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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>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Where were you when Catherine Freeman won gold at the Sydney Olympic Games? Director Laurence Billiet draws the memories of the nation together with sound and vision from the televised records, around Freeman’s own ... <a title="Freeman review: documentary relives the time Cathy Freeman flew, carrying the weight of the nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/freeman-review-documentary-relives-the-time-cathy-freeman-flew-carrying-the-weight-of-the-nation-145692/" aria-label="Read more about Freeman review: documentary relives the time Cathy Freeman flew, carrying the weight of the nation">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney Back in July, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared in her then-regular spot on Channel Nine’s Today program. During a discussion about the hard lockdown of Melbourne’s public housing towers Hanson said: A lot of these people ... <a title="Why would Australia Post go out of its way to deliver Pauline Hanson’s stubby holders?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/why-would-australia-post-go-out-of-its-way-to-deliver-pauline-hansons-stubby-holders-145921/" aria-label="Read more about Why would Australia Post go out of its way to deliver Pauline Hanson’s stubby holders?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia CCTV cameras mounted on vans have recently been seen in public parks around Melbourne, ostensibly to nab anyone breaking lockdown rules. They are part of a joint initiative between several Melbourne councils, Victoria Police ... <a title="Melbourne is using pop-up police spy stations to find people breaking COVID rules – what does the law say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/melbourne-is-using-pop-up-police-spy-stations-to-find-people-breaking-covid-rules-what-does-the-law-say-145684/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne is using pop-up police spy stations to find people breaking COVID rules – what does the law say?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Russo, Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University For several weeks, Victorians have been required to wear a face covering when they leave home. And while we now have a clearer path out of lockdown, it’s likely masks will be around ... <a title="Does a face shield protect against COVID-19? We’re not sure — so a mask is probably a safer bet for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/does-a-face-shield-protect-against-covid-19-were-not-sure-so-a-mask-is-probably-a-safer-bet-for-now-145547/" aria-label="Read more about Does a face shield protect against COVID-19? We’re not sure — so a mask is probably a safer bet for now">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
By RNZ News Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says people in the city are, by and large, following the rules and prosecution shouldn’t be ruled out for those who break them or spread misinformation. The New Zealand Cabinet will meet on Monday to review covid-19 alert levels in the largest city and the rest of the ... <a title="Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/auckland-mayor-phil-goff-slams-rash-of-obnoxious-lies-over-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Thomas Raivet has roared into contention as the Bougainville presidential vote count continues while former rebel military leader Ishmael Toroama retains the lead. Raivet, who is the surrogate for retiring President John Momis, is now in second place behind Toroama. In third place is the former president, James Tanis. Toroama believes that ... <a title="Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/raivet-now-in-contention-as-vote-count-progresses-in-bougainville/" aria-label="Read more about Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Election Audrey Young (Herald): Election battlegrounds – Political parties eye strategic seats (paywalled) Katie Scotcher (RNZ): An introduction to ‘The Outliers’: The political parties who aren’t in the daily headlines Tova O’Brien (Newshub): With two ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 11 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-11-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 11 2020">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Pomeroy, Lecturer in Teacher Education, University of Canterbury Academic streaming in New Zealand schools is still common, but according to recent reports it is also discriminatory and racist. Also known as tracking, setting and ability grouping, streaming has been called a systemic barrier to Māori educational ... <a title="Could academic streaming in New Zealand schools be on the way out? The evidence suggests it should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/could-academic-streaming-in-new-zealand-schools-be-on-the-way-out-the-evidence-suggests-it-should-be-145617/" aria-label="Read more about Could academic streaming in New Zealand schools be on the way out? The evidence suggests it should be">Read more</a>
