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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, Program Manager / Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why does Saturn have rings? – Isla, age 7, Killarney. Most people think many millions of years ago, Saturn didn’t ... <a title="Curious Kids: why does Saturn have rings?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/curious-kids-why-does-saturn-have-rings-121433/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why does Saturn have rings?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Ward, PhD Student, The University of Queensland Threatened species habitat larger than the size of Tasmania has been destroyed since Australia’s environment laws were enacted, and 93% of this habitat loss was not referred to the federal government for scrutiny, our new research shows. The research, ... <a title="Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here’s the proof" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/environment-laws-have-failed-to-tackle-the-extinction-emergency-heres-the-proof-122936/" aria-label="Read more about Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here’s the proof">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University Wages growth for Australian workers is among the worst in the industrialised world. For more than a third of workers on individual contracts, wages aren’t growing at all. This is odd, given Australia ... <a title="There’s an obvious reason wages aren’t growing, but you won’t hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/theres-an-obvious-reason-wages-arent-growing-but-you-wont-hear-it-from-treasury-or-the-reserve-bank-122041/" aria-label="Read more about There’s an obvious reason wages aren’t growing, but you won’t hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Pub Politics ep 2 ‘Does National Deserve to win 2020 Election’ 8pm Tuesday 10th Chapel Bar 147 Ponsonby Rd live streamed on The Daily Blog and EveningReport.nz – live from Chapel Bar: Featuring National Party Finance Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith & Former Leader of Labour Party David Cunliffe. FEATURING: Finance Spokesperson of the National Party, Paul ... <a title="PUB POLITICS Live Video Tuesday 8pm – ‘Does National deserve to win the 2020 election’ 8pm THIS Tuesday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/pub-politics-live-video-tuesday-8pm-does-national-deserve-to-win-the-2020-election/" aria-label="Read more about PUB POLITICS Live Video Tuesday 8pm – ‘Does National deserve to win the 2020 election’ 8pm THIS Tuesday">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A Fiji opposition MP has been suspended from parliament for six months for refusing to apologise to the Prime Minister. Pio Tikoduadua and several other opposition MPs walked out of parliament on Friday night, after hours of debating a report into breaches of privilege by himself and Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. A report ... <a title="Fiji opposition MP suspended for refusing to apologise to PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/fiji-opposition-mp-suspended-for-refusing-to-apologise-to-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji opposition MP suspended for refusing to apologise to PM">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By G. Gregory Haff, Professor of Strength and Conditioning, Edith Cowan University Since the first mapping of the human genome there has been interest in understanding which genetic factors underpin performance in sport. With the rise of genetic testing among athletes, it remains to be seen exactly how ... <a title="Will the genetic screening of athletes change sport as we know it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/will-the-genetic-screening-of-athletes-change-sport-as-we-know-it-122781/" aria-label="Read more about Will the genetic screening of athletes change sport as we know it?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 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 Alex Casey (Spinoff): A Labour volunteer alleged a violent sexual assault by a senior staffer. This is her story Andrea Vance (Stuff): Why Labour ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 9 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-9-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 9 2019">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University In the ongoing saga that is Britain’s attempted divorce from the European Union, Monday is shaping up to be the most significant day to date. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected once again to try to ... <a title="A dog’s Brexit: Johnson’s missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/a-dogs-brexit-johnsons-missteps-about-to-send-weary-voters-to-another-election-as-the-eu-divorce-gets-ugly-123000/" aria-label="Read more about A dog’s Brexit: Johnson’s missteps about to send weary voters to another election as the EU divorce gets ugly">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberta Ryan, Professor, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance and UTS Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney Australians need greater housing diversity to meet their current and future housing needs. Yet increasing diversity, and meeting the need for more smaller dwellings in particular, has ... <a title="People want and need more housing choice. It’s about time governments stood up to deliver it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/people-want-and-need-more-housing-choice-its-about-time-governments-stood-up-to-deliver-it-122390/" aria-label="Read more about People want and need more housing choice. It’s about time governments stood up to deliver it">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute Most Australians are spending more of their income on housing than they used to, but low-income households are being squeezed the hardest. Many are in poverty, and many more are suffering financial stress. A growing number of Australians are ... <a title="Rudd’s rental affordability scheme was a $1 billion gift to developers; Abbott was right to axe it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/rudds-rental-affordability-scheme-was-a-1-billion-gift-to-developers-abbott-was-right-to-axe-it-122854/" aria-label="Read more about Rudd’s rental affordability scheme was a $1 billion gift to developers; Abbott was right to axe it">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abas Mirzaei, Assistant Professor – Branding, Macquarie University First used in the 1940s, the term “woke” has resurfaced in recent years as a concept that symbolises awareness of social issues and movement against injustice, inequality, and prejudice. But popularity has diluted its meaning and the idea has ... <a title="Where ‘woke’ came from and why marketers should think twice before jumping on the social activism bandwagon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/where-woke-came-from-and-why-marketers-should-think-twice-before-jumping-on-the-social-activism-bandwagon-122713/" aria-label="Read more about Where ‘woke’ came from and why marketers should think twice before jumping on the social activism bandwagon">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – What sort of topsy-turvy political world have we arrived at? This week, the Government continued to defend its fiscally conservative approach, in direct opposition to economists who suggest more spending is warranted. Even Treasury, the Reserve Bank, the private sector, and National appear to be open to much greater ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shouldn’t the Government be spending more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-shouldnt-the-government-be-spending-more/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Shouldn’t the Government be spending more?">Read more</a>
