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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury Lynn Grieveson /Newsroom via Getty Images The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion ... <a title="New Zealand’s border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/new-zealands-border-quarantine-has-intercepted-thousands-of-covid-cases-but-is-it-time-to-retire-the-flawed-system-176144/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Vaux, Medical Researcher, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Shutterstock The Swedish government established a national Research Misconduct Board in 2020, after concluding institutions couldn’t be trusted to investigate allegations of serious research misconduct themselves. This followed botched investigations into the conduct of surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who ... <a title="Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/australia-needs-an-office-for-research-integrity-to-catch-up-with-the-rest-of-the-world-176019/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs an Office for Research Integrity to catch up with the rest of the world">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The leaking and use of text messages purportedly between former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and a member of federal cabinet, in which Prime Minister Scott Morrison is described as “a horrible, horrible ... <a title="Texts reportedly referring to Scott Morrison as a ‘psycho’ are in the public interest – but ethical questions remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/texts-reportedly-referring-to-scott-morrison-as-a-psycho-are-in-the-public-interest-but-ethical-questions-remain-176243/" aria-label="Read more about Texts reportedly referring to Scott Morrison as a ‘psycho’ are in the public interest – but ethical questions remain">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A flurry of categorical denials by senior ministers has followed the report that a current Liberal cabinet minister described Scott Morrison as a “psycho” in a text exchange with then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian during the summer bushfires of 2019-20. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Morrison a ‘psycho’ – now who would have said that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/view-from-the-hill-morrison-a-psycho-now-who-would-have-said-that-176259/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Morrison a ‘psycho’ – now who would have said that?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock With the surge in Omicron cases, doctors are finding presentations of croup in children seeking hospital care for COVID in Australia and internationally. In some cases, children ... <a title="My child has croup. Could it be COVID? What do I need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/my-child-has-croup-could-it-be-covid-what-do-i-need-to-know-176141/" aria-label="Read more about My child has croup. Could it be COVID? What do I need to know?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has painted an optimistic view of where the Australian economy is heading after a turbulent 2021. Just how crazy last year was is highlighted by the differences between the bank’s forecasts at the start of ... <a title="Building back better: how RBA Governor Philip Lowe sees the year ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/building-back-better-how-rba-governor-philip-lowe-sees-the-year-ahead-176006/" aria-label="Read more about Building back better: how RBA Governor Philip Lowe sees the year ahead">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Shutterstock Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too? Federal Labor is certainly giving it a go by supporting government plans for a fossil gas/diesel peaking plant in the Hunter Valley currently under construction – ... <a title="Labor’s plan to green the Kurri Kurri gas power plant makes no sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/labors-plan-to-green-the-kurri-kurri-gas-power-plant-makes-no-sense-176157/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s plan to green the Kurri Kurri gas power plant makes no sense">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney Joe Rogan Experience/YouTube Joe Rogan is described on his website as “stand up comic, mixed martial arts fanatic, psychedelic adventurer, host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.” It’s the last of these that has really made his ... <a title="Who is Joe Rogan, and why does Spotify love him so much?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/who-is-joe-rogan-and-why-does-spotify-love-him-so-much-176014/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Joe Rogan, and why does Spotify love him so much?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato GettyImages The mass appeal of creative, youth-oriented events such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics is a virtual case study of how the once radical can go mainstream. And while audiences ... <a title="How snowboarding became a marquee event at the Winter Olympics – but lost some of its cool factor in the process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/how-snowboarding-became-a-marquee-event-at-the-winter-olympics-but-lost-some-of-its-cool-factor-in-the-process-175053/" aria-label="Read more about How snowboarding became a marquee event at the Winter Olympics – but lost some of its cool factor in the process">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Pixabay, CC BY-SA Audio streaming giant Spotify is getting a crash course in the tension between free speech and the need to protect the public from harmful misinformation. The Swedish-founded platform, which has 400 million active ... <a title="Spotify’s response to Rogan-gate falls short of its ethical and editorial obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/spotifys-response-to-rogan-gate-falls-short-of-its-ethical-and-editorial-obligations-176022/" aria-label="Read more about Spotify’s response to Rogan-gate falls short of its ethical and editorial obligations">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yan Bennett, Assistant Director for the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University Zhang Ling/Xinhua/AP Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial for many reasons. They are a potent political symbol of the Chinese state’s ambitions and authority. Held ... <a title="Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/why-the-winter-olympics-are-so-vital-to-the-chinese-communist-partys-legitimacy-176130/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David S G Goodman, Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney David J. Phillip/AP The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics start on Friday – the first time in history the same city has hosted both the summer and winter games. Compared to ... <a title="How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/02/how-will-china-handle-the-dual-threats-of-covid-and-political-protests-at-the-winter-olympics-175637/" aria-label="Read more about How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics?">Read more</a>
