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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Keulemans, Faculty Research Fellow, UNSW Shutterstock Aluminium is light and versatile, but massively energy-intensive to produce, requiring 10% of Australia’s entire electricity output . Recycling it uses just a fraction of the energy. Why aren’t we closing the loop? This metal – the most abundant in ... <a title="We’ve smelted a billion tonnes of recyclable aluminium. Do we need to make more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/weve-smelted-a-billion-tonnes-of-recyclable-aluminium-do-we-need-to-make-more-166784/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve smelted a billion tonnes of recyclable aluminium. Do we need to make more?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Roche, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Quality), Southern Cross University Shutterstock “I remember how hard the words hit me – ‘you’re not smart enough’.” Dylan, a proud Bundjalung man in his 30s from northern New South Wales with South Sea Island heritage, shared with us what high school ... <a title="Bridging programs transform students’ lives – they even go on to outperform others at uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/18/bridging-programs-transform-students-lives-they-even-go-on-to-outperform-others-at-uni-171721/" aria-label="Read more about Bridging programs transform students’ lives – they even go on to outperform others at uni">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
A View from Afar - In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss: how it is now over one year since United States voters went to the polls and elected Joe Biden as president - or perhaps it’s fair to say, voted Donald Trump out of the White House.
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Seale, Associate professor, UNSW People opposing vaccine mandates, or COVID vaccines more broadly, have claimed the vaccines violate the Nuremberg Code. They say COVID vaccines are experimental and people have been coerced into vaccination. They say this breaches the ethical code drawn up after the second ... <a title="COVID vaccines don’t violate the Nuremberg Code. Here’s how to convince the doubters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/covid-vaccines-dont-violate-the-nuremberg-code-heres-how-to-convince-the-doubters-171217/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines don’t violate the Nuremberg Code. Here’s how to convince the doubters">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research David McNew/Getty Images Climate change is happening, and it’s mostly due to human activities that change the composition of the atmosphere, which in turn interferes with the natural flow of energy through the climate system. Two greenhouse gases ... <a title="Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/stemming-methane-leaks-from-oil-fields-pipelines-and-landfills-could-help-us-slow-global-warming-quickly-171839/" aria-label="Read more about Stemming methane leaks from oil fields, pipelines and landfills could help us slow global warming quickly">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Cowling, Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock It’s usually around this time of year you hear people complain about their phones slowing down. Apple and Google release new versions of their operating systems (OS) and suddenly there’s a slew of people ... <a title="Are our phones really designed to slow down over time? Experts look at the evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/are-our-phones-really-designed-to-slow-down-over-time-experts-look-at-the-evidence-170962/" aria-label="Read more about Are our phones really designed to slow down over time? Experts look at the evidence">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John Perry From Masaya, Nicaragua Official results from Nicaragua’s elections on November 7 showed Daniel Ortega re-elected as president with 75% of the vote. On the same day, President Joe Biden dismissed the ballot as a “pantomime election”[1] and within 48 hours the Organization of American States ... <a title="If there was “fraud” in Nicaragua’s elections, where is the proof?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/if-there-was-fraud-in-nicaraguas-elections-where-is-the-proof/" aria-label="Read more about If there was “fraud” in Nicaragua’s elections, where is the proof?">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra), University of Canberra LEONID SCHEGLOV/ BELTA / HANDOUT / EPA For months, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been accused of using illegal migrants as a tool to punish the European Union for imposing ... <a title="Is the Belarus migrant crisis a ‘new type of war’? A conflict expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/is-the-belarus-migrant-crisis-a-new-type-of-war-a-conflict-expert-explains-171739/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Belarus migrant crisis a ‘new type of war’? A conflict expert explains">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Vaccine Mandates, vaccine certificate goes live Anna Whyte (1 News): Poll shows 74% ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 17 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-17-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 17 2021">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University AAP/AP/Susan Walsh American-Chinese summit diplomacy comes and goes, but there will not be a much more consequential meeting between two leaders than the latest of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s consultations. If a measure was needed of how transformational the ... <a title="Xi-Biden meeting is cordial, but will anything change between the superpowers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/xi-biden-meeting-is-cordial-but-will-anything-change-between-the-superpowers-171926/" aria-label="Read more about Xi-Biden meeting is cordial, but will anything change between the superpowers?">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Drovandi, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi While Australian cricket fans celebrate their team’s triumph at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the tournament’s results have sparked a debate over whether the team that bats second has a potentially match-winning advantage ... <a title="Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/does-batting-second-in-t20-world-cup-cricket-offer-a-crucial-advantage-a-statistics-professor-explains-171944/" aria-label="Read more about Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra A key to winning elections is performing better than your opponent in the theatre as well as the substance of politics. It’s central to getting voter attention, without which messages ... <a title="On politics as performance, Morrison’s advantage is ebbing – and that could make a difference at the next election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/17/on-politics-as-performance-morrisons-advantage-is-ebbing-and-that-could-make-a-difference-at-the-next-election-171815/" aria-label="Read more about On politics as performance, Morrison’s advantage is ebbing – and that could make a difference at the next election">Read more</a>
