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June 22, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Fiji’s covid-19 cases continue to escalate as medical authorities have recorded another record breaking 166 new people now infected with covid-19 and a death at the Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in the capital Suva. The Fiji government has stopped providing information about where the case increases ... <a title="166 more covid cases in Fiji as community spread ‘broadens’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/166-more-covid-cases-in-fiji-as-community-spread-broadens/" aria-label="Read more about 166 more covid cases in Fiji as community spread ‘broadens’">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has held national mourning ceremonies at the weekend for the death of Vanuatu independence campaigner Father Allen Nafuki and prayed for the Papuan people to be accepted as full members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). The closing ceremonies were held in ... <a title="West Papua closes national mourning for Pastor Nafuki – prays for MSG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/west-papua-closes-national-mourning-for-pastor-nafuki-prays-for-msg/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua closes national mourning for Pastor Nafuki – prays for MSG">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The last week has been full of debate over plans to make a film about the 2019 terrorist attacks on two Christchurch mosques. The vast majority of media coverage has focused on opposition to the film. These criticisms need to be taken seriously. But a strong case can be made in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The case for and against the “They Are Us” film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-case-for-and-against-the-they-are-us-film/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The case for and against the “They Are Us” film">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominik Koll, Dual PhD Candidate, Australian National University Dominik Koll, Author provided It is all around us. Every day in our lives we are in contact with it. In fact, we are made from it: ancient stardust. All the atoms around us have witnessed the most violent ... <a title="Dust from exploding stars is raining down on Earth. I hunt it to learn how the elements were made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/dust-from-exploding-stars-is-raining-down-on-earth-i-hunt-it-to-learn-how-the-elements-were-made-162242/" aria-label="Read more about Dust from exploding stars is raining down on Earth. I hunt it to learn how the elements were made">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Anne Lee, Professor in Marketing, Founding Director of the Centre for Human and Cultural Values, and Director of Research at the UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia James Gourley/AAP The COVID-19 pandemic has already changed so many things about our society and our lives. ... <a title="Our research shows COVID has made Australians more conservative and care less about others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/our-research-shows-covid-has-made-australians-more-conservative-and-care-less-about-others-161500/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows COVID has made Australians more conservative and care less about others">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Green, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University Alongside logistical and supply issues, vaccine hesitancy has been a notable hurdle in Australia’s troubled vaccine rollout. The news the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) now recommends Pfizer over AstraZeneca for everyone under 60, owing ... <a title="Media reports about vaccine hesitancy could contribute to the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/media-reports-about-vaccine-hesitancy-could-contribute-to-the-problem-161422/" aria-label="Read more about Media reports about vaccine hesitancy could contribute to the problem">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Ben Rushton/AAP My heart sank last week to see conservative Australian commentator Alan Jones championing a contentious book about climate science which has gained traction in the United States. BenBella Books The book, titled Unsettled: What Climate Science ... <a title="A controversial US book is feeding climate denial in Australia. Its central claim is true, yet irrelevant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/a-controversial-us-book-is-feeding-climate-denial-in-australia-its-central-claim-is-true-yet-irrelevant-162922/" aria-label="Read more about A controversial US book is feeding climate denial in Australia. Its central claim is true, yet irrelevant">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith A Houghton, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock Our newly published research on the costs of university study fails to support estimates used by the Australian government to justify its Job-Ready Graduates Package. The legislated policy directly linked funding to the cost of teaching, which the ... <a title="The government linked the cost of university teaching to funding and student fees, but the numbers don’t add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/the-government-linked-the-cost-of-university-teaching-to-funding-and-student-fees-but-the-numbers-dont-add-up-161345/" aria-label="Read more about The government linked the cost of university teaching to funding and student fees, but the numbers don’t add up">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abraham Leung, Transport Academic Partnership (TAP) and Transport Innovation and Research Hub (TIRH), Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Shared e-scooters are becoming common across Australia and in major cities around the world. Initial safety concerns about e-scooters left some councils wary, but early results ... <a title="Wallets on wheels: city visitors who use e-scooters more spend more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/wallets-on-wheels-city-visitors-who-use-e-scooters-more-spend-more-161886/" aria-label="Read more about Wallets on wheels: city visitors who use e-scooters more spend more">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Htwe Htwe Thein, Associate professor, Curtin University STRINGER/EPA Myanmar’s democracy movement wants the international community to get tough on the military junta. But if history is any indicator, that’s not going to happen. Western nations have responded with suspending arms sales and “targeted sanctions” aimed at hurting ... <a title="Sanctions against Myanmar’s junta have been tried before. Can they work this time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/sanctions-against-myanmars-junta-have-been-tried-before-can-they-work-this-time-158054/" aria-label="Read more about Sanctions against Myanmar’s junta have been tried before. Can they work this time?">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emlyn Dodd, Assistant Director of Archaeology, British School at Rome; Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University; Research Affiliate, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Macquarie University Shutterstock Located about 50 kilometres north of Rome, the ancient city of Falerii Novi lies buried beneath agricultural fields and olive groves. City ... <a title="Unearthing Falerii Novi’s secrets in the hot Italian summer: an archaeologist reports from the dig" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/unearthing-falerii-novis-secrets-in-the-hot-italian-summer-an-archaeologist-reports-from-the-dig-162527/" aria-label="Read more about Unearthing Falerii Novi’s secrets in the hot Italian summer: an archaeologist reports from the dig">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One central reason why the Nationals have installed Barnaby Joyce, with all the risks and baggage he carries, is because they want someone who’ll stand up to Scott Morrison. The minor Coalition partner is after greater influence in government, and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Nationals give Scott Morrison a muscle man to deal with – especially on net zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/view-from-the-hill-nationals-give-scott-morrison-a-muscle-man-to-deal-with-especially-on-net-zero-163109/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Nationals give Scott Morrison a muscle man to deal with – especially on net zero">Read more</a>
