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Year: 2021

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: 2015-2021 Deaths in South Africa and South America

November 11, 2021

Analysis by Keith Rankin. Today’s five charts are all set to the same scale, allowing for total weekly deaths being four times (300%) above normal. South Africa and Chile are both countries with substantial connections to New Zealand. Most of New Zealand’s pioneering immigrants sailed to New Zealand via Cape Town. And the relationship has ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: 2015-2021 Deaths in South Africa and South America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-2015-2021-deaths-in-south-africa-and-south-america/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: 2015-2021 Deaths in South Africa and South America">Read more</a>

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People who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock When I went out in Melbourne for a coffee with a friend earlier this week, the waiter verified my vaccination status before allowing me to sit down. But for the unvaccinated in Victoria, New South Wales, ... <a title="People who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/people-who-choose-not-to-get-vaccinated-shouldnt-have-to-pay-for-covid-care-in-hospital-171669/" aria-label="Read more about People who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital">Read more</a>

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No, people who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock When I went out in Melbourne for a coffee with a friend earlier this week, the waiter verified my vaccination status before allowing me to sit down. But for the unvaccinated in Victoria, New South Wales, ... <a title="No, people who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/no-people-who-choose-not-to-get-vaccinated-shouldnt-have-to-pay-for-covid-care-in-hospital-171669/" aria-label="Read more about No, people who choose not to get vaccinated shouldn’t have to pay for COVID care in hospital">Read more</a>

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Iwi urge pastor Tamaki to ‘follow science’ in fight against covid-19

November 11, 2021

RNZ News An iwi that pastor Brian Tamaki descends from are calling him out to say he is putting Māori communities at risk. This follows mass protests across the country on Tuesday organised by a “freedom” group set up by Tamaki opposing vaccines and lockdown restrictions. Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Hikairo located between Kāwhia and ... <a title="Iwi urge pastor Tamaki to ‘follow science’ in fight against covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/iwi-urge-pastor-tamaki-to-follow-science-in-fight-against-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi urge pastor Tamaki to ‘follow science’ in fight against covid-19">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen says Labor’s climate policy will be ‘realistic and ambitious’

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the Glasgow conference nearly over and the government promising to release its climate policy modelling before parliament resumes later this month, eyes are turning to Labor for its long-awaited alternative. Climate change spokesman Chris Bowen says the policy will ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen says Labor’s climate policy will be ‘realistic and ambitious’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chris-bowen-says-labors-climate-policy-will-be-realistic-and-ambitious-171672/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen says Labor’s climate policy will be ‘realistic and ambitious’">Read more</a>

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Postnatal psychosis is rare, but symptoms can be brushed aside as ‘normal’ for a new mum

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Jefferies, Senior lecturer, Western Sydney University Shutterstock The period after birth of a child is supposed to be a time of great happiness for women. However, a significant number of new mothers will experience a mental illness at this time. One is postnatal psychosis (also known ... <a title="Postnatal psychosis is rare, but symptoms can be brushed aside as ‘normal’ for a new mum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/postnatal-psychosis-is-rare-but-symptoms-can-be-brushed-aside-as-normal-for-a-new-mum-170278/" aria-label="Read more about Postnatal psychosis is rare, but symptoms can be brushed aside as ‘normal’ for a new mum">Read more</a>

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Book review: Sean Kelly’s The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, PhD Candidate, School of History, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University “How can you tell if a politician is lying?” It is a favourite joke of my grandfather’s, and the punchline is all too obvious: “His mouth will be moving.” The joke gives succinct ... <a title="Book review: Sean Kelly’s The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/book-review-sean-kellys-the-game-a-portrait-of-scott-morrison-171489/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: Sean Kelly’s The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison">Read more</a>

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Market immunity? How public safety warnings have little impact on drug sales volumes or company share prices

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Edmund Clark, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Business School, University of Canterbury Shutterstock The race by pharmaceutical companies to find effective vaccines for COVID-19 has shone a global spotlight on the trade-offs regulators face in approving new drugs. Under the system used by drug ... <a title="Market immunity? How public safety warnings have little impact on drug sales volumes or company share prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/market-immunity-how-public-safety-warnings-have-little-impact-on-drug-sales-volumes-or-company-share-prices-169459/" aria-label="Read more about Market immunity? How public safety warnings have little impact on drug sales volumes or company share prices">Read more</a>

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‘Be professional’ plea to Indonesian journalists over risk to Koman’s family

November 11, 2021

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has appealed to news media that reported on intimidation against the parents and relatives of human rights lawyer Veronica Koman to immediately make corrections. Some media have revealed the identity and addresses exposing them to further violence, reports Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura. The plea comes ... <a title="‘Be professional’ plea to Indonesian journalists over risk to Koman’s family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/be-professional-plea-to-indonesian-journalists-over-risk-to-komans-family/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be professional’ plea to Indonesian journalists over risk to Koman’s family">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning on Covid-19 Driven Economic Change

November 11, 2021

In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss the Covid-19 driven transition from Neo-liberal to Neo-Keynesian Economics. In particular, Buchanan and Manning examine whether we are witnessing a fundamental change to global economics

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Big-business greenwash or a climate saviour? Carbon offsets raise tricky moral questions

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Barry, Professor of Philosophy at the ANU, Australian National University Massive protests unfolded in Glasgow outside the United Nations climate summit last week, with some activists denouncing a proposal to expand the use of a controversial climate action measure to meet net-zero targets: carbon offsetting. Offsetting ... <a title="Big-business greenwash or a climate saviour? Carbon offsets raise tricky moral questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/big-business-greenwash-or-a-climate-saviour-carbon-offsets-raise-tricky-moral-questions-171295/" aria-label="Read more about Big-business greenwash or a climate saviour? Carbon offsets raise tricky moral questions">Read more</a>

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COP26: cities create over 70% of energy-related emissions. Here’s what must change

November 11, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hurlimann, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Cities are responsible for 71-76% of energy-related CO₂ emissions. Today, the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow will convene to discuss this urgent global problem. Carbon emissions in cities are generated through activities including the ... <a title="COP26: cities create over 70% of energy-related emissions. Here’s what must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/11/cop26-cities-create-over-70-of-energy-related-emissions-heres-what-must-change-171307/" aria-label="Read more about COP26: cities create over 70% of energy-related emissions. Here’s what must change">Read more</a>