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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia This week, the Australian Christian Lobby set up an online fundraising campaign on behalf of Israel Folau to help defray the cost of his legal battle against Rugby Australia over the recent termination of his contract. The campaign ... <a title="Explainer: could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/explainer-could-the-australian-christian-lobby-be-investigated-for-its-israel-folau-fundraiser-119457/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: could the Australian Christian Lobby be investigated for its Israel Folau fundraiser?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Selwyn, Distinguished Research Professor, Monash University Victorian education minister James Merlino’s announcement mobile phones will be banned for all students at state primary and secondary schools is certainly a bold move. The policy has been justified as a direct response to mounting levels of cyberbullying, concerns ... <a title="Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/banning-mobile-phones-in-schools-beneficial-or-risky-heres-what-the-evidence-says-119456/" aria-label="Read more about Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky? Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Will KiwiBuild minister Phil Twyford lose his portfolio in tomorrow’s Cabinet reshuffle? That’s the big question, given that the Government’s flagship housing programme has been so heavily discredited, and the accompanying debate about Twyford’s role in the debacle and whether he’s to blame. It seems unlikely that Twyford will get the sack. Although Prime Minister ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who’s accountable for the KiwiBuild debacle?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whos-accountable-for-the-kiwibuild-debacle/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who’s accountable for the KiwiBuild debacle?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland In the first week of June, the AFP raided the home of News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst and the ABC’s Sydney headquarters. The raids concerned stories published over a year earlier, based on documents ... <a title="Explainer: what are the media companies’ challenges to the AFP raids about?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/explainer-what-are-the-media-companies-challenges-to-the-afp-raids-about-119382/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what are the media companies’ challenges to the AFP raids about?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Pip Hinman in Sydney Long-time Australian climate campaigner David Spratt and former fossil fuel company executive Ian Dunlop have issued a bold call for unlikely partners to work together to avoid climate catastrophe. In particular, their policy paper, Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach appears to call on the national security sector ... <a title="Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/climate-crisis-bold-call-for-security-partners-to-prevent-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
I was in Ontario for a week in May. The premier of Ontario is Doug Ford, leader of the ‘Progressive Conservative’ party; brother of the late (and somewhat notorious) Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. Ford is indeed the leading right wing personality in Canadian politics. The chart shows what we in New Zealand would call the ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month – First-Past-the-Post in Action: Ontario 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/keith-rankins-chart-of-the-month-first-past-the-post-in-action-ontario-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month – First-Past-the-Post in Action: Ontario 2018">Read more</a>
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June 26, 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 National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Bridges shores up his position Audrey Young (Herald): Not enough stimulation for Amy Adams in Opposition (paywalled) Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National Party resignations raise questions about Simon Bridges’ leadership Stacey ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 26 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-26-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 26 2019">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Astell-Burt, Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science, NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellow, University of Wollongong People who live in regional or remote areas may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to our recent research. Using data from more 260,000 adults ... <a title="People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/people-living-in-rural-areas-may-be-at-lower-risk-of-alzheimers-disease-112417/" aria-label="Read more about People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Jarvis, Senior Lecturer in Education, Flinders University Less than half (38%) of Australian teachers feel prepared to teach students with special needs when they finish their formal training. This is despite 74% having trained to teach in mixed-ability settings as part of their studies. The latest ... <a title="Most Australian teachers feel unprepared to teach students with special needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/most-australian-teachers-feel-unprepared-to-teach-students-with-special-needs-119227/" aria-label="Read more about Most Australian teachers feel unprepared to teach students with special needs">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Lawson, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Australia will need another 730,000 social housing dwellings in 20 years if it is to tackle homelessness and housing stress among low-income renters. These are the findings of a new report from the Australian Housing and ... <a title="Australia’s social housing policy needs stronger leadership and an investment overhaul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/australias-social-housing-policy-needs-stronger-leadership-and-an-investment-overhaul-119097/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s social housing policy needs stronger leadership and an investment overhaul">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Dinale, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney The traditional understanding of women’s economic empowerment is that, as participation in paid employment increases, fertility decreases. This was certainly true in industrialised nations up to the early 1980s. But then things began to change. OECD data now shows a ... <a title="How English-speaking countries upended the trade-off between babies and jobs without even trying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/how-english-speaking-countries-upended-the-trade-off-between-babies-and-jobs-without-even-trying-118459/" aria-label="Read more about How English-speaking countries upended the trade-off between babies and jobs without even trying">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The attitudes of Australians towards China have soured dramatically in the past year, according to the Lowy Institute’s annual poll released on Wednesday. Only 32% trust China to act responsibly in the world – which is a drop of 20 ... <a title="Australians’ feelings sour towards China: Lowy poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/australians-feelings-sour-towards-china-lowy-poll-119392/" aria-label="Read more about Australians’ feelings sour towards China: Lowy poll">Read more</a>
