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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Magner, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, RMIT University The Black Summer bushfires may have ended, but the cultural cost has yet to be counted. Thousands of Aboriginal sites were likely destroyed in the 2019 bushfires. But at present, there is no clarity about the numbers of ... <a title="Kylie’s hut: bushfires destroyed the writing retreat of an Aussie literary icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/kylies-hut-bushfires-destroyed-the-writing-retreat-of-an-aussie-literary-icon-136386/" aria-label="Read more about Kylie’s hut: bushfires destroyed the writing retreat of an Aussie literary icon">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Redento B. Recio, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Informal Urbanism (InfUr-) Hub, University of Melbourne – Ricky sits at one of half-a-dozen entrances to the San Roque settlement in Metro Manila’s North Triangle district. Ricky (not his real name) is part of a large team that guards the ... <a title="‘Forced’ evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/forced-evictions-eat-away-at-a-manila-community-as-developer-spares-the-golf-course-next-door-138297/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forced’ evictions eat away at a Manila community as developer spares the golf course next door">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shelley Marshall, Associate Professor and Director of the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre, RMIT University As many of us gingerly return to our workplaces, we are relying on cleaners to keep us safe. Employers have extra concerns. High quality cleaning is the key to shielding them ... <a title="You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/you-better-hope-your-work-cleaner-is-one-of-the-few-who-has-time-to-do-a-thorough-job-139998/" aria-label="Read more about You better hope your work cleaner is one of the few who has time to do a thorough job">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University We have seen many changes in Australian’s consumption of media during isolation. There has been an increase in television viewing; cinemas were forced to close (although some have crafted a new approach); Hollywood release dates were postponed or ... <a title="Australia’s drive-ins: where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit ‘to your heart’s content’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/australias-drive-ins-where-you-can-wear-slippers-crack-peanuts-and-knit-to-your-hearts-content-139876/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s drive-ins: where you can wear slippers, crack peanuts, and knit ‘to your heart’s content’">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Moore, Professor/Deputy Dean Research, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia How would they bring the International Space Station back down to earth? Grace, age 7, Watson, ACT. Hi Grace! The good news is we can bring the International Space Station back to Earth. The bad ... <a title="Curious Kids: how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-would-they-bring-the-international-space-station-back-down-to-earth-140066/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how would they bring the International Space Station back down to Earth?">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Petterson, Assistant Editor, Health + Medicine, The Conversation Australia The protests against systemic racism and police violence sweeping the globe highlight the intersection between two pandemics: COVID-19 and racism. Researchers are pointing out that structural inequalities mean people of colour are hit harder by the coronavirus. ... <a title="Coronavirus weekly: racism, COVID-19, and the inequality that fuels these parallel pandemics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/coronavirus-weekly-racism-covid-19-and-the-inequality-that-fuels-these-parallel-pandemics-140255/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus weekly: racism, COVID-19, and the inequality that fuels these parallel pandemics">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katey Thom, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Kua takoto te manuka – the laying down of the manuka leaves – is part of the traditional Māori wero (challenge) that serves to symbolically question another group’s motives or intentions. As we witness the Black Lives Matter protests ... <a title="Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/black-lives-matter-outrage-must-drive-police-reform-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-too-139965/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Dickson, Sessional tutor, Monash University The Yarram Standard and Great Southern Star, both of which have covered South Gippsland for well over a century, won’t be returning from their coronavirus-enforced suspensions. The two papers are the latest in a growing number of news outlets to close ... <a title="Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/local-news-sources-are-closing-across-australia-we-are-tracking-the-devastation-and-some-reasons-for-hope-139756/" aria-label="Read more about Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Moss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in maternal and child health, The University of Queensland One-fifth of Australian women still don’t receive mental health checks both before and after the birth of their baby, our research published today has found. Although access to recommended perinatal mental health screening ... <a title="20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/20-of-pregnant-australian-women-dont-receive-the-recommended-mental-health-screening-139979/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide How far away can dogs smell and hear? Georgina, age 8, Warrawee, New South Wales. Great question Georgina. We know and learn about the world around us through our senses. The senses of smell ... <a title="Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-far-away-can-dogs-smell-and-hear-139959/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Dwyer, Lecturer in Arts and Teacher Education, University of the Sunshine Coast A recent media report noted student teachers are facing delays in sitting a literacy and numeracy test they need to pass to graduate, due to the pandemic. The report noted a group of student ... <a title="Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/student-teachers-must-pass-a-literacy-and-numeracy-test-before-graduating-its-unfair-and-costly-140059/" aria-label="Read more about Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Wiesel, Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Melbourne A housing boom that lasted from the mid-1980s with only minor interruptions has added to rising income inequality in Australia. Yet an impending housing market bust, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting spike in unemployment, ... <a title="The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/the-housing-boom-propelled-inequality-but-a-coronavirus-housing-bust-will-skyrocket-it-139039/" aria-label="Read more about The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it">Read more</a>
