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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Baumann, Casual Academic, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, Western Sydney University Among the many hard truths exposed by COVID-19 is the huge disparity between the world’s rich and poor. As economies went into freefall, the world’s billionaires increased their already huge fortunes by 27.5%. And ... <a title="We are the 1%: the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/we-are-the-1-the-wealth-of-many-australians-puts-them-in-an-elite-club-wrecking-the-planet-151208/" aria-label="Read more about We are the 1%: the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Lanicek, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History and Jewish History, UNSW On January 27 communities worldwide commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz — the largest complex of concentration camps and extermination centres during the Holocaust. This is the first year the International Holocaust Remembrance Day will be ... <a title="It’s not just about the rise in anti-Semitism: why we need real stories for better Holocaust education in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/its-not-just-about-the-rise-in-anti-semitism-why-we-need-real-stories-for-better-holocaust-education-in-australia-153645/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just about the rise in anti-Semitism: why we need real stories for better Holocaust education in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Catholic University The summer break is over, marking a return to the office. For some, this ends almost a year of working from home in lockdown. Some analysts are predicting it might also mark an enduring shift in how we dress ... <a title="Dressed for success – as workers return to the office, men might finally shed their suits and ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/dressed-for-success-as-workers-return-to-the-office-men-might-finally-shed-their-suits-and-ties-153455/" aria-label="Read more about Dressed for success – as workers return to the office, men might finally shed their suits and ties">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato New Zealand has a strong history of protecting and promoting human rights at home and internationally, and prides itself on being an outspoken critic and global leader in this area. So, when the most serious accusation of human rights ... <a title="With the US now calling China’s treatment of the Uyghurs ‘genocide’, how should NZ respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/with-the-us-now-calling-chinas-treatment-of-the-uyghurs-genocide-how-should-nz-respond-153717/" aria-label="Read more about With the US now calling China’s treatment of the Uyghurs ‘genocide’, how should NZ respond?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Véronique Duché, A.R. Chisholm Professor of French, University of Melbourne In this series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on the page and on screen. When I first heard that Rowan Atkinson was to put on Maigret’s velvet-collared overcoat, I wondered if it was une farce. Johnny ... <a title="My favourite detective: Jules Maigret, the Paris detective with a pipe but no pretence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/my-favourite-detective-jules-maigret-the-paris-detective-with-a-pipe-but-no-pretence-150747/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Jules Maigret, the Paris detective with a pipe but no pretence">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
COMMENT: By Bryan Kramer, PNG’s Minister of Police who has defended Commissioner Manning’s appointment today in The National My last article, announcing that I intend to make a submission to the National Executive Council (NEC) to amend the Public Service regulation to no longer require the Commissioner of Police to hold a tertiary degree, prompted ... <a title="Bryan Kramer: How many PNG police chiefs have had a degree? None" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/bryan-kramer-how-many-png-police-chiefs-have-had-a-degree-none/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Kramer: How many PNG police chiefs have had a degree? None">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
New Zealand’s Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has revealed that 14 close contacts of the Northland community case have returned negative test results. Yesterday he announced two close contacts – her husband and hair dresser – were negative. In his tweet, Hipkins described the news as “encouraging”. However, New Zealand should be ready to move ... <a title="NZ covid: 14 close contacts of Northland case test negative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/nz-covid-14-close-contacts-of-northland-case-test-negative/" aria-label="Read more about NZ covid: 14 close contacts of Northland case test negative">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the arbitrary and opaque experiments that Google is conducting with its search engine in Australia, with the consequence that many national news websites are no longer appearing in the search results seen by some users. The Australian, ABC, Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Guardian ... <a title="RSF condemns Google for dropping Australian media searches in ‘tests’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/rsf-condemns-google-for-dropping-australian-media-searches-in-tests/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Google for dropping Australian media searches in ‘tests’">Read more</a>
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January 26, 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 Luke Malpass (Stuff): Northland Covid-19 case threatens to bring summer to screeching halt Audrey Young (Herald): Aussie suspension adds to Cabinet’s Covid agenda (paywalled) Richard Harman: Testing the limts – the Northland Covid-19 case Katie Todd (RNZ): ‘This is totally ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 26 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-26-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 26 2021">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parwinder Kaur, Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, University of Western Australia Koalas are unique in the animal kingdom, living on a eucalyptus diet that would kill other creatures and drinking so little their name comes from the Dharug word gula, meaning “no water”. Today, many ... <a title="A new 3D koala genome will aid efforts to defend the threatened species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/a-new-3d-koala-genome-will-aid-efforts-to-defend-the-threatened-species-153873/" aria-label="Read more about A new 3D koala genome will aid efforts to defend the threatened species">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By S. Anna Florin, Research fellow, University of Wollongong Archaeological research provides a long-term perspective on how humans survived various environmental conditions over tens of thousands of years. In a paper published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, we’ve tracked rainfall in northern Australia’s Kakadu region over the ... <a title="Burnt ancient nutshells reveal the story of climate change at Kakadu — now drier than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/burnt-ancient-nutshells-reveal-the-story-of-climate-change-at-kakadu-now-drier-than-ever-before-152760/" aria-label="Read more about Burnt ancient nutshells reveal the story of climate change at Kakadu — now drier than ever before">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Binoy Kampmark, Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University Since 2005, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has been one of the most stable and enduring of political forces, both in Europe and on the global stage. During her 16 years as leader, she has ... <a title="Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Mutti’: How Angela Merkel’s centrist politics shaped Germany and Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/auf-wiedersehen-mutti-how-angela-merkels-centrist-politics-shaped-germany-and-europe-153447/" aria-label="Read more about Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Mutti’: How Angela Merkel’s centrist politics shaped Germany and Europe">Read more</a>
