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June 6, 2019
Should we really care about the “Budget hack” that has been consuming a lot of politicians and political commentators over the last week? Is this really, as John Key used to say about scandals involving his own Government, one of “the things that matter”? I made the case yesterday in my column, The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-who-cares-about-the-budget-hack/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who cares about the “Budget hack”?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Can we trust government departments? Can we trust Treasury not to lie to us? What about the Minister of Finance? Have they lied for political advantage? These are some of the questions that naturally come out of last week’s abysmal Government handling of National’s early release of budget details, in which senior officials and politicians ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget “hack” scandal reveals some big accountability problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-budget-hack-scandal-reveals-some-big-accountability-problems/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Budget “hack” scandal reveals some big accountability problems">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
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 Budget, Budget “hack” Press Editorial: Time for truth in the ‘hacking’ saga Eric Crampton (Newsroom): Protecting the privileged Michael Reddell: On Makhlouf and standards in public office Bryce Edwards (Herald): Political Roundup: The Budget ‘hack’ scandal ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 06 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-06-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 06 2019">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Fastenrath, Research Fellow in Resilient Cities, University of Melbourne It was no April fool’s joke when the Rockefeller Foundation announced it will phase out funding for the 100 Resilient Cities network. The foundation’s message was a surprise for many participating cities, including Melbourne and Sydney, and ... <a title="What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/what-next-after-100-resilient-cities-funding-ends-116734/" aria-label="Read more about What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne In their raids on media organisations, journalists and whistleblowers, the Australian Federal Police have shown themselves to be the tool of a secretive, ruthless and vindictive executive government. Secretive because the extensive web ... <a title="Media raids raise questions about AFP’s power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/media-raids-raise-questions-about-afps-power-and-weak-protection-for-journalists-and-whistleblowers-118328/" aria-label="Read more about Media raids raise questions about AFP’s power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowers">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Robinson, Senior Research Fellow (Macroeconomics), Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne The Australian economy grew by just 0.4% in the March quarter. It was a pick up from 0.2% in the December quarter, but over the year the four quarters taken together amounted to only 1.8%. It’s ... <a title="Expect weak economic growth for quite some time. What Wednesday’s national accounts tell us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/expect-weak-economic-growth-for-quite-some-time-what-wednesdays-national-accounts-tell-us-118273/" aria-label="Read more about Expect weak economic growth for quite some time. What Wednesday’s national accounts tell us">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, University of Western Australia A ten-year-old Perth boy is the latest Australian child to die from suspected influenza so far this year. This follows the deaths of three Victorian children, and a teenager in South Australia. Influenza-associated deaths ... <a title="Kids are more vulnerable to the flu – here’s what to look out for this winter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/kids-are-more-vulnerable-to-the-flu-heres-what-to-look-out-for-this-winter-117748/" aria-label="Read more about Kids are more vulnerable to the flu – here’s what to look out for this winter">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shaun Molloy, Associate research scientist (Ecology), Edith Cowan University When a threatened species is found only in one small area, conservationists often move some individuals to another suitable habitat. This practice, called “translocation”, makes the whole species less vulnerable to threats. In the past, this approach has ... <a title="How we’re helping the western ground parrot survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/how-were-helping-the-western-ground-parrot-survive-climate-change-117419/" aria-label="Read more about How we’re helping the western ground parrot survive climate change">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University Many parents complain of difficulties in managing clingy children – whether it’s a baby who cries every time the parent is out of sight, a toddler who clings to their parent’s legs at social events, or a primary school ... <a title="Is my child being too clingy and how can I help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/is-my-child-being-too-clingy-and-how-can-i-help-115372/" aria-label="Read more about Is my child being too clingy and how can I help?">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Lockrey, Senior Lecturer/ Research Fellow, RMIT University Australian building owners face a bill that could run into billions of dollars to replace combustible cladding of the sort that fuelled the Greenfell tower fire in the UK, which killed 72 people, as well as fires in Australia ... <a title="Flammable cladding costs could approach billions for building owners if authorities dither" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/flammable-cladding-costs-could-approach-billions-for-building-owners-if-authorities-dither-118121/" aria-label="Read more about Flammable cladding costs could approach billions for building owners if authorities dither">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Goodall, Professor, Social and Political Change Group, University of Technology Sydney In this series, we look at under-acknowledged women through the ages. Like many other Aboriginal kids in 1938, Isabel Flick was denied an education because she was “too black” to be allowed into the segregated ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Isabel Flick, the tenacious campaigner who fought segregation in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/06/hidden-women-of-history-isabel-flick-the-tenacious-campaigner-who-fought-segregation-in-australia-114174/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Isabel Flick, the tenacious campaigner who fought segregation in Australia">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile raids on journalists who have exposed government secrets and their sources. On Tuesday, seven AFP officers spent several hours searching News Corp journalist Annika ... <a title="Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/why-the-raids-on-australian-media-present-a-clear-threat-to-democracy-118334/" aria-label="Read more about Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy">Read more</a>
