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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanicka Arora, PhD Candidate at Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Since the Gorkha earthquake killed almost 9,000 people in April 2015, Nepal has been on a slow and arduous route to recovery. Nepal’s vibrant cultural heritage of monuments, religious places, crafts, festivals and traditional ... <a title="Five years on from the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, heritage-led recovery is uniting community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/five-years-on-from-the-earthquake-in-bhaktapur-nepal-heritage-led-recovery-is-uniting-community-136255/" aria-label="Read more about Five years on from the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, heritage-led recovery is uniting community">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Wakefield, Professor of Construction, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor, International, and Dean, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us our health is intimately connected to the health of the person next to us, and that everyone needs shelter. It has ... <a title="The need to house everyone has never been clearer. Here’s a 2-step strategy to get it done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/the-need-to-house-everyone-has-never-been-clearer-heres-a-2-step-strategy-to-get-it-done-137069/" aria-label="Read more about The need to house everyone has never been clearer. Here’s a 2-step strategy to get it done">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Hamilton, Postdoctoral Researcher in Palaeoecology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History The HMS Endeavour’s week-long stay on the shores of Kamay in 1770 yielded so many botanical specimens unknown to western science, Captain James Cook called the area Botany Bay. During this visit, ... <a title="Buried under colonial concrete, Botany Bay has even been robbed of its botany" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/buried-under-colonial-concrete-botany-bay-has-even-been-robbed-of-its-botany-135315/" aria-label="Read more about Buried under colonial concrete, Botany Bay has even been robbed of its botany">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University Most Australian children are stuck at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They need to find ways to socialise, do their school work, exercise and entertain themselves. It’s not surprising parents may be hearing “I’m bored” a ... <a title="Parents, you don’t always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/parents-you-dont-always-need-to-entertain-your-kids-boredom-is-good-for-them-136383/" aria-label="Read more about Parents, you don’t always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Kosovac, Research Fellow in International Urban Politics, University of Melbourne We may have a surprising new ally in the bid to contain the COVID-19 outbreak: your sewage. Australia’s government recently announced that sewage is to be tested for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Federal health ... <a title="Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you’re happy to have your sewage scrutinised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/flushing-is-our-next-weapon-against-covid-19-if-youre-happy-to-have-your-sewage-scrutinised-136844/" aria-label="Read more about Flushing is our next weapon against COVID-19, if you’re happy to have your sewage scrutinised">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology In the space of six weeks, the threat posed by COVID-19 and the sudden absence of partisanship from the political landscape have ushered in a focus on leadership for the greater good, the likes of which we ... <a title="How the coronavirus pandemic is (finally) resulting in leadership for the greater good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-finally-resulting-in-leadership-for-the-greater-good-136508/" aria-label="Read more about How the coronavirus pandemic is (finally) resulting in leadership for the greater good">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chari Larsson, Lecturer of art history, Griffith University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains references to deceased people. This has been a difficult review to write. The late Aurukun artist Mavis Ngallametta’s major survey exhibition Show Me the Way to Go Home ... <a title="Mavis Ngallametta review – a bittersweet collection of a songwoman’s stories of home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/mavis-ngallametta-review-a-bittersweet-collection-of-a-songwomans-stories-of-home-133152/" aria-label="Read more about Mavis Ngallametta review – a bittersweet collection of a songwoman’s stories of home">Read more</a>
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April 24, 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 Government Phil Pennington (RNZ): Controversial tech firm Palantir had talks with govt on Covid-19 Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Officials pitched OIA suspension during lockdown Chris Trotter: Long Live The People’s Dictatorship! RNZ: Study investigates NZ reaction ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 24 2020">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Anzac Day 2020 will be a far cry from the Australian War Memorial’s dawn service of recent years. While dignified and solemn, the dawn service has also been spectacle. Sophisticated technology is ... <a title="In 1919, Anzac Day was commemorated despite the Spanish flu pandemic. In 2020, we will remember them again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/in-1919-anzac-day-was-commemorated-despite-the-spanish-flu-pandemic-in-2020-we-will-remember-them-again-136413/" aria-label="Read more about In 1919, Anzac Day was commemorated despite the Spanish flu pandemic. In 2020, we will remember them again">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Electricity demand in Australia has barely budged since COVID-19 took hold. Many may be wondering: after months spent largely at home, are huge household power bills on the way? The answer, largely, is no. But as the pandemic ... <a title="Don’t worry: staying at home for months is unlikely to lead to an eye-watering electricity bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/dont-worry-staying-at-home-for-months-is-unlikely-to-lead-to-an-eye-watering-electricity-bill-136943/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t worry: staying at home for months is unlikely to lead to an eye-watering electricity bill">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Hardisty, CEO, Australian Institute of Marine Science Scientists recently confirmed the Great Barrier Reef suffered another serious bleaching event last summer – the third in five years. Dramatic intervention to save the natural wonder is clearly needed. First and foremost, this requires global greenhouse gas emissions ... <a title="If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/if-we-can-put-a-man-on-the-moon-we-can-save-the-great-barrier-reef-121052/" aria-label="Read more about If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide Australia has done better with COVID-19 than anyone dared hope. This opens up the prospect of a progressive relaxation of restrictions later this year. Organisations that could participate in an economic stimulus program will need to be in ... <a title="Why the focus of stimulus plans has to be construction that puts social housing first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/24/why-the-focus-of-stimulus-plans-has-to-be-construction-that-puts-social-housing-first-136519/" aria-label="Read more about Why the focus of stimulus plans has to be construction that puts social housing first">Read more</a>
