... <a title="Use proper names for body parts, don’t force hugs: how to protect your kids from in-person sexual abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/use-proper-names-for-body-parts-dont-force-hugs-how-to-protect-your-kids-from-in-person-sexual-abuse-139970/" aria-label="Read more about Use proper names for body parts, don’t force hugs: how to protect your kids from in-person sexual abuse">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan J Carr, Professor of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; Adjunct Professor, Monash University, UNSW The COVID-19 pandemic has opened fault lines in social, economic and health-care policy in Australia. One area in which all three converge is homelessness. It’s almost impossible to practise self-isolation and ... <a title="If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/if-australia-really-wants-to-tackle-mental-health-after-coronavirus-we-must-take-action-on-homelessness-139840/" aria-label="Read more about If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Sims, Professor, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, ... <a title="Climate explained: does your driving speed make any difference to your car’s emissions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/climate-explained-does-your-driving-speed-make-any-difference-to-your-cars-emissions-140246/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: does your driving speed make any difference to your car’s emissions?">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Magner, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, RMIT University The Black Summer bushfires may have ended, but the cultural cost has yet to be counted. Thousands of Aboriginal sites were likely destroyed in the 2019 bushfires. But at present, there is no clarity about the numbers of ... <a title="Kylie’s hut: bushfires destroyed the writing retreat of an Aussie literary icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/kylies-hut-bushfires-destroyed-the-writing-retreat-of-an-aussie-literary-icon-136386/" aria-label="Read more about Kylie’s hut: bushfires destroyed the writing retreat of an Aussie literary icon">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Redento B. Recio, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Informal Urbanism (InfUr-) Hub, University of Melbourne – Ricky sits at one of half-a-dozen entrances to the San Roque settlement in Metro Manila’s North Triangle district. Ricky (not his real name) is part of a large team that guards the ... <a title="‘Forced’ evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/forced-evictions-eat-away-at-a-manila-community-as-developer-spares-the-golf-course-next-door-138297/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forced’ evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley Marshall, Associate Professor and Director of the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre, RMIT University As many of us gingerly return to our workplaces, we are relying on cleaners to keep us safe. Employers have extra concerns. High quality cleaning is the key to shielding them ... <a title="You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/you-better-hope-your-work-cleaner-is-one-of-the-few-who-has-time-to-do-a-thorough-job-139998/" aria-label="Read more about You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University We have seen many changes in Australian’s consumption of media during isolation. There has been an increase in television viewing; cinemas were forced to close (although some have crafted a new approach); Hollywood release dates were postponed or ... <a title="Australia’s drive-ins: where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit ‘to your heart’s content’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/australias-drive-ins-where-you-can-wear-slippers-crack-peanuts-and-knit-to-your-hearts-content-139876/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s drive-ins: where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit ‘to your heart’s content’">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Moore, Professor/Deputy Dean Research, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia How would they bring the International Space Station back down to earth? Grace, age 7, Watson, ACT. Hi Grace! The good news is we can bring the International Space Station back to Earth. The bad ... <a title="Curious Kids: how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-would-they-bring-the-international-space-station-back-down-to-earth-140066/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?">Read more</a>
