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July 15, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board When Australia’s second-longest ever serving Prime Minister faced a complete wipeout at the national elections after 10 years in power — even being voted out of his own seat — he realised that he had lost but only as part of a process much bigger than he was. ... <a title="Samoa Observer: For Tuila’epa, what follows defeat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/samoa-observer-for-tuilaepa-what-follows-defeat/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: For Tuila’epa, what follows defeat?">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bernadette McSherry, Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In 1993, Andrea Patrick was murdered by her ex-partner after a period of severe harassment and despite a restraining order being made against him. The public outcry that followed Patrick’s death impelled the New South Wales government to ... <a title="Victoria considers electronic surveillance for alleged stalkers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/victoria-considers-electronic-surveillance-for-alleged-stalkers-164320/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria considers electronic surveillance for alleged stalkers">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Romero Macau, Associate dean, Edith Cowan University Kyodo/AP The postponed Tokyo Olympics are about to start, albeit with no hugging or high-fives. More than 11,000 athletes will compete in 339 sporting events across 40+ venues. They will be bonded by the Olympic spirit of friendship, solidarity, ... <a title="From slushie machines to megalitres of alcohol spray, the Tokyo Olympics are a logistical nightmare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/from-slushie-machines-to-megalitres-of-alcohol-spray-the-tokyo-olympics-are-a-logistical-nightmare-163966/" aria-label="Read more about From slushie machines to megalitres of alcohol spray, the Tokyo Olympics are a logistical nightmare">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Fountaine, Associate Professor of Communication, Massey University www.shutterstock.com Women are more visible in the world’s news than ever before — but they’re still far from achieving parity with men. According to the just released Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), women made up 40% of reporters and ... <a title="In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/in-nz-and-around-the-world-women-are-still-more-likely-to-present-and-report-the-news-than-appear-in-it-164391/" aria-label="Read more about In NZ and around the world, women are still more likely to present and report the news than appear in it">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Dicky Budiman, Griffith University Indonesia is currently experiencing a massive spike in covid-19 infection and deaths, as experts (including myself) have unfortunately been predicting. The country recorded its largest single-day increase in new cases on July 13, with more than 47,000 infections. And this is likely to be a huge undercount because too ... <a title="Indonesia records highest increase in covid cases – numbers likely to rise again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/indonesia-records-highest-increase-in-covid-cases-numbers-likely-to-rise-again/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia records highest increase in covid cases – numbers likely to rise again">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dietmar Müller, Professor of Geophysics, University of Sydney Stunning mosaic of oxidised copper in the form of azurite (blue) and malachite (green) in a rock. Dimitri Houtteman, Author provided More than 100 countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, have committed to net-zero ... <a title="Travelling through deep time to find copper for a clean energy future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/travelling-through-deep-time-to-find-copper-for-a-clean-energy-future-163822/" aria-label="Read more about Travelling through deep time to find copper for a clean energy future">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Briohny Kennedy, PhD Candidate, Monash University Shutterstock Compared to younger homicide victims, older homicide victims are more likely to be women who die in their own home at the hands of a stranger. These are among the findings of our review study, published this week, examining the ... <a title="Safe at home? We need a new strategy to protect older adults from violent crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/safe-at-home-we-need-a-new-strategy-to-protect-older-adults-from-violent-crime-163260/" aria-label="Read more about Safe at home? We need a new strategy to protect older adults from violent crime">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vigya Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Anupam Nath/AP India is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and its transition to a low-carbon economy is crucial to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. But unfortunately, the nation is still ... <a title="India’s wicked problem: how to loosen its grip on coal while not abandoning the millions who depend on it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/indias-wicked-problem-how-to-loosen-its-grip-on-coal-while-not-abandoning-the-millions-who-depend-on-it-163075/" aria-label="Read more about India’s wicked problem: how to loosen its grip on coal while not abandoning the millions who depend on it">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Romero Macau, Associate dean, Edith Cowan University Kyodo/AP The postponed Tokyo Olympics are about to start, albeit with no hugging or high-fives. More than 11,000 athletes will compete in 339 sporting events across 40+ venues. They will be bonded by the Olympic spirit of friendship, solidarity, ... <a title="From slushie machines to megalitres of alchohol spray, the Tokyo Olympics are a logistical nightmare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/from-slushie-machines-to-megalitres-of-alchohol-spray-the-tokyo-olympics-are-a-logistical-nightmare-163966/" aria-label="Read more about From slushie machines to megalitres of alchohol spray, the Tokyo Olympics are a logistical nightmare">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Webb, Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra Miles Franklin Literary Award/The Conversation, CC BY-SA Since Aristotle, humans have pondered the role and function of fictional narratives. Now, there is general agreement the reading of fiction builds empathy, supports our capacity for uncertainty and ambiguity, and offers ... <a title="The saddest of stories, beautifully told: your guide to the Miles Franklin 2021 shortlist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/the-saddest-of-stories-beautifully-told-your-guide-to-the-miles-franklin-2021-shortlist-164086/" aria-label="Read more about The saddest of stories, beautifully told: your guide to the Miles Franklin 2021 shortlist">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne A COVID-induced rancour that has broken out between Sydney’s commercial radio shock jocks and the Sky News night-time ravers over Sydney’s lockdown would be funny if it were not so serious. It is mildly ... <a title="Right-wing shock jock stoush reveals the awful truth about COVID, politics and media ratings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/14/right-wing-shock-jock-stoush-reveals-the-awful-truth-about-covid-politics-and-media-ratings-164489/" aria-label="Read more about Right-wing shock jock stoush reveals the awful truth about COVID, politics and media ratings">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Sydney’s COVID outbreak has just prompted official advice on the AstraZeneca vaccine to change to encourage more people to get fully vaccinated sooner. Now, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends people ... <a title="AstraZeneca advice has just changed (again). Here’s what you need to know if you’re in lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/14/astrazeneca-advice-has-just-changed-again-heres-what-you-need-to-know-if-youre-in-lockdown-163422/" aria-label="Read more about AstraZeneca advice has just changed (again). Here’s what you need to know if you’re in lockdown">Read more</a>