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May 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Today we run two longer reads on the men who are vying to become prime minister at the 2019 federal election. In this piece, Michelle Grattan examines Scott Morrison’s political history and his prime ministership. You can read Professor Paul ... <a title="Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/against-the-odds-scott-morrison-wants-to-be-returned-as-prime-minister-but-who-the-bloody-hell-is-he-116732/" aria-label="Read more about Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
Last week was a big one for the media. Not only did New Zealand’s biggest newspaper launch a new paywall, but Thursday was “World News Day”, and Friday was “World Media Freedom Day”. All of this prompts the question, how well is New Zealand society and democracy served by the media in 2019? The World ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-state-of-the-nz-media/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2019
The Labour-led Government’s decision to hold a referendum should be celebrated – even by those who wish to oppose liberalisation. It allows a societal debate on an issue of importance for many people. The Green Party should also be thanked for progressing the question. That doesn’t mean the newly-announced referendum process for next year has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the Cannabis referendum is a problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/10/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-the-cannabis-referendum-is-a-problem/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the Cannabis referendum is a problem">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University New Zealand’s long-awaited zero carbon bill will create sweeping changes to the management of emissions, setting a global benchmark with ambitious reduction targets for all major greenhouse gases. The bill includes two separate targets – one for the long-lived ... <a title="NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/nz-introduces-groundbreaking-zero-carbon-bill-including-targets-for-agricultural-methane-116724/" aria-label="Read more about NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Politically powerful South Auckland Councillor Daniel Newman has labelled Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s promise to review the city’s Council Controlled Organisations as ‘Not good enough!’ Newman insists some of the CCOs be axed as they are “not fit for purpose”. Auckland Council is split into two significant blocks, referred to as Goff’s A-team and his ... <a title="‘Not good enough!’ Auckland Councillor Daniel Newman Slams Mayor Goff’s CCO Review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/south-auckland-councillor-daniel-newman-labels-mayor-goffs-cco-review-promise-as-not-good-enough/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not good enough!’ Auckland Councillor Daniel Newman Slams Mayor Goff’s CCO Review">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Here’s an astonishingly large number. Around 900 million Indians are heading to the polls to decide if they want to reelect the current government of Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). India Tomorrow is a seven-part podcast ... <a title="India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/india-election-2019-millions-of-indian-youth-are-underemployed-and-going-to-the-polls-113563/" aria-label="Read more about India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
by Dr Bryce Edwards Have the political left and supporters of the Labour-led Government been conned again? Big changes were promised in welfare reform, but with the response to the just-released working group report on the welfare system, it looks like very little is actually going to be delivered. Of course, the left has already ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Expediency rather than transformation on welfare reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-expediency-rather-than-transformation-on-welfare-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Expediency rather than transformation on welfare reform">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 12 days until the May 18 election, this week’s Newspoll, conducted May 2-5 from a sample of 1,880, gave Labor a 51-49 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (steady), 36% ... <a title="Poll wrap: Newspoll and Ipsos have contrasting leaders’ ratings trends; Abbott trails in Warringah" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/06/poll-wrap-newspoll-and-ipsos-have-contrasting-leaders-ratings-trends-abbott-trails-in-warringah-116413/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Newspoll and Ipsos have contrasting leaders’ ratings trends; Abbott trails in Warringah">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2019
Journalist Sri Krishnamurthi’s video interview with Alistar Kata. Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Alistar Kata is uniquely placed to talk about diversity in New Zealand media newsrooms. Not because she was recipient of double awards at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) School of Communication Studies annual awards ceremony in 2015 – the Spasifik Magazine Prize ... <a title="‘NZ is waking up to our … spectrum of colours’, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/02/nz-is-waking-up-to-our-spectrum-of-colours-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘NZ is waking up to our … spectrum of colours’, says journalist">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2019
May 1st is International Workers Day, which is a good time to reflect on what’s happening with workers’ rights and industrial action under the Labour-led Government. Of course, in New Zealand we don’t have a strong culture of celebrating May Day. You’ll barely find a mention of it in the media and the day goes ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Looking at workers’ rights on May Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-looking-at-workers-rights-on-may-day/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Looking at workers’ rights on May Day">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, The University of Queensland For some time now, Australian voters have rattled the cage of the political establishment. Frustrated with prime ministerial “coups”, political scandals and policy inertia, growing numbers have turned away from the major parties. Does this mean minor parties and ... <a title="Australian Elections – How much influence will independents and minor parties have this election? Please explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/01/how-much-influence-will-independents-and-minor-parties-have-this-election-please-explain-115913/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Elections – How much influence will independents and minor parties have this election? Please explain">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2019
The Greens were going to be the principled core of the Labour-led Government, but instead are regarded by many as having been largely ineffective and submissive in power. This is leading supporters and others on the political left to ask some difficult questions about the direction the Greens are going in, and whether they will ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What happened to the Greens’ dream?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-happened-to-the-greens-dream/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What happened to the Greens’ dream?">Read more</a>
