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‘Tokenised, silenced’: new research reveals Indigenous public servants’ experiences of racism

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debbie Bargallie, Postdoctoral Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University The Morrison government has just announced a plan to boost the number of Indigenous Australians in the top ranks of the Australian Public Service. The plan may be well-intentioned, but it is also one in a long line of ... <a title="‘Tokenised, silenced’: new research reveals Indigenous public servants’ experiences of racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/tokenised-silenced-new-research-reveals-indigenous-public-servants-experiences-of-racism-141372/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Tokenised, silenced’: new research reveals Indigenous public servants’ experiences of racism">Read more</a>

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‘Living fossils’: we mapped half a billion years of horseshoe crabs to save them from blood harvests

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell, Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology , University of New England If you ventured to the New York seaside in summer, you might see a large dome-shaped animal with a spiky tail, slowly moving towards the water. These are horseshoe crabs – the animals time ... <a title="‘Living fossils’: we mapped half a billion years of horseshoe crabs to save them from blood harvests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/living-fossils-we-mapped-half-a-billion-years-of-horseshoe-crabs-to-save-them-from-blood-harvests-141042/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Living fossils’: we mapped half a billion years of horseshoe crabs to save them from blood harvests">Read more</a>

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Lives at ‘grave risk’: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney This week US President Donald Trump made good on his threat to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO) by sending a formal letter of withdrawal to the UN Secretary-General. In so doing, the president has initiated ... <a title="Lives at ‘grave risk’: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/lives-at-grave-risk-trumps-withdrawal-from-the-who-is-a-hit-to-global-health-142266/" aria-label="Read more about Lives at ‘grave risk’: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health">Read more</a>

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Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution

July 9, 2020

COMMENT: By Benny Wenda, chair of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua For over 50 years, Indonesia has been promising West Papua “autonomy”. Each time, underneath autonomy lies only bullets and killings. As the 2001 Special Autonomy law expires this year, the United Liberation Movement (ULMWP) and all the people of West Papua are ... <a title="Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/benny-wenda-a-referendum-not-autonomy-only-west-papua-solution/" aria-label="Read more about Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 09 2020

July 9, 2020

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content National Party Covid-19 patient privacy leak Claire Trevett (Herald): The harm for Todd Muller in Hamish Walker’s Icarus moment (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): A swift end for Walker, prolonged pain for National Cat MacLennan ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 09 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-09-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 09 2020">Read more</a>

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Join us for #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific – a free, live-streamed event

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Molly Glassey, Digital Editor, The Conversation Live on YouTube from 3pm WIB, 5 pm WIT, 6pm AEST today (Thursday, July 9). Use this link to watch. For West Papuans in Indonesia and Indigenous Australians who live within systemic racism and oppression, #BlackLivesMatter resonated deeply. Join Elvira Rumkabu, ... <a title="Join us for #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific – a free, live-streamed event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/join-us-for-blacklivesmatter-in-the-asia-pacific-a-free-live-streamed-event-142292/" aria-label="Read more about Join us for #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific – a free, live-streamed event">Read more</a>

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Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it’s ‘just a cough’

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, University of Western Australia A Victorian teenager holidaying on the NSW South Coast has been diagnosed with COVID-19, NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said on Wednesday. The revelation follows reports senior students at Al-Taqwa College in Melbourne ... <a title="Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it’s ‘just a cough’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/why-children-and-teens-with-symptoms-should-get-a-covid-19-test-even-if-you-think-its-just-a-cough-142276/" aria-label="Read more about Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it’s ‘just a cough’">Read more</a>

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Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Scheele, Research Fellow in Ecology, Australian National University This article is a preview of Flora, Fauna, Fire, a multimedia project launching on Monday July 13. The project tracks the recovery of Australia’s native plants and animals after last summer’s bushfire tragedy. Sign up to The Conversation’s ... <a title="Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/our-field-cameras-melted-in-the-bushfires-when-we-opened-them-the-results-were-startling-139922/" aria-label="Read more about Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling">Read more</a>

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Children’s books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Joanne Adam, Senior Lecturer in Literacy Education and Children’s Literature: Course Coordinator Master of Teaching (Primary), Edith Cowan University Global support for the Black Lives Matter movement isn’t only about standing up against the injustice done to George Floyd, or Indigenous Australians in custody. People are ... <a title="Children’s books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/childrens-books-must-be-diverse-or-kids-will-grow-up-believing-white-is-superior-140736/" aria-label="Read more about Children’s books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior">Read more</a>

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Don’t panic (again): here’s why Melbourne’s supermarket shortages will quickly pass

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University You’re nervous, I get it. Panic buying is back, not as strong as in March and more localised in Melbourne. Once again shop shelves have been emptied of pasta, toilet paper and ... <a title="Don’t panic (again): here’s why Melbourne’s supermarket shortages will quickly pass" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/dont-panic-again-heres-why-melbournes-supermarket-shortages-will-quickly-pass-142288/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t panic (again): here’s why Melbourne’s supermarket shortages will quickly pass">Read more</a>

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Trauma, resilience, sex and art: your guide to the 2020 Miles Franklin shortlist

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Webb, Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra It seems sometimes literary fiction performs a bellwether function: signalling changes; alerting us to the directions in which a society is headed. The 2020 Miles Franklin shortlist seems to bear this out in six novels whose topics shimmer with ... <a title="Trauma, resilience, sex and art: your guide to the 2020 Miles Franklin shortlist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/trauma-resilience-sex-and-art-your-guide-to-the-2020-miles-franklin-shortlist-140937/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma, resilience, sex and art: your guide to the 2020 Miles Franklin shortlist">Read more</a>

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Is watching adult content bad for your health? We asked 5 experts

July 9, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Petterson, Assistant Editor, Health + Medicine, The Conversation Australia Let’s be honest: during coronavirus lockdown it was hard to resist the allure of internet intimacy. Rates of watching porn skyrocketed in Australia during isolation. But have you ever wondered what effects consuming adult content can have ... <a title="Is watching adult content bad for your health? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/is-watching-adult-content-bad-for-your-health-we-asked-5-experts-140550/" aria-label="Read more about Is watching adult content bad for your health? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>