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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Irga, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Australians are accustomed to having fresh air, and our clean atmosphere is a source of pride for many. Last summer’s bushfires, however, brought air ... <a title="‘Like having a truck idling in your living room’: the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/like-having-a-truck-idling-in-your-living-room-the-toxic-cost-of-wood-fired-heaters-140737/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like having a truck idling in your living room’: the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Lena Reece in Suva The University of the South Pacific special council meeting about the leadership crisis will proceed in Fiji as scheduled tomorrow. USP pro-chancellor Winston Thompson has confirmed the meeting will still go ahead, adding that the meeting papers that were leaked this week will still be considered for the meeting agenda. ... <a title="USP leadership crisis papers leak but special council meeting goes ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/usp-leadership-crisis-papers-leak-but-special-council-meeting-goes-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about USP leadership crisis papers leak but special council meeting goes ahead">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The anger and frustration at New Zealand’s border quarantine failure have been palpable. Two women, recently arrived in New Zealand, were granted compassionate leave from quarantine to be with grieving family after a parent’s death. But they were not ... <a title="The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand’s quarantine system break down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-law-is-clear-border-testing-is-enforceable-so-why-did-new-zealands-quarantine-system-break-down-141036/" aria-label="Read more about The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand’s quarantine system break down?">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The recent release of global university rankings and the way these are reported raises important questions about the role and reputation of our tertiary institutions. Are universities measured and ranked according to ... <a title="Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/beyond-the-black-hole-of-global-university-rankings-rediscovering-the-true-value-of-knowledge-and-ideas-140236/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Interest in Aboriginal fire knowledge has been high since last summer’s terrible bushfires. One initiative shows the huge potential benefits of this ancient practice – not just in Australia, but globally. The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) is taking ... <a title="Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/fighting-fire-with-fire-how-botswana-is-adopting-the-ancient-burning-of-indigenous-australians-135363/" aria-label="Read more about Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James C. Murphy, PhD, Lecturer and Tutor, Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read the rest of the series here. ... <a title="‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-time-has-come-to-say-something-of-the-forgotten-class-how-menzies-transformed-australian-political-debate-131383/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University Do you make the 7/11 worker Indian? Or is that offensive? If you make them white …well … you’re lying really. But also, you’re taking a job away from an Indian actor if you don’t. This exchange, the first comment ... <a title="The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-sorry-part-is-easy-why-true-racial-diversity-in-the-arts-will-take-more-than-words-140933/" aria-label="Read more about The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By The Bougainvillean An almost half-empty Bougainville House of Representatives has farewelled John Momis, the region’s longest serving president to date and a senior Papua New Guinea statesmen, in a shunned and scandalous lack of attendance in the final session of the Parliament on Friday. The Bougainville Legislature has 40 Members. However, The Bougainvillean counted ... <a title="Almost half-empty house farewells Bougainville’s President Momis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/almost-half-empty-house-farewells-bougainvilles-president-momis/" aria-label="Read more about Almost half-empty house farewells Bougainville’s President Momis">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Nasik Swami in Suva The Fiji police “thuggish-like” tactics against the University of the South Pacific staff members and students is disrupting education of students and the work of its staff, says National Federation Party president Pio Tikoduadua. Tikoduadua said the questioning of the USP chief librarian, Dr Elizabeth Reade-Fong by police on Tuesday ... <a title="‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/thuggish-like-police-tactics-disrupting-usp-education-says-opposition-nfp/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP">Read more</a>
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June 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 Border failure ODT Editorial: Defence must be tightened RNZ: Checkpoint: Covid-19: Isolation audit not enough to ensure safety – expert Shaun Hendy et al (The Conversation): 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2020">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leisa Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Edith Cowan University In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops. While the same level of damage isn’t currently being felt in ... <a title="Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/huge-locust-swarms-are-threatening-food-security-but-drones-could-help-stop-them-140625/" aria-label="Read more about Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Clancy, PhD Candidate (Psychiatry) & Research Assistant, University of Newcastle If you’re feeling excited about being out of lockdown, you’re not alone. Social media is buzzing with plans of big nights out to celebrate the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Australia and New Zealand. But before ... <a title="Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/getting-back-on-the-beers-after-lockdown-heres-what-you-should-know-140454/" aria-label="Read more about Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know">Read more</a>
