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Month: July 2022

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Albanese government restores pandemic leave payment until September 30, saying COVID wave will peak in August

July 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will reinstate the pandemic leave payment for workers who have to isolate but do not have sick leave, after earlier vigorously defending its ending on budgetary grounds. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the decision after a national ... <a title="Albanese government restores pandemic leave payment until September 30, saying COVID wave will peak in August" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/16/albanese-government-restores-pandemic-leave-payment-until-september-30-saying-covid-wave-will-peak-in-august-187146/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government restores pandemic leave payment until September 30, saying COVID wave will peak in August">Read more</a>

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Media warned over ‘doom-laden’ climate change narrative

July 16, 2022

RNZ Pacific The media has been taken to task for doom-laden climate crisis presentations in a speech at an international workshop — and told to tell the full story. Former Marshall Islands president Hilda Heine made the comments as the keynote speaker at the recent East West Centre’s international media conference in Hawai’i. She said ... <a title="Media warned over ‘doom-laden’ climate change narrative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/16/media-warned-over-doom-laden-climate-change-narrative/" aria-label="Read more about Media warned over ‘doom-laden’ climate change narrative">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime

July 15, 2022

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime The Labour Government has managed to get one major issue right this week, at least in an electoral sense. The Government has been under pressure to deal with escalating public concerns about crime and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labour-wants-to-be-tough-on-crime-and-tough-on-the-causes-of-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour wants to be tough on crime – and tough on the causes of crime">Read more</a>

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Australia’s special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Oleinikova, Senior Lecturer and Director of the SITADHub (Social Impact Technologies and Democracy Research Hub) in the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ukraine this month, promising an extra A$100 million in military aid and pledging to help the ... <a title="Australia’s special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/australias-special-visa-program-for-ukrainians-to-end-despite-war-raging-on-186829/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on">Read more</a>

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Was Tricia the elephant happy? Experts on the ethics of keeping such big, roaming creatures in captivity

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Turner, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide The beloved Asian elephant Tricia died at Perth Zoo this month at the ripe old age of 65, making her one of the world’s oldest elephants. Tricia was born in 1957 and arrived at Perth Zoo in 1963 from Vietnam. ... <a title="Was Tricia the elephant happy? Experts on the ethics of keeping such big, roaming creatures in captivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/was-tricia-the-elephant-happy-experts-on-the-ethics-of-keeping-such-big-roaming-creatures-in-captivity-187016/" aria-label="Read more about Was Tricia the elephant happy? Experts on the ethics of keeping such big, roaming creatures in captivity">Read more</a>

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Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW Sydney Back in mid 2020, it was suggested mask use was similar to seat belt wearing in cars. Not everyone wore a seat belt start straight away, but now it’s unheard of to get into a car and not put it on. ... <a title="Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/mask-mandates-will-we-only-act-on-public-health-advice-if-someone-makes-us-186914/" aria-label="Read more about Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?">Read more</a>

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How are Australia and NZ managing the rising COVID winter wave – and is either getting it right?

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne New Zealand, Australia and many countries are experiencing a further Omicron wave driven by the latest BA.4/BA.5 subvariants. Our response to this threat ... <a title="How are Australia and NZ managing the rising COVID winter wave – and is either getting it right?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/how-are-australia-and-nz-managing-the-rising-covid-winter-wave-and-is-either-getting-it-right-187020/" aria-label="Read more about How are Australia and NZ managing the rising COVID winter wave – and is either getting it right?">Read more</a>

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In the mood for sustainable funds? How feeling pessimistic can influence where investors put their money

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Fernandez-Perez, Senior Research Fellow in Finance, Auckland University of Technology GettyImages Think about the last time you bought something expensive to make yourself feel better after a disappointment or when you treated yourself with a fancy and expensive dinner after some accomplishment. Emotions have a strong ... <a title="In the mood for sustainable funds? How feeling pessimistic can influence where investors put their money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/in-the-mood-for-sustainable-funds-how-feeling-pessimistic-can-influence-where-investors-put-their-money-186994/" aria-label="Read more about In the mood for sustainable funds? How feeling pessimistic can influence where investors put their money">Read more</a>

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First Nations people in rural NSW lived with more anxiety and fear about COVID-19 than non-First Nations people

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julaine Allan, Senior lecturer, University of Wollongong At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government’s pandemic response struggled to include the country’s most minoritised groups, including First Nations people. Daily press conferences were broadcast, but the messages were not delivered or received equally across the ... <a title="First Nations people in rural NSW lived with more anxiety and fear about COVID-19 than non-First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/first-nations-people-in-rural-nsw-lived-with-more-anxiety-and-fear-about-covid-19-than-non-first-nations-people-186730/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations people in rural NSW lived with more anxiety and fear about COVID-19 than non-First Nations people">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Essay – Science versus Narrative: Facemasks and other scientific matters

July 15, 2022

Essay by Keith Rankin. A scientific hypothesis is a claim that is both plausible and ’empirically’ testable. A hypothesis is the first part of the process of pure science. The second part is to actually test such claims. Claims that survive the rigour of testing become scientific knowledge, a subset of ‘knowledge’. (Not all knowledge ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Science versus Narrative: Facemasks and other scientific matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/keith-rankin-essay-science-versus-narrative-facemasks-and-other-scientific-matters/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Science versus Narrative: Facemasks and other scientific matters">Read more</a>

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Australians are installing rooftop solar like never before. Who is burdened with taking care of it at home?

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Lucas-Healey, Research Fellow, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Shutterstock Rooftop solar panels and small batteries are driving Australia’s rapid shift towards renewable energy. Some 30% of detached homes on Australia’s national grid have these systems installed. By 2050, this proportion could reach ... <a title="Australians are installing rooftop solar like never before. Who is burdened with taking care of it at home?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/australians-are-installing-rooftop-solar-like-never-before-who-is-burdened-with-taking-care-of-it-at-home-184840/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are installing rooftop solar like never before. Who is burdened with taking care of it at home?">Read more</a>

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The Barassi Line: a globally unique divider splitting Australia’s footy fans

July 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Fujak, Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University Wikidata Fellowship A particular eccentricity of the Australian sporting landscape is that, culturally, our football codes remain strongly tied to their geographic origins. Australian rules originates from Melbourne, with the southwestern states as heartlands. The rugby codes made their ... <a title="The Barassi Line: a globally unique divider splitting Australia’s footy fans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/the-barassi-line-a-globally-unique-divider-splitting-australias-footy-fans-185132/" aria-label="Read more about The Barassi Line: a globally unique divider splitting Australia’s footy fans">Read more</a>