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July 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Priestley, Associate professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Following a recent storm surge in Wellington, some media coverage expressed surprise that 30cm of sea-level rise – an unavoidable amount projected to happen by the middle of this century – would ... <a title="A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise — and that could stop them from taking action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/a-significant-number-of-new-zealanders-overestimate-sea-level-rise-and-that-could-stop-them-from-taking-action-164312/" aria-label="Read more about A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise — and that could stop them from taking action">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria SolarSystemScope SolarSystemScope, CC BY-SA Venus has returned to our evening skies and is looking lovely in the north-west after sunset. Tonight, July 13, it will pair up with the red planet Mars ... <a title="How to see tonight’s conjunction of Venus and Mars in the evening sky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/how-to-see-tonights-conjunction-of-venus-and-mars-in-the-evening-sky-164160/" aria-label="Read more about How to see tonight’s conjunction of Venus and Mars in the evening sky">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Sacks, Associate Professor, Deakin University Shutterstock Australians love to eat out, especially fast food. About a third of household food budgets are spent on food prepared outside the home, with most of us consuming it on average two or three times a week. The high level ... <a title="Combo meal deals and price discounts on fast food encourage us to eat more junk. It’s time for policy action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/combo-meal-deals-and-price-discounts-on-fast-food-encourage-us-to-eat-more-junk-its-time-for-policy-action-163882/" aria-label="Read more about Combo meal deals and price discounts on fast food encourage us to eat more junk. It’s time for policy action">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Bode, Professor of Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Tasmanian devil populations have been devastated over the past 25 years due to devil facial tumour disease, an infectious cancer. But the Tasmanian government does not support relocating uninfected wild devil populations to the Australian mainland. Wildlife ... <a title="If wildlife vigilantes smuggle Tassie devils to the Australian mainland, the animals could live in secret for 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/if-wildlife-vigilantes-smuggle-tassie-devils-to-the-australian-mainland-the-animals-could-live-in-secret-for-20-years-160274/" aria-label="Read more about If wildlife vigilantes smuggle Tassie devils to the Australian mainland, the animals could live in secret for 20 years">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, History, Flinders University The Fête de la Fédération at Champ de Mars on July 14, 1790. Woodcut by Helman, from a picture by C. Monet, Painter of the King Bibliothèque nationale de France French people travelling to or living in English-speaking countries are ... <a title="What is Bastille Day and why is it celebrated?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/what-is-bastille-day-and-why-is-it-celebrated-163812/" aria-label="Read more about What is Bastille Day and why is it celebrated?">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk British and Indonesian human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo, founder of TAPOL watchdog and the movement’s driving force for many decades, has died peacefully aged 96. TAPOL said in an announcement that she had died on Saturday and would greatly missed by an extensive network of people whose lives had been “touched ... <a title="Papuan and human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo dies at 96" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/papuan-and-human-rights-defender-carmel-budiardjo-dies-at-96/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan and human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo dies at 96">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
By Josefa Babitu in Suva A 15-year-old girl has become Fiji’s youngest death due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, taking the total of deaths due to the virus to 58. Health Secretary Dr James Fong has confirmed this after an investigation by medical personnel classified the case as another covid-19 death. The girl from Colo-I-Suva ... <a title="15-year-old girl among latest Fiji covid deaths as virus cases soar over 11,000" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/15-year-old-girl-among-latest-fiji-covid-deaths-as-virus-cases-soar-over-11000/" aria-label="Read more about 15-year-old girl among latest Fiji covid deaths as virus cases soar over 11,000">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Macrossan, Research Associate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology Macall Polay © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Part of the joy of a musical is that song and dance can occur anywhere and everywhere. Not just on the stage but in ... <a title="Unpacking In The Heights’ choreographic film references, from Busby Berkeley to West Side Story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/unpacking-in-the-heights-choreographic-film-references-from-busby-berkeley-to-west-side-story-163420/" aria-label="Read more about Unpacking In The Heights’ choreographic film references, from Busby Berkeley to West Side Story">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Speight, Foundation Director, Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes, Deakin University Australian Government On Sunday July 11, the federal government released two new COVID-19 campaigns. The first, shared across Australia, is a call to “arm yourself” (and others) against the virus by getting vaccinated as ... <a title="Why the federal government’s COVID-19 fear appeal to Sydney residents won’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/why-the-federal-governments-covid-19-fear-appeal-to-sydney-residents-wont-work-164317/" aria-label="Read more about Why the federal government’s COVID-19 fear appeal to Sydney residents won’t work">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP Greater Sydney is in its third week of lockdown, with no clear end in sight. The situation calls for support both for businesses and households suffering severe income loss in the weeks ahead. Greater ... <a title="As Sydney’s lockdown continues, what support is available — and needed — for people losing income?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/as-sydneys-lockdown-continues-what-support-is-available-and-needed-for-people-losing-income-164315/" aria-label="Read more about As Sydney’s lockdown continues, what support is available — and needed — for people losing income?">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University Australia’s new ‘Arm Yourself’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign advertisement. Australian Government The Australian government’s new national vaccination advertisements have been described as exciting as a bowl of leftover cereal, with all the urgency of a stubbed toe. “It will be ... <a title="Australia’s new vaccination campaign is another wasted opportunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/australias-new-vaccination-campaign-is-another-wasted-opportunity-162756/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s new vaccination campaign is another wasted opportunity">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kalinda Griffiths, Scientia lecturer, UNSW A senior Aboriginal man is being vaccinated against COVID-19. PR Handout Image/AAP This year, just five cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. This good result is due to both significant government support measures ... <a title="First Nations people urgently need to get vaccinated, but are not being consulted on the rollout strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/first-nations-people-urgently-need-to-get-vaccinated-but-are-not-being-consulted-on-the-rollout-strategy-164067/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people urgently need to get vaccinated, but are not being consulted on the rollout strategy">Read more</a>
