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March 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Buning, Lecturer in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland Bike-share programs have in the past been designed and operated with residents as the main focus. These shared bikes have mainly been regarded as a way to solve the “last mile problem” – the distance ... <a title="When 1 in 3 users are tourists, that changes the bike-share equation for cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/17/when-1-in-3-users-are-tourists-that-changes-the-bike-share-equation-for-cities-152895/" aria-label="Read more about When 1 in 3 users are tourists, that changes the bike-share equation for cities">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University As the NRL competition ushers in its 2021 season, women waving pom poms while clad in figure hugging attire and white, knee-high boots will be missing from some games. The Parramatta Eels are the latest and fifth ... <a title="Cheerleaders are athletes. The NRL should pause on packing away the pom poms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/17/cheerleaders-are-athletes-the-nrl-should-pause-on-packing-away-the-pom-poms-156963/" aria-label="Read more about Cheerleaders are athletes. The NRL should pause on packing away the pom poms">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne This week’s federal Newspoll, conducted March 10-13 from a sample of 1,521 people, gave Labor a 52-48% lead on a two-party preferred basis, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll three weeks ... <a title="Morrison still enjoys strong ratings in separate polls, indicating Labor’s gains may be short-lived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/morrison-still-enjoys-strong-ratings-in-separate-polls-indicating-labors-gains-may-be-short-lived-157129/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison still enjoys strong ratings in separate polls, indicating Labor’s gains may be short-lived">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Curtin University On March 11 — exactly a year after the World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic — Australia’s health department secretary Brendan Murphy fronted a Senate select committee to discuss potential delays to the government’s ... <a title="Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout is well behind schedule — but don’t panic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/australias-covid-vaccine-rollout-is-well-behind-schedule-but-dont-panic-157048/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout is well behind schedule — but don’t panic">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer, RMIT University Last night, Four Corners revealed a number of allegations against a self-described “BDSM master”, James Davis, recently charged with federal slavery and servitude offences by the Australian Federal Police in New South Wales. The alleged offending occurred within the context of ... <a title="When does BDSM cross the line into abuse and slavery?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/when-does-bdsm-cross-the-line-into-abuse-and-slavery-157224/" aria-label="Read more about When does BDSM cross the line into abuse and slavery?">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Essay by Keith Rankin. “What psychologists call apophenia – the human tendency to see connections and patterns that are not really there – gives rise to conspiracy theories”. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apophenia The Gordon Riots “June 1780 [witnessed] the worst mob riots of the eighteenth century. Lord George Gordon was a born incendiary of extreme, almost insane, views. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Apophenia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/keith-rankin-essay-apophenia/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Apophenia">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University There’s something the energy minister said when they announced the early closure of Victoria’s second-biggest coal-fired power station last week that was less than complete. Yallourn, in the Latrobe Valley, provides up to 20% of ... <a title="Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/electricity-has-become-a-jigsaw-coal-is-unable-to-provide-the-missing-pieces-157139/" aria-label="Read more about Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Warren, Lecturer, University of Tasmania Since its launch in 2001, the biennial Ten Days On The Island has aimed to be a festival for the whole of Tasmania, bringing in international artists and putting local artists on the world stage. This year, as in 2019, the ... <a title="Ten Days on the Island: blistering rock, raw urgency, tenderness and dagginess in a festival spread too thin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/ten-days-on-the-island-blistering-rock-raw-urgency-tenderness-and-dagginess-in-a-festival-spread-too-thin-154831/" aria-label="Read more about Ten Days on the Island: blistering rock, raw urgency, tenderness and dagginess in a festival spread too thin">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
RNZ News Australia is facing condemnation from National and Green Party MPs over the deportation of a 15-year-old boy to New Zealand. Little detail has been made public about the teen other than that he is being held in a quarantine facility and is receiving support from Oranga Tamariki. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ... <a title="Australia’s deportation of 15-year-old boy ‘heartbreaking’, says Green MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/australias-deportation-of-15-year-old-boy-heartbreaking-says-green-mp/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s deportation of 15-year-old boy ‘heartbreaking’, says Green MP">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
By Arnold Belau in Nabire Victor Yeimo, international spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), has revealed that over the past three years the Indonesian state has sent 21,369 troops to the land of Papua. Yeimo said that based on data from the media and public official statements, the number of non-organic TNI (Indonesian ... <a title="Jakarta sends 21,000 troops to Papua over last three years, says KNPB" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/jakarta-sends-21000-troops-to-papua-over-last-three-years-says-knpb/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta sends 21,000 troops to Papua over last three years, says KNPB">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
By Brendan Crabb, Burnet Institute and Leanne Robinson, Burnet Institute The covid epidemic in Papua New Guinea has significantly accelerated, judging by the available reports of case numbers. Since its first case was diagnosed 12 months ago, PNG has avoided a large number of reported cases and corresponding deaths. That situation has changed dramatically over ... <a title="A catastrophe looms with PNG’s covid crisis. Australia needs to respond urgently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/a-catastrophe-looms-with-pngs-covid-crisis-australia-needs-to-respond-urgently/" aria-label="Read more about A catastrophe looms with PNG’s covid crisis. Australia needs to respond urgently">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content 1News-Colmar Brunton Poll 1News: Labour keeps strong lead as Collins plunges further in first 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll of 2021 ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 16 2021">Read more</a>
