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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jude Ball, Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Otago As New Zealand prepares for a referendum on legalising recreational cannabis, the latest surveys show opposite trends for cannabis use by adults and adolescents. Adult use of cannabis has risen sharply over the last few years, reflecting ... <a title="Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/teen-use-of-cannabis-has-dropped-in-new-zealand-but-legalisation-could-make-access-easier-132165/" aria-label="Read more about Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy N. W. Jackson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Venom Research Unit, University of Melbourne This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au Who would win in a fight between ... <a title="I’ve always wondered: who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/ive-always-wondered-who-would-win-in-a-fight-between-the-black-mamba-and-the-inland-taipan-129906/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve always wondered: who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamen Franklen Gussen, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology In 1971, a Time magazine article, titled “Should New York City Be the 51st State?”, observed: States have not only short-changed and hamstrung their cities but are themselves the least creative and effective of the three levels ... <a title="Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/australia-we-need-to-talk-about-who-governs-our-city-states-119884/" aria-label="Read more about Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ida Kubiszewski, Associate professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Labor’s treasury spokesman, Jim Chalmers, wants to follow New Zealand’s example and introduce a “wellbeing budget” alongside the traditional budget that stresses economic growth, when Labor is next in office. New Zealand’s budget, introduced last ... <a title="Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/labor-is-right-to-talk-about-well-being-but-it-depends-on-where-you-live-129704/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Andreallo, Honorary research fellow, University of Sydney A sea of oversized hair bows bobs through primary school gates each morning. It might be dismissed as a harmless children’s fad but big bows are back, driven by current fashions, tween influencers and celebrities. Hair bows have a ... <a title="Friday essay: scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/friday-essay-scarlet-ribbons-the-huge-history-of-big-hair-bows-131389/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Seen as a political narrative, the Morrison government’s handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) fits the patterns of its approaches on border security and anti-terrorism. Stressing the central imperative is to “keep Australians safe”, it has taken the most risk-averse path. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/21/grattan-on-friday-government-juggles-health-security-and-wealth-security-as-china-travel-ban-extended-132202/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The coronavirus is presenting a major threat to Australia’s education export industry, which is highly dependant upon the China market, and a huge challenge to the universities. Phil Honeywood, CEO of the International Education Association of Australia says: “At the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-phil-honeywood-on-the-coronavirus-challenge-for-universities-132196/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The corona virus is presenting a major threat to Australia’s education export industry, which is highly dependant upon the China market, and a huge challenge to the universities. Phillip Honeywood, CEO of the International Education Association of Australia says: “At ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phillip Honeywood on the corona virus challenge for universities." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-phillip-honeywood-on-the-corona-virus-challenge-for-universities-132196/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Phillip Honeywood on the corona virus challenge for universities.">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stacey L Rowe, PhD candidate, Monash University Today’s evacuation of about 180 passengers from the cruise ship Diamond Princess to serve another period of quarantine back in Australia has raised questions about the best way to control spread of the coronavirus. The passengers had already spent 14 ... <a title="Yes, Australians on board the Diamond Princess need to go into quarantine again. It’s time to reset the clock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/yes-australians-on-board-the-diamond-princess-need-to-go-into-quarantine-again-its-time-to-reset-the-clock-131906/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Australians on board the Diamond Princess need to go into quarantine again. It’s time to reset the clock">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Hardy, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Melbourne Australian supermarket giant Coles and discount chain Target this week joined an ignominious list of large corporations caught up in “wage theft” scandals. Coles confessed to underpaying salaried employees about A$20 million over the past six years. Target ... <a title="Criminal penalties for corporate wage theft are appealing, but won’t fix the problem on their own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/criminal-penalties-for-corporate-wage-theft-are-appealing-but-wont-fix-the-problem-on-their-own-132021/" aria-label="Read more about Criminal penalties for corporate wage theft are appealing, but won’t fix the problem on their own">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, University of Melbourne Since July last year, bushfires have burned more than 7.7 million hectares of southeast Australia, putting many threatened species at increased risk of extinction. Now that fires have been ... <a title="How you can help – not harm – wild animals recovering from bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/how-you-can-help-not-harm-wild-animals-recovering-from-bushfires-131385/" aria-label="Read more about How you can help – not harm – wild animals recovering from bushfires">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jianling Xie, Postdoctoral Scientist, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute Researchers in the United States have unveiled the structure of the “spike protein” of 2019-nCoV – the virus behind the current coronavirus disease outbreak. Despite the fact that researchers have already pieced together the virus’s genetic ... <a title="Revealed: the protein ‘spike’ that lets the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pierce and invade human cells" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/20/revealed-the-protein-spike-that-lets-the-2019-ncov-coronavirus-pierce-and-invade-human-cells-132183/" aria-label="Read more about Revealed: the protein ‘spike’ that lets the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pierce and invade human cells">Read more</a>
