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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meredith Nash, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Tasmania The icy continent has historically been a place for men. First “discovered” in 1820, Antarctica would not be visited by a woman for well over a century. In 1935, Norwegian Caroline Mikkelsen, a whaler’s wife, became the first ... <a title="White continent, white blokes: why Antarctic research needs to shed its exclusionary past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/white-continent-white-blokes-why-antarctic-research-needs-to-shed-its-exclusionary-past-154944/" aria-label="Read more about White continent, white blokes: why Antarctic research needs to shed its exclusionary past">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Gowthorp, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University With COVID-19 still running rampant in many parts of the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has prepared “playbooks” for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, set to begin in July. There are four books, ... <a title="For now, the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. But at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/for-now-the-tokyo-olympics-will-go-ahead-but-at-what-cost-154851/" aria-label="Read more about For now, the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. But at what cost?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Power, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University In December, Antarctica lost its status as the last continent free of COVID-19 when 36 people at the Chilean Bernardo O’Higgins research station tested positive. The station’s isolation from other bases and fewer researchers in ... <a title="COVID has reached Antarctica. Scientists are extremely concerned for its wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/covid-has-reached-antarctica-scientists-are-extremely-concerned-for-its-wildlife-154481/" aria-label="Read more about COVID has reached Antarctica. Scientists are extremely concerned for its wildlife">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Australian governments acted to protect homeless people from COVID-19 in 2020 on an even larger scale than previously thought. In the first six months of the pandemic, the four states that ... <a title="States housed 40,000 people for the COVID emergency. Now rough sleeper numbers are back on the up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/states-housed-40-000-people-for-the-covid-emergency-now-rough-sleeper-numbers-are-back-on-the-up-154059/" aria-label="Read more about States housed 40,000 people for the COVID emergency. Now rough sleeper numbers are back on the up">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide The government’s Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill presently before parliament was drafted at the end of a six-month consultative process that brought together employer and employee representatives to chart what the prime ... <a title="Low wage, low growth: Porter’s industrial relations bill is only good in parts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/low-wage-low-growth-porters-industrial-relations-bill-is-only-good-in-parts-155033/" aria-label="Read more about Low wage, low growth: Porter’s industrial relations bill is only good in parts">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lawrence Uren, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Melbourne More than ever as we emerge from the crisis we are going to have to get the most out of our economy. Swapping stamp duty for land tax as the ACT government is doing (over 20 years) and ... <a title="Identifying the losers (and surprising winners) from phasing out stamp duty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/identifying-the-losers-and-surprising-winners-from-phasing-out-stamp-duty-154935/" aria-label="Read more about Identifying the losers (and surprising winners) from phasing out stamp duty">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland It is 25 years since Australian auteur Baz Luhrmann released his gloriously spectacular version of Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the doomed lovers. While some praised the film as ... <a title="Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet at 25: is this the best Shakespeare screen adaptation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/baz-luhrmanns-romeo-juliet-at-25-is-this-the-best-shakespeare-screen-adaptation-154801/" aria-label="Read more about Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet at 25: is this the best Shakespeare screen adaptation?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Beach trips are a traditional part of our summers, but for some Kiwis and their family members living with a disability it can be a limiting experience. Around 1 in 4 New Zealanders have a disability. Their disability arises ... <a title="We need beach access for everyone, and that includes people with a disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/we-need-beach-access-for-everyone-and-that-includes-people-with-a-disability-154158/" aria-label="Read more about We need beach access for everyone, and that includes people with a disability">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney A nebuliser — a medical device that turns a liquid into a fine mist, typically to deliver inhaled medication — may ... <a title="What are nebulisers? And how could they help spread COVID-19?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/what-are-nebulisers-and-how-could-they-help-spread-covid-19-155032/" aria-label="Read more about What are nebulisers? And how could they help spread COVID-19?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Over the past week, three returned travellers — one in New South Wales and two in Victoria — have tested positive to COVID-19 shortly after leaving hotel quarantine. The cases in Victoria appear almost certainly to have been acquired in ... <a title="Yes, a 16-day incubation period for COVID is possible. But it’s extremely rare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/yes-a-16-day-incubation-period-for-covid-is-possible-but-its-extremely-rare-155027/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, a 16-day incubation period for COVID is possible. But it’s extremely rare">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University The “meet cute” is the moment in which two unlikely people encounter each other while going about their ordinary lives, and something extraordinary begins. In the romantic comedy The Holiday (2006), Arthur (Eli Wallach) describes ... <a title="You can’t have a Hollywood meet cute on a dating app — but is that such a bad thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/you-cant-have-a-hollywood-meet-cute-on-a-dating-app-but-is-that-such-a-bad-thing-153454/" aria-label="Read more about You can’t have a Hollywood meet cute on a dating app — but is that such a bad thing?">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Brown, Professor in Educational Assessment, University of Auckland Recent news about New Zealand’s declining position in international educational assessment rankings has been treated as if it is a new phenomenon requiring drastic changes to the school system. But some suggested solutions, such as the Principals Federation’s ... <a title="Test or invest? NZ’s sliding international student assessment rankings are all about choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/test-or-invest-nzs-sliding-international-student-assessment-rankings-are-all-about-choices-154729/" aria-label="Read more about Test or invest? NZ’s sliding international student assessment rankings are all about choices">Read more</a>
