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Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Goldrick, Adjunct Professor in Naval and Maritime Strategy and Policy, Australian National University In waters north of Bali, a frantic search is underway for the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, missing with 53 crew since the boat failed to make a routine signal report on Wednesday morning. ... <a title="Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/submarines-are-designed-to-hide-so-what-happens-when-one-goes-missing-159634/" aria-label="Read more about Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?">Read more</a>

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All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney This weekend marks 50 years since the television premiere of Young Talent Time — a pastel-coloured, saccharine-sweet mix of talent competition, pop music tribute show and star factory. Accordingly, the National Film and Sound Archive (NSFA) has ... <a title="All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/all-my-loving-young-talent-time-still-glows-50-years-since-first-airing-on-australian-tv-159533/" aria-label="Read more about All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss some of the developments in the Biden climate summit, which commenced Thursday night. They also discuss the federal government’s “tearing ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-bidens-climate-change-summit-australias-climate-policy-and-george-christensen-159633/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen">Read more</a>

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India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pradeep Taneja, Senior Lecturer in Asian Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne India reported 314,000 new cases of COVID-19 on April 22, the highest-ever infection tally recorded by any country on a single day. Many hospitals across the country are unable to ... <a title="India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/indias-staggering-covid-crisis-could-have-been-avoided-but-the-government-dropped-its-guard-too-soon-159538/" aria-label="Read more about India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon">Read more</a>

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Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Hughes, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Prime Minister Scott Morrison overnight addressed a much anticipated virtual climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden, claiming future generations “will thank us not for what we have promised, but what we deliver”. But what will his ... <a title="Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/spot-the-difference-as-world-leaders-rose-to-the-occasion-at-the-biden-climate-summit-morrison-faltered-159295/" aria-label="Read more about Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered">Read more</a>

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With closer ties to GPs, NZ’s new central health agency could revolutionise treatment of major diseases

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Verna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington It is rare to get excited about institutional reform, but the government’s announcement of wholesale changes to the health system has the potential to be transformative. The restructure comes in response to ... <a title="With closer ties to GPs, NZ’s new central health agency could revolutionise treatment of major diseases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/with-closer-ties-to-gps-nzs-new-central-health-agency-could-revolutionise-treatment-of-major-diseases-159434/" aria-label="Read more about With closer ties to GPs, NZ’s new central health agency could revolutionise treatment of major diseases">Read more</a>

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Gory or glory? The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 walks a fine line between dystopia and torture porn

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury This review contains spoilers for the first three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale season four. Dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale is at a crossroads. Four years on from its critically acclaimed debut, and well past ... <a title="Gory or glory? The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 walks a fine line between dystopia and torture porn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/gory-or-glory-the-handmaids-tale-season-4-walks-a-fine-line-between-dystopia-and-torture-porn-159336/" aria-label="Read more about Gory or glory? The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 walks a fine line between dystopia and torture porn">Read more</a>

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Solidarity and difference — how Anzac Day reflects an ever-changing New Zealand

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowan Light, Lecturer / Project Curator – University of Auckland / Auckland Museum, University of Auckland While economists and politicians have celebrated the opening of the trans-Tasman bubble and its promised relief for struggling businesses, it’s also a reminder of something we’ve missed for more than a ... <a title="Solidarity and difference — how Anzac Day reflects an ever-changing New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/solidarity-and-difference-how-anzac-day-reflects-an-ever-changing-new-zealand-159210/" aria-label="Read more about Solidarity and difference — how Anzac Day reflects an ever-changing New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Endless itching: how Anzacs treated lice in the trenches with poetry and their own brand of medicine

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia McWhinney, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate, Macquarie University We think we know a lot about Australian and New Zealand soldiers’ health in the first world war. Many books, novels and television programs speak of wounds and war doctors, documenting the work of both Anzac nations’ medical corps. Often ... <a title="Endless itching: how Anzacs treated lice in the trenches with poetry and their own brand of medicine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/endless-itching-how-anzacs-treated-lice-in-the-trenches-with-poetry-and-their-own-brand-of-medicine-155140/" aria-label="Read more about Endless itching: how Anzacs treated lice in the trenches with poetry and their own brand of medicine">Read more</a>

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Satellites reveal ocean currents are getting stronger, with potentially significant implications for climate change

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Navid Constantinou, Research Fellow, Australian National University Scientists already know the oceans are rapidly warming and sea levels are rising. But that’s not all. Now, thanks to satellite observations, we have three decades’ worth of data on how the speeds of ocean surface currents are also changing ... <a title="Satellites reveal ocean currents are getting stronger, with potentially significant implications for climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/satellites-reveal-ocean-currents-are-getting-stronger-with-potentially-significant-implications-for-climate-change-159461/" aria-label="Read more about Satellites reveal ocean currents are getting stronger, with potentially significant implications for climate change">Read more</a>

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Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive sperm injection they don’t need?

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Norman, Professor of Reproductive and Periconceptual Medicine, The Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide An expensive IVF technique, routinely offered in fertility clinics around the world, offers no extra benefits to standard IVF in the vast majority of cases, our new research shows. The technique, known as ... <a title="Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive sperm injection they don’t need?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/standard-ivf-is-fine-for-most-people-so-why-are-so-many-offered-an-expensive-sperm-injection-they-dont-need-158227/" aria-label="Read more about Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive sperm injection they don’t need?">Read more</a>

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‘I want to scream and scream’: Australian nurses on the Western Front were also victims of war

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona McLeod, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland The revival of interest in Anzac since the 1980s has depended in part on the repositioning of soldiers as victims. We rarely celebrate their martial virtues, and instead note their resilience, fortitude and suffering. This shift in emphasis opens ... <a title="‘I want to scream and scream’: Australian nurses on the Western Front were also victims of war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/i-want-to-scream-and-scream-australian-nurses-on-the-western-front-were-also-victims-of-war-158624/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I want to scream and scream’: Australian nurses on the Western Front were also victims of war">Read more</a>