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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberto Musotto, Research fellow, Edith Cowan University New research is questioning the popular notion that cybercriminals can make millions of dollars from the comfort of home — and without much effort. Our paper, published in the journal Trends in Organised Crime, suggests offenders who illegally sell cybercrime ... <a title="Nothing like the mafia: cybercriminals are much like the everyday, poorly paid business worker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/nothing-like-the-mafia-cybercriminals-are-much-like-the-everyday-poorly-paid-business-worker-150953/" aria-label="Read more about Nothing like the mafia: cybercriminals are much like the everyday, poorly paid business worker">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Crotty, Associate Professor in Australian History, The University of Queensland For years, Australians have faced a steady stream of investigative media reports about atrocities allegedly committed by the country’s most elite soldiers in Afghanistan. Yet, nothing could have prepared the nation for the breathtaking contents of ... <a title="The Anzac legend has blinded Australia to its war atrocities. It’s time for a reckoning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/the-anzac-legend-has-blinded-australia-to-its-war-atrocities-its-time-for-a-reckoning-151022/" aria-label="Read more about The Anzac legend has blinded Australia to its war atrocities. It’s time for a reckoning">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Thomson, Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research Every four years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) releases data on how effective countries are in teaching mathematics and science in Years 4 and 8. Called TIMSS, (Trends in International Mathematics and ... <a title="Australia hasn’t performed well at maths and science recently. We’re about to find out if we’ve improved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/australia-hasnt-performed-well-at-maths-and-science-recently-were-about-to-find-out-if-weve-improved-150274/" aria-label="Read more about Australia hasn’t performed well at maths and science recently. We’re about to find out if we’ve improved">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sian Thompson, Research Associate, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW If you own an apartment – or are thinking of buying one – the recent news about building quality has been worrying. There have been evacuations at the Opal and Mascot apartment towers in Sydney, cladding fires at ... <a title="Dealing with apartment defects: a how-to guide for strata owners and buyers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/dealing-with-apartment-defects-a-how-to-guide-for-strata-owners-and-buyers-150292/" aria-label="Read more about Dealing with apartment defects: a how-to guide for strata owners and buyers">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merja Myllylahti, Co-Director, JMAD Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology When Bauer Media announced the closure of its New Zealand magazine operation just a week into level 4 lockdown in early April, things looked ominous for local media. Revenues and newsrooms were already contracting. It was hard ... <a title="Closures, cuts, revival and rebirth: how COVID-19 reshaped the NZ media landscape in 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/closures-cuts-revival-and-rebirth-how-covid-19-reshaped-the-nz-media-landscape-in-2020-151020/" aria-label="Read more about Closures, cuts, revival and rebirth: how COVID-19 reshaped the NZ media landscape in 2020">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Webb, Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen. Detective fiction is my go-to when I need to wash away the exigencies of everyday life. I’m not alone. Sales and TV viewing ... <a title="My favourite detective: Endeavour, the baby Inspector Morse before the grumpiness set in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/my-favourite-detective-endeavour-the-baby-inspector-morse-before-the-grumpiness-set-in-149531/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Endeavour, the baby Inspector Morse before the grumpiness set in">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “Casual” employment will be defined and a universal standard spelled out for casuals to convert to full or part-time employment in industrial relations legislation introduced this week. Separately, the government is making a fresh effort to take on the militant ... <a title="Government moves to quash casuals “double dipping” and takes on construction union’s John Setka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/government-moves-to-quash-casuals-double-dipping-and-takes-on-construction-unions-john-setka-151553/" aria-label="Read more about Government moves to quash casuals “double dipping” and takes on construction union’s John Setka">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Australia has just recorded its hottest November on record, only months after the devastating bushfires of last summer that ruined the lives and livelihoods of thousands. Climate change is doing its deadly work. Australia is already about 1.5℃ warmer than ... <a title="Australia needs a national approach to combat the health effects of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/australia-needs-a-national-approach-to-combat-the-health-effects-of-climate-change-151380/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs a national approach to combat the health effects of climate change">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor Oceans 21 is a Conversation international series examining the history and future of the world’s ocean. Five profiles open our series on the global ocean, delving into ancient Indian Ocean trade networks, Pacific plastic pollution, Arctic light and life, Atlantic fisheries and the ... <a title="The world’s ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/the-worlds-ocean-is-bearing-the-brunt-of-a-changing-climate-explore-its-past-and-future-in-our-new-series-151548/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ceridwen Fraser, Associate professor, University of Otago In 2018, a map named after an oceanographer went viral. The so-called Spilhaus projection, in which Earth is viewed from above the South Pole, was designed to show the connected nature of the ocean basins. It is a perspective that ... <a title="An ocean like no other: the Southern Ocean’s ecological richness and significance for global climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/an-ocean-like-no-other-the-southern-oceans-ecological-richness-and-significance-for-global-climate-151084/" aria-label="Read more about An ocean like no other: the Southern Ocean’s ecological richness and significance for global climate">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie with PJR designer Del Abcede and MC John Pulu of Tagata Pasifika … how a Pacific ‘reset’ can benefit the centre’s future evolution. Image: PMC PACIFIC journalism and media researchers have gathered “live” in Auckland and “virtually” from Australia, ... <a title="Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges – and David is taking on a new role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/pacific-journalism-media-and-diversity-researchers-tackle-challenges-and-david-is-taking-on-a-new-role/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges – and David is taking on a new role">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
COMMENT: By Crosbie Walsh Media giant Stuff, after a protracted study of its own history, announced this week that much that it has published on Māori has been racist. It has apologised for this and introduced guidelines (a Treaty of Waitangi-based charter) to improve its record. Surprisingly, left-leaning journalist Chris Trotter has condemned these initiatives, ... <a title="Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/crosbie-walsh-parihaka-a-stuff-apology-to-maori-and-seeking-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth">Read more</a>
