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Month: April 2019

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Morrison and Shorten take aim at one another in leaders’ debate: experts respond

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Through smirks, jabs and plenty of policy disagreements, Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten took aim at one another in the first leaders’ debate of the 2019 federal election and attempted to provide voters with a sense of how their parties would ... <a title="Morrison and Shorten take aim at one another in leaders’ debate: experts respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/morrison-and-shorten-take-aim-at-one-another-in-leaders-debate-experts-respond-116187/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison and Shorten take aim at one another in leaders’ debate: experts respond">Read more</a>

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How three scientists navigated the personal and career implications of a name change with marriage

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Charlton-Robb, Conservation geneticist and dolphin researcher, Monash University For women who marry men, in 2019 this question still comes up: will you be taking your husband’s name? It is no longer a legal requirement nor the default position for Australian women to take their partner’s name. ... <a title="How three scientists navigated the personal and career implications of a name change with marriage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/how-three-scientists-navigated-the-personal-and-career-implications-of-a-name-change-with-marriage-114918/" aria-label="Read more about How three scientists navigated the personal and career implications of a name change with marriage">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Hughes on political advertising – and Clive Palmer

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra ANU marketing lecturer Andrew Hughes says this is the first election where the advertising spend and activity has been more focussed on digital. He told The Conversation that on Monday, the first day of pre-polling, there was a surge in ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Hughes on political advertising – and Clive Palmer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-hughes-on-political-advertising-and-clive-palmer-116183/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Hughes on political advertising – and Clive Palmer">Read more</a>

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Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple

April 29, 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is winning praise for her campaign to clean up the internet, and in particular for her announcement of the “Christchurch Call” Summit to be held with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next month. And if they can come up with some meaningful and effective ways to make the internet less ... <a title="Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/political-roundup-arderns-christchurch-call-might-not-be-so-simple/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple">Read more</a>

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New Caledonian football teams end NZ’s Oceania dominance

April 29, 2019

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk New Caledonian football teams Hienghène Sport and AS Magenta have ended New Zealand’s dominance of the OFC Champions League with upset semi-final victories over Team Wellington and Auckland City on Sunday. With an all-New Caledonia final next month, this will be the first season a non New Zealand team will win ... <a title="New Caledonian football teams end NZ’s Oceania dominance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/new-caledonian-football-teams-end-nzs-oceania-dominance/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonian football teams end NZ’s Oceania dominance">Read more</a>

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Health Check: how to start exercising if you’re out of shape

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lavender, Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University Perhaps your GP has recommended you exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health scare. Maybe your family’s been nagging you to get off the couch or you’ve decided yourself that it’s time to lose some ... <a title="Health Check: how to start exercising if you’re out of shape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/health-check-how-to-start-exercising-if-youre-out-of-shape-114437/" aria-label="Read more about Health Check: how to start exercising if you’re out of shape">Read more</a>

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Poll wrap: Australia Labor Party’s Newspoll lead falls to 51-49 on dubious assumptions as Palmer and Coalition do a deal

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 19 days to go until election day, this week’s Newspoll, conducted April 26-28 from a sample of 2,140, gave Labor just a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since last fortnight. Primary ... <a title="Poll wrap: Australia Labor Party’s Newspoll lead falls to 51-49 on dubious assumptions as Palmer and Coalition do a deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/poll-wrap-labors-newspoll-lead-falls-to-51-49-on-dubious-assumptions-as-palmer-and-coalition-do-a-deal-116062/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Australia Labor Party’s Newspoll lead falls to 51-49 on dubious assumptions as Palmer and Coalition do a deal">Read more</a>

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Dingoes and humans were once friends. Separating them could be why they attack

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Woolaston, Lawyer, Queensland University of Technology Two small children were hospitalised in recent weeks after being attacked by dingoes on K’gari (Fraser Island). The latest attack involved a 14-month-old boy who was dragged from his family campervan by dingoes, an incident that could have ended with ... <a title="Dingoes and humans were once friends. Separating them could be why they attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/dingoes-and-humans-were-once-friends-separating-them-could-be-why-they-attack-115917/" aria-label="Read more about Dingoes and humans were once friends. Separating them could be why they attack">Read more</a>

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Issues that swung elections: an arbitration dispute and the first ousting of a PM from parliament

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James C. Murphy, PhD Student in Politics & History, Swinburne University of Technology With taxes and health care emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, we’re running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past, from agricultural workers’ ... <a title="Issues that swung elections: an arbitration dispute and the first ousting of a PM from parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/issues-that-swung-elections-an-arbitration-dispute-and-the-first-ousting-of-a-pm-from-parliament-115129/" aria-label="Read more about Issues that swung elections: an arbitration dispute and the first ousting of a PM from parliament">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019

April 29, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019 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 Budget, inequality, poverty Branko Marcetic (Spinoff): Stop demonising the boomers Stacey Kirk (Stuff): Purse strings hold the key to ‘wellbeing’, but will the coming ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-29-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 29 2019">Read more</a>

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It’s the luxuries that give it away. To fight corruption, follow the goods

April 29, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reza Tajaddini, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Swinburne University of Technology There is disquiet about the French owners of the luxury brands Luis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Gucci giving a whopping €300 million to the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral. Such largesse, critics say, could be better ... <a title="It’s the luxuries that give it away. To fight corruption, follow the goods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/its-the-luxuries-that-give-it-away-to-fight-corruption-follow-the-goods-113553/" aria-label="Read more about It’s the luxuries that give it away. To fight corruption, follow the goods">Read more</a>

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China promotes ‘green’ belt and road, but pressured over coal investments

April 29, 2019

By Megan Darby, deputy editor of Climate Home News China launched an “international green development coalition” last week, in the face of growing concern about its coal investments. The Environment Ministry hosted an event on the “green belt and road” as part of a leaders’ summit in Beijing to promote Chinese investment in partner countries. ... <a title="China promotes ‘green’ belt and road, but pressured over coal investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/china-promotes-green-belt-and-road-but-pressured-over-coal-investments/" aria-label="Read more about China promotes ‘green’ belt and road, but pressured over coal investments">Read more</a>