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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan Cranston, Academic Teacher, Swinburne University of Technology Less than three months out from the presidential election, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has become the centre of a political storm. So much so that Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, has recalled the house ... <a title="Explainer: what is the controversy around the US postal service and how might it affect the election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/explainer-what-is-the-controversy-around-the-us-postal-service-and-how-might-it-affect-the-election-144663/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the controversy around the US postal service and how might it affect the election?">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Barnet, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology If you went to use Google yesterday, you may have been met with a pop-up warning that the tech giant’s functionality was “at risk” from new Australian government regulation. Google Australia’s managing director, Mel Silva, ... <a title="Google’s ‘open letter’ is trying to scare Australians. The company simply doesn’t want to pay for news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/googles-open-letter-is-trying-to-scare-australians-the-company-simply-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-news-144573/" aria-label="Read more about Google’s ‘open letter’ is trying to scare Australians. The company simply doesn’t want to pay for news">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aidan Coleman, Visiting Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Early Career Researcher at the JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, University of Adelaide His “poems are as urgent and accessible as headlines, though infinitely more beautiful”, the broadcaster Phillip Adams wrote of the Australian poet Philip Hodgins. ... <a title="Plainspoken virtuosity: the poetry of Philip Hodgins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/plainspoken-virtuosity-the-poetry-of-philip-hodgins-142666/" aria-label="Read more about Plainspoken virtuosity: the poetry of Philip Hodgins">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elspeth Tilley, Associate Professor of English (Expressive Arts), Massey University Feeling torn about wearing a mask? Me too. I don’t want to look like I’m virtue signalling or get funny looks. But I also want to be responsible about public health. I’ve ended up conflicted, wearing a ... <a title="Mask or no mask? This simple ethical approach can help with your pandemic etiquette" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/mask-or-no-mask-this-simple-ethical-approach-can-help-with-your-pandemic-etiquette-144552/" aria-label="Read more about Mask or no mask? This simple ethical approach can help with your pandemic etiquette">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Increasingly, people are turning to dating sites and apps to find love. And while the pool may seem larger, and access is at our fingertips, using them doesn’t necessarily improve our chances of finding a ... <a title="The downsides of dating apps, and how to overcome them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/the-downsides-of-dating-apps-and-how-to-overcome-them-131997/" aria-label="Read more about The downsides of dating apps, and how to overcome them">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Mindzak, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University The former NSW education minister and now head of the UNSW Gonski Institute, Adrian Piccoli, suggested in recent days Australian governments should fully fund all non-government primary schools. In an opinion piece published by the Sydney Morning Herald, ... <a title="Canada doesn’t fully fund its private primary schools, and Australia shouldn’t either" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/canada-doesnt-fully-fund-its-private-primary-schools-and-australia-shouldnt-either-144281/" aria-label="Read more about Canada doesn’t fully fund its private primary schools, and Australia shouldn’t either">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Patrick Rule, Palaeontology PhD Candidate, Monash University When most of us think of the prehistoric past, we envision a world of bizarre, often fearsome giants. From dinosaurs to mammoths and even penguins, life then seemed larger than life today. Millions of years ago in Australia, giant ... <a title="In a land of ancient giants, these small oddball seals once called Australia home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/in-a-land-of-ancient-giants-these-small-oddball-seals-once-called-australia-home-144574/" aria-label="Read more about In a land of ancient giants, these small oddball seals once called Australia home">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Associate Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Monash University Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means opportunities for victims of family violence to seek help ... <a title="More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/more-help-required-the-crisis-in-family-violence-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-144126/" aria-label="Read more about More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ward, Chair of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, University of Sydney We know some influenzas are seasonal, and the common cold is more common in winter. But what about COVID-19? Many people have been wondering whether the weather plays a role in its spread. At ... <a title="Research shows coronavirus thrives in dry air (and August is coastal Australia’s least humid month)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/research-shows-coronavirus-thrives-in-dry-air-and-august-is-coastal-australias-least-humid-month-144508/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows coronavirus thrives in dry air (and August is coastal Australia’s least humid month)">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland This month, the first global standard to prevent mining catastrophes was released, following the tragic collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil last year which killed 270 people. People living near or ... <a title="World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/world-first-mining-standard-must-protect-people-and-hold-powerful-companies-to-account-144285/" aria-label="Read more about World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University In a surprise move, the government has revealed several new policies to reduce rates of failure in university subjects. If the legislation passes, it will require universities to: monitor student academic performance more closely ... <a title="Uni student failure rate is a worry, but the government response is too heavy-handed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/uni-student-failure-rate-is-a-worry-but-the-government-response-is-too-heavy-handed-144414/" aria-label="Read more about Uni student failure rate is a worry, but the government response is too heavy-handed">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Halvard Dalheim, Practitioner in Residence, The Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney COVID-19 has raised many questions about how we plan our cities. The issues affect all of us, whether you are in Perth or 3,300 kilometres away in Sydney. Common issues suggest a common approach, but ... <a title="Census year is the time to work together on a national settlement strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/18/census-year-is-the-time-to-work-together-on-a-national-settlement-strategy-142274/" aria-label="Read more about Census year is the time to work together on a national settlement strategy">Read more</a>
