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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Kirkland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world. On the one hand, the number of people in extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in decades. The World Bank estimates at least 119 million ... <a title="What do children think of economic inequality? We did an experiment to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/what-do-children-think-of-economic-inequality-we-did-an-experiment-to-find-out-163262/" aria-label="Read more about What do children think of economic inequality? We did an experiment to find out">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University National Museum of Australia Historical anniversaries sometimes – not always – provide an opportunity to take stock. Rarely do two anniversaries coincide that encourage such an opportunity. That is the case with the 50th anniversary on July 3 of the ... <a title="Fifty years after Whitlam’s breakthrough China trip, the Morrison government could learn much from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/fifty-years-after-whitlams-breakthrough-china-trip-the-morrison-government-could-learn-much-from-it-163716/" aria-label="Read more about Fifty years after Whitlam’s breakthrough China trip, the Morrison government could learn much from it">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia from www.shutterstock.com Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received criticism from the general public for not having a concrete plan to take us out of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he went some way to addressing this on ... <a title="Australia has a new four-phase plan for a return to normality. Here’s what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/australia-has-a-new-four-phase-plan-for-a-return-to-normality-heres-what-we-know-so-far-163804/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a new four-phase plan for a return to normality. Here’s what we know so far">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhiamie Williamson, Research Associate & PhD Candidate, Australian National University Shutterstock NAIDOC week has just begun and, after several tumultuous years of disasters in Australia, the theme this year is Heal Country. In the last two years, Australia has suffered crippling drought that saw the Darling-Baaka run ... <a title="‘Although we didn’t produce these problems, we suffer them’: 3 ways you can help in NAIDOC’s call to Heal Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/although-we-didnt-produce-these-problems-we-suffer-them-3-ways-you-can-help-in-naidocs-call-to-heal-country-163362/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Although we didn’t produce these problems, we suffer them’: 3 ways you can help in NAIDOC’s call to Heal Country">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Shutterstock Setting goals to try to outdo your previous best effort is known as growth goal setting or personal best goals. It is fundamentally focused on self improvement, such as investing more time or effort in ... <a title="Setting goals to beat previous efforts improves educational outcomes. And the gains are bigger for disadvantaged students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/setting-goals-to-beat-previous-efforts-improves-educational-outcomes-and-the-gains-are-bigger-for-disadvantaged-students-163073/" aria-label="Read more about Setting goals to beat previous efforts improves educational outcomes. And the gains are bigger for disadvantaged students">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock If you’ve ever felt your noisy open-plan office makes you cranky and sends your heart racing, our new research shows you aren’t imagining it. Prior to the pandemic 70% of office-based ... <a title="Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood: we’ve measured the effects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/open-plan-office-noise-increases-stress-and-worsens-mood-weve-measured-the-effects-162843/" aria-label="Read more about Open-plan office noise increases stress and worsens mood: we’ve measured the effects">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Becky Freeman, Associate professor, University of Sydney Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown (2021) Screen shot The murder investigation hits another dead end. Tired and frustrated, the detective stomps out of the station. She stares into the middle distance, forcefully sucking on a vape and expelling smoky ... <a title="Smoke screens: vaping on film looks less glamorous than the Hollywood smoking of yesteryear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/smoke-screens-vaping-on-film-looks-less-glamorous-than-the-hollywood-smoking-of-yesteryear-163359/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke screens: vaping on film looks less glamorous than the Hollywood smoking of yesteryear">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Fiji has reported 522 new cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours – a record number of daily cases. The Fiji government has also confirmed three more deaths due to the coronavirus, bringing the toll to 30. The Health Ministry said that all three were unvaccinated ... <a title="Fiji reports record 522 new cases of covid-19 – three more deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/04/fiji-reports-record-522-new-cases-of-covid-19-three-more-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji reports record 522 new cases of covid-19 – three more deaths">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2021
By Litia Cava in Suva The Fiji Civil Society Organisation Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response has repeated a call for the resignation of the country’s Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. The alliance claims that he is taking the country into chaos and says it is deeply concerned about lives being unnecessarily lost as a result of ... <a title="Sayed-Khaiyum leading Fiji into chaos, says women’s crisis centre leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/04/sayed-khaiyum-leading-fiji-into-chaos-says-womens-crisis-centre-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Sayed-Khaiyum leading Fiji into chaos, says women’s crisis centre leader">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2021
By Mark Ladao in Honolulu Dr Haunani-Kay Trask, a Hawai’ian leader and sovereignty activist with a distinguished career as an academic at the University of Hawai’i, died today at age 71. The sovereignty organisation Ka Lahui Hawai‘i on Facebook shared a post recalling Trask’s legacy, “We love you our great kumu, leader, and voice for ... <a title="Hawai’ian sovereignty activist and UH educator Haunani-Kay Trask dies at 71" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/04/hawaiian-sovereignty-activist-and-uh-educator-haunani-kay-trask-dies-at-71/" aria-label="Read more about Hawai’ian sovereignty activist and UH educator Haunani-Kay Trask dies at 71">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The first phase of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s four-stage “pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic”, announced on Friday, focuses on vaccinating as ... <a title="80% vaccination won’t get us herd immunity, but it could mean safely opening international borders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/04/80-vaccination-wont-get-us-herd-immunity-but-it-could-mean-safely-opening-international-borders-162863/" aria-label="Read more about 80% vaccination won’t get us herd immunity, but it could mean safely opening international borders">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. This week New Zealand was officially pronounced the second most peaceful nation on earth – just behind Iceland – in the publication of the annual Global Peace Index. New Zealand’s high “peacefulness” score was based on the country’s low amount of violence, conflict and terrorism. However, New Zealand was marked down ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Massive new government defence spending reconfirmed without NZ First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/04/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-massive-new-government-defence-spending-reconfirmed-without-nz-first/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Massive new government defence spending reconfirmed without NZ First">Read more</a>
