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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor, University of Melbourne Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt recently ruled out GP patients having to pay for bandages and dressings, despite a major Medicare review recommending it. We won’t be putting in place extra charges for patients. I am ruling that out. Hunt was ... <a title="Should GPs charge for bandages or dressings? Hunt says no to ‘band-aid tax’. So here are some other options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/should-gps-charge-for-bandages-or-dressings-hunt-says-no-to-band-aid-tax-so-here-are-some-other-options-154177/" aria-label="Read more about Should GPs charge for bandages or dressings? Hunt says no to ‘band-aid tax’. So here are some other options">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Murdoch, Dean and Head of Campus, Christchurch, University of Otago Today’s provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine means New Zealand could start rolling out its COVID-19 immunisation programme as early as next month. In announcing the approval, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said border workers and the ... <a title="Frontline border workers to be vaccinated first as New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/frontline-border-workers-to-be-vaccinated-first-as-new-zealand-approves-pfizer-vaccine-150720/" aria-label="Read more about Frontline border workers to be vaccinated first as New Zealand approves Pfizer vaccine">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Potts, Professor of Economics, RMIT University One of the most difficult problems in finance right now is figuring out the fundamental economic value of cryptocurrencies. And the past week has complicated this further. For many cryptocurrency investors, the value of Bitcoin is based on the fact ... <a title="After GameStop, the rise of Dogecoin shows us how memes can move markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/after-gamestop-the-rise-of-dogecoin-shows-us-how-memes-can-move-markets-154470/" aria-label="Read more about After GameStop, the rise of Dogecoin shows us how memes can move markets">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
ANALYSIS: By James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission this week released its long-anticipated advice to the government on how to reshape the economy to meet the country’s domestic and international climate change obligations. The document sets out three emissions budgets, covering 15 years to 2035 in ... <a title="Climate Change Commission calls on NZ to take ‘immediate, decisive action’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/climate-change-commission-calls-on-nz-to-take-immediate-decisive-action/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change Commission calls on NZ to take ‘immediate, decisive action’">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Germana Nicklin, Senior Lecturer in Border and Resource Security, Massey University Before COVID-19 hit New Zealand’s shores last year, most people’s understanding of defending a border would have come from watching TV reality show Border Patrol. It is easy to understand — on the maps, our country ... <a title="If we’re to defend our borders from the pandemic, what do we mean by borders?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/if-were-to-defend-our-borders-from-the-pandemic-what-do-we-mean-by-borders-154176/" aria-label="Read more about If we’re to defend our borders from the pandemic, what do we mean by borders?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University The independent review of Australia’s main environment law, released last week, provided a sobering but accurate appraisal of a dire situation. The review was led by Professor Graeme Samuel and involved consultation with scientists, legal experts, industry and conservation ... <a title="To fix Australia’s environment laws, wildlife experts call for these 4 changes — all are crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/to-fix-australias-environment-laws-wildlife-experts-call-for-these-4-changes-all-are-crucial-154273/" aria-label="Read more about To fix Australia’s environment laws, wildlife experts call for these 4 changes — all are crucial">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Hammarberg, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women’s Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University People who want a baby and struggle to conceive often resort to in vitro fertilisation (IVF). While IVF has helped countless people have children, it’s expensive and comes with ... <a title="Do you really need IVF? A new online tool can help you weigh up your options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/do-you-really-need-ivf-a-new-online-tool-can-help-you-weigh-up-your-options-153636/" aria-label="Read more about Do you really need IVF? A new online tool can help you weigh up your options">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly-Ann Allen, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Monash University Most academics regularly submit papers and compete for grants and promotions. These endeavours are necessary for their success but often end in rejection. Responses to rejection in academia have typically been individually focused. Most discussions of the topic ... <a title="Journal papers, grants, jobs … as rejections pile up, it’s not enough to tell academics to ‘suck it up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/journal-papers-grants-jobs-as-rejections-pile-up-its-not-enough-to-tell-academics-to-suck-it-up-153886/" aria-label="Read more about Journal papers, grants, jobs … as rejections pile up, it’s not enough to tell academics to ‘suck it up’">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Mossop, Dean of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney As the climate changes, floods and extreme rainfall events will become more intense. In many cases, the most disadvantaged people are at highest risk from floods and least able to bounce back when their homes ... <a title="I lived through Hurricane Katrina and helped design the rebuild – floods will always come, but we can build better to prepare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/i-lived-through-hurricane-katrina-and-helped-design-the-rebuild-floods-will-always-come-but-we-can-build-better-to-prepare-153452/" aria-label="Read more about I lived through Hurricane Katrina and helped design the rebuild – floods will always come, but we can build better to prepare">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University You may have had heard of Vanessa Sierra, the Instagram model and reality TV contestant who adeptly used her time quarantining with boyfriend Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic to build her public profile. Sierra is just one of the ... <a title="Social influencers: new advertising code addresses hyper-sexualisation, but not where it’s needed most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/social-influencers-new-advertising-code-addresses-hyper-sexualisation-but-not-where-its-needed-most-154174/" aria-label="Read more about Social influencers: new advertising code addresses hyper-sexualisation, but not where it’s needed most">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Davie, Lecturer in Piano, School of Music, Australian National University It seems safe to assume a musical “masterpiece” would show compositional magnificence and garner universal acclaim — yet Maurice Ravel’s Boléro (1928) is conspicuously lacking in the first. Maurice Ravel in 1912. Wikimedia Commons Writing to ... <a title="Decoding the music masterpieces: Ravel’s Bolero — a sinuous and sexy composition with ‘no music in it’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/decoding-the-music-masterpieces-ravels-bolero-a-sinuous-and-sexy-composition-with-no-music-in-it-149528/" aria-label="Read more about Decoding the music masterpieces: Ravel’s Bolero — a sinuous and sexy composition with ‘no music in it’">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was today sentenced to two years, eight months in a prison colony for violating the probation terms of a suspended sentence on a 2014 conviction, which he claims was politically motivated. This comes on the ... <a title="By jailing Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin may turn him into an even more potent opposition symbol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/by-jailing-alexei-navalny-the-kremlin-may-turn-him-into-an-even-more-potent-opposition-symbol-154258/" aria-label="Read more about By jailing Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin may turn him into an even more potent opposition symbol">Read more</a>
