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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Chapman, Senior Lecturer, Applied Sports Science, Curtin University Australian Jaclyn Narracott admits it took a significant change of mindset to help her claim silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the women’s skeleton – the bobsled event in which competitors hurl themselves down a curving track ... <a title="I helped introduce silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott to the fearsome 130kph skeleton event. Here’s how it’s done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/i-helped-introduce-silver-medallist-jaclyn-narracott-to-the-fearsome-130kph-skeleton-event-heres-how-its-done-176546/" aria-label="Read more about I helped introduce silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott to the fearsome 130kph skeleton event. Here’s how it’s done">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Higgins, Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney More than five months after Taliban forces overran Kabul, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made a long-awaited announcement in January to resettle Afghan refugees. Over the next four years, Australia will offer 10,000 places to ... <a title="With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/with-australia-reopening-its-borders-to-tourists-why-are-thousands-of-refugees-still-waiting-for-entry-175319/" aria-label="Read more about With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michela Mariani, Assistant Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham Australia’s forests now carry far more flammable fuel than before British invasion, our research shows, revealing the catastrophic risk created by non-Indigenous bushfire management approaches. Contemporary approaches to forest management in Australia are based on suppression – ... <a title="World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/world-first-research-confirms-australias-forests-became-catastrophic-fire-risk-after-british-invasion-176563/" aria-label="Read more about World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meera Varadharajan, Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock According to UNICEF, Australia ranks in the bottom third of OECD countries in providing equitable access to quality education. This means our education system – from access to early childhood education to expectations for study after ... <a title="Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/australias-education-system-is-one-of-the-most-unequal-in-the-oecd-but-we-know-how-to-help-fix-it-177059/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Watego, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Diego Fedele/Getty Images Last month the British Medical Journal published an editorial calling for racism to be listed as a leading cause of death among Black people in the United States. The authors argue reporting excess deaths by race and ... <a title="Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/racism-is-a-public-health-crisis-but-black-death-tolls-arent-the-answer-176453/" aria-label="Read more about Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Shania Watson Around the world, Earth’s natural environments are being destroyed at a truly shocking scale. It means places animals need to shelter and breed, such as tree hollows, rock crevices and reefs, are disappearing. The only long-term way to protect ... <a title="Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/microchips-3d-printers-augmented-reality-the-high-tech-tools-helping-scientists-save-our-wildlife-176018/" aria-label="Read more about Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Adjunct Associate Professor of Education Policy, Victoria University Shutterstock A Mitchell Institute report shines a light on how quality teaching and innovation in universities can dramatically improve learning. The report found the Victoria University Block Model of teaching cut the fail rate for first-year students ... <a title="Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model of intensively learning 1 subject at a time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/uni-fail-rate-falls-by-40-with-block-model-of-intensively-learning-1-subject-at-a-time-176976/" aria-label="Read more about Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model of intensively learning 1 subject at a time">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, School of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology Amazon Studios Amazon Studios is due to launch its Lord of the Rings prequel TV series in September this year. Not much is known about it yet, other than the title – Lord ... <a title="The new Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/the-new-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-the-rings-of-power-is-set-in-the-second-age-of-middle-earth-heres-what-that-means-175333/" aria-label="Read more about The new Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the “unacceptable political meddling” behind Sincha Dimara’s suspension as head of news and current affairs at EMTV News, Papua New Guinea’s main public television news channel, after three news stories annoyed a government minister. The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog said in a statement today ... <a title="RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/rsf-condemns-unacceptable-political-meddling-over-png-news-chief-suspension/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The dormant Bougainville Copper Limited share value has more than doubled overnight on the Australian Stock Exchange following a resolution to reopen the rich but controversial Panguna copper mine. Landowners from the mine area and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) signed a joint resolution last Friday to reopen the ... <a title="Panguna share value doubles overnight after landowners opt to reopen mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/panguna-share-value-doubles-overnight-after-landowners-opt-to-reopen-mine/" aria-label="Read more about Panguna share value doubles overnight after landowners opt to reopen mine">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
RNZ News The one million New Zealanders who are so far delaying getting their booster shots are the biggest concern of top covid-19 adviser Sir David Skegg. Phase two of New Zealand’s Omicron response plan begins at 11.59pm tonight, as daily cases rocket toward the 1000 mark. Sir David, who is chair of the Strategic ... <a title="Omicron spread: ‘Crazy’ shortfall in booster numbers worries top NZ covid-19 adviser" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/omicron-spread-crazy-shortfall-in-booster-numbers-worries-top-nz-covid-19-adviser/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron spread: ‘Crazy’ shortfall in booster numbers worries top NZ covid-19 adviser">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane Google images of a country or region can offer a wealth of information about the people and cultures that live there. Some images accurately portray reality while others present camouflage, attempting to deceive or twist our perception. From a marketing standpoint, it’s all about selling the national identity, brands ... <a title="How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-google-moulds-public-opinion-on-west-papua-disrupts-education/" aria-label="Read more about How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education">Read more</a>
