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September 17, 2021
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 Shutterstock What do koalas, barking owls, greater gliders, southern rainbow skinks, native bees, and regent honeyeaters all have in common? Like many native species, they can all ... <a title="Destroying vegetation along fences and roads could worsen our extinction crisis — yet the NSW government just allowed it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/destroying-vegetation-along-fences-and-roads-could-worsen-our-extinction-crisis-yet-the-nsw-government-just-allowed-it-167801/" aria-label="Read more about Destroying vegetation along fences and roads could worsen our extinction crisis — yet the NSW government just allowed it">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathy Stone, Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Humanities & Social Science, University of Newcastle CUC Far West, Author provided For university students living out of reach of a campus and studying online, the growing presence of Regional University Centres is proving to be a lifeline in times ... <a title="Local, face-to-face support offers a lifeline for uni students in regional and remote Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/local-face-to-face-support-offers-a-lifeline-for-uni-students-in-regional-and-remote-australia-167439/" aria-label="Read more about Local, face-to-face support offers a lifeline for uni students in regional and remote Australia">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This week the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published its first “Economic Survey of Australia” since 2018. It gives Australia good marks for a remarkably good economic response to the COVID pandemic, but warns of the importance of not shirking ... <a title="Vital Signs: we’re doing well despite Delta, but 3 major economic challenges loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/vital-signs-were-doing-well-despite-delta-but-3-major-economic-challenges-loom-167992/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: we’re doing well despite Delta, but 3 major economic challenges loom">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean Biron, PhD in Cultural Studies; teaches in School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology For many of us back in 1991, it felt as if the planet tilted slightly further on its axis when Smells Like Teen Spirit — the lead single from Nirvana’s Nevermind album ... <a title="Friday essay: Nevermind 30 years on – how Nirvana’s second album tilted the world on its axis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/friday-essay-nevermind-30-years-on-how-nirvanas-second-album-tilted-the-world-on-its-axis-167108/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: Nevermind 30 years on – how Nirvana’s second album tilted the world on its axis">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato We live, to borrow a phrase, in interesting times. The pandemic aside, relations between the superpowers are tense. The sudden arrival of the new AUKUS security agreement between Australia, the US and UK simply adds to the general sense ... <a title="ANZUS without NZ? Why the new security pact between Australia, the UK and US might not be all it seems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/anzus-without-nz-why-the-new-security-pact-between-australia-the-uk-and-us-might-not-be-all-it-seems-168071/" aria-label="Read more about ANZUS without NZ? Why the new security pact between Australia, the UK and US might not be all it seems">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra For a very intellectually smart man, Christian Porter often shows extraordinarily bad judgment. After he was accused of historical rape, which he strongly denied, he believed he could remain as attorney-general, despite that being clearly not viable. Then he chose ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Porter’s funding from a ‘blind trust’ is an integrity test for Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/grattan-on-friday-porters-funding-from-a-blind-trust-is-an-integrity-test-for-morrison-168112/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Porter’s funding from a ‘blind trust’ is an integrity test for Morrison">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra For a very intellectually smart man, Christian Porter often shows extraordinarily bad judgment. After he was accused of historical rape, which he strongly denied, he believed he could remain as attorney-general, despite that being clearly not viable. Then he chose ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Porter’s funding from a ‘blind trust’ is as integrity test for Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/grattan-on-friday-porters-funding-from-a-blind-trust-is-as-integrity-test-for-morrison-168112/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Porter’s funding from a ‘blind trust’ is as integrity test for Morrison">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji will lift the covid-19 pandemic containment borders everywhere on the main island of Viti Levu from 4am tomorrow, Friday, September 17. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama announced this tonight, fulfilling what he had declared earlier last month that the borders on Viti Levu would be lifted once 60 percent of ... <a title="Fiji opens Viti Levu covid containment borders from 4am tomorrow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/fiji-opens-viti-levu-covid-containment-borders-from-4am-tomorrow/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji opens Viti Levu covid containment borders from 4am tomorrow">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Australia’s labour force statistics for August again make the case for giving up on the rate of unemployment as an indicator of the state of the labour market. In June the official unemployment rate dropped below 5% for ... <a title="Just 4.5% jobless during lockdowns? The unemployment rate is now meaningless" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/just-4-5-jobless-during-lockdowns-the-unemployment-rate-is-now-meaningless-167805/" aria-label="Read more about Just 4.5% jobless during lockdowns? The unemployment rate is now meaningless">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Green, Professor in Indigenous Australian Studies and GCWLCH Co-ordinator, Charles Sturt University The town of Wilcannia in the far outback of New South Wales on the banks of the Darling river. shutterstock The COVID-19 crisis in Wilcannia demonstrates how entrenched neglect, combined with a global pandemic, ... <a title="COVID in Wilcannia: a national disgrace we all saw coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/covid-in-wilcannia-a-national-disgrace-we-all-saw-coming-167348/" aria-label="Read more about COVID in Wilcannia: a national disgrace we all saw coming">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By AJ Mitchell, Research fellow, Australian National University US Navy/Wikimedia Commons The Australian government has just declared an historic defence agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that will see a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines patrol our shores and surrounding waters. Research into nuclear-based propulsion of ... <a title="How do nuclear-powered submarines work? A nuclear scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/how-do-nuclear-powered-submarines-work-a-nuclear-scientist-explains-168067/" aria-label="Read more about How do nuclear-powered submarines work? A nuclear scientist explains">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Hannah, Lecturer in Public Policy, The University of Western Australia On Friday, US President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new vaccine mandate for employers covering around 100 million adults. Given the urgent need to increase Australia’s vaccination rate, it may be tempting to think we need ... <a title="Biden announces COVID vaccine mandate for 100 million Americans. Australia shouldn’t follow just yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/biden-announces-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-100-million-americans-australia-shouldnt-follow-just-yet-168066/" aria-label="Read more about Biden announces COVID vaccine mandate for 100 million Americans. Australia shouldn’t follow just yet">Read more</a>
