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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Davies, Professor of Human Geography, University of Western Australia Internal migration resulted in a net loss of 11,200 people from Australia’s capital cities in the September quarter of 2020, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released this month. At the same time, some regional areas ... <a title="Has COVID really caused an exodus from our cities? In fact, moving to the regions is nothing new" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/has-covid-really-caused-an-exodus-from-our-cities-in-fact-moving-to-the-regions-is-nothing-new-154724/" aria-label="Read more about Has COVID really caused an exodus from our cities? In fact, moving to the regions is nothing new">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Htwe Htwe Thein, Associate professor, Curtin University The actions of the Myanmar military in arresting members of the government in dawn raids on February 1, the day parliament was set to convene, have been met with shock and dismay both within the country and around the world. ... <a title="Taking care of business: the coup in Myanmar is partly about protecting the economic interests of the military elite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/taking-care-of-business-the-coup-in-myanmar-is-partly-about-protecting-the-economic-interests-of-the-military-elite-154727/" aria-label="Read more about Taking care of business: the coup in Myanmar is partly about protecting the economic interests of the military elite">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, University of Melbourne The Members’ Hall of Parliament House is home to the 25 completed portraits of Australia’s former prime ministers. The most recently revealed ... <a title="Cartoonist Johannes Leak is not known for his portraits – so why is he being given $40,000 to do Tony Abbott’s?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/cartoonist-johannes-leak-is-not-known-for-his-portraits-so-why-is-he-being-given-40-000-to-do-tony-abbotts-155037/" aria-label="Read more about Cartoonist Johannes Leak is not known for his portraits – so why is he being given $40,000 to do Tony Abbott’s?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As JobKeeper enters its final weeks, the government has released the latest Tax Office breakdown of the numbers coming off the program, amid concerns its end in late March will see a rise in unemployment. With attention currently on Victoria, ... <a title="Victorians struggle to exit JobKeeper, as the scheme’s end looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/victorians-struggle-to-exit-jobkeeper-as-the-schemes-end-looms-155288/" aria-label="Read more about Victorians struggle to exit JobKeeper, as the scheme’s end looms">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer S. Hunt, Lecturer in Security Studies, Australian National University Twice-impeached former US President Donald Trump has evaded conviction once more. On the fourth day of the impeachment trial, the Senate verdict is in. Voting guilty: 57 senators (representing nearly 70% of the country or 202 million ... <a title="Trump evades conviction again as Republicans opt for self-preservation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/14/trump-evades-conviction-again-as-republicans-opt-for-self-preservation-155283/" aria-label="Read more about Trump evades conviction again as Republicans opt for self-preservation">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Biman Chand Prasad in Suva The whistleblowing vice-chancellor at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Professor Pal Ahluwalia, has described the illegal deportation of he and his wife, Sandra Price, last week as a “surreal” experience. Many would agree that the inhumane, immoral and illegal deportation has plunged the tertiary institution into ... <a title="The future of USP is at stake – do Australia and NZ still stand for human rights?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/the-future-of-usp-is-at-stake-do-australia-and-nz-still-stand-for-human-rights/" aria-label="Read more about The future of USP is at stake – do Australia and NZ still stand for human rights?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2021
REFLECTIONS: By Robbie Robertson and Akosita Tamanisau in Melbourne The pictures of Professor Pal Ahluwalia, the vice-chancellor of the University of the South Pacific (USP), and his wife Sandra Price on the morning of Thursday, February 4, during their long and unexpected plane journey back to Brisbane after their shock expulsion from Fiji brought back ... <a title="Fiji’s actions threaten to unwind the Pacific’s great experiment in regional education at USP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/fijis-actions-threaten-to-unwind-the-pacifics-great-experiment-in-regional-education-at-usp/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s actions threaten to unwind the Pacific’s great experiment in regional education at USP">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2021
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a proposed cyber-security law in Myanmar that would organise online censorship and force social media platforms to share private information about their users when requested by the authorities. The draft law, which has just been leaked, is clearly designed to prevent pro-democracy activists from continuing to organise the demonstrations ... <a title="Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/myanmars-junta-plans-draconian-cyber-security-law-to-stifle-dissent/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2021
By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland Indigenous Papuan students who are currently studying in New Zealand and Australia have formed an educational association, choosing Waitangi Day to mark the occasion of their inaugural virtual conference. Called the Papuan Students Association Oceania (PSAO), the organisation plans to represent all students from the Land of Papua who are ... <a title="Papuans choose NZ’s Waitangi Day to launch new Oceania student group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/papuans-choose-nzs-waitangi-day-to-launch-new-oceania-student-group/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans choose NZ’s Waitangi Day to launch new Oceania student group">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2021
COMMENT: By Laurens Ikinia The above photo is an image of how I grew up in Papua. But before I share my story, I would like to extend my warm greetings to my fellow brothers and sisters who were on the day that I wrote this piece commemorating the 166th anniversary of evangelism in the ... <a title="Laurens Ikinia: Trash cans and study, a short story of Papuan prayer and hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/laurens-ikinia-trash-cans-and-study-a-short-story-of-papuan-prayer-and-hope/" aria-label="Read more about Laurens Ikinia: Trash cans and study, a short story of Papuan prayer and hope">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Victoria will go into stage 4 lockdown from 11.59pm tonight, as the cluster from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel continues to grow. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the circuit-breaker lockdown this afternoon, citing the threat posed by the “hyper-infectious” UK strain. ... <a title="Yes, another lockdown in Victoria hurts. But it might be our only way to avert a third wave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/12/yes-another-lockdown-in-victoria-hurts-but-it-might-be-our-only-way-to-avert-a-third-wave-155212/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, another lockdown in Victoria hurts. But it might be our only way to avert a third wave">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines about to begin in Australia, people may be wondering if they’re safe (and effective) in the long term. What might be the health consequences a year after vaccination, ... <a title="COVID vaccines have been developed in record time. But how will we know they’re safe?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/12/covid-vaccines-have-been-developed-in-record-time-but-how-will-we-know-theyre-safe-153888/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccines have been developed in record time. But how will we know they’re safe?">Read more</a>
