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January 27, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University We woke to the news yesterday that the Australian government has negotiated with the designer of the Aboriginal flag Harold Thomas, and copyright for the flag will be transferred to the Commonwealth. The government has now stated the flag is freely available for public use. Prime Minister Scott Morrison ... <a title="Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/dont-say-the-aboriginal-flag-was-freed-it-belongs-to-us-not-the-commonwealth/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A Supreme Court ordered mass eviction of settlers on land between Papua New Guinea’s University of PNG, Gerehu Stage 3B and Morata stage one in the National Capital District has been stopped at the 11th hour by Chief of Police Operations and Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Anton Billie. Deputy Commissioner Billie’s orders to ... <a title="Lawyers threaten PNG police with contempt over settlers eviction halt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/lawyers-threaten-png-police-with-contempt-over-settlers-eviction-halt/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyers threaten PNG police with contempt over settlers eviction halt">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
By Luke Rawalai in Suva Fiji has recorded 987 covid-19 cases, says Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong who says the latest deaths are a “stark reminder” of the seriousness of the pandemic. Fiji’s government reported on Monday 11 more people had died from covid-19, including a four-month-old girl and 15-year-old boy. Dr ... <a title="Fiji deaths ‘a stark reminder’ of the seriousness of the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/fiji-deaths-a-stark-reminder-of-the-seriousness-of-the-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji deaths ‘a stark reminder’ of the seriousness of the pandemic">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Nathan Cooper, University of Waikato As the New Zealand government prepares to deal with a looming omicron outbreak, this will not be the only major issue it will have to tackle this year. The year 2022 will be important for environmental and climate action. Several key developments are expected throughout the year, both ... <a title="Covid will dominate, but New Zealand will also have to face the ‘triple planetary crisis’ this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/covid-will-dominate-but-new-zealand-will-also-have-to-face-the-triple-planetary-crisis-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about Covid will dominate, but New Zealand will also have to face the ‘triple planetary crisis’ this year">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Hurley-Walker, Radio Astronomer, Curtin University Artist visualisation Author provided “Holy sharks, Batman, it’s periodic!” I exclaimed on Slack. It was the first lockdown of 2021 in Perth, and we were all working from home. And when astronomers look for something to distract themselves from looming existential ... <a title="This object in space flashed brilliantly for 3 months, then disappeared. Astronomers are intrigued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/this-object-in-space-flashed-brilliantly-for-3-months-then-disappeared-astronomers-are-intrigued-175240/" aria-label="Read more about This object in space flashed brilliantly for 3 months, then disappeared. Astronomers are intrigued">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashwin Swaminathan, Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Shutterstock As Omicron surges through the community, getting the right answer from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is not as straightforward as reading one or two lines off the kit. RATs are a convenient diagnostic tool to detect COVID virus ... <a title="How accurate is your RAT? 3 scenarios show it’s about more than looking for lines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/how-accurate-is-your-rat-3-scenarios-show-its-about-more-than-looking-for-lines-175515/" aria-label="Read more about How accurate is your RAT? 3 scenarios show it’s about more than looking for lines">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Preety Pratima Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Shutterstock Children whose parents smoke have lower academic test scores and more behavioural issues than children of non-smokers. These are the findings of our research published in the journal of Economics and Human Biology. Smoking is prevalent in lower socio-economic ... <a title="Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of non-smokers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/children-whose-parents-smoke-have-lower-test-scores-and-more-behavioural-issues-than-kids-of-non-smokers-172601/" aria-label="Read more about Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of non-smokers">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Reidy, Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago Shutterstock As the start of a new school year looms, school uniforms are being dusted off or new ones bought. At the same time, age-old debates about the pros and cons of school ... <a title="Once a form of ‘social camouflage’, school uniforms have become impractical and unfair. Why it’s time for a makeover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/once-a-form-of-social-camouflage-school-uniforms-have-become-impractical-and-unfair-why-its-time-for-a-makeover-175320/" aria-label="Read more about Once a form of ‘social camouflage’, school uniforms have become impractical and unfair. Why it’s time for a makeover">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne It would be nice to think Australia’s low unemployment rate – now 4.2%, the lowest since August 2008 – is here to stay. We’ve been waiting a long time to see this. In the decade before the onset ... <a title="An unemployment rate below 4% is possible. But for how long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/an-unemployment-rate-below-4-is-possible-but-for-how-long-175618/" aria-label="Read more about An unemployment rate below 4% is possible. But for how long?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Mills, PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock The internet allows us to check the surf, the news, traffic on the road, what our friends have been up to – all before getting out of bed. While this has made several aspects of life easier, ... <a title="Police location sites on Facebook are helping drivers avoid detection for drug driving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/police-location-sites-on-facebook-are-helping-drivers-avoid-detection-for-drug-driving-174869/" aria-label="Read more about Police location sites on Facebook are helping drivers avoid detection for drug driving">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine R. M. Attard, Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Flinders University shutterstock A trip into central Australia involves packing your 4WD to the brim with survival gear, water and food. Yet fish have managed to persist in that parched landscape for thousands of years – how do they ... <a title="‘Life finds a way’: here’s how rainbowfish survive in Australia’s scorching desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/life-finds-a-way-heres-how-rainbowfish-survive-in-australias-scorching-desert-173590/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Life finds a way’: here’s how rainbowfish survive in Australia’s scorching desert">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, RMIT University Wikimedia Commons With a looming biodiversity crisis and concerns over food security and sustainability, bees are frequently making news headlines. The importance of bees in our society as pollinators and honey producers appears to have led to their increased popularity in ... <a title="From rock carvings to rock music – the prevalence of bees in art throughout human history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/from-rock-carvings-to-rock-music-the-prevalence-of-bees-in-art-throughout-human-history-173069/" aria-label="Read more about From rock carvings to rock music – the prevalence of bees in art throughout human history">Read more</a>
