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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne The current governance/management crisis at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC has seen a deputy chairman resign and the chairman step aside under a cloud. It might have arisen simply because of lax internal accounting, compliance, and reporting ... <a title="We put forward a way to govern ASIC better. The government said no" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/we-put-forward-a-way-to-govern-asic-better-the-government-said-no-149002/" aria-label="Read more about We put forward a way to govern ASIC better. The government said no">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, PhD candidate and author, Deakin University Yoko Ono once noted: “people respect wizards. But a witch, my god, we have to burn them”. Witches were maligned for centuries because of their perceived dark power and influence — but could this fear have stemmed from their ... <a title="How witchcraft became a multi-billion dollar industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/how-witchcraft-became-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry-148101/" aria-label="Read more about How witchcraft became a multi-billion dollar industry">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jill Newby, Associate Professor and MRFF Career Development Fellow, UNSW Many Melburnians are joyous at the prospect of a return to socialising, as the city regains some old freedoms this week following significantly eased coronavirus restrictions. Social media is teeming with images of people looking ecstatic about ... <a title="Fear of going out? Here’s how Melburnians can manage anxiety when returning to ‘normal’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/fear-of-going-out-heres-how-melburnians-can-manage-anxiety-when-returning-to-normal-148981/" aria-label="Read more about Fear of going out? Here’s how Melburnians can manage anxiety when returning to ‘normal’">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Fitzgerald, Associate Professor of Science Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Southern Queensland Mesmerised by the cats of YouTube? Tumbled down the rabbit holes that are Insta Stories? Horrified by the US presidential debate, but kept watching regardless? You are not alone. Visual narratives have a powerful ... <a title="Living with the train wreck: how research can harness the power of visual storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/living-with-the-train-wreck-how-research-can-harness-the-power-of-visual-storytelling-147459/" aria-label="Read more about Living with the train wreck: how research can harness the power of visual storytelling">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Gerry, Professor and Queen’s Counsel, Deakin University In January, the International Court of Justice ruled unanimously that Myanmar must take all measures to prevent acts of genocide against the Rohingya minority by its military and police forces. Since then, Amnesty International has questioned whether Myanmar has ... <a title="Australia must do more to ensure Myanmar is preventing genocide against the Rohingya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/australia-must-do-more-to-ensure-myanmar-is-preventing-genocide-against-the-rohingya-147451/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must do more to ensure Myanmar is preventing genocide against the Rohingya">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Curtis, Research fellow, The University of Queensland Every day we are likely to interact with some form of artificial intelligence (AI). It works behind the scenes in everything from social media and traffic navigation apps to product recommendations and virtual assistants. AI systems can perform tasks ... <a title="Australians have low trust in artificial intelligence and want it to be better regulated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/australians-have-low-trust-in-artificial-intelligence-and-want-it-to-be-better-regulated-148262/" aria-label="Read more about Australians have low trust in artificial intelligence and want it to be better regulated">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Burgin, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology Changes to a Victorian law back in February made it an offence to publicly identify victim-survivors of sexual violence. These changes removed the capacity for survivors to give permission for their names or images to be published, as ... <a title="Explainer: why is Victoria fast-tracking reforms to sexual violence ‘gag laws’ and to what effect?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/explainer-why-is-victoria-fast-tracking-reforms-to-sexual-violence-gag-laws-and-to-what-effect-148905/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why is Victoria fast-tracking reforms to sexual violence ‘gag laws’ and to what effect?">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon O’Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney US President Donald Trump’s path to re-election requires maximising the support of his oft-mentioned “base” — white voters without college degrees — in the key battleground states where he eked out ... <a title="Who exactly is Trump’s ‘base’? Why white, working-class voters could be key to the US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/who-exactly-is-trumps-base-why-white-working-class-voters-could-be-key-to-the-us-election-147267/" aria-label="Read more about Who exactly is Trump’s ‘base’? Why white, working-class voters could be key to the US election">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The presidency of Donald Trump has been challenging for New Zealand’s foreign policy. Our commitment to multilateral solutions to global problems has run into a new isolationism in the United States. Infamously, Trump quit both the World Health Organisation ... <a title="A Biden presidency might be better for NZ, but the big foreign policy challenges won’t disappear with Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/a-biden-presidency-might-be-better-for-nz-but-the-big-foreign-policy-challenges-wont-disappear-with-trump-148622/" aria-label="Read more about A Biden presidency might be better for NZ, but the big foreign policy challenges won’t disappear with Trump">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ziggi Ivan Santini, Postdoctoral associate, University of Southern Denmark We know having friends is generally good for your happiness and mental well-being. Likewise, keeping socially active and engaging in formal social activities like volunteering has been linked to better mental health. But it is also possible to ... <a title="Social activity can be good for mental health, but whether you benefit depends on how many friends you have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/social-activity-can-be-good-for-mental-health-but-whether-you-benefit-depends-on-how-many-friends-you-have-148255/" aria-label="Read more about Social activity can be good for mental health, but whether you benefit depends on how many friends you have">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Martin, Asst Professor Population Health, University of Western Australia The Australian government committed more than A$247 million over 2019-22 to continue funding chaplains in Australian schools. The National School Chaplaincy Program aims to “support the well-being of students through pastoral care services and strategies”. Schools are ... <a title="School chaplains may be cheaper than psychologists. But we don’t have enough evidence of their impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/school-chaplains-may-be-cheaper-than-psychologists-but-we-dont-have-enough-evidence-of-their-impact-148521/" aria-label="Read more about School chaplains may be cheaper than psychologists. But we don’t have enough evidence of their impact">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glen Searle, Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland, University of Sydney The 2020 federal budget forecasts Australia’s population growth will slow to almost zero over several years because of COVID-19 and related restrictions. This leads to the question: will this period allow the big cities ... <a title="Will the population freeze allow our big cities to catch up on infrastructure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/will-the-population-freeze-allow-our-big-cities-to-catch-up-on-infrastructure-148263/" aria-label="Read more about Will the population freeze allow our big cities to catch up on infrastructure?">Read more</a>
