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June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University Former MP Tim Wilson campaigning ahead of the 2022 federal election. Diego Fidele/AAP As counting winds up for the 2022 election, many former MPs are beginning a whole new life beyond parliament. The experience of MPs ... <a title="‘Everything has gone’: a world-first study looks at what happens when MPs lose their seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/everything-has-gone-a-world-first-study-looks-at-what-happens-when-mps-lose-their-seats-184452/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Everything has gone’: a world-first study looks at what happens when MPs lose their seats">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Marais, Associate Professor in Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Over the past two years, Australians have become familiar with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks. COVID won’t be the last pandemic to affect our lives. Early, aggressive restrictions were generally seen as necessary. ... <a title="How should an Australian ‘centre for disease control’ prepare us for the next pandemic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/how-should-an-australian-centre-for-disease-control-prepare-us-for-the-next-pandemic-184149/" aria-label="Read more about How should an Australian ‘centre for disease control’ prepare us for the next pandemic?">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Eastwood, Postdoctoral research fellow in ecology, Monash University Niki Teunissen/AWC, Author provided Extreme heat waves can cause birds and mammals to die en masse. But it’s more common for an animal to experience relatively mild heat stress that doesn’t kill it. Our new findings suggest that ... <a title="We know heatwaves kill animals. But new research shows the survivors don’t get off scot-free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/we-know-heatwaves-kill-animals-but-new-research-shows-the-survivors-dont-get-off-scot-free-184645/" aria-label="Read more about We know heatwaves kill animals. But new research shows the survivors don’t get off scot-free">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Charles Deneen, Associate Professor & Enterprise Research Fellow in Education Futures, University of South Australia Shutterstock The pandemic pushed universities to launch or accelerate plans for delivering examinations online. These forced transitions have often been painful, involving stress and burnout. Exams have been a big pain ... <a title="Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/online-and-in-person-exams-both-have-problems-thats-now-clear-unis-have-a-window-of-opportunity-to-do-better-184320/" aria-label="Read more about Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esmé Louise James, Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne mararie/flickr, CC BY-SA If you were suddenly frozen in time, there are a few things (I’d imagine) you would rather not be caught doing. This is the unfortunate fate many believe to have befallen the “masturbating man” ... <a title="The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii ‘masturbating’ man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/the-explosive-history-of-the-2-000-year-old-pompeii-masturbating-man-180557/" aria-label="Read more about The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii ‘masturbating’ man">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Bray, Emeritus professor, University of Newcastle A few weeks before his election victory, Anthony Albanese made an important speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He talked of “socially inclusive growth – the kind of growth that is only possible with economic reform that ... <a title="What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/14/what-albanese-needs-to-build-a-new-industrial-relations-consensus-184633/" aria-label="Read more about What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific A new report on the economic impacts of climate change faced by the world’s most at-risk countries has found the climate crisis has made vulnerable economies poorer. The Climate Vulnerable Economies Loss Report has found climate-threatened nations, including those in the Pacific, lost approximately US$525 billion in damage over the last two decades. ... <a title="Climate change costs at-risk countries $525 billion in damage, says report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/climate-change-costs-at-risk-countries-525-billion-in-damage-says-report/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change costs at-risk countries $525 billion in damage, says report">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
By Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne A Gisborne councillor has called into question the mayor’s ability to lead the region forward, saying her background makes it hard to understand issues affecting Māori. Third-term councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown made the comments about Mayor Rehette Stoltz following questions about her intention to stand for the top position at the ... <a title="Gisborne district councillor hits out over lack of Māori leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/gisborne-district-councillor-hits-out-over-lack-of-maori-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne district councillor hits out over lack of Māori leadership">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
RNZ News The New Zealand government is considering more action to crack down on violent gang behaviour but has dismissed the idea of a ban on wearing gang patches in public. There have been a number of shootings and arson attacks in Auckland and Northland in recent weeks linked to escalating tensions between the Killer ... <a title="Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/ardern-spurns-nationals-plans-on-curbing-nz-violent-gang-behaviour/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A protest action by Papuan students which took place in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar, which was opposing the creation of new autonomous regions in Papua, ended in a clash with a social movement. Several people were injured and rushed to the nearest hospital. Action coordinator Boci explained that ... <a title="Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/thugs-attack-student-rally-in-makassar-against-papuan-carve-up/" aria-label="Read more about Thugs attack student rally in Makassar against Papuan ‘carve up’">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amie O’Shea, Lecturer, Disability & Inclusion, Deakin University Rainbow Rights, Author provided They are a group often overlooked, described as “invisible”, or perhaps assumed not to exist at all. There is no reliable data that captures the number of LGBTQ+ Australians with intellectual disability. But in 2020, ... <a title="‘What matters is hope, freedom and saying who you are.’ What LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities want everyone to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/what-matters-is-hope-freedom-and-saying-who-you-are-what-lgbtq-people-with-intellectual-disabilities-want-everyone-to-know-184555/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What matters is hope, freedom and saying who you are.’ What LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities want everyone to know">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Kristin Merga, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Newcastle Shutterstock We know literacy is important. Unfortunately, many Australian students move through the years of schooling without achieving the literacy they need for essential daily activities. When we think about building literacy, we most likely ... <a title="Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher – but that’s not happening in most Australian schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/13/every-teacher-needs-to-be-a-literacy-teacher-but-thats-not-happening-in-most-australian-schools-184557/" aria-label="Read more about Every teacher needs to be a literacy teacher – but that’s not happening in most Australian schools">Read more</a>
