Independent Analysis and Reportage
A View from Afar – In this podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse how supply-chain bottlenecks, a global economic reset, and post-pandemic security are about to trigger a new era in geo-economics.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Preeti Vayada, PhD Candidate, School of Education, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The stories of international students’ struggles amid the challenges and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to have reached the stage of psychic numbing. Despite their numbers, their voices have been largely neglected. They are ... <a title="‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/it-takes-a-mental-toll-indian-students-tell-their-stories-of-waiting-out-the-pandemic-in-australia-169624/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock My utopia is based on one simple idea: we should all become citizen scientists. Why? Because citizen scientists can overturn the information inequity that plagues much of our collective decision-making. If citizens immerse themselves in gathering knowledge and asking ... <a title="From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/from-counting-birds-to-speaking-out-how-citizen-science-leads-us-to-ask-crucial-questions-166673/" aria-label="Read more about From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Davies, Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Review: Home Truths: A Memoir by David Williamson (HarperCollins) Is playwright David Williamson a “Bad Art Friend”? The ethical questions raised by the viral New York Times article about two writers’ friendship, which imploded ... <a title="Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/home-truths-review-is-david-williamson-a-reformed-bad-art-friend-169942/" aria-label="Read more about Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam AO, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Melizabeth Uhi, a school principal, stands in front of her destroyed home in Vanuatu, a week after Cyclone Pam tore through the South Pacific archipelago in 2015. Nick Perry/AP As world ... <a title="Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/millions-of-people-were-evacuated-during-disasters-last-year-another-rising-cost-of-climate-change-170105/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change">Read more</a>
Analysis by Keith Rankin. These charts give an insight into the actual impact – and progression – of Covid19 in South and Central America. As for the previously posted charts showing Russia, and showing the Middle East, these countries are included because they report their overall mortality monthly rather than weekly. Brazil Brazil received more ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Impact: Excess deaths in Latin America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-impact-excess-deaths-in-latin-america/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Impact: Excess deaths in Latin America">Read more</a>
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 Housing Zane Small (Newshub): How it happened: The story behind Labour and National’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 20 2021">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olga Kokshagina, Researcher – Innovation & Entrepreneurship, RMIT University Matt Rourke/AP The Australian government’s recent warning to Facebook over misinformation is just the latest salvo in the seemingly constant battle to hold the social media giant to account for the content posted on its platform. It came ... <a title="Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Time and again, attempts have led to the same outcome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/is-it-even-possible-to-regulate-facebook-effectively-time-and-again-attempts-have-led-to-the-same-outcome-169947/" aria-label="Read more about Is it even possible to regulate Facebook effectively? Time and again, attempts have led to the same outcome">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND The formation of Australia’s federation in 1901 was both practical and sentimental. Pressing policy matters in the areas of immigration, trade and defence required the coordination of a federal government. As important was ... <a title="COVID exposed our fractured national identity, but state-based loyalties were rising long before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/covid-exposed-our-fractured-national-identity-but-state-based-loyalties-were-rising-long-before-170017/" aria-label="Read more about COVID exposed our fractured national identity, but state-based loyalties were rising long before">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margie Danchin, Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock Vaccination rates across Australia continue to rise. Teenagers aged 12 to 15 have only had access to the vaccine since early September and, ... <a title="How to talk to your child about a COVID diagnosis … and share the news with others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-a-covid-diagnosis-and-share-the-news-with-others-170014/" aria-label="Read more about How to talk to your child about a COVID diagnosis … and share the news with others">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Nalau, Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University Shutterstock The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is widely discussed, but the other side of climate action is less often talked about: adapting to impacts already locked in. Even if we drastically reduce emissions, the cost of natural ... <a title="Australia ranks last out of 54 nations on its strategy to cope with climate change. The Glasgow summit is a chance to protect us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/australia-ranks-last-out-of-54-nations-on-its-strategy-to-cope-with-climate-change-the-glasgow-summit-is-a-chance-to-protect-us-all-169627/" aria-label="Read more about Australia ranks last out of 54 nations on its strategy to cope with climate change. The Glasgow summit is a chance to protect us all">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Tietz, Senior Lecturer in Industrial Design, UNSW The person taking notes during our meeting, we later learn, is averaging a high distinction in their studies for a bachelor degree. If this level of performance is maintained this student is heading for a university medal – an ... <a title="How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/how-a-maximum-security-prison-offers-a-pathway-to-academic-excellence-and-a-phd-169625/" aria-label="Read more about How a maximum security prison offers a pathway to academic excellence and a PhD">Read more</a>