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March 22, 2022
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom Fiji’s police chief Sitiveni Qiliho looks to have dug out an old playbook that was used over a couple of years ahead of Voreqe Bainimarama’s 2006 coup. Qiliho is on a shorter game plan though, he’s got to sow uncertainty and fear in Fiji’s population quickly — before ... <a title="History repeats in Fiji?: Police chief warns of election ‘instability’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/history-repeats-in-fiji-police-chief-warns-of-election-instability/" aria-label="Read more about History repeats in Fiji?: Police chief warns of election ‘instability’">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan now includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast, Michelle and politics + society editor ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Labor will give human rights award in memory of Kitching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/word-from-the-hill-labor-will-give-human-rights-award-in-memory-of-kitching-179773/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Labor will give human rights award in memory of Kitching">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica Dana M Bergstrom, Author provided Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47℃ and 30℃ higher than normal. Heatwaves are bizarre at any time ... <a title="Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/record-smashing-heatwaves-are-hitting-antarctica-and-the-arctic-simultaneously-heres-whats-driving-them-and-how-theyll-impact-wildlife-179659/" aria-label="Read more about Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Lumley, Professor of Biostatistics, University of Auckland Hannah Peters/Getty Images New Zealand’s Omicron wave may be peaking, but we’ll continue to record thousands of new cases each day and most people who test positive or are hospitalised with COVID will have been vaccinated. This is exactly ... <a title="Most COVID patients in NZ’s Omicron outbreak are vaccinated, but that’s no reason to doubt vaccine benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/most-covid-patients-in-nzs-omicron-outbreak-are-vaccinated-but-thats-no-reason-to-doubt-vaccine-benefits-179648/" aria-label="Read more about Most COVID patients in NZ’s Omicron outbreak are vaccinated, but that’s no reason to doubt vaccine benefits">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University Shutterstock You don’t have to look to far to find examples of poor quality residential aged care. Most recently, residents have too often been un-vaccinated, frightened, isolated, and have died alone in aged care facilities during the pandemic. It’s tempting ... <a title="Quality costs more. Very few aged care facilities deliver high quality care while also making a profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/quality-costs-more-very-few-aged-care-facilities-deliver-high-quality-care-while-also-making-a-profit-178022/" aria-label="Read more about Quality costs more. Very few aged care facilities deliver high quality care while also making a profit">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock The biggest question relating to the management of the economy right now has nothing to do with next week’s budget. It has everything to do with the Reserve Bank and the board meetings that ... <a title="Why Australia’s Reserve Bank won’t hike interest rates just yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/why-australias-reserve-bank-wont-hike-interest-rates-just-yet-179633/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia’s Reserve Bank won’t hike interest rates just yet">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Mazzola, Lecturer Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong Anatoly Maltsev/EPA Fearing Russia’s elite will evade economic sanctions by converting their wealth to cryptocurrency, high-profile US Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill into US Congress to stymie Russian crypto transactions. ... <a title="Are Russia’s elite really using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/are-russias-elite-really-using-cryptocurrency-to-evade-sanctions-179559/" aria-label="Read more about Are Russia’s elite really using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ronli Sifris, Senior lecturer in law, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University Shutterstock Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a nightmare for prospective parents engaged in surrogacy arrangements in the country. Ukraine has become a popular destination for surrogacy. While exact numbers ... <a title="Russia’s invasion is wreaking havoc with surrogacy in Ukraine. It shows why Australia must change its laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/russias-invasion-is-wreaking-havoc-with-surrogacy-in-ukraine-it-shows-why-australia-must-change-its-laws-179652/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s invasion is wreaking havoc with surrogacy in Ukraine. It shows why Australia must change its laws">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University Shutterstock While most expectant mothers are excited, many are also anxious about giving birth, especially first-time mothers. Perineal trauma is something many expectant mums are fearful about. It is hard to ... <a title="7 ways to reduce perineal tearing during childbirth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/7-ways-to-reduce-perineal-tearing-during-childbirth-176670/" aria-label="Read more about 7 ways to reduce perineal tearing during childbirth">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Sibosado, Research Associate – Aboriginal Mental Health, Curtin University GettyImages Readers are advised that the following article contains mentions of sexual assault. The Teach Us Consent movement – founded by Chanel Contos in 2021 – has gained bipartisan political support to mandate consent education in Australian ... <a title="Consent education needs Blak voices for the safety and well-being of young First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/consent-education-needs-blak-voices-for-the-safety-and-well-being-of-young-first-nations-people-177823/" aria-label="Read more about Consent education needs Blak voices for the safety and well-being of young First Nations people">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor The Green Party says New Zealand has put its relationship with the NATO security alliance ahead of saving lives in Ukraine. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced $5 million would go to a NATO fund for the purchase of “non-lethal military assistance” such as fuel, rations and ... <a title="Ukraine war: Green Party says NZ’s $5m funding better for ‘saving lives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/ukraine-war-green-party-says-nzs-5m-funding-better-for-saving-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine war: Green Party says NZ’s $5m funding better for ‘saving lives’">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Smith, Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University Adam Jones/flickr, CC BY-SA It is doubtful Vladimir Putin has visited the memorials along the Alley of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes in central Kyiv. If he had, he might not have underestimated the ... <a title="How Ukraine’s personal, grassroots memorials honour individual citizens who fought for their nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/how-ukraines-personal-grassroots-memorials-honour-individual-citizens-who-fought-for-their-nation-178899/" aria-label="Read more about How Ukraine’s personal, grassroots memorials honour individual citizens who fought for their nation">Read more</a>
