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August 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne AP/AAP This piece is the last in a series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show features a “who ... <a title="Soeharto: the giant of modern Indonesia who left a legacy of violence and corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/21/soeharto-the-giant-of-modern-indonesia-who-left-a-legacy-of-violence-and-corruption-164411/" aria-label="Read more about Soeharto: the giant of modern Indonesia who left a legacy of violence and corruption">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Howells, Senior Research Fellow in Marine Biology, Southern Cross University Anna Scott, Author provided A single generation of selective breeding can make corals better able to withstand extreme temperatures, according to our new research. The discovery could offer a lifeline to reefs threatened by the warming ... <a title="Coral, meet coral: how selective breeding may help the world’s reefs survive ocean heating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/21/coral-meet-coral-how-selective-breeding-may-help-the-worlds-reefs-survive-ocean-heating-166412/" aria-label="Read more about Coral, meet coral: how selective breeding may help the world’s reefs survive ocean heating">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
In a statement, the Health Ministry said there were now 31 cases associated with the current Auckland community outbreak. “All cases have or are being transferred safely to a managed isolation facility, under strict infection prevention and control procedures, including the use of full PPE.” The ministry said the three in Wellington had recently travelled ... <a title="11 new covid cases in NZ community, including three in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/11-new-covid-cases-in-nz-community-including-three-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about 11 new covid cases in NZ community, including three in Wellington">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Josh Bachman/AP/AAP Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced the Pfizer vaccine would become available to all Australians aged 16 to 39 from August 30. This represents a vote of confidence in our vaccine supply, which has been riddled with issues ... <a title="Pfizer vaccinations for 16 to 39-year-olds is welcome news. But AstraZeneca remains a good option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/pfizer-vaccinations-for-16-to-39-year-olds-is-welcome-news-but-astrazeneca-remains-a-good-option-166486/" aria-label="Read more about Pfizer vaccinations for 16 to 39-year-olds is welcome news. But AstraZeneca remains a good option">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Poropat, Adjunct Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology During the Early Cretaceous period, 110 million to 107 million years ago, Australia was much further south than it is today. Yet fossils from several sites on the Otway Coast in Victoria show dinosaurs were common in the region. ... <a title="Meet the diverse group of plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed Victoria 110 million years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/meet-the-diverse-group-of-plant-eating-dinosaurs-that-roamed-victoria-110-million-years-ago-166343/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the diverse group of plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed Victoria 110 million years ago">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Covid-Delta, Science, and the Problem of Known Unknowns – Analysis by Keith Rankin. It’s a known known that the late Donald Rumsfeld’s principal legacy to the world is the following quote: “As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – the dangers of Delta, versus the dangers of reduced community immunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/keith-rankin-analysis-the-dangers-of-delta-versus-the-dangers-of-reduced-community-immunity/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – the dangers of Delta, versus the dangers of reduced community immunity">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye, Assistant researcher, Queensland University of Technology Tim Bechervaise/Unsplash On August 17, TikTok announced it will partner with Audius, a streaming music platform, to manage its expansive internal audio library. Audius was not the obvious choice for partnering with the short video giant. A ... <a title="TikTok is partnering with a blockchain start-up. Here’s why this could be good news for artists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/tiktok-is-partnering-with-a-blockchain-start-up-heres-why-this-could-be-good-news-for-artists-166346/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok is partnering with a blockchain start-up. Here’s why this could be good news for artists">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss the evacuation from Afghanistan as the Taliban returns to power – in particular, the government’s moral obligation to Afghan translators ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the legacy of the Afghanistan War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-legacy-of-the-afghanistan-war-166489/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the legacy of the Afghanistan War">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Crystal Abidin, Associate Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University Shutterstock The phrase “OK Boomer” has become popular over the past two years as an all-purpose retort with which young people dismiss their elders for being “old-fashioned”. “OK Boomer” began as a meme in TikTok ... <a title="‘OK Boomer’: how a TikTok meme traces the rise of Gen Z political consciousness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/ok-boomer-how-a-tiktok-meme-traces-the-rise-of-gen-z-political-consciousness-165811/" aria-label="Read more about ‘OK Boomer’: how a TikTok meme traces the rise of Gen Z political consciousness">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theodore E. (Ted) Zorn, Professor of Organisational Communication, Massey University Shutterstock Most people use email frequently in their work, even more during lockdowns and with increased working from home. And all of us have heard tips for “netiquette” — those helpful hints for avoiding offence or miscommunication ... <a title="It’s all too easy to be offended by an innocent work email — but there are ways to avoid it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/its-all-too-easy-to-be-offended-by-an-innocent-work-email-but-there-are-ways-to-avoid-it-165961/" aria-label="Read more about It’s all too easy to be offended by an innocent work email — but there are ways to avoid it">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Taliban to immediately cease harassing and attacking journalists for their work, allow women journalists to broadcast the news, and permit the media to operate freely and independently. Since August 15, members of the Taliban have barred at least two female journalists from ... <a title="Taliban take 2 female state TV anchors off-air in Afghanistan, bash 2 journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/taliban-take-2-female-state-tv-anchors-off-air-in-afghanistan-bash-2-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Taliban take 2 female state TV anchors off-air in Afghanistan, bash 2 journalists">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on Indonesian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Papuan leader Victor Yeimo from custody. Benny Wenda, interim president of the ULMWP, said Yeimo was a “clear victim” of Indonesian racism and his health was deteriorating under captivity. Yeimo, spokesperson for the ... <a title="Papua’s Victor Yeimo must be set free immediately, says Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/papuas-victor-yeimo-must-be-set-free-immediately-says-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Papua’s Victor Yeimo must be set free immediately, says Wenda">Read more</a>
