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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
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane When I ring home to West Papua, my village people often ask me about the rumours that they have heard, of an upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting. They ask, “When is the MSG meeting?” and if West Papua will be accepted as a full member. I tell them ... <a title="West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/west-papua-unhappy-over-never-ending-msg-membership-tragedies/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The last week has been full of debate over plans to make a film about the 2019 terrorist attacks on two Christchurch mosques. The vast majority of media coverage has focused on opposition to the film. These criticisms need to be taken seriously. But a strong case can be made in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The case for and against the “They Are Us” film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-case-for-and-against-the-they-are-us-film/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The case for and against the “They Are Us” film">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>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith A Houghton, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock Our newly published research on the costs of university study fails to support estimates used by the Australian government to justify its Job-Ready Graduates Package. The legislated policy directly linked funding to the cost of teaching, which the ... <a title="The government linked the cost of university teaching to funding and student fees, but the numbers don’t add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/the-government-linked-the-cost-of-university-teaching-to-funding-and-student-fees-but-the-numbers-dont-add-up-161345/" aria-label="Read more about The government linked the cost of university teaching to funding and student fees, but the numbers don’t add up">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abraham Leung, Transport Academic Partnership (TAP) and Transport Innovation and Research Hub (TIRH), Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Shared e-scooters are becoming common across Australia and in major cities around the world. Initial safety concerns about e-scooters left some councils wary, but early results ... <a title="Wallets on wheels: city visitors who use e-scooters more spend more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/wallets-on-wheels-city-visitors-who-use-e-scooters-more-spend-more-161886/" aria-label="Read more about Wallets on wheels: city visitors who use e-scooters more spend more">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Htwe Htwe Thein, Associate professor, Curtin University STRINGER/EPA Myanmar’s democracy movement wants the international community to get tough on the military junta. But if history is any indicator, that’s not going to happen. Western nations have responded with suspending arms sales and “targeted sanctions” aimed at hurting ... <a title="Sanctions against Myanmar’s junta have been tried before. Can they work this time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/22/sanctions-against-myanmars-junta-have-been-tried-before-can-they-work-this-time-158054/" aria-label="Read more about Sanctions against Myanmar’s junta have been tried before. Can they work this time?">Read more</a>
