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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University Shutterstock As part of a Halloween-inspired campaign, the Australian Federal Police has released a series of ill-advised memes attempting to highlight the “lesser-known impacts” of illicit drug use. The campaign demonstrates a skewed and overly ... <a title="The police’s new scare campaign won’t stop people from using drugs. But it will increase stigma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/the-polices-new-scare-campaign-wont-stop-people-from-using-drugs-but-it-will-increase-stigma-171303/" aria-label="Read more about The police’s new scare campaign won’t stop people from using drugs. But it will increase stigma">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND, CC BY At the risk of being political – and politics is important, it will determine how we are governed for the next three years – economic conditions could scarcely ... <a title="Economically, 2022 looks like an ideal time for a government to land re-election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/economically-2022-looks-like-an-ideal-time-for-a-government-to-land-re-election-171406/" aria-label="Read more about Economically, 2022 looks like an ideal time for a government to land re-election">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. WITH versus OF versus FROM Last year the Government was careful to count anybody who died with a Covid19-positive status as a Covid19 death. Now we keep hearing about such deaths which the government is saying will need to be referred to the coroner before we can establish what they died ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Covid19 Death Semantics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/keith-rankin-essay-covid19-death-semantics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Covid19 Death Semantics">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as Michelle Grattan’s usual interviews with experts and politicians about the news of the day, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where all things political will be discussed with members of The Conversation’s politics ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison has decided electric cars won’t threaten Aussie weekends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/word-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-has-decided-electric-cars-wont-threaten-aussie-weekends-171493/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Scott Morrison has decided electric cars won’t threaten Aussie weekends">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan N Williams, Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and others, 1796-1809; State Library of NSW, Author provided We know quite a lot about the past 200 years of history in Parramatta. ... <a title="We revisited Parramatta’s archaeological past to reveal the deep-time history of the heart of Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/we-revisited-parramattas-archaeological-past-to-reveal-the-deep-time-history-of-the-heart-of-sydney-169827/" aria-label="Read more about We revisited Parramatta’s archaeological past to reveal the deep-time history of the heart of Sydney">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Burnett, Research assistant, Massey University Guo Lei/Xinhua via Getty Images As world leaders continue negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, several agreements reached so far have acknowledged the connection between climate change and the global loss of biodiversity. Half a world away, we might ... <a title="How Māori knowledge could help New Zealanders turn their concern for the environment into action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/how-maori-knowledge-could-help-new-zealanders-turn-their-concern-for-the-environment-into-action-168831/" aria-label="Read more about How Māori knowledge could help New Zealanders turn their concern for the environment into action">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Betty Barkha, PhD Candidate, Monash University carryingwater The Glasgow climate change conference is in its second week, with Tuesday November 9 dedicated to recognising gender equality, and the empowerment of women and girls in climate policy and action. Gender inequality means women and girls will experience climate ... <a title="COP26: why education for girls is crucial in the fight against climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/cop26-why-education-for-girls-is-crucial-in-the-fight-against-climate-change-171394/" aria-label="Read more about COP26: why education for girls is crucial in the fight against climate change">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s Parliament was on high security today as thousands marched through the capital Wellington for an anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protest. Thousands of people gathered at Civic Square for an anti-lockdown and anti vaccination protest this morning. The group intended to march to Parliament for what they are describing as a “freedom protest”. ... <a title="NZ Parliament on high security as anti-vaxxer protesters gather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/nz-parliament-on-high-security-as-anti-vaxxer-protesters-gather/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Parliament on high security as anti-vaxxer protesters gather">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
RNZ Pacific Advocacy groups in Indonesia have condemned an attack on the parents of human rights lawyer Veronica Yoman, who speaks out for West Papuan justice issues. A number of packages were delivered to the couple’s house in Jakarta on Sunday morning. According to Amnesty International Indonesia, two of the packages exploded, scattering bits of ... <a title="Parents of Papuan rights defender Koman attacked in Jakarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/parents-of-papuan-rights-defender-koman-attacked-in-jakarta/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of Papuan rights defender Koman attacked in Jakarta">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Wadan Narsey in Suva The opinion polls about voting intentions for Fiji’s 2022 General Election suggests that voters face the horrible challenge of choosing as their next Prime Minister one of two former military officers. Both of these former soldiers have carried out military coups removing lawfully elected governments. Is Fiji genuinely between, ... <a title="Wadan Narsey: Between a rock and a not so hard place in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/wadan-narsey-between-a-rock-and-a-not-so-hard-place-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Wadan Narsey: Between a rock and a not so hard place in Fiji">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic Research Network, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AAP Beijing is about to become the first city to host both a winter and summer Olympics. However, this comes amid growing calls to boycott Beijing ... <a title="As the Beijing Winter Olympics countdown begins, calls to boycott the ‘Genocide Games’ grow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/as-the-beijing-winter-olympics-countdown-begins-calls-to-boycott-the-genocide-games-grow-147352/" aria-label="Read more about As the Beijing Winter Olympics countdown begins, calls to boycott the ‘Genocide Games’ grow">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jake Whitehead, Tritum E-Mobility Fellow & Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The Morrison government will today announce its long-awaited electric vehicle strategy, coinciding with COP26 climate change talks underway in Glasgow. The new policy contains some welcome new funding, but is largely ... <a title="As the world surges ahead on electric vehicle policy, the Morrison government’s new strategy leaves Australia idling in the garage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/as-the-world-surges-ahead-on-electric-vehicle-policy-the-morrison-governments-new-strategy-leaves-australia-idling-in-the-garage-169824/" aria-label="Read more about As the world surges ahead on electric vehicle policy, the Morrison government’s new strategy leaves Australia idling in the garage">Read more</a>
