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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW, and Academic Lead, UNSW Grand Challenge on Trust, UNSW The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has expressed concern about Google’s proposed acquisition of fitness tracker company Fitbit. The acquisition will let Google add years’ worth of Fitbit users’ ... <a title="Every step you take: why Google’s plan to buy Fitbit has the ACCC’s pulse racing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/every-step-you-take-why-googles-plan-to-buy-fitbit-has-the-acccs-pulse-racing-141052/" aria-label="Read more about Every step you take: why Google’s plan to buy Fitbit has the ACCC’s pulse racing">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
By Apriza Pinandita in Jakarta Indonesia has urged the international community to speak up and take decisive action against racial violence at a United Nations forum in Geneva, Switzerland. But Indonesia’s call comes amid concerns of racial discrimination at home. The UN Human Rights Council last Wednesday held an urgent debate on racial violence, the ... <a title="Indonesia calls for more action against racism as issues persist at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/indonesia-calls-for-more-action-against-racism-as-issues-persist-at-home/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia calls for more action against racism as issues persist at home">Read more</a>
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June 23, 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 Border, quarantine Chris Trotter (Interest): When ‘light-handed regulation’ turns out to mean ‘no regulation at all’ Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Poll reveals public impact of failures in NZ Covid quarantine system Bryce Edwards (Democracy ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 23 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-23-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 23 2020">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Rennie, Lecturer in Politics, University of Melbourne After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a sense history had ended, and that the United States represented a supreme endpoint. Today, the US is not dominant, it is in crisis: convulsed by riots and protest, riven ... <a title="Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/is-america-a-failing-state-how-a-superpower-has-been-brought-to-the-brink-139680/" aria-label="Read more about Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University Amid the urgent need to slow climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency makes sense. But as Australia’s chief scientist Alan Finkel last week warned, we’re not “anywhere close to having ... <a title="Australia has failed miserably on energy efficiency – and government figures hide the truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/australia-has-failed-miserably-on-energy-efficiency-and-government-figures-hide-the-truth-123176/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has failed miserably on energy efficiency – and government figures hide the truth">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Fischetti, Professor, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Education and Arts; Dean/Head of School of Education, University of Newcastle Federal education minister Dan Tehan in recent days announced an overhaul of the fee structures for undergraduate degrees – and the courses based in those degrees ... <a title="The government’s funding changes are meddling with the purpose of universities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/the-governments-funding-changes-are-meddling-with-the-purpose-of-universities-141133/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s funding changes are meddling with the purpose of universities">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland As we emerge from the lockdown phase of the pandemic, there are many lessons to learn. One is that when given credible warning of an existential threat, it is better to act early and risk doing too ... <a title="If we could design JobKeeper within weeks, we can exit coal by 2030. Here’s how to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/if-we-could-design-jobkeeper-within-weeks-we-can-exit-coal-by-2030-heres-how-to-do-it-141178/" aria-label="Read more about If we could design JobKeeper within weeks, we can exit coal by 2030. Here’s how to do it">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Frances O’Dowd, Independent Scholar, Ethical Citizenship & Racism Studies, CQUniversity Australia Colonisation is invasion: a group of people taking over the land and imposing their own culture on Indigenous people. Modern colonisation dates back to the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, as European nations ... <a title="Explainer: what is decolonisation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/explainer-what-is-decolonisation-131455/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is decolonisation?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rita Jill Clark-Gollub (Washington), Erika Takeo (Managua), and Avery Raimondo (Los Angeles) “A nation that cannot feed itself is not free.” Fausto Torrez, Nicaraguan Rural Workers Association An array of UN agencies is predicting a global hunger pandemic triggered by COVID-19 lockdowns, with the head of the ... <a title="Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/feeding-the-people-in-times-of-pandemic-the-food-sovereignty-approach-in-nicaragua/" aria-label="Read more about Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kcasey McLoughlin, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle An investigation commissioned by the High Court of Australia has found six former court staff members who were judges’ associates were sexually harassed by former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon. In a strongly worded statement, Chief Justice Susan ... <a title="Dyson Heydon finding may spark a #MeToo moment for the legal profession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/dyson-heydon-finding-may-spark-a-metoo-moment-for-the-legal-profession-141212/" aria-label="Read more about Dyson Heydon finding may spark a #MeToo moment for the legal profession">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
By Rappler A Thousand Cuts, Ramona Diaz’s documentary on democracy and press freedom in the Philippines, has won the top prize at the 2020 Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand. The winning films and filmmakers are listed on the festival’s website, with A Thousand Cuts named best international feature. Other international award-winners include Far From ... <a title="A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/a-thousand-cuts-wins-best-global-feature-at-nzs-doc-edge-festival/" aria-label="Read more about A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge festival">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra An investigation commissioned by the High Court has found former judge Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six young female associates who worked for him when he was on the court. In a statement late Monday, Chief Justice Susan Kiefel said: “We’re ... <a title="High Court apologies for Dyson Heydon’s sexual harassment of six associates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/22/high-court-apologies-for-dyson-heydons-sexual-harassment-of-six-associates-141215/" aria-label="Read more about High Court apologies for Dyson Heydon’s sexual harassment of six associates">Read more</a>
