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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Resources Minister Keith Pitt is set to be elevated to cabinet under a deal between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce that sees the Nationals sign up to the 2050 net-zero target. Pitt, who was demoted to ... <a title="Nationals win extra cabinet position as they sign up to net zero deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/nationals-win-extra-cabinet-position-as-they-sign-up-to-net-zero-deal-170531/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals win extra cabinet position as they sign up to net zero deal">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Lukas Coch/AAP The National Party on Sunday agreed to a plan to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, clearing the way for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce the target ahead of next week’s ... <a title="The Nationals have finally agreed to a 2050 net-zero target, but the real decisions on Australia’s emissions are happening elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/the-nationals-have-finally-agreed-to-a-2050-net-zero-target-but-the-real-decisions-on-australias-emissions-are-happening-elsewhere-170451/" aria-label="Read more about The Nationals have finally agreed to a 2050 net-zero target, but the real decisions on Australia’s emissions are happening elsewhere">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart James, Lecturer and Research Scholar in Composition and Music Technology, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock On October 23, 2001, Apple released the iPod — a portable media player that promised to overshadow the clunky design and low storage capacity of MP3 players introduced in the mid-1990s. The ... <a title="Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/24/apples-ipod-came-out-two-decades-ago-and-changed-how-we-listen-to-music-where-are-we-headed-now-169272/" aria-label="Read more about Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headed now?">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bridget McKenzie is a cabinet minister and Nationals leader in the Senate. But her seniority hasn’t inhibited her being one of her party’s most outspoken advocates demanding protections for the regions before it signs up to the target of net ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bridget McKenzie on the need for the Nationals to be noisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bridget-mckenzie-on-the-need-for-the-nationals-to-be-noisy-170465/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bridget McKenzie on the need for the Nationals to be noisy">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Gist, PhD Candidate, University of South Australia In a tragic accident, Alec Bladwin has fatally fired a prop gun on a film set in America. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP In a horrendous accident, a cinematographer has died and a director has been injured after Alec Baldwin fired a ... <a title="We are filmmakers who work with firearms. This is what is important in on-set safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/we-are-filmmakers-who-work-with-firearms-this-is-what-is-important-in-on-set-safety-170455/" aria-label="Read more about We are filmmakers who work with firearms. This is what is important in on-set safety">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. They canvass the Nationals playing hardball in their efforts to land a deal over the 2050 net zero target Scott ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals’ climate conundrum and the integrity deficit in federal politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-nationals-climate-conundrum-and-the-integrity-deficit-in-federal-politics-170447/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nationals’ climate conundrum and the integrity deficit in federal politics">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Dean (Research), Charles Sturt University Shutterstock A newly published study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests spending time on screens is unlikely to be directly harmful to young children. The US study attracted global attention, as screen time has been commonly blamed for disrupting ... <a title="A new study sounds like good news about screen time and kids’ health. So does it mean we can all stop worrying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/a-new-study-sounds-like-good-news-about-screen-time-and-kids-health-so-does-it-mean-we-can-all-stop-worrying-170265/" aria-label="Read more about A new study sounds like good news about screen time and kids’ health. So does it mean we can all stop worrying?">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle The smiling, pigtailed toddler in the gold heart top. A picture of innocence, and sadly the image many people will now recognise – Cleo Smith, the latest Australian child to vanish without a trace. Four-year-old Cleo disappeared from her family’s ... <a title="Cleo Smith has been gone almost a week. Why missing children cases grip the nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/cleo-smith-has-been-gone-almost-a-week-why-missing-children-cases-grip-the-nation-170363/" aria-label="Read more about Cleo Smith has been gone almost a week. Why missing children cases grip the nation">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, PHD Candidate, Monash University Wong Kar-Wai’s In The Mood for Love (2000) Mercury Cinema The influence of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai on global cinema is difficult to overstate. Wong emerged from the creative ferment of the Hong Kong film industry of the 1980s ... <a title="A cinema of intimacy: the enduring beauty of Wong Kar Wai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/a-cinema-of-intimacy-the-enduring-beauty-of-wong-kar-wai-170217/" aria-label="Read more about A cinema of intimacy: the enduring beauty of Wong Kar Wai">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Plank, Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury GettyImages The New Zealand government has bet heavily on vaccination targets and certificates to move the country into the re-opening phase of its COVID-19 response. As part of today’s major announcement, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said 90% of ... <a title="‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/if-you-want-summer-get-vaccinated-jacinda-ardern-sets-the-target-for-re-opening-new-zealand-170098/" aria-label="Read more about ‘If you want summer, get vaccinated’ – Jacinda Ardern sets the target for re-opening New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Schunker, Lecturer of Physics, University of Newcastle Bruno Gilli/ESO/Wiki Commons, CC BY-SA Why do we see the sky during the day, but the galaxy at night? — Gary, age 9, Auckland Hi Gary! Thank you for this great question. To put it simply, the reason the ... <a title="Curious Kids: why do we see the ‘sky’ during the day, but the galaxy at night?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/curious-kids-why-do-we-see-the-sky-during-the-day-but-the-galaxy-at-night-170096/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why do we see the ‘sky’ during the day, but the galaxy at night?">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Sutherland, Senior Lecturer Indigenous Health, Australian National University Smoke and dust as food is prepared for a traditional Māori feast or Hangi, Rotorua New Zealand. Shutterstock Indigenous people are some of the most food insecure people in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The COVID-19 pandemic and ... <a title="Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people’s access to food during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/restrictions-on-cultural-hunting-practices-are-limiting-indigenous-peoples-access-to-food-during-the-pandemic-168267/" aria-label="Read more about Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people’s access to food during the pandemic">Read more</a>
