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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Bossio, Lecturer, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology Facebook today made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content. The ban includes blocking links to Australian and overseas news publishers. Facebook said the ban was a direct response to the ... <a title="Facebook has pulled the trigger on news content — and possibly shot itself in the foot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/facebook-has-pulled-the-trigger-on-news-content-and-possibly-shot-itself-in-the-foot-155547/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook has pulled the trigger on news content — and possibly shot itself in the foot">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zahra Zsuzsanna Stardust, Adjunct Lecturer, Centre for Social Research in Health, Research Assistant, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Under new draft laws, the eSafety Commissioner could order your nude selfies, sex education or slash fiction to be taken down from the internet with just 24 hours ... <a title="A new online safety bill could allow censorship of anyone who engages with sexual content on the internet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/a-new-online-safety-bill-could-allow-censorship-of-anyone-who-engages-with-sexual-content-on-the-internet-154739/" aria-label="Read more about A new online safety bill could allow censorship of anyone who engages with sexual content on the internet">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Collins-Gearing, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle Review: Firestarter – the Story of Bangarra, directed by Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Watching Firestarter is like being immersed in a Knowledge ... <a title="Firestarter — the Story of Bangarra is a film of national and personal tragedies, with light in the dark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/firestarter-the-story-of-bangarra-is-a-film-of-national-and-personal-tragedies-with-light-in-the-dark-155114/" aria-label="Read more about Firestarter — the Story of Bangarra is a film of national and personal tragedies, with light in the dark">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ananish Chaudhuri, Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, University of Auckland New Zealand’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in the December quarter, down from 5.3% in the previous quarter. One commentator argued this drop clearly establishes that a strong health response from the government was also the ... <a title="Latest NZ unemployment figure may not give a true picture of the number of people out of work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/latest-nz-unemployment-figure-may-not-give-a-true-picture-of-the-number-of-people-out-of-work-155362/" aria-label="Read more about Latest NZ unemployment figure may not give a true picture of the number of people out of work">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Meese, Research fellow, RMIT University Over the past few days, Google has been inking multimillion-dollar deals to pay media companies for news content that will appear on Google News Showcase. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is the latest beneficiary of a partnership with the tech giant. It ... <a title="Why Google is now funnelling millions into media outlets, as Facebook pulls news for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/why-google-is-now-funnelling-millions-into-media-outlets-as-facebook-pulls-news-for-australia-155468/" aria-label="Read more about Why Google is now funnelling millions into media outlets, as Facebook pulls news for Australia">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Higham, Professor of Tourism, University of Otago The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s second tourism report urges the government to take advantage of the disruption caused by COVID-19 to transform the tourism industry. Titled “Not 100% – but four steps closer to sustainable tourism”, it builds ... <a title="NZ tourism can use the disruption of COVID-19 to drive sustainable change — and be more competitive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/nz-tourism-can-use-the-disruption-of-covid-19-to-drive-sustainable-change-and-be-more-competitive-155370/" aria-label="Read more about NZ tourism can use the disruption of COVID-19 to drive sustainable change — and be more competitive">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Sadly, history has largely forgotten the Rector Thomas Beverley. In 1695, he wrote a book predicting the world would end in 1697. In 1698 he wrote another book, complaining the world had ended but ... <a title="Can Fox News survive without Trump in the White House?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/can-fox-news-survive-without-trump-in-the-white-house-155298/" aria-label="Read more about Can Fox News survive without Trump in the White House?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Jane Chad, Infant Feeding Consultant, World Health Organization; Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney From Monday, Australia’s front-line health workers, quarantine staff, border control officers, and workers and residents in aged-care homes will be offered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Some ... <a title="Should I get a COVID vaccine while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/should-i-get-a-covid-vaccine-while-im-pregnant-or-breastfeeding-is-it-safe-for-me-and-my-baby-153309/" aria-label="Read more about Should I get a COVID vaccine while I’m pregnant or breastfeeding? Is it safe for me and my baby?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Australians have a love-hate relationship with sulphur-crested cockatoos, Cacatua galerita. For some, the noisy parrots are pests that destroy crops or the garden, damage homes and pull up turf at sports ovals. For others, they’re a bunch of larrikins ... <a title="Don’t disturb the cockatoos on your lawn, they’re probably doing all your weeding for free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/dont-disturb-the-cockatoos-on-your-lawn-theyre-probably-doing-all-your-weeding-for-free-154265/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t disturb the cockatoos on your lawn, they’re probably doing all your weeding for free">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor in Education, University of Sydney The Australian school system is concentrating more disadvantaged students in disadvantaged schools, with serious implications for student achievement. A report released today by the Gonski Institute says schools in Australia are more regressive, divided and socially segregated than ... <a title="Australian schools are becoming more segregated. This threatens student outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/australian-schools-are-becoming-more-segregated-this-threatens-student-outcomes-155455/" aria-label="Read more about Australian schools are becoming more segregated. This threatens student outcomes">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University A chorus of voices is calling for the government to “raise the rate” of the JobSeeker unemployment benefit, among them the Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe. And they’re right. Once ... <a title="First lift JobSeeker, then add on fully-funded unemployment insurance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/first-lift-jobseeker-then-add-on-fully-funded-unemployment-insurance-155383/" aria-label="Read more about First lift JobSeeker, then add on fully-funded unemployment insurance">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Can Australian films save the cinema? This is not a question often asked. Over the weekend, four of the top five films at the box office were Australian: firstly, The Dry ($703,037), second Penguin Bloom ($444,990), fourth Long Story Short ($315,590) ... <a title="Australian cinema is reaping box office rewards during the pandemic. Can the trend continue?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/australian-cinema-is-reaping-box-office-rewards-during-the-pandemic-can-the-trend-continue-155457/" aria-label="Read more about Australian cinema is reaping box office rewards during the pandemic. Can the trend continue?">Read more</a>
