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Climate explained: could the world stop using fossils fuels today?

June 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Sims, Professor, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, ... <a title="Climate explained: could the world stop using fossils fuels today?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/climate-explained-could-the-world-stop-using-fossils-fuels-today-138605/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: could the world stop using fossils fuels today?">Read more</a>

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COVID-19: what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees

June 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Marshman, Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne Most of Australia’s universities have adequate cash and investment reserves to deal with the immediate impact of a downturn in international student revenue in 2020. But the longer term prospects are ... <a title="COVID-19: what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/covid-19-what-australian-universities-can-do-to-recover-from-the-loss-of-international-student-fees-139759/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19: what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees">Read more</a>

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Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they’ll need trust as well as tech

June 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sameer Hasija, Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD “This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities and this virus may never go away.” – WHO executive director Mike Ryan, May 13 Vaccine or not, we have to come to terms with the ... <a title="Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they’ll need trust as well as tech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/smart-cities-can-help-us-manage-post-covid-life-but-theyll-need-trust-as-well-as-tech-138725/" aria-label="Read more about Smart cities can help us manage post-COVID life, but they’ll need trust as well as tech">Read more</a>

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Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble

June 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Assistant Professor, School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Later today we’ll know what the bushfires and the coronavirus did to the economy in the three months to March: whether gross domestic product grew (as is usual) or whether it shrank (as is ... <a title="Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/our-needlessly-precise-definition-of-a-recession-is-causing-us-needless-trouble-133694/" aria-label="Read more about Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble">Read more</a>

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40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?

June 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dawson, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, University of Melbourne June, 1980, Laibach was formed. Soon, they became the musical wing of the Slovenian arts collective Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK), or New Slovenian Art. Comprising visual artists, theatre companies and a unit dedicated to social theory, NSK ... <a title="40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/40-years-of-laibach-is-this-slovenian-avant-garde-band-the-most-controversial-in-rock-history-139751/" aria-label="Read more about 40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?">Read more</a>

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A 515 million-year-old freeloader: this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite

June 3, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Strotz, Professor, Northwest University, Xi’an The COVID-19 outbreak has put into stark relief the disruption parasites can cause, both in human society and ecosystems. Researchers have long sought to better understand the evolutionary importance of parasites, to help lessen their impact. Although parasites are common in ... <a title="A 515 million-year-old freeloader: this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/a-515-million-year-old-freeloader-this-nutrient-stealing-marine-worm-is-the-oldest-known-parasite-139560/" aria-label="Read more about A 515 million-year-old freeloader: this nutrient-stealing marine worm is the oldest known parasite">Read more</a>

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Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic

June 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University The death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked protests across the United States and inspired many people to reflect on our own history of police violence against ... <a title="Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/can-you-socially-distance-at-a-black-lives-matter-rally-in-australia-and-new-zealand-how-to-protest-in-a-coronavirus-pandemic-139875/" aria-label="Read more about Can you socially distance at a Black Lives Matter rally in Australia and New Zealand? How to protest in a coronavirus pandemic">Read more</a>

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‘I can’t breathe!’ Australia must look in the mirror to see our own deaths in custody

June 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney I can’t breathe, please! Let me up, please! I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe! These words are not the words of George Floyd or Eric Garner. They weren’t uttered on the streets of Minneapolis or New York. These ... <a title="‘I can’t breathe!’ Australia must look in the mirror to see our own deaths in custody" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/i-cant-breathe-australia-must-look-in-the-mirror-to-see-our-own-deaths-in-custody-139848/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I can’t breathe!’ Australia must look in the mirror to see our own deaths in custody">Read more</a>

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Is your super money safe? Here’s how you can dodge cyber fraud

June 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberto Musotto, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre Postdoctoral Fellow, Edith Cowan University Alongside growing concerns over a possible resurgence of the coronavirus during winter, the pandemic is now creating even more victims as cybercriminals aim to capitalise on the economic upheaval. According to news reports, people have ... <a title="Is your super money safe? Here’s how you can dodge cyber fraud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/is-your-super-money-safe-heres-how-you-can-dodge-cyber-fraud-139758/" aria-label="Read more about Is your super money safe? Here’s how you can dodge cyber fraud">Read more</a>

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Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew

June 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has asked the Australian embassy to investigate the assault by police of an Australian Channel 7 news crew during the Washington demonstrations. The embassy, which is headed by ambassador Arthur Sinodinos, is to provide advice on registering Australia’s ... <a title="Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/scott-morrison-intervenes-over-washington-police-assault-of-australian-tv-crew-139869/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison intervenes over Washington police assault of Australian TV crew">Read more</a>

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Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it’s probably got a lot to do with their mental health

June 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Senior Lecturer, Monash University COVID-19 has significantly affected our collective mental health. For many people, social disconnection, financial strain, increased obligations in the home and ongoing uncertainty have created distress – and with it, a need for new ways of coping. One way ... <a title="Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it’s probably got a lot to do with their mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/women-are-drinking-more-during-the-pandemic-and-its-probably-got-a-lot-to-do-with-their-mental-health-139295/" aria-label="Read more about Women are drinking more during the pandemic, and it’s probably got a lot to do with their mental health">Read more</a>

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Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media

June 2, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia Part of growing up is learning to take responsibility for the hurtful things you say. As a person who often says stupid things, I often need reminding. Defamation law reflects that lesson. When you say something that ... <a title="Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/media-companies-can-now-be-held-responsible-for-your-dodgy-comments-on-social-media-139775/" aria-label="Read more about Media companies can now be held responsible for your dodgy comments on social media">Read more</a>