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December 11, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin – estimates, magnitudes, and new countries to be concerned about. In mid-November, I published Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude. I used Turkey as my example of a Covid19 magnitude 3 country, and South Korea as my magnitude 2 example. Today, less than a month later, Turkey is now looking like a magnitude ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Worsening Incidence in Asia, USA, and Denmark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/11/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-worsening-incidence-in-asia-usa-and-denmark/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Worsening Incidence in Asia, USA, and Denmark">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
VIDEO: In what will be a precursor episode to a planned Evening Report panel-series through 2021, Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan discuss and respond to elements of the Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks of March 15, 2019. EDITOR’S NOTE: In correspondence after this live episode, government sector law specialist, Graeme Edgeler, wrote: ... <a title="VIDEO: Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning to discuss Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/promo-for-live-episode-paul-buchanan-and-selwyn-manning-to-discuss-commission-of-inquiry-into-christchurch-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning to discuss Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology When a terrorist kills 51 people and attempts to kill many others, a government has to do two things — ensure the responsible people and institutions are held accountable, and make changes to reduce the risk of another ... <a title="The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/the-royal-commission-report-on-the-christchurch-atrocity-is-a-beginning-not-an-end-151663/" aria-label="Read more about The royal commission report on the Christchurch atrocity is a beginning, not an end">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University When the history of this latest low point in China-Australia relations is written, both sides will be blamed for mistakes. Australia is not without fault. However, China is primarily responsible for the continuing deterioration in the relationship. Its ruthlessness in ... <a title="Timeline of a broken relationship: how China and Australia went from chilly to barely speaking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/09/timeline-of-a-broken-relationship-how-china-and-australia-went-from-chilly-to-barely-speaking-151567/" aria-label="Read more about Timeline of a broken relationship: how China and Australia went from chilly to barely speaking">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government will introduce on Wednesday its legislation forcing Google and Facebook to face arbitration if they fail to come to commercial deals with traditional media on payment for content. The government resorted to the mandatory bargaining code after ... <a title="World is watching plan to make Facebook and Google pay for content: Frydenberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/world-is-watching-plan-to-make-facebook-and-google-pay-for-content-frydenberg-151684/" aria-label="Read more about World is watching plan to make Facebook and Google pay for content: Frydenberg">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The emergency approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the UK and the imminent roll-out of several other vaccines in 2021 raises serious questions about New Zealand’s likely uptake of this vital public health response. Recent research into New ... <a title="30% of New Zealanders are ‘vaccine sceptics’, so trust is key to COVID-19 vaccine roll-out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/30-of-new-zealanders-are-vaccine-sceptics-so-trust-is-key-to-covid-19-vaccine-roll-out-151291/" aria-label="Read more about 30% of New Zealanders are ‘vaccine sceptics’, so trust is key to COVID-19 vaccine roll-out">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Merja Myllylahti, Co-Director, JMAD Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology When Bauer Media announced the closure of its New Zealand magazine operation just a week into level 4 lockdown in early April, things looked ominous for local media. Revenues and newsrooms were already contracting. It was hard ... <a title="Closures, cuts, revival and rebirth: how COVID-19 reshaped the NZ media landscape in 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/07/closures-cuts-revival-and-rebirth-how-covid-19-reshaped-the-nz-media-landscape-in-2020-151020/" aria-label="Read more about Closures, cuts, revival and rebirth: how COVID-19 reshaped the NZ media landscape in 2020">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week, Covid19 cases in most large European countries are passing their peak following four months of exponential growth, thanks to belated new ‘lockdown’ restrictions. The exception – or laggard – is Germany, which has generally been praised as the European exemplar of how Covid19 should be managed. Germany has converged with ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Transmission and Convergence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-transmission-and-convergence/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Transmission and Convergence">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the bilateral relationship between Australia and China, including a ‘repugnant’ tweet from ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the difficult bilateral relationship between Australia and China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-difficult-bilateral-relationship-between-australia-and-china-151471/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the difficult bilateral relationship between Australia and China">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia The United Kingdom yesterday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. Following a review by the country’s drug regulator, the UK government announced it will begin rolling out the vaccine ... <a title="A vaccine will be a game-changer for international travel. But it’s not everything" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/a-vaccine-will-be-a-game-changer-for-international-travel-but-its-not-everything-151214/" aria-label="Read more about A vaccine will be a game-changer for international travel. But it’s not everything">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2020
VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How around the world, in international relations, we see examples of strategic hedging, miscalculation, escalation, reputation, and face-saving. Two of the most current examples of this are happening in the Middle East – after the killing of Iran’s leading nuclear ... <a title="VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan + Selwyn Manning Discuss: Iran & Australia Targets of a Deterioration of International Relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/03/live-video-paul-g-buchanan-selwyn-manning-discuss-iran-australia-targets-of-a-deterioration-of-international-relations/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan + Selwyn Manning Discuss: Iran & Australia Targets of a Deterioration of International Relations">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Chinese official Lijian Zhao’s tweeting an image depicting an Australian soldier holding a knife against a child’s throat and the subsequent angry exchanges is the latest incident in an exceptionally poor year for Australian-Chinese relations. Tensions deepened after Australia’s call ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-asia-pacific-expert-bates-gill-on-chinas-endgame-151292/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Asia-Pacific expert Bates Gill on China’s endgame">Read more</a>
