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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erick Lundgren, PhD Student, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney In the heart of the world’s deserts – some of the most expansive wild places left on Earth – roam herds of feral donkeys and horses. These are the descendants of a once-essential but now-obsolete ... <a title="Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to parched wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/feral-desert-donkeys-are-digging-wells-giving-water-to-parched-wildlife-159909/" aria-label="Read more about Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to parched wildlife">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Goldfeld, Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children’s Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Around one in three (36%) Australian children grow up in families experiencing adversity. These include families where parents are unemployed, in ... <a title="Starting behind: more than half of young Australian kids living in adversity don’t have the skills they need to learn to read" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/starting-behind-more-than-half-of-young-australian-kids-living-in-adversity-dont-have-the-skills-they-need-to-learn-to-read-159058/" aria-label="Read more about Starting behind: more than half of young Australian kids living in adversity don’t have the skills they need to learn to read">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW “It’s difficult to make predictions,” the saying goes, “especially about the future.” The many predictions federal budgets make about the economy over the coming four years must therefore be taken with a large grain of salt. But in the lead-up to ... <a title="Vital Signs: 3 economic facts point to a big-spending federal budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/vital-signs-3-economic-facts-point-to-a-big-spending-federal-budget-159920/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: 3 economic facts point to a big-spending federal budget">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maïa Ponsonnet, Senior lecturer, The University of Western Australia Many languages in the world allude to body parts to describe emotions and feelings, as in “broken-heart”, for instance. While some have just a few expressions like this, Australian Indigenous languages tend use a lot of them, covering ... <a title="Friday essay: my belly is angry, my throat is in love — how body parts express emotions in Indigenous languages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/30/friday-essay-my-belly-is-angry-my-throat-is-in-love-how-body-parts-express-emotions-in-indigenous-languages-156962/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: my belly is angry, my throat is in love — how body parts express emotions in Indigenous languages">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Getting the right “balance” is one of the main challenges when framing and executing policies. The difficulties of achieving this are being exposed currently on two fronts – the repatriation of Australians and relations with China. The politics of risk ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Australians should not be left stranded in India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/grattan-on-friday-australians-should-not-be-left-stranded-in-india-160010/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Australians should not be left stranded in India">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
An unverified video clip purportedly from a military YouTube channel claiming that nine Papuan rebels had been shot, 28 April 2021. The video of an unknown location or unit has been circulated on social media today. Video: EKA PR33DATOR 57 Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Armed violence has escalated in Puncak Regency in the “land of ... <a title="‘Let’s talk about human rights later’ after ‘crushing’ Papuan rebels, warns Jakarta Speaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/lets-talk-about-human-rights-later-after-crushing-papuan-rebels-warns-jakarta-speaker/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Let’s talk about human rights later’ after ‘crushing’ Papuan rebels, warns Jakarta Speaker">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk One of the world’s first deep sea mining pilot tests has resulted in a huge machine being stuck on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean, reports Greenpeace. A broken cable has resulted in the mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR) losing control of its 25-tonne robot “nodule collector” Patania II ... <a title="25-tonne deep sea mining robot ‘stuck’ on Pacific Ocean seabed during trial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/25-tonne-deep-sea-mining-robot-stuck-on-pacific-ocean-seabed-during-trial/" aria-label="Read more about 25-tonne deep sea mining robot ‘stuck’ on Pacific Ocean seabed during trial">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
RNZ Pacific One of Fiji’s latest two cases of covid-19 remains a concern for health authorities. The Health Ministry said a 53-year-old caretaker from the town of Rakiraki would require further investigation into his contacts to determine whether he is linked to other covid-19 patients. Health Secretary Dr James Fong, who was reported by The ... <a title="Latest covid case in Fiji remains a concern and health chief warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/latest-covid-case-in-fiji-remains-a-concern-and-health-chief-warns/" aria-label="Read more about Latest covid case in Fiji remains a concern and health chief warns">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
RNZ Pacific Deported Canadian academic Professor Pal Ahluwalia is still vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South Pacific, says chancellor Lionel Aingimea. Professor Ahluwalia and his wife, nursing lecturer Sandra Price, were forced to leave Fiji in early February after the Fiji government claimed the couple had breached provisions in their work permits. ... <a title="Ahluwalia still USP’s vice-chancellor, says Aingimea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/ahluwalia-still-usps-vice-chancellor-says-aingimea/" aria-label="Read more about Ahluwalia still USP’s vice-chancellor, says Aingimea">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The present wave of the Covid19 pandemic is far from evenly spread through India; indeed our news coverage is biased by most of the reporting coming from New Delhi, and from journalist assumptions labelling big outdoor events as ‘super-spreader’ events. The chart shows, that, two days ago, Delhi and Goa had ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-india/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: India">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly backed a decision by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to reset the budget strategy so that it prioritises achieving an unemployment rate of between 4% and 5% over reducing debt. Australia hasn’t ... <a title="Exclusive. Top economists back budget push for an unemployment rate beginning with ‘4’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/exclusive-top-economists-back-budget-push-for-an-unemployment-rate-beginning-with-4-159989/" aria-label="Read more about Exclusive. Top economists back budget push for an unemployment rate beginning with ‘4’">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Usha M. Rodrigues, Visiting Scholar, Deakin University As COVID-19 ravages India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is becoming increasingly draconian in its crackdown on social media, particularly when it comes to any criticism of its response. Cries of help and outbursts of anger have been spilling out ... <a title="As pressure builds on India’s Narendra Modi, is his government trying to silence its critics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/29/as-pressure-builds-on-indias-narendra-modi-is-his-government-trying-to-silence-its-critics-159799/" aria-label="Read more about As pressure builds on India’s Narendra Modi, is his government trying to silence its critics?">Read more</a>
