Independent Analysis and Reportage
In this week's podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss: three areas that have been relied on to protect New Zealanders from terror-styled attacks; legal measures designed to protect communities from danger and even protect individuals from themselves and why they failed.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ernesta Sofija, Lecturer, public health and health promotion, Griffith University Shutterstock Most people want to do the “right thing” when it comes to following public health measures, such as wearing a mask or not mixing with friends and family. Yet after what feels like a never-ending 18 ... <a title="We’re sick of COVID. So government messaging needs to change if it’s to cut through" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/were-sick-of-covid-so-government-messaging-needs-to-change-if-its-to-cut-through-166891/" aria-label="Read more about We’re sick of COVID. So government messaging needs to change if it’s to cut through">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Nolan, Professor of Law and Justice and Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW The Morrison government’s handpicked appointment of a new human rights commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, threatens to undermine the independence and legitimacy of the Australian Human Rights Commission itself. It could also damage ... <a title="Australia’s ‘A’ rating on human rights is under threat with a handpicked, politically engineered commissioner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/australias-a-rating-on-human-rights-is-under-threat-with-a-handpicked-politically-engineered-commissioner-167626/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s ‘A’ rating on human rights is under threat with a handpicked, politically engineered commissioner">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Honorary Professional Fellow, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Universities have had few sources of capital funds since the Abbott government sidelined the Education Investment Fund in 2014. The loss of an estimated A$16 ... <a title="Why universities may come to regret the costs of City Deals and private sector ‘solutions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/why-universities-may-come-to-regret-the-costs-of-city-deals-and-private-sector-solutions-166670/" aria-label="Read more about Why universities may come to regret the costs of City Deals and private sector ‘solutions’">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tadgh McMahon, Adjunct Lecturer, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University As evacuees and refugees from Afghanistan start their new lives in Australia, their ability to navigate the digital world will be crucial. Our research, published today, reveals how newly arrived refugees use digital technologies as ... <a title="Technology is key for refugees starting new lives in Australia. But women and children don’t have equal access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/technology-is-key-for-refugees-starting-new-lives-in-australia-but-women-and-children-dont-have-equal-access-167272/" aria-label="Read more about Technology is key for refugees starting new lives in Australia. But women and children don’t have equal access">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Wilson, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canterbury Shutterstock Children born through surrogacy are much wanted and much loved. Under the current law, however, they can spend at least their first months of life in a kind of legal limbo. This is because of the ... <a title="Who are my parents? Why New Zealand’s ‘creaky’ surrogacy laws are overdue for major reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/who-are-my-parents-why-new-zealands-creaky-surrogacy-laws-are-overdue-for-major-reform-166745/" aria-label="Read more about Who are my parents? Why New Zealand’s ‘creaky’ surrogacy laws are overdue for major reform">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Forsyth, Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University Shutterstock Qantas has tugged at many Australians’ heart strings with its advertising campaign about reuniting family and friends. It dangles the prospect of travelling overseas, and of thousands of Australians still stranded overseas coming home. But the airline is ... <a title="Qantas fights on against court ruling it unlawfully sacked 2,000 workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/qantas-fights-on-against-court-ruling-it-unlawfully-sacked-2-000-workers-167434/" aria-label="Read more about Qantas fights on against court ruling it unlawfully sacked 2,000 workers">Read more</a>
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Mall terror attack Andrew Geddis (Pundit): Why Not Just Send The Auckland Terrorist Back? Paul Buchanan (Kiwipolitico): The supermarket stabbing ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 09 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-09-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 09 2021">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Oswald, Senior Lecturer in Construction, RMIT University Roberto Robanne/AP The collapse of the World Trade Center has been subject to intense public scrutiny over the 20 years since the centre’s twin towers were struck by aircraft hijacked by terrorists. Both collapsed within two hours of impact, ... <a title="9/11 conspiracy theories debunked: 20 years later, engineering experts explain how the twin towers collapsed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/9-11-conspiracy-theories-debunked-20-years-later-engineering-experts-explain-how-the-twin-towers-collapsed-167353/" aria-label="Read more about 9/11 conspiracy theories debunked: 20 years later, engineering experts explain how the twin towers collapsed">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Shawn Baldwin/AP/AAP Image Emergency workers and clean-up crew are among 9/11 responders still suffering significant health issues 20 years after the terrorist attacks. More than 91,000 workers and volunteers ... <a title="20 years on, 9/11 responders are still sick and dying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/20-years-on-9-11-responders-are-still-sick-and-dying-166033/" aria-label="Read more about 20 years on, 9/11 responders are still sick and dying">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Albert Hyseni/Unsplash Australia has received seemingly contradictory messages about coal this week. In a UK study published today in Nature, scientists found Australia must keep 95% of coal in the ground if we have any hope of ... <a title="Yes, it is entirely possible for Australia to phase out thermal coal within a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/yes-it-is-entirely-possible-for-australia-to-phase-out-thermal-coal-within-a-decade-167366/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, it is entirely possible for Australia to phase out thermal coal within a decade">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Greenland, Professor in Marketing, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the face of international higher education. The sector, previously dominated by the US, UK and Australia, is losing billions to falling international student enrolments. However, our research identifies a golden opportunity for Australia ... <a title="Australia can rebound to be international students’ destination of choice when borders reopen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/09/australia-can-rebound-to-be-international-students-destination-of-choice-when-borders-reopen-167347/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can rebound to be international students’ destination of choice when borders reopen">Read more</a>