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September 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Russ, Adjunct Research Fellow , University of Western Australia In the race to build an iconic national centre celebrating Australian Aboriginal art and culture there are now three contenders. The Northern Territory and South Australian governments have had plans in place for one for some time. ... <a title="Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/perth-already-has-a-museum-of-indigenous-art-and-culture-with-proper-funding-it-could-be-our-national-centre-144280/" aria-label="Read more about Perth already has a museum of Indigenous art and culture. With proper funding, it could be our national centre">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Brisbane-based Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom calls for Chinese authorities to provide due process to Australian television journalist Cheng Lei and release her immediately pending any judicial proceedings – in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (which China has signed). It has also called on the authorities ... <a title="AJF calls for Chinese authorities to free ‘hostage’ TV anchor Cheng Lei" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/ajf-calls-for-chinese-authorities-to-free-hostage-tv-anchor-cheng-lei/" aria-label="Read more about AJF calls for Chinese authorities to free ‘hostage’ TV anchor Cheng Lei">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison wants a commitment from national cabinet for Australia to return to as much normality as possible for Christmas, provided the medical advice supports it. As the Prime Minister continues his push to prise open the borders of what ... <a title="Scott Morrison is dreaming of an open Australia for Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/scott-morrison-is-dreaming-of-an-open-australia-for-christmas-145404/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison is dreaming of an open Australia for Christmas">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicolas Campione, Research Fellow/Lecturer, University of New England The most emblematic feature of dinosaurs is their body size. Some dinosaurs reached enormous sizes during the Mesozoic Era which ended 66 million years ago, with some species maybe even approaching 100 tonnes. The largest animals ever to walk ... <a title="How do you weigh a dinosaur? There are two ways, and it turns out they’re both right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/how-do-you-weigh-a-dinosaur-there-are-two-ways-and-it-turns-out-theyre-both-right-144874/" aria-label="Read more about How do you weigh a dinosaur? There are two ways, and it turns out they’re both right">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
COMMENT: By Camille Nakhid How racially prejudiced is Aotearoa New Zealand? Well, we saw just how racially prejudiced it is a weekend ago when a Stuff reporter showed us pictures of the breaches of alert level 3 at the skate park and basketball court in Victoria Park. In one photo, there was a group of ... <a title="Camille Nakhid: Covid-19, community prejudice and humanity in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/camille-nakhid-covid-19-community-prejudice-and-humanity-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Camille Nakhid: Covid-19, community prejudice and humanity in NZ">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Centre A New Zealand youth MP Shaneel Lal is speaking out against education policies that exclude some Pacific Island people from Pasifika programmes and scholarships as unfair. Lal, who is eighth generation Indo-Fijian, applied for a Pasifika scholarship at the University of Otago only to be told he had ... <a title="Youth MP speaks out against ‘unfair’ Pacific criteria in NZ education system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/youth-mp-speaks-out-against-unfair-pacific-criteria-in-nz-education-system/" aria-label="Read more about Youth MP speaks out against ‘unfair’ Pacific criteria in NZ education system">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling While COVID-19 restrictions were initially announced by the federal government and implemented across Australia in March, since then the states and territories have devised their own strategies to manage the virus. This approach acknowledges different areas will be affected in different ... <a title="Coronavirus restrictions in your state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/coronavirus-restrictions-in-your-state-145031/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus restrictions in your state">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Peterie, Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will soon be cut. A proposed bill would allow the minister to deem mobile phones and other internet-capable devices “prohibited items”. ... <a title="Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/banning-mobile-phones-in-immigration-detention-would-make-an-inhumane-system-even-crueler-145299/" aria-label="Read more about Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Glasser, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University With next fire season already underway, the bushfire Royal Commission yesterday released an interim report. Its observations in the wake of our Black Summer suggest the commission’s final report, due on October 28, may recommend a major shake-up of how ... <a title="To reduce disasters, we must cut greenhouse emissions. So why isn’t the bushfire Royal Commission talking about this?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/to-reduce-disasters-we-must-cut-greenhouse-emissions-so-why-isnt-the-bushfire-royal-commission-talking-about-this-145323/" aria-label="Read more about To reduce disasters, we must cut greenhouse emissions. So why isn’t the bushfire Royal Commission talking about this?">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Renton, PhD candidate (Cognitive Neuroscience/ Neuroengineering), The University of Queensland A recent demonstration video released by Elon Musk’s firm Neuralink might not look like much at first. In the video, a pig named Gertrude eats snacks from a person’s hand, while an accompanying computer screen displays ... <a title="Neuralink put a chip in Gertrude the pig’s brain. It might be useful one day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/neuralink-put-a-chip-in-gertrude-the-pigs-brain-it-might-be-useful-one-day-145383/" aria-label="Read more about Neuralink put a chip in Gertrude the pig’s brain. It might be useful one day">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University A recent decision by Australian Securities and Investments Commission to deny a newspaper access to a confidential bank document raises questions about its attitude to regulating the financial services industry. In the wake of the ... <a title="Is ASIC more concerned about relationships with boards than enforcing the law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/is-asic-more-concerned-about-relationships-with-boards-than-enforcing-the-law-144665/" aria-label="Read more about Is ASIC more concerned about relationships with boards than enforcing the law?">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Dethridge, Research and Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication, RMIT University In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. In days of COVID-19, I’m seeking escape and the screen is a glowing cornucopia of ... <a title="Hollywood: a glitzy, queer recasting of Tinseltown that is perfect escapist TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/hollywood-a-glitzy-queer-recasting-of-tinseltown-that-is-perfect-escapist-tv-144364/" aria-label="Read more about Hollywood: a glitzy, queer recasting of Tinseltown that is perfect escapist TV">Read more</a>
