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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer S. Hunt, Lecturer in National Security, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Every four years on January 20, the US exercises a key tenant of democratic government: the peaceful transfer of power. This year, the scene looks a bit different. If the last US ... <a title="As Joe Biden prepares to become president, the US still reels from the deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/as-joe-biden-prepares-to-become-president-the-us-still-reels-from-the-deadly-consequences-of-alternative-facts-153449/" aria-label="Read more about As Joe Biden prepares to become president, the US still reels from the deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle In Australia and around the world, research is showing changes in body weight, cooking, eating and drinking patterns associated with COVID lockdowns. Some changes have been positive, such as people cooking at home more, and eating ... <a title="Not feeling motivated to tackle those sneaky COVID kilos? Try these 4 healthy eating tips instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/not-feeling-motivated-to-tackle-those-sneaky-covid-kilos-try-these-4-healthy-eating-tips-instead-152316/" aria-label="Read more about Not feeling motivated to tackle those sneaky COVID kilos? Try these 4 healthy eating tips instead">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hao Tan, Associate professor, University of Newcastle Australian coal exports to China plummeted last year. While this is due in part to recent trade tensions between Australia and China, our research suggests coal plant closures are a bigger threat to Australia’s export coal in the long term. ... <a title="Forget about the trade spat – coal is passé in much of China, and that’s a bigger problem for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/forget-about-the-trade-spat-coal-is-passe-in-much-of-china-and-thats-a-bigger-problem-for-australia-153300/" aria-label="Read more about Forget about the trade spat – coal is passé in much of China, and that’s a bigger problem for Australia">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asha Bowen, Head, Skin Health, Telethon Kids Institute A year ago, in late January 2020, Australia reported its first cases of COVID-19. Since then, we have seen almost 29,000 confirmed cases and 909 deaths. As cases climbed in Australian cities in 2020, many students did their schoolwork ... <a title="Coronavirus: is it safe for kids to go back to school? And what about the new mutant strain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/coronavirus-is-it-safe-for-kids-to-go-back-to-school-and-what-about-the-new-mutant-strain-152979/" aria-label="Read more about Coronavirus: is it safe for kids to go back to school? And what about the new mutant strain?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Davis, Emeritus Professor of Finance, University of Melbourne Political pressure forced the federal government in 2017 – when Scott Morrison was treasurer – to call the royal commission into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services sector. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne delivered 76 recommendations to reform ... <a title="Ideology triumphs over evidence: Morrison government drops the ball on banking reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/ideology-triumphs-over-evidence-morrison-government-drops-the-ball-on-banking-reform-153529/" aria-label="Read more about Ideology triumphs over evidence: Morrison government drops the ball on banking reform">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Ellis, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Newcastle, University of Newcastle The Rise and Fall of Saint George is a story about place, belonging and community that taps into universal tensions of identity and faith in multicultural societies. Playing for one night only at the ... <a title="Sydney Festival review: The Rise and Fall of Saint George shows the transformative power of music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/sydney-festival-review-the-rise-and-fall-of-saint-george-shows-the-transformative-power-of-music-153100/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Festival review: The Rise and Fall of Saint George shows the transformative power of music">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago America is currently experiencing its worst political and constitutional crisis since the civil war when the very survival of Abraham Lincoln’s government “of, by and for the people” was at stake. On January 6, an armed mob ... <a title="Trumpism doesn’t end with Trump — NZ needs to take a firmer stand against a global threat to democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/trumpism-doesnt-end-with-trump-nz-needs-to-take-a-firmer-stand-against-a-global-threat-to-democracy-153194/" aria-label="Read more about Trumpism doesn’t end with Trump — NZ needs to take a firmer stand against a global threat to democracy">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonatan A Lassa, Senior Lecturer, Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society, Charles Darwin University News of storms battering parts of Queensland and the threat posed by Cyclone Kimi reminded me of a recent experience I’d had. A few months after Cyclone ... <a title="Caravan communities: older, underinsured and overexposed to cyclones, storms and disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/caravan-communities-older-underinsured-and-overexposed-to-cyclones-storms-and-disasters-151840/" aria-label="Read more about Caravan communities: older, underinsured and overexposed to cyclones, storms and disasters">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Crawford, Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Assessment, University of Melbourne Over the past few years, Australians have embraced online food delivery services such as UberEats, Deliveroo and Menulog. But home-delivered food comes with a climate cost, and single-use packaging is one of the biggest contributors. ... <a title="Home-delivered food has a huge climate cost. So which cuisine is the worst culprit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/home-delivered-food-has-a-huge-climate-cost-so-which-cuisine-is-the-worst-culprit-151564/" aria-label="Read more about Home-delivered food has a huge climate cost. So which cuisine is the worst culprit?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland When the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia in March 2020, the Morrison government took bold and imaginative action. The most notable examples were its income support programs – JobKeeper, paying a A$750 weekly subsidy to employers to keep ... <a title="The economy can’t guarantee a job. It can guarantee a liveable income for other work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/the-economy-cant-guarantee-a-job-it-can-guarantee-a-liveable-income-for-other-work-153444/" aria-label="Read more about The economy can’t guarantee a job. It can guarantee a liveable income for other work">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Cowling, Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia We’ve probably all been there. We buy some new smart gadget and when we plug it in for the first time it requires an update to work. So we end up spending hours downloading and ... <a title="Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/upgrade-rage-why-you-may-have-to-buy-a-new-device-whether-you-want-to-or-not-153105/" aria-label="Read more about Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University The new trade minister, Dan Tehan, has been handed one of the Morrison government’s most demanding roles. Despite a lot of chest-thumping in government circles about the need to stand up to “Chinese bullying”, Tehan’s task will be to find ... <a title="Dan Tehan’s daunting new role: restoring trade with China in a hostile political environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/dan-tehans-daunting-new-role-restoring-trade-with-china-in-a-hostile-political-environment-153446/" aria-label="Read more about Dan Tehan’s daunting new role: restoring trade with China in a hostile political environment">Read more</a>
