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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW In 2020 when people talked about “living with COVID” it was code for letting the virus rip. It was really a plan for many to “die with COVID”. Thankfully our political leaders listened to experts. In general, Australia managed the pandemic’s ... <a title="Vital Signs: with vaccine thresholds come the danger of repeating past mistakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/vital-signs-with-vaccine-thresholds-come-the-danger-of-repeating-past-mistakes-166754/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: with vaccine thresholds come the danger of repeating past mistakes">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nik Taylor, Professor in Sociology, University of Canterbury Eliza Morse/Netflix © 2021 The central theme of new Netflix drama The Chair is timely and gets a lot right about racial politics in modern American academia. Smart, incisive, nicely written and acted, it’s a genuinely rewarding binge watch. ... <a title="New Netflix drama The Chair is honest and funny, but it still romanticises modern university life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/new-netflix-drama-the-chair-is-honest-and-funny-but-it-still-romanticises-modern-university-life-166655/" aria-label="Read more about New Netflix drama The Chair is honest and funny, but it still romanticises modern university life">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Evans, PhD candidate; journalist; author; psychodynamic psychotherapist, University of Tasmania Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train has sold 23 million copies, and the film adaptation was a box office smash. DreamWorks Pictures/Universal Pictures via AP Along with Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl (2012), Paula Hawkins’ The ... <a title="Friday essay: beyond ‘girl gone mad melodrama’ — reframing female anger in psychological thrillers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/friday-essay-beyond-girl-gone-mad-melodrama-reframing-female-anger-in-psychological-thrillers-161583/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: beyond ‘girl gone mad melodrama’ — reframing female anger in psychological thrillers">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Josh Frydenberg is Scott Morrison’s house guest at The Lodge – sharing, in Canberra’s lockdown, microwaved meals and watching “Yes, Prime Minister”. As he recounted domestic life with Scott, the treasurer was inevitably asked whether he’d measured up the curtains. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: As COVID’s third wave worsens, Scott Morrison pivots to the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/27/grattan-on-friday-as-covids-third-wave-worsens-scott-morrison-pivots-to-the-future-166842/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: As COVID’s third wave worsens, Scott Morrison pivots to the future">Read more</a>
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August 26, 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 Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted August 17-21 from a sample of 1,607, gave the Coalition 40% of the primary vote (up two since August), Labor 32% (down three), the Greens ... <a title="Coalition gains in federal Resolve poll, but Labor increases lead in Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/coalition-gains-in-federal-resolve-poll-but-labor-increases-lead-in-victoria-166649/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition gains in federal Resolve poll, but Labor increases lead in Victoria">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
In the first half of this week's podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan are joined by Dr David Robie to examine instability in the Pacific's Polynesian region - specifically to identify what’s going on in: New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa. In the second half, Buchanan and Manning analyse the latest on Afghanistan and consider whether the USA's humiliating withdrawal suggests an end to liberal internationalism.
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachelle Binny, Research scientist in mathematical modelling, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Fiona Goodall/Getty Images As New Zealanders wait to hear if a nationwide level 4 lockdown continues beyond midnight on Friday, our latest modelling shows that the current Delta variant has spread much faster than last ... <a title="Auckland is likely to remain in strict lockdown for several more weeks to stamp out NZ’s Delta outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/auckland-is-likely-to-remain-in-strict-lockdown-for-several-more-weeks-to-stamp-out-nzs-delta-outbreak-166651/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland is likely to remain in strict lockdown for several more weeks to stamp out NZ’s Delta outbreak">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic Dwyer, Director of Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, University of Sydney KYDPL KYODO/AP SARS-CoV-2 has caused the greatest pandemic of the past 100 years. Understanding its origins is crucial for knowing what happened in late 2019 and for preparing ... <a title="Why it will soon be too late to find out where the COVID-19 virus originated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/why-it-will-soon-be-too-late-to-find-out-where-the-covid-19-virus-originated-166743/" aria-label="Read more about Why it will soon be too late to find out where the COVID-19 virus originated">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The first chart shows the three largest western countries: United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. The solid line plots represent quarterly average rates of excess death. It is clear that the United Kingdom copped Covid19 very early and very hard. The mid-June peak represents the period from mid-March to mid-June. It is ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Excess Deaths in New Zealand and Comparator Countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-excess-deaths-in-new-zealand-and-comparator-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Excess Deaths in New Zealand and Comparator Countries">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Morrison, Lecturer in Curriculum Studies, University of Tasmania Shutterstock At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures meant more than 90% of the world’s learners had to study virtually or from home. The internet, already an invaluable educational tool, has therefore become even more important ... <a title="Learning from home is testing students’ online search skills. Here are 3 ways to improve them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/learning-from-home-is-testing-students-online-search-skills-here-are-3-ways-to-improve-them-165752/" aria-label="Read more about Learning from home is testing students’ online search skills. Here are 3 ways to improve them">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Pybus, Adjunct Professor in History, University of Tasmania Wybalenna, Flinders Island: the Aboriginal settlement 1847. Courtesy of Libraries Tasmania Review: Fatal Contact: How Epidemics Nearly Wiped Out Australia’s First Peoples by Peter Dowling (Monash University Publishing) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article ... <a title="Book review: Fatal Contact is a timely account of how epidemics devastated our First Peoples" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/book-review-fatal-contact-is-a-timely-account-of-how-epidemics-devastated-our-first-peoples-164071/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: Fatal Contact is a timely account of how epidemics devastated our First Peoples">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Senior Lecturer, Sydney University Business School, University of Sydney Last week Qantas became the first major Australian public company to declare it would require all its staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. “Having a fully vaccinated workforce will safeguard our people against the virus but ... <a title="Qantas has grounds to mandate vaccination, but most blanket policies won’t fly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/26/qantas-has-grounds-to-mandate-vaccination-but-most-blanket-policies-wont-fly-166416/" aria-label="Read more about Qantas has grounds to mandate vaccination, but most blanket policies won’t fly">Read more</a>
