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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2019

June 18, 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 ANZ, banking Sam Stubbs (Stuff): ANZ’s David Hisco debacle shows New Zealand needs a banking Royal Commission now Liam Dann (Herald): Pressure mounts on Sir John Key as ANZ turmoil grows (paywalled) Susan Edmunds ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-18-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2019">Read more</a>

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An incredible journey: the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University The size of the first population of people needed to arrive, survive, and thrive in what is now Australia is ... <a title="An incredible journey: the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/an-incredible-journey-the-first-people-to-arrive-in-australia-came-in-large-numbers-and-on-purpose-114074/" aria-label="Read more about An incredible journey: the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose">Read more</a>

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It’s time for Australia to commit to the kind of future it wants: CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Deverell, Director, CSIRO Futures, CSIRO Australia’s future prosperity is at risk unless we take bold action and commit to long-term thinking. This is the key message contained in the Australian National Outlook 2019 (ANO 2019), a report published today by CSIRO and its partners. The research ... <a title="It’s time for Australia to commit to the kind of future it wants: CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/its-time-for-australia-to-commit-to-the-kind-of-future-it-wants-csiro-australian-national-outlook-2019-118692/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time for Australia to commit to the kind of future it wants: CSIRO Australian National Outlook 2019">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Musker, Senior Research Fellow, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute At least one in ten of us suffer some sort of troublesome, long-term (chronic) pain. But not all have fibromyalgia. People with fibromyalgia have chronic widespread pain — including musculoskeletal aches, pain and stiffness, and ... <a title="Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/explainer-what-is-fibromyalgia-the-condition-lady-gaga-lives-with-116729/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is fibromyalgia, the condition Lady Gaga lives with?">Read more</a>

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How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland After a recent foray into the debate over Australia’s so-called “climate election”, I received plenty of critical replies to my argument that Australians should take climate action more seriously. The most common rebuttal was that Australians ... <a title="How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/how-to-answer-the-argument-that-australias-emissions-are-too-small-to-make-a-difference-118825/" aria-label="Read more about How to answer the argument that Australia’s emissions are too small to make a difference">Read more</a>

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How advertising can repurpose itself to serve cities in more sustainable ways

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sergio Brodsky, Sessional Lecturer, Marketing, RMIT University Noisy, ugly and dirty. Advertising has polluted cities, annoyed consumers, and jeopardised its own existence. Beyond a mass-media cacophony, brand communications’ significant carbon footprint and runaway consumption are certainly contributing to what economists call market failure. Advertising, even when not ... <a title="How advertising can repurpose itself to serve cities in more sustainable ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/how-advertising-can-repurpose-itself-to-serve-cities-in-more-sustainable-ways-118584/" aria-label="Read more about How advertising can repurpose itself to serve cities in more sustainable ways">Read more</a>

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Below zero is “reverse”. How the Reserve Bank of Australia would make quantitative easing work

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Kirchner, Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney With its official cash rate now expected to fall below 1% to a new extraordinarily low close to zero, all sorts of people are saying that the Reserve Bank is in danger of ... <a title="Below zero is “reverse”. How the Reserve Bank of Australia would make quantitative easing work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/below-zero-is-reverse-how-the-reserve-bank-would-make-quantitative-easing-work-118843/" aria-label="Read more about Below zero is “reverse”. How the Reserve Bank of Australia would make quantitative easing work">Read more</a>

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Five films not to miss from the 2019 Sydney Film Festival

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Notre Dame Australia A “top five” list from a major film festival will inevitably annoy many people, because, by necessity, there are many films that one is not able to see, and the scheduling at this year’s Sydney Film ... <a title="Five films not to miss from the 2019 Sydney Film Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/five-films-not-to-miss-from-the-2019-sydney-film-festival-118775/" aria-label="Read more about Five films not to miss from the 2019 Sydney Film Festival">Read more</a>

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Final 2019 election results: education divide explains the Coalition’s upset victory

June 18, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne At the May 18 election, the size of the lower house was expanded from 150 to 151 seats. The Coalition parties won 77 seats (up one since the 2016 election), Labor 68 (down one) and ... <a title="Final 2019 election results: education divide explains the Coalition’s upset victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/final-2019-election-results-education-divide-explains-the-coalitions-upset-victory-118601/" aria-label="Read more about Final 2019 election results: education divide explains the Coalition’s upset victory">Read more</a>

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Albanese to Setka: forget court action – you won’t win

June 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese says he has legal advice to back his move to have John Setka expelled from the ALP, warning him against wasting union members’ money on court action. This followed fighting words on Monday from Setka, the Victorian construction ... <a title="Albanese to Setka: forget court action – you won’t win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/17/albanese-to-setka-forget-court-action-you-wont-win-118932/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese to Setka: forget court action – you won’t win">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what is ‘hybrid warfare’ and what is meant by the ‘grey zone’?

June 17, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dowse, Director, Defence Research and Engagement, Edith Cowan University At a conference last week, Australia’s defence minister Linda Reynolds and Defence Force chief Angus Campbell referred to national security risks using two terms that may not be familiar to many. In her speech, Senator Reynolds said: ... <a title="Explainer: what is ‘hybrid warfare’ and what is meant by the ‘grey zone’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/17/explainer-what-is-hybrid-warfare-and-what-is-meant-by-the-grey-zone-118841/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is ‘hybrid warfare’ and what is meant by the ‘grey zone’?">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Seymour’s anti-woke Act Party

June 17, 2019

In the weekend, Act leader David Seymour relaunched his party in a way that will polarise the electorate, triggering both hate and respect. At the centre of this latest attempt to reinvent the party is a firm concentration on political freedoms and “freedom of speech” – which aligns Seymour’s party with a variant of rightwing ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Seymour’s anti-woke Act Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-seymours-anti-woke-act-party/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Seymour’s anti-woke Act Party">Read more</a>