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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Webb, Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen. Detective fiction is my go-to when I need to wash away the exigencies of everyday life. I’m not alone. Sales and TV viewing ... <a title="My favourite detective: Endeavour, the baby Inspector Morse before the grumpiness set in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/my-favourite-detective-endeavour-the-baby-inspector-morse-before-the-grumpiness-set-in-149531/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Endeavour, the baby Inspector Morse before the grumpiness set in">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra “Casual” employment will be defined and a universal standard spelled out for casuals to convert to full or part-time employment in industrial relations legislation introduced this week. Separately, the government is making a fresh effort to take on the militant ... <a title="Government moves to quash casuals “double dipping” and takes on construction union’s John Setka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/government-moves-to-quash-casuals-double-dipping-and-takes-on-construction-unions-john-setka-151553/" aria-label="Read more about Government moves to quash casuals “double dipping” and takes on construction union’s John Setka">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Australia has just recorded its hottest November on record, only months after the devastating bushfires of last summer that ruined the lives and livelihoods of thousands. Climate change is doing its deadly work. Australia is already about 1.5℃ warmer than ... <a title="Australia needs a national approach to combat the health effects of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/australia-needs-a-national-approach-to-combat-the-health-effects-of-climate-change-151380/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs a national approach to combat the health effects of climate change">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor Oceans 21 is a Conversation international series examining the history and future of the world’s ocean. Five profiles open our series on the global ocean, delving into ancient Indian Ocean trade networks, Pacific plastic pollution, Arctic light and life, Atlantic fisheries and the ... <a title="The world’s ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/the-worlds-ocean-is-bearing-the-brunt-of-a-changing-climate-explore-its-past-and-future-in-our-new-series-151548/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ceridwen Fraser, Associate professor, University of Otago In 2018, a map named after an oceanographer went viral. The so-called Spilhaus projection, in which Earth is viewed from above the South Pole, was designed to show the connected nature of the ocean basins. It is a perspective that ... <a title="An ocean like no other: the Southern Ocean’s ecological richness and significance for global climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/an-ocean-like-no-other-the-southern-oceans-ecological-richness-and-significance-for-global-climate-151084/" aria-label="Read more about An ocean like no other: the Southern Ocean’s ecological richness and significance for global climate">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie with PJR designer Del Abcede and MC John Pulu of Tagata Pasifika … how a Pacific ‘reset’ can benefit the centre’s future evolution. Image: PMC PACIFIC journalism and media researchers have gathered “live” in Auckland and “virtually” from Australia, ... <a title="Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges – and David is taking on a new role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/pacific-journalism-media-and-diversity-researchers-tackle-challenges-and-david-is-taking-on-a-new-role/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges – and David is taking on a new role">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
COMMENT: By Crosbie Walsh Media giant Stuff, after a protracted study of its own history, announced this week that much that it has published on Māori has been racist. It has apologised for this and introduced guidelines (a Treaty of Waitangi-based charter) to improve its record. Surprisingly, left-leaning journalist Chris Trotter has condemned these initiatives, ... <a title="Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/crosbie-walsh-parihaka-a-stuff-apology-to-maori-and-seeking-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk Indonesia’s Presidential Staff Office says it regrets the raising of the Morning Star flag – which is identified with Papuan independence – at the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, this week. Presidential Staff Office deputy for political, legal, security and human rights affairs Jaleswari Pramowardhani insisted that the area ... <a title="Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/jakarta-regrets-morning-star-flag-protest-at-melbourne-consulate-after-video-goes-viral/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A renewed declaration of independence by an exiled West Papuan leader has stirred a negative response from other Papuan independence fighters who are part of the West Papua liberation army force clashing with Indonesian security troops. The rival fighters have rejected the peaceful unilateral claim of independence and in particular the ... <a title="Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/05/rival-opm-leaders-dispute-papuan-independence-declaration/" aria-label="Read more about Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ellerton, Senior Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland The three recent appearances (and two subsequent removals) of “monoliths” in Romania, Utah and California are intriguing examples of what can capture the public’s imagination. These constructions are metallic-looking structures ... <a title="Mystery monoliths: why conspiracists are ‘meh’ about the phenomenon — and how you can start a better conspiracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/05/mystery-monoliths-why-conspiracists-are-meh-about-the-phenomenon-and-how-you-can-start-a-better-conspiracy-151376/" aria-label="Read more about Mystery monoliths: why conspiracists are ‘meh’ about the phenomenon — and how you can start a better conspiracy">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland The most extensive review of Australia’s intelligence sector since the 1970s has released its public report. The Comprehensive Review of the Legal Framework of the National Intelligence Community – the “Richardson Review” – culminated ... <a title="National security review recommends complete overhaul of electronic surveillance – but will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/national-security-review-recommends-complete-overhaul-of-electronic-surveillance-but-will-it-work-151462/" aria-label="Read more about National security review recommends complete overhaul of electronic surveillance – but will it work?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week, Covid19 cases in most large European countries are passing their peak following four months of exponential growth, thanks to belated new ‘lockdown’ restrictions. The exception – or laggard – is Germany, which has generally been praised as the European exemplar of how Covid19 should be managed. Germany has converged with ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Transmission and Convergence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-transmission-and-convergence/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Transmission and Convergence">Read more</a>
