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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University US President Joe Biden is facing the worst moment of his presidency. Thirteen US troops and at least 60 Afghan civilians have been killed in a suicide bomb attack outside Kabul’s main airport, for which Islamic State has claimed responsibility. ... <a title="Kabul bombings a dark day for Afghanistan and Joe Biden — and a harbinger of worse to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/kabul-bombings-a-dark-day-for-afghanistan-and-joe-biden-and-a-harbinger-of-worse-to-come-166883/" aria-label="Read more about Kabul bombings a dark day for Afghanistan and Joe Biden — and a harbinger of worse to come">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin C. Hunter, Lecturer in Global Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Menstruation has recently had a bit of a moment in Australia. The Victorian and South Australian governments are now providing free pads and tampons in government schools, while New South Wales is trialling a pilot program ... <a title="Supporting menstrual health in Australia means more than just throwing pads at the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/supporting-menstrual-health-in-australia-means-more-than-just-throwing-pads-at-the-problem-161194/" aria-label="Read more about Supporting menstrual health in Australia means more than just throwing pads at the problem">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Nelson, Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University Shutterstock A long-anticipated plan to reform Australia’s electricity system was released on Thursday. One of the most controversial proposals by the Energy Security Board (ESB) concerns subsidies which critics say will encourage dirty coal plants to stay open longer. ... <a title="As the world battles to slash carbon emissions, Australia considers paying dirty coal stations to stay open longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/as-the-world-battles-to-slash-carbon-emissions-australia-considers-paying-dirty-coal-stations-to-stay-open-longer-166814/" aria-label="Read more about As the world battles to slash carbon emissions, Australia considers paying dirty coal stations to stay open longer">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Kate Kelly, PhD Candidate, RMIT University Woolworths As lockdowns continue across Australia, many households are doing something they may not have considered just 18 months ago: ordering groceries online. Australia’s supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths, have raced to implement new technology and transform labour arrangements to ... <a title="Coles and Woolworths are moving to robot warehouses and on-demand labour as home deliveries soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/coles-and-woolworths-are-moving-to-robot-warehouses-and-on-demand-labour-as-home-deliveries-soar-166556/" aria-label="Read more about Coles and Woolworths are moving to robot warehouses and on-demand labour as home deliveries soar">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Rundle, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne This time last year, the nation was riveted by the Victorian COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry, launched to determine the cause of the state’s disastrous second COVID wave. The outbreak led to 768 deaths and a 111-day lockdown of ... <a title="A year after the Victoria hotel quarantine inquiry, one significant question remains unanswered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/a-year-after-the-victoria-hotel-quarantine-inquiry-one-significant-question-remains-unanswered-166100/" aria-label="Read more about A year after the Victoria hotel quarantine inquiry, one significant question remains unanswered">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland Channel 4 Our writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. Imagine if you were locked down with a recalcitrant alcoholic who belligerently passed scorn upon anyone who came into ... <a title="Think of it this way: at least you’re not locked down with drunken, misanthropic bookshop owner, Bernard Black" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/think-of-it-this-way-at-least-youre-not-locked-down-with-drunken-misanthropic-bookshop-owner-bernard-black-166173/" aria-label="Read more about Think of it this way: at least you’re not locked down with drunken, misanthropic bookshop owner, Bernard Black">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Ziemann, Lecturer in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Deakin University Shutterstock Autocorrection, or predictive text, is a common feature of many modern tech tools, from internet searches to messaging apps and word processors. Autocorrection can be a blessing, but when the algorithm makes mistakes it can change the ... <a title="Excel autocorrect errors still plague genetic research, raising concerns over scientific rigour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/excel-autocorrect-errors-still-plague-genetic-research-raising-concerns-over-scientific-rigour-166554/" aria-label="Read more about Excel autocorrect errors still plague genetic research, raising concerns over scientific rigour">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia April Fonti/AAP On September 1, the Family Court of Australia will merge with the Federal Circuit Court. The Morrison government says this will “help reduce delays and backlogs in the family law courts”. However, the merger ... <a title="Book extract: ‘Broken’ — requiem for the family court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/book-extract-broken-requiem-for-the-family-court-166406/" aria-label="Read more about Book extract: ‘Broken’ — requiem for the family court">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Britton, Senior lecturer, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Oded Balilty/AP/AAP Since the rise of the more infectious Delta variant, we’ve seen reports of more cases in children than with previous strains of the virus. Many parents are becoming more concerned about COVID in kids. ... <a title="Do kids get long COVID? And how often? A paediatrician looks at the data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/do-kids-get-long-covid-and-how-often-a-paediatrician-looks-at-the-data-166277/" aria-label="Read more about Do kids get long COVID? And how often? A paediatrician looks at the data">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominique Potvin, Senior Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between predators (all in the name of science). America’s most-loved bird versus a ... <a title="Who would win in a fight between a wedge-tailed eagle and a bald eagle? It’s a close call for two nationally revered birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/who-would-win-in-a-fight-between-a-wedge-tailed-eagle-and-a-bald-eagle-its-a-close-call-for-two-nationally-revered-birds-164400/" aria-label="Read more about Who would win in a fight between a wedge-tailed eagle and a bald eagle? It’s a close call for two nationally revered birds">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney The Irrawaddy Sean Turnell, an Australian who became a trusted economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, has been in a Myanmar prison for more than six months. The economics professor was arrested on February 5, ... <a title="Fate of detained Australian economist Sean Turnell may be tied to Aung Sung Suu Kyi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/fate-of-detained-australian-economist-sean-turnell-may-be-tied-to-aung-sung-suu-kyi-166516/" aria-label="Read more about Fate of detained Australian economist Sean Turnell may be tied to Aung Sung Suu Kyi">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Schmulow, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Wollongong Mick Tsikas/AAP For Australia’s habitually-abused financial consumers it’s Back to the Future (minus the DeLorean). Treasurer Josh Frydenberg appears to have thrown the most important findings of the banking royal commission under a bus, in glorious double-speak. ... <a title="Frydenberg’s directions to ASIC throw the banking royal commission under a bus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/frydenbergs-directions-to-asic-throw-the-banking-royal-commission-under-a-bus-166813/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg’s directions to ASIC throw the banking royal commission under a bus">Read more</a>
