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Month: March 2021

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Australia is at a crossroads in the global hydrogen race – and one path looks risky

March 30, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University There’s great excitement about Australia potentially producing hydrogen as a clean fuel at large scale, for export to countries such as Germany, Japan and South Korea. Hydrogen (H₂) is a useful energy carrier, and doesn’t release ... <a title="Australia is at a crossroads in the global hydrogen race – and one path looks risky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/australia-is-at-a-crossroads-in-the-global-hydrogen-race-and-one-path-looks-risky-157864/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is at a crossroads in the global hydrogen race – and one path looks risky">Read more</a>

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Politicians need expert help to change culture of sexual violence and impunity. We don’t need yet another review to tell us that

March 30, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Durbach, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Law, UNSW Allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the nation’s corridors of power once again reveal two consistent features of this conduct: a culture that enables such behaviour, and a high degree of impunity that invites its recurrence. University campus ... <a title="Politicians need expert help to change culture of sexual violence and impunity. We don’t need yet another review to tell us that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/politicians-need-expert-help-to-change-culture-of-sexual-violence-and-impunity-we-dont-need-yet-another-review-to-tell-us-that-157429/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians need expert help to change culture of sexual violence and impunity. We don’t need yet another review to tell us that">Read more</a>

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My favourite detective: In the Cut’s Frannie Thorstin and her fatal attractions

March 30, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Breen, Senior Lecturer in Writing and Publishing, Griffith University In this series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen. Frannie Thorstin, the narrator of Susanna Moore’s neo-noir novel In The Cut (1995) is a collector of urban slang. A divorced English ... <a title="My favourite detective: In the Cut’s Frannie Thorstin and her fatal attractions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/my-favourite-detective-in-the-cuts-frannie-thorstin-and-her-fatal-attractions-151371/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: In the Cut’s Frannie Thorstin and her fatal attractions">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific

March 30, 2021

Op-Ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long time before the deep scars of the COVID-19 pandemic on human well-being fully heal. In the Asia-Pacific region, where 60 per cent of the world lives, the pandemic revealed chronic development ... <a title="Op-Ed: COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/op-ed-covid19-a-wake-up-call-to-address-development-fault-lines-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>

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Labor’s plan for $15 billion ‘reconstruction fund’ to promote post pandemic manufacturing economy

March 30, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Labor government would set up a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to promote manufacturing in Australia’s post pandemic economy. The fund, to be announced on Tuesday as Labor begins its national conference, would partner with private investors and superannuation ... <a title="Labor’s plan for $15 billion ‘reconstruction fund’ to promote post pandemic manufacturing economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/labors-plan-for-15-billion-reconstruction-fund-to-promote-post-pandemic-manufacturing-economy-158085/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s plan for $15 billion ‘reconstruction fund’ to promote post pandemic manufacturing economy">Read more</a>

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Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ

March 30, 2021

By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland Nickson Stevi Yikwa had a dream. As a Papuan student, he wanted to gain a commercial pilot’s licence in New Zealand so that he could go back home to help his fellow indigenous Papuans at remote highlands villages. His dream was shared by Papuan provincial Governor Lukas Enembe and his ... <a title="Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/papuan-student-accomplishes-first-commercial-pilot-licence-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Morrison sets up his own women’s network but will it produce the policy goods?

March 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has brought two “lenses” to his ministerial reshuffle. The first is the one that drove the shakeup initially: dealing with the problems presented by Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds. The second, the “lens” on which Morrison is now ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison sets up his own women’s network but will it produce the policy goods?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/view-from-the-hill-morrison-sets-up-his-own-womens-network-but-will-it-produce-the-policy-goods-158072/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison sets up his own women’s network but will it produce the policy goods?">Read more</a>

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What is “upskirting” and what are your rights to privacy under the law?

March 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Queensland federal MP Andrew Laming has been accused of taking an inappropriate photograph of a young woman, Crystal White, in 2019 in which her underwear was showing. When challenged about the photo this week, ... <a title="What is “upskirting” and what are your rights to privacy under the law?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/what-is-upskirting-and-what-are-your-rights-to-privacy-under-the-law-158060/" aria-label="Read more about What is “upskirting” and what are your rights to privacy under the law?">Read more</a>

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COVID in Brisbane: 3-day lockdown begins as authorities scramble to find missing links

March 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Greater Brisbane enters a three-day lockdown from 5pm today after it recorded four additional COVID cases in the community, taking the total number to seven. Other Australian states and territories have introduced varying levels of restrictions for people who have ... <a title="COVID in Brisbane: 3-day lockdown begins as authorities scramble to find missing links" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/covid-in-brisbane-3-day-lockdown-begins-as-authorities-scramble-to-find-missing-links-158053/" aria-label="Read more about COVID in Brisbane: 3-day lockdown begins as authorities scramble to find missing links">Read more</a>

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Andrew Laming: why empathy training is unlikely to work

March 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Williamson, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management, UNSW Canberra, UNSW As federal parliament continues to erupt with allegations of harassment and abuse, one of the responses from our most senior leaders has been empathy training. These are programs that help people to see the world from other ... <a title="Andrew Laming: why empathy training is unlikely to work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/andrew-laming-why-empathy-training-is-unlikely-to-work-158050/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Laming: why empathy training is unlikely to work">Read more</a>

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Why is the Moon bright? Is Easter a full moon? How long does a full moon last? Your Moon questions answered by an astronomer

March 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland If you stepped outside on the weekend and thought, “Gosh, the full moon looks nice tonight”, you are not alone. According to Google Trends, Moon-related searches are up by more than 60% over the past week in Australia, led ... <a title="Why is the Moon bright? Is Easter a full moon? How long does a full moon last? Your Moon questions answered by an astronomer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/why-is-the-moon-bright-is-easter-a-full-moon-how-long-does-a-full-moon-last-your-moon-questions-answered-by-an-astronomer-158061/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Moon bright? Is Easter a full moon? How long does a full moon last? Your Moon questions answered by an astronomer">Read more</a>

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Morrison’s ratings take a hit in Newspoll as Coalition notionally loses a seat in redistribution

March 29, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 24-27 from a sample of 1,517, gave Labor a 52-48 two party lead, unchanged from last fortnight’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (up one), 38% Labor (down one), ... <a title="Morrison’s ratings take a hit in Newspoll as Coalition notionally loses a seat in redistribution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/29/morrisons-ratings-take-a-hit-in-newspoll-as-coalition-notionally-loses-a-seat-in-redistribution-158048/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s ratings take a hit in Newspoll as Coalition notionally loses a seat in redistribution">Read more</a>