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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>
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December 2, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chongyi Feng, Associate Professor in China Studies, University of Technology Sydney As the diplomatic fallout continues over the digitally altered war crimes tweet sent by China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, earlier this week, it’s important to note this inflammatory and offensive post is not an isolated ... <a title="What’s behind China’s bullying of Australia? It sees a soft target — and an essential one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/whats-behind-chinas-bullying-of-australia-it-sees-a-soft-target-and-an-essential-one-151273/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind China’s bullying of Australia? It sees a soft target — and an essential one">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Research Fellow, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne China has certainly got Australia’s attention with a highly inflammatory tweet from a government spokesperson. It has provoked the desired reaction — a storm of outrage. Read more: Australia demands apology from China over ‘repugnant’ slur on ... <a title="Australia can repair its relationship with China, here are 3 ways to start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/australia-can-repair-its-relationship-with-china-here-are-3-ways-to-start-150455/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can repair its relationship with China, here are 3 ways to start">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Taucher, PhD Candidate in History, Murdoch University Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made clear he expects senior Australian officers to face some degree of accountability for any crimes allegedly committed by special forces in Afghanistan. So far, however, others have been more circumspect. While Justice ... <a title="Why Australian commanders need to be held responsible for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/why-australian-commanders-need-to-be-held-responsible-for-alleged-war-crimes-in-afghanistan-151030/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australian commanders need to be held responsible for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hall, Senior Researcher in Politics, Auckland University of Technology There is no question that we must act, and act fast, on climate change. This week’s climate emergency declaration by the New Zealand government acknowledges the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to collectively confront ... <a title="By declaring a climate emergency Jacinda Ardern needs to inspire hope, not fear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/by-declaring-a-climate-emergency-jacinda-ardern-needs-to-inspire-hope-not-fear-151021/" aria-label="Read more about By declaring a climate emergency Jacinda Ardern needs to inspire hope, not fear">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This week’s charts extend the period covered to January 2020, when almost all recorded cases were in China. Cases came into other countries in late January, including the United States in dribs and drabs, and were largely contained. All this changed with the European outbreak in mid-February. Thus, the First Wave ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude – USA vs. China, World" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/27/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-orders-of-magnitude-usa-vs-china-world/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis: Covid-19: Orders of Magnitude – USA vs. China, World">Read more</a>
