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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute Shutterstock Today’s announcement of an independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response will examine how we’ve handled the pandemic and how we could better prepare for the next one. But the pandemic is not just a once-in-a-lifetime event that’s over ... <a title="A COVID inquiry has been announced. But is COVID still a thing? Do I need a booster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/a-covid-inquiry-has-been-announced-but-is-covid-still-a-thing-do-i-need-a-booster-213469/" aria-label="Read more about A COVID inquiry has been announced. But is COVID still a thing? Do I need a booster?">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s higher education sector is under heavy scrutiny. Still recovering from the impact of COVID and criticised for its treatment of staff, it faces strong pressures to step up its performance. The government launched a broad review of the sector ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt on the challenges universities face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/politics-with-michelle-grattan-anu-vice-chancellor-brian-schmidt-on-the-challenges-universities-face-213994/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt on the challenges universities face">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury Aotearoa New Zealand’s opposition – and poll leader — National Party’s three biggest donors have a combined net worth of $15 billion. The bottom 50 percent of NZ has $23 billion. The top 5 percent of New Zealanders own roughly 50 percent of New Zealand’s wealth, while the bottom 50 percent ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Dear NZ, our foundations are in ruin and there’s no political courage for tomorrow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/nz-election-2023-dear-nz-our-foundations-are-in-ruin-and-theres-no-political-courage-for-tomorrow/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Dear NZ, our foundations are in ruin and there’s no political courage for tomorrow">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cooper Schouten, Project Manager – Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods, Southern Cross University Varroa mites on drone pupae. Cooper Schouten/Southern Cross University, CC BY-SA The federal government body in charge of pest control has announced Australia will abandon efforts on eradicating the Varroa mite. This parasitic mite (Varroa ... <a title="Australia has officially given up on eradicating the Varroa mite. Now what?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/australia-has-officially-given-up-on-eradicating-the-varroa-mite-now-what-214002/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has officially given up on eradicating the Varroa mite. Now what?">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annie Te One, Lecturer in Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington In his maiden speech to parliament in 2020, te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs: You know what it feels like to have a pebble in your shoe? That ... <a title="From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of te Pāti Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/from-pebble-in-the-shoe-to-future-power-broker-the-rise-and-rise-of-te-pati-maori-212089/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of te Pāti Māori">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Howden, Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Shutterstock This year’s heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we actually have to slash emissions. It is now clear that going slow on cutting greenhouse gas emissions is much ... <a title="Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/net-zero-by-2050-too-late-australia-must-aim-for-2035-213973/" aria-label="Read more about Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s chief Immigration boss Stanis Hulahau has warned all foreign nationals in the country that the office will not hesitate to detain and expel them if found engaging in criminal and illegal activities. Chief executive Hulahau issued the stern warning to all foreign nationals in the country that there would be ... <a title="PNG’s immigration boss warns foreigners after arrest of NZ citizen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/pngs-immigration-boss-warns-foreigners-after-arrest-of-nz-citizen/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s immigration boss warns foreigners after arrest of NZ citizen">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 21 September 2023 COALITION ARRANGEMENTS Felix Desmarais (1News): Kiwis want to know if Luxon will work with Peters Chris Trotter: Calling the big dog’s bluff Jamie Ensor ... <a title="Newsletter: September 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/newsletter-september-21-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: September 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellen K. Mather, Adjunct Associate Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University Shutterstock/Edited by The Conversation What came first, the chicken or the egg? — Grace, age 12, Melbourne Hi Grace! Thanks for this great question. It’s an age-old dilemma that has left many people scratching their heads. From ... <a title="Curious Kids: what came first, the chicken or the egg?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/curious-kids-what-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg-211917/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what came first, the chicken or the egg?">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamsin Phillipa Paige, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to do anything to stop the war ... <a title="Stripping Russia’s veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/stripping-russias-veto-power-on-the-security-council-is-all-but-impossible-perhaps-we-should-expect-less-from-the-un-instead-213985/" aria-label="Read more about Stripping Russia’s veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Stevenson, Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health, The University of Melbourne In 2022, there were nearly 1,200 road crash deaths in Australia – a figure that has remained largely the same over the past decade. However, some states and territories have seen dramatic increases in ... <a title="Are Australia’s roads becoming more dangerous? Here’s what the data says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/are-australias-roads-becoming-more-dangerous-heres-what-the-data-says-213240/" aria-label="Read more about Are Australia’s roads becoming more dangerous? Here’s what the data says">Read more</a>
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September 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Senior Lecturer, Monash University Shutterstock The availability and sales of “zero-alcohol” products have soared in recent years. In Australia, these are products containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, designed to mimic the flavour, appearance and packaging of alcoholic drinks. The market for ... <a title="Zero alcohol doesn’t mean zero risk – how marketing and blurred lines can be drinking triggers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/21/zero-alcohol-doesnt-mean-zero-risk-how-marketing-and-blurred-lines-can-be-drinking-triggers-210881/" aria-label="Read more about Zero alcohol doesn’t mean zero risk – how marketing and blurred lines can be drinking triggers">Read more</a>
