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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Hands up if you know anything about Christopher Luxon other than he was once CEO of Air New Zealand, he’s been hailed as the new John Key, and he’s the MP for Botany. Anyone? Luxon takes on the role of ... <a title="Luxon takes the controls – can the former Air NZ CEO make National straighten up and fly right?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/luxon-takes-the-controls-can-the-former-air-nz-ceo-make-national-straighten-up-and-fly-right-172767/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon takes the controls – can the former Air NZ CEO make National straighten up and fly right?">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Hall, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University Lynn Grieveson/Getty Images To understand the agreement states reached at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow earlier this month, it’s important to explore how climate activism has grown and changed since the Paris Agreement in 2015. Climate ... <a title="Climate activism has gone digital and disruptive, and it’s finally facing up to racism within the movement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/climate-activism-has-gone-digital-and-disruptive-and-its-finally-facing-up-to-racism-within-the-movement-172481/" aria-label="Read more about Climate activism has gone digital and disruptive, and it’s finally facing up to racism within the movement">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Daly, Lecturer in Planetary Geoscience, School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow Curtin University Water is vital for life on Earth, and some experts say we should all drink around two litres every day as part of a healthy lifestyle. But beyond the tap, ... <a title="Up to half of Earth’s water may come from solar wind and space dust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/up-to-half-of-earths-water-may-come-from-solar-wind-and-space-dust-172753/" aria-label="Read more about Up to half of Earth’s water may come from solar wind and space dust">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish McCallum, Director, Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University AP Photo/Denis Farrell These are very early days in terms of our understanding the Omicron variant. What is known is that it has a large number of mutations, particularly in the spike protein and it ... <a title="It looks like Omicron causes milder illness – is this how COVID becomes endemic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/it-looks-like-omicron-causes-milder-illness-is-this-how-covid-becomes-endemic-172754/" aria-label="Read more about It looks like Omicron causes milder illness – is this how COVID becomes endemic?">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dion O’Neale, Lecturer – Department of Physics, University of Auckland; Principal Investigator – Te Pūnaha Matatini, University of Auckland Phil Walter/Getty Images Despite the emergence of the new Omicron variant, New Zealand will move to a new COVID-19 Protection Framework this Friday, with a traffic light system ... <a title="As Aucklanders anticipate holiday trips, Māori leaders ask people to stay away from regions with lower vaccination rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/as-aucklanders-anticipate-holiday-trips-maori-leaders-ask-people-to-stay-away-from-regions-with-lower-vaccination-rates-172682/" aria-label="Read more about As Aucklanders anticipate holiday trips, Māori leaders ask people to stay away from regions with lower vaccination rates">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Corey, Adjunct Research Associate, Charles Darwin University Monjon, a small, native mammal in the tropical savanna under threat from fire David Bettini, Author provided Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their ... <a title="Photos from the field: leaving habitats unburnt for longer could help save little mammals in northern Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/photos-from-the-field-leaving-habitats-unburnt-for-longer-could-help-save-little-mammals-in-northern-australia-171500/" aria-label="Read more about Photos from the field: leaving habitats unburnt for longer could help save little mammals in northern Australia">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Pelizzon, Senior Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University Shutterstock To say Australian universities are in crisis is to state the obvious. A common narrative suggests the most immediate cause of the current crisis is “reduced international student revenue and income from investments, such ... <a title="2 out of 3 members of university governing bodies have no professional expertise in the sector. There’s the making of a crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/2-out-of-3-members-of-university-governing-bodies-have-no-professional-expertise-in-the-sector-theres-the-making-of-a-crisis-171952/" aria-label="Read more about 2 out of 3 members of university governing bodies have no professional expertise in the sector. There’s the making of a crisis">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australians’ concern about the pandemic ebbs and flows dramatically as waves come and go, according to research that also shows that COVID has not shaken the nation’s social cohesion. The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute’s 2021 Mapping Social Cohesion Report found ... <a title="Scanlon survey shows community fears about COVID can spike quickly, as governments face Omicron" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/scanlon-survey-shows-community-fears-about-covid-can-spike-quickly-as-governments-face-omicron-172769/" aria-label="Read more about Scanlon survey shows community fears about COVID can spike quickly, as governments face Omicron">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra John Mackintosh/Shutterstock The Morrison government has delayed its plan to open the international border on Wednesday to skilled workers and students, as it awaits more information about the Omicron variant of COVID. Cabinet’s national security committee on Monday night paused ... <a title="Border opening for skilled workers, students delayed a fortnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/30/border-opening-for-skilled-workers-students-delayed-a-fortnight-172802/" aria-label="Read more about Border opening for skilled workers, students delayed a fortnight">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Executive Development/School of Management, Massey University National Party interim leader Dr Shane Reti, flanked by colleagues, prepares to announce Judith Collins has been removed as party leader. GettyImages Many will know the definition of insanity as “doing the same thing over and over ... <a title="As it selects a new leader, National needs to remember one thing – confidence doesn’t always equal competence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/as-it-selects-a-new-leader-national-needs-to-remember-one-thing-confidence-doesnt-always-equal-competence-172755/" aria-label="Read more about As it selects a new leader, National needs to remember one thing – confidence doesn’t always equal competence">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Yeo, Senior Lecturer in Voice and Stagecraft, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney Getty Images The most eclectic of music theatre composers was not only a gifted wordsmith and lyricist, but also had a truly original compositional voice. Stephen Sondheim, who died at home on ... <a title="Here’s to the ladies who lunch: one of Sondheim’s greatest achievements was writing complex women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/heres-to-the-ladies-who-lunch-one-of-sondheims-greatest-achievements-was-writing-complex-women-172765/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s to the ladies who lunch: one of Sondheim’s greatest achievements was writing complex women">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Curtin University Pj Accetturo/Unsplash Australians have been warned to do their Christmas shopping early, as international supply chain issues are impacting global shipping. One industry under particular pressure is that of books, with printers, publishers and booksellers ... <a title="Australian booksellers are facing a supply chain ‘crisis’. Here’s how books get into your hands – and how you can keep reading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/australian-booksellers-are-facing-a-supply-chain-crisis-heres-how-books-get-into-your-hands-and-how-you-can-keep-reading-167991/" aria-label="Read more about Australian booksellers are facing a supply chain ‘crisis’. Here’s how books get into your hands – and how you can keep reading">Read more</a>
