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February 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan C Evans, Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW For many businesses, climate change is an existential threat. Extreme weather can disrupt operations and supply chains, spelling disaster for both small vendors and global corporations. It also leaves investment firms dangerously exposed. Businesses increasingly recognise climate change ... <a title="Taking care of business: the private sector is waking up to nature’s value" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/02/taking-care-of-business-the-private-sector-is-waking-up-to-natures-value-153786/" aria-label="Read more about Taking care of business: the private sector is waking up to nature’s value">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Holmes, Professor of History, La Trobe University This is a longer read. Enjoy The speed with which the COVID-19 virus infected the world and the dramatic nature of its fallout is without parallel. Individually and collectively we have struggled to understand and process it. Early on ... <a title="‘The stories a nation tells itself matter’: how will the COVID generation remember 2020?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/02/the-stories-a-nation-tells-itself-matter-how-will-the-covid-generation-remember-2020-154367/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The stories a nation tells itself matter’: how will the COVID generation remember 2020?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madison Bland, PhD Candidate, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Shared mobility devices such as bicycles and electric scooters have experienced significant growth across the globe and Australia is no exception. In cities with such offerings, users are able to get around in more convenient and flexible ways. ... <a title="Why e-bikes can succeed where earlier bike-share schemes failed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/02/why-e-bikes-can-succeed-where-earlier-bike-share-schemes-failed-151844/" aria-label="Read more about Why e-bikes can succeed where earlier bike-share schemes failed">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robbie Moore, Lecturer, University of Tasmania The gleeful manipulation of GameStop’s share price is not the first time amateur investors have created a legitimacy crisis on Wall Street. In the late 19th century, so-called “bucket shops” allowed the American public to gamble small amounts on the movement ... <a title="Long before GameStop, bucket shops challenged the legitimacy of Wall Street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/02/long-before-gamestop-bucket-shops-challenged-the-legitimacy-of-wall-street-154268/" aria-label="Read more about Long before GameStop, bucket shops challenged the legitimacy of Wall Street">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has taken another, albeit very small, step towards endorsing a target of net zero emissions by 2050. He told the National Press Club on Monday: “Our goal is to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible, and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Now Scott Morrison’s ‘preference’ is for net zero emissions by 2050" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/view-from-the-hill-now-scott-morrisons-preference-is-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-154394/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Now Scott Morrison’s ‘preference’ is for net zero emissions by 2050">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Last year, Anthony Albanese was criticised for his lack of cut-through during the COVID crisis, as Labor was sidelined by a hyperactive government. This year, amid ALP leadership speculation and now a shadow ministry reshuffle, Albanese is seeking to assert ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on his new frontbench, Joel Fitzgibbon, and Labor’s imminent workplace policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/politics-with-michelle-grattan-anthony-albanese-on-his-new-frontbench-joel-fitzgibbon-and-labors-imminent-workplace-policy-154377/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on his new frontbench, Joel Fitzgibbon, and Labor’s imminent workplace policy">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University There’s a new kid on the social media block, and it is making big waves. It is less than a year old, yet is already valued at US$1 billion, and has venture capitalists scrambling to invest. ... <a title="Meet Clubhouse, the voice-only social media app setting the internet abuzz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/meet-clubhouse-the-voice-only-social-media-app-setting-the-internet-abuzz-154066/" aria-label="Read more about Meet Clubhouse, the voice-only social media app setting the internet abuzz">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, University of South Australia Just before the newly elected members of Myanmar’s parliament were due to be sworn in today, the military detained the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi; the president, Win Myint; and other key figures from the elected ... <a title="Myanmar’s military reverts to its old strong-arm behaviour — and the country takes a major step backwards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/myanmars-military-reverts-to-its-old-strong-arm-behaviour-and-the-country-takes-a-major-step-backwards-154368/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s military reverts to its old strong-arm behaviour — and the country takes a major step backwards">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University Last week, a German vaccine advisory committee recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine only be used in 18-64-year-olds, citing a lack of data on the efficacy of the vaccine in people over 65. Subsequently, the European ... <a title="The AstraZeneca vaccine and over-65s: we may not have all the data yet, but limiting access could be counterproductive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/the-astrazeneca-vaccine-and-over-65s-we-may-not-have-all-the-data-yet-but-limiting-access-could-be-counterproductive-154272/" aria-label="Read more about The AstraZeneca vaccine and over-65s: we may not have all the data yet, but limiting access could be counterproductive">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew S. Champion, Senior Research Fellow in Medieval Studies, Australian Catholic University It’s the time of year when we Australians start returning to our normal rhythms. The first beats of the day are often the dreaded beeps of the alarm clock or a digital symphony from a ... <a title="Wakey wakey: a history of alarm clocks and the mechanics of time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/wakey-wakey-a-history-of-alarm-clocks-and-the-mechanics-of-time-153716/" aria-label="Read more about Wakey wakey: a history of alarm clocks and the mechanics of time">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne The first Newspoll of 2021 has the major parties tied at 50-50 on two-party preferred, a one-point gain for Labor since the final 2020 Newspoll in late November. The poll was conducted January 27-30 from ... <a title="Polls say Labor and Coalition in a 50-50 tie, Trump set to be acquitted by US Senate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/polls-say-labor-and-coalition-in-a-50-50-tie-trump-set-to-be-acquitted-by-us-senate-154370/" aria-label="Read more about Polls say Labor and Coalition in a 50-50 tie, Trump set to be acquitted by US Senate">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Fellow, Grattan Institute Political parties in Australia collectively received $168 million in donations for the financial year 2019-20. Today, Australians finally get to see where some of the money came from with the release of data from the Australian Electoral Commission. While the big donors ... <a title="More than half of funding for the major parties remains secret — and this is how they want it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/more-than-half-of-funding-for-the-major-parties-remains-secret-and-this-is-how-they-want-it-154364/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of funding for the major parties remains secret — and this is how they want it">Read more</a>
