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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wayland, Lecturer, University of Sydney As part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or wanted. Mary, who has gone missing four times in the last few years, responded, I just wanted someone ... <a title="‘No one is truly there to help’: why so little is known about the reasons people go missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/no-one-is-truly-there-to-help-why-so-little-is-known-about-the-reasons-people-go-missing-143615/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No one is truly there to help’: why so little is known about the reasons people go missing">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Sisson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Social and public housing is intensely stigmatised in Australia and has been for several decades. Estates in particular are often labelled “ghettos”, framed as places of danger, drugs and vice. This stigma can lead to discrimination against ... <a title="Why public housing is stigmatised and how we can fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/why-public-housing-is-stigmatised-and-how-we-can-fix-it-142913/" aria-label="Read more about Why public housing is stigmatised and how we can fix it">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW One of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work. Those fortunate enough to be able to work from home have been able to adapt to this new reality – and it ... <a title="Vital Signs. Shorter meetings but longer days: how COVID-19 has changed the way we work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/vital-signs-shorter-meetings-but-longer-days-how-covid-19-has-changed-the-way-we-work-143894/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. Shorter meetings but longer days: how COVID-19 has changed the way we work">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Moffat, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Archaeological Science, Flinders University How did the first person evolve? Mabel, age 7, Anglesea, Victoria. Hi Mabel, what a great question! We know humans haven’t always been around. After all, we wouldn’t have survived alongside meat-eating dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus ... <a title="Curious Kids: how did the first person evolve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/curious-kids-how-did-the-first-person-evolve-142735/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how did the first person evolve?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jed Montayre, Senior Lecturer (Nursing), Western Sydney University COVID-19 is continuing to devastate Victorian aged-care homes, with 1,435 active cases now linked to the sector, and at least 130 residents having died. The question of whether to automatically move residents with COVID-19 out of aged-care homes and ... <a title="Should all aged-care residents with COVID-19 be moved to hospital? Probably, but there are drawbacks too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/should-all-aged-care-residents-with-covid-19-be-moved-to-hospital-probably-but-there-are-drawbacks-too-143826/" aria-label="Read more about Should all aged-care residents with COVID-19 be moved to hospital? Probably, but there are drawbacks too">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago On Sunda Your heading here , New Zealand will mark 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19. From the first known case imported into New Zealand on February 26 to the last case of community transmission detected on ... <a title="100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/100-days-without-covid-19-how-new-zealand-got-rid-of-a-virus-that-keeps-spreading-across-the-world-143672/" aria-label="Read more about 100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fuhrer, Professor of Physics, Monash University Coronavirus lockdowns have led to a massive reduction in global emissions, but there’s one area where energy usage is up – way up – during the pandemic: internet traffic. Data-intensive video streaming, gaming and livestreaming for business, university and school ... <a title="Bingeing Netflix under lockdown? Here’s why streaming comes at a cost to the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/bingeing-netflix-under-lockdown-heres-why-streaming-comes-at-a-cost-to-the-environment-143190/" aria-label="Read more about Bingeing Netflix under lockdown? Here’s why streaming comes at a cost to the environment">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanne Gannaway, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, The University of Queensland The federal government’s proposed increase in the cost of studying humanities and communications degrees at Australian universities has stirred much debate. One aspect that should not be overlooked is that these changes will disproportionately affect women. ... <a title="Why degree cost increases will hit women hardest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/why-degree-cost-increases-will-hit-women-hardest-141614/" aria-label="Read more about Why degree cost increases will hit women hardest">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Sisson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Social and public housing is intensely stigmatised in Australia and has been for several decades. Estates in particular are often labelled “ghettos”, framed as places of danger, drugs and vice. This stigma can lead to discrimination against ... <a title="Why public housing is stigmatised and how can we fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/why-public-housing-is-stigmatised-and-how-can-we-fix-it-142913/" aria-label="Read more about Why public housing is stigmatised and how can we fix it">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW One of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work. Those fortunate enough to be able to work from home have been able to adapt to this new reality – and it ... <a title="Shorter meetings but longer days: how COVID-19 has changed the way we work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/shorter-meetings-but-longer-days-how-covid-19-has-changed-the-way-we-work-143894/" aria-label="Read more about Shorter meetings but longer days: how COVID-19 has changed the way we work">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute A big part of the Morrison government’s response to COVID-19 has been allowing people early access to their superannuation. Australians who have claimed hardship have applied for A$30.7 billion to date. This has been happening in an environment in ... <a title="Early access to super doesn’t justify higher compulsory contributions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/early-access-to-super-doesnt-justify-higher-compulsory-contributions-143087/" aria-label="Read more about Early access to super doesn’t justify higher compulsory contributions">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Phiddian, Professor of English, Flinders University For a long time, the answer has been yes. When Saturday Night Live, John Oliver and the satirical establishment railed at him, the president’s supporters were only strengthened in their belief there was a highbrow plot against their guy. Trump ... <a title="Friday essay: has Donald Trump broken satire?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/friday-essay-has-donald-trump-broken-satire-143682/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: has Donald Trump broken satire?">Read more</a>
