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November 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kalervo Gulson, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Education & Social Work, Education Futures Studio, University of Sydney Algorithms are becoming commonplace. They can determine employment prospects, financial security and more. The use of algorithms can be controversial – for example, robodebt, as the Australian government’s flawed online ... <a title="Algorithms can decide your marks, your work prospects and your financial security. How do you know they’re fair?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/22/algorithms-can-decide-your-marks-your-work-prospects-and-your-financial-security-how-do-you-know-theyre-fair-171590/" aria-label="Read more about Algorithms can decide your marks, your work prospects and your financial security. How do you know they’re fair?">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Research Fellow, RMIT University Main Roads Western Australia It cost A$49 million to add 12.5 kilometres of extra lanes to Western Australia’s Kwinana Highway, south of Perth’s CBD. That’s not unusual. On average, building a single lane of road costs about about A$5 million per ... <a title="How to make roads with recycled waste, and pave the way to a circular economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/22/how-to-make-roads-with-recycled-waste-and-pave-the-way-to-a-circular-economy-164997/" aria-label="Read more about How to make roads with recycled waste, and pave the way to a circular economy">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Roose, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University AAP/James Ross Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in Melbourne to protest vaccine mandates and the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic bill. While the latest protests were relatively peaceful, they have followed a week of similar gatherings whose ... <a title="Why the Victorian protests should concern us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/21/why-the-victorian-protests-should-concern-us-all-172140/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Victorian protests should concern us all">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Surinder S. Jodhka, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences., Jawaharlal Nehru University Days short of the first anniversary of the farmers’ protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address the government had decided to repeal the three new farm laws. The prime minister ... <a title="1 year and 700 lives lost, but Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/1-year-and-700-lives-lost-but-indian-protestors-have-succeeded-in-repealing-anti-farming-laws-172230/" aria-label="Read more about 1 year and 700 lives lost, but Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Surinder S. Jodhka, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences., Jawaharlal Nehru University Days short of the first anniversary of the farmers’ protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address the government had decided to repeal the three new farm laws. The prime minister ... <a title="1 year and 700 lives lost, but the Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/1-year-and-700-lives-lost-but-the-indian-protestors-have-succeeded-in-repealing-anti-farming-laws-172230/" aria-label="Read more about 1 year and 700 lives lost, but the Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong Dana Bergstrom, Author provided We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and tourist operators crisscrossing the ... <a title="Invasive species are threatening Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/invasive-species-are-threatening-antarcticas-fragile-ecosystems-as-human-activity-grows-and-the-world-warms-172058/" aria-label="Read more about Invasive species are threatening Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week they discuss Liberal Andrew Bragg’s move to open a Senate investigation into the ABC’s complaints process, while there ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate’s ABC inquiry, policy announcements, and federal integrity commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-senates-abc-inquiry-policy-announcements-and-federal-integrity-commission-172223/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate’s ABC inquiry, policy announcements, and federal integrity commission">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajib Dasgupta, Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University COVID continues to slow down in India. The festival season, which includes Durga Puja and Diwali where large groups of Indians gather, did not lead to a surge in cases. Epidemiological modellers had earlier ... <a title="Why are COVID cases in India decreasing, despite the low double vaccination rate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/why-are-covid-cases-in-india-decreasing-despite-the-low-double-vaccination-rate-171736/" aria-label="Read more about Why are COVID cases in India decreasing, despite the low double vaccination rate?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baron, Lecturer, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock For many of us it feels like there’s no going back – at least not full-time. We’ve had working from home foisted upon us. We’ve worked through it. We don’t want to give it all up. Yes, there are employers ... <a title="Chance encounters in the workplace help build trust – so how do you replicate that online?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/chance-encounters-in-the-workplace-help-build-trust-so-how-do-you-replicate-that-online-169927/" aria-label="Read more about Chance encounters in the workplace help build trust – so how do you replicate that online?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Sali Bache, Strategic Advisor in International Policy and Oceans , ClimateWorks Australia Silas Baisch/Unsplash, CC BY Climate change is commonly discussed as though it’s a uniquely atmospheric phenomena. But the crisis is deeply entwined with the ocean, and this has largely been neglected in international climate ... <a title="The ocean is essential to tackling climate change. So why has it been neglected in global climate talks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/the-ocean-is-essential-to-tackling-climate-change-so-why-has-it-been-neglected-in-global-climate-talks-171309/" aria-label="Read more about The ocean is essential to tackling climate change. So why has it been neglected in global climate talks?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Storr, Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week released a much anticipated policy document aimed at making the Olympics more inclusive for transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations. The new framework builds on more than two years of consultation ... <a title="A win for transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations: the Olympics shifts away from testosterone tests and toward human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/a-win-for-transgender-athletes-and-athletes-with-sex-variations-the-olympics-shifts-away-from-testosterone-tests-and-toward-human-rights-172045/" aria-label="Read more about A win for transgender athletes and athletes with sex variations: the Olympics shifts away from testosterone tests and toward human rights">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Yap, Associate Professor, Psychology, Monash University Shutterstock Headlines about the impact of the pandemic on youth mental health have left many parents worried about their children and unsure what they can do to help. Now, as restrictions are eased – and school, home and social lives ... <a title="9 ways to support your teen’s mental health as restrictions ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/9-ways-to-support-your-teens-mental-health-as-restrictions-ease-172048/" aria-label="Read more about 9 ways to support your teen’s mental health as restrictions ease">Read more</a>
