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June 22, 2021
By Ian Johnstone, former manager of RNZ International All across the South Pacific, tribute is being paid to broadcaster and journalist Shiu Singh who has died in his home in Suva, Fiji. The sad news will be carried throughout Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia via media networks such as PACNEWS, which was pioneered and built up ... <a title="Remembering broadcaster and journalist Shiu Singh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/remembering-broadcaster-and-journalist-shiu-singh/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering broadcaster and journalist Shiu Singh">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Penny Stephens/AAP Australia has struggled to get enough Pfizer doses to meet Australians’ growing demand for COVID-19 vaccinations. Australia has been producing doses of AstraZeneca since March, but this vaccine is no longer recommended ... <a title="What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/whats-australias-first-local-pfizer-style-covid-vaccine-and-when-might-it-be-in-our-arms-an-mrna-expert-explains-163161/" aria-label="Read more about What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversations’s politics ... <a title="Podcast with Michelle Grattan: Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/podcast-with-michelle-grattan-australias-new-deputy-prime-minister-barnaby-joyce-climate-policy-and-unesco-163176/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast with Michelle Grattan: Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Coghill, Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Around one in 30 Australians (or 3.4% of the population) have attention-defecit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet it remains a poorly understood and highly stigmatised disorder. Our new paper, which reviews the research ... <a title="Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/myths-and-stigma-about-adhd-contribute-to-poorer-mental-health-for-those-affected-161591/" aria-label="Read more about Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leticia Anderson, Lecturer in Humanities, Southern Cross University The Australian Senate yesterday voted in support of a motion calling on the federal government to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. The motion was moved by Senator Pauline Hanson. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an ... <a title="The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/the-senate-has-voted-to-reject-critical-race-theory-from-the-national-curriculum-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter-163102/" aria-label="Read more about The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University andrey_l/Shutterstock Barnaby Joyce has an answer to those who say Australia should commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. He says 2050 is too far away to be sure of anything. As he put ... <a title="No Barnaby, 2050 isn’t far away. Next week’s intergenerational report deals with 2061" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/no-barnaby-2050-isnt-far-away-next-weeks-intergenerational-report-deals-with-2061-163083/" aria-label="Read more about No Barnaby, 2050 isn’t far away. Next week’s intergenerational report deals with 2061">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong Two former National Party leaders attempted to reignite their political careers in the past few days. John Anderson, leader from 1999 to 2005, was unsuccessful in his attempt to secure Senate pre-selection for New South ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce’s return, and John Anderson’s loss, is symbolic of a political culture gone awry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/barnaby-joyces-return-and-john-andersons-loss-is-symbolic-of-a-political-culture-gone-awry-163077/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce’s return, and John Anderson’s loss, is symbolic of a political culture gone awry">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal housing policies should be developed and implemented in close consultation with individual Aboriginal communities. Getty Images The recently announced $250 million NSW budget boost for Aboriginal housing is much welcomed and long overdue. In implementing this ... <a title="Aboriginal housing policies must be based on community needs — not what non-Indigenous people think they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/aboriginal-housing-policies-must-be-based-on-community-needs-not-what-non-indigenous-people-think-they-need-162999/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal housing policies must be based on community needs — not what non-Indigenous people think they need">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Krzysztof Zatycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images New Zealand’s medicines regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for youth aged 12 to 15, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expects cabinet approval to follow next week. Once cabinet ... <a title="New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll have to wait their turn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/new-zealand-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-young-people-from-12-to-15-but-theyll-have-to-wait-their-turn-163158/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll have to wait their turn">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government is ramping up its support to Fiji, which is in the grips of a covid-19 pandemic crisis. Another 126 new cases of the virus were reported in the Pacific nation today. The New Zealand government is now allocating up to $10 million towards Fiji’s covid-19 response. In addition, a ... <a title="Medics arrive in Fiji to help with covid – $10m support from NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/medics-arrive-in-fiji-to-help-with-covid-10m-support-from-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Medics arrive in Fiji to help with covid – $10m support from NZ">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane When I ring home to West Papua, my village people often ask me about the rumours that they have heard, of an upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting. They ask, “When is the MSG meeting?” and if West Papua will be accepted as a full member. I tell them ... <a title="West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/west-papua-unhappy-over-never-ending-msg-membership-tragedies/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
RNZ Pacific A Fiji family is mourning the loss of their son after he was killed in the devastating tornado that hit South Auckland on Saturday. Mechanic Janesh Prasad was working at a freight hub when the tornado swept him up and he struck a container. Prasad was carrying out repairs when the tornado hit. ... <a title="Fiji family mourns death of mechanic killed in NZ tornado" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/fiji-family-mourns-death-of-mechanic-killed-in-nz-tornado/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji family mourns death of mechanic killed in NZ tornado">Read more</a>
