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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Honorary Research Fellow, Law School, University of Western Australia Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter has released a draft package of religious freedom bills, including the much-anticipated Religious Discrimination Bill. These bills respond to earlier inquiries into the protection of religious freedom under Australian law. They implement ... <a title="The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/the-government-has-released-its-draft-religious-discrimination-bill-how-will-it-work-122618/" aria-label="Read more about The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Holloway, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Research for Educational Impact (REDI), Deakin University This year’s NAPLAN results left many questioning the value of the test, as once again there has been little change in numeracy and literacy scores across most age groups. But Victorian Education Minister James ... <a title="No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/no-minister-keep-naplan-results-away-from-student-job-applications-122629/" aria-label="Read more about No, minister! Keep NAPLAN results away from student job applications">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Pollock, Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Winter still has a few days to run, but it’s highly likely to be one of Australia’s warmest and driest on record. While final numbers will be crunched once August ends, this winter will probably rank among the top ten ... <a title="The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/the-winter-was-dry-the-spring-will-likely-be-dry-heres-why-122626/" aria-label="Read more about The winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry – here’s why">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bean, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland In recent weeks I managed to decrypt a difficult cipher that, despite expert codebreakers’ best efforts, had remained unsolved for 70 years. The code was created by the late Cambridge professor and scientist Robert Henry Thouless, who passed away ... <a title="Cryptology from the crypt: how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/cryptology-from-the-crypt-how-i-cracked-a-70-year-old-coded-message-from-beyond-the-grave-122465/" aria-label="Read more about Cryptology from the crypt: how I cracked a 70-year-old coded message from beyond the grave">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government’s draft religious discrimination legislation, unveiled by Attorney-General Christian Porter at Sydney’s Great Synagogue on Thursday, imposes heavier obligations on large companies than those on other businesses. Big companies – those with revenue of at least $50 million ... <a title="Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/religious-discrimination-legislation-would-hit-big-companies-harder-than-small-business-122623/" aria-label="Read more about Religious Discrimination legislation would hit big companies harder than small business">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Masafumi Monden, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Western Australia The western world’s dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer to task for her mockery of Prince George and his love of ballet. Under the hashtag #boysdancetoo, representatives of the dance ... <a title="Boys dance too – and in Japan they are celebrated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/boys-dance-too-and-in-japan-they-are-celebrated-122533/" aria-label="Read more about Boys dance too – and in Japan they are celebrated">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney Boris Johnson has secured the prorogation of the British parliament, which means it will be prevented from sitting for much of the crucial period between now and the Brexit date of October 31. So what options do those ... <a title="Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/boris-johnson-has-suspended-the-uk-parliament-what-does-this-mean-for-brexit-122615/" aria-label="Read more about Boris Johnson has suspended the UK parliament. What does this mean for Brexit?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evelyn Volders, Senior Lecturer/Course Convenor in Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University If you’re a new mum, it’s likely you’ve come across lactation cookies. Perhaps women in your mothers group are talking about them, or they’ve popped up in your Instagram feed, or you’ve seen them on the ... <a title="No, there’s no evidence cookies can help with lactation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/no-theres-no-evidence-cookies-can-help-with-lactation-118051/" aria-label="Read more about No, there’s no evidence cookies can help with lactation">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald R. Rothwell, Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The arrest of Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun on suspicion of espionage in China has significant consequences for both Yang and Australia. This is especially the case if China asserts Yang was spying for Australia. Espionage is ... <a title="Yang Hengjun’s legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia’s forceful defences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/yang-hengjuns-legal-prospects-in-china-appear-grim-despite-australias-forceful-defences-122546/" aria-label="Read more about Yang Hengjun’s legal prospects in China appear grim, despite Australia’s forceful defences">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – “Democracy dies in darkness.” That’s the motto of the Washington Post, and it refers to the role the news media plays in ensuring democratic political systems work. It’s also an idea that’s been spoken about a lot in the last couple of weeks as debate heats up about the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Democracy declines in media darkness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-democracy-declines-in-media-darkness/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Democracy declines in media darkness">Read more</a>
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August 29, 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. Waitangi Tribunal report on freshwater David Williams (Newsroom): Tribunal sets pre-election test over water Leigh-Marama McLachlan (RNZ): Waitangi Tribunal slams Crown over freshwater failures Māni Dunlop (RNZ): Government told to ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 29 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-29-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 29 2019">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Crouch, Experimental Aerodynamicist, Monash University British cyclist Neil Campbell recently set a new record for the men’s “fastest bicycle in a slipstream”, clocking up a breathtaking 280km per hour. [embedded content]Neil Campbell’s record-breaking performance. This record involves bringing a cyclist up to speed in the wake ... <a title="How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/how-fast-can-a-human-cycle-with-aerodynamic-help-the-300km-per-hour-barrier-seems-easily-within-reach-122321/" aria-label="Read more about How fast can a human cycle? With aerodynamic help, the 300km per hour barrier seems easily within reach">Read more</a>
