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May 20, 2021
COMMENT: By Scott Waide in Lae Papua New Guinea’s Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, recently told a news conference to mark World Press Freedom Day that the state of journalism and broadcasting in the country has seen a general decline. He was critical of the quality and the content of the media in general. The former ... <a title="Scott Waide: We must invest in our journalism schools to help shape our future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/scott-waide-we-must-invest-in-our-journalism-schools-to-help-shape-our-future/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: We must invest in our journalism schools to help shape our future">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah-Catherine Rodan, PhD candidate, University of Sydney The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is considering rescheduling psilocybin and MDMA from their current classification as Schedule 9 prohibited substances to Schedule 8 controlled substances. This would allow psychiatrists to use these drugs in combination with psychotherapy for the treatment ... <a title="Why the TGA should reschedule MDMA and psilocybin for the treatment of mental illness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/why-the-tga-should-reschedule-mdma-and-psilocybin-for-the-treatment-of-mental-illness-160276/" aria-label="Read more about Why the TGA should reschedule MDMA and psilocybin for the treatment of mental illness">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Crowley, Associate, Grattan Institute Victoria’s budget shows a Treasurer engaged in a high-wire balancing act: ensuring a job-rich economic ‘soft landing’ on one hand, while trying to improve the state’s long-term fiscal position on the other. The budget partly delivers on both goals but, like any ... <a title="Like a high-wire act, Victoria’s budget is a mix of hard work, luck and optical illusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/like-a-high-wire-act-victorias-budget-is-a-mix-of-hard-work-luck-and-optical-illusion-161103/" aria-label="Read more about Like a high-wire act, Victoria’s budget is a mix of hard work, luck and optical illusion">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland New Zealand has now had three “Wellbeing Budgets”: the prototype in 2019, the COVID-19 “Rebuilding Together” version in 2020, and today Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced the Labour government is “Securing our Recovery”. With Labour governing with ... <a title="NZ Budget 2021: billions more for benefits, but one eye on the bottom line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/nz-budget-2021-billions-more-for-benefits-but-one-eye-on-the-bottom-line-161083/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Budget 2021: billions more for benefits, but one eye on the bottom line">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Zylstra, Adjunct Associate Professor at Curtin University, Honorary Fellow at University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong The Black Summer bushfires burned far more temperate forest than any other fire season recorded in Australia. The disaster was clearly a climate change event; however, other human activities also ... <a title="Native forest logging makes bushfires worse – and to say otherwise ignores the facts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/native-forest-logging-makes-bushfires-worse-and-to-say-otherwise-ignores-the-facts-161177/" aria-label="Read more about Native forest logging makes bushfires worse – and to say otherwise ignores the facts">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow, The University of Melbourne Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is one of only a handful of 20th century classical concert pieces that can claim to have become embedded in popular culture. Its opening movement in particular has featured in epic film battle scenes, coffee, ... <a title="Decoding the music masterpieces: how Carmina Burana, based on Benedictine poems, travelled from Bavaria to a beer ad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/decoding-the-music-masterpieces-how-carmina-burana-based-on-benedictine-poems-travelled-from-bavaria-to-a-beer-ad-159057/" aria-label="Read more about Decoding the music masterpieces: how Carmina Burana, based on Benedictine poems, travelled from Bavaria to a beer ad">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Newhouse, Adjunct Professor of Law, Macquarie University Geoffrey Robertson is one of Australia’s most acclaimed international jurists and human rights advocates. His latest book, Bad People – and How to Be Rid of Them, explains the history of international human rights law and acknowledges its failings. ... <a title="Book review: Geoffrey Robertson makes the case for naming and shaming human rights abusers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/book-review-geoffrey-robertson-makes-the-case-for-naming-and-shaming-human-rights-abusers-160985/" aria-label="Read more about Book review: Geoffrey Robertson makes the case for naming and shaming human rights abusers">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio Zamorano From Washington DC What happened in Chile this past weekend seems to be one of those historic events that cannot but follow its inexorable course. It is like an enormous, powerful tsunami wave whose size cannot be appreciated on the high seas, until it comes ... <a title="Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/chile-is-reborn-by-a-political-earthquake-that-emerged-from-the-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Budget 2021 Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Budget 2021: Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Kiwis are on board with expected benefit increase Jane Patterson (RNZ): Budget ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-may-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – May 20 2021">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Whyte, Deputy Director, Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology, Queensland University of Technology As behavioural scientists, we have a keen interest in how people make decisions, and particularly how these decisions incorporate a range of emotional, cognitive and psychological factors. Choosing a life partner is ... <a title="Men are from Mars, women are from… Mars? How people choose partners is surprisingly similar (but depends on age)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/men-are-from-mars-women-are-from-mars-how-people-choose-partners-is-surprisingly-similar-but-depends-on-age-161081/" aria-label="Read more about Men are from Mars, women are from… Mars? How people choose partners is surprisingly similar (but depends on age)">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabelle Lukin, Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University As lethal violence kills ordinary people in Gaza and Israel, news outlets across the globe are constructing versions of events that will keep eyeballs on their content. After all, war is the most compelling news story of all. And ... <a title="When it comes to media reporting on Israel-Palestine, there is nowhere to hide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/when-it-comes-to-media-reporting-on-israel-palestine-there-is-nowhere-to-hide-160992/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to media reporting on Israel-Palestine, there is nowhere to hide">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato It has been a confusing couple of weeks for public sector employees. They started with the government announcing what looked like a three-year pay freeze for public servants but ended up with a “lift/adjust/hold” approach to public sector pay. ... <a title="Wage restraint aims to lift the lowest-earning public servants, but it won’t fix stubborn gender and ethnic pay gaps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/wage-restraint-aims-to-lift-the-lowest-earning-public-servants-but-it-wont-fix-stubborn-gender-and-ethnic-pay-gaps-160763/" aria-label="Read more about Wage restraint aims to lift the lowest-earning public servants, but it won’t fix stubborn gender and ethnic pay gaps">Read more</a>
