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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The citizenship provision of the Constitution’s section 44 has raised its head again, with the eligibility of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg being challenged by an elector in his Kooyong seat. Michaal Staindl has filed a petition with the High Court, which ... <a title="High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/high-court-challenge-to-treasurer-josh-frydenberg-under-section-44-121277/" aria-label="Read more about High Court challenge to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg under section 44">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra The department of human services (DHS) is under scrutiny this week after the Nine papers revealed the department sent letters to 50,000 patients who were previously prescribed lithium. DHS was seeking to recruit the recipients into ... <a title="No, it’s not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/no-its-not-ok-for-the-government-to-use-your-prescription-details-to-recruit-you-for-a-study-121122/" aria-label="Read more about No, it’s not OK for the government to use your prescription details to recruit you for a study">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
By RNZ Auckland University of Technology has denied bowing to Chinese government pressure to stop one of its rooms being used for an event marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The New Zealand university has confirmed it canned a reservation for the event on Monday 3 ... <a title="NZ university denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China govt pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/nz-university-denies-cancelling-tiananmen-event-over-china-govt-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about NZ university denies cancelling Tiananmen event over China govt pressure">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Pacific leaders have declared a climate crisis in the region and are demanding an end to coal mining. The declaration was signed by several regional leaders at the Pacific Islands Development Forum in Fiji on Tuesday. The declaration expressed grave concerns about the impacts the climate crisis will have on the Pacific. ... <a title="Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/pacific-leaders-declare-climate-crisis-demand-end-to-coal/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Pringle, Senior Lecturer, UNSW A bill to decriminalise abortion in NSW has been delayed by conservative MPs who reportedly want more time to consider the legislation. Debate is now set to start in the lower house next week. Still, the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019, ... <a title="After 119 years, NSW is set to decriminalise abortion. Why has reform taken so long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/after-119-years-nsw-is-set-to-decriminalise-abortion-why-has-reform-taken-so-long-121112/" aria-label="Read more about After 119 years, NSW is set to decriminalise abortion. Why has reform taken so long?">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janie Hoormann, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Astrophysics, The University of Queensland If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Can Earth be affected by a black hole in the future? – Rakovi, age 12, Dimapur, India. That is a great question. ... <a title="Curious Kids: can Earth be affected by a black hole in the future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/curious-kids-can-earth-be-affected-by-a-black-hole-in-the-future-118181/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: can Earth be affected by a black hole in the future?">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk An influential warlord in PNG’s Hela province has handed himself in to security forces in the wake of mass killings last month, reports The National. Libe Koi of Pujaro village in Tagali surrendered himself and apologised to the people who have been affected by the tribal fighting in the Highlands region. ... <a title="PNG warlord hands himself in to end tribal conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/png-warlord-hands-himself-in-to-end-tribal-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about PNG warlord hands himself in to end tribal conflict">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanell Carrigan, Associate professor, University of Sydney Review: Oscar and Lucinda, composer Elliott Gyger, librettist Pierce Wilcox, after the novel by Peter Carey, Sydney. Attending the opening night of a world premiere performance of a new Australian opera is an exhilarating experience – though one that requires ... <a title="A clever operatic adaptation of Oscar and Lucinda is let down by music that fails to captivate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/a-clever-operatic-adaptation-of-oscar-and-lucinda-is-let-down-by-music-that-fails-to-captivate-121101/" aria-label="Read more about A clever operatic adaptation of Oscar and Lucinda is let down by music that fails to captivate">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Smith-Miles, Professor of Applied Mathematics, ARC Laureate Fellow, Chief Investigator in the Australian Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers, University of Melbourne The role of algorithms in our lives is growing rapidly, from simply suggesting online search results or content in our social media ... <a title="Algorithms are everywhere but what will it take for us to trust them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/algorithms-are-everywhere-but-what-will-it-take-for-us-to-trust-them-118830/" aria-label="Read more about Algorithms are everywhere but what will it take for us to trust them?">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sierra Keung, Kaiako – Sport & Recreation, Auckland University of Technology For the past seven years, 70 of the 75 players who have been selected for New Zealand’s senior men’s rugby league team were of Māori or Pasifika heritage. About 42% of the National Rugby League’s player ... <a title="Athlete development must better support Indigenous and Pasifika players" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/athlete-development-must-better-support-indigenous-and-pasifika-players-119976/" aria-label="Read more about Athlete development must better support Indigenous and Pasifika players">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joy Hussain, GP Researcher, RMIT University Why do people use sauna? Despite centuries of anecdotal evidence which says the practice is relaxing and healthy, researchers have never actually asked this question. Until now. With increasing evidence pointing to the health benefits of sauna, Australian researchers decided to ... <a title="People use sauna for well-being, but its medical benefits are not widely understood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/people-use-sauna-for-well-being-but-its-medical-benefits-are-not-widely-understood-117972/" aria-label="Read more about People use sauna for well-being, but its medical benefits are not widely understood">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Letnic, Professor, Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW Coalition minister Angus Taylor is under scrutiny for possibly intervening in the clearing of grasslands in the southern highlands of New South Wales. Leaving aside the political dimensions, it’s worth asking: why do these grasslands matter? Read more: Pauline ... <a title="What are native grasslands, and why do they matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/what-are-native-grasslands-and-why-do-they-matter-121181/" aria-label="Read more about What are native grasslands, and why do they matter?">Read more</a>
