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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katey Thom, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Kua takoto te manuka – the laying down of the manuka leaves – is part of the traditional Māori wero (challenge) that serves to symbolically question another group’s motives or intentions. As we witness the Black Lives Matter protests ... <a title="Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/black-lives-matter-outrage-must-drive-police-reform-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-too-139965/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter outrage must drive police reform in Aotearoa-New Zealand too">Read more</a>
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June 9, 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 Alert Level 1 move, recovery Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): Psychologists reveal New Zealand’s political shift during lockdown Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Hooray for level 1. Now what? (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern earns brief dance, but hard ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 9 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-9-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 9 2020">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Former East Timorese President José Ramos-Horta says it is not opportune for the government to be debating the possible criminalisation of defamation, with the risk of jeopardizing citizens’ rights. Instead, he says, the Timor-Leste government should concentrate on issues like the economy. “I don’t think it is a priority issue ... <a title="Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/ramos-horta-slams-criminal-libel-plan-threat-to-rights-in-timor-leste/" aria-label="Read more about Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Dickson, Sessional tutor, Monash University The Yarram Standard and Great Southern Star, both of which have covered South Gippsland for well over a century, won’t be returning from their coronavirus-enforced suspensions. The two papers are the latest in a growing number of news outlets to close ... <a title="Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/local-news-sources-are-closing-across-australia-we-are-tracking-the-devastation-and-some-reasons-for-hope-139756/" aria-label="Read more about Local news sources are closing across Australia. We are tracking the devastation (and some reasons for hope)">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Moss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in maternal and child health, The University of Queensland One-fifth of Australian women still don’t receive mental health checks both before and after the birth of their baby, our research published today has found. Although access to recommended perinatal mental health screening ... <a title="20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/20-of-pregnant-australian-women-dont-receive-the-recommended-mental-health-screening-139979/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide How far away can dogs smell and hear? Georgina, age 8, Warrawee, New South Wales. Great question Georgina. We know and learn about the world around us through our senses. The senses of smell ... <a title="Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/curious-kids-how-far-away-can-dogs-smell-and-hear-139959/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Dwyer, Lecturer in Arts and Teacher Education, University of the Sunshine Coast A recent media report noted student teachers are facing delays in sitting a literacy and numeracy test they need to pass to graduate, due to the pandemic. The report noted a group of student ... <a title="Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/student-teachers-must-pass-a-literacy-and-numeracy-test-before-graduating-its-unfair-and-costly-140059/" aria-label="Read more about Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Wiesel, Senior Lecturer in Urban Geography, University of Melbourne A housing boom that lasted from the mid-1980s with only minor interruptions has added to rising income inequality in Australia. Yet an impending housing market bust, triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting spike in unemployment, ... <a title="The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/the-housing-boom-propelled-inequality-but-a-coronavirus-housing-bust-will-skyrocket-it-139039/" aria-label="Read more about The housing boom propelled inequality, but a coronavirus housing bust will skyrocket it">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Gribble, Honorary Professor, Department of English, University of Sydney Chronicling four generations of two families, Felicity Volk’s Desire Lines is set against landmarks of 20th century Australian history, encompassing a geographical span that begins in the Arctic Circle and ends in the Blue Mountains of New ... <a title="Book review: Desire Lines is a small love story inside an epic tale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/book-review-desire-lines-is-a-small-love-story-inside-an-epic-tale-138726/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: Desire Lines is a small love story inside an epic tale">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In its latest move to spur business investment, the government will extend its $150,000 instant assets write-off until the end of the year. The six-months extension, which will be legislated, will cost $300 million in revenue over the forward estimates. ... <a title="Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/businesses-get-extension-for-instant-asset-write-off-140289/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses get extension for instant asset write-off">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
“Covid-free” New Zealand has moved early today to its lowest restrictions – alert level 1. The change happened at midnight after New Zealanders had done something “remarkable” by uniting in the fight against covid-19, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. After praising New Zealand’s response to the virus yesterday, she revealed the country would be moving ... <a title="New Zealand relaxes covid restrictions after ‘remarkable’ virus fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/new-zealand-relaxes-covid-restrictions-after-remarkable-virus-fight/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand relaxes covid restrictions after ‘remarkable’ virus fight">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australian economists narrowly back a wage freeze in the minimum wage case now before the Fair Work Commission, a freeze that could flow through to millions of Australians on awards and affect the wages of ... <a title="Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/08/economists-back-wage-freeze-21-19-in-new-economic-society-conversation-survey-140163/" aria-label="Read more about Economists back wage freeze 21-19 in new Economic Society-Conversation survey">Read more</a>
