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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stu Hayes, Lecturer, Tourism, University of Otago Spraying disinfectant on an Indonesian cattle farm infected with foot and mouth disease in July 22. Getty Images Recent warnings of a “doomsday” scenario if foot and mouth disease (FMD) arrived in New Zealand inevitably singled out the agriculture sector. ... <a title="A foot and mouth outbreak in NZ would affect more than agriculture – tourism needs a plan too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/a-foot-and-mouth-outbreak-in-nz-would-affect-more-than-agriculture-tourism-needs-a-plan-too-188150/" aria-label="Read more about A foot and mouth outbreak in NZ would affect more than agriculture – tourism needs a plan too">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato Shutterstock Given recent and often sensationalist media coverage of the issue, it’s easy to overlook the fact that transgender athletes have participated in elite sport for decades – at least as far back as ... <a title="Polarising, sensational media coverage of transgender athletes should end – our research shows a way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/polarising-sensational-media-coverage-of-transgender-athletes-should-end-our-research-shows-a-way-forward-187250/" aria-label="Read more about Polarising, sensational media coverage of transgender athletes should end – our research shows a way forward">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney There have now been nine televised hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The main purpose of these hearings has been ... <a title="The January 6 hearings have been spectacular TV, but will they have any consequences for Trump?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/the-january-6-hearings-have-been-spectacular-tv-but-will-they-have-any-consequences-for-trump-187766/" aria-label="Read more about The January 6 hearings have been spectacular TV, but will they have any consequences for Trump?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, leader of the Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, UNSW Sydney, and leader of the UNSW Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney Niklas Hamann/Unsplash People with long COVID are ... <a title="Ivermectin, blood washing, ozone: how long COVID survivors are being sold the next round of miracle cures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/ivermectin-blood-washing-ozone-how-long-covid-survivors-are-being-sold-the-next-round-of-miracle-cures-186047/" aria-label="Read more about Ivermectin, blood washing, ozone: how long COVID survivors are being sold the next round of miracle cures">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Sonnemann, Principal Advisor Education, Grattan Institute www.shutterestock.com This Friday, state and federal education ministers will meet for the first time since the federal election. The stakes are high. Ministers meet as teacher shortages and workload pressures are dominating education headlines and severely stressing schools. We need ... <a title="Australia spends $5 billion a year on teaching assistants in schools but we don’t know what they do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/australia-spends-5-billion-a-year-on-teaching-assistants-in-schools-but-we-dont-know-what-they-do-187918/" aria-label="Read more about Australia spends $5 billion a year on teaching assistants in schools but we don’t know what they do">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Simpson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Macquarie University Crown Resorts’ striking new A$2 billion casino on Sydney’s Barangaroo Point opens its doors to gamblers for the first time this week. But only if they are “VIPs”. Its licence to operate remains conditional, after being found unfit to ... <a title="Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/crown-sydney-casino-opens-another-beacon-for-criminals-looking-to-launder-dirty-money-184253/" aria-label="Read more about Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Judith Durham, one of Australia’s most recognisable voices, has passed away at 79. An icon of the Australian music industry as lead singer for The Seekers and a solo artist, hers was an enduring female voice in ... <a title="Vale Judith Durham, the cuddly Aussie ‘girl-next-door’ whose soaring voice found international fame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/07/vale-judith-durham-the-cuddly-aussie-girl-next-door-whose-soaring-voice-found-international-fame-188343/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Judith Durham, the cuddly Aussie ‘girl-next-door’ whose soaring voice found international fame">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2022
RNZ News Protesters blocked roads in central Auckland this afternoon for the second time in two weeks, marching past the main entrance to the city’s hospital. The Auckland motorway onramp used by protesters two weeks ago was closed ahead of another rally at the Auckland Domain today. Aucklanders were warned to prepare for traffic disruption ... <a title="Public health ‘patriot’ protesters march onto central Auckland streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/public-health-patriot-protesters-march-onto-central-auckland-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Public health ‘patriot’ protesters march onto central Auckland streets">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands government has prompted anger by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster. The government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has forbidden it from publishing material critical of the government, which will vet all stories before broadcast. The Guardian reports that on Monday the government announced that the Solomon Islands Broadcasting ... <a title="Backlash after Solomons government reins in public broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/backlash-after-solomons-government-reins-in-public-broadcaster/" aria-label="Read more about Backlash after Solomons government reins in public broadcaster">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2022
PNG Pacific A former Papua New Guinea military commander who drew up a plan 17 years ago to try to end gun violence says the first thing he would do is ban the public from owning guns. Major-General Jerry Singirok compiled a gun control report in 2005. It included 244 recommendations for governments to follow ... <a title="Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/former-png-military-chief-calls-for-gun-ban-to-curb-election-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election violence">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2022
By Peter Korugl of the PNG Post-Courier “Shame on yous!” … these are the three powerful words Julie Soso, former governor and candidate for the Eastern Highlands regional seat, had to say for the newly elected members to Papua New Guinea’s Parliament — all men so far. Soso, Carol Mayo (Vanimo-Green Open), Albertine Ehari (Kerema ... <a title="Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/06/women-leaders-condemn-png-mens-violence-bribery-vote-rigging-to-keep-them-out/" aria-label="Read more about Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep them out">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. A couple of weeks ago I received a number of articles mainly about Covid19 deaths in the United States. (See below.) As I have noted in the past, it is important to address the reported facts, rather than to ignore them. As they stand, these articles are being used to question ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-is-there-a-significant-covid19-toll-of-younger-people/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Is there a Significant Covid19 Toll of Younger People?">Read more</a>
