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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra National security is like sausage-making. We might enjoy the tasty product, but want to look away from the manufacturing. Recent news that Chinese company Zhenhua Data is profiling more than 35,000 Australians isn’t a surprise to ... <a title="Keep calm, but don’t just carry on: how to deal with China’s mass surveillance of thousands of Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/keep-calm-but-dont-just-carry-on-how-to-deal-with-chinas-mass-surveillance-of-thousands-of-australians-146103/" aria-label="Read more about Keep calm, but don’t just carry on: how to deal with China’s mass surveillance of thousands of Australians">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Carbone, Honorary, School for Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne Despite the incremental easing of Victoria’s restrictions, it’s clear the journey towards COVID-normal is far slower than many people had hoped. Australians – particularly Victorians – have shown remarkable resilience, but many are suffering emotionally. ... <a title="We can’t ignore mental illness prevention in a COVID-19 world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/we-cant-ignore-mental-illness-prevention-in-a-covid-19-world-145686/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t ignore mental illness prevention in a COVID-19 world">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A woman has died of the covid-19 coronavirus in Papua New Guinea, becoming the sixth fatality from the deadly virus in the country so far, reports The National newspaper. The 39-year old woman died on September 6 at the Port Moresby General Hospital, with the National Capital District now reaching 300 ... <a title="‘Be vigilant’ pleads PNG police chief as woman dies from covid – 6th death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/be-vigilant-pleads-png-police-chief-as-woman-dies-from-covid-6th-death/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be vigilant’ pleads PNG police chief as woman dies from covid – 6th death">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phillip Baker, Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University Humans (and our ancestors) have been processing food for at least 1.8 million years. Roasting, drying, grinding and other techniques made food more nutritious, durable and tasty. This helped our ancestors to colonise ... <a title="The rise of ultra-processed foods and why they’re really bad for our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/the-rise-of-ultra-processed-foods-and-why-theyre-really-bad-for-our-health-140537/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of ultra-processed foods and why they’re really bad for our health">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Research scientist, CSIRO As the world watched the Black Summer bushfires in horror, we warned that when it did finally rain, our aquatic ecosystems would be devastated. Following bushfires, rainfall can wash huge volumes of ash and debris from burnt vegetation and exposed soil into ... <a title="How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/how-bushfires-and-rain-turned-our-waterways-into-cake-mix-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-144504/" aria-label="Read more about How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Carmen Parahi Since 2001, I’ve worked in both mainstream news and Māori media. I love journalism but it’s a hard slog being a Māori reporter. In the mainstream news, Māori reporters are a minority, Māori stories and voices aren’t given a similar priority to other stories unless it’s adversarial. This is problematic because ... <a title="Carmen Parahi: The Fourth Estate needs to be aware of how it supports inequity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/carmen-parahi-the-fourth-estate-needs-to-be-aware-of-how-it-supports-inequity/" aria-label="Read more about Carmen Parahi: The Fourth Estate needs to be aware of how it supports inequity">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
By AUT News Teenage trendsetters are one of the keys to sustainable language revitalisation and points to an unlikely source of inspiration – the Korean wave, says Dr Rachael Ka’ai-Mahuta of Auckland University of Technology’s Te Ipukarea Research Institute. Korean popular culture is driving interest in Korean language and culture, and has had a large ... <a title="Harnessing power of trendy teens ‘a key for language revitalisation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/harnessing-power-of-trendy-teens-a-key-for-language-revitalisation/" aria-label="Read more about Harnessing power of trendy teens ‘a key for language revitalisation’">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Maxwell, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland To enlarge a phone, or not to enlarge a phone? That is the question. In the world of flagship smartphones, there seems to be one clear trend: bigger is better. Manufacturers are trying to strip away anything that might ... <a title="Behind the new Samsung Fold: how the quest to maximise screen size is driving major innovation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/behind-the-new-samsung-fold-how-the-quest-to-maximise-screen-size-is-driving-major-innovation-145700/" aria-label="Read more about Behind the new Samsung Fold: how the quest to maximise screen size is driving major innovation">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University As Australia and New Zealand face the realities of slow growth, or even a decline in population, it’s time to ask if their governments are doing enough. Especially if they want to encourage people to have more babies. ... <a title="Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/paid-parental-leave-needs-an-overhaul-if-governments-want-us-to-have-one-for-the-country-145627/" aria-label="Read more about Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University On Tuesday, it will be 20 years since the Olympic opening ceremony in Sydney, kicking off the “best games ever”. Our newspapers and TV screens are now awash with nostalgia about great ... <a title="The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/the-sydney-olympics-how-did-the-best-games-ever-change-australia-145926/" aria-label="Read more about The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media, especially if we don’t have the right context. For instance, we may cherry pick statistics supporting ... <a title="Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/now-everyones-a-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-experts-are-getting-wrong-144494/" aria-label="Read more about Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Betts, Emeritus Professor, Griffith University The new learning economy is creating opportunities for universities to move on from the current focus on cutting costs, downsizing and job losses. Many universities appear stuck in a downward spiral, but now may be the time to offset this with ... <a title="New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/new-learning-economy-challenges-unis-to-be-part-of-reshaping-lifelong-education-144800/" aria-label="Read more about New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education">Read more</a>
