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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, University of Melbourne Many of us may remember the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22 2011. The quake caused 185 deaths, thousands of injuries and billions of dollars in damage and economic loss. But six ... <a title="10 years since the Darfield earthquake rocked New Zealand: what have we learned?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/10-years-since-the-darfield-earthquake-rocked-new-zealand-what-have-we-learned-145539/" aria-label="Read more about 10 years since the Darfield earthquake rocked New Zealand: what have we learned?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isabella Alexander, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney There is growing disquiet and anger about restrictions on how the Aboriginal flag can be used, particularly after it was absent from the AFL’s recent Indigenous round. On Thursday, the Senate set up a parliamentary inquiry to look ... <a title="How easy would it be to ‘free’ the Aboriginal flag?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/how-easy-would-it-be-to-free-the-aboriginal-flag-145446/" aria-label="Read more about How easy would it be to ‘free’ the Aboriginal flag?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Campion, Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Charles Sturt University As violent clashes have escalated between right- and left-wing protesters in the US city of Portland, President Donald Trump has sharpened his rhetoric against what he calls the “left-wing violent extremism” engulfing American cities. In an interview this ... <a title="Trump claims ‘left-wing extremism’ is engulfing the US. Conflating protests with terrorism is the real danger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/trump-claims-left-wing-extremism-is-engulfing-the-us-conflating-protests-with-terrorism-is-the-real-danger-142649/" aria-label="Read more about Trump claims ‘left-wing extremism’ is engulfing the US. Conflating protests with terrorism is the real danger">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Green private school Chris Trotter: A Sorry Excuse For A Green Party Matthew Hooton (Herald): James Shaw dives straight into the Metiria Turei trap (paywalled) Simon Wilson’s (Herald): James Shaw and the honour of politicians (paywalled) ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 04 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-04-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 04 2020">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sommer Kapitan, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Auckland University of Technology “Kia ora, everyone. I’m standing against a blank wall in my house – because it’s the only view in my house that is not messy.” So begins a 2020 campaign message posted by New Zealand Prime Minister ... <a title="The Facebook prime minister: how Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand’s most successful political influencer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/the-facebook-prime-minister-how-jacinda-ardern-became-new-zealands-most-successful-political-influencer-144485/" aria-label="Read more about The Facebook prime minister: how Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand’s most successful political influencer">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Cybersecurity is like a game of whack-a-mole. As soon as the good guys put a stop to one type of attack, another pops up. Usernames and passwords were once good enough to keep an account secure. ... <a title="Can I still be hacked with 2FA enabled?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/can-i-still-be-hacked-with-2fa-enabled-144682/" aria-label="Read more about Can I still be hacked with 2FA enabled?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Mathematics, University of Canterbury The risk of dying from COVID-19 is at least 50% higher for Māori than New Zealanders from European backgrounds, according to our study published today. Māori and Pacific populations are historically at greater risk of hospitalisation and death from ... <a title="Research shows Māori are more likely to die from COVID-19 than other New Zealanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/research-shows-maori-are-more-likely-to-die-from-covid-19-than-other-new-zealanders-145453/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows Māori are more likely to die from COVID-19 than other New Zealanders">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Humans have long been inspired and transfixed by the Moon, and as we’re discovering, moonlight can also change the behaviour of Australian wildlife. A collection of ... <a title="Predators, prey and moonlight singing: how phases of the Moon affect native wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/predators-prey-and-moonlight-singing-how-phases-of-the-moon-affect-native-wildlife-140556/" aria-label="Read more about Predators, prey and moonlight singing: how phases of the Moon affect native wildlife">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Lucas, Senior Lecturer, Science and Technology Studies, University of Wollongong Australian universities are in dire straits. The sudden loss of international student fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent court rulings of wage theft by some of our top universities have exposed the depth of ... <a title="Governing universities: tertiary experience no longer required" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/governing-universities-tertiary-experience-no-longer-required-145439/" aria-label="Read more about Governing universities: tertiary experience no longer required">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW It became official on Wednesday. The Australian economy is in recession for the first time in nearly three decades. And the drop in economic activity is unprecedented. GDP fell 7% in the June quarter. The previous biggest post-War fall in Australia ... <a title="Vital Signs: How do you fight a recession without precedent?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/vital-signs-how-do-you-fight-a-recession-without-precedent-145484/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: How do you fight a recession without precedent?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University The plight of art schools in Australia in recent decades is hardly breaking news. Shrinking budgets, staff cuts, amalgamations and reduced course offerings have plagued most of them. Some workshop disciplines including printmaking, studio glass, ceramics and ... <a title="Friday essay: amid a war on culture, are Australia’s art schools an endangered species?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/friday-essay-amid-a-war-on-culture-are-australias-art-schools-an-endangered-species-144928/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: amid a war on culture, are Australia’s art schools an endangered species?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra That old adage “never get between a premier and a bucket of money” has become “never get between a premier and a COVID election”. Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, two months from polling day, has been acting with the sort of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Premiers facing elections play hard ball with hard borders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/04/grattan-on-friday-premiers-facing-elections-play-hard-ball-with-hard-borders-145563/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Premiers facing elections play hard ball with hard borders">Read more</a>
