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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020

August 10, 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 Labour Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Labour launch an extremely centrist campaign Audrey Young (Herald) Labour launch is a deliberately understated affair from Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Audrey Young (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s decision to ditch Labour manifesto ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-10-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 10 2020">Read more</a>

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Are there ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains? Computers can see a distinction, but they rely strongly on differences in head size

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cordelia Fine, Professor, History & Philosophy of Science program, School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne How useful are the well-known and hotly contested categories of “male brain” and “female brain”? Among experts, nobody really questions that anatomical sex differences in the brain exist. But ... <a title="Are there ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains? Computers can see a distinction, but they rely strongly on differences in head size" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/are-there-male-and-female-brains-computers-can-see-a-distinction-but-they-rely-strongly-on-differences-in-head-size-143972/" aria-label="Read more about Are there ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains? Computers can see a distinction, but they rely strongly on differences in head size">Read more</a>

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Australia’s politicians have learned that in the era of coronavirus, the future comes at you fast

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Earlier this month, there were media reports that Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly had posted to Facebook advocating the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a treatment for COVID-19. Kelly went so far as to ... <a title="Australia’s politicians have learned that in the era of coronavirus, the future comes at you fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/australias-politicians-have-learned-that-in-the-era-of-coronavirus-the-future-comes-at-you-fast-144057/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s politicians have learned that in the era of coronavirus, the future comes at you fast">Read more</a>

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Young men are more likely to believe COVID-19 myths. So how do we actually reach them?

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carissa Bonner, Research Fellow, University of Sydney If the media is anything to go by, you’d think people who believe coronavirus myths are white, middle-aged women called Karen. But our new study shows a different picture. We found men and people aged 18-25 are more likely to ... <a title="Young men are more likely to believe COVID-19 myths. So how do we actually reach them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/young-men-are-more-likely-to-believe-covid-19-myths-so-how-do-we-actually-reach-them-143745/" aria-label="Read more about Young men are more likely to believe COVID-19 myths. So how do we actually reach them?">Read more</a>

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Don’t rush into a hydrogen economy until we know all the risks to our climate

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Pearman, Professorial Fellow, Australian-German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne There is global interest in the potential for a hydrogen economy, in part driven by a concern over climate change and the need to move away from fossil fuels. This month, for example, Australia’s national ... <a title="Don’t rush into a hydrogen economy until we know all the risks to our climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/dont-rush-into-a-hydrogen-economy-until-we-know-all-the-risks-to-our-climate-140433/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t rush into a hydrogen economy until we know all the risks to our climate">Read more</a>

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Why regional universities and communities need targeted help to ride out the coronavirus storm

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Aslan, Honorary Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong Australian universities are expected to lose billions of dollars in revenue due to the impacts of COVID-19. The estimated lost revenue from international students alone is A$18 billion by 2024. While all universities are ... <a title="Why regional universities and communities need targeted help to ride out the coronavirus storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/why-regional-universities-and-communities-need-targeted-help-to-ride-out-the-coronavirus-storm-143355/" aria-label="Read more about Why regional universities and communities need targeted help to ride out the coronavirus storm">Read more</a>

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Reforming ‘dad leave’ is a baby step towards greater gender equality

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Owain Emslie, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute Grattan Institute research published today shows the average 25-year-old woman who goes on to have a child can expect to earn A$2 million less by the time she is 70 than the average 25-year-old man who becomes a father. For childless ... <a title="Reforming ‘dad leave’ is a baby step towards greater gender equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/reforming-dad-leave-is-a-baby-step-towards-greater-gender-equality-144113/" aria-label="Read more about Reforming ‘dad leave’ is a baby step towards greater gender equality">Read more</a>

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Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?

August 10, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beck Wise, Lecturer in Professional Writing, The University of Queensland You might have scrolled right by Annastacia Palaszczuk’s recent quote posts if you saw them on Instagram – just another lifestyle influencer posting a “deep” quote – but when she (or her media team) reposted them to ... <a title="Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/10/pastel-colours-and-serif-fonts-is-annastacia-palaszczuk-trying-to-be-an-instagram-influencer-143996/" aria-label="Read more about Pastel colours and serif fonts: is Annastacia Palaszczuk trying to be an Instagram influencer?">Read more</a>

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Video + Analysis: A crisis of governance – Paul G Buchanan

August 8, 2020

Headline: A crisis of governance. – 36th Parallel Assessments [embedded content] The Port of Beirut warehouse explosion, involving 2.7 kilotons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate negligently stored in an unsecured area, crystalizes in one national tragedy a much wider trend: the crisis and decline of democratic governance world-wide. For a decade Lebanon has been gripped ... <a title="Video + Analysis: A crisis of governance – Paul G Buchanan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/08/a-crisis-of-governance/" aria-label="Read more about Video + Analysis: A crisis of governance – Paul G Buchanan">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing Australian Outbreak with High Incidence European Countries

August 7, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. The known incidences of Covid19 in Spain, Belgium and Sweden are similar, although Sweden lagged for a while before overtaking the other two. In deaths, Sweden is slightly lower than Spain and about 30% lower than Belgium. Belgium, after little San Marino, is still the country with the highest deaths per ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing Australian Outbreak with High Incidence European Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-covid19-comparing-australian-outbreak-with-high-incidence-european-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing Australian Outbreak with High Incidence European Countries">Read more</a>

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No snapback: Reserve Bank no longer confident of quick bounce out of recession

August 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The good news in the Reserve Bank’s latest quarterly set of forecasts is that the recession won’t be as steep as it thought last time. The bad news is it now expects ultra-weak economic growth ... <a title="No snapback: Reserve Bank no longer confident of quick bounce out of recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/no-snapback-reserve-bank-no-longer-confident-of-quick-bounce-out-of-recession-144117/" aria-label="Read more about No snapback: Reserve Bank no longer confident of quick bounce out of recession">Read more</a>

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At moments like these, we need a cultural policy

August 7, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Meyrick, Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University National crises, like the pandemics that can provoke them, come in stages. Each stage presents leaders with unique problems that require mental, moral and emotional agility to manage. Change is the only constant, as policies that work one moment ... <a title="At moments like these, we need a cultural policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/at-moments-like-these-we-need-a-cultural-policy-141974/" aria-label="Read more about At moments like these, we need a cultural policy">Read more</a>