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July 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra While still struggling with a current shortage of Pfizer, the Morrison government announced it has secured 85 million doses of that vaccine for future “booster” shots. This will be made up of 60 million doses in 2022, and 25 million ... <a title="Morrison government orders Pfizer ‘boosters’, while hoping new ATAGI advice will warm people to AstraZeneca" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/25/morrison-government-orders-pfizer-boosters-while-hoping-new-atagi-advice-will-warm-people-to-astrazeneca-165069/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government orders Pfizer ‘boosters’, while hoping new ATAGI advice will warm people to AstraZeneca">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon C. Day, PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Shutterstock After much anticipation, the World Heritage Committee on Friday decided against listing the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”. The decision ignored the recommendation of the International ... <a title="Not declaring the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ only postpones the inevitable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/25/not-declaring-the-great-barrier-reef-as-in-danger-only-postpones-the-inevitable-164867/" aria-label="Read more about Not declaring the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ only postpones the inevitable">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Mercer, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Curtin University The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images The rising of the Japanese flag and the singing of the national anthem is the first moment of stillness. Devoid of external commentary, before a sea of empty stadium seats, it is ... <a title="Very genki, slightly kitsch, occasionally compelling: the Olympic opening ceremony put humanity in centre frame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/24/very-genki-slightly-kitsch-occasionally-compelling-the-olympic-opening-ceremony-put-humanity-in-centre-frame-164786/" aria-label="Read more about Very genki, slightly kitsch, occasionally compelling: the Olympic opening ceremony put humanity in centre frame">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew McGowan, Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School, Yale University AAP/EPA/Nic Bothma This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who helped ... <a title="Radicalism mixed with openness: how Desmond Tutu used his gifts to help end Apartheid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/24/radicalism-mixed-with-openness-how-desmond-tutu-used-his-gifts-to-help-end-apartheid-156499/" aria-label="Read more about Radicalism mixed with openness: how Desmond Tutu used his gifts to help end Apartheid">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Mick Tsikas Pfizer doses in NSW will be spaced out to enable more first jabs to be administered quickly, as the Berejiklian government on Friday declared the Sydney COVID crisis a “state of emergency”. But the plea by the state ... <a title="Pfizer doses to be spaced out in NSW crisis, but state fails to get change in vaccination program" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/pfizer-doses-to-be-spaced-out-in-nsw-crisis-but-state-fails-to-get-change-in-vaccination-program-165026/" aria-label="Read more about Pfizer doses to be spaced out in NSW crisis, but state fails to get change in vaccination program">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the proposed changes to the vaccine rollout announced by Prime Minister Scott ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-pms-apology-and-brisbane-2032-165002/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the PM’s apology and Brisbane 2032">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Freeland, Professorial Fellow, Bond University / Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University Blue Origin/AP It’s been a momentous month for space-faring billionaires. On July 11, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson’s Unity “rocket-plane” flew him and five fellow passengers about 85 kilometres ... <a title="Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/keen-to-sign-up-for-space-tourism-here-are-6-things-to-consider-besides-the-price-tag-164940/" aria-label="Read more about Keen to sign up for space tourism? Here are 6 things to consider (besides the price tag)">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Gibbs, Principal Engineer: Reef Restoration, Australian Institute of Marine Science Shutterstock Extreme floods this month have been crippling cities worldwide. This week in China’s Henan province, a year’s worth of rain fell in just three days. Last week, catastrophic floods swept across western Germany and parts ... <a title="You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/you-may-have-heard-the-moon-wobble-will-intensify-coastal-floods-well-heres-what-that-means-for-australia-164632/" aria-label="Read more about You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Martin, Adjunct lecturer, University of Sydney Barbara Klump, Author provided In a small, isolated village in southern Sydney, the local sulphur-crested cockatoos are particularly clever. Once a week, when the neighbours roll their wheelie bins to the kerb, cockies fly over and, with skillful dexterity, open ... <a title="Clever cockatoos in southern Sydney have learned to open kerb-side bins — and it has global significance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/clever-cockatoos-in-southern-sydney-have-learned-to-open-kerb-side-bins-and-it-has-global-significance-164794/" aria-label="Read more about Clever cockatoos in southern Sydney have learned to open kerb-side bins — and it has global significance">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Collings, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Quotes in this research are from participants who cannot be named due to research ethics requirements. Pandemic-induced lockdowns have provided stories of both hardship and resilience. This extends to families in the community caring for children in out-of-home care, a ... <a title="How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/how-caring-for-children-can-help-aboriginal-elders-during-lockdown-164628/" aria-label="Read more about How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Vincent, Lecturer in Creative Industries, The University of Melbourne The Olympic Games are often hailed as a neutral celebration of athletic achievement. “The Olympic Games are not about politics,” wrote the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, in the Guardian last year. In reality, the games ... <a title="Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/forget-the-medals-the-real-game-of-the-olympics-is-soft-power-and-the-opening-ceremony-is-key-164791/" aria-label="Read more about Forget the medals, the real game of the Olympics is soft power — and the opening ceremony is key">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Bennett, Professor in School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania Edward Jenner vaccinating his son, held by Mrs Jenner; a maid rolls up her sleeve, a man stands outside holding a cow. Coloured engraving by C. Manigaud after E Hamman. The Wellcome Collection. As the ... <a title="Eradicating smallpox: the global vaccination push that brought the world ‘arm-to-arm’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/eradicating-smallpox-the-global-vaccination-push-that-brought-the-world-arm-to-arm-162091/" aria-label="Read more about Eradicating smallpox: the global vaccination push that brought the world ‘arm-to-arm’">Read more</a>
