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March 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Mair, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland Brisbane is in pole position to win the rights to stage the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, after being named as the preferred candidate city last month. The excitement is building, but the hard economic realities of staging ... <a title="Reduce, re-use, recycle: how the new relaxed Olympic rules make Brisbane’s 2032 bid affordable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/reduce-re-use-recycle-how-the-new-relaxed-olympic-rules-make-brisbanes-2032-bid-affordable-156100/" aria-label="Read more about Reduce, re-use, recycle: how the new relaxed Olympic rules make Brisbane’s 2032 bid affordable">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Knight, Honorary Research Professor, The University of Melbourne In this series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen. Arthur Morrison’s detective Martin Hewitt first appeared in The Strand magazine in March 1894. It was four months after Conan Doyle had published ... <a title="My favourite detective: Martin Hewitt, the cheery yet gritty antidote to Sherlock Holmes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/my-favourite-detective-martin-hewitt-the-cheery-yet-gritty-antidote-to-sherlock-holmes-152482/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Martin Hewitt, the cheery yet gritty antidote to Sherlock Holmes">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will announce on Tuesday a $1.2 billion extension of the government’s wage subsidy for businesses taking on apprentices, as the government starts to roll out targeted assistance for the post-JobKeeper economy. The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements’ wage subsidy program ... <a title="Another $1.2 billion for apprentices’ subsidy, with post-JobKeeper targeted package imminent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/another-1-2-billion-for-apprentices-subsidy-with-post-jobkeeper-targeted-package-imminent-156666/" aria-label="Read more about Another $1.2 billion for apprentices’ subsidy, with post-JobKeeper targeted package imminent">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Western Australian election will be held on Saturday, March 13. Polls close at 9pm AEDT. I am not aware of any WA polling conducted since the blowout 68-32 lead for Labor in a ... <a title="WA election could be historical Labor landslide, but party with less than 1% vote may win upper house seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/wa-election-could-be-historical-labor-landslide-but-party-with-less-than-1-vote-may-win-upper-house-seat-156202/" aria-label="Read more about WA election could be historical Labor landslide, but party with less than 1% vote may win upper house seat">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Western Australian election will be held on Saturday, March 13. Polls close at 9pm AEDT. I am not aware of any WA polling conducted since the blowout 68-32 lead for Labor in a ... <a title="WA election could be historical Labor landslide, but party with less that 1% vote may win upper house seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/wa-election-could-be-historical-labor-landslide-but-party-with-less-that-1-vote-may-win-upper-house-seat-156202/" aria-label="Read more about WA election could be historical Labor landslide, but party with less that 1% vote may win upper house seat">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leisa Sargent, Senior Deputy Dean, UNSW Business School, Co-DVC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UNSW Movements like #metoo and #blacklivesmatter have increased voice and visibility of gender and race disparities in society and, in particular, workplaces. That includes universities. As we recover from the pandemic, we need innovative ... <a title="Forget the ideal worker myth. Unis need to become more inclusive for all women (men will benefit too)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/forget-the-ideal-worker-myth-unis-need-to-become-more-inclusive-for-all-women-men-will-benefit-too-156107/" aria-label="Read more about Forget the ideal worker myth. Unis need to become more inclusive for all women (men will benefit too)">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jagadish Thaker, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University As Aotearoa New Zealand begins the third week of COVID-19 vaccinations, the focus turns from the 12,000-strong border workforce to their families and household contacts. Frontline health and emergency staff will be next in line, ... <a title="More than 1 in 3 New Zealanders remain hesitant or sceptical about COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how to reach them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/more-than-1-in-3-new-zealanders-remain-hesitant-or-sceptical-about-covid-19-vaccines-heres-how-to-reach-them-156489/" aria-label="Read more about More than 1 in 3 New Zealanders remain hesitant or sceptical about COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how to reach them">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yaqoot Fatima, Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University Adequate sleep is key to good health, well-being and proper functioning across all life stages but is especially critical for children. Poor sleep can inhibit rapid growth and development in early childhood. And it’s not just about sleep duration; ... <a title="For children, it’s not just about getting enough sleep. Bed time matters, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/for-children-its-not-just-about-getting-enough-sleep-bed-time-matters-too-153301/" aria-label="Read more about For children, it’s not just about getting enough sleep. Bed time matters, too">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Hanna, Lecturer, Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Despite living in dynamic environments and facing an uncertain future due to climate change, New Zealanders generally expect their land and property rights will endure indefinitely. But little stays the same. As last week’s offshore earthquakes and tsunami alerts ... <a title="When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/when-climate-change-and-other-emergencies-threaten-where-we-live-how-will-we-manage-our-retreat-156035/" aria-label="Read more about When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frances Flanagan, Sydney Fellow, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney After heated criticism from several quarters, the federal government last month announced a meagre rise in the JobSeeker payment for people looking for work. But at just $25 more a week, the subsidy remains ... <a title="Australia has a long history of coercing people into work. There are better options than ‘dobbing in’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/australia-has-a-long-history-of-coercing-people-into-work-there-are-better-options-than-dobbing-in-156296/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a long history of coercing people into work. There are better options than ‘dobbing in’">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Burrowes, Senior Researcher, University of Auckland International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements and raises awareness of the continuing mission towards gender equality. So it’s a good time to be reminded we still need to correct decades — centuries even — of gender bias in medicine and ... <a title="Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/gender-bias-in-medicine-and-medical-research-is-still-putting-womens-health-at-risk-156495/" aria-label="Read more about Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Epidemiologist | Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University COVID-19 vaccination is rolling out across Australia. So health authorities are keen to dispel myths about the vaccines, including any impact on COVID testing. Do the vaccines give you COVID, or make you test positive for COVID? ... <a title="Will the COVID vaccine make me test positive for the coronavirus? 5 questions about vaccines and COVID testing answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/will-the-covid-vaccine-make-me-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-5-questions-about-vaccines-and-covid-testing-answered-155958/" aria-label="Read more about Will the COVID vaccine make me test positive for the coronavirus? 5 questions about vaccines and COVID testing answered">Read more</a>
