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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University From songs and poems to novels and movies, romantic love is one of the most enduring subjects for artworks through the ages. But what about the science? Historical, cultural and even evolutionary evidence suggests love ... <a title="What is love?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/what-is-love-139212/" aria-label="Read more about What is love?">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Australia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is rightly considered one of the world’s best. At their best, our federal and state politicians have put aside the sterile games dominating politics for ... <a title="Cutting taxes for the wealthy is the worst possible response to this economic crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/cutting-taxes-for-the-wealthy-is-the-worst-possible-response-to-this-economic-crisis-142637/" aria-label="Read more about Cutting taxes for the wealthy is the worst possible response to this economic crisis">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Manuel, Director, Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed last month Australia is actively being attacked by hostile foreign governments. An advisory note posted on the government’s Australian Cyber Security Centre website said the attackers were targeting various ... <a title="Our cybersecurity isn’t just under attack from foreign states. There are holes in the government’s approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/our-cybersecurity-isnt-just-under-attack-from-foreign-states-there-are-holes-in-the-governments-approach-137403/" aria-label="Read more about Our cybersecurity isn’t just under attack from foreign states. There are holes in the government’s approach">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Tapsell, Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific., Australian National University The recent police interrogations of six Al Jazeera journalists in Malaysia – five of whom are Australian – was not about shaping international reportage or a ... <a title="Malaysia’s media crackdowns are being driven by an insecure government highly sensitive to criticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/malaysias-media-crackdowns-are-being-driven-by-an-insecure-government-highly-sensitive-to-criticism-142555/" aria-label="Read more about Malaysia’s media crackdowns are being driven by an insecure government highly sensitive to criticism">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University And then there was none. Early this morning the National Party caucus awoke to a nightmare. Todd Muller, their newly minted leader of some 53 days, had resigned his position. This is not just another leadership spill, coup or change. ... <a title="Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/ahead-of-the-new-zealand-election-todd-mullers-resignation-is-a-national-nightmare-and-a-sign-of-a-toxic-political-culture-142634/" aria-label="Read more about Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Audrey Courty, PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Amid claims of social media platforms stifling free speech, a new challenger called Parler is drawing attention for its anti-censorship stance. Last week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter signed by 150 academics, writers ... <a title="Parler: what you need to know about the ‘free speech’ Twitter alternative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/parler-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-free-speech-twitter-alternative-142268/" aria-label="Read more about Parler: what you need to know about the ‘free speech’ Twitter alternative">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Audrey Courty, PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Amid claims of social media platforms stifling free speech, a new challenger called Parler is drawing attention for its anti-censorship stance. Last week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter signed by 150 academics, writers ... <a title="Parler: the Twitter ‘alternative’ isn’t the free speech haven it claims to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/parler-the-twitter-alternative-isnt-the-free-speech-haven-it-claims-to-be-142268/" aria-label="Read more about Parler: the Twitter ‘alternative’ isn’t the free speech haven it claims to be">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Hocking, Emeritus Professor, Monash University Forty-five years after they were written, hundreds of previously secret letters between the queen and the governor-general of Australia, Sir John Kerr, relating to the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 will be released in full by the National Archives ... <a title="The big reveal: Jenny Hocking on what the ‘palace letters’ may tell us, finally, about The Dismissal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/the-big-reveal-jenny-hocking-on-what-the-palace-letters-may-tell-us-finally-about-the-dismissal-142473/" aria-label="Read more about The big reveal: Jenny Hocking on what the ‘palace letters’ may tell us, finally, about The Dismissal">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learn & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University The recent lockdown of nine social housing towers in Melbourne’s north to contain the spread of COVID-19 led to widespread concerns for residents’ welfare. Among the concerns was ... <a title="We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here’s how lockdown should work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/we-could-have-more-coronavirus-outbreaks-in-tower-blocks-heres-how-lockdown-should-work-142297/" aria-label="Read more about We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here’s how lockdown should work">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francesco Paolucci, Associate Professor of Health Economics, University of Bologna, and Professor of Health Economics, University of Newcastle Australia has fared better than most countries in reducing its COVID-19 cases to very low numbers. However, on June 15, new clusters of infection were identified in Victoria. The ... <a title="Is aggressive hotel isolation worth the cost to fight COVID-19? The answer depends on family size" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/is-aggressive-hotel-isolation-worth-the-cost-to-fight-covid-19-the-answer-depends-on-family-size-142283/" aria-label="Read more about Is aggressive hotel isolation worth the cost to fight COVID-19? The answer depends on family size">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Burke, Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Putting a price on carbon should reduce emissions, because it makes dirty production processes more expensive than clean ones, right? That’s the economic theory. Stated baldly, it’s obvious, but there is perhaps a tiny chance ... <a title="Carbon pricing works: the largest-ever study puts it beyond doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/carbon-pricing-works-the-largest-ever-study-puts-it-beyond-doubt-142034/" aria-label="Read more about Carbon pricing works: the largest-ever study puts it beyond doubt">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona David, Visiting Fellow, University of Western Australia In previous recessions in Australia, far larger numbers of men than women lost their jobs. This reflected realities at that time. Men had higher levels of workforce participation than women, and the construction and manufacturing industries were particularly hard ... <a title="We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/we-need-a-new-childcare-system-that-encourages-women-to-work-not-punishes-them-for-it-142275/" aria-label="Read more about We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it">Read more</a>
