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Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: how in the last two weeks, China and the United States have been advancing distinct and separate defence alliances – positioning that is akin to the old Cold War. So what makes the last two weeks different from the last four years?
Essay by Keith Rankin. Is the worst of Covid-19 yet to come? The most recent wave of Covid19 is, I suspect, much more significant than the headlines so far would suggest. This phase started in Europe, has been very evident in South America, and is now apparent in Asia (eg Philippines, India, and now Japan.) ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Covid-19 and the Common Cold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/keith-rankin-essay-covid-19-and-the-common-cold/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Covid-19 and the Common Cold">Read more</a>
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 Vaccinations and leaked figures Jason Walls (Herald): ‘Leaked’ document shows NZ vaccine rollout is ‘miles’ behind schedule, says National Party ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-8-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 8 2021">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duane W. Hamacher, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne When Uncle Segar Passi watches the position of the setting Sun from his front patio, he notes its location and relates that to the time of year and changes in seasonal cycles. What he sees translates into his ... <a title="From fireballs in the sky to a shark in the stars: the astronomical artistry of Segar Passi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/from-fireballs-in-the-sky-to-a-shark-in-the-stars-the-astronomical-artistry-of-segar-passi-157319/" aria-label="Read more about From fireballs in the sky to a shark in the stars: the astronomical artistry of Segar Passi">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Some promising polling for Labor in recent weeks has inevitably raised that perennial question for a party whose national triumphs since Federation 120 years ago have been rare: can it win the ... <a title="With the government on the ropes, Anthony Albanese has a fighting chance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/with-the-government-on-the-ropes-anthony-albanese-has-a-fighting-chance-158129/" aria-label="Read more about With the government on the ropes, Anthony Albanese has a fighting chance">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Professor of International Health, Burnet Institute International flights into Melbourne are set to resume today. Arrivals will be capped at 800 people in the first week, before increasing to 1,120 from April 15. This marks the third time a hotel quarantine system has been launched ... <a title="As international travellers return to Melbourne, will it be third time lucky for Victoria’s controversial hotel quarantine system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/as-international-travellers-return-to-melbourne-will-it-be-third-time-lucky-for-victorias-controversial-hotel-quarantine-system-158419/" aria-label="Read more about As international travellers return to Melbourne, will it be third time lucky for Victoria’s controversial hotel quarantine system?">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland The benefits of switching to clean energy are huge. As with any industrial activity, the transition has potential environmental and social impacts. As we head towards net-zero emissions, record quantities of copper ... <a title="Clean energy? The world’s demand for copper could be catastrophic for communities and environments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/clean-energy-the-worlds-demand-for-copper-could-be-catastrophic-for-communities-and-environments-157872/" aria-label="Read more about Clean energy? The world’s demand for copper could be catastrophic for communities and environments">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joakim Goldhahn, Kimberley Foundation Ian Potter Chair in Rock Art, Centre of Rock Art Research + Management, University of Western Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. Aboriginal rock art unfolds stories about the present-past and ... <a title="‘Our dad’s painting is hiding, in secret place’: how Aboriginal rock art can live on even when gone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/08/our-dads-painting-is-hiding-in-secret-place-how-aboriginal-rock-art-can-live-on-even-when-gone-157315/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our dad’s painting is hiding, in secret place’: how Aboriginal rock art can live on even when gone">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Louise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been much maligned recently, as it’s become clear we’re way behind schedule. So far Australia’s average daily rate since the rollout began in late February is around 22,000 doses a ... <a title="Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccines first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/australia-urgently-needs-mass-covid-vaccination-hubs-but-we-need-more-vaccines-first-158416/" aria-label="Read more about Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccines first">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary-Louise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control, UNSW Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been much maligned recently, as it’s become clear we’re way behind schedule. So far Australia’s average daily rate since the rollout began in late February is around 22,000 doses a ... <a title="Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccine first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/australia-urgently-needs-mass-covid-vaccination-hubs-but-we-need-more-vaccine-first-158416/" aria-label="Read more about Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccine first">Read more</a>
A View from Afar – Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: how in the last two weeks, China and the United States have been advancing distinct and separate defence alliances – positioning that is akin to the old Cold War. On one hand, the US has been building up a coalition of allies that is ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on China + USA Construct Cold War-Styled Coalitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-china-usa-construct-cold-war-styled-coalitions/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on China + USA Construct Cold War-Styled Coalitions">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As of Tuesday, only 920,334 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered – a fraction of the four million doses the Morrison government had promised by end-March. The rollout’s complications and failures have sparked a backlash from some GPs, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stephen Duckett on what’s gone wrong with the rollout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-stephen-duckett-on-whats-gone-wrong-with-the-rollout-158526/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stephen Duckett on what’s gone wrong with the rollout">Read more</a>