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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Penny Stephens/AAP Australia has struggled to get enough Pfizer doses to meet Australians’ growing demand for COVID-19 vaccinations. Australia has been producing doses of AstraZeneca since March, but this vaccine is no longer recommended ... <a title="What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/whats-australias-first-local-pfizer-style-covid-vaccine-and-when-might-it-be-in-our-arms-an-mrna-expert-explains-163161/" aria-label="Read more about What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversations’s politics ... <a title="Podcast with Michelle Grattan: Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/podcast-with-michelle-grattan-australias-new-deputy-prime-minister-barnaby-joyce-climate-policy-and-unesco-163176/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast with Michelle Grattan: Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, climate policy and UNESCO">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Coghill, Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Around one in 30 Australians (or 3.4% of the population) have attention-defecit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet it remains a poorly understood and highly stigmatised disorder. Our new paper, which reviews the research ... <a title="Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/myths-and-stigma-about-adhd-contribute-to-poorer-mental-health-for-those-affected-161591/" aria-label="Read more about Myths and stigma about ADHD contribute to poorer mental health for those affected">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leticia Anderson, Lecturer in Humanities, Southern Cross University The Australian Senate yesterday voted in support of a motion calling on the federal government to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. The motion was moved by Senator Pauline Hanson. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an ... <a title="The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/the-senate-has-voted-to-reject-critical-race-theory-from-the-national-curriculum-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter-163102/" aria-label="Read more about The Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University andrey_l/Shutterstock Barnaby Joyce has an answer to those who say Australia should commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. He says 2050 is too far away to be sure of anything. As he put ... <a title="No Barnaby, 2050 isn’t far away. Next week’s intergenerational report deals with 2061" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/no-barnaby-2050-isnt-far-away-next-weeks-intergenerational-report-deals-with-2061-163083/" aria-label="Read more about No Barnaby, 2050 isn’t far away. Next week’s intergenerational report deals with 2061">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Melleuish, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong Two former National Party leaders attempted to reignite their political careers in the past few days. John Anderson, leader from 1999 to 2005, was unsuccessful in his attempt to secure Senate pre-selection for New South ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce’s return, and John Anderson’s loss, is symbolic of a political culture gone awry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/barnaby-joyces-return-and-john-andersons-loss-is-symbolic-of-a-political-culture-gone-awry-163077/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce’s return, and John Anderson’s loss, is symbolic of a political culture gone awry">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal housing policies should be developed and implemented in close consultation with individual Aboriginal communities. Getty Images The recently announced $250 million NSW budget boost for Aboriginal housing is much welcomed and long overdue. In implementing this ... <a title="Aboriginal housing policies must be based on community needs — not what non-Indigenous people think they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/aboriginal-housing-policies-must-be-based-on-community-needs-not-what-non-indigenous-people-think-they-need-162999/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal housing policies must be based on community needs — not what non-Indigenous people think they need">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Krzysztof Zatycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images New Zealand’s medicines regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for youth aged 12 to 15, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expects cabinet approval to follow next week. Once cabinet ... <a title="New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll have to wait their turn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/new-zealand-approves-pfizer-vaccine-for-young-people-from-12-to-15-but-theyll-have-to-wait-their-turn-163158/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine for young people from 12 to 15, but they’ll have to wait their turn">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominik Koll, Dual PhD Candidate, Australian National University Dominik Koll, Author provided It is all around us. Every day in our lives we are in contact with it. In fact, we are made from it: ancient stardust. All the atoms around us have witnessed the most violent ... <a title="Dust from exploding stars is raining down on Earth. I hunt it to learn how the elements were made" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/dust-from-exploding-stars-is-raining-down-on-earth-i-hunt-it-to-learn-how-the-elements-were-made-162242/" aria-label="Read more about Dust from exploding stars is raining down on Earth. I hunt it to learn how the elements were made">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Anne Lee, Professor in Marketing, Founding Director of the Centre for Human and Cultural Values, and Director of Research at the UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia James Gourley/AAP The COVID-19 pandemic has already changed so many things about our society and our lives. ... <a title="Our research shows COVID has made Australians more conservative and care less about others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/our-research-shows-covid-has-made-australians-more-conservative-and-care-less-about-others-161500/" aria-label="Read more about Our research shows COVID has made Australians more conservative and care less about others">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Green, Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University Alongside logistical and supply issues, vaccine hesitancy has been a notable hurdle in Australia’s troubled vaccine rollout. The news the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) now recommends Pfizer over AstraZeneca for everyone under 60, owing ... <a title="Media reports about vaccine hesitancy could contribute to the problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/media-reports-about-vaccine-hesitancy-could-contribute-to-the-problem-161422/" aria-label="Read more about Media reports about vaccine hesitancy could contribute to the problem">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Ben Rushton/AAP My heart sank last week to see conservative Australian commentator Alan Jones championing a contentious book about climate science which has gained traction in the United States. BenBella Books The book, titled Unsettled: What Climate Science ... <a title="A controversial US book is feeding climate denial in Australia. Its central claim is true, yet irrelevant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/a-controversial-us-book-is-feeding-climate-denial-in-australia-its-central-claim-is-true-yet-irrelevant-162922/" aria-label="Read more about A controversial US book is feeding climate denial in Australia. Its central claim is true, yet irrelevant">Read more</a>
