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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
By RNZ News An independent panel says Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial covid-19 outbreak, and criticised the World Health Organisation (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until 30 January. The experts reviewing the global handling of the pandemic, led by former New Zealand ... <a title="Helen Clark-led covid-19 review panel calls for ‘global reset’ over pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/helen-clark-led-covid-19-review-panel-calls-for-global-reset-over-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Helen Clark-led covid-19 review panel calls for ‘global reset’ over pandemic">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji’s NGO Coalition on Human Rights has called for stronger accountability and commitment to human rights at home in response to the country taking the world stage as the head of a UN body. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) elected Fiji’s ambassador Nazhat Shameem as its 2021 president on Friday. ... <a title="‘Walk the talk’ human rights warning from Fiji NGO over UN chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/walk-the-talk-human-rights-warning-from-fiji-ngo-over-un-chair/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Walk the talk’ human rights warning from Fiji NGO over UN chair">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
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 Parliament, government, and extremism Chris Trotter (Interest): Trump’s surprisingly large army of New Zealand supporters Jason Walls (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won’t say if she’s backing Chris Liddell for OECD’s top job Dave Armstrong (Stuff): Familiar titles ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 19 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-19-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 19 2021">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>
