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July 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The debate about the vexed vaccination rollout on Wednesday exploded into an extraordinary free-for-all, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison under fire and health experts arguing among themselves. Morrison had hoped by easing the way for younger people to get AstraZeneca ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s AstraZeneca ‘hand grenade’ turns into cluster bomb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrisons-astrazeneca-hand-grenade-turns-into-cluster-bomb-163680/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison’s AstraZeneca ‘hand grenade’ turns into cluster bomb">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell, Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology, University of New England Katrina Kenny, Author provided There are only four known species of horseshoe crabs alive today. But the fossil record shows that hundreds of millions of years ago they came in a huge range of shapes ... <a title="We discovered a new fossil species of horseshoe crab (and named it after David Attenborough)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/we-discovered-a-new-fossil-species-of-horseshoe-crab-and-named-it-after-david-attenborough-163086/" aria-label="Read more about We discovered a new fossil species of horseshoe crab (and named it after David Attenborough)">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yun Jiang, Managing Editor, Australian National University A report from Human Rights Watch released yesterday found students and academics critical of China’s Communist Party are being harassed and intimidated by supporters of Beijing. Human Rights Watch interviewed 24 pro-democracy students from mainland China and Hong Kong, and ... <a title="Academic freedom is paramount for universities. They can do more to protect it from China’s interference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/academic-freedom-is-paramount-for-universities-they-can-do-more-to-protect-it-from-chinas-interference-163647/" aria-label="Read more about Academic freedom is paramount for universities. They can do more to protect it from China’s interference">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Segrave, Associate Professor, Criminology, Monash University A third of migrant and refugee women in a new survey said they experienced some form of domestic and/or family violence. And temporary visa holders consistently reported proportionately higher levels of domestic and family violence, including controlling behaviours. Temporary visa ... <a title="One third of migrant and refugee women experience domestic violence, major survey reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/one-third-of-migrant-and-refugee-women-experience-domestic-violence-major-survey-reveals-163651/" aria-label="Read more about One third of migrant and refugee women experience domestic violence, major survey reveals">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bo-Huei Huang, PhD candidate, University of Sydney Shutterstock Despite the well-known links between poor sleep and poorer health, getting enough good quality sleep has become a luxury in modern society. Many of us struggle to improve our sleep, while amid the COVID pandemic and recurring lock-downs, our ... <a title="Poor sleep is really bad for your health. But we found exercise can offset some of these harms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/poor-sleep-is-really-bad-for-your-health-but-we-found-exercise-can-offset-some-of-these-harms-163270/" aria-label="Read more about Poor sleep is really bad for your health. But we found exercise can offset some of these harms">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Australia’s economy will limp along after recovering from the pandemic, failing to regain the growth it had either in the years leading up to the crisis or the much higher growth in the decades ... <a title="Economy will be weak and in need of support after pandemic, say top economists in 2021-22 survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/economy-will-be-weak-and-in-need-of-support-after-pandemic-say-top-economists-in-2021-22-survey-163433/" aria-label="Read more about Economy will be weak and in need of support after pandemic, say top economists in 2021-22 survey">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wacker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow – School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England Christine Wacker, Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This is the first article in The Conversation’s series introducing you to the unloved Australian animals that need our help When people ... <a title="Meet the broad-toothed rat: a chubby-cheeked and inquisitive Australian rodent that needs our help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/meet-the-broad-toothed-rat-a-chubby-cheeked-and-inquisitive-australian-rodent-that-needs-our-help-160929/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the broad-toothed rat: a chubby-cheeked and inquisitive Australian rodent that needs our help">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Camille Pissarro, French (born in the Danish West Indies) 1830–1903. Spring pasture, 1889. Oil on canvas, 60.0 x 73.7 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Deposited by the Trustees of the White Fund, Lawrence, Massachusetts Photography © ... <a title="An orgy of sunlight, colour and hedonism: the French Impressionists are an oasis in a gloomy Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/an-orgy-of-sunlight-colour-and-hedonism-the-french-impressionists-are-an-oasis-in-a-gloomy-australia-163268/" aria-label="Read more about An orgy of sunlight, colour and hedonism: the French Impressionists are an oasis in a gloomy Australia">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato GettyImages When Laurel Hubbard was announced as the first out transgender woman athlete to compete in an individual sport at an Olympic Games, controversy wasn’t far behind. One prominent commentator even called it a ... <a title="Why the way we talk about Olympian Laurel Hubbard has real consequences for all transgender people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/why-the-way-we-talk-about-olympian-laurel-hubbard-has-real-consequences-for-all-transgender-people-163418/" aria-label="Read more about Why the way we talk about Olympian Laurel Hubbard has real consequences for all transgender people">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Steyn, Research assistant, University of Auckland New Zealand’s chief science advisor Dame Juliet Gerrard receiving her first vaccination dose. Hannah Peters/Getty Images New Zealand will have to maintain some border controls and public health measures until a high proportion of the population is vaccinated, according to ... <a title="At least four in five New Zealanders will have to be vaccinated before border controls can be fully relaxed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/at-least-four-in-five-new-zealanders-will-have-to-be-vaccinated-before-border-controls-can-be-fully-relaxed-163486/" aria-label="Read more about At least four in five New Zealanders will have to be vaccinated before border controls can be fully relaxed">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beth Gaze, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne It’s been over a year since Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins’ report on sexual harassment in the workplace in Australia, Respect@Work, was released. After a long delay, the Morrison government published its response to the report in April, ... <a title="Can the government get its workplace harassment laws right? Its bill is a missed opportunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/can-the-government-get-its-workplace-harassment-laws-right-its-bill-is-a-missed-opportunity-163492/" aria-label="Read more about Can the government get its workplace harassment laws right? Its bill is a missed opportunity">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Nixon, Research officer, The University of Queensland Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between animals (all in the name of science). Scorpions and tarantulas are two ancient arachnids that have ... <a title="Ever wondered who’d win in a fight between a scorpion and tarantula? A venom scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/30/ever-wondered-whod-win-in-a-fight-between-a-scorpion-and-tarantula-a-venom-scientist-explains-155138/" aria-label="Read more about Ever wondered who’d win in a fight between a scorpion and tarantula? A venom scientist explains">Read more</a>
