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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Shutterstock Early in the pandemic, the term “herd immunity” hit the headlines, along with a polarised discussion on how to achieve it. Some groups were attached to the now-discredited notion of letting a dangerous virus rip through the population to ... <a title="Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/herd-immunity-was-sold-as-the-path-out-of-the-pandemic-heres-why-were-not-talking-about-it-any-more-183918/" aria-label="Read more about Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Attwell, Associate professor, The University of Western Australia Thought Catalogue/Unsplash For decades, anti-vaccine movements have generated and spread rumours that vaccines cause serious health problems. The rollout of COVID vaccines has provided new opportunities to spread misinformation. At the start of the pandemic, people were already ... <a title="Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms … but it doesn’t always start them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/social-media-spreads-rumours-about-covid-vaccine-harms-but-it-doesnt-always-start-them-184169/" aria-label="Read more about Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms … but it doesn’t always start them">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca J. Collie, Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Stress is common among teachers, and recent reports suggest it’s getting worse. We need to understand the sources of this stress to improve support for teachers. Growing teacher shortages in Australia underscore the need for ... <a title="Teachers’ stress isn’t just an individual thing – it’s about their schools too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/teachers-stress-isnt-just-an-individual-thing-its-about-their-schools-too-183451/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers’ stress isn’t just an individual thing – it’s about their schools too">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tony Burke reads a poem aloud every day and has a piano lesson once a week. The new minister for employment and workplace relations, as well as minister for the arts, says it’s important not to get trapped by the ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/grattan-on-friday-albanese-government-mugged-by-gas-crisis-as-it-faces-challenge-of-managing-expectations-184326/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success It came at a “critical moment” according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, referring to her meeting yesterday with US President Joe Biden. She was talking about the need for New Zealand and its superpower ally to have dialogue in the midst of their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-jacinda-arderns-critical-trip-a-success/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s “critical” trip a success">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Gas users and the incoming government are describing Australia’s sudden east coast energy crisis as “apocalyptic” and “a perfect storm”. There is no doubt that a rare combination of international and domestic events, together with long-term policy shortcomings, have ... <a title="4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/4-reasons-our-gas-and-electricity-prices-are-suddenly-sky-high-184303/" aria-label="Read more about 4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Klose, Teaching Associate/PhD Candidate, Monash University Lukas Coch/AAP Women online suffer a disproportionate amount of harm and abuse, but it isn’t all based on their gender. This “cyber violence” is also shaped by a range of other intersecting factors such as race, religion, class, caste and ... <a title="Online abuse against women is rife, but some women suffer more – and we need to step up for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/online-abuse-against-women-is-rife-but-some-women-suffer-more-and-we-need-to-step-up-for-them-183646/" aria-label="Read more about Online abuse against women is rife, but some women suffer more – and we need to step up for them">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tony Burke is the minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for the arts, as well as the leader of the House of Representatives. One of his first tasks is the government’s new submission for the minimum wage case, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tony-burke-advocates-on-wages-and-arts-184319/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gunstone, Executive Director Reconciliation Strategy and Leadership, and Professor Indigenous Studies, Swinburne University of Technology GettyImages Each year, National Reconciliation Week is bookended by three major milestones in the nation’s reconciliation journey. May 26, commemorated before National Reconciliation Week, is National Sorry Day, the anniversary of ... <a title="National reconciliation centre to help lead national systemic change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/national-reconciliation-centre-to-help-lead-national-systemic-change-183434/" aria-label="Read more about National reconciliation centre to help lead national systemic change">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Jodie Cook/Unsplash Spain recently announced plans to legislate menstrual leave. This is extra leave for those who experience severe period pain. The decision has sparked public debate about whether Australia should introduce a similar scheme. More than ... <a title="Should Australia introduce menstrual leave? Yes, but we need other period-friendly policies as well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/should-australia-introduce-menstrual-leave-yes-but-we-need-other-period-friendly-policies-as-well-184146/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia introduce menstrual leave? Yes, but we need other period-friendly policies as well">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University Australia under Scott Morrison didn’t feel like a very safe place for LGBTIQ+ people. So will this change under the new Albanese government? The answer appears to be a resounding “yes”. Let’s examine Labor’s election promises on policies ... <a title="Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/will-things-be-better-for-lgbtiq-people-under-labor-heres-what-the-new-government-has-promised-184139/" aria-label="Read more about Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here’s what the new government has promised">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Shutterstock You’re taking a stroll through the park on a cold winter’s morning, when it hits you – the need to find a bathroom, and quick! This didn’t used to happen in summer. Is there something about ... <a title="Why do I need to pee more in the cold?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/02/why-do-i-need-to-pee-more-in-the-cold-184236/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I need to pee more in the cold?">Read more</a>
