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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt King, Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Atomic clocks, combined with precise astronomical measurements, have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists don’t know why. This has critical impacts not just ... <a title="The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/the-length-of-earths-days-has-been-mysteriously-increasing-and-scientists-dont-know-why-188147/" aria-label="Read more about The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Shutterstock The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID, originated from bats and then, probably after passing through an intermediary host, gained the ability to infect humans. Many new viruses that emerge in this way, like SARS-CoV-2, maintain the ability to infect ... <a title="Should we be worried about our pet cats and dogs getting COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/should-we-be-worried-about-our-pet-cats-and-dogs-getting-covid-186486/" aria-label="Read more about Should we be worried about our pet cats and dogs getting COVID?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Richards, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University Shutterstock In what seems like excellent news, coral cover in parts of the Great Barrier Reef is at a record high, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. But this doesn’t necessarily mean our beloved reef ... <a title="Record coral cover doesn’t necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health (despite what you may have heard)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/record-coral-cover-doesnt-necessarily-mean-the-great-barrier-reef-is-in-good-health-despite-what-you-may-have-heard-188233/" aria-label="Read more about Record coral cover doesn’t necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health (despite what you may have heard)">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. Michelle and Caroline discuss the first fortnight sitting of the new parliament, with the government’s emissions reduction bill passing on ... <a title="VIDEO: On the first week of the new parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/video-on-the-first-week-of-the-new-parliament-188281/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: On the first week of the new parliament">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Catholic University The question of what counts as professional dress for Australia’s politicians loomed large again this week. New Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather rose to speak in question time. He wore a neat navy suit and a crisp cotton shirt, intending ... <a title="‘This is not a barbeque’: a short history of neckties in the Australian parliament and at work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/this-is-not-a-barbeque-a-short-history-of-neckties-in-the-australian-parliament-and-at-work-188213/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is not a barbeque’: a short history of neckties in the Australian parliament and at work">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor in Natural Hazard Planning, Massey University Fiona Goodall/Getty Images New Zealand’s first climate adaptation plan, launched his week, provides a robust foundation for urgent nation-wide action. Its goals are utterly compelling: reduce vulnerability, build adaptive capacity and and strengthen resilience. Recent reports by the ... <a title="New Zealand has launched a plan to prepare for inevitable climate change impacts: 5 areas where the hard work starts now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/new-zealand-has-launched-a-plan-to-prepare-for-inevitable-climate-change-impacts-5-areas-where-the-hard-work-starts-now-188221/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand has launched a plan to prepare for inevitable climate change impacts: 5 areas where the hard work starts now">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne The Bureau of Meteorology recently announced a negative Indian Ocean Dipole event is underway. But what does that mean and how does it affect Australia’s weather? Will we get a reprieve from the flooding rains of ... <a title="A wet spring: what is a ‘negative Indian Ocean Dipole’ and why does it mean more rain for Australia’s east?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/a-wet-spring-what-is-a-negative-indian-ocean-dipole-and-why-does-it-mean-more-rain-for-australias-east-188167/" aria-label="Read more about A wet spring: what is a ‘negative Indian Ocean Dipole’ and why does it mean more rain for Australia’s east?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Susana Suisuiki and Finau Fonua of RNZ Pacific The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the first live Pacific Music Awards in two years last night. The annual ceremony has been held online for the past two years due to covid-19 restrictions. Fa’anana Jerome Grey was ... <a title="Back on stage – Pacific Music Awards gig banishes covid blues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/back-on-stage-pacific-music-awards-gig-banishes-covid-blues/" aria-label="Read more about Back on stage – Pacific Music Awards gig banishes covid blues">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Murray Horton As I was having breakfast in my Christchurch suburban dining room on Monday morning, I heard a loud but indeterminate noise. I actually thought it was a quake, but as there was no shaking, I assumed it came from the noisy construction site two doors away. So, I ignored it and carried ... <a title="Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty Mr Gangster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/murray-horton-the-day-the-police-came-looking-for-a-swifty-mr-gangster/" aria-label="Read more about Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty Mr Gangster">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the censoring of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as an “assault on press freedom” and an “unacceptable development” amid mounting concern over China’s influence on the media and security. “The censoring of the Solomon Island’s national broadcaster is an assault on ... <a title="Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/censoring-sibc-an-assault-on-media-freedom-in-solomons-says-ifj/" aria-label="Read more about Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job wide open by declaring he will not run for the country’s top post. As the national election winds down and lobbying intensifies among Pangu Pati, People’s National Congress (PNC), United ... <a title="O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/oneill-bombshell-throws-top-position-in-png-elections-wide-open/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Anton Lutz The sun rises over a strange landscape. Come with me and meet these people over here. Even though they have stayed awake all night, now that the sun has risen, they are jumping up and down, singing happy songs and even expressing tears of joy. Next to them, there is a ... <a title="Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/break-this-cycle-of-sorcery-related-violence-in-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
