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Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain

August 9, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth McHugh-Dillon, Lecturer in European Languages (Spanish and Latin American Studies), Monash University Nationaal Archief, CC0 If you haven’t heard of Nada, one of the most important European novels of the 20th century, you’re not alone. Written in a few short months by Carmen Laforet, it was ... <a title="Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/guide-to-the-classics-carmen-laforets-nada-captures-longing-and-desire-in-post-war-spain-164495/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain">Read more</a>

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Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?

August 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Karoly, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Chinatopix via AP On Monday, an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world. Produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the report will give world leaders the most up-to-date information ... <a title="Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/mondays-ipcc-report-is-a-really-big-deal-for-climate-change-so-what-is-it-and-why-should-we-trust-it-165614/" aria-label="Read more about Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?">Read more</a>

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Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for a just and equitable post-colonial world, with India leading the way

August 7, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Wikimedia Commons, CC BY This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who ... <a title="Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for a just and equitable post-colonial world, with India leading the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/jawaharlal-nehrus-vision-for-a-just-and-equitable-post-colonial-world-with-india-leading-the-way-156307/" aria-label="Read more about Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for a just and equitable post-colonial world, with India leading the way">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s internal discontent and mood for change

August 7, 2021

Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Running alongside Judith Collins’ “Demand the Debate” campaign in public is something of a “Demand Reform” mood within her party. There will be heightened demands for change to be made to the top of the party this weekend, when National branch delegates convene for their Annual General Meeting. The conference looks ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s internal discontent and mood for change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-internal-discontent-and-mood-for-change/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s internal discontent and mood for change">Read more</a>

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Nowhere to hide: the significance of national cabinet not being a cabinet

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney When is a cabinet not a cabinet? When it is really an intergovernmental body that is pretending to be a cabinet so it can avoid transparency? Simply calling itself a “cabinet” is not enough to trigger an exemption ... <a title="Nowhere to hide: the significance of national cabinet not being a cabinet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/nowhere-to-hide-the-significance-of-national-cabinet-not-being-a-cabinet-165671/" aria-label="Read more about Nowhere to hide: the significance of national cabinet not being a cabinet">Read more</a>

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Younger adults can get very sick and die from COVID too. Here’s what the data tell us

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Shutterstock We learned this week of the tragic death of a 27-year-old man from Sydney who had COVID-19. This follows a 38-year-old woman who died from the virus last month. Throughout the current Delta ... <a title="Younger adults can get very sick and die from COVID too. Here’s what the data tell us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/younger-adults-can-get-very-sick-and-die-from-covid-too-heres-what-the-data-tell-us-165250/" aria-label="Read more about Younger adults can get very sick and die from COVID too. Here’s what the data tell us">Read more</a>

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What is the metaverse? A high-tech plan to Facebookify the world

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design, Queensland University of Technology Wacomka / Shutterstock Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the tech giant will shift from being a social media company to becoming “a metaverse company”, functioning in an “embodied internet” that blends real and virtual ... <a title="What is the metaverse? A high-tech plan to Facebookify the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/what-is-the-metaverse-a-high-tech-plan-to-facebookify-the-world-165326/" aria-label="Read more about What is the metaverse? A high-tech plan to Facebookify the world">Read more</a>

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We can’t rely solely on arbitrary vaccination levels to end lockdowns. Here are 7 ways to fix Sydney’s outbreak

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Australian Laureate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP On July 15, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Sydney’s COVID lockdown wouldn’t end until the number of new cases not in full isolation was zero or as close to zero ... <a title="We can’t rely solely on arbitrary vaccination levels to end lockdowns. Here are 7 ways to fix Sydney’s outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/we-cant-rely-solely-on-arbitrary-vaccination-levels-to-end-lockdowns-here-are-7-ways-to-fix-sydneys-outbreak-165658/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t rely solely on arbitrary vaccination levels to end lockdowns. Here are 7 ways to fix Sydney’s outbreak">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Latest Covid19 Statistics, in the Northern Hemisphere Summer

August 6, 2021

Analysis by Keith Rankin. The issues to watch out for now are the extent to which countries with high vaccination rates are (1) getting positive cases, and (2) getting Covid19 deaths. And one particular point to watch out for is the extent to which early vaccinator countries show signs of relapse, as immunity levels wane ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Latest Covid19 Statistics, in the Northern Hemisphere Summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-latest-covid19-statistics-in-the-northern-hemisphere-summer/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Latest Covid19 Statistics, in the Northern Hemisphere Summer">Read more</a>

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Increased incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of violence and trauma

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deirdre Howard-Wagner, Senior Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Tinnakorn jorruang / shutterstock There is a national incarceration crisis impacting First Nations women in Australia. First Nations women are the fastest-growing prison population, constituting 37% of the female prison population, despite making up ... <a title="Increased incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of violence and trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/increased-incarceration-of-first-nations-women-is-interwoven-with-the-experience-of-violence-and-trauma-164773/" aria-label="Read more about Increased incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of violence and trauma">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Closing the Gap, National Cabinet, and an 80% vaccination rate

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the ongoing lockdowns across the nation, and the plans released by the ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Closing the Gap, National Cabinet, and an 80% vaccination rate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/video-michelle-grattan-on-closing-the-gap-national-cabinet-and-an-80-vaccination-rate-165733/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Closing the Gap, National Cabinet, and an 80% vaccination rate">Read more</a>

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Vital Signs: If you want predictions, ask an astrologer. Economists have better things to do

August 6, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW If you ask most people what economists do, they might tell you it has something to do with money. Or perhaps forecasting what the economy will look like a year from now. Most of the other comparisons would be less charitable. ... <a title="Vital Signs: If you want predictions, ask an astrologer. Economists have better things to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/vital-signs-if-you-want-predictions-ask-an-astrologer-economists-have-better-things-to-do-165616/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: If you want predictions, ask an astrologer. Economists have better things to do">Read more</a>