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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, Professorial Fellow in Human Security, La Trobe University The apparent technical glitches that held up results from the Iowa caucuses for hours unleashed a stream of conspiracy theories online. Most common were allegations that the Democratic machine was quashing votes for Bernie Sanders. There is ... <a title="Yes, the Iowa caucuses had major glitches, but the results may not even matter that much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/yes-the-iowa-caucuses-had-major-glitches-but-the-results-may-not-even-matter-that-much-131132/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the Iowa caucuses had major glitches, but the results may not even matter that much">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Yosar, Associate Lecturer, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland Visual hallucinations, or seeing things that aren’t really there, can be frightening and distressing. They may occur due to a large variety of physical and psychiatric conditions. But a lesser known cause is Charles Bonnet syndrome ... <a title="What is Charles Bonnet syndrome, the eye condition that causes hallucinations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/what-is-charles-bonnet-syndrome-the-eye-condition-that-causes-hallucinations-122322/" aria-label="Read more about What is Charles Bonnet syndrome, the eye condition that causes hallucinations?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Frances O’Dowd, Senior Lecturer, Indigenous Studies, CQUniversity Australia At the 2020 BAFTA awards, Joaquin Phoenix called out systemic racism in the film industry in his acceptance speech for leading actor. He said: I think that we send a very clear message to people of colour that ... <a title="Explainer: what is systemic racism and institutional racism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/explainer-what-is-systemic-racism-and-institutional-racism-131152/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is systemic racism and institutional racism?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Owing to a results reporting fiasco, virtually no results had been posted in Iowa on Tuesday AEDT, although the caucuses began at 12pm AEDT. The caucuses are managed by the state’s Democratic party, not by ... <a title="Buttigieg and Sanders close in Iowa results, and Labor increases Newspoll lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/buttigieg-and-sanders-close-in-iowa-results-and-labor-increases-newspoll-lead-130592/" aria-label="Read more about Buttigieg and Sanders close in Iowa results, and Labor increases Newspoll lead">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alysia Blackham, Associate Professor in Law and ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Melbourne In 2019, discrimination law rarely left the headlines. Among the issues crowding the public agenda: the Israel Folau case, the draft Religious Discrimination Bill, sexuality in schools, transgender women’s participation in ... <a title="We need to talk about discrimination law and why a thoughtful approach to reform is so important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/we-need-to-talk-about-discrimination-law-and-why-a-thoughtful-approach-to-reform-is-so-important-129697/" aria-label="Read more about We need to talk about discrimination law and why a thoughtful approach to reform is so important">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Capon, Associate professor, Griffith University The Invasive Species Council and other observers have argued for weed control as a major priority following bushfires, to promote the recovery of wildlife and damaged ecosystems. The time is right, some say, to wage a serious offensive against weeds before ... <a title="Not all weeds are villains. After a fire, some plants – even weeds – can be better than none" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/not-all-weeds-are-villains-after-a-fire-some-plants-even-weeds-can-be-better-than-none-130702/" aria-label="Read more about Not all weeds are villains. After a fire, some plants – even weeds – can be better than none">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alysia Blackham, Associate Professor in Law and ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Melbourne In 2019, discrimination law rarely left the headlines. Among the issues crowding the public agenda: the Israel Folau case, the draft Religious Discrimination Bill, sexuality in schools, transgender women’s participation in ... <a title="We need to talk about discrimination law and why a thoughtful approach to legal reform is so necessary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/we-need-to-talk-about-discrimination-law-and-why-a-thoughtful-approach-to-legal-reform-is-so-necessary-129697/" aria-label="Read more about We need to talk about discrimination law and why a thoughtful approach to legal reform is so necessary">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alysia Blackham, Associate Professor in Law and ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Melbourne In 2019, discrimination law rarely left the headlines. Among the issues crowding the public agenda: the Israel Folau case, the draft Religious Discrimination Bill, sexuality in schools, transgender women’s participation in ... <a title="We need to talk about discrimination law – without all the rancor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/we-need-to-talk-about-discrimination-law-without-all-the-rancor-129697/" aria-label="Read more about We need to talk about discrimination law – without all the rancor">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Headline: Iran as a Strategic Actor, Part Two. – 36th Parallel Assessments Given the demographics of each state, the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic primaries seem to best serve as an early test of how Democrats will fare with the MAGA base and who is best suited to make a play for “soft” MAGA voters. ... <a title="Iran as a Strategic Actor, Part Two." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/iran-as-a-strategic-actor-part-two/" aria-label="Read more about Iran as a Strategic Actor, Part Two.">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story features the global coronavirus health emergency. BACKGROUNDER: By Global Voices What started at a seafood market as a local health issue has grown into a national health crisis in China. After the Wuhan coronavirus was identified in December 2019, a chain reaction was set in motion that has profoundly shaken Chinese ... <a title="How will Wuhan coronavirus impact on political, global future of China?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/how-will-wuhan-coronavirus-impact-on-political-global-future-of-china/" aria-label="Read more about How will Wuhan coronavirus impact on political, global future of China?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
“We may never see his like again” wrote Richard Prebble following the death of Mike Moore in the weekend. Moore was certainly an extraordinary politician. He made some remarkable achievements, had an inimitable style, and was a mass of contradictions. Mike Moore’s place in New Zealand political history is complicated. He has been described by ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The extraordinary yet tragic political life of Mike Moore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-extraordinary-yet-tragic-political-life-of-mike-moore/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The extraordinary yet tragic political life of Mike Moore">Read more</a>
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February 5, 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 Waitangi Paul Moon (Stuff): The Treaty: We have to move into a truth and reconciliation stage Leonie Hayden (Spinoff): ‘Hold us to account’: has Jacinda Ardern honoured her 2018 Waitangi pledges? Emma Espiner ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 05 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-05-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 05 2020">Read more</a>
