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October 12, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The West Papua Council of Churches wants an end to what it says is the re-militarisation of the region. It wrote to Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and also asked him to follow through on his commitment to meet with Papuan pro-referendum groups. The churches said they were writing because of the escalation ... <a title="West Papua churches call on Widodo to end militarisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/west-papua-churches-call-on-widodo-to-end-militarisation/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua churches call on Widodo to end militarisation">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mayuri Wijayasundara, Lecturer, Deakin University Face masks are part of our daily lives during the pandemic. Many are made from plastics and designed to be used just once, which means thousands of tonnes of extra waste going to landfill. Masks may help stop the spread of the ... <a title="Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here’s how to choose the best one for the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/millions-of-face-masks-are-being-thrown-away-during-covid-19-heres-how-to-choose-the-best-one-for-the-planet-147787/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here’s how to choose the best one for the planet">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The ... <a title="Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/do-social-media-algorithms-erode-our-ability-to-make-decisions-freely-the-jury-is-out-140729/" aria-label="Read more about Do social media algorithms erode our ability to make decisions freely? The jury is out">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor of History, Deakin University Who turns out to vote, who stays at home, and who mails or drops in a ballot are all likely to play a significant role in the outcome of the US presidential election. Race and racism are important in ... <a title="Racism has long shaped US presidential elections. Here’s how it might play out in 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/racism-has-long-shaped-us-presidential-elections-heres-how-it-might-play-out-in-2020-147556/" aria-label="Read more about Racism has long shaped US presidential elections. Here’s how it might play out in 2020">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Centaine Snoswell, Research Fellow Health Economics, The University of Queensland The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid changes to the way Australians access health care. We’re now using telehealth more than ever. Last week’s federal budget confirmed a six-month extension of Medicare subsidies for telehealth consultations, worth ... <a title="Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/video-and-phone-consultations-only-scratch-the-surface-of-what-telehealth-has-to-offer-146580/" aria-label="Read more about Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C Lai, Associate Professor in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand has allocated an undisclosed sum, in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars, to access COVID-19 vaccines when they become available. The funding is on top of a ... <a title="How patent law and medicine regulations could affect New Zealand’s access to a COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/how-patent-law-and-medicine-regulations-could-affect-new-zealands-access-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-147653/" aria-label="Read more about How patent law and medicine regulations could affect New Zealand’s access to a COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mandie Shean, Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University The 2020-21 budget has continued funding for the National School Chaplaincy Program that received A$247 million over four years in the 2018-19 budget. According to the program’s website, it: …supports the well-being of students and school communities through ... <a title="Yes, there’s money in the budget for school chaplains. But that doesn’t mean your child will be preached to" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/yes-theres-money-in-the-budget-for-school-chaplains-but-that-doesnt-mean-your-child-will-be-preached-to-147845/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, there’s money in the budget for school chaplains. But that doesn’t mean your child will be preached to">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Kaufman, PhD Candidate, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Long-term planning has delivered mass transit systems to cater for high-patronage, hub-and-spoke transport systems. Unfortunately, this has left many city residents without basic access to public transport services. And we could never have planned for the impacts of ... <a title="COVID impacts demand a change of plan: funding a shift from commuting to living locally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/covid-impacts-demand-a-change-of-plan-funding-a-shift-from-commuting-to-living-locally-144802/" aria-label="Read more about COVID impacts demand a change of plan: funding a shift from commuting to living locally">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Liuzzo, Sessional Lecturer, School of Business, School of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology Treasurer Josh Frydenberg mocked the idea of a “well-being budget” as “laughable” back in February. He’s got less reason to laugh now. According to an Essential Research poll last week, 78% of ... <a title="A question for the treasurer: how do you treat mental health without measuring well-being?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/a-question-for-the-treasurer-how-do-you-treat-mental-health-without-measuring-well-being-147572/" aria-label="Read more about A question for the treasurer: how do you treat mental health without measuring well-being?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Stevens, Lecturer in Arts and Cultural Management, University of Melbourne The 2020 federal budget has allocated A$53 million towards Australian screen production. The funding comes attached to policy reforms harmonising incentives across film and television production and removing requirements for films to play in cinemas. Arts ... <a title="$53 million for screen production, but policy reforms could spell the end of the Australian feature film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/53-million-for-screen-production-but-policy-reforms-could-spell-the-end-of-the-australian-feature-film-147834/" aria-label="Read more about $53 million for screen production, but policy reforms could spell the end of the Australian feature film">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Dash cameras have been installed in Papua New Guinea police vehicles to monitor the activities of drivers and officers using them. Police Minister Bryan Kramer has stressed the importance of using vehicles for work purposes only and not to transport family members or for drinking sprees. “The days of ... <a title="Dash cameras to brush up PNG police ‘transparency’, says minister Kramer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/dash-cameras-to-brush-up-png-police-transparency-says-minister-kramer/" aria-label="Read more about Dash cameras to brush up PNG police ‘transparency’, says minister Kramer">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2020
ANALYSIS: By John Minto Tēna koutou tēna koutou, tēna tātau katoa The topic of this talk is about the lies told about Palestine by the pro-Israeli lobby. That might sound a bit downbeat and negative but I can assure you it is not. I hope tonight you will go away feeling positive, clear headed and ... <a title="John Minto: The truth behind the lies being told about Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/11/john-minto-the-truth-behind-the-lies-being-told-about-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: The truth behind the lies being told about Palestine">Read more</a>
