Independent Analysis and Reportage
Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse: How United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Hughes, Distinguished Professor, James Cook University Shutterstock In case you missed it, last week the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO revealed its draft decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger” — a decision that appeared to shock the Australian government. In an opinion ... <a title="Is Australia really doing enough for the Great Barrier Reef? Why criticisms of UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ recommendation don’t stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/is-australia-really-doing-enough-for-the-great-barrier-reef-why-criticisms-of-unescos-in-danger-recommendation-dont-stack-up-163641/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia really doing enough for the Great Barrier Reef? Why criticisms of UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ recommendation don’t stack up">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society and NATSEM, University of Canberra Phillip Lowe, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, gets many letters and emails from retirees complaining they can’t live on the interest from their savings when interest rates are ... <a title="Are low interest rates increasing inequality? No, says the world’s central bank" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/are-low-interest-rates-increasing-inequality-no-says-the-worlds-central-bank-163480/" aria-label="Read more about Are low interest rates increasing inequality? No, says the world’s central bank">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent H.S. Yap, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Last year, Australian kids hounded parents for Ooshies — character-based plastic collectibles distributed by supermarket chain Woolworths. But like the attention span of a five year old, the contentious marketing campaign quickly faded. This year, the similarly named Oodies are ... <a title="The problem with Oodies: hooded blankets are cosy but they are not great for oceans or our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/the-problem-with-oodies-hooded-blankets-are-cosy-but-they-are-not-great-for-oceans-or-our-health-163087/" aria-label="Read more about The problem with Oodies: hooded blankets are cosy but they are not great for oceans or our health">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yee-Fui Ng, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University AAP/Mick Tsikas Yet another rorts scandal is swirling around the federal government. The Auditor-General has reported that a $389 million car park construction fund has been administered ineffectively. The minister had distributed the grants with “inadequate assessment” for ... <a title="Another day, another rorts scandal – this time with car parks. How can we fix the system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/another-day-another-rorts-scandal-this-time-with-car-parks-how-can-we-fix-the-system-163645/" aria-label="Read more about Another day, another rorts scandal – this time with car parks. How can we fix the system?">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Andrillon, Chercheur en neurosciences à l’ICM, Inserm Shutterstock Our attention is a powerful lens, allowing our brains to pick out the relevant details out of the overwhelming flow of information reaching us every second. However, scientists estimate we spend up to half our waking lives thinking ... <a title="What is daydreaming? Parts of the brain show sleep-like activity when your mind wanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/what-is-daydreaming-parts-of-the-brain-show-sleep-like-activity-when-your-mind-wanders-163642/" aria-label="Read more about What is daydreaming? Parts of the brain show sleep-like activity when your mind wanders">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Thomas, Research fellow, University of Technology Sydney Since the British invasion of Gadigal land at Sydney Cove in 1788, race relations in Australia have been underscored by what Wiradjuri writer Jack Gibson describes as the “supremeness of whiteness”. Narratives of Indigenous inferiority and deficiency, combined with ... <a title="Included, but still marginalised: Indigenous voices still missing in media stories on Indigenous affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/included-but-still-marginalised-indigenous-voices-still-missing-in-media-stories-on-indigenous-affairs-163426/" aria-label="Read more about Included, but still marginalised: Indigenous voices still missing in media stories on Indigenous affairs">Read more</a>
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse: How United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Questions to consider are: With Afghanistan being far from stable, and ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-afghanistan-what-will-happen-once-the-usa-withdraws/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney Mark Schiefelbein/AP The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is in full swing to prepare for the 100th anniversary of its founding this week, with an intense publicity push to crow about its achievements. However, the CCP has ... <a title="The Communist Party claims to have brought prosperity and equality to China. Here’s the real impact of its rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/the-communist-party-claims-to-have-brought-prosperity-and-equality-to-china-heres-the-real-impact-of-its-rule-163350/" aria-label="Read more about The Communist Party claims to have brought prosperity and equality to China. Here’s the real impact of its rule">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute Unsplash/CDC Australia’s vaccine rollout started just over four months ago. It has not gone well, to put it mildly. To date, only 24% of the population have had at least one dose of a vaccine, and nearly 5% – 1.2 ... <a title="Vaccine Rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do 3 things differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/vaccine-rollout-2-0-australia-needs-to-do-3-things-differently-163479/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccine Rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do 3 things differently">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neera Bhatia, Associate Professor in Law, Deakin University from www.shutterstock.com People can access their superannuation early to pay for expensive fertility treatments such as IVF. They can claim “mental disturbance” if they want part of their funds released early on compassionate grounds. However, in our recent paper ... <a title="People are using their super to pay for IVF, with their fertility clinic’s blessing. That’s a conflict of interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/people-are-using-their-super-to-pay-for-ivf-with-their-fertility-clinics-blessing-thats-a-conflict-of-interest-161278/" aria-label="Read more about People are using their super to pay for IVF, with their fertility clinic’s blessing. That’s a conflict of interest">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Australia is globally renowned for its abysmal conservation record – in roughly 230 years we’ve overseen the extinction of more mammal species than any other nation. The ... <a title="Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/australias-threatened-species-plan-has-failed-on-several-counts-without-change-more-extinctions-are-assured-163434/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured">Read more</a>