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Month: September 2019

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Suddenly, the world’s biggest trade agreement won’t allow corporations to sue governments

September 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Ranald, Research fellow, University of Sydney The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has been touted as the best hope for keeping world trade flowing after the attacks on the World Trade Organisation. The WTO isn’t dead yet, but in a two-pronged attack, US President Donald Trump has ... <a title="Suddenly, the world’s biggest trade agreement won’t allow corporations to sue governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/17/suddenly-the-worlds-biggest-trade-agreement-wont-allow-corporations-to-sue-governments-123582/" aria-label="Read more about Suddenly, the world’s biggest trade agreement won’t allow corporations to sue governments">Read more</a>

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Civilization: The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future

September 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University In 1955, an enormous photographic exhibition, The Family of Man, challenged the world as to what it meant to be human. The curator, Edward Steichen, assembled 503 photographs by 273 photographers from 68 countries, while his brother-in-law, ... <a title="Civilization: The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/17/civilization-the-way-we-live-now-powerful-troubling-photographs-of-a-crowded-planet-and-uncertain-future-123593/" aria-label="Read more about Civilization: The Way We Live Now – powerful, troubling photographs of a crowded planet and uncertain future">Read more</a>

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Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history

September 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Belgrave, Professor History, Massey University From 2022, New Zealand history will be taught at all schools as part of the compulsory national curriculum. The announcement is an astonishing turnaround, given that the ministry of education and parliament’s education and workforce select committee were opposed to any ... <a title="Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/17/why-its-time-for-new-zealanders-to-learn-more-about-their-own-countrys-history-123527/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers says it’s time to change Australia’s economic course “in a responsible and affordable way which doesn’t jeopardise the surplus”. Chalmers predicts the budget outcome for last financial year, forecast to be a deficit at budget time, ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jim-chalmers-on-the-need-to-change-economic-course-123597/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the need to change economic course">Read more</a>

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Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping – watching Content, a TV show made for smart phones

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Maguire, Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, James Cook University Lucy (Charlotte Nicado) is a pink-haired millennial having a quarter-life crisis. Her school friends have drifted away, she has a useless law degree, and a depressing rotation of casual jobs has left her broke. To top ... <a title="Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping – watching Content, a TV show made for smart phones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/reality-slippages-and-narcissistic-stereotyping-watching-content-a-tv-show-made-for-smart-phones-123595/" aria-label="Read more about Reality slippages and narcissistic stereotyping – watching Content, a TV show made for smart phones">Read more</a>

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You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Sherwen, Director Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria, University of Melbourne Each year, from September to mid-October, the tiny and very precious mountain pygmy-possums arise from their months of hibernation under the snow and begin feasting on billions of bogong moths that migrate from Queensland to ... <a title="You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/you-can-help-track-4-billion-bogong-moths-with-your-smartphone-and-save-pygmy-possums-from-extinction-123512/" aria-label="Read more about You can help track 4 billion bogong moths with your smartphone – and save pygmy possums from extinction">Read more</a>

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Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kassia Beetham, Exercise Physiology Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Expectant mothers receive an avalanche of information about potential risks to their baby. There’s a growing list of foods, toxins and environmental threats to avoid. It’s normal for this to lead to an increased level of anxiety. As a ... <a title="Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/is-vigorous-exercise-safe-during-the-third-trimester-of-pregnancy-121762/" aria-label="Read more about Is vigorous exercise safe during the third trimester of pregnancy?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2019

September 16, 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. Labour Party sexual assault allegations John Armstrong (1News): Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of Ardern’s administration? Alison Mau (Guardian): Labour’s #MeToo moment eats away at Ardern’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-16-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 16 2019">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Electioneering on Facebook under scrutiny

September 16, 2019

The National Party is in trouble again for its Facebook advertising campaigning. Late last week, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against one of the party’s social media ads targeting the Government’s vehicle efficiency feebate scheme. The authority ruled it was “likely to confuse or deceive consumers”. The ad had claimed that the feebate scheme ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Electioneering on Facebook under scrutiny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-electioneering-on-facebook-under-scrutiny/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Electioneering on Facebook under scrutiny">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s #MeToo political damage is with their own supporters

September 16, 2019

If the political reputation of the Labour-led Government and Jacinda Ardern have been badly or even fatally damaged by the ongoing #MeTooLabour scandal, it will be because they’ve disappointed their own supporters, and failed to live up to their own values. This is very different to a leftwing government and prime minister being undermined by ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s #MeToo political damage is with their own supporters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-metoo-political-damage-is-with-their-own-supporters/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s #MeToo political damage is with their own supporters">Read more</a>

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Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop’s job (and price tag)

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Maxwell, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland What a week it has been in the Apple core. In recent days the tech giant has released a litany of products, including new phones, watches, tablets, and more. The big-ticket items are clearly the new iPhone 11 range. ... <a title="Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop’s job (and price tag)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/apples-iphone-11-pro-wants-to-take-your-laptops-job-and-price-tag-123372/" aria-label="Read more about Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro wants to take your laptop’s job (and price tag)">Read more</a>

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As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change

September 16, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, Academic Director of the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official visit to Washington this week carries some prestige. It is just the second “official visit” (including a state dinner) by a foreign ... <a title="As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/as-scott-morrison-heads-to-washington-the-us-australia-alliance-is-unlikely-to-change-121930/" aria-label="Read more about As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change">Read more</a>