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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Hannan, Postdoctoral research fellow, Griffith University Alessandra Tarantino/AP Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games well underway, it’s hard to not be impressed by the sheer talent and determination of ... <a title="What Olympic athletes can teach us about regulating our emotions and staying dedicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/what-olympic-athletes-can-teach-us-about-regulating-our-emotions-and-staying-dedicated-165170/" aria-label="Read more about What Olympic athletes can teach us about regulating our emotions and staying dedicated">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics, Monash University Public Domain except Hawke, Keating and Howard (Commonwealth of Australia CC-BY-SA) Who have been Australia’s most accomplished prime ministers? Curiously, it’s a question that is seldom asked. We enthusiastically compile lists of the greatest films or sporting champions, but rarely ... <a title="Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/who-were-australias-best-prime-ministers-we-asked-the-experts-165302/" aria-label="Read more about Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosalie Schultz, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University This article mentions stillbirth deaths in Aboriginal communities. The Ranger uranium mine, surrounded by Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, operated for 40 years until it closed in 2021. ... <a title="Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/aboriginal-people-near-the-ranger-uranium-mine-suffered-more-stillbirths-and-cancer-we-dont-know-why-164862/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Anderson. Palawa, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student and University Experience, Australian National University Shutterstock Governments and universities are planning for the recovery of our international student market once Australia can start easing border closures that have had huge impacts on universities and the economy. The situation is becoming ... <a title="Australia’s international education market share is shrinking fast. Recovery depends on unis offering students a better deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/australias-international-education-market-share-is-shrinking-fast-recovery-depends-on-unis-offering-students-a-better-deal-162856/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s international education market share is shrinking fast. Recovery depends on unis offering students a better deal">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, Research associate, University of Sydney Shutterstock Forest creatures include some of humanity’s closest biological relatives. Due to human threats, they are also some of the most endangered animals on our planet. Southeast Asia hosts many unique forest species, and many of our English words ... <a title="Orangutans, gibbons and Mr Sooty: what the origins of words in Southeast Asia tell us about our long relationships with animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/orangutans-gibbons-and-mr-sooty-what-the-origins-of-words-in-southeast-asia-tell-us-about-our-long-relationships-with-animals-165175/" aria-label="Read more about Orangutans, gibbons and Mr Sooty: what the origins of words in Southeast Asia tell us about our long relationships with animals">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly rejected cuts to either permanent or temporary migration as a means of restoring lost wage growth. The 56 leading economists polled by the Economic Society ... <a title="Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/01/top-economists-say-cutting-immigration-is-no-way-to-boost-wages-165394/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists say cutting immigration is no way to boost wages">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute At Friday’s National Cabinet meeting, our nation’s leaders put some meat on the bones of their 4-stage plan to reopen Australia. The plan includes target vaccination thresholds and some details on restrictions that might be lifted at each stage. So ... <a title="National Cabinet’s plan out of COVID aims too low on vaccinations and leaves crucial questions unanswered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/01/national-cabinets-plan-out-of-covid-aims-too-low-on-vaccinations-and-leaves-crucial-questions-unanswered-165447/" aria-label="Read more about National Cabinet’s plan out of COVID aims too low on vaccinations and leaves crucial questions unanswered">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2021
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Angry policemen, election officials and others involved in Papua New Guinea’s Moresby North-West byelection last month stormed into the Electoral Commission (PNGEC) headquarters this week demanding to be paid what they are owed. They have been waiting since June 24 to be paid wages, allowances and fees for services ... <a title="PNG byelection officers protest over unpaid work – told ‘wait, no funds’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/01/png-byelection-officers-protest-over-unpaid-work-told-wait-no-funds/" aria-label="Read more about PNG byelection officers protest over unpaid work – told ‘wait, no funds’">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the international community to immediately suspend Indonesia from the UN Human Rights Council over a shocking assault on a young deaf indigenous Papuan that has been likened to the George Floyd tragedy in the United States. The treatment of Steven ... <a title="ULMWP calls for suspension of Indonesia from UN rights council over assault on deaf Papuan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/31/ulmwp-calls-for-suspension-of-indonesia-from-un-rights-council-over-assault-on-deaf-papuan/" aria-label="Read more about ULMWP calls for suspension of Indonesia from UN rights council over assault on deaf Papuan">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Research Associate, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne ANU Bell School This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who ... <a title="Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/31/coral-bell-the-accidental-academic-who-wanted-to-stop-armageddon-156302/" aria-label="Read more about Coral Bell: the ‘accidental academic’ who wanted to stop armageddon">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2021
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist As with much of Indonesia, the country’s easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua are struggling to contain the spread of covid-19, with the delta variant on the loose. In their latest update, health authorities in Papua province reported 33,826 confirmed cases of the virus to date, as well ... <a title="Vaccine resistance in West Papua as covid-19 pandemic rages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/31/vaccine-resistance-in-west-papua-as-covid-19-pandemic-rages/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccine resistance in West Papua as covid-19 pandemic rages">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s first mass vaccination event is getting under way in Manukau where 16,000 people are due to receive a covid-19 vaccine in the next three days. The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau has been set up with 242 booths, and people will file in at their allotted time to take a seat ... <a title="NZ covid-19 mass vaccination event starts in Auckland – long delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/31/nz-covid-19-mass-vaccination-event-starts-in-auckland-long-delays/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid-19 mass vaccination event starts in Auckland – long delays">Read more</a>
