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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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>
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July 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Gleeson, Associate Professor of Law, Macquarie University Shutterstock Since the change of government at the May federal election, the fate of the contentious religious discrimination legislation remains unclear. There is bipartisan consensus that Commonwealth legislation should protect individuals of different faiths from discrimination in the workplace ... <a title="Australians reject discrimination that is based on religious belief: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/australians-reject-discrimination-that-is-based-on-religious-belief-new-research-186751/" aria-label="Read more about Australians reject discrimination that is based on religious belief: new research">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2022
OP-ED by Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr Mevlüt Cavusoglu. On the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the government of my country. Their aim was to establish a radical, fundamentalist regime, loyal only to their ringleader Fetullah Gülen. As FETO affiliated army units ... <a title="OP-ED: Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity nor religion. FETO threatens humanity as a whole – Turkish Foreign Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/op-ed-terrorism-has-no-nationality-ethnicity-nor-religion-feto-threatens-humanity-as-a-whole-turkish-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity nor religion. FETO threatens humanity as a whole – Turkish Foreign Minister">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Feehan, Research Officer – Immunology and Translational Research, Victoria University Shutterstock COVID cases are surging across Australia. The rise of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, and the rapid increase in COVID hospitalisations, has prompted policymakers to expand fourth dose vaccine eligibility. If you’re aged ... <a title="When can I get my next COVID booster or fourth dose? What if I’ve recently had COVID? Can I get my flu shot at the same time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/when-can-i-get-my-next-covid-booster-or-fourth-dose-what-if-ive-recently-had-covid-can-i-get-my-flu-shot-at-the-same-time-186830/" aria-label="Read more about When can I get my next COVID booster or fourth dose? What if I’ve recently had COVID? Can I get my flu shot at the same time?">Read more</a>
