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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Muecke, Clinical senior lecturer in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for periods of fasting when food supplies were scarce. Like nicotine, alcohol ... <a title="Let’s ‘declare war on type 2 diabetes’ – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/lets-declare-war-on-type-2-diabetes-australian-of-the-year-james-muecke-on-why-we-need-to-cut-back-on-sugar-131024/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s ‘declare war on type 2 diabetes’ – Australian of the year James Muecke on why we need to cut back on sugar">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University The NSW government has just introduced a bill that will, among other significant reforms, make it easier for a jury to be informed about the prior convictions of a person on trial for a sex offence involving a ... <a title="Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/juries-will-soon-learn-more-about-people-accused-of-child-sex-crimes-will-it-lead-to-fairer-trials-132517/" aria-label="Read more about Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to fairer trials?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University The NSW government has just introduced a bill that will, among other significant reforms, make it easier for a jury to be informed about the prior convictions of a person on trial for a sex offence involving a ... <a title="Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to trials that are more fair?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/juries-will-soon-learn-more-about-people-accused-of-child-sex-crimes-will-it-lead-to-trials-that-are-more-fair-132517/" aria-label="Read more about Juries will soon learn more about people accused of child sex crimes. Will it lead to trials that are more fair?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Jacinda Ardern has paid tribute to the three Fijians who died in last year’s Christchurch mosque shootings. Ardern spoke today at Lautoka Mosque as part of her trip to Fiji to remember Imam Hafiz Musa Patel, Ashraf Ali Razak and Ashraf Ali, who died almost a year ago. She also thanked the ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/pm-jacinda-ardern-pays-tribute-to-fijians-killed-in-christchurch-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch attacks">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year have prompted a significant rise in tip-offs about people expressing extremist views, according to a report by New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS). During the three months following the terrorist ... <a title="A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/a-year-from-the-christchurch-terror-attacks-nz-intelligence-records-a-surge-in-reports-131895/" aria-label="Read more about A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni described this year’s annual benefit increases of 3 per cent as “significant”, and “a way of sharing the wealth”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also heralded them as the biggest increase to benefits in nine years, if National’s 2015 one-off adjustments are excluded. The details of this year’s annual increase in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: “Significant” increases in benefits not necessarily enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-significant-increases-in-benefits-not-necessarily-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: “Significant” increases in benefits not necessarily enough">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Taylor, Academic Fellow, University of Sydney This week’s decision by Norwegian company Equinor to abandon a A$200 million plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight surprised both its critics and backers. Equinor says it abandoned the project off the remote South Australian coast ... <a title="Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight – so what’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/equinor-has-abandoned-oil-drilling-plans-in-the-great-australian-bight-so-whats-next-132435/" aria-label="Read more about Equinor has abandoned oil-drilling plans in the Great Australian Bight – so what’s next?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 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 Coronavirus John Gibb (ODT): Otago academic fears ‘massive’ impact Chris Trotter (Daily Blog): Nothing Xenophobic Or Racist About The Chinese Travel Ban Isabella Lenihan-Ikin (Spinoff): The COVID-19 travel ban is racist and disastrous for ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 27 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-27-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 27 2020">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won power in 2017 on the basis of statements such as “My goal is to eradicate child poverty in New Zealand”. The Government’s progress on child poverty will be under scrutiny at this year’s general election, but progress is slow, and many are claiming not enough is being done to address this ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is enough being done about child poverty?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-enough-being-done-about-child-poverty/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is enough being done about child poverty?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David A. Savage, Associate Professor of Behavioural Economics , Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle Recent days have brought reports of shoppers clearing out supermarket shelves from Wuhan and Hong Kong to Singapore and Milan in response to the spread of coronavirus. This behaviour is often described ... <a title="Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn’t ‘panic buying’. It’s actually a pretty rational choice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/stocking-up-to-prepare-for-a-crisis-isnt-panic-buying-its-actually-a-pretty-rational-choice-132437/" aria-label="Read more about Stocking up to prepare for a crisis isn’t ‘panic buying’. It’s actually a pretty rational choice">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Beirman, Senior Lecturer, Tourism, University of Technology Sydney The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has now reached more than 80,000 recorded cases, largely concentrated in China, with a death toll over 2,700 and rising. There are few signs the epidemic is abating. In fact, new cases have emerged ... <a title="Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/is-cruising-still-safe-will-i-be-insured-what-you-need-to-know-about-travelling-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-131900/" aria-label="Read more about Is cruising still safe? Will I be insured? What you need to know about travelling during the coronavirus crisis">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tessa Copp, PhD candidate, University of Sydney Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition. When using the definition supported by the international guidelines, it affects just under one in six young Australian women. To meet the diagnostic criteria of PCOS, women need to have two ... <a title="4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they’re wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/4-myths-about-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-and-why-theyre-wrong-131908/" aria-label="Read more about 4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome – and why they’re wrong">Read more</a>
