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November 20, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University It’s that time of the year again. Brochures and emails spruik a bumper crop of new books about the climate crisis. Goodreads This time there are some really big names: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill ... <a title="Friday essay: how many climate crisis books will it take to save the planet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/20/friday-essay-how-many-climate-crisis-books-will-it-take-to-save-the-planet-149529/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how many climate crisis books will it take to save the planet?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he speaks at functions, Scott Morrison routinely pays tribute to present and past members of the Australian Defence Force. It seems a very American thing to do. But he is also putting the military on an extremely high pedestal. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Australia’s war crimes in Afghanistan – how could those up the chain not know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/grattan-on-friday-australias-war-crimes-in-afghanistan-how-could-those-up-the-chain-not-know-150462/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Australia’s war crimes in Afghanistan – how could those up the chain not know?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University On Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced their mRNA vaccine has demonstrated a remarkable 95% efficacy in the “final efficacy analysis” of its phase 3 trial. The news comes hot on the heels of Pfizer/BioNTech’s ... <a title="‘Very convincing evidence’: Pfizer now has the data it needs to apply for COVID vaccine approval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/very-convincing-evidence-pfizer-now-has-the-data-it-needs-to-apply-for-covid-vaccine-approval-150443/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very convincing evidence’: Pfizer now has the data it needs to apply for COVID vaccine approval">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute The United States does not have a health system — it has multiple systems, with no coherence. If you are an armed services veteran, you have access to a comprehensive, centrally coordinated, government-run health service. If you are over 65, ... <a title="How the US health-care system works — and how its failures are worsening the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/how-the-us-health-care-system-works-and-how-its-failures-are-worsening-the-pandemic-150271/" aria-label="Read more about How the US health-care system works — and how its failures are worsening the pandemic">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has urged the public to not get caught up in the country’s political crisis which has ended up in the courts. James Marape’s government appears to have staved off a vote of no confidence by quickly passing the budget on Tuesday and adjourning parliament ... <a title="‘Stay clear’ of PNG’s political crisis, Marape tells public" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/stay-clear-of-pngs-political-crisis-marape-tells-public/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stay clear’ of PNG’s political crisis, Marape tells public">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Australia’s biggest gambling company, Crown Resorts, has been told by the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to delay its planned December 14 opening of its A$2 billion Barangaroo casino complex in Sydney. The ... <a title="It’s hard to see how Crown Resorts can be found ‘fit and proper’ to run Sydney’s Barangaroo casino" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/its-hard-to-see-how-crown-resorts-can-be-found-fit-and-proper-to-run-sydneys-barangaroo-casino-150379/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to see how Crown Resorts can be found ‘fit and proper’ to run Sydney’s Barangaroo casino">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mischa Turschwell, Research Fellow, Griffith University China’s signature foreign policy, the Belt and Road initiative, has garnered much attention and controversy. Many have voiced fears about how the huge infrastructure project might expand China’s military and political influence across the world. But the environmental damage potentially wrought ... <a title="China’s Belt and Road mega-plan may devastate the world’s oceans, or help save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/chinas-belt-and-road-mega-plan-may-devastate-the-worlds-oceans-or-help-save-them-150176/" aria-label="Read more about China’s Belt and Road mega-plan may devastate the world’s oceans, or help save them">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian Powell, Historian and Principal, Janet Clarke Hall, University of Melbourne Australians will be disheartened by the inspector-general of the Australian Defence Force’s report on war crimes committed by our special forces soldiers in Afghanistan. But they should not be surprised. The demands placed upon the Special ... <a title="Changing the culture of our SAS forces is no easy fix. Instead, we need to face the true costs of war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/changing-the-culture-of-our-sas-forces-is-no-easy-fix-instead-we-need-to-face-the-true-costs-of-war-150058/" aria-label="Read more about Changing the culture of our SAS forces is no easy fix. Instead, we need to face the true costs of war">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Letts, Director, Centre for Military and Security Law; Associate Professor, Australian National University The long-awaited report into allegations of war crimes by Australia’s special forces in Afghanistan has finally been made public, after months of speculation about the contents. Read more: Evidence of war crimes found ... <a title="Allegations of murder and ‘blooding’ in Brereton report now face many obstacles to prosecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/allegations-of-murder-and-blooding-in-brereton-report-now-face-many-obstacles-to-prosecution-145703/" aria-label="Read more about Allegations of murder and ‘blooding’ in Brereton report now face many obstacles to prosecution">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Filipi, Senior lecturer, Monash University There’s been a lot of talk lately. In briefings, speeches and video meetings. In the coming weeks, there will be celebrations and toasts given. These are opportunities to attend to talk. In talk, it’s not just words that create meaning. Nonverbal ... <a title="Watch your ums and uhs, spoken communication is about more than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/watch-your-ums-and-uhs-spoken-communication-is-about-more-than-words-147362/" aria-label="Read more about Watch your ums and uhs, spoken communication is about more than words">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dougal McCulloch, Professor, RMIT University In nature, diamonds form deep in the Earth over billions of years. This process requires environments with exceptionally high pressure and temperatures exceeding 1,000℃. Our international team has created two different types of diamond at room temperature — and in a matter ... <a title="We created diamonds in mere minutes, without heat — by mimicking the force of an asteroid collision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/we-created-diamonds-in-mere-minutes-without-heat-by-mimicking-the-force-of-an-asteroid-collision-150369/" aria-label="Read more about We created diamonds in mere minutes, without heat — by mimicking the force of an asteroid collision">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The inquiry into Australian Special Forces’ misconduct in Afghanistan has found evidence of war crimes involving 25 current or former Australian Defence Force personnel. The inquiry found “credible information” of 23 incidents in which one or more non-combatants or prisoners ... <a title="Evidence of war crimes found against 25 Australian soldiers in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/19/evidence-of-war-crimes-found-against-25-australian-soldiers-in-afghanistan-150377/" aria-label="Read more about Evidence of war crimes found against 25 Australian soldiers in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
