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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Louise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews flagged on Wednesday that metropolitan Melbourne’s restrictions could be eased further than initially planned on Monday September 28. The 14-day average of daily new cases has fallen to 29.4. This is ... <a title="Daniel Andrews has flagged a quicker easing of Melbourne’s restrictions. But cases are still in the ‘red zone’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/daniel-andrews-has-flagged-a-quicker-easing-of-melbournes-restrictions-but-cases-are-still-in-the-red-zone-146756/" aria-label="Read more about Daniel Andrews has flagged a quicker easing of Melbourne’s restrictions. But cases are still in the ‘red zone’">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cynthia Faye Isley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Science, Macquarie University We know forests absorb carbon dioxide, but, like a sponge, they also soak up years of pollutants from human activity. When bushfires strike, these pollutants are re-released into the air with smoke and ash. Our new ... <a title="Our toxic legacy: bushfires release decades of pollutants absorbed by forests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/our-toxic-legacy-bushfires-release-decades-of-pollutants-absorbed-by-forests-145542/" aria-label="Read more about Our toxic legacy: bushfires release decades of pollutants absorbed by forests">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lena Wang, Senior Lecturer in Management, RMIT University With unemployment at its highest rate in three decades, almost a million Australians are experiencing the anxiety of being out of work. Even more are underemployed, and more still holding on to jobs for now, not knowing if that ... <a title="More neurotic, less agreeable, less conscientious: how job insecurity shapes your personality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/more-neurotic-less-agreeable-less-conscientious-how-job-insecurity-shapes-your-personality-146019/" aria-label="Read more about More neurotic, less agreeable, less conscientious: how job insecurity shapes your personality">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science, Griffith University A desperate rescue effort is underway after hundreds of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) became stranded in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast. Yesterday, more than 250 pilot whales were reported to have stranded, with one-third presumed dead. ... <a title="‘Like trying to find the door in a dark room while hearing your relatives scream for help’: Tasmania’s whale stranding tragedy explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/like-trying-to-find-the-door-in-a-dark-room-while-hearing-your-relatives-scream-for-help-tasmanias-whale-stranding-tragedy-explained-146674/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like trying to find the door in a dark room while hearing your relatives scream for help’: Tasmania’s whale stranding tragedy explained">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland This year’s Emmy Awards saw some surprising and not so surprising moments. Perhaps the most astonishing event was the Canadian-produced comedy Schitt’s Creek winning seven major awards, including best comedy series, director and writing. Schitt’s ... <a title="Schitt’s Creek: the TV show has been showered with Emmys but is it worth the hype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/schitts-creek-the-tv-show-has-been-showered-with-emmys-but-is-it-worth-the-hype-146681/" aria-label="Read more about Schitt’s Creek: the TV show has been showered with Emmys but is it worth the hype?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Murdoch, Dean and Head of Campus, University of Otago, Christchurch, University of Otago Despite being at opposite ends of the Earth, Iceland and New Zealand have many similarities. Both are small island nations, heavily reliant on tourism and currently led by young female prime ministers. Both ... <a title="COVID-19 and small island nations: what we can learn from New Zealand and Iceland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/covid-19-and-small-island-nations-what-we-can-learn-from-new-zealand-and-iceland-145303/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 and small island nations: what we can learn from New Zealand and Iceland">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Reilly, Professor, University of Adelaide The Morrison government has announced plans to revamp the Australian citizenship test. From November 15, there will be new test questions on “Australian values”. What does this new, “clear focus” on values involve? And what is the best way to assess ... <a title="The new Australian citizenship test: can you really test ‘values’ via multiple choice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/the-new-australian-citizenship-test-can-you-really-test-values-via-multiple-choice-146574/" aria-label="Read more about The new Australian citizenship test: can you really test ‘values’ via multiple choice?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned some of the most dramatic changes to Australian life in recent memory. We’ve had to adapt to a vastly different way of life to curb the spread of the virus, featuring unfamiliar challenges such as ... <a title="5 things the pandemic has revealed about the Australian psyche" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/5-things-the-pandemic-has-revealed-about-the-australian-psyche-146215/" aria-label="Read more about 5 things the pandemic has revealed about the Australian psyche">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Magee, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle Tropical cyclones are considered one of the most devastating weather events in Australia. But they’re erratic — where, when and how many tropical cyclones form each year is highly variable, which makes them difficult to predict. In our new research ... <a title="Our new model shows Australia can expect 11 tropical cyclones this season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/our-new-model-shows-australia-can-expect-11-tropical-cyclones-this-season-146318/" aria-label="Read more about Our new model shows Australia can expect 11 tropical cyclones this season">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Diesendorf, Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW The Morrison government on Tuesday revealed the five low-emissions technologies it will prioritise for investment. The so called “technology roadmap” offers scant support for renewable energy, for reasons that do not stand up to scrutiny. The technologies at the centre of ... <a title="Angus Taylor’s tech roadmap is fundamentally flawed — renewables are doable almost everywhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/angus-taylors-tech-roadmap-is-fundamentally-flawed-renewables-are-doable-almost-everywhere-146352/" aria-label="Read more about Angus Taylor’s tech roadmap is fundamentally flawed — renewables are doable almost everywhere">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Rouse, Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, Deakin University Students in the first year of school to Year 10 have been learning remotely in Victoria. It’s estimated first-year students (known as prep in Victoria) in areas that have been under lockdown for some time have missed around ... <a title="Coronavirus disrupted my kid’s first year of school. Will that set them back?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/coronavirus-disrupted-my-kids-first-year-of-school-will-that-set-them-back-145845/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus disrupted my kid’s first year of school. Will that set them back?">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lois Towart, Lecturer in Property Economics, University of Technology Sydney Some operators have predicted manufactured home estates will be the most popular type of retirement living in the near future, surpassing retirement villages. But enthusiastic development of manufactured home estates as retirement communities is creating future problems ... <a title="What are manufactured home estates and why are they so problematic for retirees?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/what-are-manufactured-home-estates-and-why-are-they-so-problematic-for-retirees-145752/" aria-label="Read more about What are manufactured home estates and why are they so problematic for retirees?">Read more</a>
