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Malaysia’s media crackdowns are being driven by an insecure government highly sensitive to criticism

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Tapsell, Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific., Australian National University The recent police interrogations of six Al Jazeera journalists in Malaysia – five of whom are Australian – was not about shaping international reportage or a ... <a title="Malaysia’s media crackdowns are being driven by an insecure government highly sensitive to criticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/malaysias-media-crackdowns-are-being-driven-by-an-insecure-government-highly-sensitive-to-criticism-142555/" aria-label="Read more about Malaysia’s media crackdowns are being driven by an insecure government highly sensitive to criticism">Read more</a>

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Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University And then there was none. Early this morning the National Party caucus awoke to a nightmare. Todd Muller, their newly minted leader of some 53 days, had resigned his position. This is not just another leadership spill, coup or change. ... <a title="Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/ahead-of-the-new-zealand-election-todd-mullers-resignation-is-a-national-nightmare-and-a-sign-of-a-toxic-political-culture-142634/" aria-label="Read more about Ahead of the New Zealand election, Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture">Read more</a>

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Parler: what you need to know about the ‘free speech’ Twitter alternative

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Audrey Courty, PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Amid claims of social media platforms stifling free speech, a new challenger called Parler is drawing attention for its anti-censorship stance. Last week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter signed by 150 academics, writers ... <a title="Parler: what you need to know about the ‘free speech’ Twitter alternative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/parler-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-free-speech-twitter-alternative-142268/" aria-label="Read more about Parler: what you need to know about the ‘free speech’ Twitter alternative">Read more</a>

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Parler: the Twitter ‘alternative’ isn’t the free speech haven it claims to be

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Audrey Courty, PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University Amid claims of social media platforms stifling free speech, a new challenger called Parler is drawing attention for its anti-censorship stance. Last week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter signed by 150 academics, writers ... <a title="Parler: the Twitter ‘alternative’ isn’t the free speech haven it claims to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/parler-the-twitter-alternative-isnt-the-free-speech-haven-it-claims-to-be-142268/" aria-label="Read more about Parler: the Twitter ‘alternative’ isn’t the free speech haven it claims to be">Read more</a>

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The big reveal: Jenny Hocking on what the ‘palace letters’ may tell us, finally, about The Dismissal

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Hocking, Emeritus Professor, Monash University Forty-five years after they were written, hundreds of previously secret letters between the queen and the governor-general of Australia, Sir John Kerr, relating to the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 will be released in full by the National Archives ... <a title="The big reveal: Jenny Hocking on what the ‘palace letters’ may tell us, finally, about The Dismissal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/the-big-reveal-jenny-hocking-on-what-the-palace-letters-may-tell-us-finally-about-the-dismissal-142473/" aria-label="Read more about The big reveal: Jenny Hocking on what the ‘palace letters’ may tell us, finally, about The Dismissal">Read more</a>

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We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here’s how lockdown should work

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learn & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University The recent lockdown of nine social housing towers in Melbourne’s north to contain the spread of COVID-19 led to widespread concerns for residents’ welfare. Among the concerns was ... <a title="We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here’s how lockdown should work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/we-could-have-more-coronavirus-outbreaks-in-tower-blocks-heres-how-lockdown-should-work-142297/" aria-label="Read more about We could have more coronavirus outbreaks in tower blocks. Here’s how lockdown should work">Read more</a>

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Is aggressive hotel isolation worth the cost to fight COVID-19? The answer depends on family size

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francesco Paolucci, Associate Professor of Health Economics, University of Bologna, and Professor of Health Economics, University of Newcastle Australia has fared better than most countries in reducing its COVID-19 cases to very low numbers. However, on June 15, new clusters of infection were identified in Victoria. The ... <a title="Is aggressive hotel isolation worth the cost to fight COVID-19? The answer depends on family size" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/is-aggressive-hotel-isolation-worth-the-cost-to-fight-covid-19-the-answer-depends-on-family-size-142283/" aria-label="Read more about Is aggressive hotel isolation worth the cost to fight COVID-19? The answer depends on family size">Read more</a>

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Carbon pricing works: the largest-ever study puts it beyond doubt

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Burke, Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Putting a price on carbon should reduce emissions, because it makes dirty production processes more expensive than clean ones, right? That’s the economic theory. Stated baldly, it’s obvious, but there is perhaps a tiny chance ... <a title="Carbon pricing works: the largest-ever study puts it beyond doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/carbon-pricing-works-the-largest-ever-study-puts-it-beyond-doubt-142034/" aria-label="Read more about Carbon pricing works: the largest-ever study puts it beyond doubt">Read more</a>

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We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona David, Visiting Fellow, University of Western Australia In previous recessions in Australia, far larger numbers of men than women lost their jobs. This reflected realities at that time. Men had higher levels of workforce participation than women, and the construction and manufacturing industries were particularly hard ... <a title="We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/we-need-a-new-childcare-system-that-encourages-women-to-work-not-punishes-them-for-it-142275/" aria-label="Read more about We need a new childcare system that encourages women to work, not punishes them for it">Read more</a>

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Fiction, fact and Hillary Clinton: an American politics expert reads Rodham

July 14, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon O’Connor, Associate Professor in American Politics at the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Curtis Sittenfeld has a knack of putting her readers in uncomfortable places in her fiction. In her short story Gender Studies she puts you in the middle of a hotel tryst ... <a title="Fiction, fact and Hillary Clinton: an American politics expert reads Rodham" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/fiction-fact-and-hillary-clinton-an-american-politics-expert-reads-rodham-142478/" aria-label="Read more about Fiction, fact and Hillary Clinton: an American politics expert reads Rodham">Read more</a>

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Australia – How misinformation about 5G is spreading within our government institutions – and who’s responsible

July 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Jensen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra “Fake news” is not just a problem of misleading or false claims on fringe websites, it is increasingly filtering into the mainstream and has the potential to be deeply destructive. My recent analysis ... <a title="Australia – How misinformation about 5G is spreading within our government institutions – and who’s responsible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/13/how-misinformation-about-5g-is-spreading-within-our-government-institutions-and-whos-responsible-139304/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – How misinformation about 5G is spreading within our government institutions – and who’s responsible">Read more</a>

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Making it harder to import e-cigarettes is good news for our health, especially young people’s

July 13, 2020

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Becky Freeman, Senior Research Fellow, University of Sydney From next year, access to e-cigarettes and related products containing liquid nicotine will require a doctor’s prescription. This is to ensure liquid nicotine is handled like the poisonous, addictive substance it is and not promoted to young people. It’s ... <a title="Making it harder to import e-cigarettes is good news for our health, especially young people’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/13/making-it-harder-to-import-e-cigarettes-is-good-news-for-our-health-especially-young-peoples-141986/" aria-label="Read more about Making it harder to import e-cigarettes is good news for our health, especially young people’s">Read more</a>