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July 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Highfield, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of School (ACT and regional NSW), Australian Catholic University www.shutterstock.com It is school holidays in Australia and, in many parts of the country, it’s also raining and bitterly cold. This means many children are stuck indoors and many parents will be ... <a title="‘Screen time’ for kids is an outdated concept, so let’s ditch it and focus on quality instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/08/screen-time-for-kids-is-an-outdated-concept-so-lets-ditch-it-and-focus-on-quality-instead-186462/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Screen time’ for kids is an outdated concept, so let’s ditch it and focus on quality instead">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It was a sharp contrast. Similar disasters, very different politics. Responding to the NSW and Queensland floods earlier this year, Scott Morrison couldn’t put a foot right. Complaints abounded – over the Commonwealth’s response, and his own. In this week’s ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/grattan-on-friday-albanese-is-pursuing-harmony-but-consensus-has-its-limits-186561/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has acted quickly to abandon the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, who was charged in relation to the leaking of information about Australia’s alleged spying in Timor-Leste. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said that in taking this decision “I have ... <a title="Dreyfus ends prosecution of lawyer over alleged leaking about Australian spying in against Timor-Leste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/dreyfus-ends-prosecution-of-lawyer-over-alleged-leaking-about-australian-spying-in-against-timor-leste-186555/" aria-label="Read more about Dreyfus ends prosecution of lawyer over alleged leaking about Australian spying in against Timor-Leste">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Barclay, Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here Australia has an opportunity to reflect on the crucial importance of First Nations knowledge systems in addressing many of the challenges in ... <a title="New creative project Beeyali is a call to look after Country and its endangered ecosystems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/new-creative-project-beeyali-is-a-call-to-look-after-country-and-its-endangered-ecosystems-186123/" aria-label="Read more about New creative project Beeyali is a call to look after Country and its endangered ecosystems">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Australia has just expanded access to a second COVID booster to everyone 30 years and over, while recommending it only for people 50 and over. That means it’s ... <a title="Access to a second COVID booster vaccine has been expanded to people 30 years and over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/access-to-a-second-covid-booster-vaccine-has-been-expanded-to-people-30-years-and-over-186377/" aria-label="Read more about Access to a second COVID booster vaccine has been expanded to people 30 years and over">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University Peter Coaldrake’s report to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Let the Sunshine In, is a clear and frank assessment of culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector today. With one exception, it also offers refreshing guidance to ... <a title="A new report from Queensland offers guidance on integrity to all Australian governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/a-new-report-from-queensland-offers-guidance-on-integrity-to-all-australian-governments-186470/" aria-label="Read more about A new report from Queensland offers guidance on integrity to all Australian governments">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Australians have watched in horror this week as two separate humpback whales were tangled up in Queensland shark nets on the same day. These put the number of whales caught in Queensland shark nets to four this season ... <a title="Why do whales keep getting tangled in shark nets? And what should you do if you see it happen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/why-do-whales-keep-getting-tangled-in-shark-nets-and-what-should-you-do-if-you-see-it-happen-186468/" aria-label="Read more about Why do whales keep getting tangled in shark nets? And what should you do if you see it happen?">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/Volurol New Zealand has been in a COVID lull for the past two months, but with the BA.5 variant on the rise and more than 10,000 new daily cases reported this week, it appears we are now at ... <a title="A new Omicron wave is upon New Zealand, with older people now most at risk – here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/a-new-omicron-wave-is-upon-new-zealand-with-older-people-now-most-at-risk-heres-what-to-expect-186394/" aria-label="Read more about A new Omicron wave is upon New Zealand, with older people now most at risk – here’s what to expect">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yianna Zhang, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock “Beauty is an iron mine,” once remarked the Australian mining magnate, Gina Reinhart. She was talking about a precious resource, but iron is also profoundly important to living organisms: from bacteria and fungi, to mammals like us. Iron ... <a title="Low iron is a health risk made worse by COVID. How to get more without reaching for supplements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/low-iron-is-a-health-risk-made-worse-by-covid-how-to-get-more-without-reaching-for-supplements-185020/" aria-label="Read more about Low iron is a health risk made worse by COVID. How to get more without reaching for supplements">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maui Hudson, Associate Professor, Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato Getty Images Record high ocean temperatures and marine heatwaves have become increasingly common in the waters off New Zealand in the past decade. During the same period, commercial fisheries have landed lower volumes for ... <a title="Māori hold a third of NZ’s fishing interests, but as the ocean warms and fish migrate, these rights don’t move with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/maori-hold-a-third-of-nzs-fishing-interests-but-as-the-ocean-warms-and-fish-migrate-these-rights-dont-move-with-them-186284/" aria-label="Read more about Māori hold a third of NZ’s fishing interests, but as the ocean warms and fish migrate, these rights don’t move with them">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne shutterstock Shutterstock The SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in Australia on January 25 2021. Within two months, the lives of all Australian were upended. Australians were stranded ... <a title="How has COVID affected Australians’ health? New report shows where we’ve failed and done well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/how-has-covid-affected-australians-health-new-report-shows-where-weve-failed-and-done-well-186461/" aria-label="Read more about How has COVID affected Australians’ health? New report shows where we’ve failed and done well">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Glasser, Honorary Professor, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Bianca Di Marchi/AAP The climate policies of the former Morrison government were widely panned – largely for a weak commitment to cutting emissions and a slow transition to renewable energy. But amid all ... <a title="Australia’s finally acknowledged climate change is a national security threat. Here are 5 mistakes to avoid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/07/australias-finally-acknowledged-climate-change-is-a-national-security-threat-here-are-5-mistakes-to-avoid-186458/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s finally acknowledged climate change is a national security threat. Here are 5 mistakes to avoid">Read more</a>
