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Australia has taken a new climate adaptation blueprint to Glasgow. It’s a good start but we need money and detail

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Boulter, Associate professor of climate adaptation, University of Tasmania One of the four main goals of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow is how the world adapts to protect communities and habitats. And in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s policy hand luggage is a new adaptation plan ... <a title="Australia has taken a new climate adaptation blueprint to Glasgow. It’s a good start but we need money and detail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/australia-has-taken-a-new-climate-adaptation-blueprint-to-glasgow-its-a-good-start-but-we-need-money-and-detail-170879/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has taken a new climate adaptation blueprint to Glasgow. It’s a good start but we need money and detail">Read more</a>

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With catastrophe looming, the world cannot turn its back on Afghanistan’s children

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick O’Leary, Professor, Co-Lead of the Disrupting Violence Beacon and Director of Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith Criminology Institute and School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University Felipe Dana/AP Months after the Taliban’s return in Afghanistan, there are grave concerns about the state of ... <a title="With catastrophe looming, the world cannot turn its back on Afghanistan’s children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/with-catastrophe-looming-the-world-cannot-turn-its-back-on-afghanistans-children-168377/" aria-label="Read more about With catastrophe looming, the world cannot turn its back on Afghanistan’s children">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Influenza context for covid deaths in selected countries

November 2, 2021

Influenza et.al.; charting normal to see Covid19 in context Analysis by Keith Rankin. So much of our analysis of the public health impact of Covid19 has been taken out of context. The officially reported case data are incomplete, and take little account of how these health impacts deviate from normal, or even what ‘normal’ is. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Influenza context for covid deaths in selected countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-influenza-context-for-covid-deaths-in-selected-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Influenza context for covid deaths in selected countries">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 02 2021

November 2, 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 Govt Covid management Rowan Quinn (RNZ): Auckland level 3, step 2 decision spells ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 02 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-november-02-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – November 02 2021">Read more</a>

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Is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops the nation – or are we saying #nuptothecup?

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Russell, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, CQUniversity Australia The Melbourne Cup is supposed to be the “race that stops a nation”. But among increasing community concern about gambling and animal welfare, does it stop us for the right reasons? As Cup Day dawns at Flemington, how is our ... <a title="Is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops the nation – or are we saying #nuptothecup?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/is-the-melbourne-cup-still-the-race-that-stops-the-nation-or-are-we-saying-nuptothecup-170801/" aria-label="Read more about Is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops the nation – or are we saying #nuptothecup?">Read more</a>

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Some unvaccinated Australians won’t be able to browse in the shops until 2023. That’s a worry

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Kirchhoffer, Director, Queensland Bioethics Centre, Australian Catholic University Unvaccinated Victorians have a grace period of about three weeks to go on a shopping spree before they’re no longer permitted to enter non-essential retail from November 24, according to the state’s roadmap out of restrictions. The roadmap ... <a title="Some unvaccinated Australians won’t be able to browse in the shops until 2023. That’s a worry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/some-unvaccinated-australians-wont-be-able-to-browse-in-the-shops-until-2023-thats-a-worry-170800/" aria-label="Read more about Some unvaccinated Australians won’t be able to browse in the shops until 2023. That’s a worry">Read more</a>

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How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee White, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock The crucial climate change summit in Glasgow has just begun, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is bringing his widely criticised plan for net-zero emissions by 2050 to the negotiating table. Released last week, the plan promises to deliver ... <a title="How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/how-australias-coal-country-past-is-scuppering-its-renewable-energy-future-170717/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future">Read more</a>

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COP26: New Zealand’s new climate pledge is a step up, but not a ‘fair share’

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images As the Glasgow climate summits gets underway, New Zealand’s government has announced a revised pledge, with a headline figure of a 50% reduction on gross 2005 emissions by the end of this decade. This looks good ... <a title="COP26: New Zealand’s new climate pledge is a step up, but not a ‘fair share’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/cop26-new-zealands-new-climate-pledge-is-a-step-up-but-not-a-fair-share-170932/" aria-label="Read more about COP26: New Zealand’s new climate pledge is a step up, but not a ‘fair share’">Read more</a>

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Australia’s “great resignation” is a myth — we are changing jobs less than ever before

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Wooden, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne In the wake of a jump in the proportion of workers quitting jobs in the United States – dubbed the “Great Resignation” – Australia’s media has been warning of a surge in resignations here. “Here comes the Great Resignation,” ... <a title="Australia’s “great resignation” is a myth — we are changing jobs less than ever before" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/australias-great-resignation-is-a-myth-we-are-changing-jobs-less-than-ever-before-170784/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s “great resignation” is a myth — we are changing jobs less than ever before">Read more</a>

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A new artistic call for us to recognise the connections of Country is a testament to the power of Aboriginal knowledge

November 2, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Kruger, Aboriginal Lecturer and Researcher, Moondani Balluk Academic Centre, Victoria University Arika Waulu (Koolyn, Gunnai, Djap Wurrung, Peek Wurrung, Dhauwurd Wurrung), Yuccan Noolert (Mother Possum) 2021. Wood, red ochre, yellow ochre, charcoal, acrylic, ink, melaleuca bark, crushed granite, koolor (lava stone). Dimensions variable. Installation view, WILAM ... <a title="A new artistic call for us to recognise the connections of Country is a testament to the power of Aboriginal knowledge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/a-new-artistic-call-for-us-to-recognise-the-connections-of-country-is-a-testament-to-the-power-of-aboriginal-knowledge-169102/" aria-label="Read more about A new artistic call for us to recognise the connections of Country is a testament to the power of Aboriginal knowledge">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: How will Macron’s “pants on fire” claim about Morrison play in the focus groups?

November 1, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison weighed whether to go to the G20 and COP26. The political hard heads will be thinking maybe it would have been wiser to have stayed at home. Important as it is internationally, the Glasgow conference is billed as ... <a title="View from The Hill: How will Macron’s “pants on fire” claim about Morrison play in the focus groups?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/view-from-the-hill-how-will-macrons-pants-on-fire-claim-about-morrison-play-in-the-focus-groups-170964/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: How will Macron’s “pants on fire” claim about Morrison play in the focus groups?">Read more</a>

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‘I don’t think, I know’ – what makes Macron’s comments about Morrison so extraordinary and so worrying

November 1, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, History, Flinders University French President Emmanuel Macron has called Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison a liar on the world stage. In an extraordinary doorstop interview with Australian reporters at the G20 in Rome, Macron was asked if he thought Morrison lied to him ... <a title="‘I don’t think, I know’ – what makes Macron’s comments about Morrison so extraordinary and so worrying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/01/i-dont-think-i-know-what-makes-macrons-comments-about-morrison-so-extraordinary-and-so-worrying-170947/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I don’t think, I know’ – what makes Macron’s comments about Morrison so extraordinary and so worrying">Read more</a>