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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Stevens, Research fellow, Australian Catholic University AMES Australia/Wikimedia Commons With the fall of Kabul this week, many commentators have noted the parallels with the fall of Saigon 46 years ago. The rapid advance of the Taliban insurgents and seizing of the capital left the US humiliated ... <a title="We can’t compare Australia’s intake of Afghan refugees with the post-Vietnam War era. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/we-cant-compare-australias-intake-of-afghan-refugees-with-the-post-vietnam-war-era-heres-why-166408/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t compare Australia’s intake of Afghan refugees with the post-Vietnam War era. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish McCallum, Director, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University, Griffith University Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies ... <a title="How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/how-will-delta-evolve-heres-what-the-theory-tells-us-165243/" aria-label="Read more about How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University The European Union is pressing ahead with carbon border levies – charges on carbon-intensive goods from countries such as Australia that haven’t taken strong action ... <a title="Land of opportunity: more sustainable Australian farming would protect our lucrative exports (and the planet)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/land-of-opportunity-more-sustainable-australian-farming-would-protect-our-lucrative-exports-and-the-planet-166177/" aria-label="Read more about Land of opportunity: more sustainable Australian farming would protect our lucrative exports (and the planet)">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Harpur, Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, the University of Queensland; International Distinguished Fellow, the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University., The University of Queensland Shutterstock Should universities require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before attending campus once vaccines are readily available in Australia? ... <a title="Uni students have had to be vaccinated against other diseases — COVID-19 is no different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/uni-students-have-had-to-be-vaccinated-against-other-diseases-covid-19-is-no-different-166103/" aria-label="Read more about Uni students have had to be vaccinated against other diseases — COVID-19 is no different">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sharpe, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Deakin University Unsplash/Cristina Anne Costello, CC BY Born into slavery, then crippled by his master and exiled by the Emperor Domitian, Epictetus (c.60-135 CE) has become arguably the central figure in today’s global revival of Stoicism. A straight-talking advocate of the ... <a title="When life gives you lemons … 4 Stoic tips for getting through lockdown from Epictetus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/23/when-life-gives-you-lemons-4-stoic-tips-for-getting-through-lockdown-from-epictetus-166487/" aria-label="Read more about When life gives you lemons … 4 Stoic tips for getting through lockdown from Epictetus">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Thyssenkrupp The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has made clear there’s little time left to reach net zero emissions and hold the global temperature rise to 1.5C. If Australia is to do its bit, emissions need ... <a title="Today’s decisions lock in industry emissions for decades — here’s how to get them right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/22/todays-decisions-lock-in-industry-emissions-for-decades-heres-how-to-get-them-right-166183/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s decisions lock in industry emissions for decades — here’s how to get them right">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2021
FIRST PERSON: By Ben Strang, RNZ News reporter RNZ reporter Ben Strang was on the streets before the latest lockdown when he was attacked, and writes that it feels like there is more animosity towards the government and media this time around. Despite living largely free of restrictions in New Zealand compared to almost every ... <a title="Anger and misinformation about covid-19 in NZ a dangerous tumour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/21/anger-and-misinformation-about-covid-19-in-nz-a-dangerous-tumour/" aria-label="Read more about Anger and misinformation about covid-19 in NZ a dangerous tumour">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne AP/AAP This piece is the last in a series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show features a “who ... <a title="Soeharto: the giant of modern Indonesia who left a legacy of violence and corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/21/soeharto-the-giant-of-modern-indonesia-who-left-a-legacy-of-violence-and-corruption-164411/" aria-label="Read more about Soeharto: the giant of modern Indonesia who left a legacy of violence and corruption">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Howells, Senior Research Fellow in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University Anna Scott, Author provided A single generation of selective breeding can make corals better able to withstand extreme temperatures, according to our new research. The discovery could offer a lifeline to reefs threatened by the warming ... <a title="Coral, meet coral: how selective breeding may help the world’s reefs survive ocean heating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/21/coral-meet-coral-how-selective-breeding-may-help-the-worlds-reefs-survive-ocean-heating-166412/" aria-label="Read more about Coral, meet coral: how selective breeding may help the world’s reefs survive ocean heating">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
In a statement, the Health Ministry said there were now 31 cases associated with the current Auckland community outbreak. “All cases have or are being transferred safely to a managed isolation facility, under strict infection prevention and control procedures, including the use of full PPE.” The ministry said the three in Wellington had recently travelled ... <a title="11 new covid cases in NZ community, including three in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/11-new-covid-cases-in-nz-community-including-three-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about 11 new covid cases in NZ community, including three in Wellington">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Josh Bachman/AP/AAP Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced the Pfizer vaccine would become available to all Australians aged 16 to 39 from August 30. This represents a vote of confidence in our vaccine supply, which has been riddled with issues ... <a title="Pfizer vaccinations for 16 to 39-year-olds is welcome news. But AstraZeneca remains a good option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/pfizer-vaccinations-for-16-to-39-year-olds-is-welcome-news-but-astrazeneca-remains-a-good-option-166486/" aria-label="Read more about Pfizer vaccinations for 16 to 39-year-olds is welcome news. But AstraZeneca remains a good option">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Poropat, Adjunct Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology During the Early Cretaceous period, 110 million to 107 million years ago, Australia was much further south than it is today. Yet fossils from several sites on the Otway Coast in Victoria show dinosaurs were common in the region. ... <a title="Meet the diverse group of plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed Victoria 110 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/meet-the-diverse-group-of-plant-eating-dinosaurs-that-roamed-victoria-110-million-years-ago-166343/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the diverse group of plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed Victoria 110 million years ago">Read more</a>
