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Year: 2021

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Australia Polls – Morrison to announce $1.9 billion for vaccine rollout, as Coalition and Labor level in Newspoll

February 1, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison on Monday will announce $1.9 billion initial investment in the massive vaccine rollout which is due to start late this month. This comes as new economic disruption looms from the Western Australian government’s shock five-day lockdown of Perth ... <a title="Australia Polls – Morrison to announce $1.9 billion for vaccine rollout, as Coalition and Labor level in Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/morrison-to-announce-1-9-billion-for-vaccine-rollout-as-coalition-and-labor-level-in-newspoll-154350/" aria-label="Read more about Australia Polls – Morrison to announce $1.9 billion for vaccine rollout, as Coalition and Labor level in Newspoll">Read more</a>

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Curfew safety uproar in Fiji as TC Ana strikes – Soko apologises for decision

February 1, 2021

By Luke Rawalai in Suva Fiji’s national curfew enforced by the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) on Friday evening has been dubbed as thoughtless and the “height of stupidity”. National Federation Party president Pio Tikoduadua said it showed the government’s “disconnect with reality”. “When NDMO director announced the imposition of a curfew, she said it ... <a title="Curfew safety uproar in Fiji as TC Ana strikes – Soko apologises for decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/01/curfew-safety-uproar-in-fiji-as-tc-ana-strikes-soko-apologises-for-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Curfew safety uproar in Fiji as TC Ana strikes – Soko apologises for decision">Read more</a>

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Perth’s 5-day ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown isn’t an overreaction to a single case — it’s basic common sense

January 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Perth and the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia will go into a five-day hard lockdown from 6pm local time on Sunday, after one new local COVID-19 ... <a title="Perth’s 5-day ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown isn’t an overreaction to a single case — it’s basic common sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/31/perths-5-day-circuit-breaker-lockdown-isnt-an-overreaction-to-a-single-case-its-basic-common-sense-154348/" aria-label="Read more about Perth’s 5-day ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown isn’t an overreaction to a single case — it’s basic common sense">Read more</a>

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Liberal right-winger Kevin Andrews defeated in preselection by Afghanistan veteran

January 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Right-wing Liberal backbencher Kevin Andrews – the father of the House of Representatives – has lost preselection to a barrister and former special forces veteran who served in Afghanistan. Keith Wolahan, 43, defeated Andrews, 65, who held a number of ... <a title="Liberal right-winger Kevin Andrews defeated in preselection by Afghanistan veteran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/31/liberal-right-winger-kevin-andrews-defeated-in-preselection-by-afghanistan-veteran-154349/" aria-label="Read more about Liberal right-winger Kevin Andrews defeated in preselection by Afghanistan veteran">Read more</a>

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A little ray of sunshine as 2021 economic survey points to brighter times ahead

January 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Suddenly, economic forecasters are optimistic. Six months ago the forecasting team assembled by The Conversation was expecting Australia’s recession to continue into 2021, sending the economy backwards a further 4.6% throughout the year. This morning, ... <a title="A little ray of sunshine as 2021 economic survey points to brighter times ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/31/a-little-ray-of-sunshine-as-2021-economic-survey-points-to-brighter-times-ahead-154157/" aria-label="Read more about A little ray of sunshine as 2021 economic survey points to brighter times ahead">Read more</a>

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Climate Change Commission calls on New Zealand government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions

January 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission today released its long-anticipated advice to the government on how to reshape the economy to meet the country’s domestic and international climate change obligations. The document sets ... <a title="Climate Change Commission calls on New Zealand government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/31/climate-change-commission-calls-on-new-zealand-government-to-take-immediate-and-decisive-action-to-cut-emissions-154264/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change Commission calls on New Zealand government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions">Read more</a>

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TC Ana hits Fiji: Nacula villagers evacuated to community hall

January 31, 2021

By Timoci Vula in Labasa Fiji villagers of Nacula in Labasa whose homes are under water after the Labasa River broke its banks this morning have been evacuated to the community hall. Elderly people and children were assisted by men from their homes and were transported on boats to the village hall. The majority of ... <a title="TC Ana hits Fiji: Nacula villagers evacuated to community hall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/31/tc-ana-hits-fiji-nacula-villagers-evacuated-to-community-hall/" aria-label="Read more about TC Ana hits Fiji: Nacula villagers evacuated to community hall">Read more</a>

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Apes, robots and men: the life and death of the first space chimp

January 31, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University On January 31, 1961, an intrepid chimpanzee called Ham was launched on a rocket from Cape Canaveral in the United States, and returned to Earth alive. In this process, he became the first hominin in space. ... <a title="Apes, robots and men: the life and death of the first space chimp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/31/apes-robots-and-men-the-life-and-death-of-the-first-space-chimp-153644/" aria-label="Read more about Apes, robots and men: the life and death of the first space chimp">Read more</a>

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New sighting of endemic bird signals need to stop logging in the Solomons

January 30, 2021

By Priestley Habru in Honiara Solomon Islands’ environmental authorities have highlighted the need to protect the forests from logging following a recent report on new distributional sightings of the blue-faced parrotfinch, or Erythrura trichroa. The bird revealed its existence on Malaita and Makira islands and the report, published in the Wilson Journal of Ornithology on ... <a title="New sighting of endemic bird signals need to stop logging in the Solomons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/30/new-sighting-of-endemic-bird-signals-need-to-stop-logging-in-the-solomons/" aria-label="Read more about New sighting of endemic bird signals need to stop logging in the Solomons">Read more</a>

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Church demands Timor-Leste faithful accept defrocking of accused priest

January 30, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Timorese Episcopal Conference has called on the entire Catholic community in Timor-Leste to accept and respect Pope Francis’ decision to expel an American accused of child sexual abuse in the country from the priesthood, reports LUSA news agency. “Mr Richard Daschbach has already received his sentence for the Doctrine of ... <a title="Church demands Timor-Leste faithful accept defrocking of accused priest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/30/church-demands-timor-leste-faithful-accept-defrocking-of-accused-priest/" aria-label="Read more about Church demands Timor-Leste faithful accept defrocking of accused priest">Read more</a>

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‘Your mana diminishes every time you turn on the news’

January 30, 2021

COMMENT: By Shilo Kino What were you doing during the foreshore and seabed hīkoi in 2004? I wish I could say I was at the protest, gripping the hem of Nana’s dress while she raised her fist in the air, marching for sovereignty, echoing the cries of our tīpuna who were fighting for the very same ... <a title="‘Your mana diminishes every time you turn on the news’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/30/your-mana-diminishes-every-time-you-turn-on-the-news/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Your mana diminishes every time you turn on the news’">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Deaths in Six Covid-Hot Countries

January 30, 2021

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Here I include three European countries and three others well known for their Covid19 issues. Of the European countries, Switzerland was first to be hit, and did substantially suppress the epidemic. Sweden was hit for a prolonged period, but eventually got the problem down to ‘acceptable’ levels. Slovakia – the only one ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Deaths in Six Covid-Hot Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/30/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-deaths-in-six-covid-hot-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Deaths in Six Covid-Hot Countries">Read more</a>