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Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists

August 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Carah, Senior Lecturer in Communication, The University of Queensland This is the fourth in a series of articles discussing a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for liquor regulation and the night-time economy in ... <a title="Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/tighter-alcohol-licensing-hasnt-killed-live-music-but-its-harder-for-emerging-artists-121117/" aria-label="Read more about Tighter alcohol licensing hasn’t killed live music, but it’s harder for emerging artists">Read more</a>

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Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan

August 15, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW Danger Close is a new Australian film depicting one of the most significant battles of the Vietnam war: The Battle of Long Tan. “Danger Close” is a military phrase used in battle when forward and ... <a title="Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/15/danger-close-the-battle-over-the-meaning-of-long-tan-121487/" aria-label="Read more about Danger close? The battle over the meaning of Long Tan">Read more</a>

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Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ann Kayis-Kumar, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Can something that has been seen be unseen? It’s an axiom of the internet age that it can’t – and though the world’s biggest mining company, Glencore would like it to be otherwise, it’s one with which the High Court of Australia ... <a title="Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/australias-tax-office-can-use-global-data-leaks-to-pursue-multinationals-high-court-rules-116972/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s tax office can use global data leaks to pursue multinationals, High Court rules">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards Political Roundup: Will the Government reverse the “fascist” ban on prisoner voting?

August 14, 2019

Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – This week the Minister of Justice, Andrew Little, declared that stripping all prisoners of their right to vote had occurred as part of a “fascist” political climate during the last National-led Government. Speaking on the AM Show about whether prisoners should be allowed to vote, Little explained that the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Political Roundup: Will the Government reverse the “fascist” ban on prisoner voting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-will-the-government-reverse-the-fascist-ban-on-prisoner-voting/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Political Roundup: Will the Government reverse the “fascist” ban on prisoner voting?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 14 2019

August 14, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Census David Williams (Newsroom): Pulling apart the butchered census Thomas Manch (Stuff): More than census data is compromised after resignation of chief statistician Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Stats NZ could need ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 14 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-14-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 14 2019">Read more</a>

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Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Lawrence, Professor, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University This is an edited extract from SLUDGE: disaster on Victoria’s goldmines. Bento Rodrigues, Brazil, 6 November 2015 Wet, orange mud covers everything: streets, houses, cars, animals, trees, fields. The violent force of a torrent of mud ... <a title="Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/gold-rush-era-rules-to-stop-mining-pollution-are-still-in-use-but-theyre-failing-120887/" aria-label="Read more about Gold rush-era rules to stop mining pollution are still in use – but they’re failing">Read more</a>

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Patients have rights. Here’s how to use yours

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Eckstein, Senior Lecturer in Law and Medicine, University of Tasmania Working your way around the health-care system can be overwhelming. This is especially hard when care takes place in health systems under stress. However as a patient, you have rights about how you’re treated. This includes ... <a title="Patients have rights. Here’s how to use yours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/patients-have-rights-heres-how-to-use-yours-121637/" aria-label="Read more about Patients have rights. Here’s how to use yours">Read more</a>

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Biden still leads US Democratic primaries, Trump’s ratings fall slightly after gun massacres, plus Australian preference flows

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne After the first Democratic presidential debate on June 25-26, Joe Biden fell in Democratic national presidential polls, and Kamala Harris surged. In the lead-up to the July 30-31 debate, Biden recovered lost support while Harris ... <a title="Biden still leads US Democratic primaries, Trump’s ratings fall slightly after gun massacres, plus Australian preference flows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/biden-still-leads-us-democratic-primaries-trumps-ratings-fall-slightly-after-gun-massacres-plus-australian-preference-flows-121439/" aria-label="Read more about Biden still leads US Democratic primaries, Trump’s ratings fall slightly after gun massacres, plus Australian preference flows">Read more</a>

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Explainer: what is China’s United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerry Groot, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies, University of Adelaide As China grows more powerful and influential, our New Superpower series looks at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. ... <a title="Explainer: what is China’s United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/explainer-what-is-chinas-united-front-and-how-much-influence-does-it-have-in-australia-119174/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is China’s United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?">Read more</a>

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How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Seadon, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology Recycling in Australia used to be fairly simple. Our older readers may remember bottle drives, paper and cardboard collections, and the trip to the scrap metal merchant to sell metals. This is called, in recycling parlance, sorting the “streams”. ... <a title="How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/how-recycling-is-actually-sorted-and-why-australia-is-quite-bad-at-it-121120/" aria-label="Read more about How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it">Read more</a>

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Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominique de Andrade, The University of Queensland This is the third in a series of articles discussing a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for liquor regulation and the night-time economy in Queensland and Australia. ... <a title="Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/unwanted-sexual-attention-plagues-young-women-going-out-at-night-121116/" aria-label="Read more about Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night">Read more</a>

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Morrison needs to take control of China policy – but leave room for dissent

August 14, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University The Morrison government is at risk of losing control of China policy. Push-back from within its own ranks is complicating its ability to manage relations with Beijing. China policy is being subjected to a buffeting from hawkish ... <a title="Morrison needs to take control of China policy – but leave room for dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/morrison-needs-to-take-control-of-china-policy-but-leave-room-for-dissent-121739/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison needs to take control of China policy – but leave room for dissent">Read more</a>