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Month: September 2020

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LIVE: A View from Afar – Regional Disputes on the Increase: Turkey-Greece + China-Taiwan

September 24, 2020

Hi I’m Selwyn Manning and you are watching… A View from Afar. Today we examine how a dispute between Turkey and Greece has its parallel in South East Asia with hostilities intensifying between China and Taiwan. It appears both disputes have origins in forcible partitions, and, of course, a battle to control exploitable mineral resources. ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar – Regional Disputes on the Increase: Turkey-Greece + China-Taiwan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/live-a-view-from-afar-regional-disputes-on-the-increase-turkey-greece-china-taiwan/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar – Regional Disputes on the Increase: Turkey-Greece + China-Taiwan">Read more</a>

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Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election

September 24, 2020

By The National A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election. Raymond Masono retained his seat as the Atolls MP while daughter Amanda Masono Getsi was declared the winner of the North Region Women’s Representative seat. She told The National she was overwhelmed ... <a title="Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/father-daughter-team-win-seats-in-bougainville-general-election/" aria-label="Read more about Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 24 2020

September 24, 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 Election Audrey Young (Herald): Act’s job is to destroy NZ First vote says National’s Judith Collins Ben Leahy (Herald): Wealth tax ‘a bottom line’ for a Greens-Labour Government: Genter Claire Trevett (Herald): Why Jacinda ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 24 2020">Read more</a>

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It’s a man’s (pandemic) world: how policies compound the pain for women in the age of COVID-19

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra COVID-19 times have brought sober realisations about deep shifts in Australian society. Encroaching steadily over the past half-century, these have been largely submerged from daily view, until now. Decades of ... <a title="It’s a man’s (pandemic) world: how policies compound the pain for women in the age of COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/its-a-mans-pandemic-world-how-policies-compound-the-pain-for-women-in-the-age-of-covid-19-144796/" aria-label="Read more about It’s a man’s (pandemic) world: how policies compound the pain for women in the age of COVID-19">Read more</a>

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‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Pfitzner, Postdoctoral Research fellow with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Monash University At the first sign of lockdown due to COVID-19 in Australia and across the globe, there were concerns domestic and family violence would increase in prevalence and intensity. It was also ... <a title="‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/if-you-call-000-i-will-send-you-back-to-your-country-how-covid-19-has-trapped-temporary-visa-holders-146579/" aria-label="Read more about ‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: how COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders">Read more</a>

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I regret stopping breastfeeding. How do I start again?

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University Many women find breastfeeding difficult and stop before they planned. Some women are relieved to stop. But others regret it. If you regret stopping, you may be able to give it another go, even ... <a title="I regret stopping breastfeeding. How do I start again?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/i-regret-stopping-breastfeeding-how-do-i-start-again-143183/" aria-label="Read more about I regret stopping breastfeeding. How do I start again?">Read more</a>

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The missing question from New Zealand’s cannabis debate: what about personal freedom and individual rights?

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Rychert, Senior Researcher in Drug Policy, Massey University Much of the debate on New Zealand’s referendum on recreational cannabis legalisation has focused on health, the economy, criminal justice and the uncertainties about the impact on youth and adult use. But one argument is oddly missing from ... <a title="The missing question from New Zealand’s cannabis debate: what about personal freedom and individual rights?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/the-missing-question-from-new-zealands-cannabis-debate-what-about-personal-freedom-and-individual-rights-146304/" aria-label="Read more about The missing question from New Zealand’s cannabis debate: what about personal freedom and individual rights?">Read more</a>

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‘The good, the bad and the ugly’: here’s the lowdown on Australia’s low-emissions roadmap

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Llewelyn Hughes, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University “Picking winners” has been anathema to Australian policy-making for decades. The federal government’s technology investment roadmap bucks the trend, targeting public investments in specific low-emissions technologies. The first low emissions technology statement, ... <a title="‘The good, the bad and the ugly’: here’s the lowdown on Australia’s low-emissions roadmap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-heres-the-lowdown-on-australias-low-emissions-roadmap-146743/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’: here’s the lowdown on Australia’s low-emissions roadmap">Read more</a>

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If we want brilliant English, history or geography teachers, why are we making humanities courses so costly?

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Cox, Associate Professor of Literacy Education, University of New England The government’s university funding reform package passed the lower house in early September and will pass the Senate if the Coalition succeeds in garnering enough crossbench support. The plan would see fees for some humanities degrees ... <a title="If we want brilliant English, history or geography teachers, why are we making humanities courses so costly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/if-we-want-brilliant-english-history-or-geography-teachers-why-are-we-making-humanities-courses-so-costly-146319/" aria-label="Read more about If we want brilliant English, history or geography teachers, why are we making humanities courses so costly?">Read more</a>

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Guide to the classics: A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf’s feminist call to arms

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Gildersleeve, Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland I sit at my kitchen table to write this essay, as hundreds of thousands of women have done before me. It is not my own room, but such things are still a luxury for most women ... <a title="Guide to the classics: A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf’s feminist call to arms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/guide-to-the-classics-a-room-of-ones-own-virginia-woolfs-feminist-call-to-arms-145398/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf’s feminist call to arms">Read more</a>

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Government will reform insolvency system to improve distressed small businesses’ survival chances

September 24, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government will make sweeping changes to the insolvency system to improve the chances of saving small businesses hit by the pandemic. The reforms – which are described as the most significant for three decades – will cover three ... <a title="Government will reform insolvency system to improve distressed small businesses’ survival chances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/24/government-will-reform-insolvency-system-to-improve-distressed-small-businesses-survival-chances-146774/" aria-label="Read more about Government will reform insolvency system to improve distressed small businesses’ survival chances">Read more</a>

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NBN upgrades explained: how will they make internet speeds faster? And will the regions miss out?

September 23, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, Group Head – Electronic and Photonic Systems Group and Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne The federal government has announced a A$3.5 billion upgrade to the National Broadband Network (NBN) that will grant two million households on-demand access to faster fibre-to-the-node ... <a title="NBN upgrades explained: how will they make internet speeds faster? And will the regions miss out?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/23/nbn-upgrades-explained-how-will-they-make-internet-speeds-faster-and-will-the-regions-miss-out-146749/" aria-label="Read more about NBN upgrades explained: how will they make internet speeds faster? And will the regions miss out?">Read more</a>