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June 16, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage In the context of police brutality in the US, which has many similar dynamics around the world, stories like that of Alejandro Treuquil in Chile call our attention. His assassination is still under investigation, but declarations by his family verify that the Mapuche leader was regularly harassed and ... <a title="The Death of Alejandro Treuquil and the disregard for Mapuche lives in Chile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/16/the-death-of-alejandro-treuquil-and-the-disregard-for-mapuche-lives-in-chile/" aria-label="Read more about The Death of Alejandro Treuquil and the disregard for Mapuche lives in Chile">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison is casting himself as the “can-do” prime minister, and what’s notable is how he is forging institutions around his style. The national cabinet was born of the COVID crisis, but has been made permanent with a broader purpose; ... <a title="View from The Hill: ‘Can do’ Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/view-from-the-hill-can-do-scott-morrison-needs-to-take-care-in-deregulating-140743/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: ‘Can do’ Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Waller, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lincoln University, New Zealand Large-scale reforestation projects such as New Zealand’s One Billion Trees programme are underway in many countries to help sequester carbon from the atmosphere. But there is ongoing debate about whether to prioritise native or non-native plants to fight climate ... <a title="Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/planting-non-native-trees-accelerates-the-release-of-carbon-back-into-the-atmosphere-139841/" aria-label="Read more about Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, University of Canterbury The global furore about the meaning and relevance of statues, memorials and place names from a racist, imperial past presents a special challenge to Aotearoa-New Zealand. In this former colonial outpost we are dealing ... <a title="Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/removing-monuments-to-an-imperial-past-is-not-the-same-for-former-colonies-as-it-is-for-former-empires-140546/" aria-label="Read more about Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Strang, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne Is time travel possible for humans? Jasmine Burr, age 8, Canberra, ACT. Hi Jasmine. I wish! In books and movies, our favourite characters can use “time-turners” and treehouses to travel through time. Unfortunately, it isn’t that easy for people in ... <a title="Curious Kids: is time travel possible for humans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/curious-kids-is-time-travel-possible-for-humans-140703/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: is time travel possible for humans?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anika Gauja, Associate Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Less than 24 hours after The Age’s investigation into branch stacking in the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) aired on 60 minutes, Adem Somyurek was sacked from Daniel Andrew’s cabinet. The ... <a title="Explainer: what is branch stacking, and why has neither major party been able to stamp it out?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/explainer-what-is-branch-stacking-and-why-has-neither-major-party-been-able-to-stamp-it-out-140726/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is branch stacking, and why has neither major party been able to stamp it out?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Amir, Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University As the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us all too well, good health policy depends on prior planning, decisive action, and a willingness to spend money. But there’s another area where Australia’s willingness to plan and spend has fallen ... <a title="We don’t know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That’s bad for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/we-dont-know-if-breastfeeding-is-rising-or-falling-in-australia-thats-bad-for-everyone-140549/" aria-label="Read more about We don’t know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That’s bad for everyone">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History , UNSW As Australia begins to plot a recovery strategy from the first recession in the country in decades, the Morrison government needs to examine what has worked well in the past. Crises require strong leadership, national cohesion and a framework ... <a title="Rebuilding Australia: what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/rebuilding-australia-what-we-can-learn-from-the-successes-of-post-war-reconstruction-137899/" aria-label="Read more about Rebuilding Australia: what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Beard, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Sydney Pharmacists are vaccinating more and more people, but those shots are not always ending up in your immunisation record, our report out today shows. This means your records could be incomplete, leading to unnecessary repeat vaccinations, ... <a title="Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it’s recorded properly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/getting-vaccinated-at-the-pharmacy-make-sure-its-recorded-properly-140070/" aria-label="Read more about Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it’s recorded properly">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University International students made up more than 30% of the population in some Australian suburbs, before borders closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Mitchell Institute mapped where international students lived using data from the ABS census and Department ... <a title="Interactive: international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/interactive-international-students-make-up-more-than-30-of-population-in-some-australian-suburbs-140626/" aria-label="Read more about Interactive: international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Many countries around the world, including Australia, are looking to the construction industry to help rebuild economies. Industry bodies such as the Master Builders Association are strongly urging governments to bring forward spending on already approved infrastructure ... <a title="We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/we-may-live-to-regret-open-slather-construction-stimulus-139967/" aria-label="Read more about We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus">Read more</a>
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June 15, 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 Colonial statues, place names, Black Lives Matter Cherie Howie (Herald): Race relations commissioner Meng Foon calls for dialogue on colonisation-linked statues, place names Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First Leader Winston Peters: Getting rid of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-15-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 15 2020">Read more</a>
