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July 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide The Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting hosted by Fiji last week was the first to be held in person since 2019. Following a particularly challenging period, it was an opportunity for leaders to reconnect and agree to the ... <a title="Australia and New Zealand have a golden opportunity to build stronger ties in the Pacific – but will they take it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/australia-and-new-zealand-have-a-golden-opportunity-to-build-stronger-ties-in-the-pacific-but-will-they-take-it-186924/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and New Zealand have a golden opportunity to build stronger ties in the Pacific – but will they take it?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Australia is currently in its third Omicron wave (second if you live in Western Australia). This one is caused by the subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. New variants gain an advantage over previous variants by being able ... <a title="COVID hospitalisations and deaths are rising faster than cases – but that doesn’t mean more severe disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/covid-hospitalisations-and-deaths-are-rising-faster-than-cases-but-that-doesnt-mean-more-severe-disease-187163/" aria-label="Read more about COVID hospitalisations and deaths are rising faster than cases – but that doesn’t mean more severe disease">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashika Paramita, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder, the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has just hit Australian cinemas. Following Thor’s adventure in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, the film re-introduces Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, now as the Mighty ... <a title="Biceps instead of boobs and butts: how Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor brings us a new physical reality for female superheroes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/biceps-instead-of-boobs-and-butts-how-natalie-portmans-mighty-thor-brings-us-a-new-physical-reality-for-female-superheroes-186716/" aria-label="Read more about Biceps instead of boobs and butts: how Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor brings us a new physical reality for female superheroes">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Donne Potter, Professor, Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University Shutterstock/Elizaveta Galitckaia The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including in New Zealand and Australia. As it continues to surge, reinfection will become increasingly common and this in turn means more people ... <a title="Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/reinfection-will-be-part-of-the-pandemic-for-months-to-come-each-repeat-illness-raises-the-risk-of-long-covid-186733/" aria-label="Read more about Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage John PerryMasaya, Nicaragua July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it’s yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. We’ll hear ... <a title="Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/nicaragua-celebrates-43-years-of-revolution-a-clash-between-reality-and-media-misrepresentation/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Carolyn Wilkins, Bank of Canada An international expert on monetary policy, Carolyn Wilkins, is one of a three-member panel that will conduct a broad review of the Reserve Bank, including its objectives and the interaction of monetary and fiscal policy. ... <a title="International expert to review Reserve Bank as deputy governor says households in ‘fairly good position’ on rate rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/international-expert-to-review-reserve-bank-as-deputy-governor-says-households-in-fairly-good-position-on-rate-rises-187288/" aria-label="Read more about International expert to review Reserve Bank as deputy governor says households in ‘fairly good position’ on rate rises">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Schuijers, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek acknowledges “it’s time to change” after the State of the Environment report revealed a bleak picture of Australia’s natural places. In a speech on ... <a title="‘Bad and getting worse’: Labor promises law reform for Australia’s environment. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/bad-and-getting-worse-labor-promises-law-reform-for-australias-environment-heres-what-you-need-to-know-186562/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bad and getting worse’: Labor promises law reform for Australia’s environment. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Australian National University Shutterstock Last week, two influential environmental groups warned the Greens not to stymie progress on Australia’s climate policy. In an unusual intervention, Greenpeace and the Australian Conservation Foundation urged the Greens to “play a constructive role” with Labor or risk being ... <a title="3 lessons from Australia’s ‘climate wars’ and how we can finally achieve better climate policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/3-lessons-from-australias-climate-wars-and-how-we-can-finally-achieve-better-climate-policy-187000/" aria-label="Read more about 3 lessons from Australia’s ‘climate wars’ and how we can finally achieve better climate policy">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Ginnivan, Interdisciplinary Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney sk/Unsplash In June, 22-year-old Harrison Pawluk filmed himself staging a “random act of kindness”, giving a bunch of flowers to an older woman sitting alone in a Melbourne food court. His video went viral on TikTok, attracting 57 million views ... <a title="Giving out flowers on TikTok: is this a ‘random act of kindness’ or just benevolent ageism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/giving-out-flowers-on-tiktok-is-this-a-random-act-of-kindness-or-just-benevolent-ageism-187064/" aria-label="Read more about Giving out flowers on TikTok: is this a ‘random act of kindness’ or just benevolent ageism?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University What if the most important thing in Jim Chalmers’ first budget is the thing his critics are writing off as a gimmick? Australia’s new treasurer has a lot on his plate. He has commissioned a ... <a title="‘Wellbeing’. It’s why Labor’s first budget will have more rigour than any before it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/wellbeing-its-why-labors-first-budget-will-have-more-rigour-than-any-before-it-187160/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wellbeing’. It’s why Labor’s first budget will have more rigour than any before it">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hickson, Economics Lecturer and Director Business Taught Masters Programme, University of Canterbury Getty Images An entire generation has never experienced life with high inflation. But that is set to change. Countries like Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and others are reporting rising inflation. In New Zealand, ... <a title="Inflation is 2022’s boogeyman. How can we address rising living costs, while helping bring it down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/inflation-is-2022s-boogeyman-how-can-we-address-rising-living-costs-while-helping-bring-it-down-187154/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation is 2022’s boogeyman. How can we address rising living costs, while helping bring it down?">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Cheng, Consultant Paediatrician & Medical Lead, Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock COVID vaccines for children as young as six months look set to be available in the coming months, now the Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the Moderna vaccine for babies and ... <a title="COVID vaccines for children under 5 are almost here. Here’s what parents need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/covid-vaccines-for-children-under-5-are-almost-here-heres-what-parents-need-to-know-185215/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines for children under 5 are almost here. Here’s what parents need to know">Read more</a>
