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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Too many New Zealand children are born into a state of crisis, as two recent and damning reports have shown. The Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) was one of five inquiries launched after a media investigation ... <a title="The state removal of Māori children from their families is a wound that won’t heal – but there is a way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/the-state-removal-of-maori-children-from-their-families-is-a-wound-that-wont-heal-but-there-is-a-way-forward-140243/" aria-label="Read more about The state removal of Māori children from their families is a wound that won’t heal – but there is a way forward">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University As restrictions ease, many Australians will be wondering if it’s worth wearing a mask on the bus, train or tram to reduce their risk of being infected with coronavirus. When Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth was asked about this ... <a title="Should I wear a mask on public transport?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/should-i-wear-a-mask-on-public-transport-139981/" aria-label="Read more about Should I wear a mask on public transport?">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Research Fellow, Crawford School, Australian National University The COVID-19 recession is coming, and federal and state governments are expected to spend more money to stimulate economic growth. Done well, this can make Australia’s economy more productive, improve quality of life and help the low-carbon transition. ... <a title="Putting stimulus spending to the test: 4 ways a smart government can create jobs and cut emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/putting-stimulus-spending-to-the-test-4-ways-a-smart-government-can-create-jobs-and-cut-emissions-140339/" aria-label="Read more about Putting stimulus spending to the test: 4 ways a smart government can create jobs and cut emissions">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Plaganyi, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Prawns are a staple of many Australian barbecues, and we’re fortunate to have wild-caught prawns from sustainably-managed fisheries that boast best management practice. You’ve probably heard of the tiger and white banana prawns caught in the Gulf of Carpentaria. But west ... <a title="An El Niño hit this banana prawn fishery hard. Here’s what we can learn from their experience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/an-el-nino-hit-this-banana-prawn-fishery-hard-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-their-experience-139852/" aria-label="Read more about An El Niño hit this banana prawn fishery hard. Here’s what we can learn from their experience">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Lehmann, Honorary Lecturer, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University A recent statement from China’s education bureau warned Chinese students about studying in Australia due to “racist incidents” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such statements, and further moves from China’s education agents threatening to redirect ... <a title="‘I love Australia’: 3 things international students want Australians to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/i-love-australia-3-things-international-students-want-australians-to-know-139857/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I love Australia’: 3 things international students want Australians to know">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Bell, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of Studies for Construction Law, University of Melbourne Three years have passed since a cladding-fuelled fire claimed 72 lives in Grenfell Tower, London, on June 14 2017. The construction industry and its regulators around the world are still grappling with how ... <a title="New NSW building law could be a game changer for apartment safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/new-nsw-building-law-could-be-a-game-changer-for-apartment-safety-140432/" aria-label="Read more about New NSW building law could be a game changer for apartment safety">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW There is no shortage of repugnant and dangerous ideas in the world. An age old question is whether free speech will see good ideas win out over bad. The proposition that good ideas eventually triumph in “the marketplace for ideas” dates ... <a title="Vital Signs: why ‘the marketplace for ideas’ can fail – from an economist’s perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/vital-signs-why-the-marketplace-for-ideas-can-fail-from-an-economists-perspective-140429/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: why ‘the marketplace for ideas’ can fail – from an economist’s perspective">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University As the Black Lives Matter protests raged across the world, I was sent a post on Facebook that read, Donald J Trump now lives at 1600 Black Lives Matter Plaza, NW, Washington, DC 20500. The post referred to the mural ... <a title="Friday essay: taking a wrecking ball to monuments – contemporary art can ask what really needs tearing down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/friday-essay-taking-a-wrecking-ball-to-monuments-contemporary-art-can-ask-what-really-needs-tearing-down-140437/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: taking a wrecking ball to monuments – contemporary art can ask what really needs tearing down">Read more</a>
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June 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Paradoxically, but perhaps inevitably, as things are getting better in the wake of the COVID crisis tempers – including, it would seem, that of Scott Morrison – are becoming more frayed. The Black Lives Matter demonstrations of last weekend marked ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Protests add new element of uncertainty to COVID exit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/grattan-on-friday-protests-add-new-element-of-uncertainty-to-covid-exit-140559/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Protests add new element of uncertainty to COVID exit">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abbas Mohajerani, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University Every year, treated wastewater sludge called “biosolids” is recycled and spread over agricultural land. My recent research discovered this practice dumps thousands of tonnes of microplastics into farmlands around the world. In Australia, we estimate this amount as ... <a title="More than 1,200 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/more-than-1-200-tonnes-of-microplastics-are-dumped-into-aussie-farmland-every-year-from-wastewater-sludge-137278/" aria-label="Read more about More than 1,200 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview that “there was no slavery in Australia”. This is a common misunderstanding which often obscures our nation’s history of exploitation of First Nations people and Pacific Islanders. Morrison followed ... <a title="Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/was-there-slavery-in-australia-yes-it-shouldnt-even-be-up-for-debate-140544/" aria-label="Read more about Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie P. Smith, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University Working from home during COVID-19 appeared to cost us little. Yet employers effectively requisitioned part of those homes. While necessary, it was far from costless to us, and our generosity shouldn’t be taken for granted. Bureau of Statistics ... <a title="About that spare room: employers requisitioned our homes and our time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/about-that-spare-room-employers-requisitioned-our-homes-and-our-time-139854/" aria-label="Read more about About that spare room: employers requisitioned our homes and our time">Read more</a>
