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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Isabel Booth, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania More than 70 homes were destroyed by bushfires in Western Australia this week, leaving those affected facing enormous costs. After disasters like these, insurance is not always there as needed — or as expected. ... <a title="Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/underinsurance-is-entrenching-poverty-as-the-vulnerable-are-hit-hardest-by-disasters-152083/" aria-label="Read more about Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Politicians, educators and civil society advocates around the region today condemned the “barbaric” and “shameful” detention and deportation of the regional University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife. Reformist Professor Ahluwalia, a Canadian, and his wife, Sandra, were detained by Fiji authorities at their Suva home ... <a title="Politicians, educators, advocates blast Fiji’s ‘barbaric’ expulsion of USP head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/politicians-educators-advocates-blast-fijis-barbaric-expulsion-of-usp-head/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians, educators, advocates blast Fiji’s ‘barbaric’ expulsion of USP head">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji Immigration officials and police have detained and expelled the University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and his wife Sandra. The president of the University of the South Pacific Staff Association, Elizabeth Fong, said that the USPSA had received confirmation that the pair were taken in between 11pm ... <a title="Fiji immigration officials, police deport USP chief Ahluwalia in swoop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/fiji-immigration-officials-police-deport-usp-chief-ahluwalia-in-swoop/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji immigration officials, police deport USP chief Ahluwalia in swoop">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
By RNZ Pacific A coalition government in New Caledonia has collapsed after indigenous pro-independence politicians resigned, citing persistent economic issues and unrest over the sale of nickel assets. The South Pacific archipelago has been gripped by riots over the sale process of Brazilian mining giant Vale’s local nickel business, with protesters saying a locally-led offer ... <a title="New Caledonia government collapses amid storm and assets sale crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/new-caledonia-government-collapses-amid-storm-and-assets-sale-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia government collapses amid storm and assets sale crisis">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Maddox, Professor, Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University Martyn Iles is prepared to go to jail, along with (he claims) “half the Christians in Victoria”. The managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) says in a recent YouTube video he thinks it might happen ... <a title="Why is the Australian Christian Lobby waging a culture war over LGBTQ issues?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/why-is-the-australian-christian-lobby-waging-a-culture-war-over-lgbtq-issues-127805/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Australian Christian Lobby waging a culture war over LGBTQ issues?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Malos, Australia – Country Lead, ClimateWorks Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday acknowledged what many Australian businesses, investors and others have long known: the global economy is transitioning to net-zero emissions, and so too must Australia. Morrison said the nation should get to net-zero “as ... <a title="Scott Morrison has embraced net-zero emissions – now it’s time to walk the talk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/scott-morrison-has-embraced-net-zero-emissions-now-its-time-to-walk-the-talk-154478/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison has embraced net-zero emissions – now it’s time to walk the talk">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omer Yezdani, Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Management, Australian Catholic University 2021 is when the impacts of COVID-19 really start to take their toll on universities, as more than 140,000 international students seek to return to study in Australia. My new analysis, presented in this article, ... <a title="Which universities are best placed financially to weather COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/which-universities-are-best-placed-financially-to-weather-covid-154079/" aria-label="Read more about Which universities are best placed financially to weather COVID?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Hope, Professor of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Primary and secondary school teachers engage with students who are constantly on devices — consuming, sharing and jointly creating texts, photos, videos and memes. Across social media, hate speech, conspiracy threads and health disinformation swamp evidence-based material. ... <a title="In an age of digital disinformation, dropping level 1 media studies in NZ high schools is a big mistake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/in-an-age-of-digital-disinformation-dropping-level-1-media-studies-in-nz-high-schools-is-a-big-mistake-151475/" aria-label="Read more about In an age of digital disinformation, dropping level 1 media studies in NZ high schools is a big mistake">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cecilia Anthony Das, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University As Australia prepares to roll out a national vaccination program – aiming for a 95% uptake rate – big questions remain for employers and employees. Employers have a clear incentive to want employees vaccinated, to protect clients and co-workers as ... <a title="Can my boss make me get a COVID vaccination? Yes, but it depends on the job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/can-my-boss-make-me-get-a-covid-vaccination-yes-but-it-depends-on-the-job-154054/" aria-label="Read more about Can my boss make me get a COVID vaccination? Yes, but it depends on the job">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2021
By Māni Dunlop, RNZ News Māori News Director New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal has heard the voices of Māori women have been marginalised for far too long and the impact of colonisation has caused the negation of rights over their bodies, minds, and beliefs. The Mana Wāhine Inquiry is underway in Kerikeri – it is the ... <a title="Mana Wāhine inquiry hearing: Original claimant Ripeka Evans gives evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/04/mana-wahine-inquiry-hearing-original-claimant-ripeka-evans-gives-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Mana Wāhine inquiry hearing: Original claimant Ripeka Evans gives evidence">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A frustrated Scott Morrison has been forced to publicly slap down Craig Kelly, after the Liberal backbencher got into a spectacular spat with Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek in Parliament House’s press gallery. Wednesday morning’s corridor confrontation, in front of the ... <a title="Scott Morrison gives Craig Kelly the rounds of the kitchen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/scott-morrison-gives-craig-kelly-the-rounds-of-the-kitchen-154574/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison gives Craig Kelly the rounds of the kitchen">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe’s message to the nation today through the National Press Club today is that he means it. He isn’t intending to push up interest rates – he most probably isn’t intending ... <a title="Reserve Bank Governor not for turning. No rate hike until unemployment near 4.5%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/reserve-bank-governor-not-for-turning-no-rate-hike-until-unemployment-near-4-5-154560/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank Governor not for turning. No rate hike until unemployment near 4.5%">Read more</a>
