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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Richard Woodgett Snorkellers on the Great Barrier Reef have discovered a huge coral more than 400 years old which is thought to have survived 80 major cyclones, numerous coral bleaching events and centuries of exposure to other threats. We ... <a title="Snorkellers discover rare, giant 400-year-old coral – one of the oldest on the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/snorkellers-discover-rare-giant-400-year-old-coral-one-of-the-oldest-on-the-great-barrier-reef-166278/" aria-label="Read more about Snorkellers discover rare, giant 400-year-old coral – one of the oldest on the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Shine, Journalism Discipline Lead, Curtin University Shutterstock For many teachers, news coverage of education seems to be unrelentingly negative. They say this is particularly noticeable in reporting of results of standardised tests such as NAPLAN and the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which seems ... <a title="8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/8-out-of-10-teachers-think-education-news-is-negative-and-demoralising-some-have-even-left-because-of-it-162610/" aria-label="Read more about 8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast A submerged coconut palm on Kadavu Island, Fiji. Ethan Daniels/shutterstock The small boat sliced its way through the waveless ocean. The Fiji air was warm and still, the silhouettes of distant islands ... <a title="Friday essay: how ancient beliefs in underwater worlds can shed light in a time of rising sea levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/friday-essay-how-ancient-beliefs-in-underwater-worlds-can-shed-light-in-a-time-of-rising-sea-levels-164154/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how ancient beliefs in underwater worlds can shed light in a time of rising sea levels">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato A family taking refuge in a makeshift camp for displaced people near Kabul. GettyImages With a Defence Force Hercules now en route to Afghanistan to assist with rescue and evacuation, New Zealand joins a 60-country response to the unfolding ... <a title="As the Taliban’s grip on Afghanistan tightens, New Zealand must commit to taking more refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/as-the-talibans-grip-on-afghanistan-tightens-new-zealand-must-commit-to-taking-more-refugees-166411/" aria-label="Read more about As the Taliban’s grip on Afghanistan tightens, New Zealand must commit to taking more refugees">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week pointed to the government’s closure of Australia’s embassy in Afghanistan in May as a good decision for which he had been criticised. More credibly, it was a bad decision, on principle but also very ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The compassion quotient in Morrison’s Afghan response needs a boost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/grattan-on-friday-the-compassion-quotient-in-morrisons-afghan-response-needs-a-boost-166435/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The compassion quotient in Morrison’s Afghan response needs a boost">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Baxter, Professor and Head of Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock At least 60 people have now died in the current New South Wales COVID outbreak. We’ve been keeping track of how old these people were, and have observed 85% ... <a title="If you’re over 60, there’s no sense in ‘waiting for Pfizer’. Here’s why you should get AstraZeneca today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/if-youre-over-60-theres-no-sense-in-waiting-for-pfizer-heres-why-you-should-get-astrazeneca-today-165400/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re over 60, there’s no sense in ‘waiting for Pfizer’. Here’s why you should get AstraZeneca today">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This week provided a first tiny glimpse into the labour-market fallout from Australia’s recent lockdowns. Australian Bureau of Statistics published the wage price index for the June quarter yesterday, showing sluggish wages growth, below forecasts. The labour force figures for July, ... <a title="Vital Signs: 4.6% unemployment rate hints at what’s possible, but it’s not the real thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/vital-signs-4-6-unemployment-rate-hints-at-whats-possible-but-its-not-the-real-thing-166162/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: 4.6% unemployment rate hints at what’s possible, but it’s not the real thing">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University NBCUniversal In a new series, writers nominate the TV series keeping them entertained during a time of COVID. As the lockdown continues, I find myself looking for Indigenous content to watch on TV to feel a sense of nourishment and ... <a title="Rutherford Falls: a laugh-out-loud funny TV show about colonisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/rutherford-falls-a-laugh-out-loud-funny-tv-show-about-colonisation-165975/" aria-label="Read more about Rutherford Falls: a laugh-out-loud funny TV show about colonisation">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eryn Newman, Senior Lecturer, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University Over the past year, we’ve seen how dramatically misinformation can impact the lives of people, communities and entire countries. Read more: Public protest or selfish ratbaggery? Why free speech doesn’t give you the right to endanger ... <a title="Is it actually false, or do you just disagree? Why Twitter’s user-driven experiment to tackle misinformation is complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/is-it-actually-false-or-do-you-just-disagree-why-twitters-user-driven-experiment-to-tackle-misinformation-is-complicated-166335/" aria-label="Read more about Is it actually false, or do you just disagree? Why Twitter’s user-driven experiment to tackle misinformation is complicated">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast where they analyse the crisis, the tragedy, unfolding in Afghanistan, including an apparent intelligence failure. But were former president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden told of the likelihood of a swift and total takeover by Taliban as soon as the US-led forces began to pull out?
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Coulson, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney NSW MP Victor Dominello has said he has Bell’s palsy, after appearing at a press conference this week with what he described as a “droopy eye”. Google searches for the term “Bell’s palsy” sky-rocketed overnight. I have worked in the ... <a title="What is Bell’s palsy? A facial nerve disorder expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/what-is-bells-palsy-a-facial-nerve-disorder-expert-explains-166403/" aria-label="Read more about What is Bell’s palsy? A facial nerve disorder expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moses, Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury Shutterstock “New Zealand versus the killer robots” might sound like a science fiction B-movie, but that was essentially the focus of an event at parliament earlier this month. Hosted by Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Phil ... <a title="New Zealand could take a global lead in controlling the development of ‘killer robots’ — so why isn’t it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/19/new-zealand-could-take-a-global-lead-in-controlling-the-development-of-killer-robots-so-why-isnt-it-166168/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand could take a global lead in controlling the development of ‘killer robots’ — so why isn’t it?">Read more</a>
