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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hartney, Lecturer of Religion, University of Sydney Adam Calaitzis/Shutterstock Global developments in tertiary education suggest the critical scientific study of religion is endangered. One of the departments slated for extinguishment amid the pandemic-related upheavals was my own at the University of Sydney. This reflects a trend ... <a title="Unis are killing the critical study of religion, and it will only make campuses more religious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/unis-are-killing-the-critical-study-of-religion-and-it-will-only-make-campuses-more-religious-164402/" aria-label="Read more about Unis are killing the critical study of religion, and it will only make campuses more religious">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Toru Hanai/AP There’ll be two types of Australian high jump in Tokyo this month. The first, most likely scripted, was Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s front row leap after Brisbane was awarded the ... <a title="The Brisbane Olympics are a leap into an unknowable future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/the-brisbane-olympics-are-a-leap-into-an-unknowable-future-164933/" aria-label="Read more about The Brisbane Olympics are a leap into an unknowable future">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Eric Surprenant/Shutterstock As one big international competition begins, another one is nearing its end. At least we hope so. I am, of course, talking about the Tokyo Olympic Games and the international roll-out of vaccines against COVID-19. Australia has been in ... <a title="We’re losing the vaccination race because of bungling, not bad luck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/were-losing-the-vaccination-race-because-of-bungling-not-bad-luck-164853/" aria-label="Read more about We’re losing the vaccination race because of bungling, not bad luck">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Muecke, Professor of Writing, Flinders University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. The Goolarabooloo community in Broome has been running the Lurujarri Heritage Trail for over 30 years. In July each year, tourists are welcomed ... <a title="‘What country have you walked?’ Why all Australians should walk an Indigenous heritage trail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/what-country-have-you-walked-why-all-australians-should-walk-an-indigenous-heritage-trail-162519/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What country have you walked?’ Why all Australians should walk an Indigenous heritage trail">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison this week more or less trashed Australia’s top advisory body on immunisation, in remarks that were at best ill-judged and at worst alarming. On Wednesday Morrison told a news conference he (or the government) made a “constant appeal” ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Morrison wrong to try to influence advice from expert immunisation group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/grattan-on-friday-morrison-wrong-to-try-to-influence-advice-from-expert-immunisation-group-164966/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Morrison wrong to try to influence advice from expert immunisation group">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Wright, Postdoctoral Researcher in Photovoltaic Engineering, UNSW Shutterstock Solar power is already the cheapest form of electricity generation, and its cost will continue to fall as more improvements emerge in the technology and its global production. Now, new research is exploring what could be another major ... <a title="The sunlight that powers solar panels also damages them. ‘Gallium doping’ is providing a solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/the-sunlight-that-powers-solar-panels-also-damages-them-gallium-doping-is-providing-a-solution-164935/" aria-label="Read more about The sunlight that powers solar panels also damages them. ‘Gallium doping’ is providing a solution">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew McLachlan, Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney from www.shutterstock.com Ivermectin, an existing drug against parasites including head lice, has had a chequered history when it comes to treating COVID-19. The bulk of studies so far show there’s not enough evidence ivermectin is ... <a title="A major ivermectin study has been withdrawn, so what now for the controversial drug?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/a-major-ivermectin-study-has-been-withdrawn-so-what-now-for-the-controversial-drug-164627/" aria-label="Read more about A major ivermectin study has been withdrawn, so what now for the controversial drug?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Wilkins, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney A joint drill between Japan’s Ground Self-Defence Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and the French army in Japan this year. KYDPL KYODO/AP In recent weeks, Japan has signalled a significant foreign policy shift that could have implications for security in ... <a title="Japan signals a ‘sense of crisis’ over Taiwan — this is why it is worried about China’s military aims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/japan-signals-a-sense-of-crisis-over-taiwan-this-is-why-it-is-worried-about-chinas-military-aims-164562/" aria-label="Read more about Japan signals a ‘sense of crisis’ over Taiwan — this is why it is worried about China’s military aims">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland GettyImages Something strange has happened to the perception of cyclists and cycling in the more than 200 years they’ve been around. Once a novelty, bike riding has moved from being a critical transport mode to a children’s ... <a title="Why calling ordinary Kiwi cyclists ‘elitist’ just doesn’t add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/why-calling-ordinary-kiwi-cyclists-elitist-just-doesnt-add-up-164856/" aria-label="Read more about Why calling ordinary Kiwi cyclists ‘elitist’ just doesn’t add up">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Shutterstock More than half of Australia is in lockdown in an effort to stem the current Delta strain COVID outbreak, with vast numbers of us steering clear of workplaces, school, retail shops, public transport and other busy places. If, ... <a title="How did I catch a cold in lockdown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/how-did-i-catch-a-cold-in-lockdown-164861/" aria-label="Read more about How did I catch a cold in lockdown?">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim O’Hara, Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Phil Vandenbossche & Nelson Kuna/CSIRO, Author provided Looking like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, an ancient undersea volcano was slowly revealed by multibeam sonar 3,100 metres below our vessel, 280 kilometres southeast ... <a title="We’ve discovered an undersea volcano near Christmas Island that looks like the Eye of Sauron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/weve-discovered-an-undersea-volcano-near-christmas-island-that-looks-like-the-eye-of-sauron-164855/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve discovered an undersea volcano near Christmas Island that looks like the Eye of Sauron">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Jakubowicz, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney There are certain facts about COVID governments in other countries quickly realised. In the US, UK, New Zealand and Canada, they have known for a long time COVID disproportionately affects people of colour from cultural minorities. In ... <a title="We need to collect ethnicity data during COVID testing if we’re to get on top of Sydney’s outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/22/we-need-to-collect-ethnicity-data-during-covid-testing-if-were-to-get-on-top-of-sydneys-outbreak-164783/" aria-label="Read more about We need to collect ethnicity data during COVID testing if we’re to get on top of Sydney’s outbreak">Read more</a>
