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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Walker, Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie University “Working at an Amazon warehouse is no easy thing. The shifts are long. The pace is super-fast. You are constantly being watched and monitored. They seem to think you are just another machine.” So testified Jennifer Bates ... <a title="‘They track our every move’: why the cards were stacked against a union at Amazon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/they-track-our-every-move-why-the-cards-were-stacked-against-a-union-at-amazon-159531/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They track our every move’: why the cards were stacked against a union at Amazon">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Tenbensel, Associate Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland This week’s announcement that all district health boards (DHBs) would be abolished and replaced with a centralised health agency took a lot of people by surprise. Most key health sector interest groups appear to support the proposed agency, ... <a title="No one is mourning the end of district health boards, but rebuilding trust in the system won’t be easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/no-one-is-mourning-the-end-of-district-health-boards-but-rebuilding-trust-in-the-system-wont-be-easy-159545/" aria-label="Read more about No one is mourning the end of district health boards, but rebuilding trust in the system won’t be easy">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rik Thompson, Professor of Breast Cancer Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences,, Queensland University of Technology Australian women are being asked to think about the timing of breast cancer screening as they prepare to receive their COVID vaccine. This is in ... <a title="COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/covid-vaccine-may-lead-to-a-harmless-lump-in-your-armpit-so-women-advised-to-delay-mammograms-for-6-weeks-159529/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University On Thursday, national cabinet agreed to list India as a “high-risk” country and temporarily reduce the number of people returning to Australia from the country by 30%. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said other countries would soon be added to the ... <a title="I understand the rationale to limit travellers from India, but I still feel uneasy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/i-understand-the-rationale-to-limit-travellers-from-india-but-i-still-feel-uneasy-159627/" aria-label="Read more about I understand the rationale to limit travellers from India, but I still feel uneasy">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Goldrick, Adjunct Professor in Naval and Maritime Strategy and Policy, Australian National University In waters north of Bali, a frantic search is underway for the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, missing with 53 crew since the boat failed to make a routine signal report on Wednesday morning. ... <a title="Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/submarines-are-designed-to-hide-so-what-happens-when-one-goes-missing-159634/" aria-label="Read more about Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney This weekend marks 50 years since the television premiere of Young Talent Time — a pastel-coloured, saccharine-sweet mix of talent competition, pop music tribute show and star factory. Accordingly, the National Film and Sound Archive (NSFA) has ... <a title="All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/all-my-loving-young-talent-time-still-glows-50-years-since-first-airing-on-australian-tv-159533/" aria-label="Read more about All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss some of the developments in the Biden climate summit, which commenced Thursday night. They also discuss the federal government’s “tearing ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-bidens-climate-change-summit-australias-climate-policy-and-george-christensen-159633/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pradeep Taneja, Senior Lecturer in Asian Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne India reported 314,000 new cases of COVID-19 on April 22, the highest-ever infection tally recorded by any country on a single day. Many hospitals across the country are unable to ... <a title="India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/indias-staggering-covid-crisis-could-have-been-avoided-but-the-government-dropped-its-guard-too-soon-159538/" aria-label="Read more about India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Hughes, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Prime Minister Scott Morrison overnight addressed a much anticipated virtual climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden, claiming future generations “will thank us not for what we have promised, but what we deliver”. But what will his ... <a title="Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/spot-the-difference-as-world-leaders-rose-to-the-occasion-at-the-biden-climate-summit-morrison-faltered-159295/" aria-label="Read more about Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Verna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington It is rare to get excited about institutional reform, but the government’s announcement of wholesale changes to the health system has the potential to be transformative. The restructure comes in response to ... <a title="With closer ties to GPs, NZ’s new central health agency could revolutionise treatment of major diseases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/with-closer-ties-to-gps-nzs-new-central-health-agency-could-revolutionise-treatment-of-major-diseases-159434/" aria-label="Read more about With closer ties to GPs, NZ’s new central health agency could revolutionise treatment of major diseases">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury This review contains spoilers for the first three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale season four. Dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale is at a crossroads. Four years on from its critically acclaimed debut, and well past ... <a title="Gory or glory? The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 walks a fine line between dystopia and torture porn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/gory-or-glory-the-handmaids-tale-season-4-walks-a-fine-line-between-dystopia-and-torture-porn-159336/" aria-label="Read more about Gory or glory? The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 walks a fine line between dystopia and torture porn">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowan Light, Lecturer / Project Curator – University of Auckland / Auckland Museum, University of Auckland While economists and politicians have celebrated the opening of the trans-Tasman bubble and its promised relief for struggling businesses, it’s also a reminder of something we’ve missed for more than a ... <a title="Solidarity and difference — how Anzac Day reflects an ever-changing New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/solidarity-and-difference-how-anzac-day-reflects-an-ever-changing-new-zealand-159210/" aria-label="Read more about Solidarity and difference — how Anzac Day reflects an ever-changing New Zealand">Read more</a>
