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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex James, Associate professor, University of Canterbury New Zealand’s government today announced that after seven days of no new community cases linked to the Auckland cluster, most of the country will return to almost normal life, at alert level 1, from midnight. But restrictions in Auckland will ... <a title="New Zealand relaxes COVID-19 restrictions, except for Auckland. How much longer will the city have to wait?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/new-zealand-relaxes-covid-19-restrictions-except-for-auckland-how-much-longer-will-the-city-have-to-wait-146111/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand relaxes COVID-19 restrictions, except for Auckland. How much longer will the city have to wait?">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Varker, Senior research fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne Can psychoactive drugs be used to treat mental health problems? The idea has been around for years, and recently received some attention in the media. Interest in the potential of drugs such as MDMA (scientific name ... <a title="PTSD and psychoactive drugs: MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/ptsd-and-psychoactive-drugs-mdma-treatment-shows-potential-but-others-lack-evidence-146092/" aria-label="Read more about PTSD and psychoactive drugs: MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Carter, Professor emeritus, The University of Queensland Culture has long been stratified as “high” or “low”, or perhaps “high” and “popular” to soften the blow. But what about the in-between? The word “middlebrow” emerged into English in the 1920s as an insult. It described works that ... <a title="Jane Austen, Monet and Phantom of the Opera – middlebrow culture today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/jane-austen-monet-and-phantom-of-the-opera-middlebrow-culture-today-145176/" aria-label="Read more about Jane Austen, Monet and Phantom of the Opera – middlebrow culture today">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted September 16-19 from a sample of 2,068, gave the Coalition a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 43% Coalition ... <a title="Coalition regains Newspoll lead; time running out for Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/coalition-regains-newspoll-lead-time-running-out-for-trump-146560/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition regains Newspoll lead; time running out for Trump">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne It has been a long time since an Australian government turned its mind to policy concerning the news media — other than the removal of outdated ownership regulations. Now, thanks to the government’s intention to make Google and Facebook pay ... <a title="Funding public interest journalism requires creative solutions. A tax rebate for news media could work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/funding-public-interest-journalism-requires-creative-solutions-a-tax-rebate-for-news-media-could-work-146563/" aria-label="Read more about Funding public interest journalism requires creative solutions. A tax rebate for news media could work">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Steller, PhD Student, UNSW The recent discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus is exciting, as it may serve as a potential sign of life (among other possible explanations). The researchers, who published their findings in Nature Astronomy, couldn’t really explain how the phosphine got ... <a title="If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/if-there-is-life-on-venus-how-could-it-have-got-there-origin-of-life-experts-explain-146407/" aria-label="Read more about If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Bradbury, Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW This week, support to unemployed Australians will be dramatically reduced. In April, the new Coronavirus Supplement roughly doubled the level of benefits for unemployed people on the JobSeeker payment and a range of other working-age payments. The supplement ... <a title="Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/unemployment-support-will-be-slashed-by-300-this-week-this-wont-help-people-find-work-146289/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University From today, ABC local radio listeners will no longer hear the majestic fanfare theme on local radio at 7:45am, signalling the 15-minute morning news. Although it might seem a smart managerial decision to reduce reporting costs and respond to audience ... <a title="That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/that-was-the-news-a-sad-farewell-to-the-abcs-7-45am-bulletin-146478/" aria-label="Read more about That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Cowie, Adjunct Professor, University of New England Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor is on Tuesday expected to outline the Morrison government’s first Low Emissions Technology Statement, plotting Australia’s way forward on climate action. It’s likely to include “negative emissions” technologies, which remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from ... <a title="The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/the-morrison-government-wants-to-suck-co-out-of-the-atmosphere-here-are-7-ways-to-do-it-144941/" aria-label="Read more about The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alberto Posso, Professor of Economics, RMIT University Closing schools has been one response around the world to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. In Australia, states mandated an end to face-to-face learning for some time during the so-called first wave of the pandemic, and schools across ... <a title="From WW2 to Ebola: what we know about the long-term effects of school closures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/from-ww2-to-ebola-what-we-know-about-the-long-term-effects-of-school-closures-146396/" aria-label="Read more about From WW2 to Ebola: what we know about the long-term effects of school closures">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tebeje Molla, Research Fellow, Deakin University For disadvantaged people with disrupted educational trajectories, such as refugees, vocational qualifications can widen access to paid jobs and enhance economic independence. But many still consider vocational education and training (VET) qualifications not as prestigious as university degrees. This is a ... <a title="Young African migrants are pushed into uni, but more find success and happiness in vocational training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/young-african-migrants-are-pushed-into-uni-but-more-find-success-and-happiness-in-vocational-training-145026/" aria-label="Read more about Young African migrants are pushed into uni, but more find success and happiness in vocational training">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Vredenburg, Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing, Auckland University of Technology So-called brand activism is evolving fast. When Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the US national anthem in 2016, professional football turned its back on him. Now, consumer and sports fan expectations are forcing brands to ... <a title="Athlete activism or corporate woke washing? Getting it right in the age of Black Lives Matter is a tough game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/athlete-activism-or-corporate-woke-washing-getting-it-right-in-the-age-of-black-lives-matter-is-a-tough-game-146301/" aria-label="Read more about Athlete activism or corporate woke washing? Getting it right in the age of Black Lives Matter is a tough game">Read more</a>
