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July 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fraser, Marine Ecologist, University of Tasmania Shutterstock This week, international ambassadors will take a snorkelling trip to the Great Barrier Reef as part of the Australian government’s efforts to stop the reef getting on the world heritage “in danger” list. The World Heritage Centre of UNESCO ... <a title="When coral dies, tiny invertebrates boom. This could dramatically change the food web on the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/when-coral-dies-tiny-invertebrates-boom-this-could-dramatically-change-the-food-web-on-the-great-barrier-reef-164318/" aria-label="Read more about When coral dies, tiny invertebrates boom. This could dramatically change the food web on the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By S. Travis Waller, Professor and Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW The recent apartment building collapse in Miami, Florida, is a tragic reminder of the huge impacts engineering can have on our lives. Disasters such as this force engineers to reflect on their ... <a title="Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/why-we-need-engineers-who-study-ethics-as-much-as-maths-161356/" aria-label="Read more about Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW In other circumstances Treasurer Josh Frydenberg might be dancing a jig. But the pall of the Greater Sydney lockdown, which has now spilled over to Melbourne declaring its fifth lockdown, meant there was no room for smiling yesterday about the latest ... <a title="Vital Signs: amid the lockdown gloom, Australia’s jobless rate hits decade low of 4.9%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/vital-signs-amid-the-lockdown-gloom-australias-jobless-rate-hits-decade-low-of-4-9-164487/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: amid the lockdown gloom, Australia’s jobless rate hits decade low of 4.9%">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip C. Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland Tom Ellis in Lucifer. IMDB His title is the Devil, but he goes by a number of names — Satan, Lucifer, Beliar, Beelzebul or Beelzebub. He was big in 1970s pop culture ... <a title="Friday essay: Satan is back (again) — the Devil in 5 dark details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/friday-essay-satan-is-back-again-the-devil-in-5-dark-details-162859/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Satan is back (again) — the Devil in 5 dark details">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the Delta strain escalated our COVID experience to a new stage of national disruption, Scott Morrison has been under a form of political house arrest, driven by circumstances and choice. The prime minister arrived back from his G7 excursion ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: COVID boxes Morrison in while Albanese hits the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/grattan-on-friday-covid-boxes-morrison-in-while-albanese-hits-the-road-164583/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: COVID boxes Morrison in while Albanese hits the road">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
The Press Freedom Tracker launch video featuring Peter Greste and the tracker team. Video: AJF Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Peter Greste-fronted Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom is launching a press freedom tracker for use in engaging with politicians and government officials to push for better protections for journalists in the Asia-Pacific region, reports Miranda Ward ... <a title="AJF’s Peter Greste presses for media freedom act to protect journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/ajfs-peter-greste-presses-for-media-freedom-act-to-protect-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about AJF’s Peter Greste presses for media freedom act to protect journalists">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 Detail from The Labyrinth book cover Text Publishing And the winner of 2021’s Miles Franklin Literary Award is The Labyrinth, by Amanda Lohrey! Two of Lohrey’s previous novels (Camille’s Bread in 1996 and The Philosopher’s Doll in 2005) have ... <a title="Tasmanian author Amanda Lohrey wins prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Labyrinth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/tasmanian-author-amanda-lohrey-wins-prestigious-miles-franklin-literary-award-for-the-labyrinth-164549/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmanian author Amanda Lohrey wins prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Labyrinth">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fiji health authorities have reported an additional 10 deaths from covid-19 over the past week. In his daily statement on covid-19 cases, Health Secretary Dr James Fong said there were 634 new cases for the 24 hour period ending at 8am yesterday. All of the dead were aged from 42 to 90 and ... <a title="Fiji reports 10 more covid deaths – Flying Fijians to wear vax slogan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/15/fiji-reports-10-more-covid-deaths-flying-fijians-to-wear-vax-slogan/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji reports 10 more covid deaths – Flying Fijians to wear vax slogan">Read more</a>
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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>
