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February 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ullrich Ecker, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia Mick Tsikas/AAP Claims Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a liar have been piling up. From French President Emmanuel Macron, to former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and most recently, Deputy Prime ... <a title="We know politicians lie – but do we care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/we-know-politicians-lie-but-do-we-care-176578/" aria-label="Read more about We know politicians lie – but do we care?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Brown, Science Strategy and Operations Manager, Victorian Heart Institute, Monash University Shutterstock We’ve seen it in our favourite romantic comedy – and for many of us, we’ve even felt it in real life. The door of the café swings open, in walks the person of your ... <a title="Is this love … or an arrhythmia? Your heart really can skip a beat when you’re in love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/is-this-love-or-an-arrhythmia-your-heart-really-can-skip-a-beat-when-youre-in-love-176537/" aria-label="Read more about Is this love … or an arrhythmia? Your heart really can skip a beat when you’re in love">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Werbeloff, Program Director, Fire to Flourish, Monash University Many Australians who have survived a disaster feel more confident their communities are prepared for the next one. But a third of those living in disaster prone areas don’t feel at all prepared for a disaster, or confident ... <a title="Disaster survivors feel more prepared for the next one but are often left out of planning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/disaster-survivors-feel-more-prepared-for-the-next-one-but-are-often-left-out-of-planning-176674/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster survivors feel more prepared for the next one but are often left out of planning">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rupert Sutherland, Professor of tectonics and geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington forams We think of trees and soil as carbon sinks, but the world’s oceans hold far larger carbon stocks and are more effective at storing carbon permanently. In new research published today, ... <a title="Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/oceans-are-better-at-storing-carbon-than-trees-in-a-warmer-future-ocean-carbon-sinks-could-help-stabilise-our-planet-176154/" aria-label="Read more about Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Shutterstock International students are returning to Australia after almost two years of closed borders. The number of international students in Australia increased by 29,856 in the first six weeks after the Australian government opened the border to them in ... <a title="International students are coming back and it’s not just universities sighing with relief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/international-students-are-coming-back-and-its-not-just-universities-sighing-with-relief-176530/" aria-label="Read more about International students are coming back and it’s not just universities sighing with relief">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The disruption of the COVID pandemic has led many of us to reconsider our relationship to work, as well as our spending priorities. Some are eager to return to pre-pandemic “normality”. Others have found working from ... <a title="There’s never been a better time for Australia to embrace the 4-day week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/14/theres-never-been-a-better-time-for-australia-to-embrace-the-4-day-week-176374/" aria-label="Read more about There’s never been a better time for Australia to embrace the 4-day week">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has said he is “devastated” by failing to deliver the religious discrimination legislation but declared he would rather lay down the attempt than see the protections compromised. He confirmed the legislation is dead for this term – the ... <a title="Morrison draws on Bible story to explain refusal to compromise on religious discrimination package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/morrison-draws-on-bible-story-to-explain-refusal-to-compromise-on-religious-discrimination-package-177043/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison draws on Bible story to explain refusal to compromise on religious discrimination package">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
RNZ News Hundreds of anti-mandate protesters remained on the New Zealand Parliament lawn today as health officials reported a big increase in covid-19 cases nationally. But some have been driven away by the heavy rain and the gale force winds from the tailend of Cyclone Dovi lashing the capital Wellington. The Health Ministry reported that ... <a title="NZ protest at Parliament enters sixth day – covid cases almost double to 810" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/nz-protest-at-parliament-enters-sixth-day-covid-cases-almost-double-to-810/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protest at Parliament enters sixth day – covid cases almost double to 810">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva The United States insists it is a Pacific nation and has unveiled a raft of new strategies to better engage with other nations in the Region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the first Secretary of State to visit Fiji in nearly 37 years. During his ... <a title="US announces deeper engagement strategy to match China in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/us-announces-deeper-engagement-strategy-to-match-china-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about US announces deeper engagement strategy to match China in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
Police say a protester who needed medical attention within New Zealand’s Parliament grounds last night had to wait for ambulance staff to get through the roads blocked by vehicles. The protest against covid-19 protection measures has continued through its fifth day with police saying new tents and marquees had been erected while police have strengthened ... <a title="Stronger police barriers, heavy rain, covid ads don’t dampen NZ protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/stronger-police-barriers-heavy-rain-covid-ads-dont-dampen-nz-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Stronger police barriers, heavy rain, covid ads don’t dampen NZ protest">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has warned that although people have a right to protest when “they threaten, harass and disrupt people and a whole city they lose that right”. In a post on Facebook, Robertson — who is also Finance Minister and MP for Central Wellington where the five-day-old Parliament ... <a title="Right to protest lost for those who ‘threaten, harass and disrupt’, warns deputy PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/right-to-protest-lost-for-those-who-threaten-harass-and-disrupt-warns-deputy-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Right to protest lost for those who ‘threaten, harass and disrupt’, warns deputy PM">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Strengthening democracy and rolling back corruption in the Pacific must be front of mind for Pacific leaders meeting with the US Secretary of State today. Transparency International says the Pacific is facing a number of existential threats, so good governance is critical to open up opportunities for prosperity. The watchdog group says governments ... <a title="Transparency watchdog seeks US help to tackle Pacific corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/13/transparency-watchdog-seeks-us-help-to-tackle-pacific-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Transparency watchdog seeks US help to tackle Pacific corruption">Read more</a>
