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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Zali Steggall is a poster person for a batch of high profile centre-right independents contesting seats in the May election. Her bid to oust Tony Abbott from his Liberal heartland seat of Warringah is receiving national attention and the former ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Warringah Votes – Abbott’s challenger has yet to
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Sydney electorate of Warringah will be one of the most fascinating battlegrounds in the May election, with a high profile independent Zali Stegall challenging former prime minister Tony Abbott. Despite the seat being on about 11 per cent, Abbott ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tony-abbott-and-zali-steggall-on-warringah-votes-112702/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Villagers welcome the WCC delegation in Kaliki village near Merauke in Papua province. Image: Jimmy Sormin/WCC A special mission from the World Council of Churches has criticised the ongoing human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in the West Papua region after its five-day visit to Indonesia last week and has called for “more openness” ... <a title="WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/wcc-mission-criticises-papua-rights-violations-in-plea-for-openness/" aria-label="Read more about WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Political Roundup: Shipley’s downfall raises questions about NZ’s political class It’s a big deal when the High Court rules against a former prime minister and fines them $6m for their reckless business practices. After all, it raises questions about the probity of such former political leaders, especially given that Jenny Shipley has a knighthood and ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shipley’s downfall raises questions about NZ’s political class" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-shipleys-downfall-raises-questions-about-nzs-political-class/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shipley’s downfall raises questions about NZ’s political class">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 28 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Tax Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): CGT hissing proves how entrenched our unfair tax system is Pattrick Smellie (Stuff): Landlords’ self-serving rhetoric ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 28 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-28-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 28 2019">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Brown, Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, University of Adelaide We all know a set of twins; perhaps even a set of identical twins. In Australia, twins account for about one in 80 births. But in research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, we learn of ... <a title="Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/same-same-but-different-when-identical-twins-are-non-identical-112684/" aria-label="Read more about Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hamer, Professor of Evidence Law, University of Sydney A criminal trial often helps to provide finality for the accused, and closure for victims and society. But following this week’s news, George Pell’s barrister, Robert Richter QC, indicated Pell maintains his innocence and the legal team have ... <a title="How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell’s conviction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/how-an-appeal-could-uphold-or-overturn-george-pells-conviction-112620/" aria-label="Read more about How an appeal could uphold or overturn George Pell’s conviction">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni Di Lieto, Senior Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University It’s hard to tell if Donald Trump’s trumpeting of “substantial progress” in trade talks, leading to a cosy weekend at Mar-a-Lago to sign a deal with Chinese president Xi Jingping, represents reality. Most ... <a title="What’s worse than the US-China trade war? A grand peace bargain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/whats-worse-than-the-us-china-trade-war-a-grand-peace-bargain-111608/" aria-label="Read more about What’s worse than the US-China trade war? A grand peace bargain">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Never has more data been held about us by government or companies that we interact with. Never has this data been so useful for analytical purposes. But with such opportunities come risks and ... <a title="Australians want to support government use and sharing of data, but don’t trust their data will be safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/australians-want-to-support-government-use-and-sharing-of-data-but-dont-trust-their-data-will-be-safe-111610/" aria-label="Read more about Australians want to support government use and sharing of data, but don’t trust their data will be safe">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In appointing Ita Buttrose to chair the ABC, the Morrison government might just have got it right, having got it so hopelessly wrong last time. Buttrose comes with what might be called three ... <a title="Ita Buttrose’s appointment as new ABC chair a promising step in the right direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/ita-buttroses-appointment-as-new-abc-chair-a-promising-step-in-the-right-direction-112683/" aria-label="Read more about Ita Buttrose’s appointment as new ABC chair a promising step in the right direction">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Finnane, Professor (honorary), University of Melbourne In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Every so often a woman takes up arms to lead a spirited struggle against invaders and occupiers of her homeland. Such women usually wind up dead at an early ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/hidden-women-of-history-hsieh-hsueh-hung-communist-champion-of-taiwanese-self-determination-112604/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Hsieh Hsüeh-hung, communist champion of Taiwanese self-determination">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Manuel, Director, Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation (CSRI), Deakin University This is part of a major series called Advancing Australia, in which leading academics examine the key issues facing Australia in the lead-up to the 2019 federal election and beyond. Read the other pieces ... <a title="Seven ways the government can make Australians safer – without compromising online privacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/28/seven-ways-the-government-can-make-australians-safer-without-compromising-online-privacy-111091/" aria-label="Read more about Seven ways the government can make Australians safer – without compromising online privacy">Read more</a>
