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June 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra Salvador Melendez/AP Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has got himself a pair of laser eyes – on his Twitter profile at least. Laser eyes are something social media users give ... <a title="Can Bitcoin become a real currency? Here’s what’s wrong with El Salvador’s crypto plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/14/can-bitcoin-become-a-real-currency-heres-whats-wrong-with-el-salvadors-crypto-plan-162348/" aria-label="Read more about Can Bitcoin become a real currency? Here’s what’s wrong with El Salvador’s crypto plan">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Judith Nicholls, Honorary Senior Lecturer, ANU, Australian National University Reconstruction of traditional dwelling, Lake Condah, 2020. Photo: Peter Sutton Eminent Australian anthropologist Peter Sutton and respected field archaeologist Keryn Walshe have co-authored a meticulously researched new book, Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate. It’s set ... <a title="Book review: Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate rigorously critiques Bruce Pascoe’s argument" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/14/book-review-farmers-or-hunter-gatherers-the-dark-emu-debate-rigorously-critiques-bruce-pascoes-argument-161877/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate rigorously critiques Bruce Pascoe’s argument">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Kennedy, Senior Lecturer In Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Bullying and harassment are having devastating effects on young Indigenous people and their communities. Getty images Social media offers many benefits to Indigenous peoples, such as ways to establish and navigate identity, build and maintain strong connections to ... <a title="97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative social media content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/97-of-indigenous-people-report-seeing-negative-social-media-content-weekly-heres-how-platforms-can-help-162353/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative social media content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of South Australia Shutterstock Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make ... <a title="Do vegan diets make kids shorter and weaker?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/do-vegan-diets-make-kids-shorter-and-weaker-162420/" aria-label="Read more about Do vegan diets make kids shorter and weaker?">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Kennedy, Senior Lecturer In Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Bullying and harassment are having devastating effects on young Indigenous people and their communities. Getty images Social media offers many benefits to Indigenous peoples, such as ways to establish and navigate identity, build and maintain strong connections to ... <a title="97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/97-of-indigenous-people-report-seeing-negative-content-weekly-heres-how-platforms-can-help-162353/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help">Read more</a>
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June 11, 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 G7 summit which is set to take place in Cornwall, where ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the G7 summit and the Biloela Tamil family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-g7-summit-and-the-biloela-tamil-family-162595/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the G7 summit and the Biloela Tamil family">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerilie Abram, Professor; ARC Future Fellow; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Australian National University Steven Saphore/AAP Senator Matt Canavan sent many eyeballs rolling yesterday when he tweeted photos of snowy ... <a title="Matt Canavan suggested the cold snap means global warming isn’t real. We bust this and 2 other climate myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/matt-canavan-suggested-the-cold-snap-means-global-warming-isnt-real-we-bust-this-and-2-other-climate-myths-130878/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Canavan suggested the cold snap means global warming isn’t real. We bust this and 2 other climate myths">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Patrick Rule, Research Fellow, Monash University Peter Trusler, Author provided Monk seals are one of the most endangered marine mammals alive today, with just over 2,000 individuals remaining in the wild. These seals live in warm waters, specifically the tropics and the Mediterranean. Hunting by sailors ... <a title="The most endangered seals in the world once called Australia home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/the-most-endangered-seals-in-the-world-once-called-australia-home-162523/" aria-label="Read more about The most endangered seals in the world once called Australia home">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ella Henry, Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology www.shutterstock.com While I am always happy to celebrate any accolades my country and city might garner on the international stage, seeing Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau awarded the top ranking in a recent “most liveable cities” survey left me somewhat flummoxed. In ... <a title="Auckland is the world’s ‘most liveable city’? Many Māori might disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/auckland-is-the-worlds-most-liveable-city-many-maori-might-disagree-162503/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland is the world’s ‘most liveable city’? Many Māori might disagree">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin O’Sullivan, Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW Shutterstock As a judicial officer, being subject to death threats not only for you but your family is a concern […] you are expected to simply soldier on and go to work the next day. You can’t un-see or un-hear the ... <a title="‘Waiting to stab me’: new research reveals the threats and daily trauma judges face in their jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/waiting-to-stab-me-new-research-reveals-the-threats-and-daily-trauma-judges-face-in-their-jobs-145012/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Waiting to stab me’: new research reveals the threats and daily trauma judges face in their jobs">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruggiero Lovreglio, Senior Lecturer, Massey University Shutterstock Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) aren’t just for gaming anymore, they’re also proving to be useful tools for disaster safety research. In fact, they could save lives. Around the world, natural and human-made disasters such as earthquakes, bushfires ... <a title="Proceed to your nearest (virtual) exit: gaming technology is teaching us how people respond to emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/proceed-to-your-nearest-virtual-exit-gaming-technology-is-teaching-us-how-people-respond-to-emergencies-160623/" aria-label="Read more about Proceed to your nearest (virtual) exit: gaming technology is teaching us how people respond to emergencies">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Jackson, Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University Under Australia’s original COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan, community pharmacies were meant to be involved in administering vaccines from phase 2a. Phase 2a includes all adults over 50, among other priority groups, and began at the beginning ... <a title="Here’s how pharmacies could boost Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/heres-how-pharmacies-could-boost-australias-covid-vaccine-rollout-161894/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how pharmacies could boost Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout">Read more</a>