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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Epidemiologist, UNSW Australia’s chief medical officer Paul Kelly today recommended people in Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire wear masks when leaving the house: […] If people have symptoms and they need to go for a test, for example, which we would definitely encourage, they ... <a title="Which face mask should I wear?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/which-face-mask-should-i-wear-142373/" aria-label="Read more about Which face mask should I wear?">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rochelle Wynne, Director, Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Western Sydney University Over the past week, we’ve seen a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections among health-care workers in Victoria. This includes a doctor at Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital, one staff member at Brunswick Private ... <a title="Rising coronavirus cases among Victorian health workers could threaten our pandemic response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/rising-coronavirus-cases-among-victorian-health-workers-could-threaten-our-pandemic-response-142375/" aria-label="Read more about Rising coronavirus cases among Victorian health workers could threaten our pandemic response">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics including the return to lockdown in Victoria, National Cabinet setting to slow the flow of Australian’s returning from overseas, the Prime ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the return to lockdown and Eden-Monaro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-return-to-lockdown-and-eden-monaro-142490/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the return to lockdown and Eden-Monaro">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ou Yang, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Donald Trump has ordered US federal agencies to bypass environmental protection laws and fast-track pipeline, highway and other infrastructure projects. Signing the executive order last month, the US president declared regulatory delays would hinder “our economic recovery from the national ... <a title="Actually, Mr Trump, it’s stronger environmental regulation that makes economic winners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/actually-mr-trump-its-stronger-environmental-regulation-that-makes-economic-winners-132185/" aria-label="Read more about Actually, Mr Trump, it’s stronger environmental regulation that makes economic winners">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Breakey, President, Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics. Senior Research Fellow, Moral philosophy, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Law Futures Centre., Griffith University Earlier this week, 150 high-profile authors, commentators and scholars signed an open letter in Harper’s magazine claiming that “open debate and ... <a title="Is cancel culture silencing open debate? There are risks to shutting down opinions we disagree with" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/is-cancel-culture-silencing-open-debate-there-are-risks-to-shutting-down-opinions-we-disagree-with-142377/" aria-label="Read more about Is cancel culture silencing open debate? There are risks to shutting down opinions we disagree with">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Connor, Lecturer, James Cook University While many people may enjoy a game of backyard cricket, only a few go on to become elite professional batsmen in Australia. Cricket batting is example of what human skills can achieve. The fastest bowling delivery speeds can exceed 150km/h. That ... <a title="Howzat! We can all learn from elite batsmen, and not just about cricket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/howzat-we-can-all-learn-from-elite-batsmen-and-not-just-about-cricket-142280/" aria-label="Read more about Howzat! We can all learn from elite batsmen, and not just about cricket">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee Baumgartner, Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University 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 ... <a title="Before and after: see how bushfire and rain turned the Macquarie perch’s home to sludge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/before-and-after-see-how-bushfire-and-rain-turned-the-macquarie-perchs-home-to-sludge-139919/" aria-label="Read more about Before and after: see how bushfire and rain turned the Macquarie perch’s home to sludge">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University In Hidden Hand, China scholars Clive Hamilton and Marieke Ohlberg examine the Chinese Communist Party’s influence in Europe and North America in a similar way to how Hamilton dissected the CCP’s influence in Australia in his 2018 ... <a title="Book Review: Hidden Hand – Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/book-review-hidden-hand-exposing-how-the-chinese-communist-party-is-reshaping-the-world-142058/" aria-label="Read more about Book Review: Hidden Hand – Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luciano Beheregaray, Professor in Biodiversity Genomics, Flinders University As the global climate shifts, it’s important to know which species have adaptations to survive. Our research published today in PNAS found it largely depends on where they evolved. We looked at the capacity of life to respond to ... <a title="Which species will win and lose in a warmer climate? It depends where they evolved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/which-species-will-win-and-lose-in-a-warmer-climate-it-depends-where-they-evolved-141659/" aria-label="Read more about Which species will win and lose in a warmer climate? It depends where they evolved">Read more</a>
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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>
