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May 20, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s spectacular win, against all expectations, is attributable to a potent mix of his strengths and Labor’s weaknesses. Morrison, it turns out, was made in some political heaven where they forge ideal campaigners. This man of faith may well ... <a title="View from The Hill: Should Labor jump to new generation leader – and Morrison steal some Shorten policies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/view-from-the-hill-should-labor-jump-to-new-generation-leader-and-morrison-steal-some-shorten-policies-117382/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Should Labor jump to new generation leader – and Morrison steal some Shorten policies?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland This was an election brimming with surprises and shocks. An unexpected Coalition victory, and the inaccuracy of opinion poll predictions, have many scratching their heads in the post-election wash-up. What didn’t defy ... <a title="Minor parties perform well in federal election and reconfirm the power of preference deals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/minor-parties-perform-well-in-federal-election-and-reconfirm-the-power-of-preference-deals-117192/" aria-label="Read more about Minor parties perform well in federal election and reconfirm the power of preference deals">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sini, Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast This year’s Eurovision Song Contest was perhaps the most controversial in its more than half a century history. Held in Tel Aviv, calls for boycotts rang out on social media and elsewhere because of Israel’s treatment ... <a title="Eurovision shock: is ironic appreciation now unnecessary as slick singing styles reign?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/eurovision-shock-is-ironic-appreciation-now-unnecessary-as-slick-singing-styles-reign-117252/" aria-label="Read more about Eurovision shock: is ironic appreciation now unnecessary as slick singing styles reign?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sini, Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast This year’s Eurovision Song Contest was perhaps the most controversial in its more than half a century history. Held in Tel Aviv, calls for boycotts rang out on social media and elsewhere because of Israel’s treatment ... <a title="Eurovision shock: is ironic appreciation unnecessary as slick singing styles reign?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/eurovision-shock-is-ironic-appreciation-unnecessary-as-slick-singing-styles-reign-117252/" aria-label="Read more about Eurovision shock: is ironic appreciation unnecessary as slick singing styles reign?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Robinson, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University The election result was a triumph for the Coalition and a defeat for pundits. The result is even more striking when the drift to the left of public opinion is considered – over the past ... <a title="Labor’s election defeat reveals its continued inability to convince people it can make their lives better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/labors-election-defeat-reveals-its-continued-inability-to-convince-people-it-can-make-their-lives-better-117082/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s election defeat reveals its continued inability to convince people it can make their lives better">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Jackson, Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney On election night 2019, as Australia voted to return the Liberal-National Party government of Scott Morrison, one seat defied the trend – Warringah. Tony Abbott, former prime minster, Howard-era minister, pugilist and would-be priest, had ... <a title="Abbott’s loss in Warringah shows voters rejecting an out-of-touch candidate and a nasty style of politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/abbotts-loss-in-warringah-shows-voters-rejecting-an-out-of-touch-candidate-and-a-nasty-style-of-politics-117379/" aria-label="Read more about Abbott’s loss in Warringah shows voters rejecting an out-of-touch candidate and a nasty style of politics">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University The man that has “always believed in miracles” has just delivered one for the Liberal party. It’s not clear at the time of writing if the government will have minority or a narrow majority. ... <a title="Morrison has led the Coalition to a ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/morrison-has-led-the-coalition-to-a-miracle-win-but-how-do-they-govern-from-here-117184/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison has led the Coalition to a ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern from here?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marija Taflaga, Lecturer, School of Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University The man that has “always believed in miracles” has just delivered one for the Liberal party. It’s not clear at the time of writing if the government will have minority or a narrow majority. ... <a title="Morrison has lead the Coalition to a ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/morrison-has-lead-the-coalition-to-a-miracle-win-but-how-do-they-govern-from-here-117184/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison has lead the Coalition to a ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern from here?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The election is over, the Coalition has won the most seats. But we don’t yet know if it will form a majority or a minority government. So what happens now? First, there will be continued counting to determine ... <a title="Majority or minority Coalition government? Here’s what happens now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/majority-or-minority-coalition-government-heres-what-happens-now-117380/" aria-label="Read more about Majority or minority Coalition government? Here’s what happens now">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University The Coalition has won the federal election. So what will this mean for key policy areas? Our experts take a ... <a title="Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: our experts respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/key-challenges-for-the-re-elected-coalition-government-our-experts-respond-117325/" aria-label="Read more about Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: our experts respond">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Coalition has been re-elected in a shock result in which Labor lost seats in Queensland, Tasmania and NSW and failed to make more than minimal gains nationally. But former prime minister Tony Abbott has been routed in Warringah, defeated ... <a title="Scott Morrison hails ‘miracle’ as Coalition snatches unexpected victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/scott-morrison-hails-miracle-as-coalition-snatches-unexpected-victory-117375/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Morrison hails ‘miracle’ as Coalition snatches unexpected victory">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 57% of votes counted in the election, the ABC is projecting that the Coalition will win 74 of the 151 seats, to 66 for Labor and six crossbenchers. Six seats remain in doubt, so ... <a title="Coalition likely to win election in Trump-like upset, but Abbott loses Warringah" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/19/coalition-likely-to-win-election-in-trump-like-upset-but-abbott-loses-warringah-116804/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition likely to win election in Trump-like upset, but Abbott loses Warringah">Read more</a>
