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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duane W. Hamacher, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Two new coins have been released by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the astronomical knowledge and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. They feature artworks from Wiradjuri (NSW) and Yamaji (WA) artists that represent two of ... <a title="New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/new-coins-celebrate-indigenous-astronomy-the-stars-and-the-dark-spaces-between-them-145923/" aria-label="Read more about New coins celebrate Indigenous astronomy, the stars, and the dark spaces between them">Read more</a>
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September 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is acting to protect Australia’s fuel security as the international outlook becomes more uncertain and prices will be under increasing pressure. Under the plan, operating through market and regulatory measures, the government will invest $211 million in ... <a title="Morrison government to invest $211 million in fuel security to protect against risk and price pressures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/14/morrison-government-to-invest-211-million-in-fuel-security-to-protect-against-risk-and-price-pressures-146084/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government to invest $211 million in fuel security to protect against risk and price pressures">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Several premiers presently find themselves at war with the federal government. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, by contrast, suddenly found herself locked in battle with her deputy premier, John Barilaro, and his bolshie band of Nationals. The junior partner in the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Barilaro keeps Nationals in the tent; koalas stay in limbo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/view-from-the-hill-barilaro-keeps-nationals-in-the-tent-koalas-stay-in-limbo-146036/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Barilaro keeps Nationals in the tent; koalas stay in limbo">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayleen Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, School of Taxation & Business Law, UNSW From internet-connected televisions, toys, fridges, ovens, security cameras, door locks, fitness trackers and lights, the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT) promises to revolutionise our homes. But it also threatens to increase our vulnerability to malicious acts. ... <a title="Are your devices spying on you? Australia’s very small step to make the Internet of Things safer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/are-your-devices-spying-on-you-australias-very-small-step-to-make-the-internet-of-things-safer-145554/" aria-label="Read more about Are your devices spying on you? Australia’s very small step to make the Internet of Things safer">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University In the coming days thousands of (digital) column inches are going to be devoted to the idea that institutional shareholders acted decisively to force the resignation of Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques and two ... <a title="The sackings at Rio look like a victory for shareholders, but…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/the-sackings-at-rio-look-like-a-victory-for-shareholders-but-146004/" aria-label="Read more about The sackings at Rio look like a victory for shareholders, but…">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss Australia’s worsening diplomatic relationship with China, the border feud between Prime Minister ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Chinese relations, Melbourne’s roadmap, and Queensland’s border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/video-michelle-grattan-on-chinese-relations-melbournes-roadmap-and-queenslands-border-146018/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Chinese relations, Melbourne’s roadmap, and Queensland’s border">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Berger, Lecturer, Monash University Mental health issues among children are on the rise due to the impacts of the COVID pandemic, including lockdowns. Recent reports show there has been a 28% spike in calls to the phone counselling service Kids Helpline between March and July 2020 ... <a title="Why every teacher needs to know about childhood trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/why-every-teacher-needs-to-know-about-childhood-trauma-132965/" aria-label="Read more about Why every teacher needs to know about childhood trauma">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsie Nabben, Researcher / PhD Candidate, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub / Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been among the world’s best. With a population almost the size of Australia’s, the island nation has reported only 496 confirmed cases of ... <a title="Hacking the pandemic: how Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/hacking-the-pandemic-how-taiwans-digital-democracy-holds-covid-19-at-bay-145023/" aria-label="Read more about Hacking the pandemic: how Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Saul, Professor of International Law, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney An Afghan soldier convicted of murdering three Australian soldiers is among six high-value prisoners who have been flown to Qatar ahead of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government this weekend. Hekmatullah ... <a title="Exchanging killers for peace in Afghanistan is wrong — and could have lasting consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/exchanging-killers-for-peace-in-afghanistan-is-wrong-and-could-have-lasting-consequences-145927/" aria-label="Read more about Exchanging killers for peace in Afghanistan is wrong — and could have lasting consequences">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M Howard, Senior Research Fellow, University of New England This morning, NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro capitulated on a threat to tear apart the state government over new koala protections. For now, the government remains intact. However the Nats’ campaign to loosen environmental protections that affect ... <a title="The NSW koala wars showed one thing: the Nationals appear ill-equipped to help rural Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/the-nsw-koala-wars-showed-one-thing-the-nationals-appear-ill-equipped-to-help-rural-australia-146000/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW koala wars showed one thing: the Nationals appear ill-equipped to help rural Australia">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Nicholas, Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney It all started in the late 1980s. Wally Conron, a breeding manager for Guide Dogs Victoria, noticed that some people needing a guide dog appeared to be allergic to the shedding hairs of Labrador Retrievers. Aware of ... <a title="New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more ‘Poodle’ than ‘Lab’. Here’s what that tells us about breeds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/new-research-finds-australian-labradoodles-are-more-poodle-than-lab-heres-what-that-tells-us-about-breeds-145757/" aria-label="Read more about New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more ‘Poodle’ than ‘Lab’. Here’s what that tells us about breeds">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Hopkins, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Australian National University Outraged investors have claimed the scalp of Rio Tinto’s chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques along with two of the senior executives partially responsible for the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which ... <a title="Corporate dysfunction on Indigenous affairs: Why heads rolled at Rio Tinto" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/corporate-dysfunction-on-indigenous-affairs-why-heads-rolled-at-rio-tinto-146001/" aria-label="Read more about Corporate dysfunction on Indigenous affairs: Why heads rolled at Rio Tinto">Read more</a>