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Year: 2022

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1.7 million foxes, 300 million native animals killed every year: now we know the damage foxes wreak

March 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Nicolas Rakotopare (lerako.net), Author provided Foxes kill about 300 million native mammals, birds and reptiles each year, and can be found across 80% of mainland Australia, our devastating new research published today reveals. This research, the first to quantify the ... <a title="1.7 million foxes, 300 million native animals killed every year: now we know the damage foxes wreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/1-7-million-foxes-300-million-native-animals-killed-every-year-now-we-know-the-damage-foxes-wreak-177832/" aria-label="Read more about 1.7 million foxes, 300 million native animals killed every year: now we know the damage foxes wreak">Read more</a>

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It’s time Australia dumped its bureaucratic list-based approach to temporary work visas

March 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Mackey, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Australia’s temporary skilled migration program is hard for businesses to use while still not protecting migrants from exploitation. There is a better way, concludes a new report from the Grattan Institute on fixing temporary skilled migration. The long-standing practice of ... <a title="It’s time Australia dumped its bureaucratic list-based approach to temporary work visas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/its-time-australia-dumped-its-bureaucratic-list-based-approach-to-temporary-work-visas-179104/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time Australia dumped its bureaucratic list-based approach to temporary work visas">Read more</a>

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Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands

March 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthea Skinner, Postdoctoral research associate, The University of Melbourne Australian War Memorial Military bands, with their shiny instruments, formal uniforms and precision marching are one of the most instantly recognisable symbols of a nation’s defence forces. As such, throughout much of history, their membership as been limited ... <a title="Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/ladies-to-the-front-the-hidden-history-of-women-in-australian-airforce-bands-172947/" aria-label="Read more about Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands">Read more</a>

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From ‘pretty communist’ to ‘Jabcinda’ – what’s behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?

March 16, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Executive Development/School of Management, Massey University GettyImages With recent polling showing National edging ahead of Labour for the first time in two years, Jacinda Ardern’s previously strong support has eroded rapidly since winning a remarkable outright majority at the 2020 general election. But ... <a title="From ‘pretty communist’ to ‘Jabcinda’ – what’s behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/from-pretty-communist-to-jabcinda-whats-behind-the-vitriol-directed-at-jacinda-ardern-179094/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘pretty communist’ to ‘Jabcinda’ – what’s behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?">Read more</a>

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Does the UN aviation body have the power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing? An aviation law expert explains

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Bartsch AM, Lecturer in Aviation Law, UNSW Sydney Peter Dejong/AP Australia and the Netherlands have launched legal proceedings against Russia over the downing of flight MH17, which killed 298 people in 2014. What’s so unusual about this new legal action is that it’s being brought before ... <a title="Does the UN aviation body have the power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing? An aviation law expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/does-the-un-aviation-body-have-the-power-to-punish-russia-for-the-mh17-downing-an-aviation-law-expert-explains-179288/" aria-label="Read more about Does the UN aviation body have the power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing? An aviation law expert explains">Read more</a>

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Today’s disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne The federal court today unanimously decided Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change. The ruling overturns a previous landmark win by eight ... <a title="Today’s disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/todays-disappointing-federal-court-decision-undoes-20-years-of-climate-litigation-progress-in-australia-179291/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia">Read more</a>

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Does the UN aviation body have power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing? An aviation law expert explains

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Bartsch AM, Lecturer in Aviation Law, UNSW Sydney Peter Dejong/AP Australia and the Netherlands have launched legal proceedings against Russia over the downing of flight MH17, which killed 298 people in 2014. What’s so unusual about this new legal action is that it’s being brought before ... <a title="Does the UN aviation body have power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing? An aviation law expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/does-the-un-aviation-body-have-power-to-punish-russia-for-the-mh17-downing-an-aviation-law-expert-explains-179288/" aria-label="Read more about Does the UN aviation body have power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing? An aviation law expert explains">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Be careful what you say about your opponent’s ‘makeover’

March 15, 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. This week Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Be careful what you say about your opponent’s ‘makeover’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/word-from-the-hill-be-careful-what-you-say-about-your-opponents-makeover-179306/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Be careful what you say about your opponent’s ‘makeover’">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand Mortality before and during Covid Times

March 15, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. One of the important indicators of a society’s living standards is the ability of its people to stay alive. Covid19 is seen as a problem mainly because, like the road toll, it represents a cause of death that has the potential to reduce that society’s life expectancy. Deaths averted may indeed ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand Mortality before and during Covid Times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-new-zealand-mortality-before-and-during-covid-times/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand Mortality before and during Covid Times">Read more</a>

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Russian government accounts are using a Twitter loophole to spread disinformation

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Graham, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock In February this year, reports surfaced on Twitter and Facebook that the Ukrainian government was undertaking a mass genocide of civilians. Around the same time, conspiracy theorists began saying Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was an agent of the ... <a title="Russian government accounts are using a Twitter loophole to spread disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/russian-government-accounts-are-using-a-twitter-loophole-to-spread-disinformation-178001/" aria-label="Read more about Russian government accounts are using a Twitter loophole to spread disinformation">Read more</a>

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Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition. Here’s what that means for the climate

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vigya Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland The Russia-Ukraine crisis is already a human catastrophe. And it could also prove disastrous for climate action by slowing the global energy transition. Both Russia and Ukraine are key suppliers of crucial metals used in ... <a title="Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition. Here’s what that means for the climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/russia-and-ukraine-are-important-to-the-renewables-transition-heres-what-that-means-for-the-climate-179079/" aria-label="Read more about Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition. Here’s what that means for the climate">Read more</a>

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Homeless and looking for help – why people with disability and their carers fare worse after floods

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie Bailie, Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney Thousands of people have been displaced from the floods in New South Wales and Queensland. Across the Northern Rivers, the floods have damaged at least 5,500 homes, with at least half of these expected ... <a title="Homeless and looking for help – why people with disability and their carers fare worse after floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/homeless-and-looking-for-help-why-people-with-disability-and-their-carers-fare-worse-after-floods-178983/" aria-label="Read more about Homeless and looking for help – why people with disability and their carers fare worse after floods">Read more</a>