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June 3, 2020
By RNZ News The organisers of Black Lives Matter protests in several main centres will not be prosecuted. On Monday, thousands gathered at several events around the country for Black Lives Matter marches in solidarity with protesters in the United States after the police killing of George Floyd. The protests prompted calls from Deputy Prime ... <a title="Police rule out legal action against NZ black solidarity protest organisers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/police-rule-out-legal-action-against-nz-black-solidarity-protest-organisers/" aria-label="Read more about Police rule out legal action against NZ black solidarity protest organisers">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington One of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s favourite exhortations is that we all “be kind” to one another. It’s part of the reason she and her government ... <a title="Kindness doesn’t begin at home: Jacinda Ardern’s support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/kindness-doesnt-begin-at-home-jacinda-arderns-support-for-beneficiaries-lags-well-behind-australias-139387/" aria-label="Read more about Kindness doesn’t begin at home: Jacinda Ardern’s support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia’s">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University A go-slow on spending sent the economy backwards 0.3% in the first three months of this year, only the fourth such decline since Australia was last in recession in the early 1990s. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ... <a title="How a tightening of wallets pushed Australia into recession" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/how-a-tightening-of-wallets-pushed-australia-into-recession-139960/" aria-label="Read more about How a tightening of wallets pushed Australia into recession">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia Clinical trials are under way around the world, including in Australia, testing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. These clinical trials largely fall into two groups. With observational studies, researchers follow a group of people to see what happens to ... <a title="The fascinating history of clinical trials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/the-fascinating-history-of-clinical-trials-139666/" aria-label="Read more about The fascinating history of clinical trials">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Zimmer, Research associate, Southern Cross University As bushfires blackened forests last summer, one tree species was protected by a specialist team of firefighters: the Wollemi pine. These trees have a deeply ancient lineage dating back to when dinosaurs walked Gondwana 100 million years ago. Back then, ... <a title="Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia’s deeply ancient Wollemi pine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/backyard-gardeners-around-the-world-are-helping-to-save-australias-deeply-ancient-wollemi-pine-138797/" aria-label="Read more about Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia’s deeply ancient Wollemi pine">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Whittaker, Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney You probably know the details of the death of George Floyd. He was a doting father and musician. He was killed when a police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while he cried out ... <a title="Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/despite-432-indigenous-deaths-in-custody-no-one-has-ever-been-convicted-racist-silence-and-complicity-are-to-blame-139873/" aria-label="Read more about Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland Here is a line from the latest safety advisory for reporters issued by the US-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ): Taking into account the increased levels of violence and tactics used by both police ... <a title="When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/when-trump-attacks-the-press-he-attacks-the-american-people-and-their-constitution-139863/" aria-label="Read more about When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Locke, Research Associate, LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney Prime Scott Morrison last week outlined a plan to create jobs and revitalise the economy post COVID-19. Part of this so-called Jobmaker plan includes an overhaul of the “bewildering”, “unresponsive” ... <a title="Morrison’s VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/morrisons-vet-reforms-offer-the-same-old-promises-with-no-more-money-139761/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison’s VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Willand, Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Stay-at-home orders and the economic crisis have increased the burden of energy costs on lower-income Australians. Poor housing quality and unequal access to home energy efficiency are hurting our most vulnerable households. With the next ... <a title="Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/stimulus-that-retrofits-housing-can-reduce-energy-bills-and-inequity-too-138606/" aria-label="Read more about Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kantha Dayaram, Associate Professor, Curtin University The number of Australians working from home has soared during the COVID-19 crisis. Latest data from the Australian Bureau of Stastistics shows 46% of the workforce worked from home in late April and early May. By comparison, the bureau’s 2019 data ... <a title="Working from home remains a select privilege: it’s time to fix our national employment standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/working-from-home-remains-a-select-privilege-its-time-to-fix-our-national-employment-standards-139472/" aria-label="Read more about Working from home remains a select privilege: it’s time to fix our national employment standards">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Philip Russo of Monash University The death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked protests across the United States and inspired many people to reflect on our own history of police violence against Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand. After thousands marched across New Zealand on Monday, ... <a title="Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/black-lives-matter-dilemma-how-to-protest-in-a-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University As we have been cooped up at home during coronavirus lockdown, reports of image-based abuse have skyrocketed. According to Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, it received more than 1,000 reports of image-based abuse between March and May 2020. This ... <a title="Reports of ‘revenge porn’ skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/reports-of-revenge-porn-skyrocketed-during-lockdown-we-must-stop-blaming-victims-for-it-139659/" aria-label="Read more about Reports of ‘revenge porn’ skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it">Read more</a>
