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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a two-week wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta ... <a title="Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-raise-morning-star-flag-in-jakarta-burn-jayapura-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
By Michael Andrew As Timor-Leste celebrates 20 years since the landmark vote that determined its independence from Indonesian rule, activists are urging the New Zealand government not to repeat mistakes from the past and back West Papuan independence until the last minute. West Papua Action Auckland’s Maire Leadbeater said the New Zealand government largely ignored ... <a title="Activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/activists-urge-pm-ardern-to-act-now-on-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West Papua">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Richards, Lecturer Sport Business Management, Western Sydney University Sydney Football Club sparked outrage this week when it advertised for someone to work three to four days a week for nine months, as a volunteer. The unpaid job, to work as a strength and conditioning assistant, was ... <a title="Graduates beware, don’t fall for that unpaid job advert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/graduates-beware-dont-fall-for-that-unpaid-job-advert-122622/" aria-label="Read more about Graduates beware, don’t fall for that unpaid job advert">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Adjunct Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia The federal government released its draft Religious Discrimination Bill yesterday. The idea behind the bill is sound: add the protected ground of “religious belief or activity” to existing federal discrimination protections for race, sex, disability and ... <a title="Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/religious-discrimination-bill-is-a-mess-that-risks-privileging-people-of-faith-above-all-others-122631/" aria-label="Read more about Religious Discrimination Bill is a mess that risks privileging people of faith above all others">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University “To all the Dads in Australia,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared in his Father’s Day message last year, “keep up the good work, because the kids of our country need the best dads possible.” What can a government ... <a title="Father’s days: increasing the ‘daddy quota’ in parental leave makes everyone happier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/fathers-days-increasing-the-daddy-quota-in-parental-leave-makes-everyone-happier-122047/" aria-label="Read more about Father’s days: increasing the ‘daddy quota’ in parental leave makes everyone happier">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Geoff Crisp Michelle Grattan discuss China’s formal arrest of Australian-Chinese writer and democracy advocate Dr. Yang Hengjun, as well as NSW ALP’s troubles after it was revealed they accepted money illegally from ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Yang Hengjun’s arrest – and the government’s draft religious discrimination legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/video-michelle-grattan-on-yang-hengjuns-arrest-and-the-governments-draft-religious-discrimination-legislation-122720/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Yang Hengjun’s arrest – and the government’s draft religious discrimination legislation">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Parker, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. I would like to know how wounds heal. – Simon, age 7. Thank you for this excellent question, Simon. To explain how the body ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do wounds heal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/curious-kids-how-do-wounds-heal-118603/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do wounds heal?">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stewart Riddle, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland The preliminary 2019 NAPLAN results released this week show a small “upturn” in performance on the writing task. For each year level, the percentage of students at or above the national minimum standard increased slightly between the 2018 and ... <a title="NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it’s a worrying trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/naplan-results-show-year-3-students-perform-better-than-year-9-in-writing-and-its-a-worrying-trend-122541/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN results show Year 3 students perform better than Year 9 in writing, and it’s a worrying trend">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have gained widespread momentum amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta Post. ... <a title="Papuans demand referendum – raise Morning Star flag by State Palace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-demand-referendum-raise-morning-star-flag-by-state-palace/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans demand referendum – raise Morning Star flag by State Palace">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Zietsch, ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland It has long been clear that a person’s sexual preference – whether they prefer male or female sexual partners, or both – is influenced by his or her genetic makeup. The most straightforward evidence for this is that ... <a title="‘Gay gene’ search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/gay-gene-search-reveals-not-one-but-many-and-no-way-to-predict-sexuality-122459/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Gay gene’ search reveals not one but many – and no way to predict sexuality">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gall, Clinical Associate Professor and Forensic Physician, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne Sexual assault is a traumatic event that affects people in different ways, both mentally and physically. So doctors and nurses know care immediately after an assault needs to be understanding, compassionate and sensitive. ... <a title="If you’ve been sexually assaulted, here’s what doctors and nurses do next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/if-youve-been-sexually-assaulted-heres-what-doctors-and-nurses-do-next-120974/" aria-label="Read more about If you’ve been sexually assaulted, here’s what doctors and nurses do next">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma F Camp, DECRA & UTS Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Climate Change Cluster, Future Reefs Research Programe, University of Technology Sydney Climate change is rapidly changing the oceans, driving coral reefs around the world to breaking point. Widely publicised marine heatwaves aren’t the only threat corals are facing: ... <a title="Meet the super corals that can handle acid, heat and suffocation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/meet-the-super-corals-that-can-handle-acid-heat-and-suffocation-122637/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the super corals that can handle acid, heat and suffocation">Read more</a>
