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August 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The opposition has urged the government to provide a $300 incentive payment to everyone who is fully vaccinated by December 1, to accelerate the rollout. This payment should include those already vaccinated, the opposition says. It estimates this would stimulate ... <a title="Albanese calls for $300 vaccination incentive, as rollout extended to vulnerable children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/03/albanese-calls-for-300-vaccination-incentive-as-rollout-extended-to-vulnerable-children-165383/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese calls for $300 vaccination incentive, as rollout extended to vulnerable children">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eva Ellmer, The University of Queensland KYDPL KYODO/AP BMX freestyle has had its debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Logan Martin just made history by winning the first gold medal for Australia in the sport. The fresh, youthful, and at times risky sport involves the ... <a title="Tail whips and flairs: the jaw-dropping, high-flying tricks that won BMX freestyler Logan Martin the gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/tail-whips-and-flairs-the-jaw-dropping-high-flying-tricks-that-won-bmx-freestyler-logan-martin-the-gold-165460/" aria-label="Read more about Tail whips and flairs: the jaw-dropping, high-flying tricks that won BMX freestyler Logan Martin the gold">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Roth, Deputy Editor, Health+Medicine Shutterstock Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds. We learned on Monday that the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has advised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged ... <a title="Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/should-we-vaccinate-children-against-covid-19-we-asked-5-experts-165316/" aria-label="Read more about Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunit K. Singh, Professor of Molecular Immunology and Virology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University Andre Coelho/EPA/AAP Over a year into the pandemic, questions around immune responses after COVID continue to confound. One question many people are asking is whether the immunity you get from contracting ... <a title="If I’ve already had COVID, do I need a vaccine? And how does the immune system respond? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/if-ive-already-had-covid-do-i-need-a-vaccine-and-how-does-the-immune-system-respond-an-expert-explains-164236/" aria-label="Read more about If I’ve already had COVID, do I need a vaccine? And how does the immune system respond? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University The fastest sprinter is the world right now is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold in the men’s 100-metre sprint with a time of 9.80 seconds. You might be surprised to learn that most of the explosive power ... <a title="Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/muscles-are-important-but-stiff-tendons-are-the-secret-ingredient-for-high-speed-performance-165458/" aria-label="Read more about Muscles are important, but stiff tendons are the secret ingredient for high-speed performance">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mairin Hennebry-Leung, Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, University of Tasmania Shutterstock This article is part of a series providing school students with evidence-based advice for choosing subjects in their senior years. Some students elect to study languages in their senior years because of personal interest, or because ... <a title="Thinking of taking a language in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/thinking-of-taking-a-language-in-year-11-and-12-heres-what-you-need-to-know-164080/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of taking a language in year 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon McCallum, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington www.shutterstock.com One of the constant challenges in education is keeping the learner engaged, motivated and connected in a world increasingly filled with distractions. Social media, streaming TV and video games all compete ... <a title="Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/gamers-know-the-power-of-flow-what-if-learners-could-harness-it-too-164943/" aria-label="Read more about Gamers know the power of ‘flow’ — what if learners could harness it too?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Fisher, Lecturer, University of Canterbury www.shutterstock.com Nearly two decades on from the bitter political battle over ownership of the seabed and foreshore, a recent precedent-setting High Court decision passed almost without comment in the mainstream media. Perhaps that is a sign the country as a whole ... <a title="Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/has-the-high-court-shown-the-way-for-successful-maori-claims-to-marine-title-165381/" aria-label="Read more about Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Hannan, Postdoctoral research fellow, Griffith University Alessandra Tarantino/AP Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games well underway, it’s hard to not be impressed by the sheer talent and determination of ... <a title="What Olympic athletes can teach us about regulating our emotions and staying dedicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/what-olympic-athletes-can-teach-us-about-regulating-our-emotions-and-staying-dedicated-165170/" aria-label="Read more about What Olympic athletes can teach us about regulating our emotions and staying dedicated">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics, Monash University Public Domain except Hawke, Keating and Howard (Commonwealth of Australia CC-BY-SA) Who have been Australia’s most accomplished prime ministers? Curiously, it’s a question that is seldom asked. We enthusiastically compile lists of the greatest films or sporting champions, but rarely ... <a title="Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/who-were-australias-best-prime-ministers-we-asked-the-experts-165302/" aria-label="Read more about Who were Australia’s best prime ministers? We asked the experts">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosalie Schultz, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University This article mentions stillbirth deaths in Aboriginal communities. The Ranger uranium mine, surrounded by Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, operated for 40 years until it closed in 2021. ... <a title="Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/aboriginal-people-near-the-ranger-uranium-mine-suffered-more-stillbirths-and-cancer-we-dont-know-why-164862/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal people near the Ranger uranium mine suffered more stillbirths and cancer. We don’t know why">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Anderson. Palawa, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student and University Experience, Australian National University Shutterstock Governments and universities are planning for the recovery of our international student market once Australia can start easing border closures that have had huge impacts on universities and the economy. The situation is becoming ... <a title="Australia’s international education market share is shrinking fast. Recovery depends on unis offering students a better deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/02/australias-international-education-market-share-is-shrinking-fast-recovery-depends-on-unis-offering-students-a-better-deal-162856/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s international education market share is shrinking fast. Recovery depends on unis offering students a better deal">Read more</a>
