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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James C. Murphy, PhD, Lecturer and Tutor, Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read the rest of the series here. ... <a title="‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-time-has-come-to-say-something-of-the-forgotten-class-how-menzies-transformed-australian-political-debate-131383/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University Do you make the 7/11 worker Indian? Or is that offensive? If you make them white …well … you’re lying really. But also, you’re taking a job away from an Indian actor if you don’t. This exchange, the first comment ... <a title="The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-sorry-part-is-easy-why-true-racial-diversity-in-the-arts-will-take-more-than-words-140933/" aria-label="Read more about The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words">Read more</a>
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June 18, 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 Border failure ODT Editorial: Defence must be tightened RNZ: Checkpoint: Covid-19: Isolation audit not enough to ensure safety – expert Shaun Hendy et al (The Conversation): 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2020">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leisa Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Edith Cowan University In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops. While the same level of damage isn’t currently being felt in ... <a title="Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/huge-locust-swarms-are-threatening-food-security-but-drones-could-help-stop-them-140625/" aria-label="Read more about Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Clancy, PhD Candidate (Psychiatry) & Research Assistant, University of Newcastle If you’re feeling excited about being out of lockdown, you’re not alone. Social media is buzzing with plans of big nights out to celebrate the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Australia and New Zealand. But before ... <a title="Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/getting-back-on-the-beers-after-lockdown-heres-what-you-should-know-140454/" aria-label="Read more about Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University Of all the elements on Earth, none is more strictly controlled under law than uranium. A plethora of international agreements govern its sale and use in energy, research and nuclear weapons. Australian environmental law considers nuclear actions, such ... <a title="Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners’ push to fast-track uranium mines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/expensive-dirty-and-dangerous-why-we-must-fight-miners-push-to-fast-track-uranium-mines-139966/" aria-label="Read more about Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners’ push to fast-track uranium mines">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Verity Firth, Executive Director Social Justice, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney This essay is based on an episode of the University of Technology Sydney podcast series “The New Social Contract”. This series examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might ... <a title="After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/after-coronavirus-universities-must-collaborate-with-communities-to-support-social-transition-140541/" aria-label="Read more about After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shanthi Robertson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Successful settlement and integration are shared goals of refugees and the communities where they settle. The findings of our research released today highlight the importance of simple everyday encounters and experiences for newly arrived ... <a title="‘The neighbours were always very welcoming and warm’: little things count to help refugees belong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-neighbours-were-always-very-welcoming-and-warm-little-things-count-to-help-refugees-belong-140449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The neighbours were always very welcoming and warm’: little things count to help refugees belong">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Baxter, PhD Candidate in Law/Criminology, researching human trafficking and modern slavery in Australia, Flinders University Yes, there was slavery in Australia. Yes, there is slavery in Australia now. It occurs as forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage. These situations rarely involve the actual chains and ... <a title="Forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage: modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/forced-labour-sexual-exploitation-and-forced-marriage-modern-slavery-in-australia-hides-in-plain-sight-140838/" aria-label="Read more about Forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage: modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sight">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, Professor and Director, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, Griffith University Over the past three years, our Making Music Work project has mapped the creative, social, cultural, and economic realities of a music career in Australia. We surveyed nearly 600 musicians to understand their working ... <a title="A long way to the top: Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/a-long-way-to-the-top-australian-musicians-balance-multiple-roles-to-make-their-careers-work-140840/" aria-label="Read more about A long way to the top: Australian musicians balance multiple roles to make their careers work">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After its calls for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, Australia has found itself targeted by China with trade retaliation as well as sharp rhetoric. In this podcast, we talk with two prominent China experts about the superpower’s ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-clive-hamilton-and-richard-mcgregor-on-australia-china-relations-140959/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By L Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre, University of Western Australia After a period of relative quiet, North Korea again commandeered news headlines with the dramatic, if symbolic, demolition of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in the city of Kaesong, just north of the demilitarised zone. The office ... <a title="Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/tensions-rise-on-the-korean-peninsula-and-they-are-unlikely-to-recede-any-time-soon-140935/" aria-label="Read more about Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon">Read more</a>
