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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney Walton, McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mental Health in Elite Sports, The University of Melbourne With the Olympics drawing to a close, many athletes will begin to turn their attention to a crucial yet daunting question: what’s next? The Olympic Games are a unique event, with the ... <a title="‘When you get home it’s really lonely’: new research shows how athletes cope with post-Olympic life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/when-you-get-home-its-really-lonely-new-research-shows-how-athletes-cope-with-post-olympic-life-163576/" aria-label="Read more about ‘When you get home it’s really lonely’: new research shows how athletes cope with post-Olympic life">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivering the 2021 budget, which included the proposed social insurance policy. GettyImages If it goes ahead, the social insurance scheme currently being discussed behind ... <a title="Why is New Zealand’s Labour government trying to push through a two-tier benefit system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/why-is-new-zealands-labour-government-trying-to-push-through-a-two-tier-benefit-system-165615/" aria-label="Read more about Why is New Zealand’s Labour government trying to push through a two-tier benefit system?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Denholm, Associate Professor, Melbourne Health from www.shutterstock.com By some estimates, 2 billion people are now infected worldwide, and in 2019, around 1.4 million people died from it. It’s a pandemic infection, spread through the air — but it’s not COVID. It’s tuberculosis (or TB). Yet we’re ... <a title="Tuberculosis, the forgotten pandemic relying on a 100-year-old vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/tuberculosis-the-forgotten-pandemic-relying-on-a-100-year-old-vaccine-165303/" aria-label="Read more about Tuberculosis, the forgotten pandemic relying on a 100-year-old vaccine">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerilie Abram, Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Australian National University Shutterstock The much-awaited new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is due later today. Ahead of the ... <a title="Yes, a few climate models give unexpected predictions – but the technology remains a powerful tool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/yes-a-few-climate-models-give-unexpected-predictions-but-the-technology-remains-a-powerful-tool-165611/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, a few climate models give unexpected predictions – but the technology remains a powerful tool">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Kristin Merga, Honorary Adjunct, University of Newcastle; Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Johnny McClung/Unsplash Parents at a loss to find activities for their children during COVID lockdowns can encourage them to escape into a book. New research shows how reading books can help young ... <a title="Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/books-offer-a-healing-retreat-for-youngsters-caught-up-in-a-pandemic-165247/" aria-label="Read more about Books offer a healing retreat for youngsters caught up in a pandemic">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Nils Versemann/Shutterstock Crown Resorts was very sorry it had done so many wrong things in running its Melbourne casino, the company’s senior counsel, Michael Borsky, last week told Victoria’s Finkelstein royal commission. But his ... <a title="Crown Resorts is not too big to fail. It has failed already" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/crown-resorts-is-not-too-big-to-fail-it-has-failed-already-165659/" aria-label="Read more about Crown Resorts is not too big to fail. It has failed already">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth McHugh-Dillon, Lecturer in European Languages (Spanish and Latin American Studies), Monash University Nationaal Archief, CC0 If you haven’t heard of Nada, one of the most important European novels of the 20th century, you’re not alone. Written in a few short months by Carmen Laforet, it was ... <a title="Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/guide-to-the-classics-carmen-laforets-nada-captures-longing-and-desire-in-post-war-spain-164495/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The director of the Bali Legal Aid Foundation (LBH), Ni Kadek Vany Primaliraning, has been reported to the Bali regional police for treason for allegedly facilitating a mass action by Papuan activists, reports CNN Indonesia. The report was confirmed by Vany when contacted by CNN Indonesia. Vany sent CNN Indonesia a ... <a title="Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/bali-legal-aid-director-cited-for-treason-after-assisting-papuan-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
By Bernadette Carreon of Pacific Island Times Four Micronesian leaders skipped the Pacific Islands Forum’s 51st virtual session yesterday, in a continuing protest over the organisation’s refusal to assign the leadership post to the subregion as previously agreed. Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s official apology proved not convincing enough to break the impasse and appease ... <a title="Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/micronesian-leaders-boycott-forum-stand-firm-on-plan-to-leave-bloc/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Artist Dinar Candy has held a protest action over the extension of Indonesia’s Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (PPKM) by wearing a bikini on the side of a road in Jakarta, reports CNN Indonesia. During the action, Candy also brought a banner with the message, “I’m stressed out because the ... <a title="Indonesian artist charged under ‘pornography’ law for bikini protest faces 10 years jail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/indonesian-artist-charged-under-pornography-law-for-bikini-protest-faces-10-years-jail/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian artist charged under ‘pornography’ law for bikini protest faces 10 years jail">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
By Paulini Curuqara in Suva Fiji Olympic rugby sevens captain Seremaia “Jerry” Tuwai’s parents couldn’t hold back their tears and kept thanking God for the blessings they have received. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama yesterday announced on his Twitter page that the government was planning a $1 million (NZ$690,000) reward package for the national team. A ... <a title="Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens teams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/family-happy-with-fiji-pms-pledge-of-1m-package-for-sevens-teams/" aria-label="Read more about Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens teams">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Karoly, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Chinatopix via AP On Monday, an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world. Produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the report will give world leaders the most up-to-date information ... <a title="Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/mondays-ipcc-report-is-a-really-big-deal-for-climate-change-so-what-is-it-and-why-should-we-trust-it-165614/" aria-label="Read more about Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?">Read more</a>
