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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Gowthorp, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Bond Business School, Bond University With COVID-19 still running rampant in many parts of the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has prepared “playbooks” for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, set to begin in July. There are four books, ... <a title="For now, the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. But at what cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/for-now-the-tokyo-olympics-will-go-ahead-but-at-what-cost-154851/" aria-label="Read more about For now, the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead. But at what cost?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Power, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University In December, Antarctica lost its status as the last continent free of COVID-19 when 36 people at the Chilean Bernardo O’Higgins research station tested positive. The station’s isolation from other bases and fewer researchers in ... <a title="COVID has reached Antarctica. Scientists are extremely concerned for its wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/covid-has-reached-antarctica-scientists-are-extremely-concerned-for-its-wildlife-154481/" aria-label="Read more about COVID has reached Antarctica. Scientists are extremely concerned for its wildlife">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Australian governments acted to protect homeless people from COVID-19 in 2020 on an even larger scale than previously thought. In the first six months of the pandemic, the four states that ... <a title="States housed 40,000 people for the COVID emergency. Now rough sleeper numbers are back on the up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/states-housed-40-000-people-for-the-covid-emergency-now-rough-sleeper-numbers-are-back-on-the-up-154059/" aria-label="Read more about States housed 40,000 people for the COVID emergency. Now rough sleeper numbers are back on the up">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor of Law, University of Adelaide The government’s Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill presently before parliament was drafted at the end of a six-month consultative process that brought together employer and employee representatives to chart what the prime ... <a title="Low wage, low growth: Porter’s industrial relations bill is only good in parts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/low-wage-low-growth-porters-industrial-relations-bill-is-only-good-in-parts-155033/" aria-label="Read more about Low wage, low growth: Porter’s industrial relations bill is only good in parts">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lawrence Uren, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Melbourne More than ever as we emerge from the crisis we are going to have to get the most out of our economy. Swapping stamp duty for land tax as the ACT government is doing (over 20 years) and ... <a title="Identifying the losers (and surprising winners) from phasing out stamp duty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/identifying-the-losers-and-surprising-winners-from-phasing-out-stamp-duty-154935/" aria-label="Read more about Identifying the losers (and surprising winners) from phasing out stamp duty">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland It is 25 years since Australian auteur Baz Luhrmann released his gloriously spectacular version of Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the doomed lovers. While some praised the film as ... <a title="Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet at 25: is this the best Shakespeare screen adaptation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/baz-luhrmanns-romeo-juliet-at-25-is-this-the-best-shakespeare-screen-adaptation-154801/" aria-label="Read more about Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet at 25: is this the best Shakespeare screen adaptation?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Beach trips are a traditional part of our summers, but for some Kiwis and their family members living with a disability it can be a limiting experience. Around 1 in 4 New Zealanders have a disability. Their disability arises ... <a title="We need beach access for everyone, and that includes people with a disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/we-need-beach-access-for-everyone-and-that-includes-people-with-a-disability-154158/" aria-label="Read more about We need beach access for everyone, and that includes people with a disability">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk University of the South Pacific staff unions and students have protested in “disgust” over what they call interference and unsolicited presence by Fiji police on the Laucala campus. “We demand that this must immediately stop, to allow staff to work and prepare for incoming students and the semester of learning ahead,” ... <a title="USP staff, student unions protest over Fiji police ‘attack’ on campus safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/usp-staff-student-unions-protest-over-fiji-police-attack-on-campus-safety/" aria-label="Read more about USP staff, student unions protest over Fiji police ‘attack’ on campus safety">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesia is trying again to “divide and rule my people” by further carving Papua into three new provinces, warns interim president Benny Wenda of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP). And he says that Jakarta is bringing in another 450 troops in to “violently enforce” its policies. “Indonesian troops ... <a title="Reject Jakarta’s ‘divide and rule’ Papua provinces strategy, warns Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/reject-jakartas-divide-and-rule-papua-provinces-strategy-warns-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Reject Jakarta’s ‘divide and rule’ Papua provinces strategy, warns Wenda">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
By RNZ News New Zealand’s parliamentary Speaker has offered an olive branch to Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi over his refusal to wear a tie in the debating chamber yesterday. Speaker Trevor Mallard’s office has confirmed he has encouraged the party to submit to the Standing Orders Committee asking that hei-tiki be allowed instead of ... <a title="Waititi to wear his ‘Māori business attire’ back to NZ’s Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/waititi-to-wear-his-maori-business-attire-back-to-nzs-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Waititi to wear his ‘Māori business attire’ back to NZ’s Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
There is no saga at the University of the South Pacific, claims Fiji’s Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. “There is no saga, there is no crisis,” said Sayed-Khaiyum when questioned about the deportation last Thursday of the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia. Speaking outside Parliament yesterday, he said he could not comment further on the issue, adding ... <a title="‘No crisis at USP,’ says Sayed-Khaiyum – ‘Untrue’, says Ro Teimumu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/no-crisis-at-usp-says-sayed-khaiyum-untrue-says-ro-teimumu/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No crisis at USP,’ says Sayed-Khaiyum – ‘Untrue’, says Ro Teimumu">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney A nebuliser — a medical device that turns a liquid into a fine mist, typically to deliver inhaled medication — may ... <a title="What are nebulisers? And how could they help spread COVID-19?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/10/what-are-nebulisers-and-how-could-they-help-spread-covid-19-155032/" aria-label="Read more about What are nebulisers? And how could they help spread COVID-19?">Read more</a>
