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May 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Russell, Senior Principal Research Fellow; paediatrician; infectious diseases epidemiologist, The University of Melbourne In the face of changing eligibility for the AstraZeneca vaccine, new variants of the coronavirus and supply constraints, many people are wondering whether they can “mix and match” COVID-19 vaccines. This means, for ... <a title="Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing and matching COVID vaccines could help solve many rollout problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/31/can-i-get-astrazeneca-now-and-pfizer-later-why-mixing-and-matching-covid-vaccines-could-help-solve-many-rollout-problems-161404/" aria-label="Read more about Can I get AstraZeneca now and Pfizer later? Why mixing and matching COVID vaccines could help solve many rollout problems">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Environmental and Climate Law, The University of Melbourne Three global fossil fuel giants have just suffered embarrassing rebukes over their inadequate action on climate change. Collectively, the developments show how courts, and frustrated investors, are increasingly willing to force companies to reduce their ... <a title="Four seismic climate wins show Big Oil, Gas and Coal are running out of places to hide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/31/four-seismic-climate-wins-show-big-oil-gas-and-coal-are-running-out-of-places-to-hide-161741/" aria-label="Read more about Four seismic climate wins show Big Oil, Gas and Coal are running out of places to hide">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Silvia Griselda, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Boys perform better than girls in tests made up of multiple-choice questions. Multiple-choice questions are considered objective and easy to mark. But my research shows they give an advantage to males. I compared around 500,000 test results of ... <a title="Multiple-choice exams favour boys over girls, worsening the maths gender gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/31/multiple-choice-exams-favour-boys-over-girls-worsening-the-maths-gender-gap-160724/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple-choice exams favour boys over girls, worsening the maths gender gap">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Australia should not target skills shortages when it selects workers for permanent residency. That’s the firm conclusion from our new Grattan Institute report released this morning entitled Rethinking permanent skilled migration after the pandemic. At present, the government allocates ... <a title="Selecting what matters: skill shortages are no basis for picking permanent migrants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/31/selecting-what-matters-skill-shortages-are-no-basis-for-picking-permanent-migrants-161579/" aria-label="Read more about Selecting what matters: skill shortages are no basis for picking permanent migrants">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Rebel federal backbencher Joel Fitzgibbon says Labor should scrap the rank and file’s role in electing the leader, returning all the power to the caucus. Fitzgibbon, speaking on Sky, said introducing the system that divides power in electing the leader ... <a title="Joel Fitzgibbon says rank and file ballots for Labor leader should be scrapped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/30/joel-fitzgibbon-says-rank-and-file-ballots-for-labor-leader-should-be-scrapped-161790/" aria-label="Read more about Joel Fitzgibbon says rank and file ballots for Labor leader should be scrapped">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Steele, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian National University The International Energy Agency’s recent, landmark report put another glaring spotlight on Australia’s failure to act on climate change. On the same night the report was released, warning against any new fossil fuel projects, the federal government announced ... <a title="‘Conditional commitments’: the diplomatic strategy that could make Australia do its fair share on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/conditional-commitments-the-diplomatic-strategy-that-could-make-australia-do-its-fair-share-on-climate-change-148925/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Conditional commitments’: the diplomatic strategy that could make Australia do its fair share on climate change">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney While the financial well-being of everyday Australians has been hit hard by COVID-19, it’s quite the opposite at the top end of town. “Australia’s billionaires have thrived during the pandemic year”, is how the AFR puts it. ... <a title="The AFR’s 2021 Rich List shows we’re not all in this together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/the-afrs-2021-rich-list-shows-were-not-all-in-this-together-161738/" aria-label="Read more about The AFR’s 2021 Rich List shows we’re not all in this together">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Newell, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, UNSW Imagine two doctors presented with identical information about the same patient giving very different diagnoses. Now imagine the reason for the difference is because the doctors have made their diagnosis in the morning or afternoon, or at the beginning or ... <a title="Daniel Kahneman on ‘noise’ – the flaw in human judgement harder to detect than cognitive bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/daniel-kahneman-on-noise-the-flaw-in-human-judgement-harder-to-detect-than-cognitive-bias-160525/" aria-label="Read more about Daniel Kahneman on ‘noise’ – the flaw in human judgement harder to detect than cognitive bias">Read more</a>
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May 28, 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 scrutiny faced by the government over the course of the parliamentary ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a week of Senate estimates and question time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/video-michelle-grattan-on-a-week-of-senate-estimates-and-question-time-161742/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a week of Senate estimates and question time">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asha Bowen, Program Head of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, and Head of Skin Health, Telethon Kids Institute Yesterday Victoria announced a snap lockdown to last at least seven days starting from 11:59pm last night. As part of the lockdown, schools will close and move to remote learning, ... <a title="We need to prioritise teachers and staff for COVID vaccination — and stop closing schools with every lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/we-need-to-prioritise-teachers-and-staff-for-covid-vaccination-and-stop-closing-schools-with-every-lockdown-161657/" aria-label="Read more about We need to prioritise teachers and staff for COVID vaccination — and stop closing schools with every lockdown">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Long, Teacher in Arts and Cultural Management, The University of Melbourne When lockdown was announced in Melbourne on Thursday, it came on the same morning as the opening of Rising, a large new cultural festival designed to “re-synchronise” and “re-energise” the city that spent much of ... <a title="Rising on pause; Dark Mofo ticket sales delayed. The government must insure our arts events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/rising-on-pause-dark-mofo-ticket-sales-delayed-the-government-must-insure-our-arts-events-161737/" aria-label="Read more about Rising on pause; Dark Mofo ticket sales delayed. The government must insure our arts events">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Lecturer in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland Eric Carle, author and illustrator of beloved children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, died on Sunday — the same day his famous caterpillar is born. One Sunday morning, the warm sun came up — and ... <a title="Vale Eric Carle: creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a story of hope … and holes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/28/vale-eric-carle-creator-of-the-very-hungry-caterpillar-a-story-of-hope-and-holes-161664/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Eric Carle: creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a story of hope … and holes">Read more</a>
