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September 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the Orwellian world of the pandemic, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews’s raising of the white flag on “COVID zero” was greeted positively by the Morrison government and with relief by many among the public who are at the end of ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The transition to living with ‘endemic’ COVID could be rough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/03/grattan-on-friday-the-transition-to-living-with-endemic-covid-could-be-rough-167218/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The transition to living with ‘endemic’ COVID could be rough">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland This week the World Health Organization named a new “variant of interest” of the coronavirus, called the Mu variant. It was first found in Colombia in January 2021, and has been found in about 39 ... <a title="What’s the Mu variant? And will we keep seeing more concerning variants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/whats-the-mu-variant-and-will-we-keep-seeing-more-concerning-variants-167183/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the Mu variant? And will we keep seeing more concerning variants?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
By Marcheilla Ariesta in Jakarta Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest country by population with 270 million, has not yet determined its stance towards the Taliban leadership after seizing power in Afghanistan. It is also the most populous Muslim country. The Director-General for Asia Pacific and Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Kadir Jailani, ... <a title="Indonesia holds fire on Afghanistan relations – awaits Taliban government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/indonesia-holds-fire-on-afghanistan-relations-awaits-taliban-government/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia holds fire on Afghanistan relations – awaits Taliban government">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Fijian Media Association president Stanley Simpson says a journalist who asked Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to respond to comments made against him by opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad have acted responsibly. He made the comment in relation to a question posed by a Fijivillage journalist to the AG ... <a title="Fiji news media ‘acted responsibly’ in questions over AG’s ego, says FMA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/fiji-news-media-acted-responsibly-in-questions-over-ags-ego-says-fma/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji news media ‘acted responsibly’ in questions over AG’s ego, says FMA">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Eight more people have died from covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll past 500. The Fiji government also confirmed 290 new cases for the 24 hours to 8am yesterday.That compares with 505 cases and seven deaths in the previous 24-hour period. Fiji now has 17,124 active cases. There were 2306 recoveries. The death toll ... <a title="Fiji reports 290 new covid cases, 8 more deaths in 24 hours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/fiji-reports-290-new-covid-cases-8-more-deaths-in-24-hours/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji reports 290 new covid cases, 8 more deaths in 24 hours">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Former Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma has also joined activists and Victor Yeimo’s family along with Yeimo’s lawyer who protested at the private residence of the Papua chief public prosecutor in the Doc 5 area of Jayapura city at the weekend, reports Suara Papua. Karma revealed that he was shocked at ... <a title="Ex-tapol Filep Karma shocked over prosecutor’s ‘racist’ treatment of Yeimo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/ex-tapol-filep-karma-shocked-over-prosecutors-racist-treatment-of-yeimo/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-tapol Filep Karma shocked over prosecutor’s ‘racist’ treatment of Yeimo">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University Mick Tsikas/AAP Nationals MP George Christensen recently copped condemnation from federal parliament for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. The member for the central Queensland seat of Dawson falsely claimed masks and lockdowns were ineffective against the spread of COVID, ... <a title="The George Christensen formula — how do maverick MPs succeed in Australian politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/the-george-christensen-formula-how-do-maverick-mps-succeed-in-australian-politics-166190/" aria-label="Read more about The George Christensen formula — how do maverick MPs succeed in Australian politics?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Shutterstock Westmead Hospital in Sydney’s west says it has treated a patient who overdosed after taking the drug ivermectin, an unproven and potentially dangerous treatment for COVID-19. The person went to hospital seeking treatment for ... <a title="Thinking of trying ivermectin for COVID? Here’s what can happen with this controversial drug" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/thinking-of-trying-ivermectin-for-covid-heres-what-can-happen-with-this-controversial-drug-167178/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of trying ivermectin for COVID? Here’s what can happen with this controversial drug">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elliott Dooley, PhD Candidate, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s new series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. For many people, the term “wallaby” may describe a single species, or rather just a ... <a title="This shy little wallaby has a white moustache and shares its name with a pub meal. Yet it’s been overlooked for decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/this-shy-little-wallaby-has-a-white-moustache-and-shares-its-name-with-a-pub-meal-yet-its-been-overlooked-for-decades-164326/" aria-label="Read more about This shy little wallaby has a white moustache and shares its name with a pub meal. Yet it’s been overlooked for decades">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dilan Thampapillai, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, UNSW Shutterstock The saga over subscription-based social media platform OnlyFans, which announced it would ban sexually explicit content only to reverse that decision a week later, has highlighted just how quickly such a platform can move the goalposts ... <a title="OnlyFans controversy highlights the bind facing most gig workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/onlyfans-controversy-highlights-the-bind-facing-most-gig-workers-167101/" aria-label="Read more about OnlyFans controversy highlights the bind facing most gig workers">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jair Garcia, Research fellow, RMIT University Hoverfly (_Eristalis tenax_) feeding on marigold Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, CC BY-NC We all know the birds and the bees are important for pollination, and we often notice them in gardens and parks. But what about flies? Flies are the second most common type ... <a title="Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/flies-like-yellow-bees-like-blue-how-flower-colours-cater-to-the-taste-of-pollinating-insects-167111/" aria-label="Read more about Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin O’Donnell, Early Career Academic Fellow, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environment Law, The University of Melbourne Water management in the Northern Territory just keeps making headlines. The recent decision to grant an unprecedentedly large groundwater licence is a case in point. The licence, granted to Fortune ... <a title="Regressive changes to Northern Territory water laws could undermine Indigenous rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/02/regressive-changes-to-northern-territory-water-laws-could-undermine-indigenous-rights-166561/" aria-label="Read more about Regressive changes to Northern Territory water laws could undermine Indigenous rights">Read more</a>
