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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Kraal, Senior Lecturer, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University So worried is the government about the meagre income it is getting from gas during the middle of Australia’s biggest gas export boom that it asked an independent advisor to chair a review ... <a title="In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/in-the-midst-of-an-lng-export-boom-why-are-we-getting-so-little-for-our-gas-131461/" aria-label="Read more about In the midst of an LNG export boom, why are we getting so little for our gas?">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sung-ae Lee, Lecturer, Asian Studies, Macquarie University Parasite, the South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, received four Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. It was an historic moment. Parasite is the first non-English-language movie ... <a title="Parasite’s win is the perfect excuse to get stuck into genre-bending and exciting Korean cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/17/parasites-win-is-the-perfect-excuse-to-get-stuck-into-genre-bending-and-exciting-korean-cinema-131548/" aria-label="Read more about Parasite’s win is the perfect excuse to get stuck into genre-bending and exciting Korean cinema">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Jackson, Education Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University An Australian family on the average wage typically spends close to A$6,000 out of pocket per year on child care, a new analysis from the Mitchell Institute shows. This is more than the average cost of sending a ... <a title="Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It’s time the government paid up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/16/quality-childcare-has-become-a-necessity-for-australian-families-and-for-society-its-time-the-government-paid-up-131748/" aria-label="Read more about Quality childcare has become a necessity for Australian families, and for society. It’s time the government paid up">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2020
By Hans Nicholas Jong in Jakarta Experts have warned that a slate of sweeping deregulation planned by the Indonesian government could prove disastrous for the environment and create even more conflicts over land and resources. The administration of President Joko Widodo is preparing to submit to Parliament two bills containing more than 1200 proposed amendments ... <a title="Experts warn over Indonesian plan for fast track environmental deregulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/15/experts-warn-over-indonesian-plan-for-fast-track-environmental-deregulation/" aria-label="Read more about Experts warn over Indonesian plan for fast track environmental deregulation">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2020
Does money buy policy in New Zealand politics and government? Based on the ongoing political finance scandal involving New Zealand First, which comes hot on the heels of the Serious Fraud Office charging four people in relation to donations to the National Party, New Zealanders have every reason to doubt the integrity of the electoral ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Government policy for sale in New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-government-policy-for-sale-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Government policy for sale in New Zealand?">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Norris, Associate Professor, Programme Director (Composition), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington After a week-long controversy, New Zealand’s public broadcaster Radio New Zealand (RNZ) has withdrawn a proposal to axe its classical music station RNZ Concert. But despite the sudden backtrack, RNZ Concert isn’t ... <a title="NZ’s classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/15/nzs-classical-music-station-is-not-safe-yet-it-now-needs-innovation-and-leadership-131762/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s classical music station is not safe yet. It now needs innovation and leadership">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The secretary of the Prime Minister’s department, Phil Gaetjens, has criticised “significant shortcomings” in Bridget McKenzie’s decision-making in the sports rorts affair, while outlining his argument that her allocation of grants was not politically biased. Gaetjens has made his first ... <a title="Gaetjens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/gaetjens-criticises-mckenzies-handling-of-grants-decisions-but-defends-his-finding-funding-wasnt-politically-biased-131838/" aria-label="Read more about Gaetjens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The secretary of the Prime Minister’s department, Phil Gaetjens, has criticised “significant shortcomings” in Bridget McKenzie’s decision-making in the sports rorts affair, while outlining his argument that her allocation of grants was not politically biased. Gaetjens has made his first ... <a title="Gaejens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/gaejens-criticises-mckenzies-handling-of-grants-decisions-but-defends-his-finding-funding-wasnt-politically-biased-131838/" aria-label="Read more about Gaejens criticises McKenzie’s handling of grants decisions, but defends his finding funding wasn’t politically biased">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
By Lian Buan in Manila A Philippines court has issued arrest warrants against former senator Antonio Trillanes IV and 10 other people for conspiracy to commit sedition, the court confirmed. The branch clerk of Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) Branch 138 confirmed today that the warrants had been issued by Judge Kristine Grace Suarez ... <a title="Philippines court orders arrest of Trillanes, 10 others on sedition charge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/philippines-court-orders-arrest-of-trillanes-10-others-on-sedition-charge/" aria-label="Read more about Philippines court orders arrest of Trillanes, 10 others on sedition charge">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan talks with Deputy Vice Chancellor Geoff Crisp about the week in politics, including further developments in the “sports rorts” affair, the future of Michael McCormack’s leadership of the Nationals, and the extension of the corona virus travel ban. ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/video-michelle-grattan-on-an-embarrassed-government-sports-rorts-and-the-corona-virus-131837/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on an embarrassed government, sports rorts, and the corona virus">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayne Lucke, Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland A study published today claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that. While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can ... <a title="Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/saying-sex-increases-cancer-risk-is-neither-totally-correct-nor-in-any-way-helpful-131747/" aria-label="Read more about Saying sex increases cancer risk is neither totally correct, nor in any way helpful">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hardy, Honorary Lecturer, Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to disease outbreaks, according to the recent communication from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the previously named coronavirus, now to be known as COVID-19. While it has been ... <a title="Today’s disease names are less catchy, but also less likely to cause stigma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/14/todays-disease-names-are-less-catchy-but-also-less-likely-to-cause-stigma-131465/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s disease names are less catchy, but also less likely to cause stigma">Read more</a>
