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Year: 2021

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Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carissa Bonner, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Between vaccine supply issues, confusion about the role of GPs, and changed advice for AstraZeneca, the Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well behind schedule. How can we make it easier for the majority of Australians who want to be vaccinated? ... <a title="Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/here-are-9-ways-we-can-make-it-easier-for-australians-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-159219/" aria-label="Read more about Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine">Read more</a>

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Indonesian submarine found: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Goldrick, Adjunct Professor in Naval and Maritime Strategy and Policy, Australian National University After a five-day search, wreckage from Indonesia’s missing submarine KRI Nanggala has been discovered at a depth of more than 800 metres in the Bali Sea. With no survivors from the 53-person crew ... <a title="Indonesian submarine found: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/indonesian-submarine-found-what-might-have-happened-to-the-kri-nanggala-in-its-final-moments-159703/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian submarine found: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?">Read more</a>

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Indonesian submarine: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Goldrick, Adjunct Professor in Naval and Maritime Strategy and Policy, Australian National University After a five-day search, wreckage from Indonesia’s missing submarine KRI Nanggala has been discovered at a depth of more than 800 metres in the Bali Sea. With no survivors from the 53-person crew ... <a title="Indonesian submarine: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/indonesian-submarine-what-might-have-happened-to-the-kri-nanggala-in-its-final-moments-159703/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian submarine: what might have happened to the KRI Nanggala in its final moments?">Read more</a>

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Coalition and Morrison gain in Newspoll, and the new Resolve poll

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 21-24 from a sample of 1,510, gave Labor a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, four weeks ago. Primary votes were 41% Coalition ... <a title="Coalition and Morrison gain in Newspoll, and the new Resolve poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/coalition-and-morrison-gain-in-newspoll-and-the-new-resolve-poll-159628/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition and Morrison gain in Newspoll, and the new Resolve poll">Read more</a>

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Ferdinand Magellan’s death 500 years ago is being remembered as an act of Indigenous resistance

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fullagar, Professor of History, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University This week, the Philippines is marking a significant event in the history of European colonialism in the Asia-Pacific region — the 500th anniversary of the death of Portuguese explorer Fernão de Magalhães (more ... <a title="Ferdinand Magellan’s death 500 years ago is being remembered as an act of Indigenous resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/ferdinand-magellans-death-500-years-ago-is-being-remembered-as-an-act-of-indigenous-resistance-158226/" aria-label="Read more about Ferdinand Magellan’s death 500 years ago is being remembered as an act of Indigenous resistance">Read more</a>

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Baghdad hospital fire: what happened and what it tells us about Iraq’s health system

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University At least 82 people are dead after a horrific fire swept through the COVID intensive care unit of one of Iraq’s main hospitals over the weekend. The Iraqi prime minster has suspended the nation’s health minister over the incident. ... <a title="Baghdad hospital fire: what happened and what it tells us about Iraq’s health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/baghdad-hospital-fire-what-happened-and-what-it-tells-us-about-iraqs-health-system-159700/" aria-label="Read more about Baghdad hospital fire: what happened and what it tells us about Iraq’s health system">Read more</a>

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Gagged West Papuan envoy blocked again from raising self-determination issue at UN

April 26, 2021

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – West Papuan envoy John Anari in New York … “moral and legal obligation” for the UN over West Papua. IMAGE: John Anari FB By DAVID ROBIE A WEST Papuan envoy who was gagged while addressing the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues two years ago ... <a title="Gagged West Papuan envoy blocked again from raising self-determination issue at UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/gagged-west-papuan-envoy-blocked-again-from-raising-self-determination-issue-at-un/" aria-label="Read more about Gagged West Papuan envoy blocked again from raising self-determination issue at UN">Read more</a>

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10 years after Finkelstein, media accountability in Australia has gone backwards

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne In September, it will be ten years since the Gillard government established the Independent Inquiry into Media and Media Regulation in Australia, otherwise known as the Finkelstein inquiry. In the succeeding decade, media accountability ... <a title="10 years after Finkelstein, media accountability in Australia has gone backwards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/10-years-after-finkelstein-media-accountability-in-australia-has-gone-backwards-159530/" aria-label="Read more about 10 years after Finkelstein, media accountability in Australia has gone backwards">Read more</a>

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With Dutton in defence, the Morrison government risks progress on climate and Indigenous affairs

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Blackwell, Research Fellow (Indigenous Policy), UNSW With Peter Dutton recently shifting into a more outward-facing portfolio as Australia’s new defence minister, we must begin to assess his past actions and statements through an international policy lens. Placing someone like Dutton — a strong political partisan with ... <a title="With Dutton in defence, the Morrison government risks progress on climate and Indigenous affairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/with-dutton-in-defence-the-morrison-government-risks-progress-on-climate-and-indigenous-affairs-158420/" aria-label="Read more about With Dutton in defence, the Morrison government risks progress on climate and Indigenous affairs">Read more</a>

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Why the defence portfolio could make or break Peter Dutton’s political career

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter J. Dean, Chair of Defence Studies and Director, UWA Defence and Security Institute, The University of Western Australia Defence is always one of the Australian government’s busiest — and most powerful — portfolios. Now, as Peter Dutton takes the helm, this is no exception, and he ... <a title="Why the defence portfolio could make or break Peter Dutton’s political career" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/why-the-defence-portfolio-could-make-or-break-peter-duttons-political-career-159214/" aria-label="Read more about Why the defence portfolio could make or break Peter Dutton’s political career">Read more</a>

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Vaccinating the highest-risk groups first was the plan. But people with disability are being left behind

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW With Australia’s COVID vaccination campaign set to open up to over 50s on May 3, many at-risk Australians eligible under phase 1A are still waiting. Last week we learned only 6.5% of residents in disability care homes had received the ... <a title="Vaccinating the highest-risk groups first was the plan. But people with disability are being left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/vaccinating-the-highest-risk-groups-first-was-the-plan-but-people-with-disability-are-being-left-behind-159439/" aria-label="Read more about Vaccinating the highest-risk groups first was the plan. But people with disability are being left behind">Read more</a>

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More reasons for optimism on climate change than we’ve seen for decades: 2 climate experts explain

April 26, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabi Mocatta, Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University, and Research Fellow in Climate Change Communication, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania It’s unusual for researchers who study our catastrophically changing climate to use the words “optimism” and “climate change” in the same sentence. As an Intergovernmental Panel on ... <a title="More reasons for optimism on climate change than we’ve seen for decades: 2 climate experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/26/more-reasons-for-optimism-on-climate-change-than-weve-seen-for-decades-2-climate-experts-explain-159233/" aria-label="Read more about More reasons for optimism on climate change than we’ve seen for decades: 2 climate experts explain">Read more</a>