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November 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Research Fellow, RMIT University Main Roads Western Australia It cost A$49 million to add 12.5 kilometres of extra lanes to Western Australia’s Kwinana Highway, south of Perth’s CBD. That’s not unusual. On average, building a single lane of road costs about about A$5 million per ... <a title="How to make roads with recycled waste, and pave the way to a circular economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/22/how-to-make-roads-with-recycled-waste-and-pave-the-way-to-a-circular-economy-164997/" aria-label="Read more about How to make roads with recycled waste, and pave the way to a circular economy">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Roose, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University AAP/James Ross Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in Melbourne to protest vaccine mandates and the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic bill. While the latest protests were relatively peaceful, they have followed a week of similar gatherings whose ... <a title="Why the Victorian protests should concern us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/21/why-the-victorian-protests-should-concern-us-all-172140/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Victorian protests should concern us all">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Surinder S. Jodhka, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences., Jawaharlal Nehru University Days short of the first anniversary of the farmers’ protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address the government had decided to repeal the three new farm laws. The prime minister ... <a title="1 year and 700 lives lost, but Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/1-year-and-700-lives-lost-but-indian-protestors-have-succeeded-in-repealing-anti-farming-laws-172230/" aria-label="Read more about 1 year and 700 lives lost, but Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Surinder S. Jodhka, Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences., Jawaharlal Nehru University Days short of the first anniversary of the farmers’ protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a televised address the government had decided to repeal the three new farm laws. The prime minister ... <a title="1 year and 700 lives lost, but the Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/1-year-and-700-lives-lost-but-the-indian-protestors-have-succeeded-in-repealing-anti-farming-laws-172230/" aria-label="Read more about 1 year and 700 lives lost, but the Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu’s leader is formally supporting the demand of Kanaks in New Caledonia for a delay in next month’s third and final referendum on independence. Prime Minister Bob Loughman told Parliament he would raise his concerns with French ambassador Pierre Fournier in Port Vila. The Kanak pro-independence parties have asked Paris to delay the ... <a title="Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/vanuatu-backs-kanak-call-to-delay-vote-on-independence-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu backs Kanak call to delay vote on independence in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
COMMENT: By Graham Davis If anyone is wondering why the Fijian media hasn’t reported the details of my reporting on Grubsheet Feejee of the Prime Minister’s secret role in the sacking of the Solicitor-General, his alleged action in shutting down a police drug investigation into a close family member, or his Attorney-General’s alleged behaviour in ... <a title="Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/graham-davis-fijis-draconian-media-law-and-a-gag-on-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
RSF president Pierre Haski announces the 29th RSF Press Freedom Awards in Paris. Video: RSF Reporters Without Borders The 2021 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards have been given to Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan in the courage category, Palestinian journalist Majdoleen Hassona in the independence category, and the Pegasus Project in the impact category. ... <a title="Chinese, Palestinian journalists and Pegasus Project win free press awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/chinese-palestinian-journalists-and-pegasus-project-win-free-press-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese, Palestinian journalists and Pegasus Project win free press awards">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong Dana Bergstrom, Author provided We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and tourist operators crisscrossing the ... <a title="Invasive species are threatening Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/20/invasive-species-are-threatening-antarcticas-fragile-ecosystems-as-human-activity-grows-and-the-world-warms-172058/" aria-label="Read more about Invasive species are threatening Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This pandemic keeps surprising many people. If scientists had spent more time studying coronaviruses circulating as common cold pathogens, they would not have been surprised that immunity is short-lived. SARS 2003 was a red flag that should have led to much more research on other (endemic) human coronaviruses. Western Europe is ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Austria and the Pandemic of the Undervaccinated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-austria-and-the-pandemic-of-the-undervaccinated/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Austria and the Pandemic of the Undervaccinated">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week they discuss Liberal Andrew Bragg’s move to open a Senate investigation into the ABC’s complaints process, while there ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate’s ABC inquiry, policy announcements, and federal integrity commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-senates-abc-inquiry-policy-announcements-and-federal-integrity-commission-172223/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Senate’s ABC inquiry, policy announcements, and federal integrity commission">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajib Dasgupta, Chairperson, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University COVID continues to slow down in India. The festival season, which includes Durga Puja and Diwali where large groups of Indians gather, did not lead to a surge in cases. Epidemiological modellers had earlier ... <a title="Why are COVID cases in India decreasing, despite the low double vaccination rate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/why-are-covid-cases-in-india-decreasing-despite-the-low-double-vaccination-rate-171736/" aria-label="Read more about Why are COVID cases in India decreasing, despite the low double vaccination rate?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baron, Lecturer, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock For many of us it feels like there’s no going back – at least not full-time. We’ve had working from home foisted upon us. We’ve worked through it. We don’t want to give it all up. Yes, there are employers ... <a title="Chance encounters in the workplace help build trust – so how do you replicate that online?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/19/chance-encounters-in-the-workplace-help-build-trust-so-how-do-you-replicate-that-online-169927/" aria-label="Read more about Chance encounters in the workplace help build trust – so how do you replicate that online?">Read more</a>
