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November 25, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University News of successful COVID-19 vaccine trials has raised hopes in the Pacific that the hard-hit tourism industry will begin to re-open in 2021. Even before the vaccine announcements, there was excitement in the Cook Islands over a recent ... <a title="Pacific tourism is desperate for a vaccine and travel freedoms, but the industry must learn from this crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/25/pacific-tourism-is-desperate-for-a-vaccine-and-travel-freedoms-but-the-industry-must-learn-from-this-crisis-150722/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific tourism is desperate for a vaccine and travel freedoms, but the industry must learn from this crisis">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Labor party will hold its national conference “virtually”, before Easter next year, Anthony Albanese has announced. The conference had been due to happen in Canberra next month but was put off due to COVID. But some in the party ... <a title="‘Virtual’ ALP national conference will maximise stage management" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/virtual-alp-national-conference-will-maximise-stage-management-150749/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Virtual’ ALP national conference will maximise stage management">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney AstraZeneca has become the latest pharmaceutical company to reveal promising results in clinical trials, for its viral vector vaccine developed with the University of Oxford. In a group given two full doses of the ... <a title="AstraZeneca’s results signal more good vaccine news — but efficacy is only the beginning of the story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/astrazenecas-results-signal-more-good-vaccine-news-but-efficacy-is-only-the-beginning-of-the-story-150732/" aria-label="Read more about AstraZeneca’s results signal more good vaccine news — but efficacy is only the beginning of the story">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
COMMENT: By Ena Manuireva and Tony Fala in AucklandTomorrow – November 25 – is D-Day for Tahitian pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru’s trial in New Caledonia and advocates and activists across the Pacific are rallying in his support against the “colonial actions” taken by the French administration. Temaru requested this postponed date to enable him to ... <a title="Solidarity groups rally in support of Mā’ohi independence leader Temaru" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/solidarity-groups-rally-in-support-of-maohi-independence-leader-temaru/" aria-label="Read more about Solidarity groups rally in support of Mā’ohi independence leader Temaru">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
By Robert Iroga in Honiara A legal challenge will be filed in the High Court this week in a bid to block the Solomon Islands government’s decision to temporarily ban Facebook from the country. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced yesterday in Parliament that his government would push ahead with the temporary suspension, citing cyber-bullying, abuse ... <a title="Blogger Boso to file legal challenge to Sogavare over Facebook ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/blogger-boso-to-file-legal-challenge-to-sogavare-over-facebook-ban/" aria-label="Read more about Blogger Boso to file legal challenge to Sogavare over Facebook ban">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Beale, PhD Candidate, Flinders University Over the course of a single week South Australia was plunged into one of the world’s strictest, and briefest, lockdowns. The drama, estimated to have cost the state’s economy A$100 million, came down to pizza – specifically, fears the state’s outbreak ... <a title="Hating on the Woodville Pizza guy won’t fix a problem that was entirely foreseeable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/hating-on-the-woodville-pizza-guy-wont-fix-a-problem-that-was-entirely-foreseeable-150650/" aria-label="Read more about Hating on the Woodville Pizza guy won’t fix a problem that was entirely foreseeable">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vinh To, Lecturer in English Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of Tasmania Young children often write as they speak. But the way we speak and the way we write isn’t quite the same. When we speak, we often use many clauses (which include groups of words) in a ... <a title="Saying more with less: 4 ways grammatical metaphor improves academic writing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/saying-more-with-less-4-ways-grammatical-metaphor-improves-academic-writing-147103/" aria-label="Read more about Saying more with less: 4 ways grammatical metaphor improves academic writing">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide Grocon, the Australian construction empire that grew from the family concreting business started by Luigi Grollo in Melbourne in 1948, is on its last legs. But Grocon, the privately held property development empire headed by Luigi’s grandson Daniel ... <a title="News of the collapse of the Grocon empire is greatly exaggerated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/news-of-the-collapse-of-the-grocon-empire-is-greatly-exaggerated-150546/" aria-label="Read more about News of the collapse of the Grocon empire is greatly exaggerated">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Crowe, Professor of Law, Bond University The New South Wales Law Reform Commission has released its recommendations for reform of the state’s sexual consent laws. After a process lasting more than two-and-a-half years, the report is a disappointment to survivors and advocates seeking comprehensive reforms. The ... <a title="NSW law reform report misses chance to institute ‘yes means yes’ in sexual consent cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/nsw-law-reform-report-misses-chance-to-institute-yes-means-yes-in-sexual-consent-cases-150628/" aria-label="Read more about NSW law reform report misses chance to institute ‘yes means yes’ in sexual consent cases">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on page and on screen. Hard-boiled doesn’t come close to describing Sam Spade. He’s the original Private Investigator on which all other PIs are based. ... <a title="My favourite detective: Sam Spade, as hard as nails and the smartest guy in the room" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/my-favourite-detective-sam-spade-as-hard-as-nails-and-the-smartest-guy-in-the-room-149295/" aria-label="Read more about My favourite detective: Sam Spade, as hard as nails and the smartest guy in the room">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramon Zenel Shaban, Clinical Chair and Professor of Infection Prevention and Disease Control at the University of Sydney, University of Sydney Airline travel health advice has so far mostly focused on how to stay hydrated and avoid deep vein thrombosis. What passengers really want, however, is a ... <a title="Worried about COVID risk on a flight? Here’s what you can do to protect yourself — and how airlines can step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/worried-about-covid-risk-on-a-flight-heres-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself-and-how-airlines-can-step-up-150735/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about COVID risk on a flight? Here’s what you can do to protect yourself — and how airlines can step up">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Jenkins, Research Fellow, University of Otago Periods of lockdown represent a massive disruption to people’s daily routines, but they also offer an opportunity to establish new habits. Our research focus is on what motivates people to change their behaviour, particularly when it comes to physical activity ... <a title="Why some people find it easier to stick to new habits they formed during lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/24/why-some-people-find-it-easier-to-stick-to-new-habits-they-formed-during-lockdown-149438/" aria-label="Read more about Why some people find it easier to stick to new habits they formed during lockdown">Read more</a>
