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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Professorial Fellow (Honorary), The University of Melbourne Ann Newmarch, born Adelaide 1945, died Adelaide 2022, Self-portrait. 1/60th of a second, 1981, Adelaide, photo-etching on paper, 26.4 x 34.7 cm (plate), Public Donations Fund 2015, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Ann Newmarch; and Hossein ... <a title="Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/australian-art-has-lost-two-of-its-greats-vale-ann-newmarch-and-hossein-valamanesh-175435/" aria-label="Read more about Australian art has lost two of its greats. Vale Ann Newmarch and Hossein Valamanesh">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Covid Dileepa Fonseka (Stuff): ‘Too little, too late’: Allegations Covid-19 testing regime unprepared ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-21-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 21 2022">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury An aerial view of heavy ash fall on the Tongan island of Nomuka. GettyImages Since the catastrophic volcanic eruption on January 16, Tonga has been largely cut off from the world due to a break in the undersea cable ... <a title="Laws governing undersea cables have hardly changed since 1884 – Tonga is a reminder they need modernising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/laws-governing-undersea-cables-have-hardly-changed-since-1884-tonga-is-a-reminder-they-need-modernising-175312/" aria-label="Read more about Laws governing undersea cables have hardly changed since 1884 – Tonga is a reminder they need modernising">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney GettyImages If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new friends feels just plain hard. In school, making friends can be as simple as going ... <a title="Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/why-do-we-find-making-new-friends-so-hard-as-adults-171740/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Ben Gutman From Washington D.C. In a bold and consequential decision with rippling geopolitical implications, Nicaragua recognized the “One-China Principle” and resumed diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the first time since the beginning of the neoliberal period in 1990.[1] This was announced ... <a title="Nicaragua: A Renewed Partnership with China Defangs US Regime Change Tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/nicaragua-a-renewed-partnership-with-china-defangs-us-regime-change-tactics/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua: A Renewed Partnership with China Defangs US Regime Change Tactics">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is warning New Zealand’s covid-19 case numbers in 2022 will be unlike anything seen here before. Jacinda Ardern today delivered her first speech of the year — to Labour MPs gathered in New Plymouth for their annual caucus retreat. The speech was largely focused ... <a title="Omicron will be a ‘different foe’, PM Jacinda Ardern warns NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/omicron-will-be-a-different-foe-pm-jacinda-ardern-warns-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron will be a ‘different foe’, PM Jacinda Ardern warns NZ">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra), University of Canberra GettyImages A geopolitical earthquake could begin within weeks. As a string of bilateral crisis talks predictably falter, further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine seems all too probable. If this ... <a title="Ukraine might be far away, but a security crisis in Europe can still threaten Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/ukraine-might-be-far-away-but-a-security-crisis-in-europe-can-still-threaten-aotearoa-new-zealand-175310/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine might be far away, but a security crisis in Europe can still threaten Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Zhang Kaiyv/Unsplash, CC BY Most of us are captivated by the thought of a “living fossil”, which is any organism that appeared millions of years ago in the fossil record and survives today, relatively unchanged. The maidenhair tree, ... <a title="Dinosaur food and Hiroshima bomb survivors: maidenhair trees are ‘living fossils’ and your new favourite plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/dinosaur-food-and-hiroshima-bomb-survivors-maidenhair-trees-are-living-fossils-and-your-new-favourite-plant-164630/" aria-label="Read more about Dinosaur food and Hiroshima bomb survivors: maidenhair trees are ‘living fossils’ and your new favourite plant">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Shutterstock Given how much COVID-19 is dominating Australians’ lives, our governments should be telling us everything they know about infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So why aren’t they? Full disclosure is important for public health, and also for public confidence in government ... <a title="Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn’t be playing bingo with COVID statistics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/vital-signs-disclosure-please-we-shouldnt-be-playing-bingo-with-covid-statistics-175230/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn’t be playing bingo with COVID statistics">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy a holiday here”, said the one-time managing director of Tourism Australia, and “at the same time ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrisons-ministerial-team-looks-far-from-match-fit-175343/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Brigg, Associate Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland After decades of calls, a patchwork of treaty processes are being developed across Australia. However, without a history of treaty-making or treaty law in Australia, serious questions arise about the best approach. Getting treaties right ... <a title="Queensland’s ‘Path to Treaty’ has some lessons for the rest of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/queenslands-path-to-treaty-has-some-lessons-for-the-rest-of-australia-174464/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s ‘Path to Treaty’ has some lessons for the rest of Australia">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Boris Johnson’s time as the United Kingdom’s prime minister is under immediate threat. Johnson, who likes a classical analogy, will know that civil servant Sue Grey’s imminent report into the “Partygate” scandal is the ... <a title="Boris Johnson and ‘Partygate’: he who lives by the Brexit sword, dies by the Brexit sword" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/boris-johnson-and-partygate-he-who-lives-by-the-brexit-sword-dies-by-the-brexit-sword-175323/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson and ‘Partygate’: he who lives by the Brexit sword, dies by the Brexit sword">Read more</a>
