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September 13, 2020
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today has reassured the nation and parents of six students who have tested positive for covid-19 in the Philippines that the government is taking care of their welfare. He said the government was working closely with authorities in Manila to take care of their ... <a title="Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/13/sogavare-reassures-solomon-islands-on-health-of-6-covid-positive-students/" aria-label="Read more about Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The International Federation of Journalists and the Alliance of Independent Journalists have expressed concern over reports that several local journalists have been harassed and attacked across Indonesia, reports IFJ Asia-Pacific. A series of assaults against local journalists has occurred in different cities in the country, ranging from verbal attacks to physical ... <a title="Media freedom watchdogs condemn Indonesian assaults on journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/12/media-freedom-watchdogs-condemn-indonesian-assaults-on-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Media freedom watchdogs condemn Indonesian assaults on journalists">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Several premiers presently find themselves at war with the federal government. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, by contrast, suddenly found herself locked in battle with her deputy premier, John Barilaro, and his bolshie band of Nationals. The junior partner in the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Barilaro keeps Nationals in the tent; koalas stay in limbo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/view-from-the-hill-barilaro-keeps-nationals-in-the-tent-koalas-stay-in-limbo-146036/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Barilaro keeps Nationals in the tent; koalas stay in limbo">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayleen Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, School of Taxation & Business Law, UNSW From internet-connected televisions, toys, fridges, ovens, security cameras, door locks, fitness trackers and lights, the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT) promises to revolutionise our homes. But it also threatens to increase our vulnerability to malicious acts. ... <a title="Are your devices spying on you? Australia’s very small step to make the Internet of Things safer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/are-your-devices-spying-on-you-australias-very-small-step-to-make-the-internet-of-things-safer-145554/" aria-label="Read more about Are your devices spying on you? Australia’s very small step to make the Internet of Things safer">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Linden, Sessional Lecturer, PhD (Management) Candidate, School of Management, RMIT University In the coming days thousands of (digital) column inches are going to be devoted to the idea that institutional shareholders acted decisively to force the resignation of Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques and two ... <a title="The sackings at Rio look like a victory for shareholders, but…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/the-sackings-at-rio-look-like-a-victory-for-shareholders-but-146004/" aria-label="Read more about The sackings at Rio look like a victory for shareholders, but…">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss Australia’s worsening diplomatic relationship with China, the border feud between Prime Minister ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Chinese relations, Melbourne’s roadmap, and Queensland’s border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/video-michelle-grattan-on-chinese-relations-melbournes-roadmap-and-queenslands-border-146018/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Chinese relations, Melbourne’s roadmap, and Queensland’s border">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Berger, Lecturer, Monash University Mental health issues among children are on the rise due to the impacts of the COVID pandemic, including lockdowns. Recent reports show there has been a 28% spike in calls to the phone counselling service Kids Helpline between March and July 2020 ... <a title="Why every teacher needs to know about childhood trauma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/why-every-teacher-needs-to-know-about-childhood-trauma-132965/" aria-label="Read more about Why every teacher needs to know about childhood trauma">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsie Nabben, Researcher / PhD Candidate, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub / Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University Taiwan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been among the world’s best. With a population almost the size of Australia’s, the island nation has reported only 496 confirmed cases of ... <a title="Hacking the pandemic: how Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/hacking-the-pandemic-how-taiwans-digital-democracy-holds-covid-19-at-bay-145023/" aria-label="Read more about Hacking the pandemic: how Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Saul, Professor of International Law, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney An Afghan soldier convicted of murdering three Australian soldiers is among six high-value prisoners who have been flown to Qatar ahead of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government this weekend. Hekmatullah ... <a title="Exchanging killers for peace in Afghanistan is wrong — and could have lasting consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/exchanging-killers-for-peace-in-afghanistan-is-wrong-and-could-have-lasting-consequences-145927/" aria-label="Read more about Exchanging killers for peace in Afghanistan is wrong — and could have lasting consequences">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M Howard, Senior Research Fellow, University of New England This morning, NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro capitulated on a threat to tear apart the state government over new koala protections. For now, the government remains intact. However the Nats’ campaign to loosen environmental protections that affect ... <a title="The NSW koala wars showed one thing: the Nationals appear ill-equipped to help rural Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/the-nsw-koala-wars-showed-one-thing-the-nationals-appear-ill-equipped-to-help-rural-australia-146000/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW koala wars showed one thing: the Nationals appear ill-equipped to help rural Australia">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Nicholas, Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney It all started in the late 1980s. Wally Conron, a breeding manager for Guide Dogs Victoria, noticed that some people needing a guide dog appeared to be allergic to the shedding hairs of Labrador Retrievers. Aware of ... <a title="New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more ‘Poodle’ than ‘Lab’. Here’s what that tells us about breeds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/new-research-finds-australian-labradoodles-are-more-poodle-than-lab-heres-what-that-tells-us-about-breeds-145757/" aria-label="Read more about New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more ‘Poodle’ than ‘Lab’. Here’s what that tells us about breeds">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Hopkins, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Australian National University Outraged investors have claimed the scalp of Rio Tinto’s chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques along with two of the senior executives partially responsible for the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which ... <a title="Corporate dysfunction on Indigenous affairs: Why heads rolled at Rio Tinto" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/corporate-dysfunction-on-indigenous-affairs-why-heads-rolled-at-rio-tinto-146001/" aria-label="Read more about Corporate dysfunction on Indigenous affairs: Why heads rolled at Rio Tinto">Read more</a>