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February 9, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Chinese government has formally charged Australian journalist Cheng Lei with “illegally supplying state secrets overseas”, almost half a year after she was first detained, reports ABC News. Lei has been held since August last year under a form of detention that allows Chinese police to imprison and question a suspect ... <a title="China formally charges Australian journalist Cheng Lei – half year after being detained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/china-formally-charges-australian-journalist-cheng-lei-half-year-after-being-detained/" aria-label="Read more about China formally charges Australian journalist Cheng Lei – half year after being detained">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
By RNZ Pacific The Speaker of Fiji’s Parliament has rejected calls from the opposition to debate the controversial deportation of the University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau ruled that an oral question from National Federation Party (NFP) leader Professor Biman Prasad, a former USP economics academic, and an adjournment ... <a title="Fiji Speaker disallows debate on USP’s Ahluwalia deportation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/fiji-speaker-disallows-debate-on-usps-ahluwalia-deportation/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Speaker disallows debate on USP’s Ahluwalia deportation">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney We all know the queen can’t refuse assent to a bill just because she doesn’t like it. But can she secretly get a law changed, in her personal interest, before it is even introduced into parliament? The answer ... <a title="New evidence shows how Her Majesty wields influence on legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/the-queens-gambit-new-evidence-shows-how-her-majesty-wields-influence-on-legislation-154818/" aria-label="Read more about New evidence shows how Her Majesty wields influence on legislation">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University Australia’s efforts to end a diplomatic deep freeze with China may not be getting anywhere fast on the surface, but there are nonetheless some signs of a potential thaw. China’s announcement it was “actively studying” joining a region-wide trade pact ... <a title="Australia has a great chance to engage in trade diplomacy with China, and it must take it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/australia-has-a-great-chance-to-engage-in-trade-diplomacy-with-china-and-it-must-take-it-154737/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a great chance to engage in trade diplomacy with China, and it must take it">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachelle Meyer, Postdoctoral Fellow (Farm Systems Analysis), University of Melbourne Prime Minister Scott Morrison might be warming to the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, but federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack has thrown a spanner in the works by suggesting agriculture be excluded from the target. On ... <a title="Nationals’ push to carve farming from a net-zero target is misguided and dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/nationals-push-to-carve-farming-from-a-net-zero-target-is-misguided-and-dangerous-154822/" aria-label="Read more about Nationals’ push to carve farming from a net-zero target is misguided and dangerous">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Crouch, Professor and Associate Dean Research, Law School, UNSW We all had hoped for a positive start to 2021, but that has not been the case for Australia’s engagement in the region. The Australian government has shown disregard for the importance of our ties with Asia ... <a title="Axing protection for national strategic languages is no way to build ties with Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/axing-protection-for-national-strategic-languages-is-no-way-to-build-ties-with-asia-154555/" aria-label="Read more about Axing protection for national strategic languages is no way to build ties with Asia">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen King, Adjunct professor, Monash University Australia and the United States have been waving through takeovers because the targets are small, something that’s usually good practice. Under Australian law takeovers are normally permitted unless they would have the effect, or be likely to have the effect, of ... <a title="Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/our-corporate-cops-allowed-facebook-to-grow-big-by-worrying-about-the-wrong-thing-152190/" aria-label="Read more about Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cecilia Leong-Salobir, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Western Australia In this series, our writers explore how food shaped Australian history – and who we are today. The first whiffs of Chinese cooking in mid-19th century Australia would have emanated from tiny huts owned by Chinese workers in ... <a title="From lurid orange sauces to refined, regional flavours: how politics helped shape Chinese food in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/09/from-lurid-orange-sauces-to-refined-regional-flavours-how-politics-helped-shape-chinese-food-in-australia-150283/" aria-label="Read more about From lurid orange sauces to refined, regional flavours: how politics helped shape Chinese food in Australia">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack will have to navigate a slippery path when the Nationals begin discussing Scott Morrison’s evident desire to embrace a 2050 net-zero emissions target. Although Morrison has not adopted the target, and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Michael McCormack buffeted by Nationals climate battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/08/view-from-the-hill-michael-mccormack-buffeted-by-nationals-climate-battle-154841/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Michael McCormack buffeted by Nationals climate battle">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caleb Ferguson, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Western Sydney Local Health District &, Western Sydney University There are increasing concerns the new Apple iPhone 12 could interfere with implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, presenting a risk for people with heart problems. ... <a title="Got an implantable defibrillator or a pacemaker? Keep your iPhone 12 in your trouser pocket, not your shirt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/08/got-an-implantable-defibrillator-or-a-pacemaker-keep-your-iphone-12-in-your-trouser-pocket-not-your-shirt-154823/" aria-label="Read more about Got an implantable defibrillator or a pacemaker? Keep your iPhone 12 in your trouser pocket, not your shirt">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Senior Lecturer in Finance, RMIT University These days people trading on the stock market want more than just a strong financial return. They’re increasingly opting for investments that will also have a positive societal impact. The coronavirus pandemic showed us even established tech companies can ... <a title="5 tips to figure out if a tech company on the stock market is an ethical investment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/08/5-tips-to-figure-out-if-a-tech-company-on-the-stock-market-is-an-ethical-investment-154562/" aria-label="Read more about 5 tips to figure out if a tech company on the stock market is an ethical investment">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Johnston, Research Affiliate, University of Sydney Wrapped in COVID Safe vigilance, Australian theatre has cautiously begun to welcome back guests. The Sydney Festival withstood border closures and local outbreaks to offer a wide variety of events to summer revellers in the open air, online and in ... <a title="Drawing inspiration in a pandemic — breath has always been central to theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/08/drawing-inspiration-in-a-pandemic-breath-has-always-been-central-to-theatre-154371/" aria-label="Read more about Drawing inspiration in a pandemic — breath has always been central to theatre">Read more</a>
