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Biloela family to be released into community detention – what happens now?

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University Federal immigration minister Alex Hawke has exercised his power to allow the Murugappan family from Biloela to live in the Perth community. The Tamil asylum seeker family was previously held in an “alternative place of detention” (APOD) ... <a title="Biloela family to be released into community detention – what happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/biloela-family-to-be-released-into-community-detention-what-happens-now-162661/" aria-label="Read more about Biloela family to be released into community detention – what happens now?">Read more</a>

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Why do Tamil asylum seekers need protection — and why does the Australian government say they don’t?

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niro Kandasamy, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Julian Smith/AAP Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has announced the Murugappans will be moved from detention on Christmas Island, to community detention in Perth. This follows mounting public concern for the Tamil family, particularly regarding the health of four-year-old Tharunicaa, who was ... <a title="Why do Tamil asylum seekers need protection — and why does the Australian government say they don’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/why-do-tamil-asylum-seekers-need-protection-and-why-does-the-australian-government-say-they-dont-162609/" aria-label="Read more about Why do Tamil asylum seekers need protection — and why does the Australian government say they don’t?">Read more</a>

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The end of JobKeeper wasn’t a blip. It might have cost 100,000 jobs

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University MultifacetedGirl/Shutterstock At its peak, more than 3.8 million Australians were on JobKeeper — three in every ten Australian workers. Adding in those workers already employed by government, it meant four in every ten received a ... <a title="The end of JobKeeper wasn’t a blip. It might have cost 100,000 jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/the-end-of-jobkeeper-wasnt-a-blip-it-might-have-cost-100-000-jobs-162744/" aria-label="Read more about The end of JobKeeper wasn’t a blip. It might have cost 100,000 jobs">Read more</a>

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Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carver, Senior Research Fellow, Behaviour Environment and Cognition Program, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock Greenery around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance, while traffic pollution may be detrimental, our study shows. With increasing urbanisation in Australia and globally, consideration needs ... <a title="Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/green-space-around-primary-schools-may-improve-students-academic-performance-161673/" aria-label="Read more about Green space around primary schools may improve students’ academic performance">Read more</a>

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US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW, UNSW Kathy Willens/AP Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change the way they do business. The set of bills, introduced on June ... <a title="US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/us-lawmakers-are-taking-a-massive-swipe-at-big-tech-if-it-lands-the-impact-will-be-felt-globally-162757/" aria-label="Read more about US lawmakers are taking a massive swipe at big tech. If it lands, the impact will be felt globally">Read more</a>

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Climate explained: could biofuels replace all fossil fuels in New Zealand?

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Troy Baisden, Professor (Environmental Sciences), University of Waikato Aleksandar Malivuk/Shutterstock CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please ... <a title="Climate explained: could biofuels replace all fossil fuels in New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/climate-explained-could-biofuels-replace-all-fossil-fuels-in-new-zealand-162502/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: could biofuels replace all fossil fuels in New Zealand?">Read more</a>

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Prehistoric ‘river boss’ is the largest extinct croc species ever discovered in Australia

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jorgo Ristevski, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland Eleanor Pease, Author provided Say hello to Gunggamarandu maunala, or the “hole-headed river boss” — the biggest extinct croc yet found in Australia, and an important addition to the jigsaw of crocodylian evolution. The newly named species, known from ... <a title="Prehistoric ‘river boss’ is the largest extinct croc species ever discovered in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/prehistoric-river-boss-is-the-largest-extinct-croc-species-ever-discovered-in-australia-162667/" aria-label="Read more about Prehistoric ‘river boss’ is the largest extinct croc species ever discovered in Australia">Read more</a>

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An act of God, or just bad management? Why trees fall, and how to prevent it

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne AP The savage storms that swept Victoria last week sent trees crashing down, destroying homes and blocking roads. Under climate change, stronger winds and extreme storms will be more frequent. This will cause more trees to fall and, ... <a title="An act of God, or just bad management? Why trees fall, and how to prevent it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/an-act-of-god-or-just-bad-management-why-trees-fall-and-how-to-prevent-it-162754/" aria-label="Read more about An act of God, or just bad management? Why trees fall, and how to prevent it">Read more</a>

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Sinuous, sinewy and transcendent: SandSong proves Bangarra is one of Australia’s best dance companies

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Maguire-Rosier, Honorary Associate, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, School of Literature, Art, and Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney Daniel Boud/Bangarra Review: SandSong, directed and choreographed by Stephen Page and Frances Rings, Bangarra Dance Theatre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers ... <a title="Sinuous, sinewy and transcendent: SandSong proves Bangarra is one of Australia’s best dance companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/sinuous-sinewy-and-transcendent-sandsong-proves-bangarra-is-one-of-australias-best-dance-companies-161887/" aria-label="Read more about Sinuous, sinewy and transcendent: SandSong proves Bangarra is one of Australia’s best dance companies">Read more</a>

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New finding: jobseekers subject to obligations take longer to find work

June 15, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruud Gerards, Coordinating Senior Researcher, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market , Maastricht University New Africa/Shutterstock Under so-called mutual obligation rules, the Australian government requires the unemployed to complete activities (including training and applying for a certain number of jobs) in return for receiving unemployment ... <a title="New finding: jobseekers subject to obligations take longer to find work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/new-finding-jobseekers-subject-to-obligations-take-longer-to-find-work-162093/" aria-label="Read more about New finding: jobseekers subject to obligations take longer to find work">Read more</a>

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‘Terror in our society that money can’t pay for’, Polynesian Panthers founder tells NZ

June 15, 2021

RNZ News A co-founder of the Polynesian Panthers says the government should allow overstayers to remain in New Zealand after it formally apologises for the Dawn Raids later this month. An emotional Minister for Pacific Peoples, ‘Aupito William Sio, also revealed today harrowing details of his own family’s subjection to the notorious police raids of ... <a title="‘Terror in our society that money can’t pay for’, Polynesian Panthers founder tells NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/terror-in-our-society-that-money-cant-pay-for-polynesian-panthers-founder-tells-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Terror in our society that money can’t pay for’, Polynesian Panthers founder tells NZ">Read more</a>

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Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa

June 15, 2021

Human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, who lead the international defence legal team, have call on the international community to ensure that all charges against Philippines journalist and editor Maria Ressa are dropped. The legal team of Rappler CEO Ressa welcomed the recent dismissal of the second cyber libel charge filed against her. ... <a title="Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/lawyer-clooney-welcomes-dismissal-of-second-libel-suit-against-maria-ressa/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa">Read more</a>