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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Chen, Research Fellow at Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland Hannah Peters/Getty Images Fast isolation of infected individuals is key to containing any outbreak of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and contact tracing is a critical part of this process. Since the ... <a title="New Zealanders haven’t been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/new-zealanders-havent-been-scanning-in-enough-and-that-contributed-to-the-need-for-a-full-lockdown-166330/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders haven’t been scanning in enough, and that contributed to the need for a full lockdown">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl McPhee, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Bond University Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s new series introducing you to the unloved Australian animals that need our help. Australia’s oceans are home to a startling array of biodiversity ... <a title="Meet the penis worm: don’t look away, these widespread yet understudied sea creatures deserve your love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/meet-the-penis-worm-dont-look-away-these-widespread-yet-understudied-sea-creatures-deserve-your-love-163728/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the penis worm: don’t look away, these widespread yet understudied sea creatures deserve your love">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Honorary Professional Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Infections of the Deltra strain are increasing across Australia. A significant number of recent outbreaks have been in schools. In the earlier waves of the COVID outbreak, in 2020, evidence showed children were getting COVID at much ... <a title="Poorly ventilated schools are a super-spreader event waiting to happen. It may be as simple as opening windows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/poorly-ventilated-schools-are-a-super-spreader-event-waiting-to-happen-it-may-be-as-simple-as-opening-windows-165958/" aria-label="Read more about Poorly ventilated schools are a super-spreader event waiting to happen. It may be as simple as opening windows">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Navid Constantinou, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanity’s biggest problems: climate change. With machine learning, we can use our abundance of historical ... <a title="How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/how-machine-learning-is-helping-us-fine-tune-climate-models-to-reach-unprecedented-detail-165818/" aria-label="Read more about How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Specker, Scientia PhD scholar at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Shutterstock While the COVID-19 pandemic is weighing heavily on everyone’s mental health, people from refugee backgrounds may be uniquely affected, owing to their past traumatic experiences. As survivors of war and ... <a title="For refugees in Australia, life during COVID lockdowns recalls the trauma of war and persecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/for-refugees-in-australia-life-during-covid-lockdowns-recalls-the-trauma-of-war-and-persecution-165884/" aria-label="Read more about For refugees in Australia, life during COVID lockdowns recalls the trauma of war and persecution">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Singarayer Florentine, Professor (Restoration Ecologist), Federation University Australia Coastal wattle. Dr David Chael, Author provided Australian native plants are having a moment in the sun, with more of us seeking out and planting native species than in the past. Our gardens — and our social media feeds ... <a title="Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/planning-to-plant-an-australian-native-like-wattle-read-this-first-you-might-be-spreading-a-weed-165165/" aria-label="Read more about Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury Amazon Prime This review contains minor spoilers for the first six episodes of Nine Perfect Strangers. Nine Perfect Strangers is a polished take on wellness culture that is less “eat the rich” than “pass the ... <a title="Nine Perfect Strangers review: sharp dialogue and excellent performances can’t hide the hollowness of the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/nine-perfect-strangers-review-sharp-dialogue-and-excellent-performances-cant-hide-the-hollowness-of-the-story-165949/" aria-label="Read more about Nine Perfect Strangers review: sharp dialogue and excellent performances can’t hide the hollowness of the story">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hoadley, Associate Professor, University of Auckland The question of whether New Zealand accepts some moral responsibility to help Afghans who worked with its armed forces has now been answered. But another question remains: will high ideals be brought to earth by political and practical obstacles? To ... <a title="As New Zealand mobilises to help in Afghanistan, its rescue response faces serious challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/as-new-zealand-mobilises-to-help-in-afghanistan-its-rescue-response-faces-serious-challenges-166179/" aria-label="Read more about As New Zealand mobilises to help in Afghanistan, its rescue response faces serious challenges">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Urgent medical resources are being dispatched to western NSW in a vaccination and support drive after the alarming spread of COVID into Aboriginal communities there. Health Minister Greg Hunt said the first of five Australian Defence Force vaccination teams will ... <a title="Medical dash as COVID spreads among Indigenous people in western NSW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/medical-dash-as-covid-spreads-among-indigenous-people-in-western-nsw-166279/" aria-label="Read more about Medical dash as COVID spreads among Indigenous people in western NSW">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Ralph, Associate Professor and malaria researcher, The University of Melbourne Daniel Pockett/AAP Governments around the world have enacted unprecedented responses to minimise the spread of COVID to preserve both individual health and health systems. In enacting these responses, governments have repeatedly used rhetoric invoking notions of ... <a title="Using military language and presence might not be the best approach to COVID and public health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/17/using-military-language-and-presence-might-not-be-the-best-approach-to-covid-and-public-health-166019/" aria-label="Read more about Using military language and presence might not be the best approach to COVID and public health">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Graphic pictures of mayhem confront the world as desperate Afghans attempt to flee their country, after the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul. Australia’s moral responsibly to evacuate people who assisted the Australian Defence Force, and may now face Taliban retribution, has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese says Afghans in Australia should be given permanent residency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-anthony-albanese-says-afghans-in-australia-should-be-given-permanent-residency-166280/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese says Afghans in Australia should be given permanent residency">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing New Zealand’s nationwide level 4 lockdown on Tuesday evening. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images New Zealanders are back in their bubbles after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three day alert level 4 lockdown for ... <a title="After its first suspected Delta variant community case, New Zealand goes into short, sharp nationwide lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/17/after-its-first-suspected-delta-variant-community-case-new-zealand-goes-into-short-sharp-nationwide-lockdown-166276/" aria-label="Read more about After its first suspected Delta variant community case, New Zealand goes into short, sharp nationwide lockdown">Read more</a>
