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February 18, 2020
By Felipe F. Salvosa II in Manila Solicitor-General Jose Calida asked the Supreme Court today to issue a gag order against ABS-CBN, claiming the Philippines’ largest television network was engaging in “propaganda” to sway the justices in the quo warranto case seeking to void its franchise. Calida filed the “very urgent” motion a week after ... <a title="Philippine Solicitor-General seeks gag order against top TV channel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/philippine-solicitor-general-seeks-gag-order-against-top-tv-channel/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine Solicitor-General seeks gag order against top TV channel">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen R Fisher, Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for young children with disability is not equal across Australia. Where you live can hinder access to information about disability support, assistance to apply for it, and timely access to ... <a title="Yes, the system needs to be better. But here’s how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/yes-the-system-needs-to-be-better-but-heres-how-to-ensure-your-child-can-access-the-ndis-if-they-need-it-131757/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the system needs to be better. But here’s how to ensure your child can access the NDIS if they need it">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Teare Ada Lambert, Adjunct Lecturer/ Ecologist, University of New England As the east coast bushfire crisis finally abates, it’s easy to see nothing but loss: more than 11 million hectares of charcoal and ash, and more than a billion dead animals. But it is heartening to ... <a title="These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/these-plants-and-animals-are-now-flourishing-as-life-creeps-back-after-bushfires-130293/" aria-label="Read more about These plants and animals are now flourishing as life creeps back after bushfires">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzie Gibson, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University The gothic developed as a European architectural phenomenon in 12th-century France, where awe-inspiring cathedrals reflected a world drenched in religious piety and superstition. Its veneration was revisited in 18th-century English literature, when writers sought to inspire a ... <a title="Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/podcast-series-oz-gothic-breathes-new-life-into-australian-gothic-storytelling-131676/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast series Oz Gothic breathes new life into Australian gothic storytelling">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne The federal court’s rejection of the ABC case against the Australian Federal Police raid on its Sydney headquarters in June 2019 reveals two issues of great importance to freedom of the press in ... <a title="Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists’ sources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/court-ruling-against-abc-highlights-the-enormous-deficiency-in-laws-protecting-journalists-sources-131991/" aria-label="Read more about Court ruling against ABC highlights the enormous deficiency in laws protecting journalists’ sources">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte takes legal action to shut down the biggest broadcaster in the Philippines in what is being described as the most severe attack on media freedom in the country. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Watch More than 500 journalists have gathered to protest threats to the survival of the largest television network in ... <a title="Philippine protesters back ABS-CBN television survival against Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/philippine-protesters-back-abs-cbn-television-survival-against-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine protesters back ABS-CBN television survival against Duterte">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Papua New Guinea’s Minister for State Enterprises Sasindran Muthuvel has reassured the nation that Air Niugini is taking all necessary steps to protect the country against the spread of coronavirus, reports EMTV News. “The airline has instituted a wide range of measures to minimise the risk to the nation, and is constantly ... <a title="Air Niugini putting people first in fight against coronavirus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/air-niugini-putting-people-first-in-fight-against-coronavirus/" aria-label="Read more about Air Niugini putting people first in fight against coronavirus">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
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 NZ First donations scandal Guyon Espiner and Kate Newton (RNZ): NZ First Foundation trustee was lobbying for donor Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: Are Labour and Greens behaving unethically over donations scandal? (paywalled) Chris ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2020">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By S. Anna Florin, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland Australia’s first people ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other plant foods, many of which would have taken considerable time and knowledge to prepare, according to our analysis of charred plant remains from a site ... <a title="65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/65-000-year-old-plant-remains-show-the-earliest-australians-spent-plenty-of-time-cooking-131761/" aria-label="Read more about 65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Last month, the Australian National University contracted with the Social Research Centre (SRC) to survey more than 3,000 Australian adults about their experiences and attitudes related to the bushfires. The study is the ... <a title="Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/nearly-80-of-australians-affected-in-some-way-by-the-bushfires-new-survey-shows-131672/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Davis, Professor of Law, UNSW In his Closing the Gap speech to parliament last week, the prime minister injected some order and transparency back into the constitutional recognition process. The PM anchored his government’s work on the co-design of a Voice to Government back to the ... <a title="Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/constitutional-recognition-for-indigenous-australians-must-involve-structural-change-not-mere-symbolism-131751/" aria-label="Read more about Constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians must involve structural change, not mere symbolism">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney Heavily subsidised aged care services used to be seen as a right and entitlement for all older Australians. But as aged care demand grows and costs rise, it’s becoming increasingly clear the current system isn’t sustainable. The ... <a title="Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/18/home-owning-older-australians-should-pay-more-for-residential-aged-care-131565/" aria-label="Read more about Home-owning older Australians should pay more for residential aged care">Read more</a>