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February 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Two years ago today, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Few of us could have imagined the huge impact this pandemic would still be having two years later. As ... <a title="Two years on from the first COVID case, New Zealand’s successful pandemic response still faces major challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/28/two-years-on-from-the-first-covid-case-new-zealands-successful-pandemic-response-still-faces-major-challenges-177134/" aria-label="Read more about Two years on from the first COVID case, New Zealand’s successful pandemic response still faces major challenges">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne There is a great deal more at stake than national security in Scott Morrison’s hyper-partisan and grossly dishonest accusation that Anthony Albanese and his deputy, Richard Marles, are carrying the hopes of the Chinese ... <a title="Scare-mongering on China is a threat to our democracy, and responsible media must guard against it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/28/scare-mongering-on-china-is-a-threat-to-our-democracy-and-responsible-media-must-guard-against-it-177741/" aria-label="Read more about Scare-mongering on China is a threat to our democracy, and responsible media must guard against it">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Dwyer, Lecturer in Arts and Teacher Education, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock The 2005 National Review of School Music Education found many Australian students missed out on music education, with massive disparities between states. In 2020, our research for the Tony Foundation found the same ... <a title="Music can help lift our kids out of the literacy rut, but schools in some states are still missing out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/28/music-can-help-lift-our-kids-out-of-the-literacy-rut-but-schools-in-some-states-are-still-missing-out-173908/" aria-label="Read more about Music can help lift our kids out of the literacy rut, but schools in some states are still missing out">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Michaelsen, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney A key feature of the international community’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been the adoption of sanctions. But what exactly are sanctions and how do they operate in practice? And most importantly, are they likely to have any meaningful ... <a title="What are sanctions, do they ever work – and could they stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/28/what-are-sanctions-do-they-ever-work-and-could-they-stop-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-177926/" aria-label="Read more about What are sanctions, do they ever work – and could they stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Ramsay, Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Australian companies are being taken over like never before. On Saturday February 19 a consortium involving tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Canadian asset manager Brookfield offered A$5 billion to buy AGL Energy. AGL is Australia’s biggest ... <a title="AGL said no to an $5 billion bid, but it isn’t over – here’s how takeover bids work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/28/agl-said-no-to-an-5-billion-bid-but-it-isnt-over-heres-how-takeover-bids-work-177607/" aria-label="Read more about AGL said no to an $5 billion bid, but it isn’t over – here’s how takeover bids work">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor has maintained a 55-45% two-party lead in a Newspoll that also sees Anthony Albanese registering good personal ratings, against a background that has elevated national security issues. The poll, published in Monday’s Australian, will be a relief for those ... <a title="Labor maintains 55-45% Newspoll lead despite elevation of ‘national security’ issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/28/labor-maintains-55-45-newspoll-lead-despite-elevation-of-national-security-issues-178004/" aria-label="Read more about Labor maintains 55-45% Newspoll lead despite elevation of ‘national security’ issues">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Hamilton, Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The financial measures just announced against Russia are unprecedented for a country of Russia’s size. This of course means it’s impossible to predict exactly how their impacts will reverberate around ... <a title="‘Just short of nuclear’: the latest financial sanctions will cripple Russia’s economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/just-short-of-nuclear-the-latest-financial-sanctions-will-cripple-russias-economy-178000/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Just short of nuclear’: the latest financial sanctions will cripple Russia’s economy">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, PhD Researcher in Atmospheric Science, The University of Melbourne The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents to flee the town of Gympie and cut off major roads, after intense rain battered the state for several days. The rain is ... <a title="Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/27/like-rivers-in-the-sky-the-weather-system-bringing-floods-to-queensland-will-become-more-likely-under-climate-change-176711/" aria-label="Read more about Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Media, Queensland University of Technology Amid the alarming images of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over the past few days, millions of people have also seen misleading, manipulated or false information about the conflict on social media platforms such as ... <a title="Fake viral footage is spreading alongside the real horror in Ukraine. Here are 5 ways to spot it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/fake-viral-footage-is-spreading-alongside-the-real-horror-in-ukraine-here-are-5-ways-to-spot-it-177921/" aria-label="Read more about Fake viral footage is spreading alongside the real horror in Ukraine. Here are 5 ways to spot it">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University When estimating the amount of greenhouse gases a project – such as a new mine or power station – would release, it’s important to be as accurate as possible. This ... <a title="1 in 5 fossil fuel projects overshoot their original estimations for emissions. Why are there such significant errors?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/1-in-5-fossil-fuel-projects-overshoot-their-original-estimations-for-emissions-why-are-there-such-significant-errors-177714/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 fossil fuel projects overshoot their original estimations for emissions. Why are there such significant errors?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison and his ministers have strongly attacked China over its failure to denounce Russia’s attack on Ukraine or to use its influence to press President Putin to pull back. This comes as the government says that, working through NATO, ... <a title="Morrison turns blowtorch on China for being soft on Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/25/morrison-turns-blowtorch-on-china-for-being-soft-on-russia-177929/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison turns blowtorch on China for being soft on Russia">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellie Martus, Lecturer in Public Policy, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images In 1973, the world’s post-war boom hit the rocks. Oil producers restricted supply, sending prices soaring. In the aftermath of this oil shock, nations like America began seeking ... <a title="Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine push Europe towards energy independence and faster decarbonisation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/25/will-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-push-europe-towards-energy-independence-and-faster-decarbonisation-177914/" aria-label="Read more about Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine push Europe towards energy independence and faster decarbonisation?">Read more</a>
