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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marco Rizzi, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia Some Australians could be receiving a COVID-19 vaccine within weeks. Amid the continued spread of the virus and emergence of highly contagious variants, the federal government has accelerated the start of the roll out — initially set ... <a title="How will COVID-19 vaccines be approved for use in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/how-will-covid-19-vaccines-be-approved-for-use-in-australia-153640/" aria-label="Read more about How will COVID-19 vaccines be approved for use in Australia?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Australia’s Threatened Species Strategy — a five-year plan for protecting our imperilled species and ecosystems — fizzled to an end last year. A new 10-year plan is ... <a title="It’s not too late to save them: 5 ways to improve the government’s plan to protect threatened wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/its-not-too-late-to-save-them-5-ways-to-improve-the-governments-plan-to-protect-threatened-wildlife-147669/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not too late to save them: 5 ways to improve the government’s plan to protect threatened wildlife">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arosha Weerakoon, Lecturer, General Dentist & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Baby teeth, or milk teeth, act like lighthouses to guide the adult ones to their correct destination. A baby tooth will become wobbly and fall out because the adult tooth that follows pushes through to ... <a title="Yes, baby teeth fall out. But they’re still important — here’s how to help your kids look after them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/yes-baby-teeth-fall-out-but-theyre-still-important-heres-how-to-help-your-kids-look-after-them-148190/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, baby teeth fall out. But they’re still important — here’s how to help your kids look after them">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, has raised concerns that Australia’s proposed News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code could fundamentally break the internet as we know it. His concerns are valid. However, they could ... <a title="Web’s inventor says news media bargaining code could break the internet. He’s right — but there’s a fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/webs-inventor-says-news-media-bargaining-code-could-break-the-internet-hes-right-but-theres-a-fix-153630/" aria-label="Read more about Web’s inventor says news media bargaining code could break the internet. He’s right — but there’s a fix">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire destroying everything in its path Two weeks after the storming of the US Capitol by the followers of his predecessor, in the middle of an out-of-control pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans, Joe Biden — the 46th president ... <a title="Joe Biden sends a clear message to watching world – America’s back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/joe-biden-sends-a-clear-message-to-watching-world-americas-back/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden sends a clear message to watching world – America’s back">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Lecturer, Creative Writing & English Literature, University of Southern Queensland Described as “the world’s greatest storyteller”, Roald Dahl is frequently ranked as the best children’s author of all time by teachers, authors and librarians. However, the new film adaptation of Dahl’s controversial book, The Witches, ... <a title="Abused, neglected, abandoned — did Roald Dahl hate children as much as the witches did?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/abused-neglected-abandoned-did-roald-dahl-hate-children-as-much-as-the-witches-did-152813/" aria-label="Read more about Abused, neglected, abandoned — did Roald Dahl hate children as much as the witches did?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 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 Housing Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): Greens say house prices need to fall Vita Molyneux (Newshub): Green Party will continue to push for wealth tax, blast Govt for ‘not doing enough’ about housing crisis Anna Whyte (1News): ‘Government is not ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-21-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2021">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University Despite many young Australians having a deep interest in political issues, most teenagers have a limited understanding about their nation’s democratic system. Results from the 2019 National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship (NAP-CC) released today show ... <a title="Young people remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/young-people-remain-ill-equipped-to-participate-in-australian-democracy-153536/" aria-label="Read more about Young people remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Terrorism, political extremism, Donald Trump, social media and the phenomenon of “cancel culture” are confronting journalists with a range of agonising free-speech dilemmas to which there are no easy answers. Do they allow a president ... <a title="To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in a world of division, violence and extremism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/to-publish-or-not-to-publish-the-medias-free-speech-dilemmas-in-a-world-of-division-violence-and-extremism-153451/" aria-label="Read more about To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in a world of division, violence and extremism">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney You’ve just come from your monthly GP appointment with a new script for your ongoing medical condition. But your local pharmacy is out of stock of your usual medicine. Your condition is serious, and without ... <a title="I’ve heard COVID is leading to medicine shortages. What can I do if my medicine is out of stock?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/ive-heard-covid-is-leading-to-medicine-shortages-what-can-i-do-if-my-medicine-is-out-of-stock-153628/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve heard COVID is leading to medicine shortages. What can I do if my medicine is out of stock?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna D’Alessandro, Professor & ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney On Wednesday this week, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was measured at at 415 parts per million (ppm). The level is the highest in human history, and is growing each year. Amid all the ... <a title="Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air. But will it halt climate change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/engineers-have-built-machines-to-scrub-co-from-the-air-but-will-it-halt-climate-change-152975/" aria-label="Read more about Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air. But will it halt climate change?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington It might be summer in New Zealand but we’re in for some wild weather this week with forecasts of heavy wind and rain, and a plunge in temperatures. Long term, though, New ... <a title="Expect the new normal for NZ’s temperature to get warmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/expect-the-new-normal-for-nzs-temperature-to-get-warmer-153291/" aria-label="Read more about Expect the new normal for NZ’s temperature to get warmer">Read more</a>
