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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University AAP/Mick Tsikas Yet another rorts scandal is swirling around the federal government. The Auditor-General has reported that a $389 million car park construction fund has been administered ineffectively. The minister had distributed the grants with “inadequate assessment” for ... <a title="Another day, another rorts scandal – this time with car parks. How can we fix the system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/another-day-another-rorts-scandal-this-time-with-car-parks-how-can-we-fix-the-system-163645/" aria-label="Read more about Another day, another rorts scandal – this time with car parks. How can we fix the system?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Andrillon, Chercheur en neurosciences à l’ICM, Inserm Shutterstock Our attention is a powerful lens, allowing our brains to pick out the relevant details out of the overwhelming flow of information reaching us every second. However, scientists estimate we spend up to half our waking lives thinking ... <a title="What is daydreaming? Parts of the brain show sleep-like activity when your mind wanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/what-is-daydreaming-parts-of-the-brain-show-sleep-like-activity-when-your-mind-wanders-163642/" aria-label="Read more about What is daydreaming? Parts of the brain show sleep-like activity when your mind wanders">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Thomas, Research fellow, University of Technology Sydney Since the British invasion of Gadigal land at Sydney Cove in 1788, race relations in Australia have been underscored by what Wiradjuri writer Jack Gibson describes as the “supremeness of whiteness”. Narratives of Indigenous inferiority and deficiency, combined with ... <a title="Included, but still marginalised: Indigenous voices still missing in media stories on Indigenous affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/included-but-still-marginalised-indigenous-voices-still-missing-in-media-stories-on-indigenous-affairs-163426/" aria-label="Read more about Included, but still marginalised: Indigenous voices still missing in media stories on Indigenous affairs">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse: How United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Questions to consider are: With Afghanistan being far from stable, and ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-afghanistan-what-will-happen-once-the-usa-withdraws/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney Mark Schiefelbein/AP The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is in full swing to prepare for the 100th anniversary of its founding this week, with an intense publicity push to crow about its achievements. However, the CCP has ... <a title="The Communist Party claims to have brought prosperity and equality to China. Here’s the real impact of its rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/the-communist-party-claims-to-have-brought-prosperity-and-equality-to-china-heres-the-real-impact-of-its-rule-163350/" aria-label="Read more about The Communist Party claims to have brought prosperity and equality to China. Here’s the real impact of its rule">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Unsplash/CDC Australia’s vaccine rollout started just over four months ago. It has not gone well, to put it mildly. To date, only 24% of the population have had at least one dose of a vaccine, and nearly 5% – 1.2 ... <a title="Vaccine Rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do 3 things differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/vaccine-rollout-2-0-australia-needs-to-do-3-things-differently-163479/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccine Rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do 3 things differently">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neera Bhatia, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University from www.shutterstock.com People can access their superannuation early to pay for expensive fertility treatments such as IVF. They can claim “mental disturbance” if they want part of their funds released early on compassionate grounds. However, in our recent paper ... <a title="People are using their super to pay for IVF, with their fertility clinic’s blessing. That’s a conflict of interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/people-are-using-their-super-to-pay-for-ivf-with-their-fertility-clinics-blessing-thats-a-conflict-of-interest-161278/" aria-label="Read more about People are using their super to pay for IVF, with their fertility clinic’s blessing. That’s a conflict of interest">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Australia is globally renowned for its abysmal conservation record – in roughly 230 years we’ve overseen the extinction of more mammal species than any other nation. The ... <a title="Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/australias-threatened-species-plan-has-failed-on-several-counts-without-change-more-extinctions-are-assured-163434/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Abraham, Research Assistant – Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Lockdowns are costly. They damage businesses and livelihoods. Victoria’s recent lockdown cost about $100 million a day in lost economic activity, according to Victorian Treasury. NSW’s current lockdown will cost about $140 million a day, according ... <a title="Yes, lockdowns are costly. But the alternatives are worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/yes-lockdowns-are-costly-but-the-alternatives-are-worse-163572/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, lockdowns are costly. But the alternatives are worse">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Bucher, Senior Researcher, University of Newcastle Justin Aikin/Unsplash In 2020, Australia’s first non-alcoholic bar opened in Brunswick. Sydney quickly followed suit. Major liquor retailers are dedicating more and more shelf space for the growing range of no-alcohol and low-alcohol drinks. Alcohol-free wines, beers and spirits are ... <a title="Australians are embracing ‘mindful drinking’ — and the alcohol industry is also getting sober curious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/australians-are-embracing-mindful-drinking-and-the-alcohol-industry-is-also-getting-sober-curious-160931/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are embracing ‘mindful drinking’ — and the alcohol industry is also getting sober curious">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The debate about the vexed vaccination rollout on Wednesday exploded into an extraordinary free-for-all, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison under fire and health experts arguing among themselves. Morrison had hoped by easing the way for younger people to get AstraZeneca ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s AstraZeneca ‘hand grenade’ turns into cluster bomb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrisons-astrazeneca-hand-grenade-turns-into-cluster-bomb-163680/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s AstraZeneca ‘hand grenade’ turns into cluster bomb">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell, Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology, University of New England Katrina Kenny, Author provided There are only four known species of horseshoe crabs alive today. But the fossil record shows that hundreds of millions of years ago they came in a huge range of shapes ... <a title="We discovered a new fossil species of horseshoe crab (and named it after David Attenborough)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/we-discovered-a-new-fossil-species-of-horseshoe-crab-and-named-it-after-david-attenborough-163086/" aria-label="Read more about We discovered a new fossil species of horseshoe crab (and named it after David Attenborough)">Read more</a>
