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July 10, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. These charts look at Covid19 incidence in China (the most important first-wave country, with a limited second wave), Italy (the lead second-wave country), and USA and Australia (second-wave countries – drawing their caseload from Europe – with limited first-wave exposure from Asia in January and February). Chart 1 shows the first-wave in ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing China, Italy, USA and Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-comparing-china-italy-usa-and-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Comparing China, Italy, USA and Australia">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
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 Tiwai Point to close Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Government subsidising practically everything plays hardball with Rio Tinto (paywalled) Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Sudden closure of aluminium smelter worst outcome for jobs, consumers and the environment Brian ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 10 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-10-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 10 2020">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>
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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>
