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Year: 2021

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The first step to curbing COVID vaccine misinformation is finding out who is most vulnerable. Our research sheds some light

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Associate professor, The University of Queensland The success of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will depend on everyone’s willingness to receive it. But experts have warned vaccine misinformation online puts Australia’s communities at risk, and some more than others. Often, misinformation and undue scepticism are spread ... <a title="The first step to curbing COVID vaccine misinformation is finding out who is most vulnerable. Our research sheds some light" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/the-first-step-to-curbing-covid-vaccine-misinformation-is-finding-out-who-is-most-vulnerable-our-research-sheds-some-light-158309/" aria-label="Read more about The first step to curbing COVID vaccine misinformation is finding out who is most vulnerable. Our research sheds some light">Read more</a>

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Fox scents are so potent they can force a building evacuation. Understanding them may save our wildlife

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart McLean, Professor Emeritus, University of Tasmania Foxes, like other animals, use scent to communicate and survive. They urinate to leave their mark, depositing a complex mix of chemicals to send messages to other foxes. Research by myself and colleagues has uncovered new information about these scents ... <a title="Fox scents are so potent they can force a building evacuation. Understanding them may save our wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/fox-scents-are-so-potent-they-can-force-a-building-evacuation-understanding-them-may-save-our-wildlife-159337/" aria-label="Read more about Fox scents are so potent they can force a building evacuation. Understanding them may save our wildlife">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Microlateralism – Is This How New Zealand Becomes Relevant on the World Stage?

May 5, 2021

A View from Afar (@ midday, Thursdays NZST): In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: Recently New Zealand Government confirmed its intention to be defined as an independent Pacific Island state, where its foreign policy should be considered against the collective values that its peoples share, and its diplomacy (if you consider ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Microlateralism – Is This How New Zealand Becomes Relevant on the World Stage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-microlateralism-is-this-how-new-zealand-becomes-relevant-on-the-world-stage/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Microlateralism – Is This How New Zealand Becomes Relevant on the World Stage?">Read more</a>

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COHA Denounces Brutal Repression by Security Forces in Colombia

May 5, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By COHA Editorial Board From Washington DC The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) denounces the systematic violations of human rights perpetrated by the security forces of the government of Colombia. The government of President Iván Duque has deployed special units of the police and military to brutally repress ... <a title="COHA Denounces Brutal Repression by Security Forces in Colombia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/coha-denounces-brutal-repression-by-security-forces-in-colombia/" aria-label="Read more about COHA Denounces Brutal Repression by Security Forces in Colombia">Read more</a>

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Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this around

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Shine, Journalism Discipline Lead, Curtin University Last week, the ABC announced it had achieved a milestone it had been trying to reach for more than two years. For the first time, in the previous month of March, it had equal numbers of women and men appearing ... <a title="Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/male-voices-dominate-the-news-heres-how-journalists-and-female-experts-can-turn-this-around-160209/" aria-label="Read more about Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this around">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 5 2021

May 5, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage.  Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content He Puapua document and the National Party Henry Cooke (Stuff): Whose race card is this anyway? Judith Collins and David ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 5 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-5-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 5 2021">Read more</a>

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China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s playing the long game

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Talk of war has become louder in recent days, but the “drumbeat” has been heard for some time now as China’s military capabilities have grown. China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s playing ... <a title="China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s playing the long game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/china-does-not-want-war-at-least-not-yet-its-playing-the-long-game-160093/" aria-label="Read more about China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s playing the long game">Read more</a>

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India is facing a terrible crisis. How can Australia respond ethically?

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University India’s COVID-19 crisis has revived a longstanding debate about whether foreign governments should come to the aid of countries facing major economic or humanitarian challenges and, if so, what kind of help they should provide. There’s a common assumption foreign ... <a title="India is facing a terrible crisis. How can Australia respond ethically?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/india-is-facing-a-terrible-crisis-how-can-australia-respond-ethically-159992/" aria-label="Read more about India is facing a terrible crisis. How can Australia respond ethically?">Read more</a>

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These 3 tips will help you create a thriving pollinator-friendly garden this winter

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney The busy buzz of pollinating bees is a sound most of us associate with summer. If you live in temperate regions of Australia, you may start to notice fewer insects as the weather gets colder. Across most of the continent, ... <a title="These 3 tips will help you create a thriving pollinator-friendly garden this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/these-3-tips-will-help-you-create-a-thriving-pollinator-friendly-garden-this-winter-157880/" aria-label="Read more about These 3 tips will help you create a thriving pollinator-friendly garden this winter">Read more</a>

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We have so many good reasons to give international students hope, so why the lack of government urgency?

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Research Associate, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Indications are that the federal government is very cautious about accepting a Victorian government proposal to establish an additional hotel quarantine stream. The plan is to start bringing back 120 international students and event workers per ... <a title="We have so many good reasons to give international students hope, so why the lack of government urgency?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/we-have-so-many-good-reasons-to-give-international-students-hope-so-why-the-lack-of-government-urgency-159996/" aria-label="Read more about We have so many good reasons to give international students hope, so why the lack of government urgency?">Read more</a>

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After 140 years, researchers have rediscovered an important Aboriginal ceremonial ground in East Gippsland

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason M. Gibson, Research Fellow, Deakin University After 140 years, researchers have rediscovered an Aboriginal ceremonial ground in Victoria’s East Gippsland. The site was host to the last young men’s initiation ceremony of the Gunaikurnai back in 1884, witnessed by the anthropologist A.W. Howitt. Howitt’s field notes, ... <a title="After 140 years, researchers have rediscovered an important Aboriginal ceremonial ground in East Gippsland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/after-140-years-researchers-have-rediscovered-an-important-aboriginal-ceremonial-ground-in-east-gippsland-155119/" aria-label="Read more about After 140 years, researchers have rediscovered an important Aboriginal ceremonial ground in East Gippsland">Read more</a>

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New Chia cryptocurrency promises to be greener than Bitcoin, but may drive up hard drive prices

May 5, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University It has been a big year for cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is worth six times what it was 12 months ago, and the joke currency Dogecoin has seen a hundredfold increase in price. A boom in “non-fungible tokens”, or ... <a title="New Chia cryptocurrency promises to be greener than Bitcoin, but may drive up hard drive prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/new-chia-cryptocurrency-promises-to-be-greener-than-bitcoin-but-may-drive-up-hard-drive-prices-160114/" aria-label="Read more about New Chia cryptocurrency promises to be greener than Bitcoin, but may drive up hard drive prices">Read more</a>