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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Nicolls, PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock We’ve all been there (and perhaps even done it): a quick glance in the rear-view mirror shows the car behind is too close to our bumper, an aggression designed to make us drive faster or move over. ... <a title="Tailgating is stressful and dangerous. Our research examines ways it might be stopped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/tailgating-is-stressful-and-dangerous-our-research-examines-ways-it-might-be-stopped-173915/" aria-label="Read more about Tailgating is stressful and dangerous. Our research examines ways it might be stopped">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep-dive into the latest events emerging from the Russia/Ukraine crisis, and they will consider: What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin want from NATO and the US in a negotiated diplomatic solution to the Ukraine issue?
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February 16, 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 Former VUWSA student (Democracy Project): “Once were radicals” John Minto (Stuff): The Government ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-16-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2022">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Why is Russia encircling Ukraine with what looks very much like an invasion force? The first principle in answering such a question is that one should never take the simple media-reported statements of any of the major protagonists at face value. Yesterday I argued that an important part of the context ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Geopolitics, Russia and Ukraine: Living with Ambiguity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/keith-rankin-analysis-geopolitics-russia-and-ukraine-living-with-ambiguity/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Geopolitics, Russia and Ukraine: Living with Ambiguity">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Chapman, Senior Lecturer, Applied Sports Science, Curtin University Australian Jaclyn Narracott admits it took a significant change of mindset to help her claim silver at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the women’s skeleton – the bobsled event in which competitors hurl themselves down a curving track ... <a title="I helped introduce silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott to the fearsome 130kph skeleton event. Here’s how it’s done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/i-helped-introduce-silver-medallist-jaclyn-narracott-to-the-fearsome-130kph-skeleton-event-heres-how-its-done-176546/" aria-label="Read more about I helped introduce silver medallist Jaclyn Narracott to the fearsome 130kph skeleton event. Here’s how it’s done">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Higgins, Senior Research Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney More than five months after Taliban forces overran Kabul, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke made a long-awaited announcement in January to resettle Afghan refugees. Over the next four years, Australia will offer 10,000 places to ... <a title="With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/with-australia-reopening-its-borders-to-tourists-why-are-thousands-of-refugees-still-waiting-for-entry-175319/" aria-label="Read more about With Australia reopening its borders to tourists, why are thousands of refugees still waiting for entry?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michela Mariani, Assistant Professor in Physical Geography, University of Nottingham Australia’s forests now carry far more flammable fuel than before British invasion, our research shows, revealing the catastrophic risk created by non-Indigenous bushfire management approaches. Contemporary approaches to forest management in Australia are based on suppression – ... <a title="World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/world-first-research-confirms-australias-forests-became-catastrophic-fire-risk-after-british-invasion-176563/" aria-label="Read more about World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meera Varadharajan, Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock According to UNICEF, Australia ranks in the bottom third of OECD countries in providing equitable access to quality education. This means our education system – from access to early childhood education to expectations for study after ... <a title="Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/australias-education-system-is-one-of-the-most-unequal-in-the-oecd-but-we-know-how-to-help-fix-it-177059/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chelsea Watego, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Diego Fedele/Getty Images Last month the British Medical Journal published an editorial calling for racism to be listed as a leading cause of death among Black people in the United States. The authors argue reporting excess deaths by race and ... <a title="Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/racism-is-a-public-health-crisis-but-black-death-tolls-arent-the-answer-176453/" aria-label="Read more about Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darcy Watchorn, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Shania Watson Around the world, Earth’s natural environments are being destroyed at a truly shocking scale. It means places animals need to shelter and breed, such as tree hollows, rock crevices and reefs, are disappearing. The only long-term way to protect ... <a title="Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/microchips-3d-printers-augmented-reality-the-high-tech-tools-helping-scientists-save-our-wildlife-176018/" aria-label="Read more about Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Adjunct Associate Professor of Education Policy, Victoria University Shutterstock A Mitchell Institute report shines a light on how quality teaching and innovation in universities can dramatically improve learning. The report found the Victoria University Block Model of teaching cut the fail rate for first-year students ... <a title="Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model of intensively learning 1 subject at a time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/uni-fail-rate-falls-by-40-with-block-model-of-intensively-learning-1-subject-at-a-time-176976/" aria-label="Read more about Uni fail rate falls by 40% with block model of intensively learning 1 subject at a time">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, School of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology Amazon Studios Amazon Studios is due to launch its Lord of the Rings prequel TV series in September this year. Not much is known about it yet, other than the title – Lord ... <a title="The new Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/the-new-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-the-rings-of-power-is-set-in-the-second-age-of-middle-earth-heres-what-that-means-175333/" aria-label="Read more about The new Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
