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Drying land and heating seas: why nature in Australia’s southwest is on the climate frontline

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jatin Kala, Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA felllow, Murdoch University Supplied, Author provided In a few days world leaders will descend on Glasgow for the United Nations climate change talks. Much depends on it. We know climate change is already happening, and nowhere is the damage more ... <a title="Drying land and heating seas: why nature in Australia’s southwest is on the climate frontline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/drying-land-and-heating-seas-why-nature-in-australias-southwest-is-on-the-climate-frontline-170377/" aria-label="Read more about Drying land and heating seas: why nature in Australia’s southwest is on the climate frontline">Read more</a>

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Fewer than half of Australia’s 150 biggest companies have committed to zero emissions by 2050

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renzo Mori Junior, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Development, RMIT University Shutterstock Corporate Australia has of late become a strong voice for more action on climate change. Earlier this month the Business Council of Australia, which represents the nation’s 100 biggest companies, declared its support for the federal government ... <a title="Fewer than half of Australia’s 150 biggest companies have committed to zero emissions by 2050" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/fewer-than-half-of-australias-150-biggest-companies-have-committed-to-zero-emissions-by-2050-170457/" aria-label="Read more about Fewer than half of Australia’s 150 biggest companies have committed to zero emissions by 2050">Read more</a>

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With Labor gaining in polls, is too much Barnaby Joyce hurting the Coalition?

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Mick Tsikas A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted October 21-24 from a sample of 1,603, gave the Coalition 37% of the primary vote (down two since September), Labor 34% (up three), the ... <a title="With Labor gaining in polls, is too much Barnaby Joyce hurting the Coalition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/with-labor-gaining-in-polls-is-too-much-barnaby-joyce-hurting-the-coalition-170629/" aria-label="Read more about With Labor gaining in polls, is too much Barnaby Joyce hurting the Coalition?">Read more</a>

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If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Newhouse, Adjunct Professor of Law, Macquarie University Talei Elu The climate crisis threatens all life on our planet. Even the people who a few years ago were shouting from the rooftops that it was all a hoax have suddenly acknowledged the need for urgent action. But ... <a title="If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/if-governments-fail-to-act-can-the-courts-save-our-planet-170713/" aria-label="Read more about If governments fail to act, can the courts save our planet?">Read more</a>

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The Chungking Legation: Australia’s first diplomatic mission to China, 80 years ago

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Bagnall, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Tasmania Frederic Eggleston presented his credentials to Chinese President Lin Sen (林森) at an official reception in Chungking on 28 October 1941 Sydney Morning Herald, November 12 1941 Gough Whitlam’s visit to China in 1971 is an iconic moment ... <a title="The Chungking Legation: Australia’s first diplomatic mission to China, 80 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/the-chungking-legation-australias-first-diplomatic-mission-to-china-80-years-ago-169637/" aria-label="Read more about The Chungking Legation: Australia’s first diplomatic mission to China, 80 years ago">Read more</a>

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COVID vaccines for 5 to 11 year olds are inching closer. Here’s what we know so far

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Professor of Immunology and Associate Provost, Research Partnerships, Victoria University Shutterstock Australian children aged five to 11 could begin receiving the Pfizer vaccine by the end of November, with the nation’s regulator currently reviewing the health and safety data. Pfizer submitted a partial application to ... <a title="COVID vaccines for 5 to 11 year olds are inching closer. Here’s what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/covid-vaccines-for-5-to-11-year-olds-are-inching-closer-heres-what-we-know-so-far-169732/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines for 5 to 11 year olds are inching closer. Here’s what we know so far">Read more</a>

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Early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Here’s what we can do to help

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Levickis, Senior Research Fellow, REEaCh (Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood) Hub, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Australian early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Our research reports on more than 200 educators’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed existing strains on the ... <a title="Early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Here’s what we can do to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/early-childhood-educators-feel-burnt-out-and-undervalued-heres-what-we-can-do-to-help-170091/" aria-label="Read more about Early childhood educators feel burnt out and undervalued. Here’s what we can do to help">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Revaccinate Now, and address Influenza too

October 28, 2021

Analysis Keith Rankin. In its pandemic response, the New Zealand government has consistently been tardy, and then found itself playing catch-up, having to ‘go hard’ (indeed a ‘world-leading’ hardest) on account of its lack of preparedness. Further, having gone hard, there has always been an ambivalence about when the emergency period is over; an unwillingness ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Revaccinate Now, and address Influenza too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/keith-rankin-analysis-covid19-revaccinate-now-and-address-influenza-too/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Revaccinate Now, and address Influenza too">Read more</a>

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Working with us, not for us: strategies for being a better ally to First Nations people

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Matthews, Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Bond University Shutterstock We write this article together – Kelly, a First Nations woman living on Kombumerri Country, and Richard, a Canadian white male settler living on the lands of the Minjungbal people of the Bundjalung Nation. As a First ... <a title="Working with us, not for us: strategies for being a better ally to First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/working-with-us-not-for-us-strategies-for-being-a-better-ally-to-first-nations-people-169455/" aria-label="Read more about Working with us, not for us: strategies for being a better ally to First Nations people">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 28 2021

October 28, 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 Three Waters, local government Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Three Waters: Councils will never have ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 28 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-28-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 28 2021">Read more</a>

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Why are birds’ eggs colourful? New research shows it’s linked to the shape of their nests

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kiara L’Herpiniere, PhD Candidate, Wildlife Biologist, Macquarie University Author provided Of all the vertebrates on Earth – that is, animals with backbones – birds are the only ones that lay colourful eggs. Scientists are still unsure why, but new research brings us a step closer to finding ... <a title="Why are birds’ eggs colourful? New research shows it’s linked to the shape of their nests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/why-are-birds-eggs-colourful-new-research-shows-its-linked-to-the-shape-of-their-nests-169095/" aria-label="Read more about Why are birds’ eggs colourful? New research shows it’s linked to the shape of their nests">Read more</a>

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The bryozoan mystery: a new look at an old fossil reveals the origin of these tiny coral-like creatures

October 28, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenn A Brock, Honorary Professor, Macquarie University Christian Schwarz, CC BY-NC Most groups of modern animals had their beginnings more than half a billion years ago in an amazing evolutionary event known as the Cambrian Explosion. This wasn’t the kind of explosion caused by a bomb or ... <a title="The bryozoan mystery: a new look at an old fossil reveals the origin of these tiny coral-like creatures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/the-bryozoan-mystery-a-new-look-at-an-old-fossil-reveals-the-origin-of-these-tiny-coral-like-creatures-170261/" aria-label="Read more about The bryozoan mystery: a new look at an old fossil reveals the origin of these tiny coral-like creatures">Read more</a>