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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael P. Theophilos, Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University As shoppers and retailers do away with cash transactions, we may be witnessing the end of a major source of social and historical information – the coin. In the modern age, coinage is increasingly seen as cumbersome, a vector ... <a title="Spare change? Cashless transactions could end the cultural legacy of the coin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/spare-change-cashless-transactions-could-end-the-cultural-legacy-of-the-coin-138944/" aria-label="Read more about Spare change? Cashless transactions could end the cultural legacy of the coin">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Noble, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Three quarters of a million Australian children are likely to be experiencing employment stress in the family as a result of COVID-19. This is on top of around 615,000 children whose families were already dealing with employment stress, ... <a title="Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/07/number-of-australias-vulnerable-children-is-set-to-double-as-covid-19-takes-its-toll-140057/" aria-label="Read more about Number of Australia’s vulnerable children is set to double as COVID-19 takes its toll">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vikrant Minhas, PhD candidate, University of Adelaide Although bacteria are single-celled and microscopically small, they still need energy to survive, just like us. One of the most efficient ways of acquiring energy for bacteria is through sweet, soluble carbohydrates: sugars. In fact, the keen ability of the ... <a title="We’ve discovered how these deadly bacteria use a common sugar to spread through the body. It could help us stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/weve-discovered-how-these-deadly-bacteria-use-a-common-sugar-to-spread-through-the-body-it-could-help-us-stop-them-138942/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve discovered how these deadly bacteria use a common sugar to spread through the body. It could help us stop them">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monika Sarder, Senior Strategic Analyst, Monash University Algorithmic decision-making has enormous potential to do good. From identifying priority areas for first response after an earthquake hits, to identifying those at risk of COVID-19 within minutes, their application has proven hugely beneficial. But things can go drastically wrong ... <a title="From robodebt to racism: what can go wrong when governments let algorithms make the decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/from-robodebt-to-racism-what-can-go-wrong-when-governments-let-algorithms-make-the-decisions-132594/" aria-label="Read more about From robodebt to racism: what can go wrong when governments let algorithms make the decisions">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Thomas, Associate professor, Flinders University We have seen ten days of protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd. While thousands of people have gathered to express their outrage peacefully, some demonstrations have been marred by vandalism and violent clashes with police. Read ... <a title="Why do protests turn violent? It’s not just because people are desperate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/why-do-protests-turn-violent-its-not-just-because-people-are-desperate-139968/" aria-label="Read more about Why do protests turn violent? It’s not just because people are desperate">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle The COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant economic challenges for Australia. With April figures showing more than 800,000 people unemployed and last month 1.6 million on JobSeeker payments, a key focus will be ... <a title="Let’s fix Australia’s environment with any pandemic recovery aid – the Kiwis are doing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/lets-fix-australias-environment-with-any-pandemic-recovery-aid-the-kiwis-are-doing-it-139305/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s fix Australia’s environment with any pandemic recovery aid – the Kiwis are doing it">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr. Bodean Hedwards, Lecturer, Monash University This week the leaders of India and Australia reaffirmed their mutual interest in closer diplomatic and economic ties. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during their long-delayed Thursday “virtual summit”: India is committed to expanding its ... <a title="Fast moves in India-Australia relations risk pushing millions more into modern slavery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/fast-moves-in-india-australia-relations-risk-pushing-millions-more-into-modern-slavery-139867/" aria-label="Read more about Fast moves in India-Australia relations risk pushing millions more into modern slavery">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University Life in lockdown has been tough on many relationships. But negotiating the transition back to “normal” as restrictions continue to lift could also be a challenge for couples. So what are some of the key ... <a title="Love lockdown: the pandemic has put pressure on many relationships, but here’s how to tell if yours will survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/love-lockdown-the-pandemic-has-put-pressure-on-many-relationships-but-heres-how-to-tell-if-yours-will-survive-135824/" aria-label="Read more about Love lockdown: the pandemic has put pressure on many relationships, but here’s how to tell if yours will survive">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide HomeBuilder is a good idea gone bad. It is possibly the most complex and least equitable program the government could have devised to deliver construction jobs. It gives $25,000 to people who already own a home or already ... <a title="HomeBuilder might be the most-complex least-equitable construction jobs program ever devised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/homebuilder-might-be-the-most-complex-least-equitable-construction-jobs-program-ever-devised-140162/" aria-label="Read more about HomeBuilder might be the most-complex least-equitable construction jobs program ever devised">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University The federal government’s new A$688 million HomeBuilder package might protect residential construction jobs but it’s a missed opportunity to deliver sustainability benefits that would save owners money in the long run. The A$25,000 grant ... <a title="HomeBuilder misses a chance to make our homes perform better for us and the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/homebuilder-misses-a-chance-to-make-our-homes-perform-better-for-us-and-the-planet-140067/" aria-label="Read more about HomeBuilder misses a chance to make our homes perform better for us and the planet">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Keller, Professor of Cognitive Science, Western Sydney University The coronavirus pandemic has silenced the world’s concert halls and opera theatres. Organisations specialising in live performance face an existential crisis under current restrictions on social gatherings, with up to 75% of people employed in the creative and ... <a title="There is no easy path out of coronavirus for live classical music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/there-is-no-easy-path-out-of-coronavirus-for-live-classical-music-138207/" aria-label="Read more about There is no easy path out of coronavirus for live classical music">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University Scott Morrison wants to overhaul the skills workforce to ensure a better post-COVID-19 recovery. But there may not be enough people with the necessary skills to do so. And travel restrictions, which will reduce migration, will only ... <a title="There may not be enough skilled workers in Australia’s pipeline for a post-COVID-19 recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/05/there-may-not-be-enough-skilled-workers-in-australias-pipeline-for-a-post-covid-19-recovery-140061/" aria-label="Read more about There may not be enough skilled workers in Australia’s pipeline for a post-COVID-19 recovery">Read more</a>
