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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Bonar, Lecturer, School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education, Monash University Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has left large numbers of students, teachers and families grappling with the challenges of remote learning. Remote learning can be particularly challenging for students who are learning English as an additional ... <a title="Remote learning is even harder when English isn’t students’ first language. Schools told us their priorities for supporting them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/remote-learning-is-even-harder-when-english-isnt-students-first-language-schools-told-us-their-priorities-for-supporting-them-166957/" aria-label="Read more about Remote learning is even harder when English isn’t students’ first language. Schools told us their priorities for supporting them">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lavender, Senior Lecturer, School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University Australia Shutterstock When you injure yourself, you may reach for a hot or a cold pack. Which option is better depends on the nature of your pain, what caused it and how long you’ve had ... <a title="Hot pack or cold pack: which one to reach for when you’re injured or in pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/hot-pack-or-cold-pack-which-one-to-reach-for-when-youre-injured-or-in-pain-161086/" aria-label="Read more about Hot pack or cold pack: which one to reach for when you’re injured or in pain">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Fiona Goodall/Getty Images The number of new cases in New Zealand’s Delta outbreak is now on a downward trend and we have a good chance of eliminating it, even as lockdown restrictions ease for most of the country ... <a title="With lockdowns easing for the rest of New Zealand, Auckland becomes the elimination frontline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/with-lockdowns-easing-for-the-rest-of-new-zealand-auckland-becomes-the-elimination-frontline-167349/" aria-label="Read more about With lockdowns easing for the rest of New Zealand, Auckland becomes the elimination frontline">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Australia’s vaccine rollout is really starting to gain pace, especially in New South Wales and Victoria. We need to get two doses of vaccine into as many adults as possible — firstly because that ... <a title="When will I need my COVID vaccine booster shot? And can I switch to a different brand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/when-will-i-need-my-covid-vaccine-booster-shot-and-can-i-switch-to-a-different-brand-166961/" aria-label="Read more about When will I need my COVID vaccine booster shot? And can I switch to a different brand?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock A new law gives Australian police unprecedented powers for online surveillance, data interception and altering data. These powers, outlined in the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill, raise concerns over potential misuse, privacy and security. ... <a title="Facebook or Twitter posts can now be quietly modified by the government under new surveillance laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/facebook-or-twitter-posts-can-now-be-quietly-modified-by-the-government-under-new-surveillance-laws-167263/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook or Twitter posts can now be quietly modified by the government under new surveillance laws">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney AAP/Lukas Coch In August 2021, the national cabinet agreed to a National Plan to transition Australia’s National COVID-19 Response. It was based upon epidemiological modelling of the Delta variant by the Doherty Institute. It sets out four phases, ... <a title="Explainer: do the states have to obey the COVID national plan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/explainer-do-the-states-have-to-obey-the-covid-national-plan-167357/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: do the states have to obey the COVID national plan?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn Craig, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Melbourne Ben Rushton/AAP As political leaders, experts and advocates meet for the national women’s safety summit, women in Australia are over it. They are sick of the ongoing unacceptable levels of workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, and ... <a title="National summits have their place — but what will it really take to achieve equality for Australian women?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/national-summits-have-their-place-but-what-will-it-really-take-to-achieve-equality-for-australian-women-167184/" aria-label="Read more about National summits have their place — but what will it really take to achieve equality for Australian women?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amalie Dyda, Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland Many Australians are looking forward to the time when 70% of over-16s are fully vaccinated, and the freedoms this will bring. This number is being touted by the government based on modelling from the now famous Doherty Institute report. ... <a title="What is life going to look like once we hit 70% vaccination?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/what-is-life-going-to-look-like-once-we-hit-70-vaccination-167049/" aria-label="Read more about What is life going to look like once we hit 70% vaccination?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catheline Y.M. Froehlich, PhD Fellow, University of Wollongong Catheline Froehlich, Author provided Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. If you’ve ever dived on a coral reef, ... <a title="Photos from the field: why losing these tiny, loyal fish to climate change spells disaster for coral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/photos-from-the-field-why-losing-these-tiny-loyal-fish-to-climate-change-spells-disaster-for-coral-167119/" aria-label="Read more about Photos from the field: why losing these tiny, loyal fish to climate change spells disaster for coral">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Moore, Social Researcher, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Casual staff do an estimated 80% of undergraduate teaching in Australian universities. Research shows these staff are highly committed, going above and beyond their paid role to assist students. Yet, compared to full-time staff, casuals ... <a title="The casual staff who do 80% of undergrad teaching need more support – here’s a way unis can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/the-casual-staff-who-do-80-of-undergrad-teaching-need-more-support-heres-a-way-unis-can-help-166650/" aria-label="Read more about The casual staff who do 80% of undergrad teaching need more support – here’s a way unis can help">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute Politicians love the vote-pulling power of major transport projects. They also quite like to keep details of of how they’ve decided to fund a project under wraps, avoiding the pesky scrutiny the public deserves. Of 32 projects larger ... <a title="Of Australia’s 32 biggest infrastructure projects, just eight had a public business case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/of-australias-32-biggest-infrastructure-projects-just-eight-had-a-public-business-case-166847/" aria-label="Read more about Of Australia’s 32 biggest infrastructure projects, just eight had a public business case">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andonis Piperoglou, Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University For those with only a cursory familiarity with Greece and Greek music, the name of Mikis Theodorakis, who died last week aged 96, may conjure flashbacks to the 1964 film Zorba the Greek ... <a title="Politics, flashmobs, Yolngu dancers: the Australian story of Mikis Theodorakis’ legendary song Zorba" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/politics-flashmobs-yolngu-dancers-the-australian-story-of-mikis-theodorakis-legendary-song-zorba-167282/" aria-label="Read more about Politics, flashmobs, Yolngu dancers: the Australian story of Mikis Theodorakis’ legendary song Zorba">Read more</a>
