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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Shutterstock Many of us are considering a long-delayed overseas trip. However, despite what our politicians are telling us, the pandemic is not over yet, and there is always the risk you could catch COVID on holiday ... <a title="Planning a holiday? What’s the COVID situation in Bali, Fiji, NZ and the UK?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/planning-a-holiday-whats-the-covid-situation-in-bali-fiji-nz-and-the-uk-182850/" aria-label="Read more about Planning a holiday? What’s the COVID situation in Bali, Fiji, NZ and the UK?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
By Sue Ahearn of The Pacific Newsroom in Canberra Pacific journalists must be allowed to do their jobs, says the head of journalism at the University of the South Pacific, Dr Shailendra Singh. Pacific journalists have raised concerns about access and secrecy surrounding the tour of the Pacific by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and ... <a title="Defend media freedom in Pacific, says USP’s journalism head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/defend-media-freedom-in-pacific-says-usps-journalism-head/" aria-label="Read more about Defend media freedom in Pacific, says USP’s journalism head">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming Get ready for a big debate on how to improve democracy in New Zealand. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Kris Faafoi announced the review panel that will oversee a once-in-a-generation overhaul of electoral rules, including how political parties are funded. The announcement ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-major-shakeup-of-electoral-rules-could-be-coming/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Major shakeup of electoral rules could be coming">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothée Bonnet, Researcher in evolutionary biology (DECRA fellow), Australian National University Shutterstock How fast is evolution? In adaptive evolution, natural selection causes genetic changes in traits that favour the survival and reproduction of individual organisms. Although Charles Darwin thought the process occurred over geological timescales, we have ... <a title="Wild animals are evolving faster than anybody thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/wild-animals-are-evolving-faster-than-anybody-thought-183633/" aria-label="Read more about Wild animals are evolving faster than anybody thought">Read more</a>
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May 27, 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 As we head into winter, you may have a sniffly child under two years old at home. Is it just a cold? Or could it be COVID? ... <a title="Can you use rapid antigen tests in children under 2 years old?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/can-you-use-rapid-antigen-tests-in-children-under-2-years-old-182125/" aria-label="Read more about Can you use rapid antigen tests in children under 2 years old?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Pickering, Assistant Professor, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra For much of the past three decades, Australia has been viewed internationally as a laggard on climate change – and with good reason. Australia was the last of the G20 economies that ratified ... <a title="Laggard to leader? Labor could repair Australia’s tattered reputation on climate change, if it gets these things right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/laggard-to-leader-labor-could-repair-australias-tattered-reputation-on-climate-change-if-it-gets-these-things-right-182860/" aria-label="Read more about Laggard to leader? Labor could repair Australia’s tattered reputation on climate change, if it gets these things right">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alaric Maude, Associate Professor of Geography, Flinders University Shutterstock Revisions to the Australian primary school curriculum for geography mean children will learn much less about the world and its diversity than they do at present. They will learn nothing about some significant concepts such as climate. The ... <a title="Dumbed-down curriculum means primary students will learn less about the world and nothing about climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/dumbed-down-curriculum-means-primary-students-will-learn-less-about-the-world-and-nothing-about-climate-183520/" aria-label="Read more about Dumbed-down curriculum means primary students will learn less about the world and nothing about climate">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Shutterstock Yesterday the Australian Energy Regulator increased the “default market offers” that apply to electricity retailers in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland by 8% to 18%, depending on type of tariffs and location. The day before, Victoria’s ... <a title="Expect more power price hikes – a 1970s-style energy shock is on the cards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/expect-more-power-price-hikes-a-1970s-style-energy-shock-is-on-the-cards-183911/" aria-label="Read more about Expect more power price hikes – a 1970s-style energy shock is on the cards">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Ward, Fellow in Historical Studies, The University of Melbourne In explaining the reasons for Russia’s unexpected military weakness in Ukraine, few have expressed it better than The Economist. The magazine noted “the incurable inadequacy of despotic power” and “the cheating, bribery and peculation” that is “characteristic ... <a title="Military history is repeating for Russia under Putin’s regime of thieves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/military-history-is-repeating-for-russia-under-putins-regime-of-thieves-181164/" aria-label="Read more about Military history is repeating for Russia under Putin’s regime of thieves">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Casey, Clinical psychologist, University of Technology Sydney Netflix One of the most popular shows on Netflix right now is Heartstopper, which follows UK schoolboys Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) as their friendship grows into something more. Based on Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series of ... <a title="Heartstopper depicts queer joy – here’s why that can bring about complicated feelings for those in the LGBTIQ community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/heartstopper-depicts-queer-joy-heres-why-that-can-bring-about-complicated-feelings-for-those-in-the-lgbtiq-community-183729/" aria-label="Read more about Heartstopper depicts queer joy – here’s why that can bring about complicated feelings for those in the LGBTIQ community">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
RNZ Pacific A Pacific journalist believes the Kiribati government has been coerced by Beijing to accommodate China’s foreign minister’s visit. Kiribati authorities have confirmed that Wang Yi would briefly stopover to meet President Taneti Maamau as part of his Pacific-wide tour. Journalist Rimon Rimon said the government had been “very secretive” and “people are frustrated ... <a title="Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit on Pacific mission, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/kiribati-forced-to-allow-china-visit-on-pacific-mission-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit on Pacific mission, says journalist">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
By George Heagney of Stuff in Palmerston North Students from West Papua desperate to stay in New Zealand after having their scholarships cut are pinning their hopes on finding an employer to sponsor new working visas. About 40 students from the Indonesian province of Papua have been studying at different tertiary institutions in New Zealand. ... <a title="West Papuan students fight on for rights to education in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/west-papuan-students-fight-on-for-rights-to-education-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students fight on for rights to education in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
