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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing, University of Newcastle Imagine you need to go into hospital. First, you are likely to be seen in the emergency department, and then moved to a ward room for further treatment and recovery. Unknown to you, the last patient in your room ... <a title="How clean is your hospital room? To reduce the spread of infections, it could probably be cleaner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/how-clean-is-your-hospital-room-to-reduce-the-spread-of-infections-it-could-probably-be-cleaner-122185/" aria-label="Read more about How clean is your hospital room? To reduce the spread of infections, it could probably be cleaner">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The Prime Minister currently gets paid $460K – about nine times the average wage. Other politicians receive less, but still magnitudes more than the average working citizen. So, are politicians paid too much, or do we need high pay to attract quality representation? The debate about politician pay has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lifting the MP pay freeze – how much are politicians worth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-lifting-the-mp-pay-freeze-how-much-are-politicians-worth/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lifting the MP pay freeze – how much are politicians worth?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Cancer Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Cancer agency a sign of greater tests to come Mike Houlahan (ODT): Cancer Society: plan must have accountability Tina Law (Press): Moves to rid NZ’s cancer ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 2 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-2-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 2 2019">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samson Yuen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lingnan University Three months on, there’s still no end in sight for the Hong Kong protest movement. What started as a demonstration against a bill to amend the city’s extradition laws has now morphed into a broader movement challenging the ... <a title="New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/new-research-shows-vast-majority-of-hong-kong-protesters-support-more-radical-tactics-122531/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Notley, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, Western Sydney University On one unremarkable day in April this year, just over a third of news stories were about issues likely to impact young people, such as policies to address climate change, school teacher training, the impact of automation ... <a title="Young people are quoted in only 1% of news stories that affect them. No wonder so few trust the media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/young-people-are-quoted-in-only-1-of-news-stories-that-affect-them-no-wonder-so-few-trust-the-media-122464/" aria-label="Read more about Young people are quoted in only 1% of news stories that affect them. No wonder so few trust the media">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rose Cairns, Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Sydney Most of us take paracetamol every now and again to reduce pain or fever. As far as medications go, it’s one we’re unlikely to associate with harm. But in a study published today in the Medical Journal of Australia, ... <a title="Australia has a paracetamol poisoning problem. This is what we should be doing to reduce harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/australia-has-a-paracetamol-poisoning-problem-this-is-what-we-should-be-doing-to-reduce-harm-122532/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a paracetamol poisoning problem. This is what we should be doing to reduce harm">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Thornton, Chief Executive Officer, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Bushfires are predicted to be worse than normal across much of Australia this summer but research shows many people, especially those in high-risk areas, remain unprepared. The latest Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook shows the 2019-20 fire season ... <a title="Grim fire season looms but many Australians remain unprepared" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/grim-fire-season-looms-but-many-australians-remain-unprepared-122711/" aria-label="Read more about Grim fire season looms but many Australians remain unprepared">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L Hopkins, Theme Leader (Future Urban Mobility), Smart Cities Research Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Traffic congestion is one of the most significant challenges facing our cities. Melbourne’s population is growing by around 325 people a day and is projected to overtake Sydney’s within a decade. ... <a title="Flexible working, the neglected congestion-busting solution for our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/flexible-working-the-neglected-congestion-busting-solution-for-our-cities-122130/" aria-label="Read more about Flexible working, the neglected congestion-busting solution for our cities">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan S Consedine, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Auckland In wealthy societies we’ve become increasingly picky about what we eat. The “wrong” fruits and vegetables, the “wrong” animal parts, and the “wrong” animals inspire varying degrees of “yuck”. Our repugnance at fruit and vegetables that fail ... <a title="How to get people to eat bugs and drink sewage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/how-to-get-people-to-eat-bugs-and-drink-sewage-122328/" aria-label="Read more about How to get people to eat bugs and drink sewage">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Liu, Chancellors Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Fashion and Textiles Designer, University of Technology Sydney Returning our old clothes to big fashion chains – rather than taking them to charity stores – could make fast fashion companies pay for their waste and fuel vital recycling research. Even better ... <a title="Time to make fast fashion a problem for its makers, not charities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/time-to-make-fast-fashion-a-problem-for-its-makers-not-charities-117977/" aria-label="Read more about Time to make fast fashion a problem for its makers, not charities">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Krauss, Graduate Student, UNSW On one of my first field trips as a young student, searching in sweltering September heat for banksia trees in the bush around Sydney, my eye was caught by a flash of remarkable crimson. Trudging over the red dust, we saw the ... <a title="Waratah is an icon of the Aussie bush (and very nearly our national emblem)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/01/waratah-is-an-icon-of-the-aussie-bush-and-very-nearly-our-national-emblem-122706/" aria-label="Read more about Waratah is an icon of the Aussie bush (and very nearly our national emblem)">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a two-week wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta ... <a title="Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-raise-morning-star-flag-in-jakarta-burn-jayapura-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings">Read more</a>
