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August 28, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. National Party donation, political donations Matt Nippert (Herald): $150,000 donation – Money in politics and why it matters (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): Political donations – just a quid, or a ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 28 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-28-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 28 2019">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is setting up a University Foreign Interference Taskforce, as it grapples with encroachments by China into Australia’s higher education sector. The taskforce, to be announced in a Wednesday National Press Club address by Education Minister Dan Tehan, ... <a title="Government boosts scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/government-boosts-scrutiny-over-chinese-targeting-of-university-sector-122484/" aria-label="Read more about Government boosts scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
By Domingos Gomes in Dili Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) have arrested 46 students at a West Papua independence solidarity protest in Dili, amid accusations the group failed to get permission to hold their demonstration in public. The Dili protest, which moved from the Government Palace to the Indonesian Embassy in Farol last Thursday afternoon, was ... <a title="Timor-Leste police arrest 46 West Papuan solidarity protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/timor-leste-police-arrest-46-west-papuan-solidarity-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste police arrest 46 West Papuan solidarity protesters">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Ben Bohane On November 23 this year, Bougainvilleans will vote in a referendum to decide whether they wish to stay part of Papua New Guinea or become an independent nation. It is perhaps the high point of a 20-year peace process that followed a gruelling, 10-year battle for independence waged between the Bougainville ... <a title="Ben Bohane: Bougainville ready for independence referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/ben-bohane-bougainville-ready-for-independence-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Bohane: Bougainville ready for independence referendum">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor of Constitutional and International Law, Bond University NASA is reportedly investigating what could be the first ever alleged crime in space. Astronaut Anne McClain has been accused of accessing her estranged spouse’s bank account via the internet while on board the International Space ... <a title="Star laws: what happens if you commit a crime in space?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/star-laws-what-happens-if-you-commit-a-crime-in-space-122456/" aria-label="Read more about Star laws: what happens if you commit a crime in space?">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is setting up a University Foreign Interference Taskforce, as it grapples with encroachments by China into Australia’s higher education sector. The taskforce, to be announced in a Wednesday National Press Club address by Education Minister Dan Tehan, ... <a title="Government boost scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/government-boost-scrutiny-over-chinese-targeting-of-university-sector-122484/" aria-label="Read more about Government boost scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Leach, Associate Professor, Politics & Public Policy, Swinburne University of Technology On August 30, Timor-Leste will celebrate the referendum that gave it independence from Indonesia. For the people of this small island, it has been a long battle – and one that continues today. You can ... <a title="After a border dispute and spying scandal, can Australia and Timor-Leste be good neighbours?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/after-a-border-dispute-and-spying-scandal-can-australia-and-timor-leste-be-good-neighbours-121553/" aria-label="Read more about After a border dispute and spying scandal, can Australia and Timor-Leste be good neighbours?">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Niner, Lecturer and Researcher, School of Social Sciences, Monash University On August 30, Timor-Leste will celebrate the referendum that gave it independence from Indonesia. For the people of this small island, it has been a long battle – one that continues today. You can read our ... <a title="Twenty years after independence, Timor-Leste continues its epic struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/twenty-years-after-independence-timor-leste-continues-its-epic-struggle-121631/" aria-label="Read more about Twenty years after independence, Timor-Leste continues its epic struggle">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Every year a new batch of diets become trendy. In the past, the blood group, ketogenic, Pioppi and gluten-free diets were among the most popular. These have made way for the mono diet, charcoal detox, Noom, time-restricted ... <a title="The science behind diet trends like mono, charcoal detox, Noom and Fast800" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/the-science-behind-diet-trends-like-mono-charcoal-detox-noom-and-fast800-120080/" aria-label="Read more about The science behind diet trends like mono, charcoal detox, Noom and Fast800">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Leining, Policy Fellow, Climate Change, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to ... <a title="Climate explained: how emissions trading schemes work and they can help us shift to a zero carbon future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/climate-explained-how-emissions-trading-schemes-work-and-they-can-help-us-shift-to-a-zero-carbon-future-122325/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how emissions trading schemes work and they can help us shift to a zero carbon future">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tebeje Molla, Research Fellow, Deakin University In the past 30 years, Australia has settled thousands of African refugees. But many arrived here at a young age and with low educational attainment. That presents challenges in trying to encourage more to participate in higher education. High educational attainment ... <a title="Trauma, racism and unrealistic expectations mean African refugees are less likely to get into Australian unis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/trauma-racism-and-unrealistic-expectations-mean-african-refugees-are-less-likely-to-get-into-australian-unis-121885/" aria-label="Read more about Trauma, racism and unrealistic expectations mean African refugees are less likely to get into Australian unis">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW “What we need to do is rebuild confidence in Australia’s building and construction sector,” said federal minister Karen Andrews after the July 2019 meeting of the Building Ministers’ Forum). This has been a recurring theme since the federal, state and ... <a title="Would you buy a new apartment? Building confidence depends on ending the blame game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/would-you-buy-a-new-apartment-building-confidence-depends-on-ending-the-blame-game-122180/" aria-label="Read more about Would you buy a new apartment? Building confidence depends on ending the blame game">Read more</a>
