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October 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University Over the past seven months, many of us have got closer to experiencing the kind of solitude long sought by monks, nuns, philosophers and misanthropes. For some, this has brought loneliness. Nevertheless, like religions such as Buddhism, the West ... <a title="Why philosophers say solitude can be helpful (even if you didn’t choose it)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/why-philosophers-say-solitude-can-be-helpful-even-if-you-didnt-choose-it-147440/" aria-label="Read more about Why philosophers say solitude can be helpful (even if you didn’t choose it)">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Academic Lead, UNSW Grand Challenge on Trust, UNSW The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. The department says Google’s conduct harms competition and consumers, and reduces the ability of ... <a title="The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/the-us-is-taking-on-google-in-a-huge-antitrust-case-it-could-change-the-face-of-online-search-148519/" aria-label="Read more about The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case. It could change the face of online search">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Sullivan, Associate Professor of Education, University of South Australia The disability royal commission heard from experts last week on the disproportionate number of students with a disability who have been suspended or expelled from school for “problem behaviour”. The commission’s public hearings come at the same ... <a title="NSW wants to change rules on suspending and expelling students. How does it compare to other states?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/nsw-wants-to-change-rules-on-suspending-and-expelling-students-how-does-it-compare-to-other-states-144676/" aria-label="Read more about NSW wants to change rules on suspending and expelling students. How does it compare to other states?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham Meadows, Professor of Adult Psychiatry, Monash University COVID-19 outbreaks and the resulting lockdowns, particularly in Victoria, have adversely affected many people’s mental health. Social isolation, financial stress, and anxiety about contracting COVID-19 can all contribute to psychological distress. For some people, these experiences may trigger mental ... <a title="Greater needs, but poorer access to services: why COVID mental health measures must target disadvantaged areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/greater-needs-but-poorer-access-to-services-why-covid-mental-health-measures-must-target-disadvantaged-areas-146306/" aria-label="Read more about Greater needs, but poorer access to services: why COVID mental health measures must target disadvantaged areas">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Adjunct Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia It has long been a glaring problem that the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Act (ADA) does not prohibit religious discrimination. One Nation’s Mark Latham recently proposed a new Religious Discrimination Bill. One key part of the ... <a title="NSW needs to prohibit religious discrimination, but not like this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/nsw-needs-to-prohibit-religious-discrimination-but-not-like-this-148007/" aria-label="Read more about NSW needs to prohibit religious discrimination, but not like this">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Piper, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney The Black Lives Matters movement in the United States and Australia has drawn welcome attention to Black deaths in the criminal justice system. Such fatalities are extreme manifestations of a long history of excessive punishment of Black bodies: ... <a title="The tale of ‘habitual criminal’ William King: a Black life in Victoria’s white justice system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/the-tale-of-habitual-criminal-william-king-a-black-life-in-victorias-white-justice-system-147274/" aria-label="Read more about The tale of ‘habitual criminal’ William King: a Black life in Victoria’s white justice system">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona R Martin, Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney If Facebook prevented Australian news from being shared on its platform, could the ABC start its own social media service to compensate? While this proposal from the Australia Institute is a worthy one, it’s ... <a title="Calls for an ABC-run social network to replace Facebook and Google are misguided. With what money?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/calls-for-an-abc-run-social-network-to-replace-facebook-and-google-are-misguided-with-what-money-148338/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for an ABC-run social network to replace Facebook and Google are misguided. With what money?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney On October 14, Donald Trump held a rally attended by several thousand in Iowa, despite White House guidelines that gatherings in the state should be limited to 25. Trump visited Iowa ... <a title="Trump has changed America by making everything about politics, and politics all about himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/trump-has-changed-america-by-making-everything-about-politics-and-politics-all-about-himself-146839/" aria-label="Read more about Trump has changed America by making everything about politics, and politics all about himself">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eileen Webb, Professor of Law and Ageing, UniSA: Justice and Society, University of South Australia This article is part of our series on aged care. You can read the other articles in the series here. Australia’s aged care sector has been the subject of more than 30 ... <a title="Despite more than 30 major inquiries, governments still haven’t fixed aged care. Why are they getting away with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/despite-more-than-30-major-inquiries-governments-still-havent-fixed-aged-care-why-are-they-getting-away-with-it-147736/" aria-label="Read more about Despite more than 30 major inquiries, governments still haven’t fixed aged care. Why are they getting away with it?">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Rowley, Professor; School of Economics, Finance and Property, and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Curtin Research Centre, Curtin University In response to the COVID-19 recession, federal, state and territory governments quickly provided support to the housing industry for two reasons. First, to safeguard jobs ... <a title="Australia: Why more housing stimulus will be needed to sustain recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/why-more-housing-stimulus-will-be-needed-to-sustain-recovery-148003/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Why more housing stimulus will be needed to sustain recovery">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Blundell-Wignall, Adjunct Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney My old OECD boss Secretary General (SG) Angel Gurria’s third term is coming to an end and the race is on to replace him. Australia’s departing finance minister Mathias Cormann will face off against likely candidates from ... <a title="Mathias Cormann wants to lead the OECD. The choice it makes will be pivotal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/mathias-cormann-wants-to-lead-the-oecd-the-choice-it-makes-will-be-pivotal-148171/" aria-label="Read more about Mathias Cormann wants to lead the OECD. The choice it makes will be pivotal">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Maksymov, Australian Research Council Future Fellow (Senior Lecturer), Swinburne University of Technology This year, my colleague Andrey Pototsky and I were awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for our experimental work involving vibrating living earthworms. The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year to recognise ... <a title="We vibrated earthworms to learn about safely connecting human brains to computers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/we-vibrated-earthworms-to-learn-about-safely-connecting-human-brains-to-computers-148313/" aria-label="Read more about We vibrated earthworms to learn about safely connecting human brains to computers">Read more</a>
