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December 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A vaccine manufacturing facility will be built in Victoria to produce mRNA vaccines for future possible pandemics under an in-principle agreement between the federal government, the state government and global mRNA company Moderna. This would increase Australia’s preparedness by providing ... <a title="New facility to be built in Victoria to produce mRNA vaccines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/new-facility-to-be-built-in-victoria-to-produce-mrna-vaccines-173674/" aria-label="Read more about New facility to be built in Victoria to produce mRNA vaccines">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In this podcast Michelle Grattan speaks with Sean Kelly and Anne Tieran about where the political battle stands as we look to the 2022 federal election. Kelly, a former staffer to then prime ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sean Kelly and Anne Tiernan on election year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sean-kelly-and-anne-tiernan-on-election-year-173656/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sean Kelly and Anne Tiernan on election year">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Robie, Associate Editor, Pacific Journalism Review / Te Koakoa, Auckland University of Technology Clotilde Richalet/AP “Loyalist” New Caledonians handed France the decisive victory in the third and final referendum on independence it wanted in Sunday’s vote. But it was a hollow victory, with pro-independence Kanaks delivering ... <a title="New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow victory that will only ratchet up tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/new-caledonia-votes-to-stay-with-france-but-its-a-hollow-victory-that-will-only-ratchet-up-tensions-173646/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow victory that will only ratchet up tensions">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Curtis, Research fellow, The University of Queensland Helmut Straisil / Pixabay / James Hereward / Caitlin Curtis The Australian Federal Police recently announced plans to use DNA samples collected at crime scenes to make predictions about potential suspects. This technology, called forensic “DNA phenotyping”, can reveal ... <a title="New technology lets police link DNA to appearance and ancestry – and it’s coming to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/new-technology-lets-police-link-dna-to-appearance-and-ancestry-and-its-coming-to-australia-173334/" aria-label="Read more about New technology lets police link DNA to appearance and ancestry – and it’s coming to Australia">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Nelson, Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University Shutterstock Coal is likely to be completely gone from Victoria’s electricity system by 2032 with most other parts of Australia not far behind, a report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) declared last week. The report, called the ... <a title="The end of coal is coming 3 times faster than expected. Governments must accept it and urgently support a ‘just transition’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/the-end-of-coal-is-coming-3-times-faster-than-expected-governments-must-accept-it-and-urgently-support-a-just-transition-173591/" aria-label="Read more about The end of coal is coming 3 times faster than expected. Governments must accept it and urgently support a ‘just transition’">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Joanne Adam, Senior Lecturer in Literacy Education and Children’s Literature: Course Coordinator Master of Teaching (Primary), Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Gifting children books can be about more than just giving them something to read. Books are portals to adventure, imagination and new experiences. Importantly, books can ... <a title="Buying picture books as Christmas presents? These stories with diverse characters can help kids develop empathy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/buying-picture-books-as-christmas-presents-these-stories-with-diverse-characters-can-help-kids-develop-empathy-171396/" aria-label="Read more about Buying picture books as Christmas presents? These stories with diverse characters can help kids develop empathy">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleonora Leopardi, Lecturer in Clinical Education, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Health-care professionals are often idealised, especially in recent times, as heroes. But meeting a physician can be an underwhelming experience. Patients and families can find themselves on the receiving end of curt communications or seemingly uncaring attitudes. ... <a title="Doctors are trained to be kind and empathetic – but a ‘hidden curriculum’ makes them forget on the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/doctors-are-trained-to-be-kind-and-empathetic-but-a-hidden-curriculum-makes-them-forget-on-the-job-171942/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors are trained to be kind and empathetic – but a ‘hidden curriculum’ makes them forget on the job">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah McGlade, Associate professor, Curtin University shutterstock Only a year after the 46,000 year-old sacred Aboriginal site Juukan Gorge was destroyed by Rio Tinto, the West Australian Legislative Council in Perth will pass an Aboriginal Heritage Bill that puts the interests of mining companies above the wishes ... <a title="WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act keeps mining interests ahead of the culture and wishes of Traditional Owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/was-new-aboriginal-heritage-act-keeps-mining-interests-ahead-of-the-culture-and-wishes-of-traditional-owners-173239/" aria-label="Read more about WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act keeps mining interests ahead of the culture and wishes of Traditional Owners">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by ... <a title="Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings — not so in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/courts-around-the-world-have-made-strong-climate-rulings-not-so-in-new-zealand-173485/" aria-label="Read more about Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings — not so in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susie Emery, Lecturer, University of South Australia Shutterstock Women account for almost 50% of gamers in Australia, but the nuanced and varied experiences of mothers who game are lost among these statistics. A 2020 global survey of mothers found more than 70% of mothers play games daily ... <a title="Half of Australia’s gamers are women, but we know very little about mothers who game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/half-of-australias-gamers-are-women-but-we-know-very-little-about-mothers-who-game-172498/" aria-label="Read more about Half of Australia’s gamers are women, but we know very little about mothers who game">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, University of South Australia Shutterstock Wearable fitness trackers will be on many Christmas shopping lists this year, with a vast range of devices (and an ever-increasing number of features) hitting the market just in time for the festive season. But what does the ... <a title="Why wearable fitness trackers aren’t as useless as some make them out to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/why-wearable-fitness-trackers-arent-as-useless-as-some-make-them-out-to-be-173419/" aria-label="Read more about Why wearable fitness trackers aren’t as useless as some make them out to be">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Some will recall it as 2021. For more, it will be Year 2 of COVID. Either way, it will have been a time of disappointment for many. ... <a title="Farewell to 2021 in federal politics, the year of living in disappointment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/13/farewell-to-2021-in-federal-politics-the-year-of-living-in-disappointment-172238/" aria-label="Read more about Farewell to 2021 in federal politics, the year of living in disappointment">Read more</a>
