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With the trans-Tasman travel bubble about to open, how much should the tourism industry get its hopes up?

April 14, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Lueck, Professor of Tourism, Auckland University of Technology By this time next week flights between New Zealand and Australia will have been taking off and landing for roughly 48 hours. The quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel bubble, beginning April 19, will finally be more than a promise. For ... <a title="With the trans-Tasman travel bubble about to open, how much should the tourism industry get its hopes up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/14/with-the-trans-tasman-travel-bubble-about-to-open-how-much-should-the-tourism-industry-get-its-hopes-up-158418/" aria-label="Read more about With the trans-Tasman travel bubble about to open, how much should the tourism industry get its hopes up?">Read more</a>

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National cabinet to meet twice weekly in Morrison’s effort to get vaccination rollout ‘back on track’

April 14, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will hold twice-weekly meetings of the national cabinet for the “foreseeable future”, as the government battles to get its slow and problem-laden vaccine rollout back on course. The Prime Minister says he has asked national cabinet and health ... <a title="National cabinet to meet twice weekly in Morrison’s effort to get vaccination rollout ‘back on track’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/14/national-cabinet-to-meet-twice-weekly-in-morrisons-effort-to-get-vaccination-rollout-back-on-track-158911/" aria-label="Read more about National cabinet to meet twice weekly in Morrison’s effort to get vaccination rollout ‘back on track’">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Christine Holgate presents a compelling story of Morrison’s bullying

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A wronged woman with a razor-sharp mind and meticulous records is a dangerous creature. Especially when delivering a counter punch to a prime minister who’d denounced her in the bully pit of parliament when he was ill-informed, angry and driven ... <a title="View from The Hill: Christine Holgate presents a compelling story of Morrison’s bullying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/view-from-the-hill-christine-holgate-presents-a-compelling-story-of-morrisons-bullying-158895/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Christine Holgate presents a compelling story of Morrison’s bullying">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Māori Party needs to come clean

April 13, 2021

Analysis by Bryce Edwards How seriously does the Māori Party take issues of corruption and the untoward influence of big money in politics? Not very, based on how it’s handling a political finance scandal in which three large donations were kept hidden from the public. The party is currently making excuses, and largely failing to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Māori Party needs to come clean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-maori-party-needs-to-come-clean/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Māori Party needs to come clean">Read more</a>

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What is Novavax, Australia’s third COVID vaccine option? And when will we get it?

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamie Triccas, Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Sydney As AstraZeneca is no longer the preferred vaccine for Australian adults under 50, attention is turning to what other COVID-19 vaccine options are in our arsenal. The federal government has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, ... <a title="What is Novavax, Australia’s third COVID vaccine option? And when will we get it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/what-is-novavax-australias-third-covid-vaccine-option-and-when-will-we-get-it-157227/" aria-label="Read more about What is Novavax, Australia’s third COVID vaccine option? And when will we get it?">Read more</a>

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‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with more on the way

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Scully, Senior Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Across most of Australia this week, people have woken up and thought “Goodness, it’s cold.” Summer doonas are being changed to winter doonas. Heaters are being switched on. Ugg boots are being dug out of storage. Yes, some of ... <a title="‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with more on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/a-vigorous-cold-front-why-its-been-so-cold-this-week-with-more-on-the-way-158876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with more on the way">Read more</a>

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‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with a chilly weekend on the way

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Scully, Senior Meteorologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Across most of Australia this week, people have woken up and thought “Goodness, it’s cold.” Summer doonas are being changed to winter doonas. Heaters are being switched on. Ugg boots are being dug out of storage. Yes, some of ... <a title="‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with a chilly weekend on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/a-vigorous-cold-front-why-its-been-so-cold-this-week-with-a-chilly-weekend-on-the-way-158876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A vigorous cold front’: why it’s been so cold this week, with a chilly weekend on the way">Read more</a>

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Shoeshops, tailors, TV repairs: a photographic homage to Melbourne’s vanishing small businesses is a form of time travel

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Palmer, Professor, RMIT University Review: Small Business, published by M.33, Melbourne, 2021 David Wadelton understands that photography is a form of time travel. Small Business, his new book of photographs, transports us to Melbourne’s vanishing architecture of interior workplaces created by largely working-class, post-war immigrants from ... <a title="Shoeshops, tailors, TV repairs: a photographic homage to Melbourne’s vanishing small businesses is a form of time travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/shoeshops-tailors-tv-repairs-a-photographic-homage-to-melbournes-vanishing-small-businesses-is-a-form-of-time-travel-158612/" aria-label="Read more about Shoeshops, tailors, TV repairs: a photographic homage to Melbourne’s vanishing small businesses is a form of time travel">Read more</a>

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Home prices are climbing alright, but not for the reason you might think

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University It’s tempting to think home prices are soaring because there aren’t enough homes. But that can’t explain the sudden takeoff from about the year 2000, the sudden takeoff from about 2013, and again now – ... <a title="Home prices are climbing alright, but not for the reason you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/home-prices-are-climbing-alright-but-not-for-the-reason-you-might-think-158776/" aria-label="Read more about Home prices are climbing alright, but not for the reason you might think">Read more</a>

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Not wiped out. Even after the collapse of Greensill, there’s time to save Whyalla

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael O’Neil, Executive Director, SA Centre for Economic Studies, University of Adelaide Wiping off Whyalla has become something of a macabre sport. All manner of things have been said to be about to destroy the steelworks town, including (briefly) the 2012-2014 carbon price. BHP abandoned the steelworks, ... <a title="Not wiped out. Even after the collapse of Greensill, there’s time to save Whyalla" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/not-wiped-out-even-after-the-collapse-of-greensill-theres-time-to-save-whyalla-158761/" aria-label="Read more about Not wiped out. Even after the collapse of Greensill, there’s time to save Whyalla">Read more</a>

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Double trouble: floods and COVID-19 have merged to pose great danger for Timor-Leste

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne Timor-Leste is reeling after heavy rain caused severe floods and landslides over the Easter weekend, killing at least 42 people. Rates of COVID-19 in Timor-Leste are also on the rise. Together, these hazards threaten to interact ... <a title="Double trouble: floods and COVID-19 have merged to pose great danger for Timor-Leste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/double-trouble-floods-and-covid-19-have-merged-to-pose-great-danger-for-timor-leste-158625/" aria-label="Read more about Double trouble: floods and COVID-19 have merged to pose great danger for Timor-Leste">Read more</a>

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Why China’s attempts to stifle foreign media criticism are likely to fail

April 13, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University When China’s ambassador to Australia, Cheng Jingye, summoned journalists to the Chinese embassy last week, this was not an occasion for polite exchanges on a troubled relationship between Beijing and Canberra. Cheng was intent on communicating a forceful message to ... <a title="Why China’s attempts to stifle foreign media criticism are likely to fail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/why-chinas-attempts-to-stifle-foreign-media-criticism-are-likely-to-fail-158785/" aria-label="Read more about Why China’s attempts to stifle foreign media criticism are likely to fail">Read more</a>