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February 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Pryke, Honorary Research Associate and Lecturer, University of Sydney Ask anyone the identity of the world’s most famed turtles, and the answer is likely to be those legendary heroes in a half-shell, the Teenage Mutant Ninjas. Since first appearing in comic book form in 1984, the ... <a title="Friday essay: the long history of warrior turtles, from ancient myth to warships to teenage mutants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/12/friday-essay-the-long-history-of-warrior-turtles-from-ancient-myth-to-warships-to-teenage-mutants-152614/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: the long history of warrior turtles, from ancient myth to warships to teenage mutants">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he went out to denounce Anthony Albanese’s industrial relations policy on Wednesday, minister Christian Porter claimed it would put a “$20 billion tax burden” on business. Just in case anyone missed the number, Porter said it 20 times during ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: There’s no escape from scares when politicians debate industrial relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/grattan-on-friday-theres-no-escape-from-scares-when-politicians-debate-industrial-relations-155150/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: There’s no escape from scares when politicians debate industrial relations">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
By Dominic Godfrey, RNZ Pacific journalist Samoa’s prime minister has gone public with his desire to “rehouse” the University of the South Pacific (USP) in his country. It Is a long-term vision, according to Prime Minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, one that has been resurrected by the ongoing saga surrounding the tenure of USP vice-chancellor and ... <a title="Samoa goes public with bid for USP to move headquarters from Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/samoa-goes-public-with-bid-for-usp-to-move-headquarters-from-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa goes public with bid for USP to move headquarters from Fiji">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Shannon, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology Fast radio bursts are one of the great mysteries of the universe. Since their discovery, we have learned a great deal about these intense millisecond-duration pulses. But we still have much to learn, such as ... <a title="A brief history: what we know so far about fast radio bursts across the universe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/a-brief-history-what-we-know-so-far-about-fast-radio-bursts-across-the-universe-154381/" aria-label="Read more about A brief history: what we know so far about fast radio bursts across the universe">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Most Australians know all too well how precious water is. Sydney just experienced a severe drought, while towns across New South Wales and Queensland ran out of ... <a title="Our national water policy is outdated, unfair and not fit for climate challenges: major new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/our-national-water-policy-is-outdated-unfair-and-not-fit-for-climate-challenges-major-new-report-155116/" aria-label="Read more about Our national water policy is outdated, unfair and not fit for climate challenges: major new report">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Quentin Grafton, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Most Australians know all too well how precious water is. Sydney just experienced a severe drought, while towns across New South Wales and Queensland ran out of ... <a title="Our national water policy is outdated, unfair and not fit for climate challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/our-national-water-policy-is-outdated-unfair-and-not-fit-for-climate-challenges-155116/" aria-label="Read more about Our national water policy is outdated, unfair and not fit for climate challenges">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Jean Hayes, Honorary Academic, University of Melbourne Every day, in every hospital, doctors and nurses respond to “code blue” situations. This is an emergency alert for when a patient’s heart stops beating, called a cardiac arrest. To save the patient’s life, medical and nursing staff will ... <a title="Do you want to be resuscitated? This is what you should think about before deciding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/do-you-want-to-be-resuscitated-this-is-what-you-should-think-about-before-deciding-105506/" aria-label="Read more about Do you want to be resuscitated? This is what you should think about before deciding">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian de Courten, Professor in Global Public Health and Director of the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University More than 130 million COVID vaccine doses have been administered worldwide already, according to the University of Oxford’s “Our World in Data” vaccination tracker. Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, ... <a title="Are vaccines already helping contain COVID? Early signs say yes, but mutations will be challenging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/are-vaccines-already-helping-contain-covid-early-signs-say-yes-but-mutations-will-be-challenging-154479/" aria-label="Read more about Are vaccines already helping contain COVID? Early signs say yes, but mutations will be challenging">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Bendall, Research Fellow, Gender and Women’s Research Centre, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University Lingerie sales in 2020 surged as pandemic lockdowns saw online shoppers seek to escape the mundanity of sweatpants and spice up their sex lives. Such sales will likely increase ... <a title="‘I die where I cling’: garters and ‘busks’ inscribed with love notes were the sexy lingerie of the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/i-die-where-i-cling-garters-and-busks-inscribed-with-love-notes-were-the-sexy-lingerie-of-the-past-154645/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I die where I cling’: garters and ‘busks’ inscribed with love notes were the sexy lingerie of the past">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Whittle, Director, Data61 Artificial intelligence (AI) is learning more about how to work with (and on) humans. A recent study has shown how AI can learn to identify vulnerabilities in human habits and behaviours and use them to influence human decision-making. It may seem cliched to ... <a title="AI can now learn to manipulate human behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/ai-can-now-learn-to-manipulate-human-behaviour-155031/" aria-label="Read more about AI can now learn to manipulate human behaviour">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has indicated he wants to embrace a 2050 target of net-zero emissions. That, however, requires bringing the Nationals on board, and a vocal group in that party is fighting a fierce rearguard action. The Nationals deputy leader David ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on The Nationals and net zero" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/politics-with-michelle-grattan-david-littleproud-on-the-nationals-and-net-zero-155121/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on The Nationals and net zero">Read more</a>
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February 11, 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 Parliament’s tie-wearing rules Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Speaker rules tie requirement to be dropped from Parliament Scott Palmer (Newshub): Ties no longer required in Parliament as ‘appropriate business attire’ – Speaker Trevor Mallard Claire Trevett (Herald): Parliament’s great tie-breaker ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 11 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-11-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 11 2021">Read more</a>
