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Month: September 2020

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Israeli court rules Malka Leifer should be extradited to Australia, but obstacles remain

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle The Jerusalem District Court has ruled Malka Leifer should be extradited to Australia. The former Melbourne headmistress faces 74 charges of child sexual abuse against three alleged victims. How is this ruling significant? Leifer’s ... <a title="Israeli court rules Malka Leifer should be extradited to Australia, but obstacles remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/israeli-court-rules-malka-leifer-should-be-extradited-to-australia-but-obstacles-remain-146549/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli court rules Malka Leifer should be extradited to Australia, but obstacles remain">Read more</a>

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New Zealand relaxes COVID-19 restrictions, except for Auckland. How much longer will the city have to wait?

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex James, Associate professor, University of Canterbury New Zealand’s government today announced that after seven days of no new community cases linked to the Auckland cluster, most of the country will return to almost normal life, at alert level 1, from midnight. But restrictions in Auckland will ... <a title="New Zealand relaxes COVID-19 restrictions, except for Auckland. How much longer will the city have to wait?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/new-zealand-relaxes-covid-19-restrictions-except-for-auckland-how-much-longer-will-the-city-have-to-wait-146111/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand relaxes COVID-19 restrictions, except for Auckland. How much longer will the city have to wait?">Read more</a>

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PTSD and psychoactive drugs: MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Varker, Senior research fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne Can psychoactive drugs be used to treat mental health problems? The idea has been around for years, and recently received some attention in the media. Interest in the potential of drugs such as MDMA (scientific name ... <a title="PTSD and psychoactive drugs: MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/ptsd-and-psychoactive-drugs-mdma-treatment-shows-potential-but-others-lack-evidence-146092/" aria-label="Read more about PTSD and psychoactive drugs: MDMA treatment shows potential, but others lack evidence">Read more</a>

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Jane Austen, Monet and Phantom of the Opera – middlebrow culture today

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Carter, Professor emeritus, The University of Queensland Culture has long been stratified as “high” or “low”, or perhaps “high” and “popular” to soften the blow. But what about the in-between? The word “middlebrow” emerged into English in the 1920s as an insult. It described works that ... <a title="Jane Austen, Monet and Phantom of the Opera – middlebrow culture today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/jane-austen-monet-and-phantom-of-the-opera-middlebrow-culture-today-145176/" aria-label="Read more about Jane Austen, Monet and Phantom of the Opera – middlebrow culture today">Read more</a>

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Coalition regains Newspoll lead; time running out for Trump

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne This week’s Newspoll, conducted September 16-19 from a sample of 2,068, gave the Coalition a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 43% Coalition ... <a title="Coalition regains Newspoll lead; time running out for Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/coalition-regains-newspoll-lead-time-running-out-for-trump-146560/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition regains Newspoll lead; time running out for Trump">Read more</a>

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Funding public interest journalism requires creative solutions. A tax rebate for news media could work

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne It has been a long time since an Australian government turned its mind to policy concerning the news media — other than the removal of outdated ownership regulations. Now, thanks to the government’s intention to make Google and Facebook pay ... <a title="Funding public interest journalism requires creative solutions. A tax rebate for news media could work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/funding-public-interest-journalism-requires-creative-solutions-a-tax-rebate-for-news-media-could-work-146563/" aria-label="Read more about Funding public interest journalism requires creative solutions. A tax rebate for news media could work">Read more</a>

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Ordnance blast kills two foreign aid workers in Solomon Islands

September 21, 2020

By Moffat Mamu in Honiara Two foreign nationals have lost their lives in the Solomon Islands during a bomb blast last night at their home in Tasahe, West Honiara. Police said the two, an Australian and a British citizen, were working for a Norwegian aid agency conducting a survey on unexploded ordnance, RNZ News reports. ... <a title="Ordnance blast kills two foreign aid workers in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/ordnance-blast-kills-two-foreign-aid-workers-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Ordnance blast kills two foreign aid workers in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 21 2020

September 21, 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 Justin Giovannetti (Spinoff): The gaping hole at the heart of the 2020 election campaign Luke Malpass (Stuff): National tries to deal itself in, but Jacinda Ardern has all the momentum Dan Satherley ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 21 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-21-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 21 2020">Read more</a>

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If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Steller, PhD Student, UNSW The recent discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus is exciting, as it may serve as a potential sign of life (among other possible explanations). The researchers, who published their findings in Nature Astronomy, couldn’t really explain how the phosphine got ... <a title="If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/if-there-is-life-on-venus-how-could-it-have-got-there-origin-of-life-experts-explain-146407/" aria-label="Read more about If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain">Read more</a>

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Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Bradbury, Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW This week, support to unemployed Australians will be dramatically reduced. In April, the new Coronavirus Supplement roughly doubled the level of benefits for unemployed people on the JobSeeker payment and a range of other working-age payments. The supplement ... <a title="Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/unemployment-support-will-be-slashed-by-300-this-week-this-wont-help-people-find-work-146289/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment support will be slashed by $300 this week. This won’t help people find work">Read more</a>

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That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Wake, Program Manager, Journalism, RMIT University From today, ABC local radio listeners will no longer hear the majestic fanfare theme on local radio at 7:45am, signalling the 15-minute morning news. Although it might seem a smart managerial decision to reduce reporting costs and respond to audience ... <a title="That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/that-was-the-news-a-sad-farewell-to-the-abcs-7-45am-bulletin-146478/" aria-label="Read more about That was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC’s 7:45am bulletin">Read more</a>

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The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it

September 21, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Cowie, Adjunct Professor, University of New England Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor is on Tuesday expected to outline the Morrison government’s first Low Emissions Technology Statement, plotting Australia’s way forward on climate action. It’s likely to include “negative emissions” technologies, which remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from ... <a title="The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/21/the-morrison-government-wants-to-suck-co-out-of-the-atmosphere-here-are-7-ways-to-do-it-144941/" aria-label="Read more about The Morrison government wants to suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere. Here are 7 ways to do it">Read more</a>