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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yves Rees, Lecturer in History, La Trobe University In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this pandemic. In her 2017 book Living a Feminist Life, Sara Ahmed advocates the necessity of a “feminist killjoy survival ... <a title="Secret Feminist Agenda — a treasured item in my ‘feminist killjoy survival kit’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/secret-feminist-agenda-a-treasured-item-in-my-feminist-killjoy-survival-kit-143451/" aria-label="Read more about Secret Feminist Agenda — a treasured item in my ‘feminist killjoy survival kit’">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By Fidelis Eka Satriastanti, The Conversation Indigenous people fought alongside youth movements in the creation of an Indonesian nation. But, in the historical writing of Indonesia’s struggle for independence from colonial powers, stories of Indigenous people’s role are nearly non-existent compared to that of the elite educated youth leaders. This lack of representation reflects the ... <a title="Indigenous peoples in Indonesia still struggle for equality after 75 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/indigenous-peoples-in-indonesia-still-struggle-for-equality-after-75-years/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous peoples in Indonesia still struggle for equality after 75 years">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Zaphir, Researcher for the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland It’s after work and you’ve gone to the supermarket to grab some ingredients for dinner. You’re tired, anxious and pretty hungry. Plus you have to put on a mask because a thousand ... <a title="With rights come responsibilities: how coronavirus is a pandemic of hypocrisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/with-rights-come-responsibilities-how-coronavirus-is-a-pandemic-of-hypocrisy-144270/" aria-label="Read more about With rights come responsibilities: how coronavirus is a pandemic of hypocrisy">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
COMMENT: By Teuila Fuatai South Auckland and its communities, specifically Pasifika, are at the centre of New Zealand’s current covid-19 cluster. As a result, media coverage, health information and public reaction have taken a significantly different tone to what occurred during New Zealand’s first wave of cases. Racism and misinformation continue to marginalise the “index” ... <a title="Teuila Fuatai: Vitriol harms Pasifika as much as the covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/teuila-fuatai-vitriol-harms-pasifika-as-much-as-the-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Teuila Fuatai: Vitriol harms Pasifika as much as the covid pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglass Rovinsky, PhD Candidate, Monash University Until it was hunted to extinction, the thylacine – also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf – was the world’s largest marsupial predator. However, our new research shows it was in fact only about half as large as previously ... <a title="Tassie tiddler? The thylacine was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/tassie-tiddler-the-thylacine-was-hunted-to-extinction-as-a-large-predator-but-it-was-only-half-as-heavy-as-we-thought-144599/" aria-label="Read more about Tassie tiddler? The thylacine was hunted to extinction as a ‘large predator’ – but it was only half as heavy as we thought">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By Aileen Kwaragu in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean parents have been assured that everything is being done to ensure the health and safety of children in school, although the final decision to send them to class is entirely theirs. National Capital District Education Services Secretary Sam Lora made these points when responding to concerns ... <a title="Student safety still a concern as PNG covid infection cases hit 333" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/student-safety-still-a-concern-as-png-covid-infection-cases-hit-333/" aria-label="Read more about Student safety still a concern as PNG covid infection cases hit 333">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Plans for spending NZ$5.3 on construction of the Fiji Prime Minister’s new office should be diverted to people affected by the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, civil society groups say. The groups, which form the Civil Society Organisation Alliance for Covid-19 Humanitarian Response, said requests they had received for assistance from families prompted them ... <a title="Fiji government urged to reconsider NZ$5.3 million office for PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/fiji-government-urged-to-reconsider-nz5-3-million-office-for-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government urged to reconsider NZ$5.3 million office for PM">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Border Michael Morrah (Newshub): Senior quarantine whistleblower says staff were refused regular testing programme despite pleas Derek Cheng (Herald): Horrible sense of déjà vu over Government border blunders (paywalled) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): As officials hunt ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 19 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-19-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 19 2020">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ireland, Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre., CSIRO Many attempts to develop artificial intelligence are powered by powerful systems of mathematical logic. They tend to produce results that make logical sense to a computer program — but the result is not very human. In ... <a title="Aristotle and the chatbot: how ancient rules of logic could make artificial intelligence more human" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/aristotle-and-the-chatbot-how-ancient-rules-of-logic-could-make-artificial-intelligence-more-human-142811/" aria-label="Read more about Aristotle and the chatbot: how ancient rules of logic could make artificial intelligence more human">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato There is no death penalty in New Zealand, unlike the United States. But Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant, due for sentencing next week, will be going to jail for a very long time. A minimum of 17 years is required ... <a title="Jailing the Christchurch terrorist will cost New Zealand millions. A prisoner swap with Australia would solve more than one problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/jailing-the-christchurch-terrorist-will-cost-new-zealand-millions-a-prisoner-swap-with-australia-would-solve-more-than-one-problem-144199/" aria-label="Read more about Jailing the Christchurch terrorist will cost New Zealand millions. A prisoner swap with Australia would solve more than one problem">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Cross, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Law, Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Fraudsters are ruthless and will use any means necessary to gain financial advantage. Earlier this year, as Australians were battling the devastating bushfires, fraudsters were tailoring their approaches to exploit the ... <a title="Fake COVID-19 testing kits and lockdown puppy scams: how to protect yourself from fraud in a pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/fake-covid-19-testing-kits-and-lockdown-puppy-scams-how-to-protect-yourself-from-fraud-in-a-pandemic-144060/" aria-label="Read more about Fake COVID-19 testing kits and lockdown puppy scams: how to protect yourself from fraud in a pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Mitchell, Conjoint Clinical Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Although most hospitals are coping right now, COVID-19 has brought up many questions about how health-care resources should be rationed during a pandemic. Ideally, every unwell person should get anything they ... <a title="In Victoria, whether you get an ICU bed could depend on the hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/19/in-victoria-whether-you-get-an-icu-bed-could-depend-on-the-hospital-144209/" aria-label="Read more about In Victoria, whether you get an ICU bed could depend on the hospital">Read more</a>
