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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Meade, Research Fellow in Economics, and in Social Sciences & Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology Faced with a COVID-19 pandemic of unknown severity and duration, governments around the world are looking for effective and sustainable ways to maintain economic confidence and employment. Even New Zealand, ... <a title="Would ‘COVID loans’ be a more affordable and sustainable way to support national economies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/would-covid-loans-be-a-more-affordable-and-sustainable-way-to-support-national-economies-155296/" aria-label="Read more about Would ‘COVID loans’ be a more affordable and sustainable way to support national economies?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney The number of reported global weekly COVID cases is falling and has dropped nearly 50% this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said overnight. This incredibly encouraging news shows the power of public health measures — but we must remain ... <a title="Global weekly COVID cases are falling, WHO says — but ‘if we stop fighting it on any front, it will come roaring back’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/global-weekly-covid-cases-are-falling-who-says-but-if-we-stop-fighting-it-on-any-front-it-will-come-roaring-back-155355/" aria-label="Read more about Global weekly COVID cases are falling, WHO says — but ‘if we stop fighting it on any front, it will come roaring back’">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Kabatek, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne Children with same-sex parents get higher scores on standardised tests than children with different-sex parents. This is the key finding from our study published today in the journal Demography. We also found ... <a title="Children with same-sex parents do better at school than their peers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/children-with-same-sex-parents-do-better-at-school-than-their-peers-155205/" aria-label="Read more about Children with same-sex parents do better at school than their peers">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid outbreak: Lockdown decisions Michael Morrah (Newshub): New Zealand’s new COVID-19 outbreak ‘detected later than it could’ve been’ – expert Audrey Young (Herald): Political focus turns to whether lockdown was caused by border failure (paywalled) Justin Giovannetti ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2021">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, University of Western Australia In 2017, astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole for the first time. Gravitational wave detectors picked up the ripples in spacetime caused by two neutron stars colliding to ... <a title="A tiny crystal device could boost gravitational wave detectors to reveal the birth cries of black holes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/a-tiny-crystal-device-could-boost-gravitational-wave-detectors-to-reveal-the-birth-cries-of-black-holes-155125/" aria-label="Read more about A tiny crystal device could boost gravitational wave detectors to reveal the birth cries of black holes">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The Trump era might not yet be over. But the Trump presidency – or at least one Trump presidency – certainly is. For the United States, it’s time to clean up the ... <a title="‘Trumpism’ in Australia has been overstated — our problems are mostly our own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/trumpism-in-australia-has-been-overstated-our-problems-are-mostly-our-own-154949/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Trumpism’ in Australia has been overstated — our problems are mostly our own">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margie Rogers, Lecturer, Early Childhood Education, University of New England Scientists don’t know exactly what percentage of the population will need to get a COVID vaccine to achieve herd immunity. Some diseases, such as whooping cough, need very high rates of vaccination between 90-95%. The rise of ... <a title="Why telling stories could be a more powerful way of convincing some people to take a COVID vaccine than just the facts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/why-telling-stories-could-be-a-more-powerful-way-of-convincing-some-people-to-take-a-covid-vaccine-than-just-the-facts-155050/" aria-label="Read more about Why telling stories could be a more powerful way of convincing some people to take a COVID vaccine than just the facts">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Davis, Professor, Research Institute for Environment & Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University There aren’t many parts of the world where you can discover a completely new assemblage of living creatures. But after sampling underground water in a remote, arid region of northern Australia, we ... <a title="Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/blind-shrimps-translucent-snails-the-11-mysterious-new-species-we-found-in-potential-fracking-sites-155137/" aria-label="Read more about Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Reports that Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson is considering calling for carbon border levies at the G7 summit to be held in London in June have produced a predictable reaction from the Australian government. The levies would ... <a title="No point complaining about it, Australia will face carbon levies unless it changes course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/no-point-complaining-about-it-australia-will-face-carbon-levies-unless-it-changes-course-155200/" aria-label="Read more about No point complaining about it, Australia will face carbon levies unless it changes course">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Catholic University Neckties made global news last week when Maori MP, Rawiri Waititi, was ejected from the debating chamber of New Zealand Parliament. He refused to wear a tie, evocatively describing it as a “colonial noose”. It wasn’t that Mr Waititi ... <a title="The politics of the necktie — ‘colonial noose’, masculine marker or silk status symbol?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/the-politics-of-the-necktie-colonial-noose-masculine-marker-or-silk-status-symbol-155203/" aria-label="Read more about The politics of the necktie — ‘colonial noose’, masculine marker or silk status symbol?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Pauline Hanson has told the government it should drop its proposed watering down of the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT) if it wants One Nation to continue negotiations on the industrial relation legislation. One Nation holds two of the five ... <a title="Pauline Hanson puts her foot down over government’s changes to the BOOT" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/pauline-hanson-puts-her-foot-down-over-governments-changes-to-the-boot-155326/" aria-label="Read more about Pauline Hanson puts her foot down over government’s changes to the BOOT">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Director Anna Marbrook honours the last voyage of the great waka maker, sailor and mentor Ema Siope, whose journeys between Aotearoa and Sāmoa are in search of healing. Trailer: NZIFF Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The documentary Loimata, The Sweetest Tears has won the Grand Prix du Jury at Tahiti’s FIFO (Festival International du Film Documentaire ... <a title="Loimata, The Sweetest Tears carries off grand prize at 2021 FIFO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/loimata-the-sweetest-tears-carries-off-grand-prize-at-2021-fifo/" aria-label="Read more about Loimata, The Sweetest Tears carries off grand prize at 2021 FIFO">Read more</a>
