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November 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Perutskyi Petro/Shutterstock The government’s decision to target net-zero emissions by 2050 will leave each Australian nearly A$2,000 better off by then compared to no Australian action. That’s what we were told in a six-point summary ... <a title="How government modelling found net-zero would leave us better off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/14/how-government-modelling-found-net-zero-would-leave-us-better-off-171743/" aria-label="Read more about How government modelling found net-zero would leave us better off">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland AAP The response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of an electric vehicle policy has focused on its inconsistency with his derisive statements in 2019 that the technology would “end the weekend”. What’s more important, however, is ... <a title="Government assumes 90% of Australia’s new car sales will be electric by 2050. But its a destination without a route" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/14/government-assumes-90-of-australias-new-car-sales-will-be-electric-by-2050-but-its-a-destination-without-a-route-171741/" aria-label="Read more about Government assumes 90% of Australia’s new car sales will be electric by 2050. But its a destination without a route">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2021
RNZ Pacific A New Zealand medical and logistics support team with essential supplies to assist Papua New Guinea with its covid-19 crisis has departed New Zealand. Associate Foreign Minister Aupito William Sio said the PNG government had formally requested humanitarian and medical support from partner governments to respond to the health crisis, with rising case ... <a title="NZ sends medical team to PNG as covid-19 overwhelms health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/13/nz-sends-medical-team-to-png-as-covid-19-overwhelms-health-system/" aria-label="Read more about NZ sends medical team to PNG as covid-19 overwhelms health system">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, Patrice Faure, has confirmed the December 12 date for the independence referendum, fuelling tension over the ballot. Kanaky New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties had called on Paris to postpone the vote to the second half of 2022 because of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak, ... <a title="France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia independence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/13/france-keeps-december-12-date-for-new-caledonia-independence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia independence vote">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2021
By Samisoni Pareti in Suva A major development out of the besieged University of the South Pacific has meant that two main characters in a saga that threatens the financial viability of the regional institution are now out of the University Council. Controversial chair of the USP Council audit sub-committee Mahmood Khan of Fiji was ... <a title="Fiji’s Thompson and Khan voted out of USP top jobs after education saga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/13/fijis-thompson-and-khan-voted-out-of-usp-top-jobs-after-education-saga/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Thompson and Khan voted out of USP top jobs after education saga">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s not often that leaders get the blunt question 3AW’s Neil Mitchell threw at the prime minister on Friday. “You ever told a lie in public life?” What could Morrison say? “Yes” – the frank answer, and the discussion would ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison caught in catch-22 over the issue of his integrity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-caught-in-catch-22-over-the-issue-of-his-integrity-171750/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison caught in catch-22 over the issue of his integrity">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Perutskyi Petro/Shutterstock The government’s decision to target net-zero emissions by 2050 will leave each Australian nearly A$2,000 better off by then compared to no Australian action. That’s what we were told in a six-point summary ... <a title="Here’s how the government’s modellers concluded net-zero would leave us better off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/heres-how-the-governments-modellers-concluded-net-zero-would-leave-us-better-off-171743/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how the government’s modellers concluded net-zero would leave us better off">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Rigby, Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Southern Queensland NASA / Boeing Earlier this week, the International Space Station (ISS) was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with space junk. With a crew of astronauts and cosmonauts on board, this required an ... <a title="A chunk of Chinese satellite almost hit the International Space Station. They dodged it – but the space junk problem is getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/a-chunk-of-chinese-satellite-almost-hit-the-international-space-station-they-dodged-it-but-the-space-junk-problem-is-getting-worse-171735/" aria-label="Read more about A chunk of Chinese satellite almost hit the International Space Station. They dodged it – but the space junk problem is getting worse">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Adams, Professor of Corporate Law & Head UNE Law School, University of New England Shutterstock The High Court of Australia has today refused to hear Volkswagen’s appeal against the record A$125 million fine imposed on it for deliberately deceiving regulators and customers about the environmental performance ... <a title="High Court decision on $125 million fine for Volkswagen is a warning to all greenwashers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/high-court-decision-on-125-million-fine-for-volkswagen-is-a-warning-to-all-greenwashers-171733/" aria-label="Read more about High Court decision on $125 million fine for Volkswagen is a warning to all greenwashers">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nial Wheate, Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Shutterstock Pfizer says its antiviral COVID treatment Paxlovid cuts the chance of ending up in hospital or dying by 89%. What differentiates this from other medicines we have used since the start of the pandemic ... <a title="Pfizer’s pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/pfizers-pill-is-the-latest-covid-treatment-to-show-promise-here-are-some-more-171589/" aria-label="Read more about Pfizer’s pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some more">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. While governments are now mandating many people to take Covid19 vaccines, government hesitancy towards vaccines and vaccination – much of it seemingly due to overprioritisation of perceived ‘cost’ issues – remains a problem of significant consequence. The most obvious ongoing problem relates to revaccination – regular boosters – for which governments ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Vaccine Hesitancy and Distrust, by Governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/keith-rankin-analysis-covid19-vaccine-hesitancy-and-distrust-by-governments/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Covid19: Vaccine Hesitancy and Distrust, by Governments">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rita Jill Clark-Gollub Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council declared President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winners in an election that drew 65% of the eligible 4.4 million voters. Although Washington and its allies in the region denounced ... <a title="Despite US led Dirty Campaign, Nicaraguans Came Out in Force in Support of the FSLN " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/12/despite-us-led-dirty-campaign-nicaraguans-came-out-in-force-in-support-of-the-fsln/" aria-label="Read more about Despite US led Dirty Campaign, Nicaraguans Came Out in Force in Support of the FSLN ">Read more</a>
