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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Seven in ten people aged 16 and over will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID restrictions to begin to be eased, under targets agreed in principle by national cabinet on Friday. Further relaxation and opening beyond that, including a ... <a title="Vaccination rate needs to hit 70% to trigger easing of restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/vaccination-rate-needs-to-hit-70-to-trigger-easing-of-restrictions-165407/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccination rate needs to hit 70% to trigger easing of restrictions">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajib Dasgupta, Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University Some 6 months after India began what is said to be the largest COVID-19 vaccination drive in the world, equitable distribution has been a challenge. A recent instance from a remote area in one ... <a title="India’s vaccine rollout is ignoring the many inequities in its society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/indias-vaccine-rollout-is-ignoring-the-many-inequities-in-its-society-165080/" aria-label="Read more about India’s vaccine rollout is ignoring the many inequities in its society">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist Prajval Shastri, Author provided All around the world, there is an extreme gender imbalance in physics, in both academia and industry. Examples are all too easy to find. In Burkina Faso’s largest university, the University of Ouagadougou, ... <a title="We must include more women in physics — it would help the whole of humanity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/we-must-include-more-women-in-physics-it-would-help-the-whole-of-humanity-165096/" aria-label="Read more about We must include more women in physics — it would help the whole of humanity">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Marie Muscat, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney from www.shutterstock.com As Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow, the message has shifted to urgently “get the jab”. And people’s motivation to get vaccinated is increasing. But with ever-changing advice, many people are confused about which vaccine they’re ... <a title="No wonder people are confused. Most official COVID vaccine advice is way too complex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/no-wonder-people-are-confused-most-official-covid-vaccine-advice-is-way-too-complex-165307/" aria-label="Read more about No wonder people are confused. Most official COVID vaccine advice is way too complex">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Cannell, Research fellow, Research Associate, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Do penguins fly underwater? – Rhys, age 7, Perth. Indeed they do. They can’t fly through the air but they can fly underwater. In other words, a penguin uses the muscles in its chest to ... <a title="Curious Kids: do penguins fly underwater?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/curious-kids-do-penguins-fly-underwater-162994/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: do penguins fly underwater?">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Filia Garivaldis, Senior Lecturer, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash University Shutterstock One thing the COVID-19 pandemic has not changed is the need for employee training and skills development. Although lockdowns have reduced access to offices and increased job insecurity, they have provided the time and opportunity for building skills. ... <a title="3 things we need to get right to ensure online professional development works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/3-things-we-need-to-get-right-to-ensure-online-professional-development-works-164785/" aria-label="Read more about 3 things we need to get right to ensure online professional development works">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Twinsterphoto/Sutterstock Uber has been great for some people and bad for others. It has been good for its founders and investors. It has been good for riders who get a convenient and well-priced new way to travel. And it has been ... <a title="Vital Signs: Uber’s impact on traffic accidents is a lesson in calculating social benefit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/vital-signs-ubers-impact-on-traffic-accidents-is-a-lesson-in-calculating-social-benefit-165306/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: Uber’s impact on traffic accidents is a lesson in calculating social benefit">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss the extension of the Sydney lockdown, and the anti-lockdown protests which took place over the weekend. It has been announced ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on changes in opposition policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/video-michelle-grattan-on-changes-in-opposition-policy-165384/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on changes in opposition policy">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW Online wagering is the fastest-growing segment of gambling in Australia. It’s a trend of particular concern because losing money through online brokering and betting apps is associated with higher rates of gambling-related harm than other types of gambling. These apps ... <a title="Gamblers bet more when in the dark: feedback can curb their online losses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/gamblers-bet-more-when-in-the-dark-feedback-can-curb-their-online-losses-161904/" aria-label="Read more about Gamblers bet more when in the dark: feedback can curb their online losses">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathomi Gatwiri, Senior lecturer, Southern Cross University Simone Biles, the US gymnast widely considered “the greatest of all time”, withdrew from the Olympic finals this week, saying: I have to focus on my mental health […] We have to protect our minds and our bodies and not ... <a title="The power of no: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Black women’s resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/the-power-of-no-simone-biles-naomi-osaka-and-black-womens-resistance-165318/" aria-label="Read more about The power of no: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Black women’s resistance">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lilly Brown, Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Content warning: This article contains distressing information on Stolen Generations and residential schools. When I read that the bodies of 215 children had been found in unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, ... <a title="The discovery of Indigenous children’s bodies in Canada is horrific, but Australia has similar tragedies it’s yet to reckon with" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/the-discovery-of-indigenous-childrens-bodies-in-canada-is-horrific-but-australia-has-similar-tragedies-its-yet-to-reckon-with-164706/" aria-label="Read more about The discovery of Indigenous children’s bodies in Canada is horrific, but Australia has similar tragedies it’s yet to reckon with">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Williamson, Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Shutterstock Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 testing in Australia has been performed using highly sensitive PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests. But this conventional model of testing, which involves swabbing by a health-care ... <a title="Rapid antigen testing isn’t perfect. But it could be a useful part of Australia’s COVID response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/rapid-antigen-testing-isnt-perfect-but-it-could-be-a-useful-part-of-australias-covid-response-164873/" aria-label="Read more about Rapid antigen testing isn’t perfect. But it could be a useful part of Australia’s COVID response">Read more</a>
