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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kok-Sing Tang, Associate Professor, Curtin University It seems today the mistrust of official health advice and spread of “alternative” treatments for COVID-19 are as frightening as the virus itself. How is it that so many people are ill-informed (and seemingly choose to be so) about the pandemic, ... <a title="Teach questions, not answers: science literacy is a crucial skill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/teach-questions-not-answers-science-literacy-is-a-crucial-skill-144731/" aria-label="Read more about Teach questions, not answers: science literacy is a crucial skill">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Colley, Associate Professor HRM/IR, CQUniversity Australia It has been almost 50 years ago since visionaries started predicting a digital revolution enabling many of us to work from home. But that revolution has long been thwarted by resistance – crucially from management concerned about productivity and performance. ... <a title="With management resistance overcome, working from home may be here to stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/with-management-resistance-overcome-working-from-home-may-be-here-to-stay-144850/" aria-label="Read more about With management resistance overcome, working from home may be here to stay">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Lee, Senior Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies, Curtin University We all have our own ghosts, my grandmother would say. But sometimes the pain of past trauma can seep from one generation to the next, haunting an entire family. – May Le On the 15th night ... <a title="Hungry Ghosts review: a culturally rich supernatural drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/hungry-ghosts-review-a-culturally-rich-supernatural-drama-143191/" aria-label="Read more about Hungry Ghosts review: a culturally rich supernatural drama">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra More than half of the 1.3 million people who lost their jobs or were stood down on zero hours at the start of the pandemic had started some form of work by July, according to figures released by Treasurer Josh ... <a title="Job recovery may be slowing as border closures have tightened: Frydenberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/job-recovery-may-be-slowing-as-border-closures-have-tightened-frydenberg-144922/" aria-label="Read more about Job recovery may be slowing as border closures have tightened: Frydenberg">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Both those pressing for states to re-open borders, and defenders of their resistance to doing so, will look for arguments to support their cases in Saturday’s Northern Territory election results. Chief Minister Michael Gunner has taken a tough line on ... <a title="View from The Hill: COVID response helped NT Labor, encouraging Palaszczuk and McGowan to stick to their scripts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/view-from-the-hill-covid-response-helped-nt-labor-encouraging-palaszczuk-and-mcgowan-to-stick-to-their-scripts-144920/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: COVID response helped NT Labor, encouraging Palaszczuk and McGowan to stick to their scripts">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Both those pressing for states to re-open their borders, and defenders of their resistance to doing so, will look for arguments to support their cases in Saturday’s Northern Territory election results. Chief Minister Michael Gunner has taken a tough line ... <a title="View from The Hill: COVID response gave NT Labor an advantage, and Palaszczuk and McGowan will stick to similar scripts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/24/view-from-the-hill-covid-response-gave-nt-labor-an-advantage-and-palaszczuk-and-mcgowan-will-stick-to-similar-scripts-144920/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: COVID response gave NT Labor an advantage, and Palaszczuk and McGowan will stick to similar scripts">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rolf Gerritsen, Professorial Research Fellow, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University In February this year, the resignation of a member of the Legislative Assembly prompted a byelection in Johnston, a seat located in the Darwin-Palmerston conurbation. The Gunner ALP government ran Joel Bowden, an ex-Richmond AFL star. Surprisingly, ... <a title="Labor likely to hold office in the Territory, but may find itself inheriting a terrible mess" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/labor-likely-to-hold-office-in-the-territory-but-may-find-itself-inheriting-a-terrible-mess-144670/" aria-label="Read more about Labor likely to hold office in the Territory, but may find itself inheriting a terrible mess">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 61% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s Northern Territory election, the ABC has Labor winning 11 of the 25 seats, the Country Liberals (CLP) two, independents two and there are ten undecided seats. Labor ... <a title="Labor likely to win NT election; federal Labor trails by 59-41 in Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/labor-likely-to-win-nt-election-federal-labor-trails-by-59-41-in-queensland-144571/" aria-label="Read more about Labor likely to win NT election; federal Labor trails by 59-41 in Queensland">Read more</a>
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August 21, 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 Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss a letter of intent signed by the Australian government to ensure distribution of a possible ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a possible vaccine, Australia’s wine industry, and next week’s parliamentary sitting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/video-michelle-grattan-on-a-possible-vaccine-australias-wine-industry-and-next-weeks-parliamentary-sitting-144881/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a possible vaccine, Australia’s wine industry, and next week’s parliamentary sitting">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne The headlines are grim. Alexei Navalny, a key leader of the Russian opposition, is currently fighting for his life in a coma after allegedly being poisoned in Siberia. A medical team from Germany is en route to the hospital today ... <a title="Alexei Navalny has long been a fierce critic of the Kremlin. If he was poisoned, why now? And what does it mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/alexei-navalny-has-long-been-a-fierce-critic-of-the-kremlin-if-he-was-poisoned-why-now-and-what-does-it-mean-144847/" aria-label="Read more about Alexei Navalny has long been a fierce critic of the Kremlin. If he was poisoned, why now? And what does it mean?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Welch, Senior lecturer, University of Auckland Genome sequencing — mapping the genetic sequences of the virus from confirmed COVID-19 cases in a bid to track its spread — is now an integral part of New Zealand’s coronavirus response. It is providing greater certainty in identifying clusters ... <a title="Genome sequencing tells us the Auckland outbreak is a single cluster — except for one case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/genome-sequencing-tells-us-the-auckland-outbreak-is-a-single-cluster-except-for-one-case-144721/" aria-label="Read more about Genome sequencing tells us the Auckland outbreak is a single cluster — except for one case">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Kaufman, Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the Australian government has signed an agreement to produce a COVID-19 vaccine under development at the University of Oxford, if safety and efficacy trials are successful. After initially saying ... <a title="5 ways we can prepare the public to accept a COVID-19 vaccine (saying it will be ‘mandatory’ isn’t one)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/21/5-ways-we-can-prepare-the-public-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-saying-it-will-be-mandatory-isnt-one-144730/" aria-label="Read more about 5 ways we can prepare the public to accept a COVID-19 vaccine (saying it will be ‘mandatory’ isn’t one)">Read more</a>
