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February 8, 2022
RNZ Pacific New Caledonia’s covid-19 outbreak continues to spread with almost 10,000 active cases. This includes 1289 new infections detected over the preceding 24 hours. Twenty five people are in hospital as the authorities have reopened some hotel facilities as temporary care centres. About 67 percent of the total population of 272,000 is fully vaccinated. ... <a title="New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/new-caledonia-covid-outbreak-now-approaching-five-figures/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia covid outbreak now approaching five figures">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A team of four experts from China have arrived in Honiara for on-site feasibility studies on two projects amid the surging case of covid-19 in the Solomon Islands. The experts are here at the invitation of the government for studies on the upgrading of the national referral hospital and a ... <a title="Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/08/chinese-project-experts-arrive-in-solomons-amid-pandemic-surge/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese project experts arrive in Solomons amid pandemic surge">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Mick Tsikas Scott Morrison has announced Australia’s international border will finally open on February 21 and is deploying up to 1700 Australian Defence Force personnel to help with the aged care crisis, as he prepares for a torrid parliamentary sitting. ... <a title="Australia opens border on February 21, beckoning tourists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/australia-opens-border-on-february-21-beckoning-tourists-176571/" aria-label="Read more about Australia opens border on February 21, beckoning tourists">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra DIEGO FEDELE/AAP Critics say Anthony Albanese is still an unknown quantity, but in this podcast the opposition leader insists he already has a “legacy” and connections with communities around the country. “I have a relationship going back [from his time ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on his ‘legacy’ – so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/politics-with-michelle-grattan-anthony-albanese-on-his-legacy-so-far-176573/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on his ‘legacy’ – so far">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Deakin University Shutterstock One of the many challenges over the course of the past two years has been in understanding the importance of the different routes of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID. Understanding the role of the different infection pathways ... <a title="Fresh research says Omicron lasts much longer on surfaces than other variants – but disinfecting still works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/fresh-research-says-omicron-lasts-much-longer-on-surfaces-than-other-variants-but-disinfecting-still-works-176156/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh research says Omicron lasts much longer on surfaces than other variants – but disinfecting still works">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhmani Khorana, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Tania Lambert/Here Out West An anthology film usually makes us think of romantic comedies released over Christmas that showcase a global city through interconnected plot lines, or a series of vignette-like character studies by critically-acclaimed directors. Produced by Western ... <a title="Here Out West: a film that centres Western Sydney through tales of marginality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/here-out-west-a-film-that-centres-western-sydney-through-tales-of-marginality-176449/" aria-label="Read more about Here Out West: a film that centres Western Sydney through tales of marginality">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Richard Wainwright/AAP Last night, Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program revisited the harrowing tale of the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith from a campsite near the Western Australian town of Carnarvon last October. As the ... <a title="Cleo Smith interview: does Channel Nine run the risk of being in contempt of court?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/cleo-smith-interview-does-channel-nine-run-the-risk-of-being-in-contempt-of-court-176459/" aria-label="Read more about Cleo Smith interview: does Channel Nine run the risk of being in contempt of court?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Burne, Lecturer, BFA Screenwriting, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Could the screen door really have slammed shut for the last time on Ramsay Street? Channel 5, who took over from the BBC in broadcasting the show in the UK ... <a title="I easily clocked 10,000 hours working on Neighbours. Its loss will leave a huge hole in Australian TV – and UK hearts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/i-easily-clocked-10-000-hours-working-on-neighbours-its-loss-will-leave-a-huge-hole-in-australian-tv-and-uk-hearts-176529/" aria-label="Read more about I easily clocked 10,000 hours working on Neighbours. Its loss will leave a huge hole in Australian TV – and UK hearts">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Bradley, Professor Emeritus (Psychology), Charles Sturt University The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals / Wikimedia Was Charles Darwin a one-hit wonder? According to scientists who take a gene’s-eye view of evolution, the 19th-century English naturalist contributed one crucial idea to understanding how species ... <a title="150 years ago, Charles Darwin wrote about how expressions evolved – pre-empting modern psychology by a century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/150-years-ago-charles-darwin-wrote-about-how-expressions-evolved-pre-empting-modern-psychology-by-a-century-170880/" aria-label="Read more about 150 years ago, Charles Darwin wrote about how expressions evolved – pre-empting modern psychology by a century">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Menzel, Assistant Professor – First Nations Health, Bond University Over the past few weeks we have seen First Nations people protesting alongside alt-right “freedom” protesters at Old Parliament House in Canberra. With this we saw a classic example of the alt-right trying to recruit disaffected marginalised ... <a title="Whose sovereignty is really being fought for? What happens when First Nations People are dragged into extremist protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/whose-sovereignty-is-really-being-fought-for-what-happens-when-first-nations-people-are-dragged-into-extremist-protests-168368/" aria-label="Read more about Whose sovereignty is really being fought for? What happens when First Nations People are dragged into extremist protests">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2022
A View from Afar: In this the first episode for 2022 Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss What we all should expect to unfold in 2022 - especially with regard to foreign affairs and global security.
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February 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aphrodite Vlahos, Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock A woman walks into a plastic surgeon’s office with an image she has found online. She wants her body to look like the same, and thinks she knows how to get it. She tells the consulting surgeon exactly ... <a title="Dissatisfied plastic surgery clients show the downsides of online research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/07/dissatisfied-plastic-surgery-clients-show-the-downsides-of-online-research-175060/" aria-label="Read more about Dissatisfied plastic surgery clients show the downsides of online research">Read more</a>
