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February 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University An Australian family on the average wage typically spends close to A$6,000 out of pocket per year on child care, a new analysis from the Mitchell Institute shows. This is more than the average cost of sending a ... <a title="Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It’s time the government paid up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/16/quality-childcare-has-become-a-necessity-for-australian-families-and-for-society-its-time-the-government-paid-up-131748/" aria-label="Read more about Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It’s time the government paid up">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Norris, Associate Professor, Programme Director (Composition), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington After a week-long controversy, New Zealand’s public broadcaster Radio New Zealand (RNZ) has withdrawn a proposal to axe its classical music station RNZ Concert. But despite the sudden backtrack, RNZ Concert isn’t ... <a title="NZ’s classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/15/nzs-classical-music-station-is-not-safe-yet-it-now-needs-innovation-and-leadership-131762/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadership">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The secretary of the Prime Minister’s department, Phil Gaetjens, has criticised “significant shortcomings” in Bridget McKenzie’s decision-making in the sports rorts affair, while outlining his argument that her allocation of grants was not politically biased. Gaetjens has made his first ... <a title="Gaetjens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/gaetjens-criticises-mckenzies-handling-of-grants-decisions-but-defends-his-finding-funding-wasnt-politically-biased-131838/" aria-label="Read more about Gaetjens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The secretary of the Prime Minister’s department, Phil Gaetjens, has criticised “significant shortcomings” in Bridget McKenzie’s decision-making in the sports rorts affair, while outlining his argument that her allocation of grants was not politically biased. Gaetjens has made his first ... <a title="Gaejens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/gaejens-criticises-mckenzies-handling-of-grants-decisions-but-defends-his-finding-funding-wasnt-politically-biased-131838/" aria-label="Read more about Gaejens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Deputy Vice Chancellor Geoff Crisp about the week in politics, including further developments in the “sports rorts” affair, the future of Michael McCormack’s leadership of the Nationals, and the extension of the corona virus travel ban. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/video-michelle-grattan-on-an-embarrassed-government-sports-rorts-and-the-corona-virus-131837/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayne Lucke, Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland A study published today claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that. While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can ... <a title="Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/saying-sex-increases-cancer-risk-is-neither-totally-correct-nor-in-any-way-helpful-131747/" aria-label="Read more about Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hardy, Honorary Lecturer, Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to disease outbreaks, according to the recent communication from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the previously named coronavirus, now to be known as COVID-19. While it has been ... <a title="Today’s disease names are less catchy, but also less likely to cause stigma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/todays-disease-names-are-less-catchy-but-also-less-likely-to-cause-stigma-131465/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s disease names are less catchy, but also less likely to cause stigma">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Grenfell, Director of Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available. Let’s explore why, even with global efforts, it might take this long. China shared publicly the full RNA ... <a title="Here’s why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/heres-why-the-who-says-a-coronavirus-vaccine-is-18-months-away-131213/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University creMost of us are probably familiar with the concept of psychological trauma, the impact on an individual’s psyche caused by an extremely distressing event. But there’s another kind of ... <a title="Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities’ bushfire recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/collective-trauma-is-real-and-could-hamper-australian-communities-bushfire-recovery-131555/" aria-label="Read more about Collective trauma is real, and could hamper Australian communities’ bushfire recovery">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian M. Mackay, Adjunct assistant professor, The University of Queensland A recent announcement by a Chinese health official suggested the new coronavirus might spread more easily than we thought, via an “airborne route”. The virus is now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), while ... <a title="There’s no evidence the new coronavirus spreads through the air – but it’s still possible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/theres-no-evidence-the-new-coronavirus-spreads-through-the-air-but-its-still-possible-131653/" aria-label="Read more about There’s no evidence the new coronavirus spreads through the air – but it’s still possible">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Harasti, Adjunct assistant professor, Southern Cross University Venture beneath the ocean and you’ll see schools of fish and other alien-like species that may take your breath away. But one species in particular is an enigma in the marine world: the shy, elusive seahorse. Approximately 50 species ... <a title="To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/to-save-these-threatened-seahorses-we-built-them-5-star-underwater-hotels-130056/" aria-label="Read more about To save these threatened seahorses, we built them 5-star underwater hotels">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Pollard, PhD Candidate in climate change and sustainability, University of Melbourne The slogan “What you can measure, you can manage” has become a guiding principle for local climate action. There’s an accounting standard made for this purpose: the Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories. ... <a title="New tools help communities measure and reduce their emissions locally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/new-tools-help-communities-measure-and-reduce-their-emissions-locally-128627/" aria-label="Read more about New tools help communities measure and reduce their emissions locally">Read more</a>
