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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The recent release of global university rankings and the way these are reported raises important questions about the role and reputation of our tertiary institutions. Are universities measured and ranked according to ... <a title="Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/beyond-the-black-hole-of-global-university-rankings-rediscovering-the-true-value-of-knowledge-and-ideas-140236/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Interest in Aboriginal fire knowledge has been high since last summer’s terrible bushfires. One initiative shows the huge potential benefits of this ancient practice – not just in Australia, but globally. The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) is taking ... <a title="Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/fighting-fire-with-fire-how-botswana-is-adopting-the-ancient-burning-of-indigenous-australians-135363/" aria-label="Read more about Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James C. Murphy, PhD, Lecturer and Tutor, Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read the rest of the series here. ... <a title="‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-time-has-come-to-say-something-of-the-forgotten-class-how-menzies-transformed-australian-political-debate-131383/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University Do you make the 7/11 worker Indian? Or is that offensive? If you make them white …well … you’re lying really. But also, you’re taking a job away from an Indian actor if you don’t. This exchange, the first comment ... <a title="The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-sorry-part-is-easy-why-true-racial-diversity-in-the-arts-will-take-more-than-words-140933/" aria-label="Read more about The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By The Bougainvillean An almost half-empty Bougainville House of Representatives has farewelled John Momis, the region’s longest serving president to date and a senior Papua New Guinea statesmen, in a shunned and scandalous lack of attendance in the final session of the Parliament on Friday. The Bougainville Legislature has 40 Members. However, The Bougainvillean counted ... <a title="Almost half-empty house farewells Bougainville’s President Momis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/almost-half-empty-house-farewells-bougainvilles-president-momis/" aria-label="Read more about Almost half-empty house farewells Bougainville’s President Momis">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Nasik Swami in Suva The Fiji police “thuggish-like” tactics against the University of the South Pacific staff members and students is disrupting education of students and the work of its staff, says National Federation Party president Pio Tikoduadua. Tikoduadua said the questioning of the USP chief librarian, Dr Elizabeth Reade-Fong by police on Tuesday ... <a title="‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/thuggish-like-police-tactics-disrupting-usp-education-says-opposition-nfp/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP">Read more</a>
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June 18, 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 Border failure ODT Editorial: Defence must be tightened RNZ: Checkpoint: Covid-19: Isolation audit not enough to ensure safety – expert Shaun Hendy et al (The Conversation): 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-18-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 18 2020">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leisa Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Edith Cowan University In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops. While the same level of damage isn’t currently being felt in ... <a title="Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/huge-locust-swarms-are-threatening-food-security-but-drones-could-help-stop-them-140625/" aria-label="Read more about Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Clancy, PhD Candidate (Psychiatry) & Research Assistant, University of Newcastle If you’re feeling excited about being out of lockdown, you’re not alone. Social media is buzzing with plans of big nights out to celebrate the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Australia and New Zealand. But before ... <a title="Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/getting-back-on-the-beers-after-lockdown-heres-what-you-should-know-140454/" aria-label="Read more about Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University Of all the elements on Earth, none is more strictly controlled under law than uranium. A plethora of international agreements govern its sale and use in energy, research and nuclear weapons. Australian environmental law considers nuclear actions, such ... <a title="Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners’ push to fast-track uranium mines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/expensive-dirty-and-dangerous-why-we-must-fight-miners-push-to-fast-track-uranium-mines-139966/" aria-label="Read more about Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners’ push to fast-track uranium mines">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Verity Firth, Executive Director Social Justice, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney This essay is based on an episode of the University of Technology Sydney podcast series “The New Social Contract”. This series examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might ... <a title="After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/after-coronavirus-universities-must-collaborate-with-communities-to-support-social-transition-140541/" aria-label="Read more about After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shanthi Robertson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Successful settlement and integration are shared goals of refugees and the communities where they settle. The findings of our research released today highlight the importance of simple everyday encounters and experiences for newly arrived ... <a title="‘The neighbours were always very welcoming and warm’: little things count to help refugees belong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-neighbours-were-always-very-welcoming-and-warm-little-things-count-to-help-refugees-belong-140449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The neighbours were always very welcoming and warm’: little things count to help refugees belong">Read more</a>
