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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shanthi Robertson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Successful settlement and integration are shared goals of refugees and the communities where they settle. The findings of our research released today highlight the importance of simple everyday encounters and experiences for newly arrived ... <a title="‘The neighbours were always very welcoming and warm’: little things count to help refugees belong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-neighbours-were-always-very-welcoming-and-warm-little-things-count-to-help-refugees-belong-140449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The neighbours were always very welcoming and warm’: little things count to help refugees belong">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Baxter, PhD Candidate in Law/Criminology, researching human trafficking and modern slavery in Australia, Flinders University Yes, there was slavery in Australia. Yes, there is slavery in Australia now. It occurs as forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage. These situations rarely involve the actual chains and ... <a title="Forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage: modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/forced-labour-sexual-exploitation-and-forced-marriage-modern-slavery-in-australia-hides-in-plain-sight-140838/" aria-label="Read more about Forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage: modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sight">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, Professor and Director, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, Griffith University Over the past three years, our Making Music Work project has mapped the creative, social, cultural, and economic realities of a music career in Australia. We surveyed nearly 600 musicians to understand their working ... <a title="A long way to the top: Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/a-long-way-to-the-top-australian-musicians-balance-multiple-roles-to-make-their-careers-work-140840/" aria-label="Read more about A long way to the top: Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers work">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After its calls for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, Australia has found itself targeted by China with trade retaliation as well as sharp rhetoric. In this podcast, we talk with two prominent China experts about the superpower’s ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-clive-hamilton-and-richard-mcgregor-on-australia-china-relations-140959/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By L Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre, University of Western Australia After a period of relative quiet, North Korea again commandeered news headlines with the dramatic, if symbolic, demolition of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in the city of Kaesong, just north of the demilitarised zone. The office ... <a title="Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/tensions-rise-on-the-korean-peninsula-and-they-are-unlikely-to-recede-any-time-soon-140935/" aria-label="Read more about Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Sometime on Monday, an Indian army patrol skirmished with Chinese troops in the Galwan River Valley, high in the Himalayas. According to reports, no guns were involved, but the fight left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead ... <a title="China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/china-and-indias-deadly-himalayan-clash-is-a-big-test-for-modi-and-a-big-concern-for-the-world-140930/" aria-label="Read more about China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamen Franklen Gussen, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology In one relatively short section of the Australian Constitution, section 92, you will find this phase: […] trade, commerce, and intercourse among the states […] shall be absolutely free. You would think there is not much in ... <a title="South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/south-australia-will-re-open-its-borders-to-some-states-but-not-others-is-that-constitutional-140934/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney First, we tried the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Then we tested the antiviral drug remdesivir. But new UK research gives the strongest indication yet we may have found a useful treatment for COVID-19. This time it’s ... <a title="Dexamethasone: the cheap, old and boring drug that’s a potential coronavirus treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/dexamethasone-the-cheap-old-and-boring-drug-thats-a-potential-coronavirus-treatment-140932/" aria-label="Read more about Dexamethasone: the cheap, old and boring drug that’s a potential coronavirus treatment">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney In 2016, the mobile game Pokémon Go sent hundreds of millions of players wandering the streets in search of virtual monsters. In the process it helped popularise augmented reality (AR) technology, which overlays computer-generated imagery ... <a title="Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for ‘planet-scale augmented reality experiences’. Is that good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/pokemon-go-wants-to-make-3d-scans-of-the-whole-world-for-planet-scale-augmented-reality-experiences-is-that-good-140636/" aria-label="Read more about Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for ‘planet-scale augmented reality experiences’. Is that good?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Griffin, Lecturer, La Trobe University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. An Indigenous teenager is suing the state of NSW, alleging he was assaulted by police, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. But this is a rare ... <a title="People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/people-are-marching-to-stop-deaths-in-custody-could-suing-the-police-help-140427/" aria-label="Read more about People are marching to stop deaths in custody. Could suing the police help?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel J Cass, Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Australia’s energy market is outdated. It doesn’t encourage competition and that’s holding back the transition to renewable energy. Important reforms to modernise the market are on the way, but big energy companies are seeking to use ... <a title="Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/energy-giants-want-to-thwart-reforms-that-would-help-renewables-and-lower-power-bills-140640/" aria-label="Read more about Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paige Gleeson, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania Scott Morrison says “we shouldn’t be importing” the Black Lives Matter movement. But in the 1800s, Australia imported plantation owners from the American South. Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, the American south produced almost all of ... <a title="From Louisiana to Queensland: how American slave-owners started again in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/from-louisiana-to-queensland-how-american-slave-owners-started-again-in-australia-140725/" aria-label="Read more about From Louisiana to Queensland: how American slave-owners started again in Australia">Read more</a>
