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Month: March 2022

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Torn between worlds, Ukrainian Australians are feeling the mental health impacts of war. Here’s how to help

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Procter, Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing, University of South Australia Australians of Ukrainian heritage are bearing witness to heartbreaking scenes and ongoing uncertainty about the safety of family and loved ones. European agencies are warning of an impending humanitarian crisis. Although communications can be unreliable, ... <a title="Torn between worlds, Ukrainian Australians are feeling the mental health impacts of war. Here’s how to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/torn-between-worlds-ukrainian-australians-are-feeling-the-mental-health-impacts-of-war-heres-how-to-help-178020/" aria-label="Read more about Torn between worlds, Ukrainian Australians are feeling the mental health impacts of war. Here’s how to help">Read more</a>

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IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor, Massey University Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Coastal cities and settlements are on the climate change frontline. They are our first line of defence, facing some of the highest climate risks. But they are also where transformative climate-resilient development can happen. This is one of the ... <a title="IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/ipcc-report-coastal-cities-are-sentinels-for-climate-change-its-where-our-focus-should-be-as-we-prepare-for-inevitable-impacts-177726/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC report: Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change. It’s where our focus should be as we prepare for inevitable impacts">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 01 2022

March 1, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Russia invasion of Ukraine Jordan Bond (RNZ): Government facing pressure to freeze assets ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 01 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-01-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 01 2022">Read more</a>

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Flies, maggots and methamphetamine: how insects can reveal drugs and poisons at crime scenes

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola Magni, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, Murdoch University Shutterstock The oldest book of zoology was published on clay tablets more than 3,600 years ago, and reported the names of 396 types of wild animals known at the time. Ten of them were different kinds of fly. ... <a title="Flies, maggots and methamphetamine: how insects can reveal drugs and poisons at crime scenes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/flies-maggots-and-methamphetamine-how-insects-can-reveal-drugs-and-poisons-at-crime-scenes-176981/" aria-label="Read more about Flies, maggots and methamphetamine: how insects can reveal drugs and poisons at crime scenes">Read more</a>

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Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in an increasingly lawless world?

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong – but they could go further. While no NATO-aligned country can – under any circumstances – put boots on the ground ... <a title="Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in an increasingly lawless world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/ukraine-crisis-how-do-small-states-like-new-zealand-respond-in-an-increasingly-lawless-world-177919/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in an increasingly lawless world?">Read more</a>

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Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But ‘bounce back’ is a worry

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Public health measures to control COVID, including social distancing, masks, border closures and reduced international travel, have worked to reduce the impact of COVID. But they’ve also led to a reduction, or changed ... <a title="Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But ‘bounce back’ is a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/respiratory-infections-like-whooping-cough-and-flu-have-plummeted-amid-covid-but-bounce-back-is-a-worry-176692/" aria-label="Read more about Respiratory infections like whooping cough and flu have plummeted amid COVID. But ‘bounce back’ is a worry">Read more</a>

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How women could be the answer to Australia’s international education crisis

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Lehmann, Honorary Lecturer, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The future of Australia’s international education sector is on the drawing board. In the midst of Australia’s COVID-19 surge, the federal government released the Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030. It paints a future ... <a title="How women could be the answer to Australia’s international education crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/how-women-could-be-the-answer-to-australias-international-education-crisis-177740/" aria-label="Read more about How women could be the answer to Australia’s international education crisis">Read more</a>

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Saint Olga of Kyiv is Ukraine’s patron saint of both defiance and vengeance

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miles Pattenden, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University St.Olga by Mikhail Nesterov. The past few days have seen a spate of videos showing Ukrainians and their president defying an onslaught of Russian aggression. Who could fail to be moved by the ... <a title="Saint Olga of Kyiv is Ukraine’s patron saint of both defiance and vengeance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/saint-olga-of-kyiv-is-ukraines-patron-saint-of-both-defiance-and-vengeance-178019/" aria-label="Read more about Saint Olga of Kyiv is Ukraine’s patron saint of both defiance and vengeance">Read more</a>

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Omar Sakr’s ‘epic, stunningly dirty’ debut novel challenges macho heterosexual myths of Arab-Australian culture

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cherine Fahd, Associate Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Paramatta Road: Omar Sakr’s debut novel gives voice to Arab-Australian Western Sydney. Raph07/Flickr, CC BY-SA Son of Sin, the debut novel from writer and poet Omar Sakr, tells the tale of Jamal Smith, a young Arab-Australian ... <a title="Omar Sakr’s ‘epic, stunningly dirty’ debut novel challenges macho heterosexual myths of Arab-Australian culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/omar-sakrs-epic-stunningly-dirty-debut-novel-challenges-macho-heterosexual-myths-of-arab-australian-culture-175640/" aria-label="Read more about Omar Sakr’s ‘epic, stunningly dirty’ debut novel challenges macho heterosexual myths of Arab-Australian culture">Read more</a>

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Don’t go wading in flood water if you can help it. It’s health a risk for humans – and dogs too

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Reid, Associate Professor, Communicable Disease Control, The University of Queensland Floods are devastating communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and have pushed emergency services to their limits. Flood waters in Northern NSW are already at “unprecedented” levels, and are expected to worsen in ... <a title="Don’t go wading in flood water if you can help it. It’s health a risk for humans – and dogs too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/dont-go-wading-in-flood-water-if-you-can-help-it-its-health-a-risk-for-humans-and-dogs-too-178027/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t go wading in flood water if you can help it. It’s health a risk for humans – and dogs too">Read more</a>

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Don’t go wading in flood water if you can help it. It’s a risk for humans – and dogs too

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Reid, Associate Professor, Communicable Disease Control, The University of Queensland Floods are devastating communities in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales and have pushed emergency services to their limits. Flood waters in Northern NSW are already at “unprecedented” levels, and are expected to worsen in ... <a title="Don’t go wading in flood water if you can help it. It’s a risk for humans – and dogs too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/dont-go-wading-in-flood-water-if-you-can-help-it-its-a-risk-for-humans-and-dogs-too-178027/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t go wading in flood water if you can help it. It’s a risk for humans – and dogs too">Read more</a>

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New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide-ranging adaptation needed

March 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Mackey, Director of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Griffith University Getty Images Climatic trends, extreme conditions and sea level rise are already hitting many of Australia’s ecosystems, industries and cities hard. As climate change intensifies, we are now seeing cascading and compounding impacts and risks, ... <a title="New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide-ranging adaptation needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/new-ipcc-report-shows-australia-is-at-real-risk-from-climate-change-with-impacts-worsening-future-risks-high-and-wide-ranging-adaptation-needed-176691/" aria-label="Read more about New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide-ranging adaptation needed">Read more</a>