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November 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Centenary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Last summer, many Australians were shocked to see fires sweep through the wet tropical rainforests of Queensland, where large and severe fires are almost unheard of. This is just one example of how human ... <a title="Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/humans-are-changing-fire-patterns-and-its-threatening-4-403-species-with-extinction-150532/" aria-label="Read more about Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Bliemel, Associate Dean of Research; Course Director, Diploma in Innovation, University of Technology Sydney This essay is based on the Impact at UTS podcast series. The audio series examines how a diverse range of researchers embed knowledge exchange and impact in their research strategy. Universities are ... <a title="Who cares about university research? The answer depends on its impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/who-cares-about-university-research-the-answer-depends-on-its-impacts-149817/" aria-label="Read more about Who cares about university research? The answer depends on its impacts">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Armour, Senior research fellow, Western Sydney University More than one-third of young women in a nationwide survey said they missed at least one class, either at school or university, in the past three months due to menstrual symptoms, including pain and fatigue. More than three quarters ... <a title="3 out of 10 girls skip class because of painful periods. And most won’t talk to their teacher about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/3-out-of-10-girls-skip-class-because-of-painful-periods-and-most-wont-talk-to-their-teacher-about-it-150286/" aria-label="Read more about 3 out of 10 girls skip class because of painful periods. And most won’t talk to their teacher about it">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University Australian governments have always wanted thriving regional cities, but policy innovations with this goal in mind have a bad history. Planned well, regional cities have huge potential to generate national economic growth while improving livability and ... <a title="Regional Australia’s time has come – planning for growth is now vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/regional-australias-time-has-come-planning-for-growth-is-now-vital-149170/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Australia’s time has come – planning for growth is now vital">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University The government’s Retirement Incomes Review paints an encouraging picture of the finances of retired Australians. Most are at least as well off in retirement as they were while working, and most are more financially satisfied ... <a title="What matters is the home: review finds most retirees well off, some very badly off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/what-matters-is-the-home-review-finds-most-retirees-well-off-some-very-badly-off-150465/" aria-label="Read more about What matters is the home: review finds most retirees well off, some very badly off">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, University of Melbourne In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on page and on screen. As a detective’s apprentice for over 60 years now, I’ve had work-experience stretches in the offices of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, ... <a title="My favourite detective: Kurt Wallander — too grumpy to like, relatable enough to get under your skin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/my-favourite-detective-kurt-wallander-too-grumpy-to-like-relatable-enough-to-get-under-your-skin-149277/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Kurt Wallander — too grumpy to like, relatable enough to get under your skin">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk An Indonesian university student, Frans Josua Napitu, who reported his institution’s rector (vice-chancellor) to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has challenged the campus administration to an academic debate over accusations that he is involved with the Free Papua Movement (OPM). “This accusation against me is baseless. What I did before was ... <a title="Suspended university student rejects OPM claim, challenges dean to debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/22/suspended-university-student-rejects-opm-claim-challenges-dean-to-debate/" aria-label="Read more about Suspended university student rejects OPM claim, challenges dean to debate">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2020
By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland Media freedom defenders from Commonwealth countries have criticised many governments across the world that threaten and censor the work of journalists. A virtual conference on media freedom in the Commonwealth was hosted by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) in a webinar in London this week. Three speakers condemned Chinese ... <a title="Media freedom defenders criticise China, other Pacific info ‘threats’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/21/media-freedom-defenders-criticise-china-other-pacific-info-threats/" aria-label="Read more about Media freedom defenders criticise China, other Pacific info ‘threats’">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Ena Manuireva The sharply rising number of deaths from the covid-19 coronavirus in Mā’ohi Nui (“French” Polynesia) has triggered a corrosive war of words with a pro-independence party lawmaker, Élaine Tevahitua, accusing President Édouard Fritch of mismanagement of the crisis. All the archipelagos of the Polynesian territory have now been hit by the ... <a title="Covid-19: Politicians row over ‘out of control’ pandemic in Mā’ohi Nui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/20/covid-19-politicians-row-over-out-of-control-pandemic-in-maohi-nui/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: Politicians row over ‘out of control’ pandemic in Mā’ohi Nui">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica C Lai, Associate Professor in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand is in an economic recession and the government is trying to spend its way through it with direct investment to boost the economy and jobs. At the same time, ... <a title="‘Courageous’ investment means innovation stays in NZ, not sold off overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/20/courageous-investment-means-innovation-stays-in-nz-not-sold-off-overseas-150381/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Courageous’ investment means innovation stays in NZ, not sold off overseas">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University It would be a waste if the Friday’s mammoth Retirement Incomes Review was remembered only for its finding that increases in employers compulsory superannuation contributions come at the expense of wages. That has long been ... <a title="Retirement incomes review finds problems more super won’t solve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/20/retirement-incomes-review-finds-problems-more-super-wont-solve-150529/" aria-label="Read more about Retirement incomes review finds problems more super won’t solve">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cobus Gerber, Associate Professor, University of South Australia We’re often hearing alerts for different areas after traces of coronavirus are found in the wastewater, or sewage. Most recently, fragments were detected at Benalla, in Victoria’s north, and at Portland, not far from the South Australian border. The ... <a title="Sewage testing is no magic bullet in our fight against COVID-19. But it can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/20/sewage-testing-is-no-magic-bullet-in-our-fight-against-covid-19-but-it-can-help-149989/" aria-label="Read more about Sewage testing is no magic bullet in our fight against COVID-19. But it can help">Read more</a>
