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January 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Shutterstock Given how much COVID-19 is dominating Australians’ lives, our governments should be telling us everything they know about infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So why aren’t they? Full disclosure is important for public health, and also for public confidence in government ... <a title="Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn’t be playing bingo with COVID statistics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/21/vital-signs-disclosure-please-we-shouldnt-be-playing-bingo-with-covid-statistics-175230/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: disclosure please, we shouldn’t be playing bingo with COVID statistics">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy a holiday here”, said the one-time managing director of Tourism Australia, and “at the same time ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/grattan-on-friday-scott-morrisons-ministerial-team-looks-far-from-match-fit-175343/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Brigg, Associate Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland After decades of calls, a patchwork of treaty processes are being developed across Australia. However, without a history of treaty-making or treaty law in Australia, serious questions arise about the best approach. Getting treaties right ... <a title="Queensland’s ‘Path to Treaty’ has some lessons for the rest of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/queenslands-path-to-treaty-has-some-lessons-for-the-rest-of-australia-174464/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland’s ‘Path to Treaty’ has some lessons for the rest of Australia">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Boris Johnson’s time as the United Kingdom’s prime minister is under immediate threat. Johnson, who likes a classical analogy, will know that civil servant Sue Grey’s imminent report into the “Partygate” scandal is the ... <a title="Boris Johnson and ‘Partygate’: he who lives by the Brexit sword, dies by the Brexit sword" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/boris-johnson-and-partygate-he-who-lives-by-the-brexit-sword-dies-by-the-brexit-sword-175323/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson and ‘Partygate’: he who lives by the Brexit sword, dies by the Brexit sword">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth J Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Education, The University of Queensland Shutterstock There’s just over a week to go before term one starts across the country – except in Queensland which has pushed back the start of the school year. We are yet to see states and ... <a title="Schools can expect a year of disruption. Here are 7 ways they can help support the well-being of students and staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/schools-can-expect-a-year-of-disruption-here-are-7-ways-they-can-help-support-the-well-being-of-students-and-staff-174886/" aria-label="Read more about Schools can expect a year of disruption. Here are 7 ways they can help support the well-being of students and staff">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Leeder, Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney Public hospitals – never with much spare capacity – have been severely stressed by the latest COVID wave. The current Omicron outbreak has loaded even heavier demands on hospital beds, both for those who need ... <a title="Omicron is overwhelming Australia’s hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/omicron-is-overwhelming-australias-hospital-system-3-emergency-measures-aim-to-ease-the-burden-175233/" aria-label="Read more about Omicron is overwhelming Australia’s hospital system. 3 emergency measures aim to ease the burden">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Last month, the Australian government published the Indigenous Voice co-design final report. It’s the latest step in the debate about how Australia should and shouldn’t ... <a title="Voice to Parliament design report still doesn’t meet international human rights standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/voice-to-parliament-design-report-still-doesnt-meet-international-human-rights-standards-174861/" aria-label="Read more about Voice to Parliament design report still doesn’t meet international human rights standards">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared this week. The year was about 1.11℃ above pre-industrial levels – the seventh year in ... <a title="2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/2021-was-one-of-the-hottest-years-on-record-and-it-could-also-be-the-coldest-well-ever-see-again-175238/" aria-label="Read more about 2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Former Ambassador and Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Tracey Nearmy/AP Many Australians are probably unaware that neighbouring Indonesia has assumed the G20 presidency and will host the crucial meeting of the world’s largest economies for the first time ... <a title="Indonesia will take a big step on the global stage this year – are Australians paying enough attention?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/indonesia-will-take-a-big-step-on-the-global-stage-this-year-are-australians-paying-enough-attention-174866/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia will take a big step on the global stage this year – are Australians paying enough attention?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images Every time we see a “fashion moment”, we use the words of André Leon Talley, from his description of Galliano’s 1994 Japonisme show. Talley, who died yesterday age 73, was ... <a title="André Leon Talley dreamed of a life ‘in the pages of Vogue, where bad things never happened’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/andre-leon-talley-dreamed-of-a-life-in-the-pages-of-vogue-where-bad-things-never-happened-175237/" aria-label="Read more about André Leon Talley dreamed of a life ‘in the pages of Vogue, where bad things never happened’">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
RNZ Pacific A World Health Organisation representative in Tonga says the international airport has been cleared of volcanic ash which will allow humanitarian aid flights to arrive. Hundreds of volunteers, workers and Tongan Defence Force personnel have been clearing the debris from the runway by hand. WHO liaison officer in Tonga Dr Yutaro Setoya, who ... <a title="Tonga eruption: Airport runway cleared of ash, says WHO official" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/tonga-eruption-airport-runway-cleared-of-ash-says-who-official/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga eruption: Airport runway cleared of ash, says WHO official">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2022
By Robert Iroga in Honiara The Solomon islands government endorsed a 60 hour lockdown in the capital Honiara last night after an urgent special national address by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare confirming covid-19 community transmission. Honiara Emergency Zone will be in lockdown from 6pm last evening to 6am, Saturday, 22 January 2022. The lockdown comes ... <a title="Solomon Islands imposes 60 hour Honiara lockdown over covid outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/20/solomon-islands-imposes-60-hour-honiara-lockdown-over-covid-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands imposes 60 hour Honiara lockdown over covid outbreak">Read more</a>
