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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University In the coming days thousands of (digital) column inches are going to be devoted to the idea that institutional shareholders acted decisively to force the resignation of Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques and two ... <a title="The sackings at Rio look like a victory for shareholders, but…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/the-sackings-at-rio-look-like-a-victory-for-shareholders-but-146004/" aria-label="Read more about The sackings at Rio look like a victory for shareholders, but…">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss Australia’s worsening diplomatic relationship with China, the border feud between Prime Minister ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Chinese relations, Melbourne’s roadmap, and Queensland’s border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/video-michelle-grattan-on-chinese-relations-melbournes-roadmap-and-queenslands-border-146018/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Chinese relations, Melbourne’s roadmap, and Queensland’s border">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Berger, Lecturer, Monash University Mental health issues among children are on the rise due to the impacts of the COVID pandemic, including lockdowns. Recent reports show there has been a 28% spike in calls to the phone counselling service Kids Helpline between March and July 2020 ... <a title="Why every teacher needs to know about childhood trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/why-every-teacher-needs-to-know-about-childhood-trauma-132965/" aria-label="Read more about Why every teacher needs to know about childhood trauma">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsie Nabben, Researcher / PhD Candidate, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub / Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been among the world’s best. With a population almost the size of Australia’s, the island nation has reported only 496 confirmed cases of ... <a title="Hacking the pandemic: how Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/hacking-the-pandemic-how-taiwans-digital-democracy-holds-covid-19-at-bay-145023/" aria-label="Read more about Hacking the pandemic: how Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Saul, Professor of International Law, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney An Afghan soldier convicted of murdering three Australian soldiers is among six high-value prisoners who have been flown to Qatar ahead of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government this weekend. Hekmatullah ... <a title="Exchanging killers for peace in Afghanistan is wrong — and could have lasting consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/exchanging-killers-for-peace-in-afghanistan-is-wrong-and-could-have-lasting-consequences-145927/" aria-label="Read more about Exchanging killers for peace in Afghanistan is wrong — and could have lasting consequences">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M Howard, Senior Research Fellow, University of New England This morning, NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro capitulated on a threat to tear apart the state government over new koala protections. For now, the government remains intact. However the Nats’ campaign to loosen environmental protections that affect ... <a title="The NSW koala wars showed one thing: the Nationals appear ill-equipped to help rural Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/the-nsw-koala-wars-showed-one-thing-the-nationals-appear-ill-equipped-to-help-rural-australia-146000/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW koala wars showed one thing: the Nationals appear ill-equipped to help rural Australia">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Nicholas, Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney It all started in the late 1980s. Wally Conron, a breeding manager for Guide Dogs Victoria, noticed that some people needing a guide dog appeared to be allergic to the shedding hairs of Labrador Retrievers. Aware of ... <a title="New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more ‘Poodle’ than ‘Lab’. Here’s what that tells us about breeds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/new-research-finds-australian-labradoodles-are-more-poodle-than-lab-heres-what-that-tells-us-about-breeds-145757/" aria-label="Read more about New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more ‘Poodle’ than ‘Lab’. Here’s what that tells us about breeds">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Hopkins, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Australian National University Outraged investors have claimed the scalp of Rio Tinto’s chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques along with two of the senior executives partially responsible for the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which ... <a title="Corporate dysfunction on Indigenous affairs: Why heads rolled at Rio Tinto" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/corporate-dysfunction-on-indigenous-affairs-why-heads-rolled-at-rio-tinto-146001/" aria-label="Read more about Corporate dysfunction on Indigenous affairs: Why heads rolled at Rio Tinto">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Where were you when Catherine Freeman won gold at the Sydney Olympic Games? Director Laurence Billiet draws the memories of the nation together with sound and vision from the televised records, around Freeman’s own ... <a title="Freeman review: documentary relives the time Cathy Freeman flew, carrying the weight of the nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/freeman-review-documentary-relives-the-time-cathy-freeman-flew-carrying-the-weight-of-the-nation-145692/" aria-label="Read more about Freeman review: documentary relives the time Cathy Freeman flew, carrying the weight of the nation">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney Back in July, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared in her then-regular spot on Channel Nine’s Today program. During a discussion about the hard lockdown of Melbourne’s public housing towers Hanson said: A lot of these people ... <a title="Why would Australia Post go out of its way to deliver Pauline Hanson’s stubby holders?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/why-would-australia-post-go-out-of-its-way-to-deliver-pauline-hansons-stubby-holders-145921/" aria-label="Read more about Why would Australia Post go out of its way to deliver Pauline Hanson’s stubby holders?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia CCTV cameras mounted on vans have recently been seen in public parks around Melbourne, ostensibly to nab anyone breaking lockdown rules. They are part of a joint initiative between several Melbourne councils, Victoria Police ... <a title="Melbourne is using pop-up police spy stations to find people breaking COVID rules – what does the law say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/melbourne-is-using-pop-up-police-spy-stations-to-find-people-breaking-covid-rules-what-does-the-law-say-145684/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne is using pop-up police spy stations to find people breaking COVID rules – what does the law say?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University For several weeks, Victorians have been required to wear a face covering when they leave home. And while we now have a clearer path out of lockdown, it’s likely masks will be around ... <a title="Does a face shield protect against COVID-19? We’re not sure — so a mask is probably a safer bet for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/does-a-face-shield-protect-against-covid-19-were-not-sure-so-a-mask-is-probably-a-safer-bet-for-now-145547/" aria-label="Read more about Does a face shield protect against COVID-19? We’re not sure — so a mask is probably a safer bet for now">Read more</a>
