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January 26, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Binoy Kampmark, Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University Since 2005, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has been one of the most stable and enduring of political forces, both in Europe and on the global stage. During her 16 years as leader, she has ... <a title="Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Mutti’: How Angela Merkel’s centrist politics shaped Germany and Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/26/auf-wiedersehen-mutti-how-angela-merkels-centrist-politics-shaped-germany-and-europe-153447/" aria-label="Read more about Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Mutti’: How Angela Merkel’s centrist politics shaped Germany and Europe">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archa Fox, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, University of Western Australia The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has today provisionally approved Australia’s first COVID vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine, paving the way for its rollout to begin in mid-to-late February among high-risk groups. Two doses will be required, ... <a title="Not sure about the Pfizer vaccine, now it’s been approved in Australia? You can scratch these 4 concerns straight off your list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/25/not-sure-about-the-pfizer-vaccine-now-its-been-approved-in-australia-you-can-scratch-these-4-concerns-straight-off-your-list-153719/" aria-label="Read more about Not sure about the Pfizer vaccine, now it’s been approved in Australia? You can scratch these 4 concerns straight off your list">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. With Covid19, Italy shows the classic European pattern, with its early outbreak, substantial recovery thanks to lockdowns and other public health measures, and resurgence thanks to complacency and summer mingling. Brazil, on the other hand, shows a pattern, even more extreme than the USA, of an outbreak that did not go away. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Italy and Brazil – Three Perspectives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/22/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-italy-and-brazil-three-perspectives/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Italy and Brazil – Three Perspectives">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, 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 presidential inauguration in 2017 debuted the phrase “alternative facts”, the 2021 inauguration represents their deadly ... <a title="As Joe Biden becomes president, US still reels from deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/as-joe-biden-becomes-president-us-still-reels-from-deadly-consequences-of-alternative-facts/" aria-label="Read more about As Joe Biden becomes president, US still reels from deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’">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 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle Reports of about 30 deaths among elderly nursing home residents who received the Pfizer vaccine have made international headlines. With Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) expected to approve the vaccine imminently and the roll ... <a title="The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it’s too early to make firm conclusions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/18/the-pfizer-vaccine-may-not-be-the-best-choice-for-frail-people-but-its-too-early-to-make-firm-conclusions-153445/" aria-label="Read more about The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it’s too early to make firm conclusions">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Through recent natural disasters, global upheavals and a pandemic, Australia’s political centre has largely held. Australians may have disagreed at times, but they have also kept faith with governmental norms, eschewing the false allure of populism beguiling voters ... <a title="As Trump exits the White House, he leaves Trumpism behind in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/18/as-trump-exits-the-white-house-he-leaves-trumpism-behind-in-australia-153289/" aria-label="Read more about As Trump exits the White House, he leaves Trumpism behind in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The countries with the most recent large outbreaks of Covid19 are those with large numbers of recent recorded cases, but yet to record the deaths that most likely will result. In this camp, this time, are Ireland, Israel (its third major outbreak), and Lebanon. Of these, only Israel features in my ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Worst Countries in the New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/15/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-worst-countries-in-the-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Worst Countries in the New Year">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Tiwai Point Smelter deal Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Aluminium smelter deal – who caved? Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Power play: Meridian Energy reaches deal with Rio Tinto over Tiwai Point Smelter No Right Turn: Paying the BluffGeld Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Tiwai Point negotiations ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 15 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-15-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 15 2021">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Quinn, Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University On Sunday, federal Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said most Australians will be offered a vaccine from Oxford-AstraZeneca. Australia currently has agreements in place to receive 53.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca shot, ... <a title="The Oxford vaccine has unique advantages, as does Pfizer’s. Using both is Australia’s best strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/13/the-oxford-vaccine-has-unique-advantages-as-does-pfizers-using-both-is-australias-best-strategy-152976/" aria-label="Read more about The Oxford vaccine has unique advantages, as does Pfizer’s. Using both is Australia’s best strategy">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tiberio Caetano, Chief Scientist, Gradient Institute, University of Sydney From Google searches and dating sites to detecting credit card fraud, artificial intelligence (AI) keeps finding new ways to creep into our lives. But can we trust the algorithms that drive it? As humans, we make errors. We ... <a title="Artificial intelligence can deepen social inequality. Here are 5 ways to help prevent this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/13/artificial-intelligence-can-deepen-social-inequality-here-are-5-ways-to-help-prevent-this-152226/" aria-label="Read more about Artificial intelligence can deepen social inequality. Here are 5 ways to help prevent this">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Markus Wagner, Associate Professor of Law, University of Wollongong President Donald Trump is extremely unlikely to capitulate to pressure to resign in the final days of his presidency. And his Cabinet is equally unlikely to force him out by invoking the 25th amendment of the Constitution, despite ... <a title="Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act. Here’s how it could work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/11/impeaching-trump-a-second-time-is-a-complex-and-politically-risky-act-heres-how-it-could-work-152965/" aria-label="Read more about Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act. Here’s how it could work">Read more</a>
