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November 28, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Zwi, Professor of Global Health and Development, UNSW Shutterstock There is global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called Omicron. The WHO has classified Omicron as a “variant of concern” because it has a ... <a title="Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new COVID variant Omicron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/28/travel-bans-arent-the-answer-to-stopping-new-covid-variant-omicron-172736/" aria-label="Read more about Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new COVID variant Omicron">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garry Cook, Honorary Fellow, CSIRO The Black Summer forest fires of 2019–2020 burned more than 24 million hectares, directly causing 33 deaths and almost 450 more from smoke inhalation. But were these fires unprecedented? You might remember sceptics questioning the idea that the Black Summer fires really ... <a title="Australia’s Black Summer of fire was not normal – and we can prove it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/australias-black-summer-of-fire-was-not-normal-and-we-can-prove-it-172506/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Black Summer of fire was not normal – and we can prove it">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Spain copped Covid early; as early as Italy, presumably, like Italy, directly from Wuhan, China. While the main spread of Covid19 in Europe was via the Italian and Austrian alps, the early spread of covid to the United Kingdom may have been largely from Spain. The first chart shows that for ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Spain as a country of interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-spain-as-a-country-of-interest/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Spain as a country of interest">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Shutterstock A NASA spacecraft the size of a golf cart has been directed to smash into an asteroid, with the intention of knocking it slightly off course. The test aims to demonstrate our technological readiness in case an actual ... <a title="Could we really deflect an asteroid heading for Earth? An expert explains NASA’s latest DART mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/could-we-really-deflect-an-asteroid-heading-for-earth-an-expert-explains-nasas-latest-dart-mission-172603/" aria-label="Read more about Could we really deflect an asteroid heading for Earth? An expert explains NASA’s latest DART mission">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. This week they review the dramatic start to the final parliamentary fortnight of the year. Scott Morrison has faced revolts ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a crazy week in Canberra" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/video-michelle-grattan-on-a-crazy-week-in-canberra-172679/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on a crazy week in Canberra">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP Social media posts commenting on data from the UK, Israel and South Africa, among others, claim deaths from COVID (or all deaths) are now higher in vaccinated than unvaccinated citizens. Others make the more ... <a title="COVID death data can be shared to make it look like vaccines don’t work, or worse – but that’s not the whole picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/covid-death-data-can-be-shared-to-make-it-look-like-vaccines-dont-work-or-worse-but-thats-not-the-whole-picture-172411/" aria-label="Read more about COVID death data can be shared to make it look like vaccines don’t work, or worse – but that’s not the whole picture">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University AP/AAP On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australia would deploy police, diplomats and defence force personnel to Solomon Islands “to provide assistance” following serious unrest in the capital, Honiara. As the initial deployment start ... <a title="As Australia deploys troops and police, what now for Solomon Islands?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/as-australia-deploys-troops-and-police-what-now-for-solomon-islands-172678/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia deploys troops and police, what now for Solomon Islands?">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omer Yezdani, Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Management, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock The Strategy for International Education released today by the federal government highlights the importance of international education to the Australian economy and community. But, with the arrival of COVID-19, commencing international student numbers fell ... <a title="Australia’s strategy to revive international education is right to aim for more diversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/australias-strategy-to-revive-international-education-is-right-to-aim-for-more-diversity-172620/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s strategy to revive international education is right to aim for more diversity">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University AAP/Darren England Australian men’s test cricket captain Tim Paine’s sudden resignation due to a sexting scandal meant a rapid search for a suitable new captain. The most obvious choice was Pat Cummins, ... <a title="Pat Cummins becomes Australian men’s test captain: why is it so rare for a fast bowler to take the reins?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/pat-cummins-becomes-australian-mens-test-captain-why-is-it-so-rare-for-a-fast-bowler-to-take-the-reins-172287/" aria-label="Read more about Pat Cummins becomes Australian men’s test captain: why is it so rare for a fast bowler to take the reins?">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Yeo, Senior Lecturer in Voice and Stagecraft, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File Adele writes and sings female rites of passage: 19 was the teen experience; 21 the transition to adulthood; 25 relationships. Now, 30 reveals the pain of letting go. Adele’s ... <a title="Many define Adele’s voice by its power. But the true artistry comes from her fragile, authentic self" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/many-define-adeles-voice-by-its-power-but-the-true-artistry-comes-from-her-fragile-authentic-self-172299/" aria-label="Read more about Many define Adele’s voice by its power. But the true artistry comes from her fragile, authentic self">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lindy Willmott, Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock New South Wales is moving closer to legalising voluntary assisted dying. But there are hurdles ahead. After days of speeches in the NSW lower house, MPs voted ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying is one step closer in NSW. Now the negotiation starts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/voluntary-assisted-dying-is-one-step-closer-in-nsw-now-the-negotiation-starts-172600/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying is one step closer in NSW. Now the negotiation starts">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacynta Krakouer, Research Fellow, Monash University Unsplash, CC BY Child protection processes in Australia have a history of injustice that disproportionately targets and harms First Nations children, families and communities. As a result, contemporary child protection systems and associated professions have sought to distance themselves from explicitly ... <a title="First Nations children are still being removed at disproportionate rates. Cultural assumptions about parenting need to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/first-nations-children-are-still-being-removed-at-disproportionate-rates-cultural-assumptions-about-parenting-need-to-change-169090/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations children are still being removed at disproportionate rates. Cultural assumptions about parenting need to change">Read more</a>
