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September 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University NASA, CC BY-SA On October 5, an unusual crew will fly to the International Space Station. Director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild will spend a week and a half on the station shooting scenes for ... <a title="From poo politics to rubbish disposal: 5 big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/23/from-poo-politics-to-rubbish-disposal-5-big-questions-about-the-international-space-station-becoming-a-movie-set-168282/" aria-label="Read more about From poo politics to rubbish disposal: 5 big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The New AUKUS security agreement has bound Australia even more tightly to the United States and Britain. But it has brought blowback against all three countries from France – which was blindsided by the cancellation of its contract to supply ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell on AUKUS and climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-british-high-commissioner-vicki-treadell-on-aukus-and-climate-change-168491/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell on AUKUS and climate change">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann L Brower, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, University of Canterbury James Ross/AAP News of Melbourne’s earthquake today made my left leg hurt. That’s the leg I nearly lost. On February 22 2011, there were nine of us on a red bus from Sumner to Canterbury University ... <a title="Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/earthquakes-dont-kill-people-buildings-do-and-those-lovely-decorative-bits-are-the-first-to-fall-168476/" aria-label="Read more about Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne James Ross/AAP A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck about 115 kilometres east of Melbourne in Victoria, causing damage to buildings and forcing residents to evacuate across the city. The quake, which started near Woods Point at ... <a title="Melbourne earthquake: what exactly happened, and what’s the best way to stay safe from aftershocks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/melbourne-earthquake-what-exactly-happened-and-whats-the-best-way-to-stay-safe-from-aftershocks-168467/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne earthquake: what exactly happened, and what’s the best way to stay safe from aftershocks?">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Ryan, Associate Professor (Literature), Australian Catholic University Tom Roberts, A break away! (1891) Art Gallery South Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised this story contains images of people who have died. Review: The Brumby Wars by Anthony Sharwood (Hachette) You know you are ... <a title="If The Man from Snowy River is Indigenous, what does that mean for our national myth-making?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/if-the-man-from-snowy-river-is-indigenous-what-does-that-mean-for-our-national-myth-making-168372/" aria-label="Read more about If The Man from Snowy River is Indigenous, what does that mean for our national myth-making?">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ana Estefanía Carballo, Research Fellow in Mining and Society, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the Serbian capital Belgrade this month, protesting the US$2.4 billion (A$3.3 billion) Jadar lithium mine proposed by global mining giant Rio Tinto. ... <a title="We need lithium for clean energy, but Rio Tinto’s planned Serbian mine reminds us it shouldn’t come at any cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/we-need-lithium-for-clean-energy-but-rio-tintos-planned-serbian-mine-reminds-us-it-shouldnt-come-at-any-cost-167902/" aria-label="Read more about We need lithium for clean energy, but Rio Tinto’s planned Serbian mine reminds us it shouldn’t come at any cost">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne An earthquake that struck near Melbourne today is one of the largest in Australia since instrumental seismic records began. However, the geological record of ground-breaking fault ruptures tells us much larger earthquakes have occurred across the ... <a title="The earthquake that rattled Melbourne was among Australia’s biggest in half a century, but rock records reveal far mightier ones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/the-earthquake-that-rattled-melbourne-was-among-australias-biggest-in-half-a-century-but-rock-records-reveal-far-mightier-ones-168471/" aria-label="Read more about The earthquake that rattled Melbourne was among Australia’s biggest in half a century, but rock records reveal far mightier ones">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW The New South Wales and Victorian governments have released detailed roadmaps outlining how they’ll ease restrictions across Sydney and Melbourne. A feature of both roadmaps will be the requirement to be fully vaccinated to do certain things like gather with larger groups ... <a title="Soon you’ll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events — but what about the staff there?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/soon-youll-need-to-be-vaccinated-to-enjoy-shops-cafes-and-events-but-what-about-the-staff-there-168266/" aria-label="Read more about Soon you’ll need to be vaccinated to enjoy shops, cafes and events — but what about the staff there?">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon McLennan, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University Kiribati President Taneti Maamau (rear middle) watches the country’s vaccination campaign roll out in early September. GettyImages With the COVID-19 pandemic stretching health systems worldwide, Pacific countries have capitalised on their relative isolation to avoid the worst. Border ... <a title="How Cuban medical training has helped Pacific nations face the pandemic challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/how-cuban-medical-training-has-helped-pacific-nations-face-the-pandemic-challenge-167631/" aria-label="Read more about How Cuban medical training has helped Pacific nations face the pandemic challenge">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ismini Vasileiou, Associate Professor in Information Systems, De Montfort University ScamWatch For most people, the ping of an incoming SMS will induce some level of excitement — or mild intrigue at least. But with SMS scams on the rise, many may now be meeting this same sound ... <a title="Being bombarded with delivery and post office text scams? Here’s why — and what can be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/being-bombarded-with-delivery-and-post-office-text-scams-heres-why-and-what-can-be-done-167975/" aria-label="Read more about Being bombarded with delivery and post office text scams? Here’s why — and what can be done">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naama Carlin, Lecturer, UNSW The increased prominence of antisemitic incidents during the COVID pandemic may leave you wondering: has antisemitism always been part of the Australian social fabric, or are we facing a new, sinister trend? Members of Melbourne’s Jewish community have been subjected to a surge ... <a title="How COVID has shone a light on the ugly face of Australian antisemitism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/how-covid-has-shone-a-light-on-the-ugly-face-of-australian-antisemitism-154743/" aria-label="Read more about How COVID has shone a light on the ugly face of Australian antisemitism">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Elliott, Executive Director, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, and Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University The number of people infected with COVID-19 and requiring treatment in hospital is rapidly increasing. Vaccination provides very effective protection against severe COVID but at current levels ... <a title="Here’s what happens when you’re hospitalised with COVID" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/22/heres-what-happens-when-youre-hospitalised-with-covid-167544/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what happens when you’re hospitalised with COVID">Read more</a>
