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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aashish Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University Students enter university as young adults embarking on a new life. Hazing rituals are meant to be a lighthearted initiation into university life that breaks down barriers between seniors and freshers and prepares the newcomers ... <a title="Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/brutal-rituals-of-hazing-wont-go-away-and-unis-are-increasingly-likely-to-be-held-responsible-147849/" aria-label="Read more about Brutal rituals of hazing won’t go away — and unis are increasingly likely to be held responsible">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toss Gascoigne, Visiting fellow, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University It’s a challenging time to be a science communicator. The current pandemic, climate crisis, and concerns over new technologies from artificial intelligence to genetic modification by CRISPR demand public accountability, clear discussion and ... <a title="Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/science-communication-is-more-important-than-ever-here-are-3-lessons-from-around-the-world-on-what-makes-it-work-147670/" aria-label="Read more about Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Christian Downie, Australian National University When the US formally left the Paris climate agreement, Joe Biden tweeted that “in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it”. The US announced its intention to withdraw from the agreement back in 2017. But the agreement’s complex rules meant formal notification could only be sent ... <a title="New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining Paris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/new-biden-era-heralds-global-climate-politics-switch-with-us-rejoining-paris/" aria-label="Read more about New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining Paris">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk An American columnist and high tech expert has apologised to the people of New Zealand over the “scary” experience of authoritarian presidential rule over the past four years and appealed for a “second chance”. Dick Brass, a former vice-president of Microsoft and Oracle for almost two decades and an ex-New York ... <a title="American columnist apologises to NZ for ‘scary’ Trump leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/american-columnist-apologises-to-nz-for-scary-trump-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about American columnist apologises to NZ for ‘scary’ Trump leadership">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it is important for New Zealand to have tight connections with the US on big global issues – including trade, covid and climate change – and she will be pursuing a strong relationship with President-elect Joe Biden. Joe Biden has become President-elect after a teeth-gritting election. The ... <a title="NZ’s Ardern seeks Biden leadership on climate change, global issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/nzs-ardern-seeks-biden-leadership-on-climate-change-global-issues/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Ardern seeks Biden leadership on climate change, global issues">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bo Li, Associate professor, University of Wollongong A mountainside cave now used as a Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary was home to prehistoric humans known as Denisovans for tens of millennia. Our painstaking efforts there are helping unravel the story of how early humans adapted to live in one ... <a title="How midnight digs at a holy Tibetan cave opened a window to prehistoric humans living on the roof of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/how-midnight-digs-at-a-holy-tibetan-cave-opened-a-window-to-prehistoric-humans-living-on-the-roof-of-the-world-148927/" aria-label="Read more about How midnight digs at a holy Tibetan cave opened a window to prehistoric humans living on the roof of the world">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathomi Gatwiri, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University Race informs how Black parents raise their children in Australia. Our study, published in the journal Child and Family Social Work, found it complicates parenting in ways that non-Black parents might not have to consider. We interviewed 27 highly skilled ... <a title="Not a day passes without thinking about race: what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/not-a-day-passes-without-thinking-about-race-what-african-migrants-told-us-about-parenting-in-australia-149167/" aria-label="Read more about Not a day passes without thinking about race: what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashleigh Best, PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow, University of Melbourne The Black Summer bushfires were devastating for wildlife, with an estimated three billion wild animals killed, injured or displaced. This staggering figure does not include the tens of thousands of farm animals who also perished. The bushfire ... <a title="3 billion animals were in the bushfires’ path. Here’s what the royal commission said (and should’ve said) about them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/3-billion-animals-were-in-the-bushfires-path-heres-what-the-royal-commission-said-and-shouldve-said-about-them-149429/" aria-label="Read more about 3 billion animals were in the bushfires’ path. Here’s what the royal commission said (and should’ve said) about them">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniella J. Forster, Senior Lecturer, Educational ethics and philosophies, University of Newcastle As an educational ethicist, I research teachers’ ethical obligations. These can include their personal ethics such as protecting students from harm, respect for justice and truth, and professional norms like social conformity, collegial loyalty and ... <a title="Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/is-learning-more-important-than-well-being-teachers-told-us-how-covid-highlighted-ethical-dilemmas-at-school-144854/" aria-label="Read more about Is learning more important than well-being? Teachers told us how COVID highlighted ethical dilemmas at school">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Moran, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute A Grattan Institute report released today finds Australian governments spent A$34 billion, or 21%, more on transport projects completed since 2001 than they first told taxpayers they would. And as we enter the era of megaprojects in Australia, costs continue to ... <a title="$34bn and counting – beware cost overruns in an era of megaprojects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/34bn-and-counting-beware-cost-overruns-in-an-era-of-megaprojects-149149/" aria-label="Read more about $34bn and counting – beware cost overruns in an era of megaprojects">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology House prices are spiking again, with “affordable homes” showing most growth. That’s no surprise really, with multiple factors in play. Market instability due to COVID-19 is driving asset acquisition — property is the classic port in a ... <a title="With house prices soaring again the government must get ahead of the market and become a ‘customer of first resort’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/with-house-prices-soaring-again-the-government-must-get-ahead-of-the-market-and-become-a-customer-of-first-resort-149446/" aria-label="Read more about With house prices soaring again the government must get ahead of the market and become a ‘customer of first resort’">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Jones, Professor, Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University This is an edited version of author Gail Jones’ submission to the parliamentary inquiry into the creative industries. Literary culture carries profound social value. In general terms it is essential to employment, cultural literacy and understanding ... <a title="Gail Jones: Australian literature is chronically underfunded — here’s how to help it flourish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/gail-jones-australian-literature-is-chronically-underfunded-heres-how-to-help-it-flourish-148906/" aria-label="Read more about Gail Jones: Australian literature is chronically underfunded — here’s how to help it flourish">Read more</a>
