Aug 31, 2021 | Science & Technology
By Rajshri Roy On-off lockdowns and social distancing has seen demand for food delivery services soar. Dr Rajshri Roy asks that we examine the impact of such services on our exposure to unhealthy foods and dietary intake. Online food deliveries have been growing in...
Aug 31, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Tazreena Sajjad Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty U.S. withdrawal have provoked an international outcry. As of Aug. 22, 2021, some 6,000 U.S. troops were working to evacuate U.S. military, American citizens...
Aug 30, 2021 | Politics & Society
Since the United States formally began withdrawing from Afghanistan, the nation has witnessed an incredibly rapid deterioration of the government’s position. The President fled the country, and the Taliban are poised to control the nation upon the completion of...
Aug 25, 2021 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Timothy Welch To get New Zealanders out of their cars we’ll need to start charging the true cost of driving. In light of last week’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report confirming human activity is “unequivocally” driving global warming, here’s a...
Aug 24, 2021 | Science & Technology
By Hamish McCallum The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies are likely to be the most...
Aug 23, 2021 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
This month, the IPCC released its sixth assessment report. This report was the starkest of any of the IPCC reports thus far. The effects of the failure to act on the threat of climate change and the need to make immediate changes in governmental and societal practices...
Aug 19, 2021 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Jacqueline Peel, Kathryn Bowen & Ben Neville The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the scientific playbook for charting our climate future – but we must act immediately. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has...
Aug 18, 2021 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
By Paul Garrett As Australia and the world navigates its way to a post-COVID-19 normality, what role should immunity passports play and what does the public think? Australia’s national COVID-19 vaccination rate is on track to hit 70 per cent by November, and the...
Aug 17, 2021 | Politics & Society
Since the 2020 election, the Republican party has confronted defeat by claiming the election was stolen. In response, state legislatures controlled by the party have written substantial revisions to election processes and election law. In the name of protections...
Aug 17, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Natasha Lindstaedt Taliban victory inevitable despite the trillions the US poured in. In less than a week, the Taliban has captured nearly a dozen key cities in Afghanistan. With the departure of US forces, it is poised to take over the country from the embattled...