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August 11, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk An American journalist working in the Philippines on indigenous environmental and human rights issues has been shot and critically wounded while fetching his daughter from school in the northern province of Ifugao, according to his news media outlet and other press reports, says the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The New ... <a title="American environmental journalist shot, critically wounded in Philippines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/11/american-environmental-journalist-shot-critically-wounded-in-philippines/" aria-label="Read more about American environmental journalist shot, critically wounded in Philippines">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2019
By Michael Andrew Flags. The occupation at Ihumātao is a spectacle of them. In every direction they flutter. Alongside tino rangatiratanga – the Māori flag of independence, Samoan colours fly. Next to the United Tribes of New Zealand banner, a Tongan flag quivers. A Niuean flag stands tall on Te Puketaapapatanga ā Hape – the ... <a title="The call of Ihumātao: Migrant communities alongside Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/10/the-call-of-ihumatao-migrant-communities-alongside-maori/" aria-label="Read more about The call of Ihumātao: Migrant communities alongside Māori">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has said two things about unemployment in the past few weeks. Together, they lead to an inescapable conclusion. The first was in a speech in May, expanded on in a ... <a title="RBA update: Governor Lowe points to even lower rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/rba-update-governor-lowe-points-to-even-lower-rates-121690/" aria-label="Read more about RBA update: Governor Lowe points to even lower rates">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra [embedded content] University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the High Court’s ruling on a public servant’s social media posts, and the upcoming public service review. They also talk ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the High Court’s free speech ruling – and the public service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-high-courts-free-speech-ruling-and-the-public-service-121698/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the High Court’s free speech ruling – and the public service">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Leach, Honorary Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Carnivorous plants intrigue people. It’s so out of place to our mental image of what “normal” plants should do. On the outskirts of Darwin, bladderworts can be found feasting on aquatic animals such as ... <a title="The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/the-meat-eating-bladderwort-traps-aquatic-animals-at-lightning-speed-120766/" aria-label="Read more about The meat-eating bladderwort traps aquatic animals at lightning speed">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmaline Bexley, Senior Manager, Higher Education Policy, La Trobe University Education minister Dan Tehan met with university Vice Chancellors in Wollongong this week to discuss a new report on an upcoming funding formula for universities – performance-based funding. This report, and the proposed funding approach detailed in ... <a title="Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/government-funding-will-be-tied-to-uni-performance-from-2020-what-does-this-mean-and-what-are-the-challenges-121694/" aria-label="Read more about Government funding will be tied to uni performance from 2020: what does this mean, and what are the challenges?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is suing four of the wind farms involved in the 2016 South Australian blackout – run by AGL Energy, Neoen Australia, Pacific Hydro, and Tilt ... <a title="Why is the Australian energy regulator suing wind farms – and why now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/why-is-the-australian-energy-regulator-suing-wind-farms-and-why-now-121689/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Australian energy regulator suing wind farms – and why now?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamsa Puthalakath, Associate Professor, Biochemistry, La Trobe University Sepsis, colloquially known as blood poisoning, occurs as a result of an infection, usually from bacteria. Bacteria can enter the blood stream via an open wound, from another part of the body after a surgical procedure, or even from ... <a title="What is sepsis and how can it be treated?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/what-is-sepsis-and-how-can-it-be-treated-121508/" aria-label="Read more about What is sepsis and how can it be treated?">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University On Sunday, 2.4 million Muslims will gather in Mecca to perform the Islamic practice of hajj (pilgrimage). This year’s pilgrimage ... <a title="Millions of Muslims prepare to perform the hajj amid calls for a boycott" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/millions-of-muslims-prepare-to-perform-the-hajj-amid-calls-for-a-boycott-121618/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of Muslims prepare to perform the hajj amid calls for a boycott">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – One of the central elements of any democracy is information. Voters need to know what’s going on in government for accountability to be possible. That’s why in New Zealand we have various conventions, as well as the Official Information Act (OIA), which are supposed to allow the public to ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Julie Anne Genter and the case of the secret letter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-julie-anne-genter-and-the-case-of-the-secret-letter/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Julie Anne Genter and the case of the secret letter">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenda Midson, Editor, New Zealand Law Journal; Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato In March this year, a Whanganui grandmother, Lorraine Smith, killed her teenage granddaughter, Kalis. Smith pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced this week to 12 years in prison. Her case is one ... <a title="Grandmother’s case raises question whether NZ should adopt defence of ‘diminished responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/grandmothers-case-raises-question-whether-nz-should-adopt-defence-of-diminished-responsibility-121623/" aria-label="Read more about Grandmother’s case raises question whether NZ should adopt defence of ‘diminished responsibility’">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Grimmer, Lecturer in Retail Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania Ooshies, the plastic collectible toys Australian supermarket chain Woolworths is using to lure shoppers to its aisles, aren’t just a bit of fun. They’ve been connected to a black market among Woolworths ... <a title="Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on childhood innocence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/09/ooshies-a-cautionary-toy-story-about-cashing-in-on-childhood-innocence-121564/" aria-label="Read more about Ooshies – a cautionary toy story about cashing in on childhood innocence">Read more</a>
