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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This week’s June quarter national accounts showed weakness in business investment and consumer spending, reflecting an all-round lack of confidence. Still, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains optimistic about the economy. In this episode of Politics with Michelle Grattan, Frydenberg talks about ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-treasurer-josh-frydenberg-on-a-slowing-economy-122940/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on a slowing economy">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University Next year, both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send new rovers to Mars to hunt for evidence of past life. As previous missions have discovered, Mars had a warmer and wetter past, featuring conditions that could probably sustain life. ... <a title="Tiny specks in space could be the key to finding martian life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/tiny-specks-in-space-could-be-the-key-to-finding-martian-life-122857/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny specks in space could be the key to finding martian life">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne In the FiveThirtyEight aggregate of US national polls, Donald Trump’s ratings are currently 41.4% approve, 54.0% disapprove with all polls for a net approval of -12.6%. With polls of registered or likely voters, Trump’s ratings ... <a title="Trump trails leading Democrats by record margins, plus Brexit latest and the LNP leads in Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/trump-trails-leading-democrats-by-record-margins-plus-brexit-latest-and-the-lnp-leads-in-queensland-122783/" aria-label="Read more about Trump trails leading Democrats by record margins, plus Brexit latest and the LNP leads in Queensland">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham White, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney What comes first: the chicken or the egg? Economists ask a slightly different question regarding economic growth (usually measured as growth in gross domestic product). Does supply or demand come first? A week before yesterday’s news that ... <a title="With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/with-conventional-wisdom-answers-to-our-economic-malaise-are-in-short-supply-122938/" aria-label="Read more about With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
By RNZ Pacific An Indonesian human rights lawyer working with West Papuans has been named as a criminal suspect. Veronica Koman is accused of “incitement” and spreading fake news of “hoaxes” online, fuelling violent protests which have rocked Papua in recent weeks. Koman is an outspoken government critic and has shared videos and posts on ... <a title="Indonesian police target Veronica Koman for West Papua ‘incitement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/indonesian-police-target-veronica-koman-for-west-papua-incitement/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police target Veronica Koman for West Papua ‘incitement’">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Baer Arnold, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra When you visit a pharmacy, your main focus is probably getting your script filled, or some advice on an over-the-counter medication. While you’re there, you might also pick up some cosmetics, sunglasses, toys, jellybeans or other ... <a title="Relaxing pharmacy ownership rules could result in more chemist chains and poorer care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/relaxing-pharmacy-ownership-rules-could-result-in-more-chemist-chains-and-poorer-care-122628/" aria-label="Read more about Relaxing pharmacy ownership rules could result in more chemist chains and poorer care">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
The Government has been widely panned over its major announcement yesterday on housing. There are a few positive takes on the “reset”, but generally it has been viewed as an embarrassing backdown at best, or at worst a sell-out of those needing the housing crisis addressed. One political journalist has even branded yesterday’s announcement as ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s KiwiBuild reset disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-kiwibuild-reset-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s KiwiBuild reset disaster">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Evening Report editorial by Selwyn Manning It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation of deteriorating violence in West Papua. It is also apparent that groups who have long monitored the security situation in West Papua have contacted the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda ... <a title="Selwyn Manning: New Zealand govt should advocate for West Papua peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/selwyn-manning-new-zealand-govt-should-advocate-for-west-papua-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning: New Zealand govt should advocate for West Papua peace">Read more</a>
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September 5, 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. KiwiBuild, housing Bernard Hickey (Newsroom): Young renters just got double toasted Bryce Edwards (RNZ): Government should be held to their 100,000 KiwiBuild promise No Right Turn: Not impressed Audrey Young ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 5 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-5-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 5 2019">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
By Sri Krishnamurthi A new Human Rights Measurements Initiative (HRMI) is being rolled out in the Pacific but not all governments are expected to react positively to its findings. “Human rights have gone largely unmeasured for the last 70 years because governments typically do not want to submit to this kind of scrutiny,” said HRMI ... <a title="Pacific govts may be ‘hostile’ to human rights measurements, says expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/pacific-govts-may-be-hostile-to-human-rights-measurements-says-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific govts may be ‘hostile’ to human rights measurements, says expert">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leslie Sikos, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University For many years, the Apple iPhone has been considered one of the most secure smart phones available. But despite this reputation, security issues that might affect millions of users came to light last week, when researchers at Google revealed they had ... <a title="Apple iPhones could have been hacked for years – here’s what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/apple-iphones-could-have-been-hacked-for-years-heres-what-to-do-about-it-122860/" aria-label="Read more about Apple iPhones could have been hacked for years – here’s what to do about it">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Last week, the Queensland government extinguished native title over tracts of land in the Galilee Basin so the Adani coal mine could proceed. This gives Adani freehold title to the land, and means the Wangan and Jagalingou ... <a title="Indigenous people no longer have the legal right to say no to the Adani mine – here’s what it means for equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/indigenous-people-no-longer-have-the-legal-right-to-say-no-to-the-adani-mine-heres-what-it-means-for-equality-122788/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous people no longer have the legal right to say no to the Adani mine – here’s what it means for equality">Read more</a>
