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September 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has threatened to use Snowy Hydro to build a gas generator in the Hunter Valley if the electricity sector fails to fill the gap left by the scheduled closure of the Liddell power plant in 2023. The ... <a title="Morrison government threatens to use Snowy Hydro to build gas generator, as it outlines ‘gas-fired recovery’ plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/15/morrison-government-threatens-to-use-snowy-hydro-to-build-gas-generator-as-it-outlines-gas-fired-recovery-plan-146154/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government threatens to use Snowy Hydro to build gas generator, as it outlines ‘gas-fired recovery’ plan">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra National security is like sausage-making. We might enjoy the tasty product, but want to look away from the manufacturing. Recent news that Chinese company Zhenhua Data is profiling more than 35,000 Australians isn’t a surprise to ... <a title="Keep calm, but don’t just carry on: how to deal with China’s mass surveillance of thousands of Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/keep-calm-but-dont-just-carry-on-how-to-deal-with-chinas-mass-surveillance-of-thousands-of-australians-146103/" aria-label="Read more about Keep calm, but don’t just carry on: how to deal with China’s mass surveillance of thousands of Australians">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Carbone, Honorary, School for Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne Despite the incremental easing of Victoria’s restrictions, it’s clear the journey towards COVID-normal is far slower than many people had hoped. Australians – particularly Victorians – have shown remarkable resilience, but many are suffering emotionally. ... <a title="We can’t ignore mental illness prevention in a COVID-19 world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/we-cant-ignore-mental-illness-prevention-in-a-covid-19-world-145686/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t ignore mental illness prevention in a COVID-19 world">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phillip Baker, Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Deakin University Humans (and our ancestors) have been processing food for at least 1.8 million years. Roasting, drying, grinding and other techniques made food more nutritious, durable and tasty. This helped our ancestors to colonise ... <a title="The rise of ultra-processed foods and why they’re really bad for our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/the-rise-of-ultra-processed-foods-and-why-theyre-really-bad-for-our-health-140537/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of ultra-processed foods and why they’re really bad for our health">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Research scientist, CSIRO As the world watched the Black Summer bushfires in horror, we warned that when it did finally rain, our aquatic ecosystems would be devastated. Following bushfires, rainfall can wash huge volumes of ash and debris from burnt vegetation and exposed soil into ... <a title="How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/how-bushfires-and-rain-turned-our-waterways-into-cake-mix-and-what-we-can-do-about-it-144504/" aria-label="Read more about How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Maxwell, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland To enlarge a phone, or not to enlarge a phone? That is the question. In the world of flagship smartphones, there seems to be one clear trend: bigger is better. Manufacturers are trying to strip away anything that might ... <a title="Behind the new Samsung Fold: how the quest to maximise screen size is driving major innovation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/behind-the-new-samsung-fold-how-the-quest-to-maximise-screen-size-is-driving-major-innovation-145700/" aria-label="Read more about Behind the new Samsung Fold: how the quest to maximise screen size is driving major innovation">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University As Australia and New Zealand face the realities of slow growth, or even a decline in population, it’s time to ask if their governments are doing enough. Especially if they want to encourage people to have more babies. ... <a title="Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/paid-parental-leave-needs-an-overhaul-if-governments-want-us-to-have-one-for-the-country-145627/" aria-label="Read more about Paid parental leave needs an overhaul if governments want us to have ‘one for the country’">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University On Tuesday, it will be 20 years since the Olympic opening ceremony in Sydney, kicking off the “best games ever”. Our newspapers and TV screens are now awash with nostalgia about great ... <a title="The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/the-sydney-olympics-how-did-the-best-games-ever-change-australia-145926/" aria-label="Read more about The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken in by misinformation about COVID-19 statistics on social media, especially if we don’t have the right context. For instance, we may cherry pick statistics supporting ... <a title="Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/now-everyones-a-statistician-heres-what-armchair-covid-experts-are-getting-wrong-144494/" aria-label="Read more about Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID experts are getting wrong">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Betts, Emeritus Professor, Griffith University The new learning economy is creating opportunities for universities to move on from the current focus on cutting costs, downsizing and job losses. Many universities appear stuck in a downward spiral, but now may be the time to offset this with ... <a title="New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/new-learning-economy-challenges-unis-to-be-part-of-reshaping-lifelong-education-144800/" aria-label="Read more about New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Kolankiewicz, Research Assistant, Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage, University of Melbourne Digital communications have spread conspiracy theories more widely than ever before, particularly in this uncertain and tumultuous year. QAnon, for example, is a movement that seeks to identify a “deep state” ... <a title="What lies beneath: tunnels for trafficking, or just a subterranean service? Time to rescue these spaces from the conspiracists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/what-lies-beneath-tunnels-for-trafficking-or-just-a-subterranean-service-time-to-rescue-these-spaces-from-the-conspiracists-144276/" aria-label="Read more about What lies beneath: tunnels for trafficking, or just a subterranean service? Time to rescue these spaces from the conspiracists">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dirk Baur, Professor of Finance, University of Western Australia “Gold” said famed investor Warren Buffett in 1998, “gets dug out of the ground in Africa or someplace, then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it. It ... <a title="In gold we trust: why bullion is still a safe haven in times of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/in-gold-we-trust-why-bullion-is-still-a-safe-haven-in-times-of-crisis-144567/" aria-label="Read more about In gold we trust: why bullion is still a safe haven in times of crisis">Read more</a>
