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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cheryl Brown, Associate Professor of e-Learning, University of Canterbury Walking into my building just prior to New Zealand’s most recent heightened alert levels, I found students and staff alike were cramming in a last bit of social contact before the one metre rule came into effect. I ... <a title="What do students need in the age of lockdown learning? Early lessons from New Zealand’s online frontline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/what-do-students-need-in-the-age-of-lockdown-learning-early-lessons-from-new-zealands-online-frontline-144406/" aria-label="Read more about What do students need in the age of lockdown learning? Early lessons from New Zealand’s online frontline">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Gough, Professor Emerita of Science and Environmental Education, RMIT University Young people are increasingly frightened by the spectre of natural hazards and disasters, but they see schools as failing to equip them with the skills they need for these events. That’s according to the recent Our ... <a title="More bushfires, less volcanoes: young Australians need to learn about more relevant disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/more-bushfires-less-volcanoes-young-australians-need-to-learn-about-more-relevant-disasters-145163/" aria-label="Read more about More bushfires, less volcanoes: young Australians need to learn about more relevant disasters">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Meese, Research fellow, RMIT University Given the recent commentary about the reforms proposed for the news media sector, you would be forgiven for thinking Google and Facebook are the only game in town. The planned reforms arose from last year’s Digital Platforms Inquiry by the Australian ... <a title="Facebook and Google used to be the future of news. But now media companies need more strings to their bow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/facebook-and-google-used-to-be-the-future-of-news-but-now-media-companies-need-more-strings-to-their-bow-145024/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook and Google used to be the future of news. But now media companies need more strings to their bow">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University On November 3, Americans will vote not only for president, but for all members of the House of Representatives, a third of the Senate and a long list of state and local positions. While the names of ... <a title="Winning the presidency won’t be enough: Biden needs the Senate too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/winning-the-presidency-wont-be-enough-biden-needs-the-senate-too-145034/" aria-label="Read more about Winning the presidency won’t be enough: Biden needs the Senate too">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoë Hyde, Senior Research Officer, University of Western Australia Over the weekend, the World Health Organisation made an announcement you might have missed. It recommended children aged 12 years and older should wear masks, and that masks should be considered for those aged 6-11 years. The German ... <a title="Children might play a bigger role in COVID transmission than first thought. Schools must prepare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/children-might-play-a-bigger-role-in-covid-transmission-than-first-thought-schools-must-prepare-144947/" aria-label="Read more about Children might play a bigger role in COVID transmission than first thought. Schools must prepare">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury As Auckland prepares to relax restrictions on Monday, contact-tracing data show the rapid decision to place New Zealand’s largest city under alert level 3 lockdown has undoubtedly prevented an explosive outbreak of COVID-19. Our model of COVID-19 spread in ... <a title="Auckland’s rapid lockdown has given New Zealand a better chance of eliminating coronavirus – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/aucklands-rapid-lockdown-has-given-new-zealand-a-better-chance-of-eliminating-coronavirus-again-145011/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s rapid lockdown has given New Zealand a better chance of eliminating coronavirus – again">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lubans, Professor, University of Newcastle Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and minimise classroom disruptions. Our study, published in the journal Educational Psychology Review, found we should be doing this for senior students too. We found a short ... <a title="Short exercise breaks during class improve concentration for senior students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/short-exercise-breaks-during-class-improve-concentration-for-senior-students-140545/" aria-label="Read more about Short exercise breaks during class improve concentration for senior students">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pablo Guillen, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney Walking and cycling are in the spotlight given the need to keep fit, get about and keep a social distance from others during the pandemic. We have pop-up cycleways, enlarged footpaths and even whole streets closed to ... <a title="What Australia can learn from bicycle-friendly cities overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/what-australia-can-learn-from-bicycle-friendly-cities-overseas-144283/" aria-label="Read more about What Australia can learn from bicycle-friendly cities overseas">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Boe Pahari’s short reign as boss of AMP’s lucrative investment management division and the resignations this week of AMP chairman David Murray and board member John Fraser have shown the power of major shareholders in public companies. There was, you may ... <a title="Vital Signs: No, we won’t change the corporate world with divestment and boycotts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/vital-signs-no-we-wont-change-the-corporate-world-with-divestment-and-boycotts-145021/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: No, we won’t change the corporate world with divestment and boycotts">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn McCredden, Personal Chair, Literary Studies, Deakin University Nick Cave is a tough knot of wonders to his fans, and seemingly so to himself. At the close of a recent The Red Hand Files letter, Cave describes the angelic, feisty, Nina Simone singing My Sweet Lord/Today is ... <a title="Friday essay: transcendent rage — Nick Cave and the Red Hand Files" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/friday-essay-transcendent-rage-nick-cave-and-the-red-hand-files-144735/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: transcendent rage — Nick Cave and the Red Hand Files">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison and Dan Andrews don’t have a lot in common – but they are both as bold as brass when it comes to grabbing for power. As we saw this week. Morrison announced a plan to obtain the right ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government’s plan for a veto over university agreements is a step too far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/grattan-on-friday-governments-plan-for-a-veto-over-university-agreements-is-a-step-too-far-145200/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government’s plan for a veto over university agreements is a step too far">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University The World Health Organisation recently warned that people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, who may be unaware they’re infected, are driving the spread of COVID-19. Australian data confirms coronavirus is very common in younger ... <a title="COVID-19 cases are highest in young adults. We need to partner with them for the health of the whole community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/covid-19-cases-are-highest-in-young-adults-we-need-to-partner-with-them-for-the-health-of-the-whole-community-144932/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 cases are highest in young adults. We need to partner with them for the health of the whole community">Read more</a>
