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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne AAP/Lukas Coch The news that Craig Kelly, MP, serial purveyor of COVID misinformation, is to join Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party in order to fund his damaging ravings on a grander scale, confronts Australian ... <a title="Craig Kelly’s move to Palmer’s United Australia Party shows the need for urgent electoral law reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/craig-kellys-move-to-palmers-united-australia-party-shows-the-need-for-urgent-electoral-law-reform-166663/" aria-label="Read more about Craig Kelly’s move to Palmer’s United Australia Party shows the need for urgent electoral law reform">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Powles, Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Massey University By first denying and then granting visas to more than 100 Afghan contractors who guarded its embassy in Kabul, Australia has shone a light on the murky world of the private security industry. According to the lawyer and ... <a title="The plight of Afghan security contractors highlights the legal and moral risks of outsourcing war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/the-plight-of-afghan-security-contractors-highlights-the-legal-and-moral-risks-of-outsourcing-war-166730/" aria-label="Read more about The plight of Afghan security contractors highlights the legal and moral risks of outsourcing war">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Muhammad Nadeem Malik, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Jafar Khan/AP Pakistan has long played a critical, yet confusing role in Afghanistan. It has been one of the strongest US allies in its “war on terror”, yet it has also covertly backed the Taliban in its fight ... <a title="How Pakistan stands to gain — or lose — from the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/how-pakistan-stands-to-gain-or-lose-from-the-talibans-victory-in-afghanistan-166414/" aria-label="Read more about How Pakistan stands to gain — or lose — from the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The government-designed vaccination rollout in New Zealand has not mobilised Pacific communities to respond safely and effectively, the Pacific Leadership Forum said. More than 50 percent of covid-19 infections in New Zealand are of Pacific descent. But they have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Pakilau ... <a title="Community leaders say NZ vaccine rollout plan not working for Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/community-leaders-say-nz-vaccine-rollout-plan-not-working-for-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about Community leaders say NZ vaccine rollout plan not working for Pasifika">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
By Felix Chaudhary and Luke Rawalai in Suva Some people who were accused of corrupt practices at the University of the South Pacific have applied for Fiji government positions, claims opposition SODELPA member of Parliament Ro Filipe Tuisawau. He was responding to Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s statement against the governing USP Council in Parliament last week. ... <a title="Corruption accused USP staff ‘apply for state jobs’, says Fiji opposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/corruption-accused-usp-staff-apply-for-state-jobs-says-fiji-opposition/" aria-label="Read more about Corruption accused USP staff ‘apply for state jobs’, says Fiji opposition">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamin Wood, PhD Candidate at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology (formerly Advanced Water Management Centre), The University of Queensland Shutterstock The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released earlier this month sounded a “code red for humanity”. At such a crucial time, we ... <a title="From jet fuel to clothes, microbes can help us recycle carbon dioxide into everyday products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/from-jet-fuel-to-clothes-microbes-can-help-us-recycle-carbon-dioxide-into-everyday-products-165242/" aria-label="Read more about From jet fuel to clothes, microbes can help us recycle carbon dioxide into everyday products">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zuleyha Keskin, Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University With the world still in shock over the Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan, Afghan people, especially women, wonder what kind of life awaits the nation. When pressed about preserving the rights of women, a Taliban spokesperson said the Taliban would ... <a title="Explainer: what is shariah law and what version of it is the Taliban likely to implement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/explainer-what-is-shariah-law-and-what-version-of-it-is-the-taliban-likely-to-implement-166490/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is shariah law and what version of it is the Taliban likely to implement?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock In July Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 12-15. The Australian Technical Advisory group on Immunisation (ATAGI) subsequently recommended kids in this age group with ... <a title="Under-12s are increasingly catching COVID-19. How sick are they getting and when will we be able to vaccinate them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/under-12s-are-increasingly-catching-covid-19-how-sick-are-they-getting-and-when-will-we-be-able-to-vaccinate-them-165948/" aria-label="Read more about Under-12s are increasingly catching COVID-19. How sick are they getting and when will we be able to vaccinate them?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Martin, Research Scientist, Taronga Conservation Society Australia & Adjunct lecturer, University of Sydney Artwork by Arison Kul from Lae Papua New Guinea Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s new series introducing you to unloved animals that need our help. A ... <a title="Pacific Island bats are utterly fascinating, yet under threat and overlooked. Meet 4 species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/pacific-island-bats-are-utterly-fascinating-yet-under-threat-and-overlooked-meet-4-species-165765/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Island bats are utterly fascinating, yet under threat and overlooked. Meet 4 species">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Media, Queensland University of Technology Headway/Unsplash Almost everyone can agree communication is important. There is much less agreement about what, exactly, communication is or how best to develop skills in it. Communication today is more multi-modal than ever, but ... <a title="Communication is changing — and most universities haven’t kept up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/communication-is-changing-and-most-universities-havent-kept-up-165754/" aria-label="Read more about Communication is changing — and most universities haven’t kept up">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Taylor, Senior Teaching Fellow, Bond University Mushroom Pictures and Pariah Productions Based on the autobiographical books of notorious stand-over man and self-made celebrity Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read, Andrew Dominik’s outlandish biopic Chopper detonated on Australian screens in 2000. The film was an audacious combination of hard-hitting ... <a title="Chopper is a knowing wink at the audience. Will audiences 20 years later still wink back?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/chopper-is-a-knowing-wink-at-the-audience-will-audiences-20-years-later-still-wink-back-165748/" aria-label="Read more about Chopper is a knowing wink at the audience. Will audiences 20 years later still wink back?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages With the government’s announcement last week that 12–to-15-year-olds can now receive the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, New Zealand has joined a growing list of countries expanding their vaccination rollouts. A Ministry of Health survey in June found 58% ... <a title="What rights do NZ children and their parents have when giving consent to be vaccinated?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/25/what-rights-do-nz-children-and-their-parents-have-when-giving-consent-to-be-vaccinated-166495/" aria-label="Read more about What rights do NZ children and their parents have when giving consent to be vaccinated?">Read more</a>
