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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Never has an inquiry into the skyrocketing price of homes been more urgent. Rarely has one been as insultingly ill-suited as the one underway right now. Midway through last year in the midst of COVID, ... <a title="As home prices soar beyond reach, we’ve a government inquiry almost designed not to tell us why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/as-home-prices-soar-beyond-reach-weve-a-government-inquiry-almost-designed-not-to-tell-us-why-168959/" aria-label="Read more about As home prices soar beyond reach, we’ve a government inquiry almost designed not to tell us why">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brianna Chesser, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, RMIT University Shutterstock The Australian Capital Territory has set a legal precedent by becoming the first jurisdiction in Australia – and one of just a few in the world – to outlaw the act of “stealthing”, or the non-consensual ... <a title="In an Australian first, stealthing is now illegal in the ACT. Could this set a precedent for the country?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/in-an-australian-first-stealthing-is-now-illegal-in-the-act-could-this-set-a-precedent-for-the-country-169629/" aria-label="Read more about In an Australian first, stealthing is now illegal in the ACT. Could this set a precedent for the country?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Student Action protest against segregation outside Moree Artesian Baths Wikimedia Commons This article mentions the ongoing colonial violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people This week, actress Sam Frost made headlines for the use of the word “segregation” in ... <a title="Sam Frost knows nothing about segregation: white settlers co-opting terms used to oppress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/sam-frost-knows-nothing-about-segregation-white-settlers-co-opting-terms-used-to-oppress-169613/" aria-label="Read more about Sam Frost knows nothing about segregation: white settlers co-opting terms used to oppress">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Taiwanese helicopters fly above Taipei rehearsing for a national celebration day, October 5. GettyImages The political temperature is rising in the South China Sea, and its effects will be felt in the South Pacific before long. Recent incursions by ... <a title="Taiwan is becoming a flashpoint for China and the West – how does New Zealand respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/taiwan-is-becoming-a-flashpoint-for-china-and-the-west-how-does-new-zealand-respond-169532/" aria-label="Read more about Taiwan is becoming a flashpoint for China and the West – how does New Zealand respond?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 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 Govt Covid strategy, expert warnings John Donne Potter, Graham Le Gros, Rod ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 12 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-12-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 12 2021">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matheson Russell, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland Shutterstock As New Zealand’s race to lift vaccination rates continues, and with pressure to lift social and economic restrictions too, the role of vaccine mandates is coming into sharper focus. Yesterday the government signalled stricter rules will ... <a title="To be truly ethical, vaccine mandates must be about more than just lifting jab rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/to-be-truly-ethical-vaccine-mandates-must-be-about-more-than-just-lifting-jab-rates-169612/" aria-label="Read more about To be truly ethical, vaccine mandates must be about more than just lifting jab rates">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Patulny, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong Mick Tsikas/AAP Many of us have been struggling with isolation and loneliness during COVID lockdowns, despite the increase in online interactions. Amid concerns over lost friendships and social skills, people may be wondering if their social lives will ... <a title="Lonely after lockdown? How COVID may leave us with fewer friends if we are not careful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/lonely-after-lockdown-how-covid-may-leave-us-with-fewer-friends-if-we-are-not-careful-168844/" aria-label="Read more about Lonely after lockdown? How COVID may leave us with fewer friends if we are not careful">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock So far in the pandemic, state public health advice has been front and centre of public messaging about protecting the community from the spread of COVID-19. But merely following the public health orders won’t necessarily meet ... <a title="Keeping workers COVID-safe requires more than just following public health orders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/keeping-workers-covid-safe-requires-more-than-just-following-public-health-orders-169617/" aria-label="Read more about Keeping workers COVID-safe requires more than just following public health orders">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lurion De Mello, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Macquarie University Far from emerging from the COVID shock awash with fuel, as might be expected after an economic slowdown, the world is entering a new energy crisis the like of which hasn’t been seen since the 1970s. European and ... <a title="Suddenly we are in the middle of a global energy crisis. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/suddenly-we-are-in-the-middle-of-a-global-energy-crisis-what-happened-169614/" aria-label="Read more about Suddenly we are in the middle of a global energy crisis. What happened?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keir Reeves, Professor of History & Director Future Regions Research Centre, Federation University Australia SBS Review: New Gold Mountain, directed by Corrie Chen. The beautifully shot and evenly paced New Gold Mountain, the new series from SBS, is an 1850s-era murder mystery set in the Ballarat goldfields ... <a title="New Gold Mountain review: a compelling murder mystery shines light on early Australian multiculturalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/new-gold-mountain-review-a-compelling-murder-mystery-shines-light-on-early-australian-multiculturalism-169527/" aria-label="Read more about New Gold Mountain review: a compelling murder mystery shines light on early Australian multiculturalism">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malcolm Boyle, Academic Lead in Paramedic Education and Program Director Paramedicine Programs, Griffith University (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) Long lines of ambulances idling outside hospitals have shocked the public in recent news reports, especially in states with high COVID case numbers and increased hospital admissions. Mick Stephenson, ... <a title="Bad for patients, bad for paramedics: ambulance ramping is a symptom of a health system in distress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/bad-for-patients-bad-for-paramedics-ambulance-ramping-is-a-symptom-of-a-health-system-in-distress-169528/" aria-label="Read more about Bad for patients, bad for paramedics: ambulance ramping is a symptom of a health system in distress">Read more</a>
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October 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lukasz Swiatek, Lecturer, UNSW Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP The two journalists who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have become international celebrities overnight. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov will no doubt benefit from their increased prominence and status. At the same time, the celebrity that comes with the prize ... <a title="The Nobel Peace Prize brings overnight celebrity, but also frequent scrutiny, trolling and persecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/11/the-nobel-peace-prize-brings-overnight-celebrity-but-also-frequent-scrutiny-trolling-and-persecution-169567/" aria-label="Read more about The Nobel Peace Prize brings overnight celebrity, but also frequent scrutiny, trolling and persecution">Read more</a>
