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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Clarke, Visiting Fellow, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney Kazuki Wakasugi/Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Many issues have cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympics in recent weeks, from China’s controversial “zero-COVID” approach to the looming possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. One issue should be ... <a title="Can China use the Beijing Olympics to ‘sportwash’ its abuses against the Uyghurs? Only if the world remains silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/can-china-use-the-beijing-olympics-to-sportwash-its-abuses-against-the-uyghurs-only-if-the-world-remains-silent-175922/" aria-label="Read more about Can China use the Beijing Olympics to ‘sportwash’ its abuses against the Uyghurs? Only if the world remains silent">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giles Dodson, Senior Lecturer, Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University Shutterstock/kavram Recently, conservation minister Kiritapu Allan described existing legislation as not fit for purpose, and she’s right. The government’s announcement to overhaul conservation policy is welcome news. There are too many outdated, confusing and inconsistent rules. The ... <a title="New Zealand is reviewing its outdated conservation laws. Here’s why we must find better ways of getting people on board" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/new-zealand-is-reviewing-its-outdated-conservation-laws-heres-why-we-must-find-better-ways-of-getting-people-on-board-174055/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand is reviewing its outdated conservation laws. Here’s why we must find better ways of getting people on board">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Senior Research Fellow, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Over the past few years, the Morrison government has made A$2 billion funding commitments to everything from the critical minerals and rare earths industry to bushfire recovery. Now the government has made yet another $2 billion ... <a title="Will the government’s $2.2bn, 10-year plan get a better return on Australian research? It all depends on changing the culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/will-the-governments-2-2bn-10-year-plan-get-a-better-return-on-australian-research-it-all-depends-on-changing-the-culture-176358/" aria-label="Read more about Will the government’s $2.2bn, 10-year plan get a better return on Australian research? It all depends on changing the culture">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
A View from Afar: In this the first episode for 2022 Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss what we all should expect to unfold in 2022 - especially with regard to foreign affairs and global security.
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Bianca de Marchi Four state byelections will occur in NSW on Saturday, with polls closing at 6pm AEDT. The byelections are in the seats of Bega (Lib, 6.9% margin at the 2019 election), Monaro ... <a title="NSW byelections preview; federal Coalition rebounds in Essential poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/nsw-byelections-preview-federal-coalition-rebounds-in-essential-poll-176348/" aria-label="Read more about NSW byelections preview; federal Coalition rebounds in Essential poll">Read more</a>
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February 10, 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 Protests, anti vaccination, mandates Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Signs of a schism as anti-mandate ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 10 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-10-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 10 2022">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock Many of us have taken a rapid antigen test (RAT) or have administered them to our school-aged children. But how many of us are using them correctly? ... <a title="15 things not to do when using a rapid antigen test, from storing in the freezer to sampling snot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/15-things-not-to-do-when-using-a-rapid-antigen-test-from-storing-in-the-freezer-to-sampling-snot-176364/" aria-label="Read more about 15 things not to do when using a rapid antigen test, from storing in the freezer to sampling snot">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Hutchins, Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University Shutterstock As we head towards the end of the summer sporting calendar, Cricket Australia is facing pressing questions well beyond replacing Justin Langer as coach of the men’s national teams. Chief among them is the question of climate ... <a title="Time for a reckoning: Cricket Australia, fossil fuel sponsorship and climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/time-for-a-reckoning-cricket-australia-fossil-fuel-sponsorship-and-climate-change-176707/" aria-label="Read more about Time for a reckoning: Cricket Australia, fossil fuel sponsorship and climate change">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute shutterstock Australia’s unemployment rate – now at 4.2% – is at its lowest in more than a decade. It’s not too far off slipping below 4%, something that hasn’t happened for the best part of half a century. This ... <a title="The myth that won’t die: shutting down immigration did not kickstart the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/the-myth-that-wont-die-shutting-down-immigration-did-not-kickstart-the-economy-176457/" aria-label="Read more about The myth that won’t die: shutting down immigration did not kickstart the economy">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Shiels, Lecturer – School of Art, RMIT University Vivienne Binns Somebody’s every day, somewhere, sometime, 2009. Acrylic paint on canvas. 152 x 183cm MCA/Tim Herbert Review: Vivienne Binns: On and through the Surface, MUMA In 1967, Vivienne Binns blasted onto the art scene with her Vag ... <a title="Meet Vivienne Binns, the Australian artist whose work was called ‘an affront to masculinity’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/meet-vivienne-binns-the-australian-artist-whose-work-was-called-an-affront-to-masculinity-175635/" aria-label="Read more about Meet Vivienne Binns, the Australian artist whose work was called ‘an affront to masculinity’">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a humiliating rebuff to Scott Morrison, a revolt by Liberal backbenchers has struck down the provisions of the sex discrimination act that allow discrimination against gay and transgender children. In the early hours of Thursday, five Liberals crossed the ... <a title="Liberal revolt removes all discrimination against gay and transgender children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/liberal-revolt-removes-all-discrimination-against-gay-and-transgender-children-176808/" aria-label="Read more about Liberal revolt removes all discrimination against gay and transgender children">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Police handcuffed three people after protesters today tried to push through a barrier on the grounds of New Zealand’s Parliament — known as the Beehive. The group is part of a convoy which travelled to the capital Wellington yesterday to protest against covid-19 vaccine mandates. After trying to push through the blockade this afternoon, three ... <a title="Police arrest 3 NZ anti-vax protesters after push through Beehive barrier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/police-arrest-3-nz-anti-vax-protesters-after-push-through-beehive-barrier/" aria-label="Read more about Police arrest 3 NZ anti-vax protesters after push through Beehive barrier">Read more</a>
