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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide A return to face to face teaching at universities and technical colleges “where possible” is one of the goals of the Morrison government’s three step framework for a COVIDsafe Australia. A look at the space available for teaching ... <a title="No big packed lectures allowed if we’re to safely bring uni students back to campus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/no-big-packed-lectures-allowed-if-were-to-safely-bring-uni-students-back-to-campus-138945/" aria-label="Read more about No big packed lectures allowed if we’re to safely bring uni students back to campus">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Easthope, Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW We’re building a lot of apartments in Australia. High-density precincts are being developed across our major cities. But these buildings and neighbourhoods are often not designed and managed in ways that meet the needs of lower-income residents. ... <a title="Quality of life in high-density apartments varies. Here are 6 ways to improve it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/quality-of-life-in-high-density-apartments-varies-here-are-6-ways-to-improve-it-139220/" aria-label="Read more about Quality of life in high-density apartments varies. Here are 6 ways to improve it">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Kaine, Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Workers everywhere are feeling the impact of COVID-19 and the restrictions necessitated by COVID-19. In Australia, retail and hospitality workers have been particularly hard hit. In other countries, it’s manufacturing workers, hit ... <a title="What COVID-19 means for the people making your clothes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/what-covid-19-means-for-the-people-making-your-clothes-134800/" aria-label="Read more about What COVID-19 means for the people making your clothes">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Forsyth, Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week proposed a new deal in industrial relations, bringing together the government, employers and unions to agree on reforms to create jobs and lift the economy in the post-CIVD-19 pandemic recovery phase. “”We’ve booked ... <a title="Morrison government invites unions to dance, but employer groups call the tune" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/morrison-government-invites-unions-to-dance-but-employer-groups-call-the-tune-139469/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government invites unions to dance, but employer groups call the tune">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Markey, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University In a bid to repair the economy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced an industrial relations overhaul. Business groups and unions will be brought together to try to change a system that Morrison says is “not fit for purpose”. This is ... <a title="Morrison wants unions and business to ‘put down the weapons’ on IR. But real reform will not be easy." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/morrison-wants-unions-and-business-to-put-down-the-weapons-on-ir-but-real-reform-will-not-be-easy-139462/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison wants unions and business to ‘put down the weapons’ on IR. But real reform will not be easy.">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathon Hutchinson, Senior Lecturer Online Communication and Media, University of Sydney The constraints of coronavirus isolation have closed down most recreational activities, but some creative industries are responding in innovative ways. I have been researching “digital first personalities” – content producers who build massive (or highly engaged) ... <a title="‘Plamping hard’: how DJs and creatives are earning a buck online via Twitch, Patreon, OnlyFans and more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/plamping-hard-how-djs-and-creatives-are-earning-a-buck-online-via-twitch-patreon-onlyfans-and-more-139116/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Plamping hard’: how DJs and creatives are earning a buck online via Twitch, Patreon, OnlyFans and more">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lamb, Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Back in the 1970s, scientists came up with a revolutionary idea about how Earth’s deep interior works. They proposed it is slowly churning like a lava lamp, with buoyant blobs rising as plumes ... <a title="New Zealand sits on top of the remains of a giant ancient volcanic plume" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/new-zealand-sits-on-top-of-the-remains-of-a-giant-ancient-volcanic-plume-139019/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand sits on top of the remains of a giant ancient volcanic plume">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University In the expansion of its iron ore mine in Western Pilbara, Rio Tinto blasted the Juukan Gorge 1 and 2 – Aboriginal rock shelters dating back 46,000 years. These sites ... <a title="Rio Tinto just blasted away an ancient Aboriginal site. Here’s why that was allowed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/rio-tinto-just-blasted-away-an-ancient-aboriginal-site-heres-why-that-was-allowed-139466/" aria-label="Read more about Rio Tinto just blasted away an ancient Aboriginal site. Here’s why that was allowed">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Climie, Exercise Physiologist and Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute In Australia, more than 1.1 million people currently have type 2 diabetes. A host of potential complications associated with the disease mean a 45-year-old diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will live on average six years ... <a title="A disease that breeds disease: why is type 2 diabetes linked to increased risk of cancer and dementia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/a-disease-that-breeds-disease-why-is-type-2-diabetes-linked-to-increased-risk-of-cancer-and-dementia-139298/" aria-label="Read more about A disease that breeds disease: why is type 2 diabetes linked to increased risk of cancer and dementia?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Adams, Postdoctoral Biomedical Engineering Researcher, Deakin University During the frenzy of the past few months to secure resources for the fight against COVID-19, the demand for technologies that promise to detect symptomatic individuals has been sky-high. However, not all proposed solutions work as advertised. Thermal cameras ... <a title="Are thermal cameras a magic bullet for COVID-19 fever detection? There’s not enough evidence to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/are-thermal-cameras-a-magic-bullet-for-covid-19-fever-detection-theres-not-enough-evidence-to-know-139377/" aria-label="Read more about Are thermal cameras a magic bullet for COVID-19 fever detection? There’s not enough evidence to know">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Collins-Gearing, Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle Review: The Beach, created and directed by Warwick Thornton Watching Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a journey into place and self. It made me want to breathe deeper and smell the salty air. It made me want to walk barefoot ... <a title="Review: Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a delicate conversation with Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/review-warwick-thorntons-the-beach-is-a-delicate-conversation-with-country-139464/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Warwick Thornton’s The Beach is a delicate conversation with Country">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
Is Todd Muller the Ned Flanders of the National Party? This is how he’s been characterised by political commentator Gordon Campbell, who suggests the change in leadership is, in Simpsons terms, akin to swapping the scary and cruel Monty Burns for Homer Simpson’s compassionate but conservative neighbour. There’s almost a consensus amongst political commentators that ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Where is Todd Muller taking National?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-where-is-todd-muller-taking-national/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Where is Todd Muller taking National?">Read more</a>
