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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Richardson, Research Director, Surveys and International Assessments, Australian Council for Educational Research students More Australian 15 year olds feel they are familiar with global issues such as climate change, migration, causes of poverty and equality between men and women than the OECD average. But only 8% ... <a title="Australian students say they understand global issues, but few are learning another language compared to the OECD average" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/australian-students-say-they-understand-global-issues-but-few-are-learning-another-language-compared-to-the-oecd-average-168073/" aria-label="Read more about Australian students say they understand global issues, but few are learning another language compared to the OECD average">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
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 AUKUS, foreign affairs, trade Audrey Young (Herald): Preparing for war between US and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 20 2021">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda H A Watson, Research Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University Cable coming ashore from a ship. Coral Sea Cable System If you’ve ever emailed a resort in Fiji or Vanuatu about that long-awaited holiday, it’s likely your email travelled through an undersea internet cable. ... <a title="Undersea internet cables connect Pacific islands to the world. But geopolitical tension is tugging at the wires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/undersea-internet-cables-connect-pacific-islands-to-the-world-but-geopolitical-tension-is-tugging-at-the-wires-167968/" aria-label="Read more about Undersea internet cables connect Pacific islands to the world. But geopolitical tension is tugging at the wires">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joo-Cheong Tham, Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne The American union movement has split over President Joe Biden’s proposal for companies with more than 100 employees to vaccinate their workforces against COVID-19. With increasing numbers of employers mandating COVID-19 vaccination, will something similar play out ... <a title="Why unions support vaccination — but not employer mandates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/why-unions-support-vaccination-but-not-employer-mandates-167970/" aria-label="Read more about Why unions support vaccination — but not employer mandates">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Martyr, Lecturer, Pharmacology, Women’s Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock We’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions work well and which ones don’t. But in 1918, during the Spanish ... <a title="People dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. Here’s what else they took that would raise eyebrows today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/people-dropped-whisky-into-their-noses-to-treat-spanish-flu-heres-what-else-they-took-that-would-raise-eyebrows-today-167525/" aria-label="Read more about People dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. Here’s what else they took that would raise eyebrows today">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Shutterstock The federal government on Thursday announced a landmark defence pact with the United States and United Kingdom that involves this nation acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The question of nuclear submarines in Australia has been bubbling along for some ... <a title="Yes, Australia is buying a fleet of nuclear submarines. But nuclear-powered electricity must not come next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/yes-australia-is-buying-a-fleet-of-nuclear-submarines-but-nuclear-powered-electricity-must-not-come-next-168110/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Australia is buying a fleet of nuclear submarines. But nuclear-powered electricity must not come next">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Hunt, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Sydney Shutterstock In August this year, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published research charting the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of young people. In the first year of the pandemic, one in four ... <a title="Delayed graduations, no formals — the class of 2021 has had a hell of a year. They need mental health support, and quickly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/delayed-graduations-no-formals-the-class-of-2021-has-had-a-hell-of-a-year-they-need-mental-health-support-and-quickly-167187/" aria-label="Read more about Delayed graduations, no formals — the class of 2021 has had a hell of a year. They need mental health support, and quickly">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury In 1992 four New Zealand icons (and the queen) appeared on new banknotes. Part of creating national identity, these notable citizens were chosen to represent the pinnacles of achievement. Āpirana Ngata, Edmund Hillary, Ernest Rutherford and Kate Sheppard — all in circulation so their acts and values can ... <a title="On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/on-the-money-kate-sheppard-and-the-making-of-a-nz-feminist-icon/" aria-label="Read more about On the money: Kate Sheppard and the making of a NZ feminist icon">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison, whose COVID face masks have the Australian flag emblazoned on them, likes to talk about “the Australian way” of doing things and Australian values. But it is not “the Australian way” to secretly plan, over a very long ... <a title="View from The Hill: For Morrison AUKUS is all about the deal, never mind the niceties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/view-from-the-hill-for-morrison-aukus-is-all-about-the-deal-never-mind-the-niceties-168248/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: For Morrison AUKUS is all about the deal, never mind the niceties">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University Victoria’s roadmap out of lockdown, released today, marks an important milestone. It’s a clear commitment to delivering on the National Plan, and provides much-needed clarity on where we are heading and what the next few months will look like. It ... <a title="With a post-lockdown Victoria in sight, the more we can contain transmission now, the easier the road ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/19/with-a-post-lockdown-victoria-in-sight-the-more-we-can-contain-transmission-now-the-easier-the-road-ahead-168245/" aria-label="Read more about With a post-lockdown Victoria in sight, the more we can contain transmission now, the easier the road ahead">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra AAP/Lukas Coch Industry Minister Christian Porter has been forced to resign from cabinet after declining to seek and provide to Scott Morrison the names of the anonymous benefactors who have helped fund his legal costs. Morrison has appointed energy minister ... <a title="Christian Porter quits cabinet, refusing to find out who gave him money for legal costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/19/christian-porter-quits-cabinet-refusing-to-find-out-who-gave-him-money-for-legal-costs-168246/" aria-label="Read more about Christian Porter quits cabinet, refusing to find out who gave him money for legal costs">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Porter, Senior Fellow (Indigenous Programs), The University of Melbourne Proposals to expand police powers, to criminalise coercive control and to establish specialist women’s police stations have all occupied a prominent place in Australia’s recent debate about responses to violence against women. The proposal to establish women’s ... <a title="Women’s police stations in Australia: would they work for ‘all’ women?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/17/womens-police-stations-in-australia-would-they-work-for-all-women-165873/" aria-label="Read more about Women’s police stations in Australia: would they work for ‘all’ women?">Read more</a>
