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Month: September 2021

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PODCAST: USA-Aust Submarine Nukes + China + USA move to occupy each other’s vacuum

September 16, 2021

In this week's podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss: Geopolitics and how the global order is changing fast after the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan. This includes; the USA, Australia and the UK announce a trilateral security defence alliance, plus the nuclearisation of Australia's submarine fleet. Also, China shifts strategy to mainland interests and hits the Silk Road running.

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The AUKUS pact, born in secrecy, will have huge implications for Australia and the region

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University Today it was announced the US, Australia and the UK are forming a new security partnership to be known as AUKUS. This alliance, announced by the leaders ... <a title="The AUKUS pact, born in secrecy, will have huge implications for Australia and the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/the-aukus-pact-born-in-secrecy-will-have-huge-implications-for-australia-and-the-region-168065/" aria-label="Read more about The AUKUS pact, born in secrecy, will have huge implications for Australia and the region">Read more</a>

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Wondering what to do with kids in lockdown school holidays? Ideas from a happiness expert

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Lemon, Associate Professor in Education, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock School holidays are upon us again. In pre-pandemic days, many parents and carers would be busily planning holidays interstate or overseas, booking in play dates, organising day trips or tee-ing up visits to family and friends. ... <a title="Wondering what to do with kids in lockdown school holidays? Ideas from a happiness expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/wondering-what-to-do-with-kids-in-lockdown-school-holidays-ideas-from-a-happiness-expert-167798/" aria-label="Read more about Wondering what to do with kids in lockdown school holidays? Ideas from a happiness expert">Read more</a>

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Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin Wall’

September 16, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan group seeking self-determination has greeted Papua New Guinea on its 46th anniversary of independence, predicting that one day the artificial colonial border separating the two would “fall like the Berlin Wall”. “Happy 46th independence anniversary to Papua New Guinea. We send a message of solidarity from your brothers ... <a title="Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin Wall’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/colonial-border-between-png-and-west-papua-will-fall-like-berlin-wall/" aria-label="Read more about Colonial border between PNG and West Papua ‘will fall like Berlin Wall’">Read more</a>

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PNG controller issues new measures as covid-19 remains threat

September 16, 2021

By Grace Auka Salmang in Port Moresby Police Commissioner and Controller of the PNG National Pandemic Response David Manning has authorised the release of new measures to address the covid-19 pandemic in the country on the eve of the 46th Independence Day. Manning said these new measures, which came into effect yesterday, September 15, 2021, ... <a title="PNG controller issues new measures as covid-19 remains threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/png-controller-issues-new-measures-as-covid-19-remains-threat/" aria-label="Read more about PNG controller issues new measures as covid-19 remains threat">Read more</a>

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Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’

September 16, 2021

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks prompted the US to invade Afghanistan, the Taliban announced they have taken the whole country again last week. Journalists who remain there are at risk in spite of assurances media freedom will be respected. Will proper journalism be possible under the Taliban? We ... <a title="Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/afghanistan-media-you-cant-put-that-genie-back-in-the-bottle/" aria-label="Read more about Afghanistan media: ‘You can’t put that genie back in the bottle’">Read more</a>

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Overlooked and undervalued, New Zealand’s community caregivers have become the ‘invisible’ essential workers

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Ravenswood, Associate Professor in Employment Relations, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock As Auckland enters it’s fifth week in level 4 lockdown and the rest of New Zealand stays at level 2, spare a thought for the nation’s invisible network of essential community support workers. They are ... <a title="Overlooked and undervalued, New Zealand’s community caregivers have become the ‘invisible’ essential workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/overlooked-and-undervalued-new-zealands-community-caregivers-have-become-the-invisible-essential-workers-167632/" aria-label="Read more about Overlooked and undervalued, New Zealand’s community caregivers have become the ‘invisible’ essential workers">Read more</a>

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Pregnant male seahorses support up to 1,000 growing babies by forming a placenta

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Suzanne Dudley, Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University Shutterstock Supplying oxygen to their growing offspring and removing carbon dioxide is a major challenge for every pregnant animal. Humans deal with this problem by developing a placenta, but in seahorses — where the male, not the female, gestates and ... <a title="Pregnant male seahorses support up to 1,000 growing babies by forming a placenta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/pregnant-male-seahorses-support-up-to-1-000-growing-babies-by-forming-a-placenta-167534/" aria-label="Read more about Pregnant male seahorses support up to 1,000 growing babies by forming a placenta">Read more</a>

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Why nuclear submarines are a smart military move for Australia — and could deter China further

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University The Morrison government has decided it’s best for Australia to accelerate the production of a more capable, integrated, nuclear-powered submarine platform with the US and the UK. This will more tightly enmesh Australia into the US ... <a title="Why nuclear submarines are a smart military move for Australia — and could deter China further" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/why-nuclear-submarines-are-a-smart-military-move-for-australia-and-could-deter-china-further-168064/" aria-label="Read more about Why nuclear submarines are a smart military move for Australia — and could deter China further">Read more</a>

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Vaccinations need to reach 90% of First Nations adults and teens to protect vulnerable communities

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Komesaroff, Professor of Medicine, Monash University While some Australians are awaiting the nation reopening after lockdowns with hope and optimism, others are approaching it with dread. This is because a blanket lifting of restrictions when the vaccination rate reaches 70% will have devastating effects on Indigenous ... <a title="Vaccinations need to reach 90% of First Nations adults and teens to protect vulnerable communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/vaccinations-need-to-reach-90-of-first-nations-adults-and-teens-to-protect-vulnerable-communities-167800/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccinations need to reach 90% of First Nations adults and teens to protect vulnerable communities">Read more</a>

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Parents, take the school holidays pressure off yourself. Let the kids embrace the boredom

September 16, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monica Thielking, Associate Professor, Chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock If you’re a parent feeling a modicum of dread about the upcoming school holidays, you’re not alone. Many parents will be working from home over the school holidays and wondering, “how ... <a title="Parents, take the school holidays pressure off yourself. Let the kids embrace the boredom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/parents-take-the-school-holidays-pressure-off-yourself-let-the-kids-embrace-the-boredom-167797/" aria-label="Read more about Parents, take the school holidays pressure off yourself. Let the kids embrace the boredom">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2021

September 16, 2021

Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content National Party Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): The Ghost of lockdowns Past Ben ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2021">Read more</a>