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August 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iain Dutia, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland Simon Bruty/AP The Tokyo Paralympic Games, which start today, will feature around 4,400 para athletes competing in 539 medal events across 22 sports. Among the world’s disability sports organisations, the Paralympic movement has a unique competition framework which ... <a title="The Paralympics strive for inclusion. But some rules unfairly exclude athletes with severe disabilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/the-paralympics-strive-for-inclusion-but-some-rules-unfairly-exclude-athletes-with-severe-disabilities-166347/" aria-label="Read more about The Paralympics strive for inclusion. But some rules unfairly exclude athletes with severe disabilities">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Maya Alleruzzo/AP/AAP Israel has one of the highest COVID vaccination rates in the world, having fully vaccinated 78% of people 12 years and over. Many people are surprised at the ... <a title="COVID cases are rising in highly vaccinated Israel. But it doesn’t mean Australia should give up and ‘live with’ the virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/covid-cases-are-rising-in-highly-vaccinated-israel-but-it-doesnt-mean-australia-should-give-up-and-live-with-the-virus-166404/" aria-label="Read more about COVID cases are rising in highly vaccinated Israel. But it doesn’t mean Australia should give up and ‘live with’ the virus">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The housing market in most parts of Australia is notoriously competitive. You might be surprised to learn we humans are not the only ones facing such difficulties. With spring rapidly approaching, and perhaps a little earlier due ... <a title="Cockatoos and rainbow lorikeets battle for nest space as the best old trees disappear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/cockatoos-and-rainbow-lorikeets-battle-for-nest-space-as-the-best-old-trees-disappear-165973/" aria-label="Read more about Cockatoos and rainbow lorikeets battle for nest space as the best old trees disappear">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sandris Zeivots, Lecturer in Educational Development, University of Sydney Shutterstock University course readings are pivotal to advance student knowledge and prepare them for class discussions. Despite this, only 20-30% of students read the assigned materials. Drawing on research findings that help explain this alarmingly low rate, this ... <a title="Up to 80% of uni students don’t read their assigned readings. Here are 6 helpful tips for teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/up-to-80-of-uni-students-dont-read-their-assigned-readings-here-are-6-helpful-tips-for-teachers-165952/" aria-label="Read more about Up to 80% of uni students don’t read their assigned readings. Here are 6 helpful tips for teachers">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Potter, Associate Professor, University of the Sunshine Coast The Family Law: made by a foreign-owned production company. Matchbox Pictures/SBS Long running Australian television dramas like Packed to the Rafters, All Saints, McLeod’s Daughters and Blue Heelers are no longer being made. Blue Heelers racked up 510 ... <a title="Fewer episodes, more foreign owners: the incredible shrinking of Australian TV drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/fewer-episodes-more-foreign-owners-the-incredible-shrinking-of-australian-tv-drama-166274/" aria-label="Read more about Fewer episodes, more foreign owners: the incredible shrinking of Australian TV drama">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s road out of the pandemic has descended into political acrimony and confusion, as Scott Morrison pushes back against the reluctance of some states to accept they will have to live with COVID in their populations. Morrison on Monday again ... <a title="Morrison battles to get hardline premiers to accept the inevitable spread of COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/24/morrison-battles-to-get-hardline-premiers-to-accept-the-inevitable-spread-of-covid-166603/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison battles to get hardline premiers to accept the inevitable spread of COVID">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Jacinda Ardern’s Government was judged to have handled the first outbreak of Covid in 2020 extremely well. In 2021 there are signs that the Government is being judged differently. Highly competent lockdown decisions and communications with the public are one thing, but questions are being raised about whether the Government has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s Covid preparedness under scrutiny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-governments-covid-preparedness-under-scrutiny/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s Covid preparedness under scrutiny">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milo Barham, Senior Lecturer, Curtin University Milo Barham, Author provided Frozen northeast Greenland seems an unlikely place to gain insight into our ever-warming world. Between 50 million and 60 million years ago, however, the region was a different place. Back then Greenland had a subtropical climate befitting ... <a title="When Greenland was green: rapid global warming 55 million years ago shows us what the future may hold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/when-greenland-was-green-rapid-global-warming-55-million-years-ago-shows-us-what-the-future-may-hold-166342/" aria-label="Read more about When Greenland was green: rapid global warming 55 million years ago shows us what the future may hold">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma McBryde, Professor of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, James Cook University Shutterstock People aged 16 and above will soon be able to get a COVID vaccine in Australia, but this begs the question: what about children in younger age groups? Currently, only 12-15 year olds with underlying ... <a title="High priority: why we must vaccinate children aged 12 and over now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/high-priority-why-we-must-vaccinate-children-aged-12-and-over-now-166425/" aria-label="Read more about High priority: why we must vaccinate children aged 12 and over now">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Moore, Lecturer, School of Education, Charles Sturt University Queensland school students have reportedly been bullied after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and have struggled to return to school as a result. The Queensland Department of Education stated it hasn’t heard of any bullying related to the COVID-19 ... <a title="School students who had COVID-19 report stigma and bullying. How can we stop it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/school-students-who-had-covid-19-report-stigma-and-bullying-how-can-we-stop-it-166507/" aria-label="Read more about School students who had COVID-19 report stigma and bullying. How can we stop it?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelina Hurley, PhD candidate, Griffith University This article contains mentions of the Stolen Generations. The golden rule when organising an arts event with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is to never hold it at the same time as a sports event. If there is a choice ... <a title="‘Art is our voice’: why the government needs to support Indigenous arts, not just sport, in the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/art-is-our-voice-why-the-government-needs-to-support-indigenous-arts-not-just-sport-in-the-pandemic-163810/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Art is our voice’: why the government needs to support Indigenous arts, not just sport, in the pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joakim Goldhahn, Rock Art Australia Ian Potter Kimberley Chair, The University of Western Australia Adventurer Francis Birtles in his car with a man identified as Indigenous artist Nayombolmi. National Library of Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of ... <a title="Aboriginal art on a car? How an Indigenous artist and an adventurer met in the 1930 wet season in Kakadu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/aboriginal-art-on-a-car-how-an-indigenous-artist-and-an-adventurer-met-in-the-1930-wet-season-in-kakadu-164552/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal art on a car? How an Indigenous artist and an adventurer met in the 1930 wet season in Kakadu">Read more</a>
