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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne AAP/Dan Himbrechts So the Parrot, as H. G. Nelson called him, has been pushed off his perch, Sky News having refused to renew his contract. Over 36 years, Alan Jones became one of the ... <a title="The last squawk? Alan Jones finally seems to have nowhere to go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/the-last-squawk-alan-jones-finally-seems-to-have-nowhere-to-go-171212/" aria-label="Read more about The last squawk? Alan Jones finally seems to have nowhere to go">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Newman, Professorial Fellow in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne Four-year-old Cleo Smith was found by Western Australian police earlier this week, 18 days after going missing from a remote campsite. Being taken and removed from one’s family is a significantly traumatic event for any child. It ... <a title="When missing children return: how can we avoid adding to Cleo Smith’s trauma?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/when-missing-children-return-how-can-we-avoid-adding-to-cleo-smiths-trauma-171200/" aria-label="Read more about When missing children return: how can we avoid adding to Cleo Smith’s trauma?">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock Virgin birth – which involves the development of an unfertilised egg – has preoccupied humans for aeons. And although it can’t happen in mammals, it does seem to be possible in other animals ... <a title="The endangered condor surprised researchers by producing fatherless chicks. Could ‘virgin birth’ rescue the species?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/the-endangered-condor-surprised-researchers-by-producing-fatherless-chicks-could-virgin-birth-rescue-the-species-170965/" aria-label="Read more about The endangered condor surprised researchers by producing fatherless chicks. Could ‘virgin birth’ rescue the species?">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist Louise Cooper/University of Sydney The role played by University of Sydney Professor Edward Holmes in the COVID pandemic is already the stuff of legend. His decision to tweet the genome of SARS-CoV-2 on January 11 2020, making ... <a title="Professor who tweeted the coronavirus genome, paving the way for new vaccines, scoops major Australian science award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/professor-who-tweeted-the-coronavirus-genome-paving-the-way-for-new-vaccines-scoops-major-australian-science-award-171208/" aria-label="Read more about Professor who tweeted the coronavirus genome, paving the way for new vaccines, scoops major Australian science award">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susanna Trnka, Associate Professor, University of Auckland Shutterstock/ABO Photography The recent announcement of a new Ministry for Disabled People is a watershed moment for people living with disabilities in Aotearoa New Zealand. It comes none too soon, as COVID-19 has affected disability communities badly. Lockdown, particularly at ... <a title="A new ministry sets out to improve services and accessibility for New Zealanders living with disabilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/a-new-ministry-sets-out-to-improve-services-and-accessibility-for-new-zealanders-living-with-disabilities-171099/" aria-label="Read more about A new ministry sets out to improve services and accessibility for New Zealanders living with disabilities">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Bainton, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock As the world shifts to renewable energy and fossil fuel industries close down, what will happen to the local workforce, communities and businesses that depend on them? This week, at the global climate summit in Glasgow, business, government, ... <a title="More clean energy means more mines – we shouldn’t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/more-clean-energy-means-more-mines-we-shouldnt-sacrifice-communities-in-the-name-of-climate-action-170938/" aria-label="Read more about More clean energy means more mines – we shouldn’t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Two major reports on mental health and suicide released this week suggest two very different solutions to preventing suicides. One, from the House of Representatives Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, recommends putting more resources into ... <a title="Recruiting more mental health workers won’t stop suicides. Preventing child abuse and neglect will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/recruiting-more-mental-health-workers-wont-stop-suicides-preventing-child-abuse-and-neglect-will-171110/" aria-label="Read more about Recruiting more mental health workers won’t stop suicides. Preventing child abuse and neglect will">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Shuttestock Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after COVID-19 restrictions and are likely to reach close to pre-pandemic levels this year, our analysis released today has found. ... <a title="Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/global-emissions-almost-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-unprecedented-drop-in-2020-new-analysis-shows-170866/" aria-label="Read more about Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Pryke, Honorary Research Associate, University of Sydney IMDB Marvel’s Eternals will likely divide audiences into two groups: those who wish to tease out the mythical and comic book influences in Chloé Zhao’s modern epic, and those who prefer to enjoy the spectacle. This review takes the ... <a title="Eternals is something entirely new for Marvel – and entirely ancient in its origins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/eternals-is-something-entirely-new-for-marvel-and-entirely-ancient-in-its-origins-170953/" aria-label="Read more about Eternals is something entirely new for Marvel – and entirely ancient in its origins">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Chou, Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney ispace Last month the Australian Space Agency announced plans to send an Australian-made rover to the Moon by as early as 2026, under a deal with NASA. The rover will collect lunar soil containing oxygen, which could eventually be ... <a title="Australia is putting a rover on the Moon in 2024 to search for water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/australia-is-putting-a-rover-on-the-moon-in-2024-to-search-for-water-170097/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is putting a rover on the Moon in 2024 to search for water">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University Remember Scott Morrison’s promise in May 2019: “You vote for me, you’ll get me. You vote for Bill Shorten and you’ll get Bill Shorten.” As well as attacking Shorten, Morrison was also signalling that the rules around the ... <a title="It’s time for Anthony Albanese to get angry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/its-time-for-anthony-albanese-to-get-angry-170771/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time for Anthony Albanese to get angry">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Orr, Professor of Law, The University of Queensland The Morrison government is pushing legislation to mandate voter ID at polling places. Contrary to some critics, what it proposes will not create US-style “voter suppression”. But it is still an unnecessary idea at an inappropriate time. Countries ... <a title="Voter ID is a bad idea. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/voter-id-is-a-bad-idea-heres-why-170777/" aria-label="Read more about Voter ID is a bad idea. Here’s why">Read more</a>
