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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Voluntary assisted dying becomes a lawful choice for Victorians from June 19. To be eligible, two doctors must assess a person to have an incurable, advanced and progressive medical condition that will ... <a title="We don’t know all the details of how voluntary assisted dying will work yet – but the system is ready" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/we-dont-know-all-the-details-of-how-voluntary-assisted-dying-will-work-yet-but-the-system-is-ready-117827/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know all the details of how voluntary assisted dying will work yet – but the system is ready">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
How Al Jazeera reported yesterday’s raid by Australian police on the offices of the national public broadcaster ABC. The raid was over a series of stories from 2017 on killings allegedly carried out by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Video: Al Jazeera By RNZ News An Australian police raid on public broadcaster ABC risks having ... <a title="ABC raid ‘chilling’ for freedom of press, says editorial chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/abc-raid-chilling-for-freedom-of-press-says-editorial-chief/" aria-label="Read more about ABC raid ‘chilling’ for freedom of press, says editorial chief">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Baxter, Fellow – Melbourne Law School; Associate – Australian-German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne Let me explain how to see through the spin on Australia’s rising greenhouse emissions figures. With the release today of Australia’s emissions data for the December 2018 quarter, federal energy ... <a title="Whichever way you spin it, Australia’s greenhouse emissions have been climbing since 2015" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/whichever-way-you-spin-it-australias-greenhouse-emissions-have-been-climbing-since-2015-118112/" aria-label="Read more about Whichever way you spin it, Australia’s greenhouse emissions have been climbing since 2015">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University Apple says it’s replacing iTunes with three dedicated entertainment applications as part of its new Mac operating system, Catalina, for desktop and laptop computers. A key reason for the change is based around the way we now watch, ... <a title="The end is nigh for Apple’s iTunes as the tech giant targets separate audio and video markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/the-end-is-nigh-for-apples-itunes-as-the-tech-giant-targets-separate-audio-and-video-markets-118257/" aria-label="Read more about The end is nigh for Apple’s iTunes as the tech giant targets separate audio and video markets">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Should we really care about the “Budget hack” that has been consuming a lot of politicians and political commentators over the last week? Is this really, as John Key used to say about scandals involving his own Government, one of “the things that matter”? I made the case yesterday in my column, The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-who-cares-about-the-budget-hack/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Can we trust government departments? Can we trust Treasury not to lie to us? What about the Minister of Finance? Have they lied for political advantage? These are some of the questions that naturally come out of last week’s abysmal Government handling of National’s early release of budget details, in which senior officials and politicians ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget “hack” scandal reveals some big accountability problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-budget-hack-scandal-reveals-some-big-accountability-problems/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget “hack” scandal reveals some big accountability problems">Read more</a>
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June 6, 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, Budget “hack” Press Editorial: Time for truth in the ‘hacking’ saga Eric Crampton (Newsroom): Protecting the privileged Michael Reddell: On Makhlouf and standards in public office Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 06 2019">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Fastenrath, Research Fellow in Resilient Cities, University of Melbourne It was no April fool’s joke when the Rockefeller Foundation announced it will phase out funding for the 100 Resilient Cities network. The foundation’s message was a surprise for many participating cities, including Melbourne and Sydney, and ... <a title="What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/what-next-after-100-resilient-cities-funding-ends-116734/" aria-label="Read more about What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In their raids on media organisations, journalists and whistleblowers, the Australian Federal Police have shown themselves to be the tool of a secretive, ruthless and vindictive executive government. Secretive because the extensive web ... <a title="Media raids raise questions about AFP’s power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/media-raids-raise-questions-about-afps-power-and-weak-protection-for-journalists-and-whistleblowers-118328/" aria-label="Read more about Media raids raise questions about AFP’s power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowers">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Robinson, Senior Research Fellow (Macroeconomics), Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne The Australian economy grew by just 0.4% in the March quarter. It was a pick up from 0.2% in the December quarter, but over the year the four quarters taken together amounted to only 1.8%. It’s ... <a title="Expect weak economic growth for quite some time. What Wednesday’s national accounts tell us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/expect-weak-economic-growth-for-quite-some-time-what-wednesdays-national-accounts-tell-us-118273/" aria-label="Read more about Expect weak economic growth for quite some time. What Wednesday’s national accounts tell us">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, University of Western Australia A ten-year-old Perth boy is the latest Australian child to die from suspected influenza so far this year. This follows the deaths of three Victorian children, and a teenager in South Australia. Influenza-associated deaths ... <a title="Kids are more vulnerable to the flu – here’s what to look out for this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/kids-are-more-vulnerable-to-the-flu-heres-what-to-look-out-for-this-winter-117748/" aria-label="Read more about Kids are more vulnerable to the flu – here’s what to look out for this winter">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Molloy, Associate research scientist (Ecology), Edith Cowan University When a threatened species is found only in one small area, conservationists often move some individuals to another suitable habitat. This practice, called “translocation”, makes the whole species less vulnerable to threats. In the past, this approach has ... <a title="How we’re helping the western ground parrot survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/how-were-helping-the-western-ground-parrot-survive-climate-change-117419/" aria-label="Read more about How we’re helping the western ground parrot survive climate change">Read more</a>
