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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Interest in Aboriginal fire knowledge has been high since last summer’s terrible bushfires. One initiative shows the huge potential benefits of this ancient practice – not just in Australia, but globally. The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) is taking ... <a title="Fighting fire with fire: Botswana adopts Indigenous Australians’ ancient burning tradition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/fighting-fire-with-fire-botswana-adopts-indigenous-australians-ancient-burning-tradition-135363/" aria-label="Read more about Fighting fire with fire: Botswana adopts Indigenous Australians’ ancient burning tradition">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute It’s wrong to expect a “snap-back” at shopping centres, food courts, cinemas and other places where people used to gather to spend money. We’ve identified three reasons why spending in physical stores on goods like clothes is likely to remain ... <a title="Retail won’t snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the way we shop, perhaps forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/retail-wont-snap-back-3-reasons-why-covid-has-changed-the-way-we-shop-perhaps-forever-140628/" aria-label="Read more about Retail won’t snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the way we shop, perhaps forever">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
COMMENT: By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor Public confidence in New Zealand’s border controls has been shattered. The obvious anger of the prime minister when talking about the latest border bungle shows that goes right to the top. The fate of Health Minister David Clark and potentially Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield hang ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 border botch-up: ‘Next few days will be crucial’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/nzs-covid-19-border-botch-up-next-few-days-will-be-crucial/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 border botch-up: ‘Next few days will be crucial’">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch In an innovative new development Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will partner with the Pacific Media Centre on a “climate and covid” project to help improve and enhance the quality of environmental and reporting in the Pacific region. In a move that could signal future partnerships ... <a title="EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/ejn-teams-up-with-pmcs-pacific-media-watch-on-new-climate-project/" aria-label="Read more about EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate project">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Silvia Griselda, PhD student, University of Melbourne Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report showing the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately affect women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) disciplines. The report noted before COVID-19, around 7,500 women were employed in STEM research ... <a title="Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/girls-score-the-same-in-maths-and-science-as-boys-but-higher-in-arts-this-may-be-why-they-are-less-likely-to-pick-stem-careers-131563/" aria-label="Read more about Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Flynn, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Monash University Earlier this month, horrific reports emerged of a baby girl dying in Katherine, while her mother was in police custody. Without commenting on this specific case, it raises important issues that should be of concern to all ... <a title="At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/at-least-100-000-children-have-a-parent-who-is-arrested-each-year-there-are-no-proper-systems-to-protect-them-140872/" aria-label="Read more about At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them.">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Irga, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Australians are accustomed to having fresh air, and our clean atmosphere is a source of pride for many. Last summer’s bushfires, however, brought air ... <a title="‘Like having a truck idling in your living room’: the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/like-having-a-truck-idling-in-your-living-room-the-toxic-cost-of-wood-fired-heaters-140737/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like having a truck idling in your living room’: the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Lena Reece in Suva The University of the South Pacific special council meeting about the leadership crisis will proceed in Fiji as scheduled tomorrow. USP pro-chancellor Winston Thompson has confirmed the meeting will still go ahead, adding that the meeting papers that were leaked this week will still be considered for the meeting agenda. ... <a title="USP leadership crisis papers leak but special council meeting goes ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/usp-leadership-crisis-papers-leak-but-special-council-meeting-goes-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about USP leadership crisis papers leak but special council meeting goes ahead">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The anger and frustration at New Zealand’s border quarantine failure have been palpable. Two women, recently arrived in New Zealand, were granted compassionate leave from quarantine to be with grieving family after a parent’s death. But they were not ... <a title="The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand’s quarantine system break down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-law-is-clear-border-testing-is-enforceable-so-why-did-new-zealands-quarantine-system-break-down-141036/" aria-label="Read more about The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand’s quarantine system break down?">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The recent release of global university rankings and the way these are reported raises important questions about the role and reputation of our tertiary institutions. Are universities measured and ranked according to ... <a title="Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/beyond-the-black-hole-of-global-university-rankings-rediscovering-the-true-value-of-knowledge-and-ideas-140236/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Interest in Aboriginal fire knowledge has been high since last summer’s terrible bushfires. One initiative shows the huge potential benefits of this ancient practice – not just in Australia, but globally. The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) is taking ... <a title="Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/fighting-fire-with-fire-how-botswana-is-adopting-the-ancient-burning-of-indigenous-australians-135363/" aria-label="Read more about Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James C. Murphy, PhD, Lecturer and Tutor, Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read the rest of the series here. ... <a title="‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-time-has-come-to-say-something-of-the-forgotten-class-how-menzies-transformed-australian-political-debate-131383/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate">Read more</a>
