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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shamit Saggar, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Public Policy Institute, University of Western Australia Australia is routinely compared with other rich, developed nations. Its economy, schooling, health care, infrastructure and social values are regularly put up against those of Western Europe and North America, ... <a title="Australia needs to confront its history of white privilege to provide a level playing field for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/australia-needs-to-confront-its-history-of-white-privilege-to-provide-a-level-playing-field-for-all-139755/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs to confront its history of white privilege to provide a level playing field for all">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Sly, Director, Children’s Health and Environment Program and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Children’s Health and Environment, The University of Queensland Scientists around the world are continuing to test countless vaccines and drugs in the hope of finding effective ways to prevent and treat COVID-19. ... <a title="OM85: could bacteria in a capsule protect us from coronavirus and other respiratory infections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/om85-could-bacteria-in-a-capsule-protect-us-from-coronavirus-and-other-respiratory-infections-140064/" aria-label="Read more about OM85: could bacteria in a capsule protect us from coronavirus and other respiratory infections?">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Smart, Lecturer, Researcher & Course Coordinator (Master of Speech Pathology), School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin University Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! Is it joyful? What if your baby cries, fusses and isn’t feeding well? Perhaps you’ve tried breast and ... <a title="My baby has ‘tongue-tie’. Should I be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/my-baby-has-tongue-tie-should-i-be-worried-139561/" aria-label="Read more about My baby has ‘tongue-tie’. Should I be worried?">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Spry, Honorary Associate, PhD, La Trobe University Trees marked by Aboriginal cultural practices are a distinctive part of the Australian landscape. A recent discovery on Wiradjuri country in New South Wales shows some of these “culturally modified trees” may be much younger than anybody thought. What ... <a title="How a stone wedged in a gum tree shows the resilience of Aboriginal culture in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/how-a-stone-wedged-in-a-gum-tree-shows-the-resilience-of-aboriginal-culture-in-australia-139663/" aria-label="Read more about How a stone wedged in a gum tree shows the resilience of Aboriginal culture in Australia">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Vowles, Professor of Political Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s 2020 general election will be like no other in our history. It comes in the wake of a remarkable government-led act of collective solidarity that has sacrificed businesses and livelihoods in ... <a title="An election like no other: with 100 days to go, can Jacinda Ardern maintain her extraordinary popularity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/an-election-like-no-other-with-100-days-to-go-can-jacinda-ardern-maintain-her-extraordinary-popularity-140252/" aria-label="Read more about An election like no other: with 100 days to go, can Jacinda Ardern maintain her extraordinary popularity?">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Law & Government, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison earns a six-figure income and lives in high-end, non-means-tested public housing with a stay-at-home spouse who cares for the family’s two school-aged children. He will never ... <a title="She won’t be right, mate: how the government shaped a blokey lockdown followed by a blokey recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/she-wont-be-right-mate-how-the-government-shaped-a-blokey-lockdown-followed-by-a-blokey-recovery-140336/" aria-label="Read more about She won’t be right, mate: how the government shaped a blokey lockdown followed by a blokey recovery">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Williams, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle and Program Manager, Hunter New England Local Health District, University of Newcastle To the joy of many, indoor gyms are reopening across Australia as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease. They officially reopen in New South Wales on June 13, in ... <a title="Heading back to the gym? Here’s how to avoid injury after coronavirus isolation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/heading-back-to-the-gym-heres-how-to-avoid-injury-after-coronavirus-isolation-139975/" aria-label="Read more about Heading back to the gym? Here’s how to avoid injury after coronavirus isolation">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abbas Mohajerani, Associate Professor, RMIT University Every year, treated wastewater sludge called “biosolids” is recycled and spread over agricultural land. My recent research discovered this practice dumps thousands of tonnes of microplastics into farmlands around the world. In Australia, we estimate this amount as at least 1,241 ... <a title="At least 1,241 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/at-least-1-241-tonnes-of-microplastics-are-dumped-into-aussie-farmland-every-year-from-wastewater-sludge-137278/" aria-label="Read more about At least 1,241 tonnes of microplastics are dumped into Aussie farmland every year from wastewater sludge">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leesa Wheelahan, Professor & William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership, University of Toronto This essay is based on an episode of the University of Technology Sydney podcast series “The New Social Contract”. This audio series examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the ... <a title="University students aren’t cogs in a market. They need more than a narrow focus on ‘skills’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/university-students-arent-cogs-in-a-market-they-need-more-than-a-narrow-focus-on-skills-140058/" aria-label="Read more about University students aren’t cogs in a market. They need more than a narrow focus on ‘skills’">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dawson, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Melbourne Motorists and cyclists are akin to ethnic groups, our research shows. This means we might want to look to multiculturalism in managing relations on the roads. As we exit lockdown, car and bicycle use will increase greatly. ... <a title="Drivers v cyclists: it’s like an ethnic conflict, which offers clues to managing ‘road wars’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/drivers-v-cyclists-its-like-an-ethnic-conflict-which-offers-clues-to-managing-road-wars-139107/" aria-label="Read more about Drivers v cyclists: it’s like an ethnic conflict, which offers clues to managing ‘road wars’">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute JobKeeper has been a lifeline for the economy. Given the ferocity of the economic hit caused by COVID-19, the government was right to prioritise speed over perfection. But the current review of the A$70 billion provides ... <a title="How to improve JobKeeper (hint: it would help not to pay businesses late)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/how-to-improve-jobkeeper-hint-it-would-help-not-to-pay-businesses-late-140435/" aria-label="Read more about How to improve JobKeeper (hint: it would help not to pay businesses late)">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Pat Turner, for decades a strong Aboriginal voice, is the lead convenor of the Coalition of Peaks, which brings together about 50 indigenous community peak organisations. In this role she is part of the negotiations for a new agreement on ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-pat-turner-on-closing-the-justice-gap-140451/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Pat Turner on Closing the Justice Gap">Read more</a>
