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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia Clinical trials are under way around the world, including in Australia, testing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. These clinical trials largely fall into two groups. With observational studies, researchers follow a group of people to see what happens to ... <a title="The fascinating history of clinical trials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/the-fascinating-history-of-clinical-trials-139666/" aria-label="Read more about The fascinating history of clinical trials">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Zimmer, Research associate, Southern Cross University As bushfires blackened forests last summer, one tree species was protected by a specialist team of firefighters: the Wollemi pine. These trees have a deeply ancient lineage dating back to when dinosaurs walked Gondwana 100 million years ago. Back then, ... <a title="Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia’s deeply ancient Wollemi pine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/backyard-gardeners-around-the-world-are-helping-to-save-australias-deeply-ancient-wollemi-pine-138797/" aria-label="Read more about Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia’s deeply ancient Wollemi pine">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Whittaker, Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney You probably know the details of the death of George Floyd. He was a doting father and musician. He was killed when a police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while he cried out ... <a title="Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/despite-432-indigenous-deaths-in-custody-no-one-has-ever-been-convicted-racist-silence-and-complicity-are-to-blame-139873/" aria-label="Read more about Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland Here is a line from the latest safety advisory for reporters issued by the US-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ): Taking into account the increased levels of violence and tactics used by both police ... <a title="When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/when-trump-attacks-the-press-he-attacks-the-american-people-and-their-constitution-139863/" aria-label="Read more about When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Locke, Research Associate, LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney Prime Scott Morrison last week outlined a plan to create jobs and revitalise the economy post COVID-19. Part of this so-called Jobmaker plan includes an overhaul of the “bewildering”, “unresponsive” ... <a title="Morrison’s VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/morrisons-vet-reforms-offer-the-same-old-promises-with-no-more-money-139761/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Willand, Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Stay-at-home orders and the economic crisis have increased the burden of energy costs on lower-income Australians. Poor housing quality and unequal access to home energy efficiency are hurting our most vulnerable households. With the next ... <a title="Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/stimulus-that-retrofits-housing-can-reduce-energy-bills-and-inequity-too-138606/" aria-label="Read more about Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kantha Dayaram, Associate Professor, Curtin University The number of Australians working from home has soared during the COVID-19 crisis. Latest data from the Australian Bureau of Stastistics shows 46% of the workforce worked from home in late April and early May. By comparison, the bureau’s 2019 data ... <a title="Working from home remains a select privilege: it’s time to fix our national employment standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/working-from-home-remains-a-select-privilege-its-time-to-fix-our-national-employment-standards-139472/" aria-label="Read more about Working from home remains a select privilege: it’s time to fix our national employment standards">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University As we have been cooped up at home during coronavirus lockdown, reports of image-based abuse have skyrocketed. According to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, it received more than 1,000 reports of image-based abuse between March and May 2020. This ... <a title="Reports of ‘revenge porn’ skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/reports-of-revenge-porn-skyrocketed-during-lockdown-we-must-stop-blaming-victims-for-it-139659/" aria-label="Read more about Reports of ‘revenge porn’ skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Hope, Professor of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology How many media analysts predicted it? In 2018 Australia’s Nine Entertainment absorbed Fairfax Media and its New Zealand subsidiary Stuff. Just under two years later chief executive Sinead Boucher bought Stuff from Nine for a dollar. The ... <a title="Crisis, disintegration and hope: only urgent intervention can save New Zealand’s media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/crisis-disintegration-and-hope-only-urgent-intervention-can-save-new-zealands-media-139299/" aria-label="Read more about Crisis, disintegration and hope: only urgent intervention can save New Zealand’s media">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Russell, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, CQUniversity Australia Sporting codes are restarting as part of easing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Australia, the NRL season has just restarted, the AFL will resume on June 11, and Super Netball will return on August 1. But, to reduce the ... <a title="Why does crowd noise matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/why-does-crowd-noise-matter-139662/" aria-label="Read more about Why does crowd noise matter?">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abby Mellick Lopes, Associate Professor, Design Studies, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney Home cooks have been trying out their skills during isolation. But the way food tastes depends on more than your ability to follow a recipe. Our surroundings, the people we ... <a title="Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/plates-cups-and-takeaway-containers-shape-what-and-how-we-eat-137059/" aria-label="Read more about Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moss, Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan on Monday night denied suggestions the government subsidises Australia’s fossil fuel industry. The comments prompted a swift response from some social media users, who cited evidence to the contrary. Canavan was responding to a viewer ... <a title="Matt Canavan says Australia doesn’t subsidise the fossil fuel industry, an expert says it does" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/matt-canavan-says-australia-doesnt-subsidise-the-fossil-fuel-industry-an-expert-says-it-does-131200/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Canavan says Australia doesn’t subsidise the fossil fuel industry, an expert says it does">Read more</a>
