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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pears, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University Renters will no longer have to contend with poorly insulated homes and Victoria will move closer towards 7-star home efficiency standards under a A$797 million plan announced this week. It’s purportedly the biggest energy efficiency scheme in any Australian state’s ... <a title="Renters in Victoria soon won’t have to deal with dodgy heaters and insulation. Now other states must get energy-efficient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/renters-in-victoria-soon-wont-have-to-deal-with-dodgy-heaters-and-insulation-now-other-states-must-get-energy-efficient-150358/" aria-label="Read more about Renters in Victoria soon won’t have to deal with dodgy heaters and insulation. Now other states must get energy-efficient">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia E. Morris, Senior Lecturer, Visual Arts Education, Edith Cowan University The COVID pandemic has meant many students learnt from home for a lot of the year. But with schools returning to normal across Australia, how will students readjust from learning at the kitchen table (or couch, ... <a title="Group tables, ottomans and gym balls: kids told us why flexible furniture helps them learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/group-tables-ottomans-and-gym-balls-kids-told-us-why-flexible-furniture-helps-them-learn-150069/" aria-label="Read more about Group tables, ottomans and gym balls: kids told us why flexible furniture helps them learn">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roslyn Petelin, Course coordinator, The University of Queensland This week, it was announced two types of Allen’s lollies, Red Skins and Chicos, will be known from January 2021 as Red Ripper and Cheekies. The Swiss-headquartered Nestle Corporation decided the original names did not express their brand values, ... <a title="Renaming of Red Skins and Chicos is a shaky step towards leaving discriminatory ideas in the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/renaming-of-red-skins-and-chicos-is-a-shaky-step-towards-leaving-discriminatory-ideas-in-the-past-150178/" aria-label="Read more about Renaming of Red Skins and Chicos is a shaky step towards leaving discriminatory ideas in the past">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The findings of the inquiry by Justice Paul Brereton into the misconduct – including allegations of murder of non-combatants and mistreatment of prisoners – by Australian special forces in Afghanistan are released on Thursday. Scott Morrison last week warned these ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Defence expert Allan Behm on the background to the Brereton report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-defence-expert-allan-behm-on-the-background-to-the-brereton-report-150384/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Defence expert Allan Behm on the background to the Brereton report">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University South Australian Premier Steven Marshall today announced a six-day “circuit breaker” lockdown to try and snuff out the state’s COVID outbreak. From midnight Wednesday, residents will be asked to stay in their homes. Hospitality venues will shut, as will schools ... <a title="South Australia’s 6-day lockdown shows we need to take hotel quarantine more seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/south-australias-6-day-lockdown-shows-we-need-to-take-hotel-quarantine-more-seriously-150368/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s 6-day lockdown shows we need to take hotel quarantine more seriously">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University Last week, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) issued warnings to Australian health-care providers that it had observed an increase in cyber incidents targeting the sector. These attacks seem to be aimed at infiltrating networks and burrowing ... <a title="Australian hospitals are under constant cyber attack. The consequences could be deadly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/australian-hospitals-are-under-constant-cyber-attack-the-consequences-could-be-deadly-150164/" aria-label="Read more about Australian hospitals are under constant cyber attack. The consequences could be deadly">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Raynor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hallmark Research Initiative for Affordable Housing, University of Melbourne The Victorian government has announced the big social housing investment for which housing advocates, industry groups, academics and social service providers have been clamouring for decades. The A$5.4 billion “Big Housing Build” aims ... <a title="Victoria’s $5.4bn Big Housing Build: it is big, but the social housing challenge is even bigger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/victorias-5-4bn-big-housing-build-it-is-big-but-the-social-housing-challenge-is-even-bigger-150161/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria’s $5.4bn Big Housing Build: it is big, but the social housing challenge is even bigger">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, University of Melbourne The Productivity Commission’s report on mental health, released earlier this week, prompted headlines emphasising the huge economic cost of mental ill-health and suicide in Australia. The commission estimated the direct economic costs at between A$43 billion and A$70 billion, with ... <a title="The Productivity Commission says mental ill-health costs Australia billions — it’s time for a proper investment in making things better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/the-productivity-commission-says-mental-ill-health-costs-australia-billions-its-time-for-a-proper-investment-in-making-things-better-150184/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission says mental ill-health costs Australia billions — it’s time for a proper investment in making things better">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manu Saunders, Lecturer, University of New England From ethereal kelp forests off the south east Australian coast to grassy woodlands and their stunning wildflowers, many ecological communities are under threat in Australia. But national environment legislation — the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act — has ... <a title="We found a huge flaw in Australia’s environment laws. Wetlands and woodlands will pay the price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/we-found-a-huge-flaw-in-australias-environment-laws-wetlands-and-woodlands-will-pay-the-price-150083/" aria-label="Read more about We found a huge flaw in Australia’s environment laws. Wetlands and woodlands will pay the price">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian R. Camilleri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Technology Sydney Christmas is a time of celebration, relaxation and gift giving. But choosing gifts can also make it a time of stress and anxiety. The wrong gift can actually do more harm than good. Here is some ... <a title="How to choose the right Christmas gift: tips from psychological research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/how-to-choose-the-right-christmas-gift-tips-from-psychological-research-149739/" aria-label="Read more about How to choose the right Christmas gift: tips from psychological research">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Struggling businesses have expressed concerns and international media rights groups have condemned the Solomon Islands government’s proposal to temporarily ban Facebook. The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), as the peak body representing private sector in Solomon Islands, is particularly concerned with the negative impacts this decision will ... <a title="Solomon Islands businesses, rights groups condemn Facebook ban plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/solomon-islands-businesses-rights-groups-condemn-facebook-ban-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands businesses, rights groups condemn Facebook ban plan">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University In his first overseas trip since the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has finally concluded a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Japan. Australia is only the second country in 60 years to reach such an arrangement ... <a title="Morrison’s Japan trip yields defence pact, but travel bubble less certain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/morrisons-japan-trip-yields-defence-pact-but-travel-bubble-less-certain-149985/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s Japan trip yields defence pact, but travel bubble less certain">Read more</a>
