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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elena Zavala, PhD Student, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Collection of sediment DNA samples in the Main Chamber of Denisova Cave. Bert Roberts, Author provided In the foothills of the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia lies Denisova Cave. It is the only site in the world ... <a title="Dirty secrets: sediment DNA reveals a 300,000-year timeline of ancient and modern humans living in Siberia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/dirty-secrets-sediment-dna-reveals-a-300-000-year-timeline-of-ancient-and-modern-humans-living-in-siberia-161585/" aria-label="Read more about Dirty secrets: sediment DNA reveals a 300,000-year timeline of ancient and modern humans living in Siberia">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, University of South Australia As Aung San Suu Kyi finally faced court last week to defend herself against a litany of politically motivated charges, Myanmar is continuing its downward spiral into state failure. Suu Kyi was arrested following the February 1 coup by ... <a title="With Aung San Suu Kyi facing prison, Myanmar’s opposition is leaderless, desperate and ready to fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/with-aung-san-suu-kyi-facing-prison-myanmars-opposition-is-leaderless-desperate-and-ready-to-fight-162428/" aria-label="Read more about With Aung San Suu Kyi facing prison, Myanmar’s opposition is leaderless, desperate and ready to fight">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Associate Provost, Research Partnerships, Victoria University Shutterstock While widespread vaccination is key in our fight against COVID-19, people who are infected still need better treatment to improve their chance of survival and making a full recovery. Early on, the world had ... <a title="Stopping, blocking and dampening – how Aussie drugs in the pipeline could treat COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/stopping-blocking-and-dampening-how-aussie-drugs-in-the-pipeline-could-treat-covid-19-162349/" aria-label="Read more about Stopping, blocking and dampening – how Aussie drugs in the pipeline could treat COVID-19">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martine Maron, ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland A growing global push to halt biodiversity decline, most recently agreed at the G7 on Sunday, leaves Australia out in the cold as the federal government walks away from critical reforms needed to ... <a title="The government’s idea of ‘national environment standards’ would entrench Australia’s global pariah status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/the-governments-idea-of-national-environment-standards-would-entrench-australias-global-pariah-status-163082/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s idea of ‘national environment standards’ would entrench Australia’s global pariah status">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip D. Parker, Professor and Deputy Director, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it’s hard to know if these beliefs are helpful ... <a title="‘You’re the best!’ Your belief in your kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/youre-the-best-your-belief-in-your-kids-academic-ability-can-actually-improve-their-grades-161881/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You’re the best!’ Your belief in your kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Transmission Films Review: Buckley’s Chance, directed by Tim Brown. It’s a classic trope of Australian cinema: a foreigner comes here and discovers a wild, rugged place, replete with dangerous and surreal animals and dangerous and ... <a title="Meat pies, desert, bloody dingoes: new Australian film Buckley’s Chance brims with dated cultural cliches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/meat-pies-desert-bloody-dingoes-new-australian-film-buckleys-chance-brims-with-dated-cultural-cliches-162858/" aria-label="Read more about Meat pies, desert, bloody dingoes: new Australian film Buckley’s Chance brims with dated cultural cliches">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Three members of the Biloela Tamil family have been given bridging visas for three months, which will allow the parents work and study rights. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has granted the visas to Nades and Priya Murugappan and their elder ... <a title="Bridging visas for three months granted to Tamil family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/bridging-visas-for-three-months-granted-to-tamil-family-163285/" aria-label="Read more about Bridging visas for three months granted to Tamil family">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s response to the UNESCO recommendation that the Great Barrier Reef be listed as “in danger” was one of surprise and shock. The recommendation will be considered at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting next month. While the proposal calls ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley and Terri Butler on the Great Barrier Reef being ‘in danger’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sussan-ley-and-terri-butler-on-the-great-barrier-reef-being-in-danger-163286/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley and Terri Butler on the Great Barrier Reef being ‘in danger’">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney No one did a cost-benefit analysis before accepting Tasmania into the Commonwealth. Should the Australian Football League do the same? Tasmanians have pushed for their own AFL team since the 1980s, when the Victorian Football League ... <a title="The case for a Tasmanian AFL team, from an economist’s point of view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/the-case-for-a-tasmanian-afl-team-from-an-economists-point-of-view-163166/" aria-label="Read more about The case for a Tasmanian AFL team, from an economist’s point of view">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Berle, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Technology Sydney ChameleonsEye/www.shutterstock.com Many of us experience at least one potentially traumatic event in our lifetime. These can include accidents, natural disasters, exposure to war and combat, or physical and sexual assault. Humans are resilient and most adjust ... <a title="What is the ‘unified protocol’ for PTSD? And how can it help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/what-is-the-unified-protocol-for-ptsd-and-how-can-it-help-162435/" aria-label="Read more about What is the ‘unified protocol’ for PTSD? And how can it help?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Archibald, Research Fellow, Conservation Science, Deakin University Shutterstock Vast, treeless paddocks and fields can be dangerous for wildlife, who encounter them as “roadblocks” between natural areas nearby. But our new research found even one lone tree in an otherwise empty paddock can make a huge difference ... <a title="A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/a-lone-tree-makes-it-easier-for-birds-and-bees-to-navigate-farmland-like-a-stepping-stone-between-habitats-162083/" aria-label="Read more about A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland David Mariuz/AAP Australia’s current crop of COVID-19 vaccines consists of a shot by American biotechnology company Pfizer, which we import, and the vaccine by British-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca, the bulk of which we manufacture onshore in ... <a title="What is COVAX-19, the most advanced of Australia’s remaining local COVID vaccine candidates?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/what-is-covax-19-the-most-advanced-of-australias-remaining-local-covid-vaccine-candidates-162347/" aria-label="Read more about What is COVAX-19, the most advanced of Australia’s remaining local COVID vaccine candidates?">Read more</a>
