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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Greens’ only House of Representatives member, Adam Bandt, is the party’s new leader, elected unanimously after Richard Di Natale’s decision to leave parliament. Bandt, 47, has held the inner city seat of Melbourne since 2010, and most recently served ... <a title="Adam Bandt elected unopposed as new Greens leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/adam-bandt-elected-unopposed-as-new-greens-leader-131126/" aria-label="Read more about Adam Bandt elected unopposed as new Greens leader">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Greens’ only House of Representatives member, Adam Bandt, is the party’s new leader, elected unanimously after Richard Di Natale’s decision to leave parliament. Bandt, 47, has held the inner city seat of Melbourne since 2010, and most recently served ... <a title="Adam Bandt is new Greens leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/adam-bandt-is-new-greens-leader-131126/" aria-label="Read more about Adam Bandt is new Greens leader">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
By Harry Lock of RNZ News New Zealand universities fear the temporary travel ban on foreigners from China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak is going to be a big financial hit. Latest figures from 2018 showed 15,000 Chinese students were enrolled in New Zealand’s universities, but it is not yet known how many have ... <a title="NZ universities fear financial hit if students caught in virus travel ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/nz-universities-fear-financial-hit-if-students-caught-in-virus-travel-ban/" aria-label="Read more about NZ universities fear financial hit if students caught in virus travel ban">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 remains as controversial as ever. Its last chapter is to be decided by the High Court, with proceedings about public access to the letters between the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, ... <a title="Explainer: what is the ‘palace letters’ case and what will the High Court consider?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/explainer-what-is-the-palace-letters-case-and-what-will-the-high-court-consider-131000/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is the ‘palace letters’ case and what will the High Court consider?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of those infected, around 2% are reported to have ... <a title="How does the Wuhan coronavirus cause severe illness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/how-does-the-wuhan-coronavirus-cause-severe-illness-130864/" aria-label="Read more about How does the Wuhan coronavirus cause severe illness?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denise Goodwin, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University As the devastation of this season of bushfires unfolds, many people have asked themselves: what can I do to help? Perhaps they donated money, left food out for wildlife or thought about joining a bush ... <a title="Lots of people want to help nature after the bushfires – we must seize the moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/lots-of-people-want-to-help-nature-after-the-bushfires-we-must-seize-the-moment-130874/" aria-label="Read more about Lots of people want to help nature after the bushfires – we must seize the moment">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elaine Stratford, Professor of Geography, University of Tasmania Many people want changes to the law to deal with the increased use of e-scooters in Australia. In general, the debate appears to be concerned mainly with safety and the different rates at which things move. Walking pedestrians are ... <a title="The old road rules no longer apply: how e-scooters challenge outdated assumptions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/the-old-road-rules-no-longer-apply-how-e-scooters-challenge-outdated-assumptions-129074/" aria-label="Read more about The old road rules no longer apply: how e-scooters challenge outdated assumptions">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Kirchner, Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney When the Reserve Bank board meets today for the first time this year it is likely to leave its cash rate unchanged at the current all-time low 0.75%. Afterwards, it will announce its ... <a title="The evidence suggests Reserve Bank rate cuts don’t hurt confidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/the-evidence-suggests-reserve-bank-rate-cuts-dont-hurt-confidence-130799/" aria-label="Read more about The evidence suggests Reserve Bank rate cuts don’t hurt confidence">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Piper, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney In the first decade of the 20th century, Australians were focused on the future. It was the dawn of a new century, and of a newly formed nation. Perhaps this forward outlook was part of why fortune-telling was ... <a title="Did they see it coming? How fortune-telling took hold in Australia – with women as clients and criminals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/did-they-see-it-coming-how-fortune-telling-took-hold-in-australia-with-women-as-clients-and-criminals-130134/" aria-label="Read more about Did they see it coming? How fortune-telling took hold in Australia – with women as clients and criminals">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Nationals have exploded into a major crisis with Resources Minister Matt Canavan offering his resignation from the ministry on Monday to throw his support behind Barnaby Joyce’s bid to oust Michael McCormack from the leadership. In a Monday night ... <a title="View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce challenges McCormack with pitch to make Nationals more assertive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/view-from-the-hill-barnaby-joyce-challenges-mccormack-with-pitch-to-make-nationals-more-assertive-131047/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce challenges McCormack with pitch to make Nationals more assertive">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2020
By Benny Geteng in Rabaul A Papua New Guinean student leader in the Chinese city of Wuhan says students fear for their lives with the increasing number of coronavirus infected people and are calling on the PNG authorities to intervene. Chris Tarkap, president of the PNG Students Association in Wuhan (PNGSIWA) and who is on ... <a title="PNG students in Wuhan scared of coronavirus infection – call for help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/04/png-students-in-wuhan-scared-of-coronavirus-infection-call-for-help/" aria-label="Read more about PNG students in Wuhan scared of coronavirus infection – call for help">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Kovalchik, Senior Data Scientist, Victoria University Australian tennis fans were obviously disappointed when Ash Barty lost in the Australian Open semifinals to Sofia Kenin, the young American who went on to win her first Grand Slam title on Saturday. After the early exits of Serena Williams ... <a title="The No. 1 effect: why Ash Barty’s success could lead to a boom in women’s tennis in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/03/the-no-1-effect-why-ash-bartys-success-could-lead-to-a-boom-in-womens-tennis-in-australia-130866/" aria-label="Read more about The No. 1 effect: why Ash Barty’s success could lead to a boom in women’s tennis in Australia">Read more</a>
