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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Six weeks before an expected May 18 election, this week’s Newspoll, conducted April 4-7 from a sample of 1,800, gave Labor a 52-48 lead. That’s a two-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, ... <a title="Post-budget poll wrap: Coalition gets a bounce in Newspoll, but not in Ipsos or Essential" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/post-budget-poll-wrap-coalition-gets-a-bounce-in-newspoll-but-not-in-ipsos-or-essential-114010/" aria-label="Read more about Post-budget poll wrap: Coalition gets a bounce in Newspoll, but not in Ipsos or Essential">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University Despite some reprieve in the 2019 federal budget, the ABC is still in dire financial straits. More job losses and a reduction in services remain on the agenda. The Coalition government has provided another three years of tied funding of ... <a title="The ABC didn’t receive a reprieve in the budget. It’s still facing staggering cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/the-abc-didnt-receive-a-reprieve-in-the-budget-its-still-facing-staggering-cuts-114922/" aria-label="Read more about The ABC didn’t receive a reprieve in the budget. It’s still facing staggering cuts">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kat Bolstad, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Squids and octopuses could be considered the “parrots of the ocean”. Some are smart, and many have complex behaviours. And, of course, they have strange, bird-like beaks. They are the subject of ancient myths and legends about sea monsters, ... <a title="Squid team finds high species diversity off Kermadec Islands, part of stalled marine reserve proposal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/squid-team-finds-high-species-diversity-off-kermadec-islands-part-of-stalled-marine-reserve-proposal-110893/" aria-label="Read more about Squid team finds high species diversity off Kermadec Islands, part of stalled marine reserve proposal">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 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 Alison Pavlovich (Herald): The point being missed in the capital gains tax debate Lucy Bennett (Herald): BusinessNZ-commissioned poll ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-9-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 9 2019">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Political Roundup: Has the Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax? Perhaps the public has looked at the Tax Working Group proposals for a capital gains tax and come back with a “no”. Certainly, the opinion poll published last night about the tax proposals looked quite definitive – the headline for Tova ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-has-the-new-zealand-government-lost-the-public-debate-on-the-capital-gains-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Has the New Zealand Government lost the public debate on the capital gains tax?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piero Moraro, Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Charles Sturt University Thirty-nine people were arrested yesterday in Melbourne over an animal rights protest that blocked a major intersection. The protest caused chaos for commuters during the morning peak hour, and politicians and the media were quick to condemn the ... <a title="Animal rights activists in Melbourne: green-collar criminals or civil ‘disobedients’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/animal-rights-activists-in-melbourne-green-collar-criminals-or-civil-disobedients-115119/" aria-label="Read more about Animal rights activists in Melbourne: green-collar criminals or civil ‘disobedients’?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Trailer for the 2013 redux version of the 1983 film Utu produced for the Cannes Film Festival. Video: Utu OBITUARY: By Matthew Theunissen of RNZ News Acclaimed actor and activist Anzac Wallace is being remembered by people in the film and political worlds for his rare talent and powerful personality. The actor has died at ... <a title="Utu actor Zac Wallace – ‘born a leader and a fighter for justice’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/utu-actor-zac-wallace-born-a-leader-and-a-fighter-for-justice/" aria-label="Read more about Utu actor Zac Wallace – ‘born a leader and a fighter for justice’">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Internews EJN Asia-Pacific initiative … funding for 14 successful environmental journalism projects. Image: Internews By Wansolwara The journalism programme at the University of the South Pacific has won a US$20,000 (F$42,617) grant in a boost environmental reporting in the Pacific. The programme was one of 14 recipients of the competitive Internews/Earth Journalism Network (EJN) Asia-Pacific ... <a title="USP wins US$20,000 grant to boost Pacific environmental journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/usp-wins-us20000-grant-to-boost-pacific-environmental-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about USP wins US$20,000 grant to boost Pacific environmental journalism">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Ward-Fear, Post doctoral fellow and Conservation Ecologist , University of Sydney It’s a common refrain – western ecologists should work closely with indigenous peoples, who have a unique knowledge of the ecosystems in their traditional lands. But the rhetoric is strong on passion and weak on ... <a title="How indigenous expertise improves science: the curious case of shy lizards and deadly cane toads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/how-indigenous-expertise-improves-science-the-curious-case-of-shy-lizards-and-deadly-cane-toads-113997/" aria-label="Read more about How indigenous expertise improves science: the curious case of shy lizards and deadly cane toads">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election. Election season means transport season: just as the ... <a title="Business-as-usual record on transport leaves next government plenty of room to improve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/business-as-usual-record-on-transport-leaves-next-government-plenty-of-room-to-improve-113571/" aria-label="Read more about Business-as-usual record on transport leaves next government plenty of room to improve">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University It is not unusual for Fiji to intimidate and imprison journalists. Journalists provide checks on government, parliament and business, which threatens the country’s authoritarian politics and the limited democracy its Constitution imagines. What is unusual is Prime ... <a title="NZ journalists arrested in Fiji have been released but a new era of press freedom is yet to arrive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/nz-journalists-arrested-in-fiji-have-been-released-but-a-new-era-of-press-freedom-is-yet-to-arrive-115117/" aria-label="Read more about NZ journalists arrested in Fiji have been released but a new era of press freedom is yet to arrive">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Meakins, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland When you rifle around in your purse for some change soon, you might be lucky enough to pull out a new 50 cent coin, launched today by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the International ... <a title="The 14 Indigenous words for money on our new 50 cent coin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/09/the-14-indigenous-words-for-money-on-our-new-50-cent-coin-113110/" aria-label="Read more about The 14 Indigenous words for money on our new 50 cent coin">Read more</a>
