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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Tasmanian election will be held on Saturday, with polls closing at 6pm AEST. A uComms poll for the left-wing Australia Institute, conducted April 21 from a sample of 1,023, gave the Liberals 41.4%, ... <a title="Tasmanian election preview: commissioned poll has Liberals likely short of majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/tasmanian-election-preview-commissioned-poll-has-liberals-likely-short-of-majority-159630/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmanian election preview: commissioned poll has Liberals likely short of majority">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brianna Chesser, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, RMIT University Last week’s sentencing of a Wellington man for rape was legally significant for being New Zealand’s first successful prosecution for what is known as “stealthing”. Stealthing occurs when a condom is removed without consent during sexual intercourse. ... <a title="New Zealand’s first successful ‘stealthing’ prosecution leads the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/new-zealands-first-successful-stealthing-prosecution-leads-the-way-for-law-changes-in-australia-and-elsewhere-159323/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s first successful ‘stealthing’ prosecution leads the way for law changes in Australia and elsewhere">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Latoya Aroha Rule, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody are often given as statistics. But behind those numbers are real people and an indescribable impact on the families and communities who loved them. They are the strongest advocates for ... <a title="The families of Indigenous people who die in custody need a say in what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/the-families-of-indigenous-people-who-die-in-custody-need-a-say-in-what-happens-next-159127/" aria-label="Read more about The families of Indigenous people who die in custody need a say in what happens next">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology When it comes to climate change, money talks. Climate finance is critical for enabling a low-emissions transition. This involves investment and expenditure — public, private, domestic and transnational — that demonstrably contributes to ... <a title="Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/without-the-right-financial-strategies-nzs-climate-change-efforts-will-remain-unfinished-business-159625/" aria-label="Read more about Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Housing crisis Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Emergency housing costs weigh on Government books, costing hundreds of millions a year Jane Patterson (RNZ): Government ‘ducking ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 28 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-28-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 28 2021">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Given the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is no longer recommended for under-50s following news of very rare blood clots, Australia is looking to other vaccines to plug the gap. Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine will become the ... <a title="The world is hungry for mRNA COVID vaccines like Pfizer’s. But we’re short of vital components" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/the-world-is-hungry-for-mrna-covid-vaccines-like-pfizers-but-were-short-of-vital-components-159143/" aria-label="Read more about The world is hungry for mRNA COVID vaccines like Pfizer’s. But we’re short of vital components">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Baker, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Australia has a rich diversity of mammals, with around 320 native, land-based species, 87% of which are found here and nowhere else. Many of these mammals are secretive, only active at night, and small, weighing less than one kilogram. ... <a title="Meet 5 of Australia’s tiniest mammals, who tread a tightrope between life and death every night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/meet-5-of-australias-tiniest-mammals-who-tread-a-tightrope-between-life-and-death-every-night-159239/" aria-label="Read more about Meet 5 of Australia’s tiniest mammals, who tread a tightrope between life and death every night">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael F. Braby, Associate Professor, Australian National University It might sound like an 18th century fashion statement, but the “pale imperial hairstreak” is, actually, an extravagant butterfly. This pale blue (male) or white (female) butterfly was once widespread, found in old growth brigalow woodlands that covered 14 ... <a title="Next time you see a butterfly, treasure the memory: scientists raise alarm on these 26 species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/next-time-you-see-a-butterfly-treasure-the-memory-scientists-raise-alarm-on-these-26-species-159798/" aria-label="Read more about Next time you see a butterfly, treasure the memory: scientists raise alarm on these 26 species">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University A globally rampant COVID-19 pandemic and problems with Australia’s vaccine roll-out suggest our international education sector is facing a continued fall in enrolments through 2021 and into 2022. New research from the Mitchell Institute forecasts the sector’s biggest losses ... <a title="As hopes of international students’ return fade, closed borders could cost $20bn a year in 2022 – half the sector’s value" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/as-hopes-of-international-students-return-fade-closed-borders-could-cost-20bn-a-year-in-2022-half-the-sectors-value-159328/" aria-label="Read more about As hopes of international students’ return fade, closed borders could cost $20bn a year in 2022 – half the sector’s value">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy, UNSW More than nine out of ten parents think digital media and technologies are a negative distraction in their lives. And 83% think their children are also negatively distracted by digital devices. These are some of the findings from our Growing ... <a title="Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day without them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/children-own-around-3-digital-devices-on-average-and-few-can-spend-a-day-without-them-159546/" aria-label="Read more about Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day without them">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Howell, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University The fifth film in the Mad Max action franchise, Furiosa, has been greenlit for production and will reach theatres in June 2023. Like the critically acclaimed Fury Road (2015), Furiosa will blend Australian and international talent and funding, and is anticipated ... <a title="Our enduring love of Mad Max’s Australian outback: an anarchic wasteland of sado-masochistic punk villains and ocker clowns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/our-enduring-love-of-mad-maxs-australian-outback-an-anarchic-wasteland-of-sado-masochistic-punk-villains-and-ocker-clowns-159441/" aria-label="Read more about Our enduring love of Mad Max’s Australian outback: an anarchic wasteland of sado-masochistic punk villains and ocker clowns">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Baker, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Auckland Liam’s* crowdfunding campaign page is direct: his “sole purpose is to survive”. Before his diagnosis with inoperable brain cancer, Liam was a “healthy, fitness and sports minded 44-year-old, [who gave] his time and skills away freely by ... <a title="How crowdfunding campaigners market illness to capture the attention of potential donors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/28/how-crowdfunding-campaigners-market-illness-to-capture-the-attention-of-potential-donors-159197/" aria-label="Read more about How crowdfunding campaigners market illness to capture the attention of potential donors">Read more</a>
