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Year: 2022

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The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to stop the war. What does this ruling mean?

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowan Nicholson, Lecturer in Law, Flinders University Pavel Dorogoy/AP The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top court of the United Nations, has ordered Russia to “immediately suspend” its military operations in Ukraine. What does the decision mean, and what happens next? We already knew Russia’s invasion ... <a title="The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to stop the war. What does this ruling mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/the-international-court-of-justice-has-ordered-russia-to-stop-the-war-what-does-this-ruling-mean-179466/" aria-label="Read more about The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to stop the war. What does this ruling mean?">Read more</a>

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Labor landslide likely in South Australian election, but Labor-Greens unlikely to control upper house

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Matt Turner The South Australian election is on Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. A YouGov poll for The Advertiser, conducted March 7-13 from a sample of 835, gave Labor a 56-44 lead, ... <a title="Labor landslide likely in South Australian election, but Labor-Greens unlikely to control upper house" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/labor-landslide-likely-in-south-australian-election-but-labor-greens-unlikely-to-control-upper-house-179376/" aria-label="Read more about Labor landslide likely in South Australian election, but Labor-Greens unlikely to control upper house">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s budget situation has been quietly improving. Deloitte Access Economics director Chris Richardson says the remarkable strength of the Australian economy means it no longer needs the emergency support it has been getting from the government and the Reserve Bank. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-stay-calm-petrol-is-headed-down-budget-is-improving-economist-chris-richardson-179463/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson">Read more</a>

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‘May you always taste the sweetest fruit’: uncovering the history and hidden delights of your neighbourhood

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shannon Foster, D’harawal Knowledge Keeper PhD Candidate and Lecturer UTS, University of Technology Sydney Ilaria Vanni Sydney’s Green Square is one of Australia’s biggest urban renewal projects. But it’s much more than a construction site. First Nations people know it by another name: nadunga gurad, or sand ... <a title="‘May you always taste the sweetest fruit’: uncovering the history and hidden delights of your neighbourhood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/may-you-always-taste-the-sweetest-fruit-uncovering-the-history-and-hidden-delights-of-your-neighbourhood-179308/" aria-label="Read more about ‘May you always taste the sweetest fruit’: uncovering the history and hidden delights of your neighbourhood">Read more</a>

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The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first aligned image of a star. Here’s how it was done

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Themiya Nanayakkara, Chief Astronomer at the James Webb Australian Data Centre, Swinburne University of Technology NASA The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finally been aligned to produce the first unified image of a single star – marking a huge milestone. Most traditional telescopes these days (like ... <a title="The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first aligned image of a star. Here’s how it was done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-taken-its-first-aligned-image-of-a-star-heres-how-it-was-done-178315/" aria-label="Read more about The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first aligned image of a star. Here’s how it was done">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Ages of People Dying in excess numbers during the Omicron Wave of Covid19

March 17, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. In a few countries – already noted – there has been a recent rise in deaths that may be due to omicron-covid. In many other countries there has not been a notable rise in excess deaths, despite rises in recorded deaths with Covid19. Chile Chile’s omicron-wave of covid looks more like ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Ages of People Dying in excess numbers during the Omicron Wave of Covid19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-ages-of-people-dying-in-excess-numbers-during-the-omicron-wave-of-covid19/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Ages of People Dying in excess numbers during the Omicron Wave of Covid19">Read more</a>

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5 interview questions for the next RBA deputy governor

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University shutterstock Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Guy Debelle has left the building. Wednesday was his last day. Six days after his shock resignation, he has departed to become chief financial officer at the green energy firm Fortescue Future Industries. Which leaves ... <a title="5 interview questions for the next RBA deputy governor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/5-interview-questions-for-the-next-rba-deputy-governor-179369/" aria-label="Read more about 5 interview questions for the next RBA deputy governor">Read more</a>

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Why ‘freedom’ is not the only thing worth fighting for

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University With just two months to go before a federal election is due, we are being bombarded by broadcast ads and yellow billboards around Australia. Funded by Clive Palmer and endorsing his ... <a title="Why ‘freedom’ is not the only thing worth fighting for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/why-freedom-is-not-the-only-thing-worth-fighting-for-179103/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘freedom’ is not the only thing worth fighting for">Read more</a>

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A poo dose a day may keep bipolar away. When it comes to mental health, what else could poo do?

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Green, PhD Candidate and Consultant Psychiatrist, Deakin University Shutterstock In a world first, two Australians with bipolar have had poo transplants, their symptoms improved, and their cases written up in peer-reviewed journals. One of us (Parker) treated the second of these patients with so-called faecal microbiota ... <a title="A poo dose a day may keep bipolar away. When it comes to mental health, what else could poo do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/a-poo-dose-a-day-may-keep-bipolar-away-when-it-comes-to-mental-health-what-else-could-poo-do-177748/" aria-label="Read more about A poo dose a day may keep bipolar away. When it comes to mental health, what else could poo do?">Read more</a>

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Forget Patrick: March 17 is also St Gertrude’s Day, commemorating the patron saint of cats

March 17, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miles Pattenden, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University St. Gertrude de Nivelles, from the Hours of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg. Simon Bening 1522-1523 Carnegie Museum of Art These days many celebrate St Patrick’s Day, even if they’re not Irish. Happily, the ... <a title="Forget Patrick: March 17 is also St Gertrude’s Day, commemorating the patron saint of cats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/forget-patrick-march-17-is-also-st-gertrudes-day-commemorating-the-patron-saint-of-cats-177550/" aria-label="Read more about Forget Patrick: March 17 is also St Gertrude’s Day, commemorating the patron saint of cats">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and the Pacific

March 17, 2022

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary ESCAP. 2022 marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt for decades to come. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ... <a title="OP-ED: Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/op-ed-pandemic-pushes-sdgs-further-out-of-reach-of-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Pandemic pushes SDGs further out of reach of Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>