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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Venesser Fernandes, Lecturer in Leadership Studies, Monash University In a recent radio interview, Australian Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan was asked whether NAPLAN is the best way to check how students are going academically. The minister said: ministers have had a look at what else takes place ... <a title="The NAPLAN is trying to do too much. It needs urgent reform to be a ‘diagnostic’ test only" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/the-naplan-is-trying-to-do-too-much-it-needs-urgent-reform-to-be-a-diagnostic-test-only-144852/" aria-label="Read more about The NAPLAN is trying to do too much. It needs urgent reform to be a ‘diagnostic’ test only">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Victorian, Queensland and Morrison governments all sought to address their various COVID vulnerabilities with announcements on Monday. The Andrews government – under intense attack from the federal government – said it will unveil on Sunday its “reopening roadmap” for ... <a title="Six more sleeps until Daniel Andrews produces his ‘reopening roadmap’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/six-more-sleeps-until-daniel-andrews-produces-his-reopening-roadmap-145329/" aria-label="Read more about Six more sleeps until Daniel Andrews produces his ‘reopening roadmap’">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Parry, Head of the Department of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be prepared for cyber attacks, following almost a week of daily attacks on the New Zealand stock exchange ... <a title="NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/nzs-cyber-security-centre-warns-more-attacks-likely-following-stock-market-outages-145320/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely following stock market outages">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll showed the Coalition and Labor in a 50-50 tie on a two-party preferred basis, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is Labor’s best result in ... <a title="Coalition and Morrison’s ratings dip in Newspoll; Trump improves in crucial battleground state polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/coalition-and-morrisons-ratings-dip-in-newspoll-trump-improves-in-crucial-battleground-state-polls-145313/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition and Morrison’s ratings dip in Newspoll; Trump improves in crucial battleground state polls">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake Whitehead, Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow & Tritum E-Mobility Fellow, The University of Queensland For 50 years hydrogen has been championed as a clean-burning gas that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The idea of a “hydrogen economy” is now enjoying a new wave of enthusiasm ... <a title="Time to get real: amid the hydrogen hype, let’s talk about what will actually work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/time-to-get-real-amid-the-hydrogen-hype-lets-talk-about-what-will-actually-work-144579/" aria-label="Read more about Time to get real: amid the hydrogen hype, let’s talk about what will actually work">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Deakin University If you’re not a comics fan, you may have been surprised at the extent of the heartfelt grief expressed following the death of actor Chadwick Boseman. One explanation lies in the extraordinary power of the 2018 movie Black Panther, in which ... <a title="Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/towards-wakanda-chadwick-bosemans-passing-and-the-power-and-limits-of-afrofuturism-145300/" aria-label="Read more about Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Mansfield, Lecturer in Mathematics, UNSW While filming herself putting on makeup before work recently, TikTok user @gracie.ham reached deep into the ancient foundations of mathematics and found an absolute gem of a question: How could someone come up with a concept like algebra? She also asked ... <a title="Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/is-mathematics-real-a-viral-tiktok-video-raises-a-legitimate-question-with-exciting-answers-145244/" aria-label="Read more about Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Former Ambassador and Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland The photo of the Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking on the backs of schoolboys caused a storm on social media earlier this month. Some saw it as a symbol of ... <a title="China wants to be a friend to the Pacific, but so far, it has failed to match Australia’s COVID-19 response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/china-wants-to-be-a-friend-to-the-pacific-but-so-far-it-has-failed-to-match-australias-covid-19-response-144911/" aria-label="Read more about China wants to be a friend to the Pacific, but so far, it has failed to match Australia’s COVID-19 response">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes separate Māori from other citizens, said a report from this month’s parliamentary select committee inquiry into Māori ... <a title="Two inquiries find unfair treatment and healthcare for Māori. This is how we fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/two-inquiries-find-unfair-treatment-and-healthcare-for-maori-this-is-how-we-fix-it-144939/" aria-label="Read more about Two inquiries find unfair treatment and healthcare for Māori. This is how we fix it">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthea Vogl, Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney Australians are all too aware of the restrictions on interstate travel and on who can currently enter Australia. But people may not realise there is also a ban on overseas travel for all Australian citizens and residents, subject to ... <a title="There’s a ban on leaving Australia under COVID-19. Who can get an exemption to go overseas? And how?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/theres-a-ban-on-leaving-australia-under-covid-19-who-can-get-an-exemption-to-go-overseas-and-how-145089/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a ban on leaving Australia under COVID-19. Who can get an exemption to go overseas? And how?">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Roxburgh, NHMRC Research Fellow, Burnet Institute In 2018, more than 2,000 people died from drug overdoses in Australia — about five each day. That’s according to the Penington Institute’s annual overdose report, released today. The largest number of overdose deaths (more than 1,000) involved opioids (for ... <a title="Opioids continue to be the leading cause of overdose deaths in Australia. What else can we do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/opioids-continue-to-be-the-leading-cause-of-overdose-deaths-in-australia-what-else-can-we-do-144422/" aria-label="Read more about Opioids continue to be the leading cause of overdose deaths in Australia. What else can we do?">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania California is ablaze, again. Currently, the second and third largest fires in the US state’s history are burning at the same time, and are only partially controlled. Already, seven people have died and 2,144 structures are ... <a title="California is on fire. From across the Pacific, Australians watch on and buckle up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/california-is-on-fire-from-across-the-pacific-australians-watch-on-and-buckle-up-145170/" aria-label="Read more about California is on fire. From across the Pacific, Australians watch on and buckle up">Read more</a>
