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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip D. Parker, Professor and Deputy Director, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it’s hard to know if these beliefs are helpful ... <a title="‘You’re the best!’ Your belief in your kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/youre-the-best-your-belief-in-your-kids-academic-ability-can-actually-improve-their-grades-161881/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You’re the best!’ Your belief in your kids’ academic ability can actually improve their grades">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Transmission Films Review: Buckley’s Chance, directed by Tim Brown. It’s a classic trope of Australian cinema: a foreigner comes here and discovers a wild, rugged place, replete with dangerous and surreal animals and dangerous and ... <a title="Meat pies, desert, bloody dingoes: new Australian film Buckley’s Chance brims with dated cultural cliches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/24/meat-pies-desert-bloody-dingoes-new-australian-film-buckleys-chance-brims-with-dated-cultural-cliches-162858/" aria-label="Read more about Meat pies, desert, bloody dingoes: new Australian film Buckley’s Chance brims with dated cultural cliches">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji has reported its highest daily total of positive covid-19 infections with 279 cases reported as of 8am today as the outbreak continues to soar. The ministry has also reported four deaths attributed to the virus. Health Secretary Dr James Fong announced these figures in the covid-19 update this evening. ... <a title="Covid infections in Fiji soar with record 279 cases – four deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/covid-infections-in-fiji-soar-with-record-279-cases-four-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Covid infections in Fiji soar with record 279 cases – four deaths">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
RNZ News The Wellington region moved to alert level 2 at 6pm today after an Australian tourist who visited the New Zealand capital on the weekend tested positive for covid-19 on his return to Sydney. Wellington, Wairarapa and Kāpiti Coast are now at alert level 2 until 11.59pm on Sunday but the rest of the ... <a title="NZ’s capital moves to covid alert level 2 after Sydney tourist scare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/nzs-capital-moves-to-covid-alert-level-2-after-sydney-tourist-scare/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s capital moves to covid alert level 2 after Sydney tourist scare">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva Fiji’s covid19 case count broke records again yesterday as medical authorities recorded another two deaths at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWM) in the capital Suva. Two men, a 68-year-old and a 42-year-old are the latest certified covid deaths. The CWM Hospital is investigating another two covid-positive ... <a title="Fiji records two covid deaths amid record 180 new cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/fiji-records-two-covid-deaths-amid-record-180-new-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji records two covid deaths amid record 180 new cases">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Three members of the Biloela Tamil family have been given bridging visas for three months, which will allow the parents work and study rights. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has granted the visas to Nades and Priya Murugappan and their elder ... <a title="Bridging visas for three months granted to Tamil family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/bridging-visas-for-three-months-granted-to-tamil-family-163285/" aria-label="Read more about Bridging visas for three months granted to Tamil family">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s response to the UNESCO recommendation that the Great Barrier Reef be listed as “in danger” was one of surprise and shock. The recommendation will be considered at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting next month. While the proposal calls ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley and Terri Butler on the Great Barrier Reef being ‘in danger’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sussan-ley-and-terri-butler-on-the-great-barrier-reef-being-in-danger-163286/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sussan Ley and Terri Butler on the Great Barrier Reef being ‘in danger’">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney No one did a cost-benefit analysis before accepting Tasmania into the Commonwealth. Should the Australian Football League do the same? Tasmanians have pushed for their own AFL team since the 1980s, when the Victorian Football League ... <a title="The case for a Tasmanian AFL team, from an economist’s point of view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/the-case-for-a-tasmanian-afl-team-from-an-economists-point-of-view-163166/" aria-label="Read more about The case for a Tasmanian AFL team, from an economist’s point of view">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Berle, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Technology Sydney ChameleonsEye/www.shutterstock.com Many of us experience at least one potentially traumatic event in our lifetime. These can include accidents, natural disasters, exposure to war and combat, or physical and sexual assault. Humans are resilient and most adjust ... <a title="What is the ‘unified protocol’ for PTSD? And how can it help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/what-is-the-unified-protocol-for-ptsd-and-how-can-it-help-162435/" aria-label="Read more about What is the ‘unified protocol’ for PTSD? And how can it help?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Archibald, Research Fellow, Conservation Science, Deakin University Shutterstock Vast, treeless paddocks and fields can be dangerous for wildlife, who encounter them as “roadblocks” between natural areas nearby. But our new research found even one lone tree in an otherwise empty paddock can make a huge difference ... <a title="A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/a-lone-tree-makes-it-easier-for-birds-and-bees-to-navigate-farmland-like-a-stepping-stone-between-habitats-162083/" aria-label="Read more about A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland David Mariuz/AAP Australia’s current crop of COVID-19 vaccines consists of a shot by American biotechnology company Pfizer, which we import, and the vaccine by British-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca, the bulk of which we manufacture onshore in ... <a title="What is COVAX-19, the most advanced of Australia’s remaining local COVID vaccine candidates?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/what-is-covax-19-the-most-advanced-of-australias-remaining-local-covid-vaccine-candidates-162347/" aria-label="Read more about What is COVAX-19, the most advanced of Australia’s remaining local COVID vaccine candidates?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hobbs, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Canterbury Sydney’s community outbreak of COVID-19 has been dominated by the delta variant. Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images Health authorities have raised the COVID-19 alert to level 2 for Wellington, from 6pm today until midnight on Sunday, after ... <a title="Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/23/why-new-zealand-is-more-vulnerable-to-a-new-covid-19-outbreak-than-ever-before-163163/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before">Read more</a>
