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Year: 2022

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Remaking history: how we are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab

March 15, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By ​Erin Griffey, Associate Professor, Art History, University of Auckland Giovanni Bellini, Young Woman at Her Toilette Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien In this new series, Remaking History, academics explain the ways they are recreating historical practices, and how this impacts their research today. The desire to appear youthful and ... <a title="Remaking history: how we are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/15/remaking-history-how-we-are-recreating-renaissance-beauty-recipes-in-the-modern-chemistry-lab-176461/" aria-label="Read more about Remaking history: how we are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab">Read more</a>

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Australia launches action against Russia over MH17, in bid for reparations

March 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia and the Netherlands have started legal action against Russia in the International Civil Aviation Organisation for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on July 17, 2014. The two countries are seeking to have Russia’s action declared a breach ... <a title="Australia launches action against Russia over MH17, in bid for reparations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/australia-launches-action-against-russia-over-mh17-in-bid-for-reparations-179209/" aria-label="Read more about Australia launches action against Russia over MH17, in bid for reparations">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Essay – Territorial Asymmetry in International Politics

March 14, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. In the present conflict that has huge potential to escalate into a global catastrophe, it is appropriate to impose the highest level of opprobrium on Russia’s present military agenda, and on Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. However, that does not excuse us from the need to critique problematic behaviour by other ‘actors’, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Territorial Asymmetry in International Politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/keith-rankin-essay-territorial-asymmetry-in-international-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Territorial Asymmetry in International Politics">Read more</a>

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How New Zealand’s review of ecologically important land could open the door to more mining on conservation land

March 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hall, Senior Researcher, Environmental Law Initiative and Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/crbellette The government’s plans to fast-track a long overdue review of large tracts of ecologically important land, known as “stewardship land”, could result in the loss ... <a title="How New Zealand’s review of ecologically important land could open the door to more mining on conservation land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/how-new-zealands-review-of-ecologically-important-land-could-open-the-door-to-more-mining-on-conservation-land-178759/" aria-label="Read more about How New Zealand’s review of ecologically important land could open the door to more mining on conservation land">Read more</a>

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Newsletter – Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign

March 14, 2022

Editor’s Note: Here below is Dr Bryce Edwards’ New Zealand Political Roundup – which analyses one prominent topic being debated in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Political Roundup for free here. Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign There was a fair amount of enthusiasm ... <a title="Newsletter – Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/newsletter-political-roundup-time-for-a-save-public-broadcasting-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter – Political Roundup: Time for a “Save public broadcasting” campaign">Read more</a>

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Parliament protest: Questions remain on funding sources and where it went

March 14, 2022

SPECIAL REPORT: By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter Police will not give details about finances and their investigation into the New Zealand protest against covid-19 public health measures which occupied Parliament’s grounds and surrounding streets. Large sums of money traded hands during and leading up to the 23-day occupation, but it is unclear how it ... <a title="Parliament protest: Questions remain on funding sources and where it went" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/parliament-protest-questions-remain-on-funding-sources-and-where-it-went/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament protest: Questions remain on funding sources and where it went">Read more</a>

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Declining NZ covid-19 case counts – but record deaths and more to come

March 14, 2022

RNZ News It is too early to say New Zealand has peaked, and declining tallies are no reason to celebrate as covid-19 is still rife in our communities with a record eight deaths reported in a day, an epidemiologist says. University of Auckland professor Rod Jackson said the coronavirus is occurring so frequently right now ... <a title="Declining NZ covid-19 case counts – but record deaths and more to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/declining-nz-covid-19-case-counts-but-record-deaths-and-more-to-come/" aria-label="Read more about Declining NZ covid-19 case counts – but record deaths and more to come">Read more</a>

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Australian journalism school students ‘hung out to dry’ over sudden closure

March 14, 2022

By Kathleen Farmilo and Sweeney Preston in Sydney Journalism students from Australia’s Macleay College programme with 50 participants are saying their degrees have been cancelled just two weeks into the course. Macleay is a private tertiary institution with campuses in Sydney and Melbourne. Macleay students say that on Friday afternoon they were sent an email ... <a title="Australian journalism school students ‘hung out to dry’ over sudden closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/australian-journalism-school-students-hung-out-to-dry-over-sudden-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Australian journalism school students ‘hung out to dry’ over sudden closure">Read more</a>

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Albanese level with Morrison as better PM in Newspoll as Labor maintains big lead

March 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Mick Tsikas This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 9-12 from a sample of 1,520, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged since last fortnight. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 35% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down ... <a title="Albanese level with Morrison as better PM in Newspoll as Labor maintains big lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/albanese-level-with-morrison-as-better-pm-in-newspoll-as-labor-maintains-big-lead-178997/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese level with Morrison as better PM in Newspoll as Labor maintains big lead">Read more</a>

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3 ways Russia has shown military ‘incompetence’ during its invasion of Ukraine

March 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dwyer, Associate Lecturer and PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania Vadim Ghirda/AP Two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has become apparent Russia’s military is experiencing failures – both technical and strategic – that are perhaps unexpected from one of the world’s ... <a title="3 ways Russia has shown military ‘incompetence’ during its invasion of Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/3-ways-russia-has-shown-military-incompetence-during-its-invasion-of-ukraine-178895/" aria-label="Read more about 3 ways Russia has shown military ‘incompetence’ during its invasion of Ukraine">Read more</a>

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Two years into the pandemic, unequal access to COVID-19 treatments threatens the global recovery

March 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Gleeson, Associate Professor in Public Health, La Trobe University AAP/AP/Brian Inganga It’s now two years since the World Health Organization began calling the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Two years ago, it was unclear whether it would even be possible to develop an effective vaccine or treatment ... <a title="Two years into the pandemic, unequal access to COVID-19 treatments threatens the global recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/two-years-into-the-pandemic-unequal-access-to-covid-19-treatments-threatens-the-global-recovery-178990/" aria-label="Read more about Two years into the pandemic, unequal access to COVID-19 treatments threatens the global recovery">Read more</a>

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Research shows voters favour financial relief after disasters, but we need climate action too

March 14, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Melville-Rea, Research Fellow, Environmental Arts & Humanities, New York University Within two months, Australians will vote in a federal election. It comes after a political term marked by major societal challenges, including catastrophic drought, bushfires and floods. Such natural hazards are expected to become worse under ... <a title="Research shows voters favour financial relief after disasters, but we need climate action too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/14/research-shows-voters-favour-financial-relief-after-disasters-but-we-need-climate-action-too-179028/" aria-label="Read more about Research shows voters favour financial relief after disasters, but we need climate action too">Read more</a>