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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Spring is nearing and birds will soon start nesting in trees in backyards across Australia. The trees in our garden are now 40 years old – not old by tree standards, ... <a title="Look up this spring – you might see little ravens build soft, cosy nests from your garden trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/look-up-this-spring-you-might-see-little-ravens-build-soft-cosy-nests-from-your-garden-trees-189143/" aria-label="Read more about Look up this spring – you might see little ravens build soft, cosy nests from your garden trees">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xinyu (Andy) Zhao, Research Fellow, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University Annie Spratt/Erik Eastman (Unsplash), CC BY-SA Screen time was a battle for parents before COVID and it continues to be a battle, long after lockdowns have ended. The Royal Children’s ... <a title="Parents and screen time: are you a ‘contract maker’ or an ‘access denier’ with your child?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/parents-and-screen-time-are-you-a-contract-maker-or-an-access-denier-with-your-child-188977/" aria-label="Read more about Parents and screen time: are you a ‘contract maker’ or an ‘access denier’ with your child?">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University ABC TV Beloved children’s program Bluey has received some backlash. Not due to the program, but to Disney’s decision to make edits to various episodes for the US market. Dubbed “censorship” by some publications, the changes to the ... <a title="Bluey was edited for American viewers – but global audiences deserve to see all of us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/bluey-was-edited-for-american-viewers-but-global-audiences-deserve-to-see-all-of-us-188982/" aria-label="Read more about Bluey was edited for American viewers – but global audiences deserve to see all of us">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Williamson, Senior Lecturer in the School of Hospitality and Tourism at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Almost three years after COVID-19 hit New Zealand, the hospitality sector is slowly rebuilding. Widespread business closures, limited opening hours and an inability to attract ... <a title="Hostile hospitality? Survey finds decent work conditions still missing from too many menus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/24/hostile-hospitality-survey-finds-decent-work-conditions-still-missing-from-too-many-menus-188286/" aria-label="Read more about Hostile hospitality? Survey finds decent work conditions still missing from too many menus">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Solicitor-General Stephen Donaghue has neatly summarised Scott Morrison’s political misdemeanour in having himself secretly appointed to all those ministries. Morrison, by his failure to disclose what he had done, undermined the Westminster system of “responsible government” at the most basic ... <a title="View from The Hill: How does Albanese frame Morrison inquiry without embroiling the governor-general?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/view-from-the-hill-how-does-albanese-frame-morrison-inquiry-without-embroiling-the-governor-general-189238/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: How does Albanese frame Morrison inquiry without embroiling the governor-general?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle discuss ... <a title="Word From The Hill: More heat piled on Morrison over those multiple ministries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/word-from-the-hill-more-heat-piled-on-morrison-over-those-multiple-ministries-189244/" aria-label="Read more about Word From The Hill: More heat piled on Morrison over those multiple ministries">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team. In this podcast, politics editor Amanda Dunn and Michelle discuss ... <a title="Word From The Hill: Morrison faces inquiry into how he flouted responsible government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/word-from-the-hill-morrison-faces-inquiry-into-how-he-flouted-responsible-government-189244/" aria-label="Read more about Word From The Hill: Morrison faces inquiry into how he flouted responsible government">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samina Yasmeen, Director of Centre for Muslim States and Societies, The University of Western Australia Tensions between former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and the current coalition government are coming to a head. Khan made a speech in the northern city of Rawalpindi near Islamabad on Sunday, ... <a title="What’s the dispute between Imran Khan and the Pakistan government about?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/whats-the-dispute-between-imran-khan-and-the-pakistan-government-about-189128/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the dispute between Imran Khan and the Pakistan government about?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands government has secured a US$66 million (NZ$106 million) loan from China for tech giant Huawei to expand the country’s telecommunications network. The Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure project is being described as a “historical financial partnership”. It aims to see up to 161 telecommunication towers constructed around the country over ... <a title="Huawei wins US$66m contract for expanding Solomons telecom network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/huawei-wins-us66m-contract-for-expanding-solomons-telecom-network/" aria-label="Read more about Huawei wins US$66m contract for expanding Solomons telecom network">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor in Natural Hazards Planning and Resilience, Massey University Yang Liu/Xinhua via Getty Images The New Zealand town of Nelson remains in a state of emergency, with nearly 500 homes evacuated, after the region received more than three times its average August rainfall in less ... <a title="One disaster after another: why we must act on the reasons some communities are facing higher risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/one-disaster-after-another-why-we-must-act-on-the-reasons-some-communities-are-facing-higher-risks-189217/" aria-label="Read more about One disaster after another: why we must act on the reasons some communities are facing higher risks">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really wants to boost wage growth, there’s a simple way to do it. And if he did that one simple thing, analysis prepared for The Conversation shows some of our ... <a title="If the PM wants wage rises, he should start with the 1.6 million people on state payrolls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/if-the-pm-wants-wage-rises-he-should-start-with-the-1-6-million-people-on-state-payrolls-188904/" aria-label="Read more about If the PM wants wage rises, he should start with the 1.6 million people on state payrolls">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s action in having himself appointed secretly to multiple ministries was legal but breached “the principle of responsible government”, according to advice from the Solicitor-General, Stephen Donaghue. Releasing the advice, Anthony Albanese announced the government would set up an ... <a title="Morrison’s multiple ministries legal but flouted principle of ‘responsible government’: solicitor-general" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/morrisons-multiple-ministries-legal-but-flouted-principle-of-responsible-government-solicitor-general-189227/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s multiple ministries legal but flouted principle of ‘responsible government’: solicitor-general">Read more</a>