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Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hobbs, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Canterbury Sydney’s community outbreak of COVID-19 has been dominated by the delta variant. Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images Health authorities have raised the COVID-19 alert to level 2 for Wellington, from 6pm today until midnight on Sunday, after ... <a title="Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/why-new-zealand-is-more-vulnerable-to-a-new-covid-19-outbreak-than-ever-before-163163/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before">Read more</a>

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The Antarctic Treaty is turning 60 years old. In a changed world, is it still fit for purpose?

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION/PR Handout The 1959 Antarctic Treaty celebrates its 60th anniversary today. Negotiated during the middle of the Cold War by 12 countries with Antarctic interests, it remains the only example of a single treaty that governs ... <a title="The Antarctic Treaty is turning 60 years old. In a changed world, is it still fit for purpose?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/the-antarctic-treaty-is-turning-60-years-old-in-a-changed-world-is-it-still-fit-for-purpose-162849/" aria-label="Read more about The Antarctic Treaty is turning 60 years old. In a changed world, is it still fit for purpose?">Read more</a>

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Amid a labour shortage, here’s how businesses could hire more refugees — and gain a strategic advantage

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Eun Su Lee, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Australia is in the grip of a labour shortage, as pandemic border closures stem the flow of workers from other countries. At the same time, Australia has an untapped talent pool of workers: refugees who have settled here ... <a title="Amid a labour shortage, here’s how businesses could hire more refugees — and gain a strategic advantage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/amid-a-labour-shortage-heres-how-businesses-could-hire-more-refugees-and-gain-a-strategic-advantage-162997/" aria-label="Read more about Amid a labour shortage, here’s how businesses could hire more refugees — and gain a strategic advantage">Read more</a>

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Australians are not aware news outlets are in financial trouble: new report

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Fisher, Co-author of the Digital News Report: Australia 2020, Deputy Director of the News and Media Research Centre, and Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Canberra Shutterstock During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 150 Australian news outlets have contracted, merged, closed or suspended production due to ... <a title="Australians are not aware news outlets are in financial trouble: new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/australians-are-not-aware-news-outlets-are-in-financial-trouble-new-report-162596/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are not aware news outlets are in financial trouble: new report">Read more</a>

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We shouldn’t blame young people for ‘jumping the queue’ to get a COVID vaccine. They could be doing us a favour

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diego S. Silva, Lecturer, Sydney Health Ethics, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney Over recent weeks, we’ve seen reports some Australians under 40 who are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine have been getting their first dose. These are people who don’t fall into ... <a title="We shouldn’t blame young people for ‘jumping the queue’ to get a COVID vaccine. They could be doing us a favour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/we-shouldnt-blame-young-people-for-jumping-the-queue-to-get-a-covid-vaccine-they-could-be-doing-us-a-favour-162927/" aria-label="Read more about We shouldn’t blame young people for ‘jumping the queue’ to get a COVID vaccine. They could be doing us a favour">Read more</a>

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Net zero by 2050? Even if Scott Morrison gets the Nationals on board, hold the applause

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Christoff, Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne Resurrected Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce is back in the saddle, facing backwards. His determination to prevent the Morrison government from adopting a target of net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2050 will again ... <a title="Net zero by 2050? Even if Scott Morrison gets the Nationals on board, hold the applause" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/net-zero-by-2050-even-if-scott-morrison-gets-the-nationals-on-board-hold-the-applause-163074/" aria-label="Read more about Net zero by 2050? Even if Scott Morrison gets the Nationals on board, hold the applause">Read more</a>

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Australian government was ‘blindsided’ by UN recommendation to list Great Barrier Reef as in-danger. But it’s no great surprise

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Shutterstock The Australian government on Tuesday expressed shock at a draft decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”. But the recommendation has been looming for ... <a title="Australian government was ‘blindsided’ by UN recommendation to list Great Barrier Reef as in-danger. But it’s no great surprise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/australian-government-was-blindsided-by-un-recommendation-to-list-great-barrier-reef-as-in-danger-but-its-no-great-surprise-163159/" aria-label="Read more about Australian government was ‘blindsided’ by UN recommendation to list Great Barrier Reef as in-danger. But it’s no great surprise">Read more</a>

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To find out how galaxies grow, we’re zooming in on the night sky and capturing cosmic explosions

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Allen, Coordinator Swinburne Astronomy Online | Program Lead of Microgravity Experimentation, Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Sara Webb, Author provided Scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique ... <a title="To find out how galaxies grow, we’re zooming in on the night sky and capturing cosmic explosions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/to-find-out-how-galaxies-grow-were-zooming-in-on-the-night-sky-and-capturing-cosmic-explosions-162759/" aria-label="Read more about To find out how galaxies grow, we’re zooming in on the night sky and capturing cosmic explosions">Read more</a>

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COVID-19 revealed flaws in Australia’s food supply. It also gives us a chance to fix them

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Farrell, Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Sydney Since COVID hit, many Australians have seen first-hand what shocks to the food system can do. Uncertainty around panic-buing, food supply and pricing have thrown our national food system into the spotlight. And it was already under extreme ... <a title="COVID-19 revealed flaws in Australia’s food supply. It also gives us a chance to fix them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/covid-19-revealed-flaws-in-australias-food-supply-it-also-gives-us-a-chance-to-fix-them-159642/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 revealed flaws in Australia’s food supply. It also gives us a chance to fix them">Read more</a>

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Here’s an approach to mentoring that can help close the leadership gender gap

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teresa Wozniak, Senior Research Fellow and co-founder Catalyse Mentorship Program, Menzies School of Health Research Shutterstock Mentoring is known to be a critical component of job satisfaction and career development. It is also widely recognised that career advancement in medicine, research and health more broadly remains in ... <a title="Here’s an approach to mentoring that can help close the leadership gender gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/heres-an-approach-to-mentoring-that-can-help-close-the-leadership-gender-gap-162515/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s an approach to mentoring that can help close the leadership gender gap">Read more</a>

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Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Humphry, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney A smart light pole in the UK can also recognise faces and numberplates and detect speeding. Nazlika/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Smart street furniture – powered and digitally networked furniture that collects and generates data – is arriving ... <a title="Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/smart-street-furniture-in-australia-a-public-service-or-surveillance-and-advertising-tool-157424/" aria-label="Read more about Smart street furniture in Australia: a public service or surveillance and advertising tool?">Read more</a>

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Anticipatory nostalgia: how wedding videographers craft memories before they’re even over

June 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Wade, Lecturer in Social Inquiry, La Trobe University Shutterstock In 2019, the average cost of weddings in Australia increased to $32,333. Around 42% of couples hired a professional videographer, at an average cost of $2,702. Once lavish, many weddings have become more modest affairs during pandemic ... <a title="Anticipatory nostalgia: how wedding videographers craft memories before they’re even over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/anticipatory-nostalgia-how-wedding-videographers-craft-memories-before-theyre-even-over-143000/" aria-label="Read more about Anticipatory nostalgia: how wedding videographers craft memories before they’re even over">Read more</a>