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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Shutterstock Few people in recent times have created as much controversy as Donald Trump. A year after his utterances got him banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, his new enterprise, Truth Social, has made its debut ... <a title="Twitter for the right: a look at Truth Social, Trump’s ethically dubious social media platform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/twitter-for-the-right-a-look-at-truth-social-trumps-ethically-dubious-social-media-platform-177549/" aria-label="Read more about Twitter for the right: a look at Truth Social, Trump’s ethically dubious social media platform">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sal Lampkin, PhD, Sustainability Transformation Manager, Massey University Shutterstock/oneinchpunch As New Zealand starts lifting travel restrictions at the end of this month, academics may feel the need to catch up on missed opportunities to attend conferences. But flights account for about a third of the tertiary sector’s ... <a title="Why universities are starting to re-evaluate their academics’ travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/why-universities-are-starting-to-re-evaluate-their-academics-travel-177129/" aria-label="Read more about Why universities are starting to re-evaluate their academics’ travel">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
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 Parliamentary Grounds occupation: Analysis Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Our Dark Shadow: Analysing The Platform’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 22 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-22-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 22 2022">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 15-20 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 35% of the primary vote (steady since January), the Coalition 33% (down one), the Greens 10% (down one), ... <a title="Morrison’s ratings slump in Resolve and Essential polls; Liberals set to retain Willoughby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/morrisons-ratings-slump-in-resolve-and-essential-polls-liberals-set-to-retain-willoughby-177606/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s ratings slump in Resolve and Essential polls; Liberals set to retain Willoughby">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends Australians aged 16 years and older have a COVID booster vaccine three months after receiving their second dose. You now ... <a title="Do COVID boosters cause more or fewer side effects? How quickly does protection wane? Your questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/do-covid-boosters-cause-more-or-fewer-side-effects-how-quickly-does-protection-wane-your-questions-answered-176695/" aria-label="Read more about Do COVID boosters cause more or fewer side effects? How quickly does protection wane? Your questions answered">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Munro, Lecturer, University of South Australia Topbunk Review: Invisibility, MOD museum, Adelaide Disinformation, algorithms, big data, care work, climate change, cultural knowledge: they can all be invisible. In her New York Times bestseller, Weapons of Math Destruction (2016), subtitled “how big data increases inequality and threatens ... <a title="A new exhibition explores invisible data, from facial algorithms to satellite tracking as a return to Country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/a-new-exhibition-explores-invisible-data-from-facial-algorithms-to-satellite-tracking-as-a-return-to-country-176567/" aria-label="Read more about A new exhibition explores invisible data, from facial algorithms to satellite tracking as a return to Country">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Maritz, Professor of Entrepreneurship, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University GettyImages Research has found Indigenous start-up businesses could improve the welfare and well-being of First Nations individuals and communities. This has the potential to reduce many economic and social setbacks experienced by Indigenous people. Australia ... <a title="Indigenous entrepreneurship may well be the driver of social innovation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/indigenous-entrepreneurship-may-well-be-the-driver-of-social-innovation-176671/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous entrepreneurship may well be the driver of social innovation">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Coghlan, Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Wild horses roaming the Snowy Mountains have long been the subject of fierce debate. Some say they’re feral pests destroying Kosciuszko National Park’s fragile ... <a title="Introduced species are animals too: why the debate over compassionate conservation is worth having" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/introduced-species-are-animals-too-why-the-debate-over-compassionate-conservation-is-worth-having-163987/" aria-label="Read more about Introduced species are animals too: why the debate over compassionate conservation is worth having">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk A national trade union in Papua New Guinea today blamed State Enterprises Minister William Duma for causing a media freedom furore at the country’s premier television broadcaster EMTV as a general election looms in June. The crisis has led to the suspension of the news chief and a walkout by 19 ... <a title="PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/pngtuc-blames-minister-dumas-news-blackout-order-for-emtv-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the omicron outbreak is likely to peak in Aotearoa New Zealand in three to six weeks. At that point, she says, the country will move down the traffic light settings, easing off gathering limits. “We are predicting cases will continue to double every three to four days … ... <a title="Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says Ardern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/easing-of-nz-restrictions-to-begin-well-beyond-omicron-peak-says-ardern/" aria-label="Read more about Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says Ardern">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist Two weeks in and New Zealand’s anti-mandates occupation of Parliament grounds remains a total stalemate with no sign protesters are going anywhere. So where to from here? About 800 vehicles continue to clog streets around the precinct and protester numbers swelled to more than 1000 this weekend. Music ... <a title="NZ’s Parliament anti-mandates protest deadlock – where to from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/nzs-parliament-anti-mandates-protest-deadlock-where-to-from-here/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Parliament anti-mandates protest deadlock – where to from here?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
COMMENTARY: EMTV’s deputy news editor Jack Lapauve Jr in Port Moresby writes in defence of the newsroom’s decision to walk out in protest over the suspension of head of news and current affairs Sincha Dimara on February 7. The EMTV News editorial decision to run the two stories [about the court cases involving Australian hotel ... <a title="Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/jack-lapauve-why-we-walked-out-in-protest-over-emtv-news-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news independence">Read more</a>
