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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Brooks, University Associate, University of Tasmania Australia wants to build a 2.7-kilometre concrete runway in Antarctica, the world’s biggest natural reserve. The plan, if approved, would have the largest footprint of any project in the continent’s history. The runway is part of an aerodrome to be ... <a title="Australia wants to build a huge concrete runway in Antarctica. Here’s why that’s a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/australia-wants-to-build-a-huge-concrete-runway-in-antarctica-heres-why-thats-a-bad-idea-139596/" aria-label="Read more about Australia wants to build a huge concrete runway in Antarctica. Here’s why that’s a bad idea">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meghan S. Miller, Associate Professor; Program Director AuScope Earth Imaging, Australian National University Our responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically changed human activity all over the world. People are working from home, schools are closed in many places, travel is restricted, and in some cases only ... <a title="Australian cities are quiet during lockdown. Earthquake scientists are making the most of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/australian-cities-are-quiet-during-lockdown-earthquake-scientists-are-making-the-most-of-it-142717/" aria-label="Read more about Australian cities are quiet during lockdown. Earthquake scientists are making the most of it">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christa Lam-Cassettari, Research Fellow, MARCS Institute BabyLab, Western Sydney University COVID-19 has seen a huge increase in video calling as we try to socially distance but still stay in touch. This is particularly the case for grandparents and their grandchildren, who have either chosen to stay away, ... <a title="Grandparent-grandchildren video calls are vital during COVID-19. Here are simple ways to improve them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/grandparent-grandchildren-video-calls-are-vital-during-covid-19-here-are-simple-ways-to-improve-them-141534/" aria-label="Read more about Grandparent-grandchildren video calls are vital during COVID-19. Here are simple ways to improve them">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne The exclusion of temporary visa workers from reimbursement under Australia’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) scheme for lost wages and entitlements (annual leave etc) owed to them when their employer collapses is not just unfair. It is inconsistent with other ... <a title="When companies go bust, temporary visa holders miss out and that’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/when-companies-go-bust-temporary-visa-holders-miss-out-and-thats-wrong-142281/" aria-label="Read more about When companies go bust, temporary visa holders miss out and that’s wrong">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Deputy Controller of the Pandemic Act, Dr Paison Dakulala, has announced four new covid-19 cases in Port Moresby, taking the country’s confirmed cases to 15. Dr Dakulala initially announced two positive cases and then about a couple of hours added another two. All four cases are ... <a title="PNG confirms 4 new covid cases – breach in testing lab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/png-confirms-4-new-covid-cases-breach-in-testing-lab/" aria-label="Read more about PNG confirms 4 new covid cases – breach in testing lab">Read more</a>
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July 17, 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 National Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Judith Collins looks to stabilise chaotic party in first reshuffle Richard Harman (Politik): Collins browns National Audrey Young (Herald): Impressive reshuffle by new National leader Judith Collins (paywalled) Luke Malpass ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 17 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-17-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 17 2020">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Clelland, Lecturer in Health Education, University of Canterbury The hugely successful “Keep It Real Online” video aimed at getting parents to talk to their children about pornography has gone viral and been praised around the world. But my 16-year-old son asked an interesting question when he ... <a title="The ‘Keep It Real Online’ campaign wants parents to talk to kids about porn — but where to start?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/the-keep-it-real-online-campaign-wants-parents-to-talk-to-kids-about-porn-but-where-to-start-142469/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘Keep It Real Online’ campaign wants parents to talk to kids about porn — but where to start?">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blair Williams, Associate Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University Why are there so few women at the top levels of politics? This question is at the centre of the new book, Women and Leadership, co-authored by Australia’s first woman prime minister, Julia ... <a title="‘Expect sexism’: a gender politics expert reads Julia Gillard’s Women and Leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/expect-sexism-a-gender-politics-expert-reads-julia-gillards-women-and-leadership-142725/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Expect sexism’: a gender politics expert reads Julia Gillard’s Women and Leadership">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology, University of Melbourne Psychiatric classifications catalogue the many forms of mental ill-health. They define what counts as a disorder and who counts as disordered, drawing the boundary between psychological normality and abnormality. In the past century that boundary has shifted radically. Successive ... <a title="Is psychiatry shrinking what’s considered normal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/is-psychiatry-shrinking-whats-considered-normal-142477/" aria-label="Read more about Is psychiatry shrinking what’s considered normal?">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Pilcher, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University In April, the federal government put in place an emergency relief package to support families and operators in the early childhood education and care sector, as many people pulled their children out of childcare. The government provided centres with ... <a title="Increasing the childcare subsidy will help struggling families — and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/increasing-the-childcare-subsidy-will-help-struggling-families-and-the-economy-142557/" aria-label="Read more about Increasing the childcare subsidy will help struggling families — and the economy">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Macrossan, Associate Lecturer/Sessional Academic, Queensland University of Technology While many teen films fade away never to be heard of again, Clueless, a loose adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, has remained in the cultural consciousness since its 1995 release. Maybe it’s the catchy soundtrack, or familiar story ... <a title="Friday Essay: Clueless at 25 — like, a totally important teen film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/friday-essay-clueless-at-25-like-a-totally-important-teen-film-140749/" aria-label="Read more about Friday Essay: Clueless at 25 — like, a totally important teen film">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teigan Cremona, Research Associate, Charles Darwin University Most Australians are familiar with the cute, nectar-loving sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps), a marsupial denizen of forests in eastern and northern Australia. However, our new study shows the sugar glider is actually three genetically and physically distinct species: Petaurus breviceps ... <a title="A rare discovery: we found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/a-rare-discovery-we-found-the-sugar-glider-is-actually-three-species-but-one-is-disappearing-fast-142807/" aria-label="Read more about A rare discovery: we found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast">Read more</a>
