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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jatin Kala, Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA felllow, Murdoch University Shutterstock Perth smashed its previous heatwave records last week, after sweltering through six days in a row over 40℃ – and 11 days over 40℃ this summer so far. On top of that, Perth has suffered widespread ... <a title="What drove Perth’s record-smashing heatwave – and why it’s a taste of things to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/what-drove-perths-record-smashing-heatwave-and-why-its-a-taste-of-things-to-come-175516/" aria-label="Read more about What drove Perth’s record-smashing heatwave – and why it’s a taste of things to come">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Lynn Grieveson – Newsroom via Getty Images As New Zealand’s government prepares to deal with a looming Omicron outbreak, this won’t be the only major issue it will have to tackle this year. 2022 will be important ... <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/2022/01/25/covid-will-dominate-but-new-zealand-will-also-have-to-face-the-triple-planetary-crisis-this-year-175044/" 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 25, 2022
RNZ Pacific As Tonga’s recovery from the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami ramps up there is growing concern for the psychological and emotional wellbeing of survivors. According to the government, 84 percent of the population has been impacted, with assessments of the widespread destruction still being conducted. Two Tongans and a British national were killed ... <a title="Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/concern-grows-over-psychological-trauma-amid-tongas-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Govt Omicron strategy, NZ moves to red traffic light setting Chris Trotter ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 25 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-25-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 25 2022">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karl Glazebrook, Director & Distinguished Professor, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s conception NASA Since its launch on Christmas day, astronomers have eagerly followed the complex deployment and unfurling of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the largest to ever take to the ... <a title="NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here’s what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-has-reached-its-destination-1-5-million-km-from-earth-heres-what-happens-next-175327/" aria-label="Read more about NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here’s what happens next">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, Deakin University Dean Lewins/AAP The issue of when or whether to celebrate Australia Day seems to have become stuck in a loop of fierce debate without resolution. There are those who want to mark January 26 as the start of modern ... <a title="60% of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, but those under 35 disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/60-of-australians-want-to-keep-australia-day-on-january-26-but-those-under-35-disagree-175503/" aria-label="Read more about 60% of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, but those under 35 disagree">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanja Dreher, Associate Professor, UNSW First Nations people generally refer to January 26 as the beginning of invasion and subsequent dispossession of Country. It marks the start of much violence and 234 years of resistance. Every year, as “Australia Day” nears, there is a sense of foreboding ... <a title="For an Indigenous perspective on ‘Australia Day’, here’s a quick guide to First Nations media platforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/for-an-indigenous-perspective-on-australia-day-heres-a-quick-guide-to-first-nations-media-platforms-174704/" aria-label="Read more about For an Indigenous perspective on ‘Australia Day’, here’s a quick guide to First Nations media platforms">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Burnett, Research Officer, Garvan Institute; Senior Lecturer, UNSW., Garvan Institute In November last year, Australians began to feel a wave of optimism that COVID would no longer define their everyday existence. Soaring vaccination rates provided some measure of confidence the threat from COVID was beginning to ... <a title="Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s one key problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/will-an-omicron-specific-vaccine-help-control-covid-theres-one-key-problem-175137/" aria-label="Read more about Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s one key problem">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teagan Goolmeer, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Nicolas Rakotopare/Karajarri Traditional Lands Association Indigenous people across Australia place tremendous cultural and customary value on many species and ecological communities. The very presence of a plant or animal species can trigger an Indigenous person to recall and share ... <a title="Ancient knowledge is lost when a species disappears. It’s time to let Indigenous people care for their country, their way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/ancient-knowledge-is-lost-when-a-species-disappears-its-time-to-let-indigenous-people-care-for-their-country-their-way-172760/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient knowledge is lost when a species disappears. It’s time to let Indigenous people care for their country, their way">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Greenland, Professor in Marketing, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has simply added to the ever more rapid growth in online learning since 2005. Online education generates massive income, with the global e-learning market estimated at US$144 billion in 2019 and predicted to reach US$374 ... <a title="How unis can save millions by tackling the biggest causes of online students’ high dropout rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/how-unis-can-save-millions-by-tackling-the-biggest-causes-of-online-students-high-dropout-rates-173139/" aria-label="Read more about How unis can save millions by tackling the biggest causes of online students’ high dropout rates">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Sebo, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Flinders University Shutterstock Wordle is a quick English-language word game developed by software engineer Josh Wardle, as a unique gift for his partner, released in October 2021. It’s easily accessible online. The game, in which players guess a five letter word ... <a title="Codecracking, community and competition: why the word puzzle Wordle has become a new online obsession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/codecracking-community-and-competition-why-the-word-puzzle-wordle-has-become-a-new-online-obsession-174878/" aria-label="Read more about Codecracking, community and competition: why the word puzzle Wordle has become a new online obsession">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As attention turns to pupils’ return to the classroom, Anthony Albanese on Tuesday will promise a Labor government would spend $440 million on better ventilation in schools, building upgrades, and mental health support for children. The plan is in two ... <a title="Albanese pledges $440 million to help schools and children ‘bounce back’ and outlines aspirations for a ‘legacy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/25/albanese-pledges-440-million-to-help-schools-and-children-bounce-back-and-outlines-aspirations-for-a-legacy-175526/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese pledges $440 million to help schools and children ‘bounce back’ and outlines aspirations for a ‘legacy’">Read more</a>
