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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Seadon, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand’s government recently put more than NZ$160 million towards developing a domestic recycling sector to create jobs as part of its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealanders recycle 1.3 million tonnes of materials each year, but ... <a title="New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry to create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/new-zealand-invests-in-growing-its-domestic-recycling-industry-to-create-jobs-and-dump-less-rubbish-at-landfills-143684/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry to create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, UNSW Many parents are worried the disruptions of COVID lockdowns and school closures may affect their children’s mental health and development. In the Royal Children’s Hospital’s National Child Health Poll in June 2020, more than one-third of parents reported the pandemic ... <a title="Are the kids alright? Social isolation can take a toll, but play can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/are-the-kids-alright-social-isolation-can-take-a-toll-but-play-can-help-146023/" aria-label="Read more about Are the kids alright? Social isolation can take a toll, but play can help">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Stone, Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Swinburne Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology New research released today asked Australians how well current housing met their needs and their ideals, both in the short and longer-term. We found ... <a title="How might COVID-19 change what Australians want from their homes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/how-might-covid-19-change-what-australians-want-from-their-homes-145626/" aria-label="Read more about How might COVID-19 change what Australians want from their homes?">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Robertson, Professor, University of Western Australia Businesses are protesting vociferously about Victoria’s extended lockdown. It’s “gut-wrenching,” “devastating,” a “trainwreck,” a “death knell”. Yet businesses and shareholders are far from representative of those most at risk. The best evidence we’ve got suggests the hardest hit are Victoria’s ... <a title="Who suffers most from Melbourne’s extended lockdown? Hint: they are not necessarily particularly vocal " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/who-suffers-most-from-melbournes-extended-lockdown-hint-they-are-not-necessarily-particularly-vocal-145938/" aria-label="Read more about Who suffers most from Melbourne’s extended lockdown? Hint: they are not necessarily particularly vocal ">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Hayes, Academic, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden has been described as “the most significant children’s book of the 20th century.” First published in 1911, after being serialised in The American Magazine, it was dismissed by one critic ... <a title="Guide to the Classics: The Secret Garden and the healing power of nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/guide-to-the-classics-the-secret-garden-and-the-healing-power-of-nature-132269/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the Classics: The Secret Garden and the healing power of nature">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has unveiled a $1.9 billion package of investments in new and emerging technologies, and reinforced its message that it is time to move on from assisting now commercially-viable renewables. The package will be controversial, given its planned broadening ... <a title="Government targets emerging technologies with $1.9 billion, saying renewables can stand on own feet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/government-targets-emerging-technologies-with-1-9-billion-saying-renewables-can-stand-on-own-feet-146327/" aria-label="Read more about Government targets emerging technologies with $1.9 billion, saying renewables can stand on own feet">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Coalition is having yet another go at crafting an energy policy. Faced with the huge economic challenges presented by COVID, the government this week announced its “gas-fired recovery”. But the policy is already under fire from both environmentalists and ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Angus Taylor on the ‘gas-fired’ recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-angus-taylor-on-the-gas-fired-recovery-146328/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Angus Taylor on the ‘gas-fired’ recovery">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government, under pressure to expand and accelerate the return of stranded Australians, has pre-empted national cabinet by announcing the “cap” on these arrivals will be expanded from about 4,000 up to 6,000 a week. After the announcement Western ... <a title="Federal government pre-empts national cabinet to raise the cap for returning Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/federal-government-pre-empts-national-cabinet-to-raise-the-cap-for-returning-australians-146312/" aria-label="Read more about Federal government pre-empts national cabinet to raise the cap for returning Australians">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra The federal government has announced a plan to increase the sharing of citizen data across the public sector. This would include data sitting with agencies such as Centrelink, the Australian Tax Office, the Department of Home ... <a title="Australia – Towards a post-privacy world: proposed bill would spur open data sharing between agencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/towards-a-post-privacy-world-proposed-bill-would-spur-open-data-sharing-between-agencies-146292/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – Towards a post-privacy world: proposed bill would spur open data sharing between agencies">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra The federal government has announced a plan to increase the sharing of citizen data across the public sector. This would include data sitting with agencies such as Centrelink, the Australian Tax Office, the Department of Home ... <a title="Towards a post-privacy world: new draft legislation would spur open data sharing between agencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/towards-a-post-privacy-world-new-draft-legislation-would-spur-open-data-sharing-between-agencies-146292/" aria-label="Read more about Towards a post-privacy world: new draft legislation would spur open data sharing between agencies">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evita March, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Federation University Australia There is an urgent need to understand why people troll. Recent Australian estimates show about one in three internet users have experienced online harassment. Across several research studies, I have attempted to construct the psychological profile of those ... <a title="New research shows trolls don’t just enjoy hurting others, they also feel good about themselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/new-research-shows-trolls-dont-just-enjoy-hurting-others-they-also-feel-good-about-themselves-145931/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows trolls don’t just enjoy hurting others, they also feel good about themselves">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Atkin-Smith, Research scientist, La Trobe University I know veins are made out of cells but what are cells made out of? It’s very tricky to answer that — Bea, 4 years old That is a great question, Bea! The human body is just like a big ... <a title="Curious Kids: what are cells made out of?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/16/curious-kids-what-are-cells-made-out-of-142728/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what are cells made out of?">Read more</a>
