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June 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Roycroft, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University Wayne Lawler/Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Author provided Australia has the world’s worst track record for wiping out mammals, with 34 species declared extinct since European colonisation. Many of these are humble native rodents, who’ve suffered the highest extinction rate of ... <a title="This adorable mouse was considered extinct for over 100 years — until we found it hiding in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/this-adorable-mouse-was-considered-extinct-for-over-100-years-until-we-found-it-hiding-in-plain-sight-160930/" aria-label="Read more about This adorable mouse was considered extinct for over 100 years — until we found it hiding in plain sight">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute Janaka Dharmasena/Shutterstock The intergenerational reports are former treasurer Peter’s Costello’s fiscal future-proofing scheme — a five-yearly reminder that, without action, an ageing population and other changes will leave public finances looking ugly. The fallout from COVID means Monday’s 2021 report ... <a title="Intergenerational reports ought to do more than scare us — they ought to spark action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/intergenerational-reports-ought-to-do-more-than-scare-us-they-ought-to-spark-action-163505/" aria-label="Read more about Intergenerational reports ought to do more than scare us — they ought to spark action">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra Ketut Subiyanto/Pexels, CC BY Emblematic of the sort of claims that put the “con” into economics was an assertion by the Queensland Resources Council last year that “the resources sector employs ... <a title="Be suspicious of claims the mining industry creates non-mining jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/be-suspicious-of-claims-the-mining-industry-creates-non-mining-jobs-161899/" aria-label="Read more about Be suspicious of claims the mining industry creates non-mining jobs">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally K. May, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University Rock paintings from the main gallery at Djulirri in Namunidjbuk clan estate, showing traditional Aboriginal motifs as well as European boats, airplanes, and more. Photo by Sally K May. The rock art of northwestern Arnhem Land is world-renowned and ... <a title="Threat or trading partner? Sailing vessels in northwestern Arnhem Land rock art reveal different attitudes to visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/threat-or-trading-partner-sailing-vessels-in-northwestern-arnhem-land-rock-art-reveal-different-attitudes-to-visitors-161586/" aria-label="Read more about Threat or trading partner? Sailing vessels in northwestern Arnhem Land rock art reveal different attitudes to visitors">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra All workers in residential aged care facilities will be required to have at least a first COVID vaccination by mid-September under a decision at an emergency national cabinet meeting on Monday night. And in a major move to speed up ... <a title="National cabinet makes jabs compulsory for aged care workers and AstraZeneca available for all who want it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/national-cabinet-makes-jabs-compulsory-for-aged-care-workers-and-astrazeneca-available-for-all-who-want-it-163541/" aria-label="Read more about National cabinet makes jabs compulsory for aged care workers and AstraZeneca available for all who want it">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Darren Chester says he can’t explain why Barnaby Joyce sacked him because the Deputy Prime Minister was “incoherent” when he rang on Sunday to tell him he was being dumped from cabinet to the backbench. There were no harsh words, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Darren Chester on being ‘screwed over’ by Barnaby Joyce – twice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/29/view-from-the-hill-darren-chester-on-being-screwed-over-by-barnaby-joyce-twice-163526/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Darren Chester on being ‘screwed over’ by Barnaby Joyce – twice">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Mick Tsikas/AAP Last Saturday, the New South Wales government announced a two-week lockdown for Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong after a spike in new COVID cases. It’s spawned a lot of commentary about whether NSW delayed ... <a title="Did Sydney’s lockdown come too late? Here’s why it’s not that simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/did-sydneys-lockdown-come-too-late-heres-why-its-not-that-simple-163484/" aria-label="Read more about Did Sydney’s lockdown come too late? Here’s why it’s not that simple">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Epidemiologist | Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock The weekend’s news of COVID-19 outbreaks and various lockdowns around Australia reminds us there’s no room for complacency. We need to accelerate Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and ensure people are fully vaccinated as soon as possible. ... <a title="Should I get my second AstraZeneca dose? Yes, it almost doubles your protection against Delta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/should-i-get-my-second-astrazeneca-dose-yes-it-almost-doubles-your-protection-against-delta-163259/" aria-label="Read more about Should I get my second AstraZeneca dose? Yes, it almost doubles your protection against Delta">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Meese, Research fellow, RMIT University Not so long ago, Facebook was a goldmine for Australian news media. News featured prominently in Australians’ Facebook feeds, and newsrooms across the country saw a growing online audience engage with their stories. People were liking, commenting and, most importantly, sharing ... <a title="It’s complicated: Australian media firms were breaking up with Facebook long before the infamous 2021 news blackout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/its-complicated-australian-media-firms-were-breaking-up-with-facebook-long-before-the-infamous-2021-news-blackout-162500/" aria-label="Read more about It’s complicated: Australian media firms were breaking up with Facebook long before the infamous 2021 news blackout">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Lukas Coch This week’s Newspoll, conducted June 23-26 from a sample of 1,513, gave Labor a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 41% ... <a title="Labor regains Newspoll lead as COVID crisis escalates; is Barnaby Joyce an electoral asset?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/labor-regains-newspoll-lead-as-covid-crisis-escalates-is-barnaby-joyce-an-electoral-asset-163170/" aria-label="Read more about Labor regains Newspoll lead as COVID crisis escalates; is Barnaby Joyce an electoral asset?">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Mayne, Molecular biologist and bioinformatician, CSIRO Shutterstock Identifying the age of animals is fundamental to wildlife management. It helps scientists know if a species is at risk of extinction and the rate at which it reproduces, as well as determining what level of fishing is sustainable. ... <a title="Breakthrough allows scientists to determine the age of endangered native fish using DNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/breakthrough-allows-scientists-to-determine-the-age-of-endangered-native-fish-using-dna-162084/" aria-label="Read more about Breakthrough allows scientists to determine the age of endangered native fish using DNA">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University Samoa’s constitutional crisis has entered yet another phase, just over a month after the nation’s first woman prime minister-elect, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, was locked out of parliament and ... <a title="Has the door finally opened for Samoa’s first female prime minister, after weeks of constitutional crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/28/has-the-door-finally-opened-for-samoas-first-female-prime-minister-after-weeks-of-constitutional-crisis-163263/" aria-label="Read more about Has the door finally opened for Samoa’s first female prime minister, after weeks of constitutional crisis?">Read more</a>
