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July 6, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Michael Toole, Burnet Institute While Australians may be focused on the havoc the Delta variant is wreaking on our shores, Delta is in fact driving waves of covid infections all around the world. With the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning Delta will rapidly become the dominant strain, let’s take a look at this ... <a title="Why is Delta such a worry? It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/why-is-delta-such-a-worry-its-more-infectious-probably-causes-more-severe-disease-and-challenges-our-vaccines/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Delta such a worry? It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
By Litia Cava in Suva Fiji’s opposition SODELPA leader Viliame Gavoka has condemned Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum for their “unimaginable recklessness” over the country’s covid pandemic crisis. The politicians should know “they are held responsible for every covid-19 death for not listening and not doing what is right,” Gavoka said. Fiji ... <a title="SODELPA leader blasts PM, Attorney-General over Fiji covid ‘recklessness’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/sodelpa-leader-blasts-pm-attorney-general-over-fiji-covid-recklessness/" aria-label="Read more about SODELPA leader blasts PM, Attorney-General over Fiji covid ‘recklessness’">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
RNZ Pacific Public frustration over mixed messages from the government is growing in Fiji as covid-19 continues to spread rapidly. The latest daily update saw another 352 new cases reported yesterday. The Health Ministry also confirmed three more deaths due to the coronavirus, bringing the toll to 33 – 31 from this latest outbreak that ... <a title="Fiji mortuary full, public frustration, confusion rife over covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/fiji-mortuary-full-public-frustration-confusion-rife-over-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji mortuary full, public frustration, confusion rife over covid-19">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Buzwell, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock At a dinner party recently, my friend Kaity whispered, “I’ve been staring at my face in Zoom meetings and I look tired. I’m considering Botox. What are the risks?” I shouldn’t have been surprised; Kaity isn’t ... <a title="Thinking of getting a minor cosmetic procedure like botox or fillers? Here’s what to consider first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/thinking-of-getting-a-minor-cosmetic-procedure-like-botox-or-fillers-heres-what-to-consider-first-161271/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of getting a minor cosmetic procedure like botox or fillers? Here’s what to consider first">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Lukas Coch/AAP On Monday night, former Liberal MP Julia Banks spoke to Laura Tingle on 7.30. In the detailed interview about her new book, Power Play, she described how Scott Morrison’s office began backgrounding against her ... <a title="The ‘madness’ of Julia Banks — why narratives about ‘hysterical’ women are so toxic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/the-madness-of-julia-banks-why-narratives-about-hysterical-women-are-so-toxic-163963/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘madness’ of Julia Banks — why narratives about ‘hysterical’ women are so toxic">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Patton, Professor of Adolescent Health Research, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Two major reports released in the past week shine a light on Australia’s future. The fifth Intergenerational Report addressed the sustainability of the Australian government budget through to 2060 based on current economic and demographic ... <a title="Young Australians faced unique challenges even before the pandemic. Neglecting them jeopardises the country’s future." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/young-australians-faced-unique-challenges-even-before-the-pandemic-neglecting-them-jeopardises-the-countrys-future-163718/" aria-label="Read more about Young Australians faced unique challenges even before the pandemic. Neglecting them jeopardises the country’s future.">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Mazza, Senior Lecturer in Creative Arts, Edith Cowan University Courtesy of Monash University Publishing Review: Eve Langley and The Pea Pickers by Helen Vines (Monash University Publishing) When your subject is a mid-century, gender-ambiguous author who lived under other names and wasn’t always honest about basic ... <a title="Gender-ambiguous author Eve Langley is ripe for rediscovery. A new biography illuminates her difficult life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/gender-ambiguous-author-eve-langley-is-ripe-for-rediscovery-a-new-biography-illuminates-her-difficult-life-162932/" aria-label="Read more about Gender-ambiguous author Eve Langley is ripe for rediscovery. A new biography illuminates her difficult life">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Dani Larkin, Lecturer/Deputy Director of the Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW In January, the Australian government released the Indigenous Voice co-design group’s interim report. This was followed by a public consultation process led by a senior advisory group, chaired by Marcia Langton and Tom Calma, and supported ... <a title="What did the public say about the government’s Indigenous Voice co-design process?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/what-did-the-public-say-about-the-governments-indigenous-voice-co-design-process-163803/" aria-label="Read more about What did the public say about the government’s Indigenous Voice co-design process?">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Moore, Professor/Deputy Dean Research, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia NASA/AP On June 25, astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet successfully completed an almost seven-hour EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) to install solar panels on the International Space Station. What does it take to don ... <a title="What does it take to do a spacewalk? Skill, courage, and being able to wear a men’s size medium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/what-does-it-take-to-do-a-spacewalk-skill-courage-and-being-able-to-wear-a-mens-size-medium-163256/" aria-label="Read more about What does it take to do a spacewalk? Skill, courage, and being able to wear a men’s size medium">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabrielle Lindsay-Smith, Research Fellow, Victoria University With much of Australia in and out of lockdowns over the past month, tourism operators are reeling. The current lockdown in Sydney has been disastrous for operators during what is normally one of the busiest times of the year — school ... <a title="Tourism operators are reeling from lockdowns, but the barriers to a full post-COVID recovery go far deeper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/tourism-operators-are-reeling-from-lockdowns-but-the-barriers-to-a-full-post-covid-recovery-go-far-deeper-162608/" aria-label="Read more about Tourism operators are reeling from lockdowns, but the barriers to a full post-COVID recovery go far deeper">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Professor of International Health, Burnet Institute Shutterstock While Australians may be focused on the havoc the Delta variant is wreaking on our shores, Delta is in fact driving waves of COVID infections all around the world. With the World Health Organization (WHO) warning Delta will ... <a title="Why is Delta such a worry? It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/why-is-delta-such-a-worry-its-more-infectious-probably-causes-more-severe-disease-and-challenges-our-vaccines-163579/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Delta such a worry? It’s more infectious, probably causes more severe disease, and challenges our vaccines">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock We know coal-fired power stations can generate high levels of carbon dioxide, but did you know they can be a major source of mercury emissions as well? Our new research compared the level of mercury pollution in the Hunter ... <a title="A tale of two valleys: Latrobe and Hunter regions both have coal stations, but one has far worse mercury pollution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/06/a-tale-of-two-valleys-latrobe-and-hunter-regions-both-have-coal-stations-but-one-has-far-worse-mercury-pollution-163180/" aria-label="Read more about A tale of two valleys: Latrobe and Hunter regions both have coal stations, but one has far worse mercury pollution">Read more</a>
