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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Mick Tsikas Pfizer doses in NSW will be spaced out to enable more first jabs to be administered quickly, as the Berejiklian government on Friday declared the Sydney COVID crisis a “state of emergency”. But the plea by the state ... <a title="Pfizer doses to be spaced out in NSW crisis, but state fails to get change in vaccination program" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/pfizer-doses-to-be-spaced-out-in-nsw-crisis-but-state-fails-to-get-change-in-vaccination-program-165026/" aria-label="Read more about Pfizer doses to be spaced out in NSW crisis, but state fails to get change in vaccination program">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Lanuola Tusani Tupufia-Ah Tong in Apia Samoa’s Court of Appeal ruled today that the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party was the country’s new government bringing three months of political stalemate to a close. The court, the highest in the country, found that a swearing-in ceremony conducted by the party on the ... <a title="Samoa’s highest court declares FAST government legal – impasse ends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/samoas-highest-court-declares-fast-government-legal-impasse-ends/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s highest court declares FAST government legal – impasse ends">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Irfan Kamil in Jakarta Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has condemned the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under the leadership of Firli Bahuri as an “authoritarian and anti-criticism” institution over the Greenpeace laser protest. ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana said this after the KPK had reported Greenpeace Indonesia to the South Jakarta district police (Polres) for laser ... <a title="Reporting Greenpeace to police shows KPK has become authoritarian, says watchdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/reporting-greenpeace-to-police-shows-kpk-has-become-authoritarian-says-watchdog/" aria-label="Read more about Reporting Greenpeace to police shows KPK has become authoritarian, says watchdog">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Ena Manuireva and Tony Fala About 35 people joined an Auckland rally last Sunday in solidarity with a Mā’ohi Nui Lives Matter demonstration by thousands of Tahitians happening in Pape’ete, the capital. In solidarity and in sync with the Pape’ete event, the Mai te Paura Atōmī i te ti’amara’a: From Bomb Contamination to Self-determination ... <a title="Nine takeaways from the Mā’ohi Nui Lives Matter solidarity rally in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/nine-takeaways-from-the-maohi-nui-lives-matter-solidarity-rally-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Nine takeaways from the Mā’ohi Nui Lives Matter solidarity rally in NZ">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Suva Two Fijian pregnant women are among the 21 covid-19 deaths reported within a seven-day period from July 14. Their babies, however, were saved via a caesarean operation by the obstetric team. Health Secretary Dr James Fong revealed this in his covid-19 live update last evening as he announced the country’s ... <a title="Fiji medics save newborn babies – mothers among 21 new covid deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/fiji-medics-save-newborn-babies-mothers-among-21-new-covid-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji medics save newborn babies – mothers among 21 new covid deaths">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Andrew McRae, RNZ News reporter The umbrella term Pacific Islander or Polynesian has been criticised as degrading and insensitive. Researcher Dr Seini Taufa, who is a New Zealand-born Tongan, said the names were not indigenous terms and were insulting. Dr Taufa is research lead for Moana Research and Senior Pacific Advisor for the Growing ... <a title="‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/pacific-islander-an-insulting-umbrella-term-researcher-tells-royal-commission/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the proposed changes to the vaccine rollout announced by Prime Minister Scott ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-pms-apology-and-brisbane-2032-165002/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Freeland, Professorial Fellow, Bond University / Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University Blue Origin/AP It’s been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s Unity “rocket-plane” flew him and five fellow passengers about 85 kilometres ... <a title="Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/keen-to-sign-up-for-space-tourism-here-are-6-things-to-consider-besides-the-price-tag-164940/" aria-label="Read more about Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Gibbs, Principal Engineer: Reef Restoration, Australian Institute of Marine Science Shutterstock Extreme floods this month have been crippling cities worldwide. This week in China’s Henan province, a year’s worth of rain fell in just three days. Last week, catastrophic floods swept across western Germany and parts ... <a title="You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/you-may-have-heard-the-moon-wobble-will-intensify-coastal-floods-well-heres-what-that-means-for-australia-164632/" aria-label="Read more about You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Martin, Adjunct lecturer, University of Sydney Barbara Klump, Author provided In a small, isolated village in southern Sydney, the local sulphur-crested cockatoos are particularly clever. Once a week, when the neighbours roll their wheelie bins to the kerb, cockies fly over and, with skillful dexterity, open ... <a title="Clever cockatoos in southern Sydney have learned to open kerb-side bins — and it has global significance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/clever-cockatoos-in-southern-sydney-have-learned-to-open-kerb-side-bins-and-it-has-global-significance-164794/" aria-label="Read more about Clever cockatoos in southern Sydney have learned to open kerb-side bins — and it has global significance">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Collings, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Quotes in this research are from participants who cannot be named due to research ethics requirements. Pandemic-induced lockdowns have provided stories of both hardship and resilience. This extends to families in the community caring for children in out-of-home care, a ... <a title="How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/how-caring-for-children-can-help-aboriginal-elders-during-lockdown-164628/" aria-label="Read more about How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, The University of Melbourne The Olympic Games are often hailed as a neutral celebration of athletic achievement. “The Olympic Games are not about politics,” wrote the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, in the Guardian last year. In reality, the games ... <a title="Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/forget-the-medals-the-real-game-of-the-olympics-is-soft-power-and-the-opening-ceremony-is-key-164791/" aria-label="Read more about Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key">Read more</a>
