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December 9, 2020
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Pacific Island Developing State of Vanuatu has emerged as one of the region’s great success stories. Vanuatu has joined the ranks of Samoa and the Maldives as one of only six countries to graduate from being a least developed country, since the category ... <a title="Asia Pacific – Celebrating Vanuatu’s path to sustainable development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/asia-pacific-celebrating-vanuatus-path-to-sustainable-development/" aria-label="Read more about Asia Pacific – Celebrating Vanuatu’s path to sustainable development">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University If you leave your car sitting the garage for too long, the battery can go flat. Similarly, if we don’t maintain our friendships, they can go a bit flat too. So just as it’s good practice to drive your ... <a title="Has COVID cost friendships? Technology may have helped people stay connected during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/has-covid-cost-friendships-technology-may-have-helped-people-stay-connected-during-the-pandemic-149276/" aria-label="Read more about Has COVID cost friendships? Technology may have helped people stay connected during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
VIDEO: In what will be a precursor episode to a planned Evening Report panel-series through 2021, Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan discuss and respond to elements of the Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks of March 15, 2019. EDITOR’S NOTE: In correspondence after this live episode, government sector law specialist, Graeme Edgeler, wrote: ... <a title="VIDEO: Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning to discuss Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/promo-for-live-episode-paul-buchanan-and-selwyn-manning-to-discuss-commission-of-inquiry-into-christchurch-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning to discuss Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniella J. Forster, Senior Lecturer, Educational ethics and philosophies, University of Newcastle This year, many of us have come to appreciate, perhaps more than before, the incredible work teachers do. We may wish to show our appreciation with a gift. But what kind of gift will show ... <a title="Looking to buy a gift for your child’s teacher? Here’s how to be ethical about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/looking-to-buy-a-gift-for-your-childs-teacher-heres-how-to-be-ethical-about-it-151572/" aria-label="Read more about Looking to buy a gift for your child’s teacher? Here’s how to be ethical about it">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniela Simone, Senior lecturer, Macquarie University Thousands of TikTok users have been creating a musical based on Disney/Pixar’s 2007 film Ratatouille under the hashtag #ratatouillemusical. It began when US-based schoolteacher Emily Jacobsen wrote a “love ballad” in honour of Remy, the anthropomorphic rat with an acute sense ... <a title="TikTokkers are writing Ratatouille, the musical. But who owns the copyright?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/tiktokkers-are-writing-ratatouille-the-musical-but-who-owns-the-copyright-151294/" aria-label="Read more about TikTokkers are writing Ratatouille, the musical. But who owns the copyright?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology When a terrorist kills 51 people and attempts to kill many others, a government has to do two things — ensure the responsible people and institutions are held accountable, and make changes to reduce the risk of another ... <a title="The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/the-royal-commission-report-on-the-christchurch-atrocity-is-a-beginning-not-an-end-151663/" aria-label="Read more about The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Dwyer, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney The long-awaited mandatory code that will force Google and Facebook to pay Australian media companies for news content was finally unveiled yesterday. The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2020 (news media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining ... <a title="Expect delays and power plays: Google and Facebook brace as news media bargaining code is set to become law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/expect-delays-and-power-plays-google-and-facebook-brace-as-news-media-bargaining-code-is-set-to-become-law-151690/" aria-label="Read more about Expect delays and power plays: Google and Facebook brace as news media bargaining code is set to become law">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Baisden, Professor (Environmental Sciences), University of Waikato There’s a serious mismatch between what New Zealand’s government identified as the most pressing environmental issues, including climate change and freshwater quality, and the investments in environmental research it actually makes. A report released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner ... <a title="Report shows New Zealand’s ‘fragmented’ environmental research funding doesn’t match most urgent needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/report-shows-new-zealands-fragmented-environmental-research-funding-doesnt-match-most-urgent-needs-151741/" aria-label="Read more about Report shows New Zealand’s ‘fragmented’ environmental research funding doesn’t match most urgent needs">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Royal Commission into terrorist attack: Commentary and analysis Luke Malpass (Stuff): Lots of apologies for March 15 terror attack, but no-one to blame Audrey Young (Herald): Christchurch mosque shootings: Royal Commission avoids simple answers about mass surveillance (paywalled) ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 09 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-december-09-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – December 09 2020">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ireland, Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre., CSIRO Allow us to introduce Edna — Australia’s first “genomics chatbot”. The opening dialogue of Edna the chatbot. Edna (short for “electronic-DNA”) helps patients make informed decisions about seeking “additional findings” testing. Additional findings testing looks ... <a title="Introducing Edna: the chatbot trained to help patients make a difficult medical decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/introducing-edna-the-chatbot-trained-to-help-patients-make-a-difficult-medical-decision-150847/" aria-label="Read more about Introducing Edna: the chatbot trained to help patients make a difficult medical decision">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University When the history of this latest low point in China-Australia relations is written, both sides will be blamed for mistakes. Australia is not without fault. However, China is primarily responsible for the continuing deterioration in the relationship. Its ruthlessness in ... <a title="Timeline of a broken relationship: how China and Australia went from chilly to barely speaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/timeline-of-a-broken-relationship-how-china-and-australia-went-from-chilly-to-barely-speaking-151567/" aria-label="Read more about Timeline of a broken relationship: how China and Australia went from chilly to barely speaking">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirsten Small, Obstetrician and researcher, Griffith University Pregnant women rightly expect that when they’re in labour, medical staff will observe them and their baby closely, and can deal with any potential problems quickly. The majority of women who give birth in Australia are monitored with a cardiotocograph ... <a title="Most women who give birth in Australia are monitored with CTG. But it might not be the best approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/most-women-who-give-birth-in-australia-are-monitored-with-ctg-but-it-might-not-be-the-best-approach-147262/" aria-label="Read more about Most women who give birth in Australia are monitored with CTG. But it might not be the best approach">Read more</a>
