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Year: 2021

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This is how we should build and staff Victoria’s new quarantine facility, say two infection control experts

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University Earlier this year, we visited the Howard Springs quarantine facility in the Northern Territory, Australia’s alternative to the hotel quarantine system. Now Victoria is set to build its own dedicated COVID-19 quarantine facility, ... <a title="This is how we should build and staff Victoria’s new quarantine facility, say two infection control experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/this-is-how-we-should-build-and-staff-victorias-new-quarantine-facility-say-two-infection-control-experts-162157/" aria-label="Read more about This is how we should build and staff Victoria’s new quarantine facility, say two infection control experts">Read more</a>

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In this ‘job-ready’ era, it’s worth looking at how a US-style broader education can benefit uni students

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Colledge, Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching), Faculty of Theology & Philosophy, Australian Catholic University Rob Crandall/Shutterstock The Job-Ready Graduates Package is nearing the end of its first full semester of implementation. Its basic premise is that the main reason the modern Australian university exists is to ... <a title="In this ‘job-ready’ era, it’s worth looking at how a US-style broader education can benefit uni students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/in-this-job-ready-era-its-worth-looking-at-how-a-us-style-broader-education-can-benefit-uni-students-160461/" aria-label="Read more about In this ‘job-ready’ era, it’s worth looking at how a US-style broader education can benefit uni students">Read more</a>

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Ancient bilby and bandicoot fossils shed light on the mystery of marsupial evolution

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kenny Travouillon, Curator of Mammals, Western Australian Museum George Aldridge, Author provided Bilbies and bandicoots are less famous than koalas and kangaroos, but several species of these small Australian marsupials are highly threatened. Most of us are unlikely to encounter the nocturnal mammals in the wild, though ... <a title="Ancient bilby and bandicoot fossils shed light on the mystery of marsupial evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/ancient-bilby-and-bandicoot-fossils-shed-light-on-the-mystery-of-marsupial-evolution-159437/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient bilby and bandicoot fossils shed light on the mystery of marsupial evolution">Read more</a>

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From the Caribbean to Queensland: re-examining Australia’s ‘blackbirding’ past and its roots in the global slave trade

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Christopher, Scientia Fellow, UNSW South Sea Islander children in Queensland, around 1902-05. Queensland State Library There are moves afoot to scrub colonial businessman Benjamin Boyd’s name from the map. The owners of historic Boydtown on the NSW south coast are planning to change its name, while ... <a title="From the Caribbean to Queensland: re-examining Australia’s ‘blackbirding’ past and its roots in the global slave trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/from-the-caribbean-to-queensland-re-examining-australias-blackbirding-past-and-its-roots-in-the-global-slave-trade-158530/" aria-label="Read more about From the Caribbean to Queensland: re-examining Australia’s ‘blackbirding’ past and its roots in the global slave trade">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on favourable GDP figures and Melbourne in lockdown

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss the government’s coronavirus support payment for Victorians who have lost work as a result of the latest lockdown – and ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on favourable GDP figures and Melbourne in lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/video-michelle-grattan-on-favourable-gdp-figures-and-melbourne-in-lockdown-162160/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on favourable GDP figures and Melbourne in lockdown">Read more</a>

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Doctors have been blamed for the rise in black fungus in India, but the COVID treatment guidelines could be contributing

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajib Dasgupta, Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University One of the more recent and worrying consequences of COVID-19 in India is the emergence of mucormycosis and other fungal co-infections. Media reports use black, white and yellow fungus to refer to mucormycosis, aspergillosis, ... <a title="Doctors have been blamed for the rise in black fungus in India, but the COVID treatment guidelines could be contributing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/doctors-have-been-blamed-for-the-rise-in-black-fungus-in-india-but-the-covid-treatment-guidelines-could-be-contributing-161507/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors have been blamed for the rise in black fungus in India, but the COVID treatment guidelines could be contributing">Read more</a>

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Journalists are not going to stop tweeting. But should media outlets exert more control over their posts?

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney “Not a great week for journalism at the ABC”, News Corp’s Sharri Markson tweeted on Monday, when the week was barely a day old. It is hard to remember the last time a News ... <a title="Journalists are not going to stop tweeting. But should media outlets exert more control over their posts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/journalists-are-not-going-to-stop-tweeting-but-should-media-outlets-exert-more-control-over-their-posts-162087/" aria-label="Read more about Journalists are not going to stop tweeting. But should media outlets exert more control over their posts?">Read more</a>

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NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will we find life when we get there?

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Shutterstock NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable” world of Venus. Each mission will receive approximately US$500 million for development and both are expected to launch between 2028 and 2030. It had ... <a title="NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will we find life when we get there?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/nasa-is-returning-to-venus-where-surface-temperatures-are-470-c-will-we-find-life-when-we-get-there-162080/" aria-label="Read more about NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will we find life when we get there?">Read more</a>

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Responsible gambling – a bright shining lie Crown Resorts and others can no longer hide behind

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University This week the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino heard from Sonja Bauer, Crown Melbourne’s general manager for responsible gambling. Her evidence revealed a series of deficiencies in the way Crown goes ... <a title="Responsible gambling – a bright shining lie Crown Resorts and others can no longer hide behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/responsible-gambling-a-bright-shining-lie-crown-resorts-and-others-can-no-longer-hide-behind-162089/" aria-label="Read more about Responsible gambling – a bright shining lie Crown Resorts and others can no longer hide behind">Read more</a>

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NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will it find life when it gets there?

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Shutterstock NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable” world of Venus. Each mission will receive approximately US$500 million for development and both are expected to launch between 2028 and 2030. It had ... <a title="NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will it find life when it gets there?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/nasa-is-returning-to-venus-where-surface-temperatures-are-470-c-will-it-find-life-when-it-gets-there-162080/" aria-label="Read more about NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will it find life when it gets there?">Read more</a>

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NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will they find life when they get there?

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Shutterstock NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable” world of Venus. Each mission will receive approximately US$500 million for development and both are expected to launch between 2028 and 2030. It had ... <a title="NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will they find life when they get there?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/nasa-is-returning-to-venus-where-surface-temperatures-are-470-c-will-they-find-life-when-they-get-there-162080/" aria-label="Read more about NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will they find life when they get there?">Read more</a>

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‘Flash droughts’ can dry out soil in weeks. New research shows what they look like in Australia

June 4, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Parker, Research Fellow, Monash University At the tail end of winter in 2015, the ground in the Wimmera in northeastern Victoria had been a little dry but conditions weren’t too bad for farmers. The crop season was going well. The start of September looked promising. It ... <a title="‘Flash droughts’ can dry out soil in weeks. New research shows what they look like in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/04/flash-droughts-can-dry-out-soil-in-weeks-new-research-shows-what-they-look-like-in-australia-161286/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Flash droughts’ can dry out soil in weeks. New research shows what they look like in Australia">Read more</a>