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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Warburton, Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan released his Job-ready Graduates Package on June 19 2020. In his National Press Club address, he said it would help drive our economic recovery after COVID-19 and “put more funding into the system in ... <a title="The government would save $1 billion a year with proposed university reforms — but that’s not what it’s telling us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/the-government-would-save-1-billion-a-year-with-proposed-university-reforms-but-thats-not-what-its-telling-us-142256/" aria-label="Read more about The government would save $1 billion a year with proposed university reforms — but that’s not what it’s telling us">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Seth Lazar, Professor, Australian National University In the US, tireless opposition to state use of facial recognition algorithms has recently won some victories. Some progressive cities have banned some uses of the technology. Three tech companies have pulled facial recognition products from the market. Democrats have advanced ... <a title="Large-scale facial recognition is incompatible with a free society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/large-scale-facial-recognition-is-incompatible-with-a-free-society-126282/" aria-label="Read more about Large-scale facial recognition is incompatible with a free society">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Adjunct Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Facial recognition technology is increasingly being trialled and deployed around Australia. Queensland and Western Australia are reportedly already using real-time facial recognition through CCTV cameras. 7-Eleven Australia is also deploying facial recognition technology in ... <a title="Facial recognition technology is expanding rapidly across Australia. Are our laws keeping pace?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/facial-recognition-technology-is-expanding-rapidly-across-australia-are-our-laws-keeping-pace-141357/" aria-label="Read more about Facial recognition technology is expanding rapidly across Australia. Are our laws keeping pace?">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol T Kulik, Research Professor of Human Resource Management, University of South Australia The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to work from home, often in less than ideal circumstances. Many employees had little choice in the decision, limited time to prepare, patchy technology skills, and ... <a title="Thinking about working from home long-term? 3 ways it could be good or bad for your health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/thinking-about-working-from-home-long-term-3-ways-it-could-be-good-or-bad-for-your-health-141374/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about working from home long-term? 3 ways it could be good or bad for your health">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rhona Winnington, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology When New Zealanders go to the polls in September, they will also be asked to vote in a referendum on assisted dying. Parliament already passed the End of Life Choice Act in 2019, but the referendum will decide whether it ... <a title="Assisted dying referendum: why NZ’s law lacks necessary detail to make a fully informed decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/assisted-dying-referendum-why-nzs-law-lacks-necessary-detail-to-make-a-fully-informed-decision-141776/" aria-label="Read more about Assisted dying referendum: why NZ’s law lacks necessary detail to make a fully informed decision">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katja Hogendoorn, University of Adelaide This article is a preview of Flora, Fauna, Fire, a multimedia project launching on Monday July 13. The project tracks the recovery of Australia’s native plants and animals after last summer’s bushfire tragedy. Sign up to The Conversation’s newsletter for updates. The ... <a title="‘Jewel of nature’: scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/jewel-of-nature-scientists-fight-to-save-a-glittering-green-bee-after-the-summer-fires-139555/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Jewel of nature’: scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By SriPallavi Nadimpalli, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne Women manage many overlapping responsibilities in both public and private spheres. Their busy routines leave them with just a little time to take a break or a pause in their activity. These pauses are a time for self or for ... <a title="Pauses in the busy lives of migrant Indian women can make a big difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/pauses-in-the-busy-lives-of-migrant-indian-women-can-make-a-big-difference-140552/" aria-label="Read more about Pauses in the busy lives of migrant Indian women can make a big difference">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naoise McDonagh, Lecturer in Political Economy, University of Adelaide The pandemic has changed the way we think about supply chains, in particular the chains that feed our need for food, medical supplies, and defence equipment. It has led Prime Minister Scott Morrison to frame access to supplies ... <a title="Sure, let’s bring production onshore, but it might not ensure supplies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/sure-lets-bring-production-onshore-but-it-might-not-ensure-supplies-142270/" aria-label="Read more about Sure, let’s bring production onshore, but it might not ensure supplies">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW As Victoria grapples with a second-wave outbreak of COVID-19, the importance of large-scale testing has again been highlighted. Without its “testing blitz” aiming at 10,000 tests a day, the extent of the outbreak would have been invisible for much longer. Read ... <a title="Vital Signs: 50,000 Australians a day are being tested for COVID-19. How to solve the maths that says the number should be 6.5 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/vital-signs-50-000-australians-a-day-are-being-tested-for-covid-19-how-to-solve-the-maths-that-says-the-number-should-be-6-5-million-142255/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: 50,000 Australians a day are being tested for COVID-19. How to solve the maths that says the number should be 6.5 million">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jean Burgess, Professor and Director, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Perhaps no single character has been as iconic a symbol of Twitter as the now-ubiquitous hashtag. The syntax of the hashtag has a few simple rules: it consists of the hash symbol (#) immediately ... <a title="Friday essay: Twitter and the way of the hashtag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/friday-essay-twitter-and-the-way-of-the-hashtag-141693/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Twitter and the way of the hashtag">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison summoned his self-restraint and resisted temptation. Invited on Thursday to attack the Victorian government over its disastrous decision to use private security guards to monitor people in hotel quarantine, the prime minister was careful. He hadn’t seen himself ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Does Victoria’s second wave suggest we should debate an elimination strategy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/grattan-on-friday-does-victorias-second-wave-suggest-we-should-debate-an-elimination-strategy-142374/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Does Victoria’s second wave suggest we should debate an elimination strategy?">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne attracted critics for his political front. But he always had plenty of friends and networks, enabling him often to be a player, if not always a “fixer”. After his election to the South Australian seat ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Christopher Pyne on being ‘the ultimate insider’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/politics-with-michelle-grattan-christopher-pyne-on-being-the-ultimate-insider-142399/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Christopher Pyne on being ‘the ultimate insider’">Read more</a>
