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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Webb, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne Ripples from the sexual harassment allegations against former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon continue to spread. This week, the Victorian government announced its intention to launch reviews into both sexual harassment in the state court system and the practices ... <a title="In the wake of the Dyson Heydon allegations, here’s how the legal profession can reform sexual harassment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/in-the-wake-of-the-dyson-heydon-allegations-heres-how-the-legal-profession-can-reform-sexual-harassment-142560/" aria-label="Read more about In the wake of the Dyson Heydon allegations, here’s how the legal profession can reform sexual harassment">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Bryan Bruce The selection of Judith Collins by her colleagues as the new leader of New Zealand’s opposition National Party is a last minute throw of the political dice that might just save the Right from splintering at the upcoming election. One of the problems of the political Left over the last 30 ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Judith Collins selection last throw of the dice to save the Right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/bryan-bruce-judith-collins-selection-last-throw-of-the-dice-to-save-the-right/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Judith Collins selection last throw of the dice to save the Right">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief research scientist, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; and Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Fossil fuels and agriculture are driving a dangerous acceleration in methane emissions, at a rate consistent with a 3-4℃ rise in global temperatures this century. Our two papers published today provide ... <a title="Emissions of methane – a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide – are rising dangerously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/emissions-of-methane-a-greenhouse-gas-far-more-potent-than-carbon-dioxide-are-rising-dangerously-142522/" aria-label="Read more about Emissions of methane – a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide – are rising dangerously">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
The AUT video … first of this year’s languags series. By Simon Smith of AUT News The Kiribati instalment in the AUT Pacific language video series – “Adapting to a changing world, shaping resilient futures” – has been released. The video, produced by Auckland University of Technology, is narrated in I-Kiribati, (with English subtitles) to ... <a title="Pacific language videos: Kiribati week highlights role of fathers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/pacific-language-videos-kiribati-week-highlights-role-of-fathers/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific language videos: Kiribati week highlights role of fathers">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Analysis by Josh Van Veen – The Democracy Project. When Parliament sits next Tuesday, the Prime Minister will finally meet her match. Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern are opposites in just about every respect. Yet they have the same basic appeal. Ardern and Collins are as much cultural icons as they are political leaders. ... <a title="Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/election-20202-josh-van-veen-dont-give-me-culture-the-appeal-of-judith-collins/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2020 – Josh Van Veen: Don’t give me culture: The appeal of Judith Collins">Read more</a>
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July 15, 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 Judith Collins elected leader of the National Party Richard Harman (Politik): Why National finally called on Collins Barry Soper (Newstalk ZB): Judith Collins should have been elected as National leader two years ago ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-15-2020-2/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 15 2020">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maximilian de Courten, Health Policy Lead and Professor in Global Public Health at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The World Health Organisation reported more than 230,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday — the world’s largest daily increase during the pandemic. The surge has forced governments in many ... <a title="Lockdown, relax, repeat: how cities across the globe are going back to coronavirus restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/lockdown-relax-repeat-how-cities-across-the-globe-are-going-back-to-coronavirus-restrictions-142425/" aria-label="Read more about Lockdown, relax, repeat: how cities across the globe are going back to coronavirus restrictions">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lotti Tajouri, Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Bond University You may remember when US President Donald Trump suggested exposing coronavirus patients to UV (ultraviolet) light – or “just very powerful light” – to help treat them. The use of UV light is not, in any way, a viable ... <a title="Ultraviolet radiation is a strong disinfectant. It may be what our schools, hospitals and airports need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/ultraviolet-radiation-is-a-strong-disinfectant-it-may-be-what-our-schools-hospitals-and-airports-need-142277/" aria-label="Read more about Ultraviolet radiation is a strong disinfectant. It may be what our schools, hospitals and airports need">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Leuzinger, Professor, Auckland University of Technology CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to ... <a title="Climate explained: what if we took all farm animals off the land and planted crops and trees instead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/climate-explained-what-if-we-took-all-farm-animals-off-the-land-and-planted-crops-and-trees-instead-142160/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: what if we took all farm animals off the land and planted crops and trees instead?">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Batty, Professor of Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney Doctoral students show high levels of stress in comparison to other students, and ongoing uncertainty in terms of graduate career outcomes can make matters worse. Before the pandemic, one in five research students were expected to disengage ... <a title="1 in 5 PhD students could drop out. Here are some tips for how to keep going" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/1-in-5-phd-students-could-drop-out-here-are-some-tips-for-how-to-keep-going-131902/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 PhD students could drop out. Here are some tips for how to keep going">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Raynor, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Transforming Housing Project, University of Melbourne After 3,000 people in nine public housing towers in Melbourne were placed under the harshest coronavirus lockdown in Australia so far, acting Australian Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly referred to the towers on July 5 as ... <a title="‘Vertical cruise ships’? Here’s how we can remake housing towers to be safer and better places to live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/vertical-cruise-ships-heres-how-we-can-remake-housing-towers-to-be-safer-and-better-places-to-live-142381/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Vertical cruise ships’? Here’s how we can remake housing towers to be safer and better places to live">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Bertram, Senior Associate, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Another year, another round of hostage-taking by the owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. As always, Rio Tinto has made the first move, threatening to close New Zealand ... <a title="Power play: despite the tough talk, the closure of Tiwai Point is far from a done deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/power-play-despite-the-tough-talk-the-closure-of-tiwai-point-is-far-from-a-done-deal-142372/" aria-label="Read more about Power play: despite the tough talk, the closure of Tiwai Point is far from a done deal">Read more</a>
