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April 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University They’re one of the most damaging environmental forces on Earth. They’ve colonised pretty much every place humans have set foot ... <a title="Attack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening $1.7 trillion bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/attack-of-the-alien-invaders-pest-plants-and-animals-leave-a-frightening-1-7-trillion-bill-158628/" aria-label="Read more about Attack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening $1.7 trillion bill">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, PhD Candidate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney People may think of comics and science as worlds apart, but they have been cross-pollinating each other in more than ways than one. Many classic comic book characters are inspired by biology such as ... <a title="Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/heroes-villains-biology-3-reasons-comic-books-are-great-science-teachers-143251/" aria-label="Read more about Heroes, villains … biology: 3 reasons comic books are great science teachers">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Gahan, Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne The Australian government has abandoned its ambitious targets to have the adult population vaccinated by the end of October. It has, in fact, abandoned having any target. We all sometimes find ourselves in ... <a title="To abandon vaccination targets is to abandon the mantle of leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/to-abandon-vaccination-targets-is-to-abandon-the-mantle-of-leadership-159123/" aria-label="Read more about To abandon vaccination targets is to abandon the mantle of leadership">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Prescott, Lecturer, School of Humanities and Creative Arts, Flinders University With the release of the first-world-war film Gallipoli in 1981, director Peter Weir could finally shrug off the nickname he had laboured under since making his first films: “Peter Weird”. Idiosyncratic work like Homesdale (1971), The ... <a title="Peter Weir’s Gallipoli 40 years on: deftly directed and still devastating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/peter-weirs-gallipoli-40-years-on-deftly-directed-and-still-devastating-158614/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Weir’s Gallipoli 40 years on: deftly directed and still devastating">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards The Labour Government received plaudits this week for its historic announcement that it will ban the live export of animals by sea. It’s said to be a world first. The decision comes after years of pressure, which increased after last year’s tragedy when the ship Gulf Livestock 1 left New Zealand, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/18/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-governments-historic-ban-on-live-animal-exports/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government’s historic ban on live animal exports">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hancock, School visitor, Australian National University Andrew Sharp Peacock, for so long “the coming man” of Australian politics, has died in the United States aged 82. Born in 1939, he was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, acquired a law degree at the University of Melbourne, where ... <a title="Remembering Andrew Peacock, a Liberal leader of intelligence, wit and charm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/17/remembering-andrew-peacock-a-liberal-leader-of-intelligence-wit-and-charm-159195/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Andrew Peacock, a Liberal leader of intelligence, wit and charm">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Keane, Professor of Chinese Digital Media and Culture, Queensland University of Technology China’s state-run anti-monopoly bureau has tightened its regulations on big tech players, as shown by its recent move against the country’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group. Alibaba was hit with a record antitrust fine ... <a title="China’s record fine against Alibaba spells the end of big tech’s romance with the state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/chinas-record-fine-against-alibaba-spells-the-end-of-big-techs-romance-with-the-state-158878/" aria-label="Read more about China’s record fine against Alibaba spells the end of big tech’s romance with the state">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Director of the Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis Dr Lain Dare discuss the week in politics. This week the pair discuss the evidence given by Christine Holgate before a senate inquiry ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on unemployment figures, Christine Holgate, and the withdrawal from Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/video-michelle-grattan-on-unemployment-figures-christine-holgate-and-the-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-159128/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on unemployment figures, Christine Holgate, and the withdrawal from Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University Recently, we have witnessed an uprising of thousands marching in the streets fuelled by outrage against the violence and sexual assault experienced by women. Indigenous women and gender diverse people also marched and shared this outrage. They empathise with other ... <a title="No public outrage, no vigils: Australia’s silence at violence against Indigenous women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/no-public-outrage-no-vigils-australias-silence-at-violence-against-indigenous-women-158875/" aria-label="Read more about No public outrage, no vigils: Australia’s silence at violence against Indigenous women">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. New Zealand has, for the rest of this month, banned all people who have been in India this month from entry into New Zealand. The decision is based not on the incidence of Covid19 in India; rather it is based on the numbers of New Zealanders arriving from India. This would ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Countries with recent coronavirus upsurges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-countries-with-recent-coronavirus-upsurges/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Countries with recent coronavirus upsurges">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayden Crosby, PhD Candidate, University of Auckland The government’s recently proposed changes to New Zealand’s counter-terrorism legislation are focusing attention on how best to equip law enforcement agencies with the tools to prevent the kind of atrocity witnessed in Christchurch on March 15, 2019. The amendments to ... <a title="Treating NZ’s far right groups as terrorist organisations could make monitoring extremists even harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/treating-nzs-far-right-groups-as-terrorist-organisations-could-make-monitoring-extremists-even-harder-158291/" aria-label="Read more about Treating NZ’s far right groups as terrorist organisations could make monitoring extremists even harder">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle The Australian public’s infection control literacy continues to expand. We know what PPE is, what “flattening the curve” means, and we are growing increasingly familiar with the term “deep clean”. But what does a deep clean involve, and when ... <a title="A ‘deep clean’ has been ordered for a Brisbane hospital ward. What does that actually involve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/16/a-deep-clean-has-been-ordered-for-a-brisbane-hospital-ward-what-does-that-actually-involve-158943/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘deep clean’ has been ordered for a Brisbane hospital ward. What does that actually involve?">Read more</a>
