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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne A new official report shows blackouts in eastern Australia’s grid this summer are unlikely. While that’s welcome news, it casts doubt on the wisdom of a recent government decision to tighten electricity ... <a title="Sure, no-one likes a blackout. But keeping the lights on is about to get expensive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/sure-no-one-likes-a-blackout-but-keeping-the-lights-on-is-about-to-get-expensive-145168/" aria-label="Read more about Sure, no-one likes a blackout. But keeping the lights on is about to get expensive">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In February, then Greens’ leader Richard Di Natale stepped down from the leadership after five years and announced he’d leave parliament to spend for more time with his family. On Tuesday, he delivered his valedictory speech to the senate – ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former Greens leader Richard Di Natale on COVID, climate and his successor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/politics-with-michelle-grattan-former-greens-leader-richard-di-natale-on-covid-climate-and-his-successor-145177/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Former Greens leader Richard Di Natale on COVID, climate and his successor">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Val Colic-Peisker, Associate Professor of Sociology, RMIT University The most recent Islamophobia in Australia report shows Muslims continue to be the targets of hostility and violence. The September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 propelled them to this unenviable position. More recently, Islamic State has reinforced Western fears ... <a title="Non-Muslims who live close to Muslims are less likely to be Islamophobic, study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/non-muslims-who-live-close-to-muslims-are-less-likely-to-be-islamophobic-study-shows-144680/" aria-label="Read more about Non-Muslims who live close to Muslims are less likely to be Islamophobic, study shows">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexie Papanicolaou, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Western Sydney University With the federal government making concessions on the Job-ready Graduates Package, we are closer to it becoming law. It’s meant to take effect in 2021. We prepared a submission on behalf of the Australian Academy of Sciences’ EMCR ... <a title="Job-ready graduates changes loom as last straw for emerging researchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/job-ready-graduates-changes-loom-as-last-straw-for-emerging-researchers-144853/" aria-label="Read more about Job-ready graduates changes loom as last straw for emerging researchers">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced plans to introduce legislation that would allow the foreign minister to cancel agreements with foreign governments entered into by states, territories, local councils and universities if the agreement is contrary to Australia’s ... <a title="Explainer: can the federal government control the ability of states to sign deals with foreign governments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/explainer-can-the-federal-government-control-the-ability-of-states-to-sign-deals-with-foreign-governments-145164/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: can the federal government control the ability of states to sign deals with foreign governments?">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Everyone is planning to return to the Moon. At least 10 missions by half a dozen nations are scheduled before the end of 2021, and that’s only the beginning. Even though there are international treaties governing ... <a title="Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, a change of perspective could protect Earth’s ancient companion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/can-the-moon-be-a-person-as-lunar-mining-looms-a-change-of-perspective-could-protect-earths-ancient-companion-144848/" aria-label="Read more about Can the Moon be a person? As lunar mining looms, a change of perspective could protect Earth’s ancient companion">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Zecher, Research fellow, Australian Catholic University With some communities in rebooted lockdown conditions and movement restricted everywhere else, no one is posting pictures of their sourdough. Zoom cocktail parties have lost their novelty, Netflix can only release so many new series. The news seems worse every ... <a title="Acedia: the lost name for the emotion we’re all feeling right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/acedia-the-lost-name-for-the-emotion-were-all-feeling-right-now-144058/" aria-label="Read more about Acedia: the lost name for the emotion we’re all feeling right now">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Was Brenton Tarrant’s silence and acceptance of sentence in court a final act to expand his notoriety? Was his disavowal of previously expressed ideological views a trick? A person capable of planning the Christchurch mosque attacks so methodically may ... <a title="When life means life: why the court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the Christchurch terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/when-life-means-life-why-the-court-had-to-deliver-an-unprecedented-sentence-for-the-christchurch-terrorist-145091/" aria-label="Read more about When life means life: why the court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the Christchurch terrorist">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University The Royal Commission into the summer fires is an opportunity to start seriously reconsidering our built environment. We need to prepare for accelerating climate change, our changing natural landscape and future natural disasters. This should include reassessing our ... <a title="When bushfires meet old septic tanks, a disease outbreak is only a matter of time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/when-bushfires-meet-old-septic-tanks-a-disease-outbreak-is-only-a-matter-of-time-138798/" aria-label="Read more about When bushfires meet old septic tanks, a disease outbreak is only a matter of time">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland In 2019, Australia dropped five places in the World Press Freedom Index. Australia was once the model for press freedom in the Asia-Pacific, but Reporters Without Borders, which collates the index, said: Australia […] ... <a title="Security committee recommends bare minimum of reform to protect press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/security-committee-recommends-bare-minimum-of-reform-to-protect-press-freedom-145105/" aria-label="Read more about Security committee recommends bare minimum of reform to protect press freedom">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Bennie, Senior Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland We often get bombarded with the message “regular physical activity is the key to good health and well-being”. To most of us, when we hear “physical activity”, we typically think of aerobic exercise such as walking, jogging, and ... <a title="Strength training is as important as cardio – and you can do it from home during COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/strength-training-is-as-important-as-cardio-and-you-can-do-it-from-home-during-covid-19-144668/" aria-label="Read more about Strength training is as important as cardio – and you can do it from home during COVID-19">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of International Relations at La Trobe University, La Trobe University The author will be leading on online discussion through La Trobe University today on the threat of a new Cold War between China and the US, with ... <a title="The China-US rivalry is not a new Cold War. It is way more complex and could last much longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/the-china-us-rivalry-is-not-a-new-cold-war-it-is-way-more-complex-and-could-last-much-longer-144912/" aria-label="Read more about The China-US rivalry is not a new Cold War. It is way more complex and could last much longer">Read more</a>
