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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Patulny, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong Mick Tsikas/AAP Many of us have been struggling with isolation and loneliness during COVID lockdowns, despite the increase in online interactions. Amid concerns over lost friendships and social skills, people may be wondering if their social lives will ... <a title="Lonely after lockdown? How COVID may leave us with fewer friends if we are not careful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/lonely-after-lockdown-how-covid-may-leave-us-with-fewer-friends-if-we-are-not-careful-168844/" aria-label="Read more about Lonely after lockdown? How COVID may leave us with fewer friends if we are not careful">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock So far in the pandemic, state public health advice has been front and centre of public messaging about protecting the community from the spread of COVID-19. But merely following the public health orders won’t necessarily meet ... <a title="Keeping workers COVID-safe requires more than just following public health orders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/keeping-workers-covid-safe-requires-more-than-just-following-public-health-orders-169617/" aria-label="Read more about Keeping workers COVID-safe requires more than just following public health orders">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lurion De Mello, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Macquarie University Far from emerging from the COVID shock awash with fuel, as might be expected after an economic slowdown, the world is entering a new energy crisis the like of which hasn’t been seen since the 1970s. European and ... <a title="Suddenly we are in the middle of a global energy crisis. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/suddenly-we-are-in-the-middle-of-a-global-energy-crisis-what-happened-169614/" aria-label="Read more about Suddenly we are in the middle of a global energy crisis. What happened?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keir Reeves, Professor of History & Director Future Regions Research Centre, Federation University Australia SBS Review: New Gold Mountain, directed by Corrie Chen. The beautifully shot and evenly paced New Gold Mountain, the new series from SBS, is an 1850s-era murder mystery set in the Ballarat goldfields ... <a title="New Gold Mountain review: a compelling murder mystery shines light on early Australian multiculturalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/new-gold-mountain-review-a-compelling-murder-mystery-shines-light-on-early-australian-multiculturalism-169527/" aria-label="Read more about New Gold Mountain review: a compelling murder mystery shines light on early Australian multiculturalism">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malcolm Boyle, Academic Lead in Paramedic Education and Program Director Paramedicine Programs, Griffith University (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) Long lines of ambulances idling outside hospitals have shocked the public in recent news reports, especially in states with high COVID case numbers and increased hospital admissions. Mick Stephenson, ... <a title="Bad for patients, bad for paramedics: ambulance ramping is a symptom of a health system in distress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/bad-for-patients-bad-for-paramedics-ambulance-ramping-is-a-symptom-of-a-health-system-in-distress-169528/" aria-label="Read more about Bad for patients, bad for paramedics: ambulance ramping is a symptom of a health system in distress">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lukasz Swiatek, Lecturer, UNSW Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP The two journalists who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have become international celebrities overnight. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov will no doubt benefit from their increased prominence and status. At the same time, the celebrity that comes with the prize ... <a title="The Nobel Peace Prize brings overnight celebrity, but also frequent scrutiny, trolling and persecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/the-nobel-peace-prize-brings-overnight-celebrity-but-also-frequent-scrutiny-trolling-and-persecution-169567/" aria-label="Read more about The Nobel Peace Prize brings overnight celebrity, but also frequent scrutiny, trolling and persecution">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University James Ross/AAP Today Victoria’s anti-corruption commission begins public hearings into allegations of branch stacking by Labor MPs and their staff. This follows news Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is being questioned by the Victorian Independent Broad‑based Anti‑corruption Commission (IBAC) ... <a title="IBAC vs ICAC: what are these anti-corruption commissions and how do they compare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/ibac-vs-icac-what-are-these-anti-corruption-commissions-and-how-do-they-compare-169544/" aria-label="Read more about IBAC vs ICAC: what are these anti-corruption commissions and how do they compare?">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javier Alvarez-Mon, Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology and Art, Macquarie University The Investiture of Zimri Lim Fresco from the palace of Mari gives us an image of royal ideology in the ancient Middle East. Louvre Museum, CC BY-SA Inhabitants of the ancient city-states of the Middle East ... <a title="The world’s first professional acrobats were flipping through the Middle East 4,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/the-worlds-first-professional-acrobats-were-flipping-through-the-middle-east-4-000-years-ago-165968/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s first professional acrobats were flipping through the Middle East 4,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hunt, Honorary Associate Professor, CAEPR, Australian National University Fredrik Öhlander/ Unsplash There is a contradiction between the New South Wales government’s plan for Closing the Gap and its persecution of Aboriginal people on the New South Wales south coast who want to maintain their saltwater culture. ... <a title="The NSW government needs to stop prosecuting Aboriginal fishers if it really wants to Close the Gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/the-nsw-government-needs-to-stop-prosecuting-aboriginal-fishers-if-it-really-wants-to-close-the-gap-168749/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW government needs to stop prosecuting Aboriginal fishers if it really wants to Close the Gap">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Donne Potter, Professor, Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University Hannah Peters/Getty Images As New Zealand switches from elimination to suppression, those who argue that COVID-19 will become endemic and part of our lives either do not understand or ignore what this would actually mean. ... <a title="Why we must not allow COVID to become endemic in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/why-we-must-not-allow-covid-to-become-endemic-in-new-zealand-169608/" aria-label="Read more about Why we must not allow COVID to become endemic in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sora Park, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Arts & Design, University of Canberra Shutterstock The impacts of COVID-19 on Australian university researchers are likely to have consequences for research productivity and quality for many years to come. According to an online survey of academics at the ... <a title="Hit hard by the pandemic, researchers expect its impacts to linger for years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/hit-hard-by-the-pandemic-researchers-expect-its-impacts-to-linger-for-years-169366/" aria-label="Read more about Hit hard by the pandemic, researchers expect its impacts to linger for years">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University Data released by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) this week show fatal police shootings in Australia have reached an all-time high. With the move to weaponise our police with widespread access to weapons such as military-style rifles and ... <a title="Australia had a record number of police shootings in the past year. Should we be concerned?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/australia-had-a-record-number-of-police-shootings-in-the-past-year-should-we-be-concerned-169354/" aria-label="Read more about Australia had a record number of police shootings in the past year. Should we be concerned?">Read more</a>
