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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamasailau Suaalii Sauni, Associate Professor in Criminology Programme, University of Auckland Samoan politics is on a knife edge. After the country voted in general elections on April 9, counting so far has resulted in a dead heat between the two major parties. This is a stunning and ... <a title="Samoa’s stunning election result: on the verge of a new ruling party for the first time in 40 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/samoas-stunning-election-result-on-the-verge-of-a-new-ruling-party-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-158608/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s stunning election result: on the verge of a new ruling party for the first time in 40 years">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Wellington, Senior Lecturer, Art History and Visual Culture, Australian National University In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit — and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. If you are a country house fanatic like me, and you’ve been ... <a title="If I could go anywhere: Boughton House, ‘the English Versailles’ and its shimmering treasures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/if-i-could-go-anywhere-boughton-house-the-english-versailles-and-its-shimmering-treasures-157598/" aria-label="Read more about If I could go anywhere: Boughton House, ‘the English Versailles’ and its shimmering treasures">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane E Frawley, NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney The federal government’s recommendation last week that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now the preferred vaccine for adults under 50 has shaken public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) ... <a title="New AstraZeneca advice is a safer path, but it’s damaged vaccine confidence. The government must urgently restore it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/new-astrazeneca-advice-is-a-safer-path-but-its-damaged-vaccine-confidence-the-government-must-urgently-restore-it-158763/" aria-label="Read more about New AstraZeneca advice is a safer path, but it’s damaged vaccine confidence. The government must urgently restore it">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bela Stantic, Professor, Director of Big data and smart analytics lab – IIIS, Griffith University Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has hit yet another crossroads. Public confidence has wavered following the federal government’s announcement last week that the Pfizer vaccine was the preferred choice for people under age ... <a title="The ebb and flow of COVID-19 vaccine support: what social media tells us about Australians and the jab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/the-ebb-and-flow-of-covid-19-vaccine-support-what-social-media-tells-us-about-australians-and-the-jab-157874/" aria-label="Read more about The ebb and flow of COVID-19 vaccine support: what social media tells us about Australians and the jab">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Nott, Professor of Physical Geography, James Cook University Tropical Cyclone Seroja battered parts of Western Australia’s coast on Sunday night, badly damaging buildings and leaving thousands of people without power. While the full extent of the damage caused by the Category 3 system is not yet ... <a title="Cyclone Seroja last night demolished parts of WA – and our warming world will bring more of the same" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/cyclone-seroja-last-night-demolished-parts-of-wa-and-our-warming-world-will-bring-more-of-the-same-158769/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Seroja last night demolished parts of WA – and our warming world will bring more of the same">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Norman Gemmell, Chair in Public Finance, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Economists like to talk about “optimal policy instruments” — essentially, policies that achieve their objectives more effectively or efficiently than the alternatives, and have minimal unintended consequences. Judged by those criteria, the New ... <a title="New Zealand’s new housing policy is really just a new tax package — and it’s a shambles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/new-zealands-new-housing-policy-is-really-just-a-new-tax-package-and-its-a-shambles-158768/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s new housing policy is really just a new tax package — and it’s a shambles">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yun Jiang, Managing Editor, Australian National University A powerful and assertive China poses significant policy challenges for Australia. Many of our most pressing policy issues have crucially important China angles, from freedom of speech on university campuses to scientific research collaboration and supply chain management. Yet, there ... <a title="Australia is failing to recognise an urgent need: recruiting more Chinese-Australians into public service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/australia-is-failing-to-recognise-an-urgent-need-recruiting-more-chinese-australians-into-public-service-158528/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is failing to recognise an urgent need: recruiting more Chinese-Australians into public service">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University Sixty years ago, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel in space when he completed his historic orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961. Out of respect for Gagarin’s achievement, the Apollo 11 ... <a title="Yuri Gagarin’s boomerang: the tale of the first person to return from space, and his brief encounter with Aussie culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/yuri-gagarins-boomerang-the-tale-of-the-first-person-to-return-from-space-and-his-brief-encounter-with-aussie-culture-157043/" aria-label="Read more about Yuri Gagarin’s boomerang: the tale of the first person to return from space, and his brief encounter with Aussie culture">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Among many surprising things about 2020 was how a novel coronavirus drove an equally novel upending of Australia’s political orthodoxy. The hackneyed election straightener, “it’s the economy, stupid”, got shoved aside for a refreshing new imperative, “it’s the ... <a title="As Australia’s vaccination bungle becomes clear, Morrison’s political pain is only just beginning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/as-australias-vaccination-bungle-becomes-clear-morrisons-political-pain-is-only-just-beginning-158704/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s vaccination bungle becomes clear, Morrison’s political pain is only just beginning">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Last week’s Essential poll, conducted March 24-28 from a sample of 1,100, showed a striking difference by gender over approval of Scott Morrison. With men, Morrison’s approval since February was steady at 65%, and ... <a title="Has a backlash against political correctness made sexual misbehaviour more acceptable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/has-a-backlash-against-political-correctness-made-sexual-misbehaviour-more-acceptable-158428/" aria-label="Read more about Has a backlash against political correctness made sexual misbehaviour more acceptable?">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ha, Associate, Grattan Institute The big question facing Australia’s National Electricity Market is how to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 without disrupted energy supplies or skyrocketing prices. Some say coal-fired power will be needed. Others say 100% renewable electricity is the way to go. But our ... <a title="More coal-fired power or 100% renewables? For the next few decades, both paths are wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/more-coal-fired-power-or-100-renewables-for-the-next-few-decades-both-paths-are-wrong-158529/" aria-label="Read more about More coal-fired power or 100% renewables? For the next few decades, both paths are wrong">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University In the world of research and scholarship, being published in academic journals is crucial to both the advancement of knowledge and the careers of those involved. In particular, the peer review process that determines who and what is ... <a title="Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream. Here’s how journal editors and reviewers can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/12/indigenous-scholars-struggle-to-be-heard-in-the-mainstream-heres-how-journal-editors-and-reviewers-can-help-157860/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream. Here’s how journal editors and reviewers can help">Read more</a>
